The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother interferes.
Acting
Myra D. Hemmings carries the whole film on her weary shoulders.
Production
Spencer Williams made magic with nothing—pure indie hustle.
Director
Spencer Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spencer Williams was a Black filmmaker creating 'race films' for segregated audiences—this was Hollywood before Hollywood would hire him.
The title comes from a James Weldon Johnson poem, though the film's more interested in sin than salvation.
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