Hallelujah

"HEAR AND SEE 100 JUBILEE SINGERS!"

Aug 20 1929 Approved 1h 49m
Drama, Musical

A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

Plot

In a juke joint, sharecropper Zeke falls for a beautiful dancer, Chick, but she's only setting him up for a rigged craps game. He loses $100, the money he got for the sale of his family's entire cotton crop. His brother Spunk is mortally wounded in the shoot-out which follows. Zeke goes away but returns as Brother Zekiel the preacher. His forceful preaching draws the faithful in large numbers. Even Chick wants to be saved. Zekiel has asked the pretty Missy Rose to marry him, but Chick can still cast a spell over the preacher...

Written by

Wanda Tuchock, Richard Schayer, Ransom Rideout

Directed by

King Vidor

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
2,106
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA