Hallelujah! Movie Review 1929

Haynes plays an innocent young man who turns to religion and becomes a charasmatic preacher after a family tragedy. He retains all his human weaknesses, however, including falling for the lovely but deceitful McKinney. Great music included traditional spirituals and songs by Berlin, such as "At the End of the Road" and "Swanee Shuffle." Shot on location in Tennessee. The first all-black feature film and the first talkie for director Vidor was given the go-ahead by MGM production chief Irving Thalberg, though he knew the film would be both controversial and get minimal release in the deep South.

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Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religion, African America, Clergymen

Cast

Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fontaine, Harry Gray, Fannie Belle DeKnight, Everett McGarrity

Director

King Vidor

Music

Irving Berlin

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, King Vidor