Pinky

Pinky(1949)

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

September 28, 1949
1h 42m
IMDb7.23,654
RT67%
TMDB7.149

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.

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Director of Photography

Joseph MacDonald

Director

Elia Kazan

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Original Language

en

Country

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

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