Pinky 75 years old

The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!

Pinky

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, Pinky has fallen in love with a young white doctor, Dr. Thomas Adams, who knows nothing about her black heritage.

Credits

Pinky Cast

Name Character
Jeanne Crain She was 24, 78 years old when she died as Patricia 'Pinky' Johnson
Ethel Barrymore She was 70, 79 years old when she died as Miss Em
Arthur Hunnicutt He was 39, 69 years old when he died as Police Chief
Basil Ruysdael He was 61, 72 years old when he died as Judge Walker
Paul Brinegar He was 31, 77 years old when he died as Western Union Clerk
Frederick O'Neal He was 44, 87 years old when he died as Jake Walters
Griff Barnett He was 65, 74 years old when he died as Dr. Joe McGill
Ethel Waters She was 52, 80 years old when she died as Dicey Johnson
Juanita Moore She was 34, 99 years old when she died as Nurse
Evelyn Varden She was 56, 65 years old when she died as Melba Wooley
Raymond Greenleaf He was 57, 71 years old when he died as Judge Shoreham
Kenny Washington He was 31, 52 years old when he died as Dr. Canady
William Lundigan He was 35, 61 years old when he died as Dr. Thomas Adams
Blue Washington He was 51, 72 years old when he died as Minor Role
Nina Mae McKinney She was 37, 54 years old when she died as Rozelia

Pinky Crew

Name Department
Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 63 (98) years old when He died Art
Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 42 (82) years old when He died Art
Dudley Nichols as Screenplay. He was 54 (64) years old when He died Writing
J. Russell Spencer as Art Direction. He was 42 (44) years old when He died Art
Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 42 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Harmon Jones as Editor. He was 38 (61) years old when He died Editing
Joseph Macdonald as Director of Photography. He was 86 (79) years old when He died Camera
Cid Ricketts Sumner as Novel. She was 59 (80) years old when She died Writing
Philip Dunne as Screenplay. He was 41 (84) years old when He died Writing
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Pinky (75 years)

The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 28, 1949
  • Runtime: 102 minutes