Pinky (Film)
- Jeanne Crain: Patricia "Pinky " Johnson
- Ethel Waters: grandmother Dicey
- William Lundigan: Dr. Thomas Adams
- Basil Ruysdael: Judge Walker
- Kenny Washington: Dr. Canady
- Nina Mae McKinney: Rozelia
- Handle Barnett: Dr. Joe McGill
- Frederick O'Neal: Jake Walters
- Evelyn Varden: Melba Wooley
- Raymond Greenleaf: Judge Shoreham
Pinky is an American film directed by Elia Kazan in the year 1949. It is based on the novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner Quality.
Action
Patricia Johnson, named Pinky, is a light-skinned African-American. She returns after a few years, where she studied medicine in Boston and trained as a specialist nurse back to her village in the deep south of the USA. In the north, she met the doctor, Dr. Thomas Adams know and love, but the thought that she was a white woman. She always called himself while studying Patricia and conceal their origin. She lived on an equal footing.
In her home town she lives with her grandmother Dicey who teased her when her mother died. Dicey has worked hard for years as a laundress to enable Pinky her studies. Now she realizes that her granddaughter has denied its origin in a foreign country and is outraged. Pinky again experienced after a short time everyday racism. She wants to reclaim at Diceys neighbors Jake money that Dicey gave him for Pinky and he not sent to them. Jake's wife Rozelia begins to dispute with Pinky, but she believes that it was not their money. The police intervene to protect the "white " before the " blacks". As Rozelia thinks Pinky was also black, to be taken every three to the police station, although nothing against them. A little later, Pinky is on his way home when two white men they want to take along in her car, it was in the black neighborhood but not dangerous. As Pinky replied to live here, you set both men after immediately. You can run away and grabs her things at home. You want to leave just yet. Your grandmother asks her to stay still. She helps out at the 80 -year-old Miss Em White, who lives in a large villa. Miss Em it goes bad after a heart attack and Dicey hopes that Pinky will maintain as a nurse. Pinky refuses, but she was already treated as a child by Miss Em as a second class citizen. Dicey tells her that Miss Em has cared devotedly, as she was very poor. Pinky does not believe that Miss Em 've done this, but realizes that she has even prejudices against whites. You goes to Miss Em, that is they tend to Dicey will.
Miss Em met Pinky with suspicion and humiliates them. When Pinky refused their instructions, Miss Em felt faint. Pinky realizes that Miss Em will not live long, and continues to work as a nurse. It acquires not only the confidence and the respect of Miss Em, but also by their treating physician, Dr. Joe McGill. One day Miss Em receives a visit from the wife of her cousin, Melba Wooley. It is made to the possession of Miss Em and hopes to inherit everything soon. Behind their friendly facade hides calculation. Miss Em she can not stand and lets Pinky with them in the room to Melba to throw out quickly in the guise of a medical emergency if necessary. Melba tried talking, Miss Em stop them from putting a will. Miss Em Pinky asked for their opinion and they replied that if Miss Em planning a will, it must set the system up in the near future. In fact, Miss Em wrote shortly afterwards secretly her will and leaves it certified by Joe McGill. However, the strain leads to a further myocardial infarction, as a result failure Em dies.
In the will bequeathed to Miss Em house and grounds Pinky, that they use both make sense. Joe McGill doubts that Pinky is actually obtained the house, as Melba and her family will contest the will. Even Thomas Adams, who has since come into the village and learned of their origin Pinky, but it still wants to marry her and drag her to the north, it advises not to take up the legacy. Pinky, however, know they are right and want to see safeguarded Miss Ems last will. She gets in Judge Walker, who is friends with her grandmother, legal advice. The process begins at the Thomas also participates as a spectator. The prosecution is trying by all means to make Pinky's credibility into question, claiming Miss Em wrote the will under the influence of drugs and had been coerced by Pinky to do so. Joe McGill is not permitted as the only witness for the defense, because he can not in time due to a medical emergency in his court and an adjournment of the case is rejected. Nevertheless, the will is considered final and Pinky inherits the house and yard. The atmosphere in the village is now turning against them definitively. Thomas wants Pinky House and land sold, so that it is financially independent of him, and thus does not rely on him in marriage. Pinky, however, does not believe that Miss Em the meant by her last will. She thinks about what she could have meant by meaningful use of the house. Some time later, has become of Miss Ems Villa Miss Em's Clinic and Nursery School, trained in the black sisters and children requiring medical attention. Pinky is sure to have done the right thing and good after Miss Ems last will.
Production
The shooting of Pinky began in March 1949, directed by John Ford, who was replaced after one week for health reasons by Elia Kazan. Kazan turned by new Ford already filmed scenes. The shooting ended on 23 May 1949. Experienced Pinky on September 29, 1949 in New York City 's premiere. " Pinky " is called the most successful film of the year, in New York and other American cities to the press, POS and popular success was "noted The mirror in December 1949.
Criticism
The New York Times called the film " vividly revealing and enthralling " ( "vivid, revealing and emotionally intense "). Although he was criticized as temporarily stereotypical, and just leave the film but be useful to assess atrocities and injustices against blacks. This, however, he maintain on moving and disturbing nature, for which one must be grateful to the creators of the film.
Awards
Pinky has been nominated for three Oscars 1950: Jeanne Crain was " Best Actress " nomination in the category, while Ethel Waters and Ethel Barrymore ever a nomination in the category " Best Supporting Actress " received. Also in 1950 were Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols was nominated for a WGA Award / The Robert Meltzer Award from the Writers Guild of America.