Pinky Director: Elia Kazan Cast: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan
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- DVD Release Date: 01/10/2006
- Original Release: 1949
- Rating:
- Sales Rank: 4,275
Features
Closed Caption; Audio commentary by film historian Kenneth Geist; Original theatrical trailer
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Disc #1 -- Pinky
1. Main Titles
2. Homecoming
3. Passing for White
4. Tom
5. Jake and His Woman
6. Pinky's Advantages
7. The Letter
8. Just Havin' a Little Fun
9. Doing the Right Thing
10. Nursing Miss Em
11. Determined to Leave
12. Deserving Respect
13. A Visit From Tom
14. Mrs. Wooley
15. Sensible Advice
16. Miss Em's Will
17. One of the Old School
18. Mourning Veil
19. The Bequest
20. Pinky Fights Back
21. Taking a Stand
22. Race on Trial
23. The Prosecution's Case
24. Dicey's Testimony
25. Verdict
26. White Elephant
27. Self-Acceptance
28. Finding Purpose
Editorial Reviews
Elia Kazan directed this, one of Hollywood's early attacks on racism, starring Jeanne Crain as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson. Patricia is a light-skinned black woman who is studying nursing at a New England medical institute. A white doctor, Thomas Adams (William Lundigan), has fallen in love with Patricia and wants to marry her, but Patricia refuses his proposal. Convinced their interracial union would never work out, Patricia believes Thomas would never be able to endure the acrimony that would be heaped upon their marriage. Patricia leaves New England to return to her childhood home in the South, where her grandmother (Ethel Waters) works for rich widow Miss Em (Ethel Barrymore). When Miss Em takes ill, Patricia cares for her. Upon Miss Em's death, it is discovered that she has bequeathed her entire estate to Patricia. Miss Em's family disputes the will because Patricia is black, and a courtroom battle ensues over the estate. Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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