| Edition |
Standard version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Rex Ingram, Eddie Anderson, Oscar Polk, Frank Wilson, Myrtle Anderson. |
| Credits |
Music, Hall Johnson Choir ; director of photography, Hal Mohr ; editor, George Amy. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. |
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Based on a fable by Marc Connolly. |
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Dual-layer format. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: not rated. |
| Summary |
A series of biblical stories are told from a black perspective. Unlike many Hollywood biblical epics, this sensitive, thoughtful film brings to the scriptures a profound level of understanding. |
| Note |
Special features: commentary by actor LeVar Burton and Black Cultural scholars Herb Boyd and Ed Guerrera ; 2 vingage musical shorts: "Rufus Jones for president", featuring Ethel Waters and 7-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. ; "An all-colored vaudeville show", featuring Adelaide Hall and the Nicholas Brothers ; theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Religion -- Drama.
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Noah (Biblical figure) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Connelly, Marc, 1890-1980.
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Keighley, William, 1889-1984.
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Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969.
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Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977.
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Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.
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Burton, LeVar.
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Boyd, Herb, 1938-
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Guerrera, Ed.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Hall Johnson Choir.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Rufus Jones for president.
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All-colored vaudeville show.
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| ISBN |
1419817116 |
| Standard No. |
012569676756 |
| Music No. |
67675 Warner Home Video |
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