Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Oscar MicheauxDirector
- Oscar MicheauxScreenplay
Cast
- Paul RobesonReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
- Mercedes GilbertSister Martha Jane
- Julia Theresa RussellIsabelle
- Marshall RogersSpeakeasy Proprietor
- Lawrence ChenaultYello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
- Chester A. AlexanderDeacon Simpkins - a Church Elder
- Walter Henry CornickBrother Amos - a Church Elder
- Lillian Johnson"Sis" Ca'line
- Madame Robinson"Sis" Lucy
Stills
Themes
silent film