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Pinky is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols based on Cid Ricketts Sumner 's 1946 novel Quality .
Pinky: Directed by Elia Kazan, John Ford. With Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan. A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
Pinky (Pinki) 1949 Jeanne Crain. Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house after graduating from a nursing school and falling in love with a young doctor...
Brief Synopsis. A light-skinned black woman returns home after passing for white in nursing school.
Definition of pinky noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When she names Pinky heiress to her estate, the community rises in resentment, triggering a sensational court trial. Subject of landmark Supreme Court case in film censorship, this story about a mulatto woman's rights against prejudice, became itself, a battle for civil rights.
with her inherited house and land, Pinky established "Miss Em's Clinic and Nursery School" to help the black community, with assistance from black physician Dr. Canady (Kenny Washington), Dr. Joe McGill, and Dicey; Pinky hugged the post of the clinic's sign in the final image
