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Body and Soul (1925)

6.2/10 1h 33m Nov 09, 1925
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Body and Soul
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Popularity: 0.6
Mercedes Gilbert
Mercedes Gilbert
Sister Martha Jane
Popularity: 0.1
Julia Theresa Russell
Julia Theresa Russell
Isabelle
Popularity: 0.0
Marshall Rogers
Marshall Rogers
Speakeasy Proprietor
Popularity: 0.0
Lawrence Chenault
Lawrence Chenault
Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
Popularity: 0.2
Chester A. Alexander
Chester A. Alexander
Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
Popularity: 0.0
Walter Henry Cornick
Walter Henry Cornick
Brother Amos - a Church Elder
Popularity: 0.0
Lillian Johnson
Lillian Johnson
"Sis" Ca'line
Popularity: 0.0
Madame Robinson
Madame Robinson
"Sis" Lucy
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay Oscar Micheaux
Producer Oscar Micheaux

Production

Micheaux Picture Corporation
US

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Keywords

silent film

Reviews from TMDB

talisencrw 8/10
Mar 1, 2016

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 9, 1925
Runtime 1h 33m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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