Body and Soul (1925)

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.

IMDb rating	6.2
Producers	Micheaux Film
Original title	Body and Soul
Directors	Oscar Micheaux
Writers	Oscar Micheaux

Cast

Paul Robeson

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

Mercedes Gilbert

as Sister Martha

Julia Theresa Russell

as Isabelle

Marshall Rogers

as Speakeasy Proprietor

Lawrence Chenault

as Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate

Chester A. Alexander

as Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder

Walter Cornick

as Brother Amos - a Church Elder