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.
as Young Naomi
as Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva
as Mrs. Saunders
as A Visitor
as Young Jimmie
as Adult Jimmie
as Adult Naomi
as Ontrue Cowper
as Cowper's Associate
as Aunt Carrie
as Banker
as School Superintent
as Muscle Dancer (Consuelo Harris)
as Tap Dancer
as Orchestra Leader
as Naomi's Mother
as Clyde Wade
