# Body And Soul (1925)

I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. The film debut for artist, activist, and professional football player Paul Robeson, Body and Soul follows an escaped convict who tries to pass himself off as a preacher in a small town. Before release, censors made director Oscar Micheaux cut nearly a third of the film to be "fit for release". Unfortunately the full version is now considered lost. Contemporary reviews don't seem to have survived for this silent picture, but modern reviews are mostly positive. I've included both modern versions of the film, one by the Criterion Collection, with the other by Kino Lorber.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1925
- By: Oscar Micheaux
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Silent
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/body-and-soul-1925)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/body-and-soul-1925?play=1)