The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
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.
Pinky (1949) is a drama film directed by Elia Kazan, released on September 28, 1949 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters and William Lundigan. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 52 ratings.
Jeanne Crain
as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Barrymore
as Miss Em
Ethel Waters
as Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan
as Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael
as Judge Walker
Kenny Washington
as Dr. Canady
Nina Mae McKinney
as Rozelia
Griff Barnett
as Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal
as Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden
as Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf
as Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
Directed by Elia Kazan, written by Philip Dunne, Cid Ricketts Sumner and Dudley Nichols, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 52 ratings.
Jeanne Crain is the eponymousous young nurse - of mixed race - trying to get by in her grandmother's Southern town. She takes a shine to local (white) doctor "Adams" (William Lundigan) but when her ethnicity becomes better knows, however, that all goes awry. Determined to head back to the more enlightened territories in the North, she is persuaded to stay and tend to a wealthy infirm lady "Miss Em" (Ethel…
Reviewed on July 9, 2022
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Pinky (1949) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Pinky (1949) includes Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan and Basil Ruysdael. The film was directed by Elia Kazan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Pinky was released on September 28, 1949 and runs for 1h 42m.
Pinky (1949) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 52 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
