The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Oscar MicheauxDirector
- Oscar MicheauxScreenplay
Cast
- Jacqueline LewisYoung Naomi
- Ethel MosesMrs. Cushinberry / Eva
- Alice B. RussellMrs. Saunders
- Trixie SmithA Visitor
- Charles ThompsonYoung Jimmie
- Carman NewsomeAdult Jimmie
- Gloria PressAdult Naomi
- Alec LovejoyOntrue Cowper
- Columbus JacksonCowper's Associate
- Laura BowmanAunt Carrie
- Sam PattersonBanker
- Charles R. MooreSchool Superintent