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Pinky

Pinky

The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
Sep 28, 1949 1h 42m
7.1
44 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Pinky
Companies 20th Century Fox
Countries United States of America
Keywords love, racism, will, nursing, old south, passing for white
Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

Judge Walker
Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Dr. Joe McGill
Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon

Shelby Bacon

Boy (uncredited)
Rene Beard

Rene Beard

Teejore (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley

Arthur Berkeley

Townsman (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd

Mildred Boyd

Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton

Margaret Brayton

Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar

Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Man (uncredited)
Tom Coleman

Tom Coleman

Townsman (uncredited)
Eve Conrad

Eve Conrad

Woman (uncredited)
Bert Conway

Bert Conway

Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

Townsman (uncredited)
Josette Deegan

Josette Deegan

Woman (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson

Dick Dickinson

Man (uncredited)
Kay Garrett

Kay Garrett

Townsman (uncredited)
Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
William Hansen

William Hansen

Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan

Jimmie Horan

Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt

Arthur Hunnicutt

Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Jean Inness

Jean Inness

Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Jackson

Boy (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

Bailiff (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Man (uncredited)
Beverly Ruth Jordan

Beverly Ruth Jordan

Girl (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan

Geraldine Jordan

Girl (uncredited)
Pat Kane

Pat Kane

Man (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer

Philip Kieffer

Man (uncredited)
Read Killgore

Read Killgore

Loafer (uncredited)
Al Kunde

Al Kunde

Townsman (uncredited)
Warren Mace

Warren Mace

Intern (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh

Tiger Joe Marsh

George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Russell Meeker

Russell Meeker

Townsman (uncredited)
Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh

Robert Osterloh

Police Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Rickaby

Ruth Rickaby

Matron (uncredited)
Dan Riss

Dan Riss

Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Katherine Sparks

Katherine Sparks

Woman (uncredited)
George Spaulding

George Spaulding

Medical Director (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Toney

Jim Toney

Baggage Man (uncredited)
Bess Wade

Bess Wade

Woman (uncredited)
Pat Walshe

Pat Walshe

Young Man (uncredited)
Blue Washington

Blue Washington

Man (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon

Jasper Weldon

Man (uncredited)