Souls of Sin

Souls of Sin is a 1949 American film. The film was written and directed by Powell Lindsay and produced by William D. Alexander.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Souls of Sin
Directed byPowell Lindsay
Written byPowell Lindsay
Produced byWilliam D. Alexander
CinematographyLouis Andres
Edited byWalter Kruder
Production
company
Release date
  • January 1949 (1949-01)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Souls of Sin was one of the last race films and has been described as a landmark film of the genre.[9][10] The film is generally regarded as the last all-black film with a black producer.[11] The film was the last feature film produced by William D. Alexander[4] who moved to London and began making documentaries. The film was produced by his production company, Alexander Productions.[1] The cinemaphotographer of the film was Louis Andres and the editor was Walter Kruder.[1] The film's composers were Savannah Churchill, Henry Glover, and William Greaves.[5]

Songs featured in the film include "The Things You Do To Me" by Savannah Churchill and Henry Glover, along with "Disappointment Blues” and “Lonesome Blues” by William Greaves.[2]

The film was screened at the 1989 Galveston Film Festival.[8]

Plot

Dollar Bill Burton, a gambler, lives in a Harlem basement apartment with Roberts, a hard-luck writer, and Alabama, a talented guitarist-singer. At a local bar, Bill is hired by Bad Boy George to sell stolen jewelry and takes an interest in Regina, George's girlfriend who helps Alabama get a break in television. Bill dies of gunshot wounds, but the other characters realize personal success.

— Southern Methodist University Libraries[4]

Cast

References
  1. "Souls of Sin (1949)". British Film Institute. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Souls of Sin". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Souls of Sin". Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Souls of Sin". Southern Methodist University Libraries. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Souls of Sin". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Powell Lindsay Directs Film". The New York Age. January 8, 1949. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Drama to Be Filmed". California Eagle. January 20, 1949. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Hyde, Paul (March 9, 1989). "Black films highlight opening day of film festival". The Galveston Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Zack, Jessica (August 8, 2018). "Ishmael Reed: 1980 film 'Personal Problems' still feels groundbreaking". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Johnson, G. Allen (March 6, 2019). "Ishmael Reed talks Bill Gunn, 'Personal Problems' and indie black cinema". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Black, Louis (July 25, 2014). "The Racial Divide in Movies". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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