Within Our Gates (1920): Cast & Plot
Within Our Gates is a 1920 romantic drama directed by Oscar Micheaux, starring Evelyn Preer as Sylvia Landry, Flo Clements and James D. Ruffin. It runs 1 hour 14 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 14m (74 min)
- Director
- Oscar Micheaux
- Studio
- Micheaux Book & Film Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Within Our Gates About?
The premise of Within Our Gates without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.
Within Our Gates Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- national film registry
- school
- race relations
- african american
- racism
- teacher
- raising money
- love triangle
- american south
- philanthropy
- education
- rifle
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- domestic drama
- political drama
- feel good romance
- dark romance
- message film
- minister
- shooting
- horse
- cousin
- student
- stolen purse
- racial prejudice
- prejudice
- donation
- servant
- saving a life
- hit by a car
- bigotry
- classism
- political protest
- murder
- attempted rape
- lynching
- sharecropper
Within Our Gates Cast & Characters
Evelyn Preer leads the cast as Sylvia Landry, with Flo Clements as Alma Prichard and James D. Ruffin as Conrad Drebert - Sylvia's Fiancé. Directed by Oscar Micheaux; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Oscar Micheaux
- Evelyn Preer as Sylvia Landry
- Flo Clements as Alma Prichard
- James D. Ruffin as Conrad Drebert - Sylvia's Fiancé
- Jack Chenault as Larry Prichard - Alma's Stepbrother
Also Starring in Within Our Gates
· 13 more- S.T. Jacks Rev. Wilson Jacobs (uncredited)
- Charles D. Lucas Dr. V. Vivian
- Mrs. Evelyn Mrs. Elena Warwick
- Bernice Ladd Mrs. Geraldine Stratton
- William Smith Philip Gentry - A Detective
- William Starks Jasper Landry
- Ralph Johnson Philip Gridlestone
- Grant Edwards Emil Landry
- Grant Gorman Armand Gridlestone
- Leigh Whipper
- Mattie Edwards Jasper's Wife
- E.G. Tatum Efram - Gridlestone's Servant
- Jimmie Cook
More from Oscar Micheaux
More films directed by Oscar Micheaux: Lying Lips, Swing!, Birthright and God’s Step Children.
Within Our Gates Plot Summary
What happens in Within Our Gates from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sylvia Landry, a young African-American woman, Sylvia Landry visits her cousin Alma Prichard in the North as she awaits the return of Conrad Drebert, whom she plans to marry. Alma, who also loves him, is not above scheming to influence the outcome: when Larry, Alma’s stepbrother, tries to win Sylvia’s affections, she rebuffs him. After a high-stakes poker game, Larry kills a professional gambler who had cheated him. Alma arranges for Sylvia to be caught in a seemingly compromising situation by Conrad when he returns, setting a trap to push them apart. Conrad begins to strangle Sylvia, but Alma intervenes, and the incident drives Conrad to flee to Brazil. Sylvia returns to the South, carrying the weight of these tangled events.
Full summary
The whole story of Within Our Gates, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Within Our Gates?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the main protagonist who travels north and later returns to the South to save the school?
Within Our Gates Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “La Negra” and “Nos Limites dos Portões”.
- Also known as
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- La Negra
- Nos Limites dos Portões
- Puertas adentro
- 门内
- В нашем дворе
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Within Our Gates FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Within Our Gates, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Within Our Gates?
Within Our Gates runs 1 hour 14 minutes (74 minutes).
When was Within Our Gates released?
Within Our Gates was released on January 12, 1920.
Who directed Within Our Gates?
Within Our Gates was directed by Oscar Micheaux.
More films by Oscar Micheaux Who is in the cast of Within Our Gates?
Within Our Gates stars Evelyn Preer as Sylvia Landry, Flo Clements as Alma Prichard and James D. Ruffin as Conrad Drebert - Sylvia's Fiancé, among 17 credited actors.
Does Within Our Gates have a post-credit scene?
No. Within Our Gates has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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