Pinky (Pinki) 1949 Jeanne Crain

[@nmitchell1955]

I'm a 50ish Black Woman(aka baby boomer) and grew up watching this movie, and knew about racism, but today which is 2/9/13, I really listened and watched this movie and became aware regardless of what race Jean Crain was, she had taked a powerful chance in playing this role. God Bless Her Soul

[@garricktuitt3132]

9 years on, in regards to above mentioned. All the shades of grey, come to light. Humility. Remain Bright.

[@cathyplatt8217]

oh the movie with Lana Turner is imitation of life

[@getreal4real169]

@@cathyplatt8217 I love that movie. Both versions of it.

[@jimmyfields3654]

Amen

[@jimmyfields3654]

Next watch the imitation of life

[@ronaldthomas7918]

Being a 75 year old black man, I want to know much more about the things that influenced me as a child. TV was a major factor. Watching vintage movies, as this one, I am able to understand now what I could not understand then. The struggles of our great great grand parents in this country were nothing short of an act of courage. In today's time, we need our media to produce and show more movies like this. This is reality. What is produced today is almost entertainment with little value. Thank God for those who preserve the classic movies of old. Ron in Los Angeles

[@JamesLewis-mp9zn]

I too turn 75 today (7/16) and was raised in NYC Public Housing in the 50s. Never knew about anything about segregation until I went into the army 1967. It was then I got my first taste of racism in South Carolina. Watching this movie again have a greater appreciation of what my grandparents and parents went through.

[@ronaldthomas7918]

@JamesLewis-mp9zn I went into the USAF in 1967 We were called boy and anything out of our names. My generation did not tolerate that. We filed many written complaints until something was done about it. People our age ensured a lot. But we stuck to our guns. Knowing the law and our rights was the only way we made it in Los Angeles Thank you for serving our country Ron in Los Angeles

[@mortalclown3812]

I'm an old white chick from Tuskegee. And grateful for my family in Georgia - they fought racism and so did my mother. I think about the hate I saw and heard growing up. How I got into fights with racists and began to hate bigots the same way they hated. It's been a real quandary. Now our country has taken steps backwards, dammit, thanks to a certain politician who ran starting in 2015. What's wild is that the places with the most bigotry are also the ones who claim the most religion. Here's hoping America survives. For all our flaws, we had a light once. We fought fascism and now we're in danger of having it be at the core of our govt. God bless, everyone.

[@ronaldthomas7918]

@@mortalclown3812 You are right on sister. I could write a book on your reply. Keep the faith and stand tall. God Loves You Very Much

[@stephensonselina48]

Cow boys and Indians my friend😊

[@sharonmoore1727]

I'm 71 and remember my grandmother doing "day work" for 3 families. Washing, cooking and cleaning. She caught the bus every day and sometimes on Saturday. This movie always hits home with me, more so than Imitation of Life

[@acornsucks2111]

What do kids watch their grandmother do now?

[@thraciangrapes]

Mammies saved the lives of many white ladies, by helping them at home. I treasure their legacy. 👏

[@melanie_luv2_sew]

watching for the first time. but I remember watching Imitation of Life with my mother. she was a fan of Lana Turner.

[@nancyjames7013]

I think that earlier, 1934 version of Imitation of Life is stronger but it had less commercial success I guess.

[@ruthannkizakavich3325]

@@nancyjames7013 I also thought the original version had a stronger meaning.

[@nicolesumner1069]

Thank you for posting. Both Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge campaigned for the role of Pinky but Hollywood's censure board stated there couldn't be any interracial kissing scenes, and Jeannie Crain was cast in the role. The film is based on the book, Quality, by Mississippi novelist, Cid Ricketts Sumner- my grandmother. The screenplay was written by Phillip Dunne, Dudley Nichols, Jane White- a New York actress- and her father, Walter Francis White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP.

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this.

[@mitsverdi5832]

Thanks for all info. 🌹🌹🌹🌹 I'll look for the book.

[@cotiaratv3651]

❤

[@nicolesumner1069]

​@@shariday9849 I admire my grandmother for divorcing her husband. She wrote the Pinky story years later. She knew how to write about love but this wasn't primarily a love story, Shari Day. Pinky says to her fiance, "You said there'd be no Pinky Johnson after we were married. How can I be myself? I'm sick of lying, Tom. We wouldn't be happy, either of us. ...Don't you see? You can't live without pride."

