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The Octoroon (1913)
Short | 30 min | Short, Drama

The Octoroon (1913)

Short | 30 min | Short, Drama

In the period before the Civil War, a young man returns to his hometown of New Orleans after having been gone for a long time. He soon meets and falls in love with an "octoroon", a young woman who is one-eighth black. However, since the "...See moreIn the period before the Civil War, a young man returns to his hometown of New Orleans after having been gone for a long time. He soon meets and falls in love with an "octoroon", a young woman who is one-eighth black. However, since the "one-drop" laws--anyone having as little as one drop of "Negro" blood in them is still considered black, and therefore subject to be sold as a slave--are still in effect, the girl is sold at auction and purchased by an evil and murderous overseer. The young man sets out to free his love from the clutches of the evil slaver. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Guy Coombs George Payton George Payton See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Marguerite Courtot Zoe - the Octoroon Zoe - the Octoroon See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Alice Joyce Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) See fewer	Beau Geste (1926)
Robert G. Vignola Wahnotte - an Indian Wahnotte - an Indian See fewer	Broken Dreams (1933)
Helen Lindroth Mrs. Peyton Mrs. Peyton See fewer	Seventeen (1916)
Harry F. Millarde Scudder Scudder See fewer	The Town That Forgot God (1922)
Miriam Cooper Dora Sunnyside Dora Sunnyside See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Benjamin Ross McCloskey (as Benjamin Ross) McCloskey (as Benjamin Ross) See fewer	Nina o' the Theatre (1914)
Robert Patterson Paul - a Quadroon Boy Paul - a Quadroon Boy See fewer	The Octoroon (1913)