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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."

Cast

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Jacqueline Lewis

as Young Naomi

1097179

Ethel Moses

as Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

1066499

Alice B. Russell

as Mrs. Saunders

1315168

Trixie Smith

as A Visitor

1517028

Charles Thompson

as Young Jimmie

1315169

Carman Newsome

as Adult Jimmie

1517029

Gloria Press

as Adult Naomi

1066422

Alec Lovejoy

as Ontrue Cowper

1083600

Columbus Jackson

as Cowper's Associate

1066417

Laura Bowman

as Aunt Carrie

1517030

Sam Patterson

as Banker

1067843

Charles R. Moore

as School Superintent

1315175

Consuela Harris

as Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris)

1315171

Sammy Gardiner

as Tap Dancer

1315174

Leon Gross

as Orchestra Leader

1066415

Dorothy Van Engle

as Naomi's Mother

1418724

Cherokee Thornton

as Clyde Wade

Crew

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Oscar Micheaux

Screenplay

253152

Oscar Micheaux

Director

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Leonard Weiss

Editor

253152

Oscar Micheaux

Producer

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Lester Lang

Director of Photography

1613037

Patricia Rooney

Editor