[@keithbannister9271]

Nicole Summer, thank you for all this new and exciting information about this extremely wonderful film!!! GOD bless you and your loved ones. Amen 😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@sr.chinta-louisetorpey5566]

To think this was made in 1949, can you imagine the powerful statement it made in the public eye! Extraordinary foresight. An excellent film for all generations. Never be ashamed of where the Lord placed you, nor the race you were born into, we all have a purpose and a higher calling. Amen.

[@anabaird3835]

Yep! The one truin God made us from dust/dirt. The dirt of the Earth comes in all shades of color between white & black. God is SO SO good us!

[@mariarichburg3367]

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[@noneofyourbusiness4552]

A really true movie. Ahead of its time when it comes to race issues. Especially, in those days.

[@inellwilkinswainwright1182]

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[@rasberryfields2132]

Christmas Day-2023! I had never seen this movie, surprisingly. Both my maternal and paternal grandparents were share-croppers in the south in the 1960's. They shared their land with black couples who were also struggling for a better life. It was a wonderful experience for all of us. This was before desegregation, but I was blessed to have parents and grandparents who believed we all are created equal. Some of my best childhood memories are of the times I spent on their small farms. It makes me proud of them when I see movies like this. It also makes me thankful that, in our family, love & hard work were shared regardless of color. What a priceless gift.❤

[@TheBBCAddict]

Please try to appreciate a movie that's way ahead of it's time instead of immediately degrading it and giving your negative viewpoint, probably without taking the time to watch the whole thing.

[@emmabradford137]

@@iivanss3625 yes, cinematography was once a thing, and also it makes more sense to the story to have the mansion burned since no appeal was forthcoming; the townsfolk weren't about to let that stand...perhaps the school rose out of the ashes

[@blighty3248]

I believe if you need to change things for the good it needs to be done from the inside....

[@lindaallen1883]

This wonderful movie portrayed Pinky as neither submissive nor showing any entitlement. The tone was true of the age from which it came. I compliment all who had anything to do with this beautiful film. The only change that should be made was the Pinky be played by a black actor. Jeanne Crian was so very great, but a more realistic actor would have been more truthful. I really loved the movie and would recommend it.

[@audreymai2773]

@@lindaallen1883 it wouldnt work if she were black. The whole point was she could hide who she truly was, because she looked white and the moral of the story was she didn't have to hide who she was to work hard, have fortune, love and be happy. You are pretty slow tbh to think the story would be the same if she were black. The whole plot would fall apart. Did you even watch it? I just don't understand how you could be so slow..

[@AmlSept]

@@audreymai2773 very well stated as I think this was perfect to show the real problem of that day. Small minded people.

[@stormking989]

This was a film ahead of its time. Absolutely extraordinary.

[@nomadpi1]

No, there were late 1920s re: this subject matter, and a plethora of 1930s movies of the same genre. Holly Wood beat this horse alot covering actors, racists, and whatever else they could dream up.

[@keithbannister9271]

​@@nomadpi1 AGREED!!! 💯💯💯 Not ahead of it's time, just courageous!!!!

[@vaslav030547]

Not ahead of its time but a window through which we can see how slow progress can be.

[@maggiesace389]

@@vaslav030547 progress os slow because human nature requires humans to naturally learn about others! ALL people have prejudices, regardless of skin color!

[@AureliaLambrecht]

@@keithbannister9271❤😊

[@globetrotter1002]

I am glad that the old movies are still free of charge on youtube ....

[@GROOVYJOJO]

Some of them, anyway✌🥳🥳📺📺📺🛏🛏🛏🌛🌛🌠

[@SuperDeut4]

Shhhhh! Not too loud.

[@lora1492]

Me to I love them

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Not enough of them, unfortunately. I watch a lot of old movies that are not found/not free on KZbin on www.ok.ru.

[@paulasnow8420]

@@iivanss3625 Oh my gosh, I was just thinking about this movie because I had read the story years ago. Thank you so much for posting

[@Kate-fi8oh]

I am so grateful to see this movie UNCENSORED. Today they try to pretend certain words were never used, but they were, and you can’t erase history.

