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...
The Ten Commandments
Joseph: King of Dreams
I Believe
Abraham
Skin
Come Sunday
Before I Fall
Light of the World
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Sarah's Oil
The Shack
Heaven Is for Real
The Hill
The Shepherd
Jesus
Mr. K
Where the Red Fern Grows
Exodus: Gods and Kings