Soul Hustler

"May the Lord have mercy on your soul..."

Jan 1 1973 PG 1h 21m
Drama, Music

Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songs.Soon enough, Matthew lands a record deal, and the older man becomes the manager of Crowe's new act: Matthew, Son of Jesus. They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians, who play in brown monks' robes, in contrast to Matthew's white robe and sandals. Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it.

Plot

Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songs.Soon enough, Matthew lands a record deal, and the older man becomes the manager of Crowe's new act: Matthew, Son of Jesus. They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians, who play in brown monks' robes, in contrast to Matthew's white robe and sandals. Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it.

Written by

Burt Topper

Directed by

Burt Topper

Cast

Fabian, Nai Bonet, Tony Russel

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Monterey Films

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
79
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA