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.
  2. "Souls of Sin". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. "Souls of Sin". Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. "Souls of Sin". Southern Methodist University Libraries. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. "Souls of Sin". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  6. "Powell Lindsay Directs Film". The New York Age. January 8, 1949. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Drama to Be Filmed". California Eagle. January 20, 1949. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  9. Zack, Jessica (August 8, 2018). "Ishmael Reed: 1980 film 'Personal Problems' still feels groundbreaking". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  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.
  11. Black, Louis (July 25, 2014). "The Racial Divide in Movies". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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