Body and Soul (1925)
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.
- Date of release
- 1925-11-09
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Oscar Micheaux
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Body and Soul is a 1925 race film produced, written, directed, and distributed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Paul Robeson in his motion picture debut. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Production
Paul Robeson made his film debut at the age of 27 in Body and Soul, playing the dual role of Jenkins and Sylvester. As part of the agreement to star in the film, Robeson received a $100 per week salary plus three percent of the gross after the first $40,000 in receipts.
Julia Theresa Russell (1898–2000) was the younger sister of Alice B. Russell, who was married to Oscar Micheaux. This is her sole known film appearance.
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