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God's Step Children (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.

Release: 1938-01-01
Runtime: 70 min
Rating: 5.3 / 10
Cast
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Jacqueline Lewis
Young Naomi
Ethel Moses
Ethel Moses
Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva
Alice B. Russell
Alice B. Russell
Mrs. Saunders
Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
A Visitor
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Charles Thompson
Young Jimmie
Carman Newsome
Carman Newsome
Adult Jimmie
Gloria Press
Gloria Press
Adult Naomi
Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy
Ontrue Cowper
Columbus Jackson
Columbus Jackson
Cowper's Associate
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Laura Bowman
Aunt Carrie
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Sam Patterson
Banker
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
School Superintent
Consuela Harris
Consuela Harris
Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris)
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Sammy Gardiner
Tap Dancer
Leon Gross
Leon Gross
Orchestra Leader
Dorothy Van Engle
Dorothy Van Engle
Naomi's Mother
Cherokee Thornton
Cherokee Thornton
Clyde Wade