The Green Pastures (film)
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| Directed by | Marc Connelly William Keighley |
| Screenplay by | Sheridan Gibney |
| Produced by | Jack L. Warner |
| Starring | Rex Ingram Oscar Polk Eddie Anderson |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | George Amy |
| Music by | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by African-American characters. It starred Rex Ingram (in several roles, including "De Lawd"), Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the 1928 novel Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the 1930 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly.
Although criticised by civil rights activists at the time, and subsequently, it is one of only six feature films in the Hollywood Studio era to feature an all-African American cast.[1]
Plot summary
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God tests the human race in this reenactment of Bible stories set in the world of black American folklore.
Cast
- Rex Ingram as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
- Oscar Polk as Gabriel
- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Noah
- Frank 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
- Ray Martin as Shem
- Charles Andrews as Flatfoot
- Dudley Dickerson as Ham
- Jimmy Burress as Japheth
- Billy Cumby as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon
- Ivory Williams as Jacob
- David Bethea as Aaron
- Ernest Whitman as Pharaoh
- Reginald Fenderson as Joshua
- Slim Thompson as Master of Ceremonies
- Clinton Rosemond as Prophet
- Hall Johnson Choir as Vocal Ensemble
References
- ^ G. S. Morris, "Thank God for Uncle Tom – Race and Religion Collide in The Green Pastures", Bright Lights, Issue 59, February 2008.
External links
- The Green Pastures at the TCM Movie Database
- The Green Pastures at IMDb
- The Green Pastures at AllMovie
- The Green Pastures at the American Film Institute Catalog
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- 1936 films
- African-American films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on the Hebrew Bible
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on plays
- Films directed by William Keighley
- Warner Bros. films
- 1930s drama films
- American drama films
- Depictions of Adam and Eve
- Depictions of Moses
- Films based on adaptations
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