Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Jeanne Crain
Original language
English
Production companies
20th Century Studios
Stills
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 1996 generic
- Academy Awards 1950 academy_award
- Writers Guild of America 1950 generic
Titles
| Original title | Pinky | |
| Alternate title | L'Héritage de la chair |
Full credits
| Director | Elia Kazan, John Ford |
| Cast | Jeanne Crain |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
