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A light-skinned African American woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
Original Release
09/28/1949
US Release
09/28/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeanne Crain | Patricia 'Pinky' Johnson |
Ethel Barrymore | Miss Em |
Ethel Waters | Dicey Johnson |
William Lundigan | Dr. Thomas Adams |
Basil Ruysdael | Judge Walker |
Kenny Washington | Dr. Canady |
Nina Mae McKinney | Rozelia |
Griff Barnett | Dr. Joseph 'Doc Joe' McGill / Dr. Joe McGill |
Frederick O'Neal | Jake Walters |
Evelyn Varden | Melba Wooley |
Directors
Writers
Elia Kazan, Cid Ricketts Sumner, Philip Dunne, Dudley Nichols, Jane White
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeanne Crain | Patricia 'Pinky' Johnson |
Ethel Barrymore | Miss Em |
Ethel Waters | Dicey Johnson |
William Lundigan | Dr. Thomas Adams |
Basil Ruysdael | Judge Walker |
Kenny Washington | Dr. Canady |
Nina Mae McKinney | Rozelia |
Griff Barnett | Dr. Joseph 'Doc Joe' McGill / Dr. Joe McGill |
Frederick O'Neal | Jake Walters |
Evelyn Varden | Melba Wooley |
Raymond Greenleaf | Judge Shoreham |
Fred Aldrich | Townsman |
Shelby Bacon | Boy |
Betty Beard | Minor Role |
Rene Beard | Teejore |
Arthur Berkeley | Townsman |
Patsy Boniface | Minor Role |
Mildred Boyd | Nurse |
Preston Braxton | Boy |
Margaret Brayton | Nurse |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1950 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1950 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1950 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |