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Body and Soul (1925)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Oscar Micheaux
Writer : Oscar Micheaux

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Mercedes Gilbert
Mercedes Gilbert
Sister Martha
Julia Theresa Russell
Julia Theresa Russell
Isabelle
Marshall Rogers
Marshall Rogers
Speakeasy Proprietor
Lawrence Chenault
Lawrence Chenault
Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
Chester A. Alexander
Chester A. Alexander
Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
Walter Cornick
Walter Cornick
Brother Amos - a Church Elder

Crews

Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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