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7.2/10
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A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 4 nominations total
Fred Aldrich
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon
- Boy
- (uncredited)
Betty Beard
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Rene Beard
- Teejore
- (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Patsy Boniface
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Elia Kazan
- John Ford(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaJohn Ford was the original director of the film but after seeing dailies, Darryl F. Zanuck felt Ford wasn't connecting with the material. Zanuck called Elia Kazan in New York and asked him to take over the film. Kazan felt he owed Zanuck for his film career and agreed to do the movie without even looking at the script. He flew to Los Angeles and started filming the next Monday.
- GoofsWhen the white officer slaps Rozelia on the left side of her face, she mistakenly rubs the right side of her face.
- Quotes
Pinky Johnson: I'm a Negro. I can't forget it, and I can't deny it. I can't pretend to be anything else, and I don't want to be anything else. Don't you see, Tom?
Dr. Thomas Adams: No, I don't.
Pinky Johnson: You can't live without pride.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)
Featured review
Love and Pride Conquer Prejudice
I've just seen this film for the 3rd time although I'm sure I hadn't seen it for at least 10 years. I had forgotten the depth and intensity of the prejudice displayed in the film. It is taking nothing away from Jeanne Craine's sensitive and beautiful performance to say that the star of the film is Ethel Waters - she is simply a magnificent presence throughout. It is one of those performances where every fibre of being is transmitted thru to the viewer - you cannot help but feel that the character is one of the strongest and bravest women ever shown on screen. Considering the shocking 1950's world of Amos and Andy and the in-every-sense-white-bread fiction world of Hollywood - Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, etc - it is startling to see how movies so transcended the comfort-food level of TV and challenged audiences. This movie belongs, I believe, in the highest echelon of social commentary films - such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Gentlemen's Agreement. Absolute must see!!!
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- edward-speiran
- Oct 21, 2003
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,200,000
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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