Pinky
1949 · Movie · 102 min · ★ 7.1
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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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-09-28
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (50 votes)
Themes
- love
- racism
- will
- nursing
- old south
- passing for white
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1950 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Nina Mae McKinney
as Rozelia
Griff Barnett
as Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal
as Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden
as Melba Wooley
Directed by Elia Kazan