Drama · United States of America · 1925 · 1h 34m

Body and Soul

Director

Cast

Paul Robeson as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester Mercedes Gilbert as Sister Martha Jane Julia Theresa Russell as Isabelle Marshall Rogers as Speakeasy Proprietor Lawrence Chenault as Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate Chester A. Alexander as Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder

Crew

Oscar Micheaux — Screenplay Oscar Micheaux — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

silent film

Key Collaborators

Oscar Micheaux Director Oscar Micheaux Screenplay Oscar Micheaux Producer

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