Movie Description
Pinky
(1949)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Elia Kazan
- Producer : Darryl F. Zanuck
- Editor : Harmon Jones
- Cast : Jeanne Crain,Ethel Barrymore,Ethel Waters,William Lundigan,Basil Ruysdael,Kenny Washington,Nina Mae McKinney,Griff Barnett,Frederick O'Neal,Evelyn Varden,Raymond Greenleaf,Fred Aldrich,Shelby Bacon,Rene Beard,Arthur Berkeley,Mildred Boyd,Margaret Brayton,Paul Brinegar,Noble 'Kid' Chissell,Tom Coleman,Eve Conrad,Bert Conway,Jack Curtis,Josette Deegan,Dick Dickinson,Kay Garrett,Everett Glass,William Hansen,Jimmie Horan,Arthur Hunnicutt,Jean Inness,Wilfred Jackson,Frank Jaquet,Michael Jeffers,Beverly Ruth Jordan,Geraldine Jordan,Pat Kane,Philip Kieffer,Read Killgore,Al Kunde,Warren Mace,Tiger Joe Marsh,Russell Meeker,Juanita Moore,Robert Osterloh,Ruth Rickaby,Dan Riss,Katherine Sparks,George Spaulding,Harry Tenbrook,Jim Toney,Bess Wade,Pat Walshe,Blue Washington,Jasper Weldon
Cast
Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Miss Em
Dicey Johnson
Dr. Thomas Adams
Judge Walker
Dr. Canady
Rozelia
Dr. Joe McGill
Jake Walters
Melba Wooley
Judge Shoreham
Townsman (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Teejore (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Loafer (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Loafer (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Intern (uncredited)
George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Matron (uncredited)
Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Medical Director (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Young Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitlePinky
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-09-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 42m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Drama