The Green Pastures
1936God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Acted in
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
Clarence Muse
as Angel (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Zubo (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
as Pharaoh
Willie Best
as Henry - the Angel (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
as Ham
Etta McDaniel
as Heckler at the Ark (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
as Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
as Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
as Angel (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
as General (uncredited)