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God's Step Children

Genre:Drama

Released:1938-01-01

Runtime:70

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.


Cast:

Jacqueline Lewis

Character: Young Naomi

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Ethel Moses

Character: Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

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Alice B. Russell

Character: Mrs. Saunders

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Trixie Smith

Character: A Visitor

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Charles Thompson

Character: Young Jimmie

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Carman Newsome

Character: Adult Jimmie

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Gloria Press

Character: Adult Naomi

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Alec Lovejoy

Character: Ontrue Cowper

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Columbus Jackson

Character: Cowper's Associate

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Laura Bowman

Character: Aunt Carrie

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Sam Patterson

Character: Banker

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Charles R. Moore

Character: School Superintent

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Consuela Harris

Character: Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris)

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Sammy Gardiner

Character: Tap Dancer

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Leon Gross

Character: Orchestra Leader

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Dorothy Van Engle

Character: Naomi's Mother

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Cherokee Thornton

Character: Clyde Wade

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