The Virgin of the Seminole

The Virgin of the Seminole (sometimes listed as The Virgin of Seminole) is a 1922 race film directed, written and produced by Oscar Micheaux.

The Virgin of the Seminole
Directed byOscar Micheaux
Written byOscar Micheaux
Produced byOscar Micheaux
Release date
1922
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

The film focused on a young black man who joins the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and becomes a hero by rescuing a captive mixed-race woman from a hostile American Indian tribe.[1] The young man later purchases a ranch that becomes the foundation for great financial wealth.[2]

Cast

Production background and preservation status

The film had its premiere in Chicago in December 1922 and was distributed by the filmmaker’s Micheaux Film Corporation. No print is known to exist, and it is considered to be a lost film.[4]

See also

References
  1. Peterson, Bernard L., Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers, Greenwood Press, 1990, p. 137.
  2. "Reclaiming the Frontier: Oscar Micheaux as Black Turnerian", African American Review, September 22, 2002.
  3. Moon, Spencer; Allen, Linda (1997). Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers. ISBN 9780313298301.
  4. The Virgin of Seminole at SilentEra.


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