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The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
7.1 / 10 IMDb September 28, 1949 1h 42m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 42m
Release Date
September 28, 1949
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
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
Raymond Greenleaf
as Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Shelby Bacon
as Boy (uncredited)
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Rene Beard
as Teejore (uncredited)
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Arthur Berkeley
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Mildred Boyd
as Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton
as Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
as Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Man (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman
as Townsman (uncredited)
Production Companies
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