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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
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1950
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Ford
- Screenwriter
- Dudley Nichols
- Cast member
- Harry Tenbrook
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
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Categories
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 States