[@mommydearest3164]

@Mellissa Boomer of the Night you sound like a under cover racist..

[@mommydearest3164]

@Mellissa Boomer of the Night As on Hattie McDaniel when did she say it was ok for derogatory terms should be kept in movies?? Bc that’s what you and I are dis agreeing on. And you got the nerve to tell me to educate?!!😂 You up here talking about a Oscar and I’m talking about the derogatory names..But as always there’s something about yt Karens always think what they say is law😂 Take several seats you are dismissed

[@mommydearest3164]

@Mellissa Boomer of the Night I’m roasting your azzz “You said you wanted to let me know that you are married to a black??!! So you think blacks are monolithic ppl 😂 You are ignorant hilarious and a liar. Rule number one when ppl mention that they are on a interracial racial relationship they think what they say is law. You can be racist and sleep with another race but you’ll try to dispute that😂😂 But the fact is you’re at yt woman who type suspected racist thoughts and now you’re trying to use a fake relationship and lie on Hattie McDaniel and then go with the yt and say so bull crap. Yeah Boomer you are a Karen. 😂🤣😂

[@mommydearest3164]

@Mellissa Boomer of the Night well you should’ve just stayed quiet since you don’t argue on social media lmao...but it goes to show the liar and racist you are..Bye Karen

[@mommydearest3164]

@Mellissa Boomer of the Night I see your azz can’t dispute what I said so you had to put that weak azz reply in..but your azz got checked...I wouldn’t care to know your lying trifling azz

[@PinkyPuff69]

This was an unconventional movie in so many ways. Especially for 1949. No tidy little ending with the man rescuing the woman and riding off into the sunset! The final scene gives me chills when I see Pinky look up (almost into the camera) to the sky with such pride and determination! What a beautiful movie.

[@89five3five]

Hey! Don’t spoil the movie!! 😡

[@opentrunk]

@@89five3five Hey, don't read the comments before watching the movie!!

[@cathyplatt8217]

Queenie with Halle Berry was that way on a plantation but it went bad and she had nowhere to go..

[@sunnyadams5842]

​@@cathyplatt8217 talk about spoiler! LOL- That's fine. Saw it years ago. Another beauty of a flick along the same lines, just showing the other side. Because, it's true. Things don't always come out fine. One of my pet peeves,: "It'll all work out fine. It always does". No. In my world, for a really long time,, that was not always so. That was not always a given. Things have started to make a lot more sense, thank God! Literally. I prefer Pinky's Purposeful Ending

[@RoseyTucker]

@pinkypuff69, 100% agree! I'm so sick of those endings where the saviour man rescues the helpless little woman. Then all the loose ends are tied up in a big bow & they live happily ever after.

[@terryhorne2582]

From an old pensioner living in Liverpool, England, what a good film it was, every weekend I watch an old film on KZbin & have a couple of Guinness, it's new years eve & as I get ready for bed, this film made me pine for the old days, they just don't make em like this anymore, makes you feel all warm inside.

[@acechadwick]

Also from Liverpool my friend. You are right about the old movies. Letters to Three Wives, Enchantment, Apartment for Peggy and the Bishop's Wife are one's that I watch over and over again x

[@Pheobe-w3s]

Yes it does .🙂😊

[@geranium2408]

Grandmothers are the love of our lives. God bless them all. Be yourself is the lesson taught in this wonderful movie.

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

Everyone does not have the same type of grandmother or the same type of family.

[@laurellejoseph4223]

@@Michelle-pn9xt exactly ...

[@mitsverdi5832]

Never deny your origins. 🌹

[@bigriceburner]

62 years old, black and crying from joy. Thank you for the upload.

[@PeggyWelty]

You need to watch the movie the well from 1954

[@patmelton43]

These old movies make you never want to watch current movies ever again.

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this.

[@lauriedavis5946]

Wow now that you mention it - i really can’t recall the last “current movie” i have seen? lol i’m as surprised as you are! Hmph? i’ll need to think ab this? Geez thanx so much for making me THINK .. _i hate that🤨_ Ps currently on a Bonanza binge 🤠🤟🏻

[@angelagarner770]

Yes

[@Pheobe-w3s]

They have class, and make you feel all warm iside. ☺️

[@ladydmg]

I’m just getting into them and had no idea that there was such an epic genre available.

