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The Blood of Jesus (also known as The Glory Road) is a 1941 American independent [2] fantasy drama race film written, directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The plot concerns a Baptist woman who, after being accidentally shot by her atheist husband, is sent to a crossroads , where Satan tries to lead her astray.
Theatrical release poster for The Blood of Jesus (1941), Williams's directorial debut. Williams's resulting film, The Blood of Jesus (1941), was produced by his own company, Amegro, on a $5,000 budget using non-professional actors for his cast. It was the first film he directed and Williams also wrote the screenplay.
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The film is a plotless thirty-minute montage reconsidering Spencer's religious melodramas [4] such as The Blood of Jesus (1941) that cuts scenes and aspects of his films [5] while assembling major and minor moments into a portrait reflecting 1940s Black America. [6]
The Black Cat (1941 film) The Black Diamond (1941 film) Blonde Comet; The Blonde from Singapore; Blonde Inspiration; Blondie Goes Latin; Blondie in Society; Blood and Sand (1941 film) The Blood of Jesus; Blood Wedding (1941 film) Blossoms in the Dust; The Blue Star Hotel; Blues in the Night (film) Bo Aung Din; The Body Disappears; Boína blanca ...
The Blood of Jesus: Spencer Williams: 1941 56 min. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. Spencer Williams 1946 60 min. Moses Sisters Interview: Pearl Bowser: 1978 32 min. Bonus: Texas Tyler Promo Film with Ossie Davis (1985, 6 min.) Bonus: The Films of Zora Neale Hurston (2 min.) Bonus: The Films of Spencer Williams (7 min.) Bonus: The End of an Era ...
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The Blood of Jesus (1941), first race film added to the U.S. National Film Registry, in 1991 Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942), lost Cabin in the Sky (1943), Vincente Minnelli 's first film