Pinky (1949)

"The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!"Movie
Audience Score
71
Pinky
StarringJeanne CrainEthel BarrymoreEthel Waters
DirectorElia Kazan
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NR 1 hr 42 minSep 28th, 1949Drama
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 28th, 1949
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 10th, 2006 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
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