The Betrayal, adapted from Oscar Micheaux’s 1941 novel The Wind from Nowhere, was his final film. It tells the story of a Black farmer who falls in love with a woman whom he assumes is white. After a violent and failed marriage to a different woman, he reconnects with his previous love as she uncovers her mixed-race identity. No footage from the original film is known to have survived. The Betrayal was the first race film to premiere in a Broadway venue, in this case the Mansfield Theatre (now the Lena Horne Theatre). After Micheaux’s eight-year hiatus from the movie industry, his fans were eager to see his latest film, and the theater had to issue tickets for reserved seating due to popular demand. Nonetheless, the film received mostly negative reviews with many Black critics claiming that its portrayal of mixed-race relationships was both tasteless and overwrought. The Betrayal’s two stars were both complete unknowns in the film world at the time. Leroy Collins had originally applied for a stagehand job on set, but was instead hired as the male lead—his first and only performance in a film. Myra Stanton had only appeared in school plays but was discovered by Micheaux’s wife.