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

One of the last of its kind, Souls of Sin has been described as a landmark film of the genre.^[9][10] Generally regarded as the last all-black film with a black producer,^[11] it was producer Alexander's final feature before his move to London, where he began making documentaries (he produced one further film with The Klansman in the 1970s).^[4]

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 Isaiah "Alabama" Lee^[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]

Music

Songs featured in the film include:^[2]

• "The Things You Do to Me" – Savannah Churchill and Henry Glover
• "Disappointment Blues” – William Greaves
• “Lonesome Blues” – William Greaves

Release

Souls of Sin screened at the 1989 Galveston Film Festival.^[8]