Body and Soul

Name: Body and Soul
Director: Oscar Micheaux
Genre: Drama
Released: 1925-11-09
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Paul Robeson, Mercedes Gilbert, Julia Theresa Russell, Marshall Rogers, Lawrence Chenault

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1925 · 94 min · Drama · TMDB 6.3/10

Overview

A convict escapes to a Southern town and passes himself off as a reverend, giving him the perfect cover to swindle the townspeople and corrupt an innocent young woman.

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

Cast

Paul Robeson — Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Mercedes Gilbert — Sister Martha Jane
Julia Theresa Russell — Isabelle
Marshall Rogers — Speakeasy Proprietor
Lawrence Chenault — Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate