Pinky
The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1949-09-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
45
Vote Average
7.1
Jeanne Crain
Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Em
Ethel Waters
Dicey Johnson
William Lundigan
Dr. Thomas Adams
Basil Ruysdael
Judge Walker
Kenny Washington
Dr. Canady
Nina Mae McKinney
Rozelia
Griff Barnett
Dr. Joe McGill
Frederick O'Neal
Jake Walters
Evelyn Varden
Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf
Judge Shoreham
Fred Aldrich
Townsman (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon
Boy (uncredited)
Rene Beard
Teejore (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Townsman (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton
Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
Western Union Clerk (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Man (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Townsman (uncredited)
Eve Conrad
Woman (uncredited)
Bert Conway
Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Townsman (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
Woman (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Man (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Townsman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)
William Hansen
Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt
Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Jean Inness
Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson
Boy (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Bailiff (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Man (uncredited)
Beverly Ruth Jordan
Girl (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan
Girl (uncredited)
Pat Kane
Man (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer
Man (uncredited)
Read Killgore
Loafer (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Townsman (uncredited)
Warren Mace
Intern (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh
George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Townsman (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
Police Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Rickaby
Matron (uncredited)
Dan Riss
Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)
Katherine Sparks
Woman (uncredited)
George Spaulding
Medical Director (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Toney
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Woman (uncredited)
Pat Walshe
Young Man (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Man (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon
Man (uncredited)
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