IMDb > The Green Pastures (1936) > Full cast and crew

Full cast and crew for
The Green Pastures (1936) More at IMDbPro »

IMDbPro.com offers representation listings for over 80,000 individuals, including actors, directors, and producers, as well as company and employee contact details for over 30,000 companies in the entertainment industry.
Click here for a free trial!
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

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
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)
Create a character page for: ?

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

Related Links

Company credits Technical specifications Main details

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.