Pinky (1949)
The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
Starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters
Directed by Elia Kazan
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, Pinky has fallen in love with a young white doctor, Dr. Thomas Adams, who knows nothing about her black heritage.
Runtime: 102 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: love,racism,will,nursing,old south
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
Western Union Clerk
Police Chief
Nurse
Minor Role