DVD

Pinky [DVD] / Twentieth Century Fox ; screen play by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Elia Kazan.

Kazan, Elia. (Director). Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (Producer). Dunne, Philip, 1908-1992 (Screenwriter). Nichols, Dudley, 1895-1960 (Screenwriter). Crain, Jeanne. (Actor). Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959 (Actor). Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977 (Actor). Lundigan, William, 1914-1975 (Actor). Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970 (Composer). Sumner, Cid Ricketts, 1890-1970 Quality. (Added Author). Gillen, David M. Elia Kazan. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Kenny Washington, Nina Mae McKinney. (Cast).

Summary:

A light-skinned African American woman (Jeanne Crain) who's been passing for white at a northern nursing school returns to the South, where she's asked to care for an ailing white woman (Ethel Barrymore), who wants nothing to do with her. Pinky must negotiate tricky racial politics in life and love.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Quality" by Cid Ricketts Sumner. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1949. Issued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); A tree grows in Brooklyn; Boomerang!; Gentleman's agreement; Panic in the streets; A Streetcar named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a tightrope; On the waterfront; East of Eden; Baby doll; A face in the crowd, Wild river; Splendor in the grass; and America, America. Discs packaged in binder ([22] p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: The Elia Kazan Collection / selected by Martin Scorsese. Accompanied by hardcover book (100 p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm.) entitled: Elia Kazan / written by David M. Gillen. Special features: Optional commentary by Kenneth Geist and trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Joe MacDonald ; editing, Harmon Jones ; music, Alfred Newman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Kenny Washington, Nina Mae McKinney.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital mono. and stereo.
Language Note:	In English (mono. or stereo.); with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.