---
title: 'Pinky (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pinky-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041746/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pinky (1950)

1950 · 101 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Pinky is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1946 novel Quality. It stars Jeanne Crain as the title character, a young light-skinned black woman who passes for white. It also stars Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters and William Lundigan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford), [Elia Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-kazan)
- **Screenplay:** [Dudley Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-nichols), [Philip Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-dunne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-macdonald)
- **Editor:** [Harmon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/harmon-jones)

## Cast

- [Frederick O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-o-neal)
- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)
- [Juanita Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/juanita-moore)
- [Jeanne Crain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-crain)
- [Ethel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-barrymore)
- [Nina Mae McKinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-mae-mckinney)
- [Evelyn Varden](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-varden)
- [Basil Ruysdael](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-ruysdael)
- [William Lundigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lundigan)
- [Griff Barnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/griff-barnett)
- [Raymond Greenleaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-greenleaf)
- [Paul Brinegar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brinegar)
- [Ethel Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-waters)
- [Kenny Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenny-washington)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pinky-1950
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