God's Step Children

Oscar Micheaux
1938-01-01


5.2
70 min

Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jacqueline Lewis Young Naomi Unowned
Ethel Moses Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva Unowned
Alice B. Russell Mrs. Saunders Unowned
Trixie Smith A Visitor Unowned
Charles Thompson Young Jimmie Unowned
Carman Newsome Adult Jimmie Unowned
Gloria Press Adult Naomi Unowned
Alec Lovejoy Ontrue Cowper Unowned
Columbus Jackson Cowper's Associate Unowned
Laura Bowman Aunt Carrie Unowned
Sam Patterson Banker Unowned
Charles R. Moore School Superintent Unowned
Consuelo Harris Muscle Dancer Unowned
Sammy Gardiner Tap Dancer Unowned
Leon Gross Orchestra Leader Unowned
Dorothy Van Engle Naomi's Mother Unowned
Cherokee Thornton Clyde Wade Unowned