Jeanne Crain is the eponymousous young nurse - of mixed race - trying to get by in her grandmothe...
Pinky
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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Pinky
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 28, 1949
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
User Score
71%
Original Title
Pinky
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Director
Elia Kazan
Description
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.