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Feature film — 1949

Pinky (1949)

7.11h 42mDrama

Pinky, 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.

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A high-signal pick with 52 votes.

20th Century Fox

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Director: Elia Kazan

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Cast & crew

Jeanne Crain as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

Jeanne Crain

Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

Ethel Barrymore as Miss Em

Ethel Barrymore

Miss Em

Ethel Waters as Dicey Johnson

Ethel Waters

Dicey Johnson

William Lundigan as Dr. Thomas Adams

William Lundigan

Dr. Thomas Adams

Basil Ruysdael as Judge Walker

Basil Ruysdael

Judge Walker

Kenny Washington as Dr. Canady

Kenny Washington

Dr. Canady

Nina Mae McKinney as Rozelia

Nina Mae McKinney

Rozelia

Griff Barnett as Dr. Joe McGill

Griff Barnett

Dr. Joe McGill

Frederick O'Neal as Jake Walters

Frederick O'Neal

Jake Walters

Evelyn Varden as Melba Wooley

Evelyn Varden

Melba Wooley

Raymond Greenleaf as Judge Shoreham

Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Shoreham

Fred Aldrich as Townsman (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

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