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Writers:
Roark Bradford (novel) and
Marc Connelly (play)
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Release Date:
27 January 1937 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Rex Ingram ... Adam / De Lawd / Hezdrel
Oscar Polk ... Gabriel
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Noah (as Eddie Anderson)
Frank H. Wilson ... Moses / Sexton (as Frank Wilson)
George Reed ... Mr. Deshee / Aaron
Abraham Gleaves ... Archangel
Myrtle Anderson ... Eve
Al Stokes ... Cain
Edna Mae Harris ... Zeba (as Harris, Edna M.)
James Fuller ... Cain the Sixth
George Randol ... High Priest
Ida Forsyne ... Mrs. Noah
Ray Martin ... Shem
Charles Andrews ... Flatfoot / Gambler (as Chas. Andrews)
Dudley Dickerson ... Ham
Jimmy Burress ... Japheth
Billy Cumby ... Abraham / King of Babylon / Head Magician (as William Cumby)
Ivory Williams ... Jacob
David Bethea ... Aaron
Ernest Whitman ... Pharaoh
Reginald Fenderson ... Joshua
Slim Thompson ... Master of Ceremonies / Man on Ground
Clinton Rosemond ... Prophet
Hall Johnson Choir ... Vocal Ensemble
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alexander ... Dancer #1 (uncredited)
Willie Best ... Henry, the Angel (uncredited)
Dorothy Bishop ... Mrs. Japheth (uncredited)
William Broadus ... Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Ben Carter ... Gambler (uncredited)
Lillian Davis ... Viney Prohack (uncredited)
Amanda Drayton ... Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Jesse Graves ... General (uncredited)
Minnie Gray ... Mrs. Ham (uncredited)
Bessie Guy ... Mrs. Shem (uncredited)
Jester Hairston ... Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)
Philip Hurlic ... Carlisle Randall (uncredited)
Johnny Lee ... Angel (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle ... Mrs. Prohack (uncredited)
Etta McDaniel ... Heckler at the Ark (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland ... Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)
Charlotte Sneed ... Carlotta Prohack (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones ... Zubo (uncredited)
Duke Upshaw ... Abel / Dancer #2 (uncredited)
Rosena Weston ... Zipporah (uncredited)
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Directed by
Marc Connelly 
William Keighley 
 
Writing credits
Roark Bradford (novel "Ol'Man Adam and His Chillun'")

Marc Connelly  play
Marc Connelly  screenplay
Sheridan Gibney  uncredited

Produced by
Henry Blanke .... supervising producer
Jack L. Warner .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Hal Mohr 
 
Film Editing by
George Amy 
 
Art Direction by
Stanley Fleischer 
Allen Saalburg 
 
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sherry Shourds .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Nathan Levinson .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Fred Jackman .... special photographic effects
 
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein .... musical director
Hall Johnson .... conductor: Hal Johnson choir
Hall Johnson .... music arranger: choral arrangements
Hugo Friedhofer .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Vitaphone
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1936) | Finland:K-16 (1945)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ranked ninth best movie in 1936 in the Film Daily annual poll of critics. The film was banned in many countries. more
Goofs:
Continuity: One of Noah's son's is shown riding a "zebra" in the scene showing the loading of the animals onto the ark. However, it obviously is a donkey or mule made to look like a zebra. Also, while he is riding the zebra, two other zebras are shown being loaded. more
Quotes:
Gabriel: Gangway for the lord god, Jehovah! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Brazil (1985) more

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a trend setter influencing today's top directors, 8 December 1998
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Author: hank-30 from mill valley, ca

acknlowedging the individual from pine grove, ca, who is an agnostic, this has absolutely nothing to do with the content, intent, or production of this film that broke all barriers regarding race and blacks in leading roles. additionally, this film was banned in certain southern theaters because of it's theme. most directors and actors today refer to this film as a bellweather production. it has been included as one of the best american films and is so registered in the library of congress' archives.

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