The Blood of Jesus

  • Cathryn Caviness: Sister Martha Ann Jackson
  • Spencer Williams: Ras Jackson
  • Juanita Riley: Sister Jenkins
  • Reather Hardeman: Sister Ellerby
  • Rogenia Goldthwaite: the benevolent angel
  • James B. Jones: Satan
  • Frank H. McClennan: Judas Green
  • Eddie debase: Rufus Brown

The Blood of Jesus is a religious Race movie from the year 1941. The film was produced by Sack Amusement Enterprises. Spencer Williams wrote the script, directed and took on the supporting role of Ras Jackson. The film was considered lost for many years until in the 1980s, a copy of the film was found. The film was shown in numerous churches of the Southern Baptist Convention and the cinema.

Action

A small African-American village: Here the whole congregation gathered to witness the baptism of Sister Martha Ann Jackson on the lake. However, it draws her husband Ras Jackson still prefer to hunt wild boar, as witness this event.

This opportunity uses the devil and asks Judas Green, so that their souls to destroy. He leads them into the city where she meets the sinful life. He leads her to a nightclub, is played in the jazz music and acrobats occur.

This visit in the night club is not without consequences, because it has made ​​debt Judas Green. This suggests her to work for the Roadhouse owner Rufus Brown. It will seduce men and steal. Your conscience refuses to so much that she flees. However, a visitor to the Roadhouse is stolen. This refers to the persecution of the faithful wife with his friends. In a cross stumbles Martha and the men try to stone her. She is crying. Even the Jesus Christ figure on the cross crying blood and speaks to the attackers: " He who is without sin cast the first stone. " Martha wakes up from a coma and sees how her husband pray for them and support them members of the community here.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed mainly of Ghospelliedern by the Reverend RL Robinson 's Heavenly Choir were sung. The remaining three songs Run Child, Run, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Weary Blues were played by a jazz band.

  • All God 's Children Got Shoes
  • Amazing Grace
  • Go Down, Moses
  • Good News!
  • I've Heard of a City Called Heaven
  • On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand
  • Run Child, Run
  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  • Weary Blues
  • Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

Background information

The film was shot with a budget of U.S. $ 5,000 in Texas. The performers squad was mainly from the Reverend RL Robinson 's Heavenly Choir provided. The scenes with the gates of heaven are from the Italian film L' Inferno in 1911. The film was also released under the title of The Glory Road.

The screenplay was written by Spencer Williams, who had been active since the 1920s in the film business. In 1939 he began his career as a race film director. As racemic Film Films were described, which were produced and made exclusively of African Americans. The films of the Race film are comparable to the independent film.

The film was followed by two sequels Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus in 1942 and Go Down Death from the year 1944.

The film was for many years considered lost until it was found in the 1980s at a warehouse in Tyler, Texas. In 1991, the film was added to the National Film Registry list. Julie Dash used parts of the film as Inspiritartionsquelle for their own film Daughters of the Dust.

The film is considered one of the most important films of the race film genre.

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