The Green Pastures

A Miracle in Technicolor!

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Drama Fantasy

Oscar Polk

(Gabriel)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

(Noah)

Rex Ingram

(De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel)

Frank H. Wilson

(Moses)

George H. Reed

(Mr. Deshee / Aaron)

Abraham Gleaves

(Archangel)

Myrtle Anderson

(Eve)

Al Stokes

(Cain)

Edna Mae Harris

(Zeba)

James Fuller

(Cain the Sixth)

George Randol

(High Priest)

Ida Forsyne

(Noah's Wife)

Anna Mae Fritz

(Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited))

Etta Moten

(Angel (uncredited))

Bill Cumby

(Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon)

Clarence Muse

(Angel (uncredited))

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

(Zubo (uncredited))

Ernest Whitman

(Pharaoh)

Willie Best

(Henry - the Angel (uncredited))

Dudley Dickerson

(Ham)

Etta McDaniel

(Heckler at the Ark (uncredited))

Mantan Moreland

(Angel Removing Hat (uncredited))

Jester Hairston

(Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited))

Theresa Harris

(Angel (uncredited))

Jesse Graves

(General (uncredited))