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Within Our Gates

1920 · 74 min · Director: Oscar Micheaux ★ IMDb 6.4 · 4,153 ratings

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Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.

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Within Our Gates (1920) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Cast

EP
Evelyn Preer

FC
Flo Clements

JD
James D. Ruffin

JC
Jack Chenault

CD
Charles D. Lucas

BL
Bernice Ladd

ME
Mrs. Evelyn

WS
William Starks

ME
Mattie Edwards

ET
E.G. Tatum

GE
Grant Edwards

Emil Landry

GG
Grant Gorman

Armand Gridlestone

WS
William Smith

Philip Gentry - A Detective

RJ
Ralph Johnson

Philip Gridlestone

LW
Leigh Whipper

JC
Jimmie Cook

(uncredited)

SJ
S.T. Jacks

Rev. Wilson Jacobs (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Oscar Micheaux
Written by
Oscar Micheaux
Type
Movies
Released
1920
Runtime
74 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 4,153 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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