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Pinky

A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.

Director

Elia Kazan, John Ford

Year

Genre

Box Office

$4,200,000

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 nominations total

Patricia 'Pinky' Johnson

Miss Em

Ethel Barrymore

Dicey Johnson

Dr. Thomas Adams

William Lundigan

Judge Walker

Dr. Canady

Kenny Washington

Rozelia

Nina Mae McKinney

Dr. Joseph 'Doc Joe' McGill

Jake Walters

Frederick O'Neal

Melba Wooley

Judge Shoreham

Raymond Greenleaf

Townsman

Boy

Minor Role

Teejore

Townsman

Arthur Berkeley

Minor Role

Nurse

Boy

Preston Braxton

Nurse

Margaret Brayton

Western Union Clerk

Minor Role

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townsman

Minor Role

Loafer

Townsman

Minor Role

Minor Role

Nurse

Townsman

Jeffers Wooley

Mr. Goolby

Townsman

Police Chief Anderson

Arthur Hunnicutt

Viola - Goolby's Saleslady

Boy

Wilfred Jackson

Bailiff

Minor Role

Michael Jeffers

Minor Role

Beverly Ruth Jordan

Minor Role

Geraldine Jordan

Minor Role

Minor Role

Loafer

Townsman

Intern

George - Wooleys' Chauffeur

Tiger Joe Marsh

Townsman

Nurse

Police Officer

Robert Osterloh

Nurse

Tonya Overstreet

Matron

Mr. Stanley - Wooleys' Attorney

Minor Role

Katherine Sparks

Medical Director

George Spaulding

Townsman

Baggage Man

Minor Role

Minor Role

Minor Role

Blue Washington

Minor Role

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(BIRDS CHIRPING) - Pinky

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(DOG BARKING) - Pinky

Good morning, ma'am. - Pinky

Good morning, ma'am.

Come on, sugar.
Come on. - Pinky

Come on, sugar. Come on.

PINKY'S VOICE: Tom. - Pinky

PINKY'S VOICE: Tom.

(CHIRPING QUIETS) - Pinky

(CHIRPING QUIETS)

(ROOSTER CROWING) - Pinky

(ROOSTER CROWING)

Good morning, honey.
You up, I see. - Pinky

Good morning, honey. You up, I see.

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING) - Pinky

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)

(KIDS CHATTERING) - Pinky

(KIDS CHATTERING)

JAKE: This every bit of money I got in the house.
A ten and a five makes $15. - Pinky

JAKE: This every bit of money I got in the house. A ten and ...

What's goin' on here? - Pinky

What's goin' on here?

Don't worry. I'll fix it.
I know the judge. - Pinky

Don't worry. I'll fix it. I know the judge.

(HORN HONKING) - Pinky

It looked like there was gonna be
some trouble, and I searched her. - Pinky

It looked like there was gonna be some trouble, and I search...

Pinky.
Yes, Granny? - Pinky

Pinky. Yes, Granny?

Well there's work and then there's work My biggest work I do with my brain - Pinky

Well there's work and then there's work My biggest...

Evenin', ma'am.
Can we give you a lift? - Pinky

Evenin', ma'am. Can we give you a lift?

That's the whitest
dinge I ever saw. - Pinky

That's the whitest dinge I ever saw.

What do you say,
let's go get her? - Pinky

What do you say, let's go get her?

Pinky - Pinky

Yes. I'm going away. I should
never have come back here. - Pinky

Yes. I'm going away. I should never have come back here...

Yes, Pinky.
Miss Em did nurse me. - Pinky

Yes, Pinky. Miss Em did nurse me.

(CLOCK CHIMING) - Pinky

(CLOCK CHIMING)

Is that it? - Pinky

She's coming.
Tom, please, please go. - Pinky

She's coming. Tom, please, please go.

I don't know. - Pinky

(CRYING) - Pinky

MRS. WOOLEY: George,
you still drive too fast. - Pinky

MRS. WOOLEY: George, you still drive too fast.

Cousin Em what do you mean gettin' sick like this - Pinky

Cousin Em what do you mean gettin' sick like this

What an idea to make a will Why you'll live years and years dear - Pinky

What an idea to make a will Why you'll live years and...

(DOOR OPENING) - Pinky

I'm not gonna lie flat until I'm laid out - Pinky

I'm not gonna lie flat until I'm laid out

I want some fresh water.
It's stuck in my throat. - Pinky

I want some fresh water. It's stuck in my throat.

No.
Never mind that now. - Pinky

No. Never mind that now.

Somethin' for ya, ma'am? - Pinky

Somethin' for ya, ma'am?

(CHURCH BELL TOLLING) - Pinky

(CHURCH BELL TOLLING)

Pinky. - Pinky

I'll take your case. - Pinky

I'll take your case.

(GRANNY HUMMING) - Pinky

(GRANNY HUMMING)

Pinky? - Pinky

Darling, come here.
Granny. - Pinky

Darling, come here. Granny.

All right, Pat. I'll be there.
I understand. - Pinky

All right, Pat. I'll be there. I understand.

The expressed wishes of the dead should not be set aside - Pinky

The expressed wishes of the dead should not be set aside

Your Honor this is a small country town - Pinky

Your Honor this is a small country town

I have here a note from Dr Joe in which he says he's going to be delayed - Pinky

I have here a note from Dr Joe in which he says he's...

(SPECTATORS GRUMBLING) - Pinky

(SPECTATORS GRUMBLING)

Come on, darling.
Let's go. - Pinky

Come on, darling. Let's go.

Big old houses like this
are a drug on the market. - Pinky

Big old houses like this are a drug on the market.

I'm a Negro I can't forget it and I can't deny it - Pinky

I'm a Negro I can't forget it and I can't...

I'm sorry, Tom. - Pinky

I'm sorry, Tom.

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A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.

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Director: Elia Kazan, John Ford

Writer: Cid Ricketts Sumner, Philip Dunne, Dudley Nichols

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama

Year: 1949

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $4,200,000

Released: 01 Nov 1949

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 nominations total

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