The Green Pastures

Marc Connelly
1936-08-01

A Miracle in Technicolor!
6.3
93 min

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

Name Character Team
Oscar Polk Gabriel Unowned
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Noah Unowned
Rex Ingram De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel Unowned
Frank H. Wilson Moses Unowned
George H. Reed Mr. Deshee / Aaron Unowned
Abraham Gleaves Archangel Unowned
Myrtle Anderson Eve Unowned
Al Stokes Cain Unowned
Edna Mae Harris Zeba Unowned
James Fuller Cain the Sixth Unowned
George Randol High Priest Unowned
Ida Forsyne Noah's Wife Unowned
Anna Mae Fritz Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited) Unowned
Etta Moten Angel (uncredited) Unowned
Bill Cumby Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon Unowned
Clarence Muse Angel (uncredited) Unowned
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Zubo (uncredited) Unowned
Ernest Whitman Pharaoh Unowned
Willie Best Henry - the Angel (uncredited) Unowned
Dudley Dickerson Ham Unowned
Etta McDaniel Heckler at the Ark (uncredited) Unowned
Mantan Moreland Angel Removing Hat (uncredited) Unowned
Jester Hairston Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited) Unowned
Theresa Harris Angel (uncredited) Unowned
Jesse Graves General (uncredited) Unowned