Body and Soul (1927)
He burned his name into the white flesh of the woman he loved.
A disgraced alcoholic surgeon settles in a small village in the Swiss Alps. He falls for Hilda, a servant at the hotel where he lives. He tricks her into marrying him by making her think her lover, Ruffo, has abandoned her. Things don't go quite as planned, however, when Ruffo returns.
- Date of release
- 1927-10-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Reginald Barker
Casting
- Lionel Barrymore — Dr. Leyden
- Aileen Pringle — Hilda
- Norman Kerry — Ruffo
- T. Roy Barnes — The Postman
Interesting facts
Body and Soul is a 1927 American silent film starring Aileen Pringle, Norman Kerry, and Lionel Barrymore. The film was directed by Reginald Barker. It is a remake of the 1920 film The Branding Iron also directed by Barker.
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