The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

Drama
Fantasy

The Green Pastures

93 minutes
08/01/1936
6.3

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
Oscar PolkGabriel
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonNoah
Rex Ingram
Rex IngramDe Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
Frank H. Wilson
Frank H. WilsonMoses
George H. Reed
George H. ReedMr. Deshee / Aaron
Abraham Gleaves
Abraham GleavesArchangel
Myrtle Anderson
Myrtle AndersonEve
Al Stokes
Al StokesCain
Edna Mae Harris
Edna Mae HarrisZeba
James Fuller
James FullerCain the Sixth
George Randol
George RandolHigh Priest
Ida Forsyne
Ida ForsyneNoah's Wife
Anna Mae Fritz
Anna Mae FritzStout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)
Etta Moten
Etta MotenAngel (uncredited)
Bill Cumby
Bill CumbyAbraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon
Clarence Muse
Clarence MuseAngel (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesZubo (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Ernest WhitmanPharaoh
Willie Best
Willie BestHenry - the Angel (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
Dudley DickersonHam
Etta McDaniel
Etta McDanielHeckler at the Ark (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
Mantan MorelandAngel Removing Hat (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Jester HairstonMember of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Theresa HarrisAngel (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Jesse GravesGeneral (uncredited)