God's Step Children (1938)

Name: God's Step Children
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938-05-01
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Jacqueline Lewis, Ethel Moses, Alice B. Russell, Trixie Smith, Charles Thompson

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.

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Released 1938-05-01 · 70 min · Drama

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

Cast

Jacqueline Lewis as Young Naomi
Ethel Moses as Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva
Alice B. Russell as Mrs. Saunders
Trixie Smith as A Visitor
Charles Thompson as Young Jimmie
Carman Newsome as Adult Jimmie
Gloria Press as Adult Naomi
Alec Lovejoy as Ontrue Cowper
Columbus Jackson as Cowper's Associate
Laura Bowman as Aunt Carrie
Sam Patterson as Banker
Charles R. Moore as School Superintent
Consuela Harris as Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris)
Sammy Gardiner as Tap Dancer
Leon Gross as Orchestra Leader