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God's Step Children

2.6

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Duration70 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateJan 1, 1938

Overview

Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.

Genres

  • Drama

Casts

Jacqueline Lewis

Young Naomi

Ethel Moses

Ethel Moses

Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

Alice B. Russell

Alice B. Russell

Mrs. Saunders

Trixie Smith

Trixie Smith

A Visitor

Charles Thompson

Young Jimmie

Carman Newsome

Carman Newsome

Adult Jimmie

Gloria Press

Gloria Press

Adult Naomi

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Ontrue Cowper

Columbus Jackson

Columbus Jackson

Cowper's Associate

Laura Bowman

Laura Bowman

Aunt Carrie

Sam Patterson

Banker

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

School Superintent

Consuela Harris

Consuela Harris

Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris)

Sammy Gardiner

Tap Dancer

Leon Gross

Leon Gross

Orchestra Leader

Dorothy Van Engle

Dorothy Van Engle

Naomi's Mother

Cherokee Thornton

Cherokee Thornton

Clyde Wade