poster

Pinky

Drama

7.1

Release Date

September 28, 1949

Duration

102 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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.

Casts

Jeanne Crain

Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

Jeanne Crain

Ethel Barrymore

Miss Em

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Waters

Dicey Johnson

Ethel Waters

William Lundigan

Dr. Thomas Adams

William Lundigan

Basil Ruysdael

Judge Walker

Basil Ruysdael

Kenny Washington

Dr. Canady

Kenny Washington

Nina Mae McKinney

Rozelia

Nina Mae McKinney

Griff Barnett

Dr. Joe McGill

Griff Barnett

Frederick O'Neal

Jake Walters

Frederick O'Neal

Evelyn Varden

Melba Wooley

Evelyn Varden

Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Shoreham

Raymond Greenleaf

Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Shelby Bacon

Boy (uncredited)

Shelby Bacon

Rene Beard

Teejore (uncredited)

Rene Beard

Arthur Berkeley

Townsman (uncredited)

Arthur Berkeley

Mildred Boyd

Nurse (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd

Margaret Brayton

Nurse (uncredited)

Margaret Brayton

Paul Brinegar

Western Union Clerk (uncredited)

Paul Brinegar

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Man (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Tom Coleman

Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Eve Conrad

Woman (uncredited)

Eve Conrad

Bert Conway

Loafer (uncredited)

Bert Conway

Jack Curtis

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Curtis

Josette Deegan

Woman (uncredited)

Josette Deegan

Dick Dickinson

Man (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson

Kay Garrett

Townsman (uncredited)

Kay Garrett

Everett Glass

Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)

Everett Glass

William Hansen

Mr. Goolby (uncredited)

William Hansen

Jimmie Horan

Townsman (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Arthur Hunnicutt

Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)

Arthur Hunnicutt

Jean Inness

Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)

Jean Inness

Wilfred Jackson

Boy (uncredited)

Wilfred Jackson

Frank Jaquet

Bailiff (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

Michael Jeffers

Man (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Beverly Ruth Jordan

Girl (uncredited)

Beverly Ruth Jordan

Geraldine Jordan

Girl (uncredited)

Geraldine Jordan

Pat Kane

Man (uncredited)

Pat Kane

Philip Kieffer

Man (uncredited)

Philip Kieffer

Read Killgore

Loafer (uncredited)

Read Killgore

Al Kunde

Townsman (uncredited)

Al Kunde

Warren Mace

Intern (uncredited)

Warren Mace

Tiger Joe Marsh

George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)

Tiger Joe Marsh

Russell Meeker

Townsman (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

Juanita Moore

Nurse (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

Robert Osterloh

Police Officer (uncredited)

Robert Osterloh

Ruth Rickaby

Matron (uncredited)

Ruth Rickaby

Dan Riss

Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)

Dan Riss

Katherine Sparks

Woman (uncredited)

Katherine Sparks

George Spaulding

Medical Director (uncredited)

George Spaulding

Harry Tenbrook

Townsman (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Jim Toney

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Jim Toney

Bess Wade

Woman (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Pat Walshe

Young Man (uncredited)

Pat Walshe

Blue Washington

Man (uncredited)

Blue Washington

Jasper Weldon

Man (uncredited)

Jasper Weldon

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