Body and Soul
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.
Top Cast
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Paul Robeson
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
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Mercedes Gilbert
Sister Martha Jane
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Julia Theresa Russell
Isabelle
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Marshall Rogers
Speakeasy Proprietor
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Lawrence Chenault
Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
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Chester A. Alexander
Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
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Walter Henry Cornick
Brother Amos - a Church Elder
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Lillian Johnson
"Sis" Ca'line
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Madame Robinson
"Sis" Lucy
Overview
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.
Rating
6.3
/ 10
31 Reviews 0 Popular
1 Reviews
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talisencrw8 Mar 1, 2016I love silent films, though this one heralding the first film performance of Paul Robeson is simply good or decent, not great or essential. Robeson's performance is excellent in an otherwise average melodrama, and it's clear he's going to be a star of the silver screen. In her only cinematic appearance, Julia Theresa Russell, who was the director's sister-in-law, deserves mention, however. She's gorgeous and her acting wasn't bad at all. The jazz/blues/spiritual score on the Criterion Collection release, I believe by Wycliffe Gordon, is outstanding. Recommended if you like either silent films or Paul Robeson.
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