Green Pastures, The
Warner Bros. (1936)
Drama
In Collection
#5507
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Seen ItYes
012569676756
IMDB   6.9
1 hr 33 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Eddie Anderson Noah
Rex Ingram Adam / De Lawd / Hezdrel
George Reed Mr. Deshee / Aaron
Oscar Polk Gabriel
Frank H. Wilson Moses / Sexton
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Noah
Abraham Gleaves Archangel
Myrtle Anderson Eve
Al Stokes Cain
Edna Mae Harris Zeba
James Fuller Cain the Sixth
Adelaide Hall
The Nicholas Brothers
The 3 Whippets
The Five Racketeers
Eunice Wilson
Charles Andrews Flatfoot
Billy Cumby Abraham / King of Babylon / Head Magician
Dudley Dickerson Ham
Ida Forsyne Mrs. Noah
Jimmy Fuller Cain the Sixth
George H. Reed Mr. Deshee
Edna M. Harris Zeba
Ray Martin Shem
Director
William Keighley
Marc Connelly
Roy Mack
Producer Henry Blanke
Jack L. Warner
Writer Sheridan Gibney
Marc Connelly
Roark Bradford

"You gotta git your minds fixed," the rural preacher tells Sunday School children. And the best way to do that fixin' is from Old Testament stories narrated by the preacher, played by a black cast, backed by the joyful gospel sounds of the Hall Johnson Choir and based on Marc Connelly's folk-themed Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Rex Ingram portrays de Lawd, who has a 100,000 things to do before any human's next breath - like instructing Noah (Eddie Anderson); taking counsel with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; or teaching Moses tricks to dazzle Pharaoh. Get your mind fixed for The Green Pastures. It's a film of its time. But like all great art, it transcends it.
Edition Details
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 1/10/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary by LeVar Burton, Herb Boyd and Ed Guerrero
Rufus Jones for President 1933 WB Musical Short featuring Ethel Waters and 7-year-old Sammy David Jr.
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show 1935 Vitaphone Short featuring Adelaide Hall and the Nicholas Brothers
Theatrical Trailer