Movie poster for Pinky
TMDb Rating
7.1/10

48 verified votes

Pinky (1949)

Drama
102 min

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

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Elia Kazan

Top Cast

Jeanne CrainEthel BarrymoreEthel WatersWilliam LundiganBasil Ruysdael

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