Movie · 1936
The Green Pastures
“A Miracle in Technicolor!”
Released 1 August 1936 93 min Drama / Fantasy More from 1936 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
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How old were they?
George H. Reed
as Mr. Deshee / Aaron
Bill Cumby
as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon
Ernest Whitman
as Pharaoh
Rex Ingram
as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
Oscar Polk
as Gabriel
Etta Moten
as Angel (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
as Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Noah
Theresa Harris
as Angel (uncredited)
Edna Mae Harris
as Zeba
Willie Best
as Henry - the Angel (uncredited)
Frank H. Wilson
as Moses
Abraham Gleaves
as Archangel
Myrtle Anderson
as Eve
Al Stokes
as Cain
James Fuller
as Cain the Sixth
George Randol
as High Priest
Ida Forsyne
as Noah's Wife
Anna Mae Fritz
as Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)
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The numbers
46years between the oldest and youngest billed
69George H. Reed — oldest on the call sheet
23Willie Best — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast