God's Step Children (1938)
01/01/1938 (US) • 1h 10m
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Young Naomi
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Mrs. Saunders
A Visitor
Young Jimmie
Adult Jimmie
Adult Naomi
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