The Green Pastures (1936)
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Directors: William Keighley, Marc Connelly.
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Oscar Polk as Gabriel |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Noah |
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Rex Ingram as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel |
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Frank H. Wilson as Moses |
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George H. Reed as Mr. Deshee / Aaron |
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Abraham Gleaves as Archangel |
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Myrtle Anderson as Eve |
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Al Stokes as Cain |
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Edna Mae Harris as Zeba |
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James Fuller as Cain the Sixth |
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George Randol as High Priest |
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Ida Forsyne as Noah's Wife |
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Anna Mae Fritz as Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited) |
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Etta Moten as Angel (uncredited) |
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Bill Cumby as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon |
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Clarence Muse as Angel (uncredited) |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Zubo (uncredited) |
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Ernest Whitman as Pharaoh |
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Willie Best as Henry - the Angel (uncredited) |
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Dudley Dickerson as Ham |
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Etta McDaniel as Heckler at the Ark (uncredited) |
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Mantan Moreland as Angel Removing Hat (uncredited) |
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Jester Hairston as Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Angel (uncredited) |
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Jesse Graves as General (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Keighley | Director |
| Directing | Marc Connelly | Director |
| Art | Allen Saalburg | Art Direction |
| Directing | Sherry Shourds | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Supervising Producer |
| Sound | Nathan Levinson | Sound |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Charles David Forrest | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Sheridan Gibney | Writer |
| Writing | Marc Connelly | Story |
| Art | Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
