Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 10m

God's Step Children

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Director
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
Crew
Lester Lang — Director of Photography Patricia Rooney — Editor Leonard Weiss — Editor Oscar Micheaux — Screenplay Oscar Micheaux — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Oscar Micheaux Director Lester Lang Director of Photography Patricia Rooney Editor Leonard Weiss Editor Oscar Micheaux Screenplay Oscar Micheaux Producer
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