Pinky 1949

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Elia Kazan
Written by: Philip Dunne & Dudley Nichols
Runtime: 102 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
Cast:
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Patricia "Pinky" Johnson 
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Em 
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Dicey Johnson 
William Lundigan
William Lundigan
Dr. Thomas Adams 
Basil Ruysdael
Basil Ruysdael
Judge Walker 
Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
Dr. Canady 
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Also known as:
  • L'héritage de la chair