Body and Soul

Name: Body and Soul
Genre: Drama
Released: 1925
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.3

1925 · 94 min

Drama

★ 6.3

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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.

Crew

Director Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay 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
Chester A. Alexander
Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
Walter Henry Cornick
Brother Amos - a Church Elder
Lillian Johnson
"Sis" Ca'line
Madame Robinson
"Sis" Lucy

Crew

Director — Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay — Oscar Micheaux

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