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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 by	Powell Lindsay
Written by	Powell Lindsay
Produced by	William D. Alexander
Starring	Savannah Churchill Jimmy Wright Billie Allen
Cinematography	Louis Andres
Edited by	Walter Kruder
Production company	Alexander Productions
Release date	January 1949 (1949-01)
Running time	64 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Savannah Churchill as Regina[1]
• Powell Lindsay as Bad Boy George[1]
• William Greaves as Alabama[1]
• Jimmy Wright as Dollar Bill[1]
• Emery Richardson as Roberts[1]
• Billie Allen as Etta[1]
• Louise Jackson as Mrs. Sands[1]
• Charley Macrae as Mac[1]

References

External links

• Souls of Sin (1949), IMDb
• Souls of Sin at the TCM Movie Database
• Souls of Sin at AllMovie
• Souls of Sin at the American Film Institute Catalog

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