The Green Pastures

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

as Gabriel

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as Noah

Rex Ingram

as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

Frank H. Wilson

as Moses

George H. Reed

as Mr. Deshee / Aaron

Abraham Gleaves

as Archangel

Myrtle Anderson

as Eve

Al Stokes

as Cain

Edna Mae Harris

as Zeba

James Fuller

as Cain the Sixth

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