God's Step Children (1938)
Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.
Director:
Oscar Micheaux
Writer:
Oscar Micheaux
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Jacqueline Lewis as Young Naomi |
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Ethel Moses as Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva |
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Alice B. Russell as Mrs. Saunders |
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Trixie Smith as A Visitor |
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Charles Thompson as Young Jimmie |
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Carman Newsome as Adult Jimmie |
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Gloria Press as Adult Naomi |
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Alec Lovejoy as Ontrue Cowper |
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Columbus Jackson as Cowper's Associate |
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Laura Bowman as Aunt Carrie |
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Sam Patterson as Banker |
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Charles R. Moore as School Superintent |
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Consuela Harris as Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris) |
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Sammy Gardiner as Tap Dancer |
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Leon Gross as Orchestra Leader |
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Dorothy Van Engle as Naomi's Mother |
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Cherokee Thornton as Clyde Wade |
| Directing | Oscar Micheaux | Director |
| Writing | Oscar Micheaux | Screenplay |
| Editing | Patricia Rooney | Editor |
| Camera | Lester Lang | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Leonard Weiss | Editor |
| Production | Oscar Micheaux | Producer |
