tie him up and leave him at the mercy of the ghosts. Terrified, John decides to tell all. He reveals the story of his sister's family, and tells them how her husband was tricked into marrying her. He told them that Mrs. Green's husband was in love with Elsie's aunt when they lived in the South. The husband, after realizing the trick, ran north, but Mrs. Green pursued him, and her two brothers threatened him to get back together with her. Although he stayed at home after that, Mrs. Green's husband continued to see Elsie's aunt and threatened to leave Mrs. Green. John continues, and admits that he and Clyde lied about seeing Elsie leave the club on the night of the murder. Furthermore, he tells that early in the evening on the night of the murder Mrs. Green found a note left by her husband. The note stated that, out of despair, he had decided to kill Elsie's aunt and then take his own life by jumping off a bridge into the river. John also relates that it was Mrs. Green's plan to frame Elsie for the crime. The police recover Mrs. Green's husband's body from the river, verifying John's story. On this new evidence, Elsie is granted a pardon by the Governor and released from prison. Out of deep gratitude and love, Elsie marries Benjamin, who has been in love with her all the time. Cast Edna Mae Harris: Elsie Bellwood Carman Newsome: Benjamin Hadnott Robert Earl Jones: Detective Wanzer Frances Williams: Elizabeth Green Cherokee Thornton: "John" "Slim" Thompson: "Clyde" Gladys Williams: Aunt Josephine Juano Hernández: Reverend Bryson Henry "Gang" Gines: "Ned" Green Don De Leo: Farina Charles Latorre: Garotti Robert Paquin: District Attorney George Reynolds: Lt. of Police Amanda Randolph: Matron Teddy Hall: Boy Dorothy Van Engle Footnotes External links 1939 films American black-and-white films 1939 drama films Films directed by Oscar Micheaux Race films American drama films American crime films 1939 crime films Melodrama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films