Body and Soul (1925)

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

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.

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Released 1925-11-09 · 94 min · Drama

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

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
Walter Henry Cornick as Brother Amos - a Church Elder
Lillian Johnson as "Sis" Ca'line
Madame Robinson as "Sis" Lucy