AN OSCAR MICHEAUX FILM
Body and Soul
19251h 34mMovie
Drama
THE STORY
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.
- Pace
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Some focus
Good for talking about after and watching alone.
The people behind the story
Paul RobesonReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Mercedes GilbertSister Martha Jane
Julia Theresa RussellIsabelle
Marshall RogersSpeakeasy Proprietor
Lawrence ChenaultYello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
Chester A. AlexanderDeacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
Walter Henry CornickBrother Amos - a Church Elder
Lillian Johnson"Sis" Ca'line
