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7.1Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, she has fallen in love with a young white doctor, who knows nothing about her black heritage.
Released: 1949-09-28102 minDir: Elia KazanDrama
Cast
- Jeanne Crain as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
- Ethel Barrymore as Miss Em
- Ethel Waters as Dicey Johnson
- William Lundigan as Dr. Thomas Adams
- Basil Ruysdael as Judge Walker
- Kenny Washington as Dr. Canady
Themes
- love
- racism
- will
- nursing
- old south
- passing for white
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- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 245635
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- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- title
- Pinky
- review score
- 67%
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1949 American films1949 drama films1949 English-language films1949 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsCasting controversies in filmEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about interracial romanceFilms about race and ethnicityFilms about racism in the United StatesFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Elia KazanFilms produced by Darryl F. ZanuckFilms scored by Alfred NewmanFilms with screenplays by Dudley NicholsFilms with screenplays by Philip DunneTemplate film date with 1 release date