God's Step Children

God's Step Children

70 mins | Jan. 1, 1938

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.

God's Step Children

70 mins | Jan. 1, 1938

God's Step Children
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Micheaux Film
Original title God's Step Children
Directors Oscar Micheaux
Writers Oscar Micheaux

Cast

Jacqueline Lewis

as Young Naomi

Ethel Moses

as Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

Alice B. Russell

as Mrs. Saunders

Trixie Smith

as A Visitor

Charles Thompson

as Young Jimmie

Carman Newsome

as Adult Jimmie

Gloria Press

as Adult Naomi

Alec Lovejoy

as Ontrue Cowper

Columbus Jackson

as Cowper's Associate

Laura Bowman

as Aunt Carrie

Sam Patterson

as Banker

Charles R. Moore

as School Superintent

Consuelo Harris

as Muscle Dancer

Sammy Gardiner

as Tap Dancer

Leon Gross

as Orchestra Leader

Dorothy Van Engle

as Naomi's Mother

Cherokee Thornton

as Clyde Wade