Pinky (1949)

Pinky (1949)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1949-09-28 United States of America 102 Min. PG-13
7.064 47 votes
Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Jeanne Crain is Patricia
Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Barrymore is Miss Em
Miss Em
Ethel Waters is Dicey Johnson
Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan is Dr. Thomas Adams
Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael is Judge Walker
Judge Walker
Kenny Washington is Dr. Canady
Dr. Canady
Nina Mae McKinney is Rozelia
Rozelia
Griff Barnett is Dr. Joe McGill
Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal is Jake Walters
Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden is Melba Wooley
Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf is Judge Shoreham
Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon is Boy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Rene Beard is Teejore (uncredited)
Teejore (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar is Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Tom Coleman is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Eve Conrad is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Bert Conway is Loafer (uncredited)
Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Curtis is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Josette Deegan is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Kay Garrett is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Everett Glass is Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
William Hansen is Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt is Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Jean Inness is Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson is Boy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet is Bailiff (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Beverly Ruth Jordan is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Pat Kane is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Read Killgore is Loafer (uncredited)
Loafer (uncredited)
Al Kunde is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Warren Mace is Intern (uncredited)
Intern (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh is George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Russell Meeker is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Juanita Moore is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh is Police Officer (uncredited)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Rickaby is Matron (uncredited)
Matron (uncredited)
Dan Riss is Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Katherine Sparks is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
George Spaulding is Medical Director (uncredited)
Medical Director (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Toney is Baggage Man (uncredited)
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Bess Wade is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Pat Walshe is Young Man (uncredited)
Young Man (uncredited)
Blue Washington is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)

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