Pinky

1949, drama

102 minutes

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...

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Cast

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

Miss Em

Ethel Waters

Dicey Johnson

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Dr. Thomas Adams

Basil Ruysdael

Judge Walker

Kenny Washington

Dr. Canady

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Dr. Joe McGill

Frederick O'Neal

Jake Walters

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Melba Wooley

Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Shoreham

Fred Aldrich

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

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Man (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Townsman (uncredited)

Eve Conrad

Woman (uncredited)

Bert Conway

Loafer (uncredited)

Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

Townsman (uncredited)

Josette Deegan

Woman (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson

Dick Dickinson

Man (uncredited)

Kay Garrett

Townsman (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Jeffers Wooley (uncredited)

William Hansen

Mr. Goolby (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Jimmie Horan

Townsman (uncredited)

Arthur Hunnicutt

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

Juanita Moore

Nurse (uncredited)

Robert Osterloh

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

Harry Tenbrook

Townsman (uncredited)

Jim Toney

Jim Toney

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Woman (uncredited)

Pat Walshe

Young Man (uncredited)

Blue Washington

Man (uncredited)

Jasper Weldon

Man (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art direction

J. Russell Spencer

Art direction

Thomas Little

Set decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director

Editing

Harmon Jones

Editor

Production

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Sound

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original music composer

Writing

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