Pinky (1949)

Pinky (1949)

The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love! 1949-09-28 United States of America 102 Min. PG-13
7.1 44 votes

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.

Cast

Jeanne Crain is Patricia
Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Barrymore is Miss Em
Miss Em
Ethel Waters is Dicey Johnson
Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan is Dr. Thomas Adams
Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael is Judge Walker
Judge Walker
Kenny Washington is Dr. Canady
Dr. Canady
Nina Mae McKinney is Rozelia
Rozelia
Griff Barnett is Dr. Joe McGill
Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal is Jake Walters
Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden is Melba Wooley
Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf is Judge Shoreham
Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)

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