Pinky (film)

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Pinky
Image:Pinky DVD cover.jpg
Directed by	Elia Kazan
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by	Philip Dunne Dudley Nichols
Starring	Jeanne Crain Ethel Barrymore Ethel Waters William Lundigan
Music by	Alfred Newman
Cinematography	Joseph MacDonald
Editing by	Harmon Jones
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	November 1949
Running time	102 min
Country	USA
Language	English
Preceded by	Gentleman's Agreement
Followed by	Panic in the Streets
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Pinky (1949) is a film directed 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.

1 Plot introduction
2 Critical reception
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot introduction

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Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters

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.

[edit] Critical reception

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).