Pinky

The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!

Duration: 102 min
Release date: 1949-09-28
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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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Pinky

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Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
as Miss Em
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
as Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan
William Lundigan
as Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael
Basil Ruysdael
as Judge Walker
Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
as Dr. Canady
Nina Mae McKinney
Nina Mae McKinney
as Rozelia
Griff Barnett
Griff Barnett
as Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal
Frederick O'Neal
as Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden
as Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf
Raymond Greenleaf
as Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon
Shelby Bacon
as Boy (uncredited)
Rene Beard
Rene Beard
as Teejore (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Arthur Berkeley
as Townsman (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Mildred Boyd
as Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton
Margaret Brayton
as Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
Paul Brinegar
as Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Man (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman
as Townsman (uncredited)
Eve Conrad
Eve Conrad
as Woman (uncredited)
Bert Conway
Bert Conway
as Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Jack Curtis
as Townsman (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
Josette Deegan
as Woman (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinson
as Man (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Kay Garrett
as Townsman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Everett Glass
as Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
William Hansen
William Hansen
as Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Jimmie Horan
as Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Jean Inness
Jean Inness
as Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson
as Boy (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
as Man (uncredited)
Beverly Ruth Jordan
Beverly Ruth Jordan
as Girl (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan
Geraldine Jordan
as Girl (uncredited)
Pat Kane
Pat Kane
as Man (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer
Philip Kieffer
as Man (uncredited)
Read Killgore
Read Killgore
as Loafer (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Al Kunde
as Townsman (uncredited)
Warren Mace
Warren Mace
as Intern (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh
Tiger Joe Marsh
as George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Russell Meeker
as Townsman (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore
as Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
Robert Osterloh
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Rickaby
Ruth Rickaby
as Matron (uncredited)
Dan Riss
Dan Riss
as Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Katherine Sparks
Katherine Sparks
as Woman (uncredited)
George Spaulding
George Spaulding
as Medical Director (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook
as Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Toney
Jim Toney
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Bess Wade
as Woman (uncredited)
Pat Walshe
Pat Walshe
as Young Man (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Blue Washington
as Man (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon
Jasper Weldon
as Man (uncredited)
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