God's Step Children
(1938)

Released: 1938-01-01

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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.

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Jacqueline Lewis

as Young Naomi

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Ethel Moses

as Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

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Alice B. Russell

as Mrs. Saunders

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Trixie Smith

as A Visitor

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Charles Thompson

as Young Jimmie

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Carman Newsome

as Adult Jimmie

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Gloria Press

as Adult Naomi

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Alec Lovejoy

as Ontrue Cowper

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Columbus Jackson

as Cowper's Associate

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Laura Bowman

as Aunt Carrie

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Charles R. Moore

as School Superintent

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Consuelo Harris

as Muscle Dancer

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Sammy Gardiner

as Tap Dancer

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Leon Gross

as Orchestra Leader

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Dorothy Van Engle

as Naomi's Mother

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