United States / Sep 28, 1949
The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Griff Barnett | Dr. Joe McGill |
| Frederick O'Neal | Jake Walters |
| Evelyn Varden | Melba Wooley |
| Raymond Greenleaf | Judge Shoreham |
| Fred Aldrich | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Shelby Bacon | Boy (uncredited) |
| Rene Beard | Teejore (uncredited) |
| Arthur Berkeley | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Mildred Boyd | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Margaret Brayton | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Paul Brinegar | Western Union Clerk (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Man (uncredited) |
| Tom Coleman | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Eve Conrad | Woman (uncredited) |
| Bert Conway | Loafer (uncredited) |
| Jack Curtis | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Josette Deegan | Woman (uncredited) |
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| Dick Dickinson | Man (uncredited) |
| Kay Garrett | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Everett Glass | Jeffers Wooley (uncredited) |
| William Hansen | Mr. Goolby (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Horan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | Police Chief Anderson (uncredited) |
| Jean Inness | Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Jackson | Boy (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Man (uncredited) |
| Beverly Ruth Jordan | Girl (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Jordan | Girl (uncredited) |
| Pat Kane | Man (uncredited) |
| Philip Kieffer | Man (uncredited) |
| Read Killgore | Loafer (uncredited) |
| Al Kunde | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Warren Mace | Intern (uncredited) |
| Tiger Joe Marsh | George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited) |
| Russell Meeker | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Juanita Moore | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Robert Osterloh | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Rickaby | Matron (uncredited) |
| Dan Riss | Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited) |
| Katherine Sparks | Woman (uncredited) |
| George Spaulding | Medical Director (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Jim Toney | Baggage Man (uncredited) |
| Bess Wade | Woman (uncredited) |
| Pat Walshe | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Blue Washington | Man (uncredited) |
| Jasper Weldon | Man (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pinky |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 28 settembre 1949 |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Writer | Cid Ricketts Sumner, Dudley Nichols, Philip Dunne |
| Editing | Harmon Jones |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Assistant directors | Elia Kazan |
| Camera operators | Joseph MacDonald |
| Additional photography | Joseph MacDonald |
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| Production design | Lyle R. Wheeler, J. Russell Spencer, Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott |
| Art direction | Lyle R. Wheeler, J. Russell Spencer, Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott |
| Set decoration | Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott, Lyle R. Wheeler, J. Russell Spencer |
| Special effects | Fred Sersen |
| Music | Alfred Newman, Edward B. Powell, Roger Heman Sr., Eugene Grossman |
| Sound | Alfred Newman, Edward B. Powell, Roger Heman Sr., Eugene Grossman |
| Costume design | Ben Nye |
| Makeup | Ben Nye |
| Hairstyling | Ben Nye |
Release dates
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