The Blood of Jesus (1941)
1941 · Feature film · 56 min · dir. Spencer Williams
A Mighty Epic Of Modern Morals!
- Drama
- Fantasy
Synopsis
Razz accidentally shoots his wife Martha when his hunting rifle drops on the floor and discharges. The church congregation gathers at Martha’s bedside to pray for her recovery, and during this period an angel arrives to take Martha’s spirit from her body, but she is tempted by the slick Judas Green, who is an agent for Satan.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Spencer Williams
- Writer
- Spencer Williams
- Studio
- Amegro Films, Sack Amusement Enterprises
- Released
- 1941-04-26
- Running time
- 56 minutes
Cast & crew
Spencer Williams Director- Spencer Williams
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · The Blood of Jesus · voice1 · 2006-03-17
One must look past the genre and the age of the film. The film tells us that there is a Heaven to be won and a Hell to shun. In these last days of Hurrcanes destroying cities, floods and Tsunamis, Iranian threats of nuclear war, mideast terrorism, impending bird flu, mad cow disease, the 911 trajedy, rampant homosexuality, murder in every city, immorality, aids and STD's, devil worship, famines in many parts of the world, wars and rumors of wars (see Matthew 24) ... it tells us that Jesus Christ is coming first to Rapture his true believers and then the Great Tribulation of seven years of…
★★★★ · A remarkable treasure · CharlesM · 2005-05-27
A great film by a great entertainer. The producers of this film exhibit tremendous skill and insight in making a film that says so much, so well. Dry humor, subtle sight gags and a solid script. Above average print and sound condition.
★★★★ · A classic in spite of itself · The_Emperor_Of_Television · 2012-11-24
There's a lot of things wrong with this film, but it is enjoyable despite that.
★★★★ · Old Black Spiritual · TG3793 · 2005-08-20
I really enjoyed this piece of media. The black spiritual aspects of it really gave me a solemn reflective sense. Sometimes there just isn't anything better than a black spiritual to make you think about the Love of the Lord.
★★★★ · The Devil and Martha Ann Jackson · Christine Hennig · 2005-09-03
This religious all-black cast film from the 40s tells the story of Martha Ann Jackson, a young married woman with a no-good husband. Soon after she gets saved and baptized, she is fatally injured in an accident with her husbandÃÂs hunting rifle. Her soul is taken away by an angel, but at the last minute, God decides itÃÂs not her time yet and lets her go back to the land of the living. There the devil sends his envoy, Judas Green, to lure her to the big city with fancy clothes. There, she goes nightclubbing and a friend of JudasÃÂ offers her a ÃÂjob,ÃÂ but once she finds out what the ÃÂjobÃÂ…
