| Release Date: | Jan 1930 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Runtime: | 63 min |
| Cast: | Paul Robeson (Pete Varond, a Negro) Eslanda Robeson (Adah, a Negro Woman) Hilda Doolittle (Astrid (as Helga Doorn)) Gavin Arthur (Thorne, Astrid's Husband) Charlotte Arthur (The Barmaid) Blanche Lewin (The Old Lady) Winifred Ellerman ((uncredited)) |
Adah, a black woman, has an affair with Thorne, a white man, much to the dismay of some of the prejudiced townsfolk and Thorne's wife, Astrid. Adah attempts a reconciliation with her man, Pete, but eventually leaves him and the town. Meanwhile, Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne's face and arm with a knife, but then mysteriously dies. Thorne is tried but acquitted. Because of the events, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned.
