Body and Soul
1925 | 93m | English
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| Director: | Oscar Micheaux |
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| Writer: | Oscar Micheaux |
| Staring: |
| A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and betrays an honest girl, eventually driving them both to ruin. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 1925 |
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| Director: | Oscar Micheaux |
| Writer: | Oscar Micheaux |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | silent film |
| Production Companies | Micheaux Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Paul Robeson | Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester |
| Mercedes Gilbert | Sister Martha |
| 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 Cornick | Brother Amos - a Church Elder |
| Name | Job |
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| Oscar Micheaux | Director, Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
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| Oscar Micheaux | Producer |
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I 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 appeara ... nce, 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.