The Green Pastures (1936)
Overview
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Cast
Oscar Polk
Gabriel
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Noah
Rex Ingram
De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
Frank H. Wilson
Moses
George H. Reed
Mr. Deshee / Aaron
Edna Mae Harris
Zeba
George Randol
High Priest
Ida Forsyne
Noah's Wife
Anna Mae Fritz
Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)
Etta Moten
Angel (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Angel (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Zubo (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Pharaoh
Willie Best
Henry - the Angel (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
HamRecommendations
The Book of Daniel
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abraham
I Believe
The Ten Commandments
Come Sunday
Joseph: King of Dreams
Skin
The Shepherd
Jacob
Mr. K
The Truth About Emanuel
The River
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Before I Fall
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Hill
Remember
Donovan's Echo
Light of the World