Pinky
Pinky
Pinky
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1949
1h 42m
7.1(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.

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20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

55 members
Acting

Jeanne Crain

Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

Jeanne Crain
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Ethel Barrymore

Miss Em

Ethel Barrymore
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Ethel Waters

Dicey Johnson

Ethel Waters
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William Lundigan

Dr. Thomas Adams

William Lundigan
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Basil Ruysdael

Judge Walker

Basil Ruysdael
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Kenny Washington

Dr. Canady

Kenny Washington
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Nina Mae McKinney

Rozelia

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Griff Barnett

Dr. Joe McGill

Griff Barnett
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Frederick O'Neal

Jake Walters

Frederick O'Neal
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Evelyn Varden

Melba Wooley

Evelyn Varden
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Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Shoreham

Raymond Greenleaf
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Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich
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Shelby Bacon

Boy (uncredited)

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Rene Beard

Teejore (uncredited)

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Arthur Berkeley

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mildred Boyd

Nurse (uncredited)

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Margaret Brayton

Nurse (uncredited)

Margaret Brayton
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Paul Brinegar

Western Union Clerk (uncredited)

Paul Brinegar
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Man (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell
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Tom Coleman

Townsman (uncredited)

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Eve Conrad

Woman (uncredited)

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Bert Conway

Loafer (uncredited)

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Jack Curtis

Townsman (uncredited)

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Josette Deegan

Woman (uncredited)

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Dick Dickinson

Man (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson
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Kay Garrett

Townsman (uncredited)

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Everett Glass

Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)

Everett Glass
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William Hansen

Mr. Goolby (uncredited)

William Hansen
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Jimmie Horan

Townsman (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
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Arthur Hunnicutt

Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)

Arthur Hunnicutt
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Jean Inness

Viola (Goolby's Saleslady) (uncredited)

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Wilfred Jackson

Boy (uncredited)

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Frank Jaquet

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Man (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
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Beverly Ruth Jordan

Girl (uncredited)

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Geraldine Jordan

Girl (uncredited)

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Pat Kane

Man (uncredited)

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Philip Kieffer

Man (uncredited)

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Directing

Read Killgore

Loafer (uncredited)

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Al Kunde

Townsman (uncredited)

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Warren Mace

Intern (uncredited)

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Tiger Joe Marsh

George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)

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Russell Meeker

Townsman (uncredited)

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Juanita Moore

Nurse (uncredited)

Juanita Moore
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Robert Osterloh

Police Officer (uncredited)

Robert Osterloh
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Ruth Rickaby

Matron (uncredited)

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Dan Riss

Mr. Stanley (Wooleys' Attorney) (uncredited)

Dan Riss
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Katherine Sparks

Woman (uncredited)

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George Spaulding

Medical Director (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Townsman (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
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Jim Toney

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Jim Toney
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Bess Wade

Woman (uncredited)

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Pat Walshe

Young Man (uncredited)

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Blue Washington

Man (uncredited)

Blue Washington
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Jasper Weldon

Man (uncredited)

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