Body and Soul (1925)

6.3/10 94 min Drama

Overview

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.

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

Madame Robinson

"Sis" Lucy

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