The Green Pastures (1936)

Name: The Green Pastures
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1936-08-01
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Oscar Polk, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Rex Ingram, Frank H. Wilson, George H. Reed

A Miracle in Technicolor!

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

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Released 1936-08-01 · 93 min · Drama, Fantasy

Directed by William Keighley, Marc Connelly

Cast

Oscar Polk as Gabriel
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Noah
Rex Ingram as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
Frank H. Wilson as Moses
George H. Reed as Mr. Deshee / Aaron
Abraham Gleaves as Archangel
Myrtle Anderson as Eve
Al Stokes as Cain
Edna Mae Harris as Zeba
James Fuller as Cain the Sixth
George Randol as High Priest
Ida Forsyne as Noah's Wife
Anna Mae Fritz as Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)
Etta Moten as Angel (uncredited)
Bill Cumby as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon