The Green Pastures (film)
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| The Green Pastures | |
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| Directed by | Marc Connelly William Keighley |
| Produced by | Jack L. Warner (uncredited) |
| Written by | Roark Bradford (novel) Mark Connelly (play and screenplay Sheridan Gibney (uncredited) |
| Starring | Rex Ingram Oscar Polk Eddie Anderson |
| Release date(s) | July 16, 1936 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Green Pastures is a 1936 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 novel Ol' Man Adam An' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the subsequent Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly.
[edit] Cast
- Rex Ingram as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
- Oscar Polk as Gabriel
- Eddie Anderson as Noah
- Frank Wilson as Moses
- George Reed as Mr. Deshee / Aaron
- Abraham Gleaves as Archangel
- Myrtle Anderson as Eve
- Al Stokes as Cain
- Edna Mae Harris as Zeba
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