Pinky (1949)
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.
5 Kinolab Clips
Police Discrimination
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) and Rozelia (Nina Mae McKinney) get into a scuffle over the money that Pinky is demanding from Jake (Fredrick O'Neal) but are interrupted by a police confrontation.
Duration: 00:01:59
Timestamp: 00:16:22
Contributor: Alex Miller
The Escape
Two white men attempt to sexually assault Pinky (Jeanne Crain) after discovering that she lives in a primarily black neighborhood.
Duration: 00:02:16
Timestamp: 00:24:23
Contributor: Alex Miller
The Better Name
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) begrudgingly takes care of a bedridden Miss Em (Ethel Barrymore), a dear friend of Pinky's mother (Ethel Waters).
Duration: 00:03:28
Timestamp: 00:34:26
Contributor: Alex Miller
Goolby's Store
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) receives unequal treatment and higher prices at a drygoods store because of her race.
Duration: 00:02:45
Timestamp: 01:05:33
Contributor: Alex Miller
What Mrs. R Would Have Wanted
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) finally realizes where she belongs due to the help of Mrs. R.
Duration: 00:01:21
Timestamp: 01:40:20
Contributor: Alex Miller