Pinky (1949)
Pinky
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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Jeanne Crain
as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Barrymore
as Miss Em
as Miss Em
Ethel Waters
as Dicey Johnson
as Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan
as Dr. Thomas Adams
as Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael
as Judge Walker
as Judge Walker
Kenny Washington
as Dr. Canady
as Dr. Canady
Nina Mae McKinney
as Rozelia
as Rozelia
Griff Barnett
as Dr. Joe McGill
as Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal
as Jake Walters
as Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden
as Melba Wooley
as Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf
as Judge Shoreham
as Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon
as Boy (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
Rene Beard
as Teejore (uncredited)
as Teejore (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
as Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
as Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Eve Conrad
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Bert Conway
as Loafer (uncredited)
as Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
as Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
William Hansen
as Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
as Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
as Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Jean Inness
as Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
as Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson
as Boy (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Beverly Ruth Jordan
as Girl (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan
as Girl (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
Pat Kane
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Read Killgore
as Loafer (uncredited)
as Loafer (uncredited)
Al Kunde
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Warren Mace
as Intern (uncredited)
as Intern (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh
as George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
as George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
as Police Officer (uncredited)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Rickaby
as Matron (uncredited)
as Matron (uncredited)
Dan Riss
as Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
as Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Katherine Sparks
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
George Spaulding
as Medical Director (uncredited)
as Medical Director (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Toney
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Bess Wade
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Pat Walshe
as Young Man (uncredited)
as Young Man (uncredited)
Blue Washington
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
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Philip Dunne
Screenplay
Screenplay
Cid Ricketts Sumner
Novel
Novel
Dudley Nichols
Screenplay
Screenplay
Harmon Jones
Editor
Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Producer
Elia Kazan
Director
Director
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Art Direction
J. Russell Spencer
Art Direction
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Elia Kazan
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
Special Effects
Eugene Grossman
Sound
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Sound
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
