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.

Discover

Oscar Polk

Gabriel

Rex Ingram

De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

George H. Reed

Mr. Deshee / Aaron

Abraham Gleaves

Archangel

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)

Willie Best

Henry - the Angel (uncredited)

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)

Art

Stanley Fleischer

Art Direction

Allen Saalburg

Art Direction

Camera

Hal Mohr

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Directing

Marc Connelly

Director

Sherry Shourds

Assistant Director

Production

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Henry Blanke

Supervising Producer

Sound

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Original Music Composer

Writing