Body and Soul (1925)
1h 33m
Running Time
November 9, 1925Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Body and Soul is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Paul Robeson
Rev. Isaiah T. Jenkins
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
Lillian Johnson
'Sis' Caline - a Pious Lady
Tom Fletcher
Actor
Mercedes Gilbert
Martha Jane - Her Mother
Julia Theresa Russell
Isabelle - the Girl
Oscar Micheaux
Director
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
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 inclusion in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".