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Pinky (film)
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| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Written by | Philip Dunne, Dudley Nichols |
| Starring | Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters |
| Release date(s) | 1949 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Gentleman's Agreement |
| Followed by | Panic in the Streets |
Pinky is a 1949 film by Elia Kazan. The movie was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols from the novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner. Originally John Ford was hired to direct the film, but was replaced after one week because producer Darryl F. Zanuck was unhappy with the dailies.[1] Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered for the role, producer Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for box-office reasons. Released by Twentieth Century Fox, it starred Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore (who was screenwriter Philip Dunne's godmother), and Ethel Waters.
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The film tells the story of a young lightskinned African American woman passing as white, who becomes torn between the needs of her grandmother and the love of a white doctor.
Because of its subject matter, Pinky was a controversial movie, and was even banned by the city of Marshall, Texas because it portrayed an interracial couple, a violation of the city's censorship code. The city was sued and the case went all the way to the US Supreme Court which overturned the city's censorship law.[2]
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jeanne Crain), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ethel Barrymore) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ethel Waters).
- ^ DVD, Pinky, commentary track by Kenneth Geist.
- ^ Gelling v. State of Texas, 343 U.S. 960 (1952). Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
- Pinky at the Internet Movie Database
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) • The Sea of Grass (1947) • Boomerang! (1947) • Gentleman's Agreement (1947) • Pinky (1949) • Panic in the Streets (1950) • A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) • Viva Zapata! (1952) • Man on a Tightrope (1953) • On the Waterfront (1954) • East of Eden (1955) • Baby Doll (1956) • A Face in the Crowd (1957) • Wild River (1960) • Splendor in the Grass (1961) • America, America (1963) • The Arrangement (1969) • The Visitors (1972) • The Last Tycoon (1976) |
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