Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Paul Robeson
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
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
Sister Martha Jane
Mercedes Gilbert
Sister Martha Jane
Isabelle
Julia Theresa Russell
Isabelle
Speakeasy Proprietor
Marshall Rogers
Speakeasy Proprietor
Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
Lawrence Chenault
Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
Chester A. Alexander
Deacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
Brother Amos - a Church Elder
Walter Henry Cornick
Brother Amos - a Church Elder
"Sis" Ca'line
Lillian Johnson
"Sis" Ca'line
"Sis" Lucy
Madame Robinson
"Sis" Lucy
Reviews
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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 appearance, Julia Theresa Russell, who was the director's sister-in-law, deserves mention, however. She's gorgeous and her acting wasn't bad at all. The jazz/blues/spiritual score on the Criterion Collection release, I believe by Wycliffe Gordon, is outstanding. Recommended if you like either silent films or Paul Robeson.
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