[@cuzitsnecessary]

This movie was fantastic. My maternal grandmother was a Pinky. She was fair skinned, basically looked white but because of the times, if you had "one drop" you was black. I never knew my grandma besides pictures but I can only imagine the hell she went through trying to "pass" and love her blackness.

[@marianparoo1544]

If you were 1/64th Black, you were Black. Even worse than the Nazis, who only counted up to 1/4.

[@renaelivings1505]

You go Pinky!!!! I love the fact that Pinky is not ashamed of who she is.

[@Mimi-ex6jo]

Ms M got more black in her than Pinky

[@katella]

Ashamed?

[@llongone2]

Easy to see why these three women were nominated for Academy Awards; three excellent performances.

[@maryannswanson3832]

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that!

[@keithbannister9271]

@@maryannswanson3832 Yes, Jeanne Crain was nominated for Best Actress, Ethel Waters was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and Ethel Barrymore was nominated for Best Supporting Actress as well. It was an incredible performance by all three women, and extremely well directed!!

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@keithbannister9271I'm going to look to see who won. Hard not to see a bit of racism in the fact that there were no winners. Guess they felt Hattie McDaniel winning almost a decade before was enough.

[@danielasalvatore8179]

Esiste la versione o In italiano?

[@noitulove2213]

Oh my goodness! This movie brought tears to my eyes. A movie of substance, depth and integrity. And in it’s day I would speculate quite controversial.

[@alysononoahu8702]

See Gentlemens Agreement too..!!!

[@goldenlady1213]

It really hurts to see how the officer had no problem slapping a woman in her face or mistreating her all because of the color of her skin.

[@JulieSevelson-nb9nj]

​@@goldenlady1213I've never seen this movie or read the book. Now I can.

[@JulieSevelson-nb9nj]

​@@goldenlady1213Sadly,it portrays the real America. All this historical fact was hidden for so long until recent years. I wish during the 20th Century, that all the documents were available, because you shouldn't move to a country without knowing it's actual history.

[@lynnmarie6219]

I saw this movie when I was a little girl. Didn't know what it was about. Now I'm a senior citizen and I appreciate this work of art very much. 🌹🌹🌹

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this. .

[@bramhoju56]

INCREDIBLE! Todays movies are so inept. Give me a B/W from the 30's & 40's.

[@elainecampbell2971]

mark aaron we

[@bonnieduke557]

So very true! ✨😎✨

[@bethb7877]

me too

[@cmarev3509]

IKR

[@islandgirl5382]

I was born in 1954!! I remember Ethel Waters; my parents , grandparents would sit and we would watch Classic Films like this. I didn't understand what the film was about then. The music and acting were superb. Oh, what a different time!!

[@RETROGEMS]

Great movie--this has been a favorite of my family since I was a kid. I can relate to the racism Pinky experiences, being of mixed-race and appearing "white", myself. I like the end, however when she decides to forget about denying who she is, where she's come from, and does something really amazing and worthwhile with her life and for her local community. :)

[@christienelson1437]

I believe it was the love of two women from different worlds that taught Pinky not to be ashamed of being White or Black for she loved them both because of their ethnicity. A beautiful love story.💕♥️❤️❤️🙏💕♥️♥️❤️

[@janiceellifritz9141]

I'm so sorry that you had to experience the kind of racism at your young age. I was always beating up anyone who said anything about my baby brother or my mother. Now I am little more passive aggressive. Now my baby brother 0 is an adult and I still stand up for him and my mother. Merry Christmas to you my dear, take care of yourself and your loved ones.

[@larrymccoy793]

MAYBE YOU can explain WHAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO PASS.

[@christienelson1437]

@@larrymccoy793 Why does a chameleon change its color? 🎆🎇🌅💕♥️❤️

[@RETROGEMS]

@@larrymccoy793 I'd imagine it'd be self hatred now--lack of economic opportunities back then. WTF's with the passive-aggressive tone and all the "caps" though? You got something to say, be forthright with it.

[@LovingAtlanta]

Loved it! I saw it as a child. I'm very fair skinned and I guess my mom wanted me to have pride in my heritage. