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Pinky

7.119491h 42mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorElia Kazan
WritersDudley Nichols·Philip Dunne
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Elia Kazan

JCJeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
EBEthel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Em
EWEthel Waters
Ethel Waters
Dicey Johnson
WLWilliam Lundigan
William Lundigan
Dr. Thomas Adams
BRBasil Ruysdael
Basil Ruysdael
Judge Walker
KWKenny Washington
Kenny Washington
Dr. Canady
NMNina Mae McKinney
Nina Mae McKinney
Rozelia
GBGriff Barnett
Griff Barnett
Dr. Joe McGill
FOFrederick O'Neal
Frederick O'Neal
Jake Walters
EVEvelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden
Melba Wooley
RGRaymond Greenleaf
Raymond Greenleaf
Judge Shoreham
FAFred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Townsman (uncredited)

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Pinky isn't on any subscription service in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. It's not on Netflix.

Is Pinky on Netflix?

No, Pinky is not on Netflix in United States as of October 2026. You can rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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