Body and Soul (1925)

★ 6.2/10 94 min Drama United States English

Director: Oscar Micheaux

Screenplay by: Oscar Micheaux

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Description

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

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

Body and Soul Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection

Criterion Collection #369

National Film Registry

National Film Registry #78

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines 75 Best Films Of The 1920s

Paste Magazine #58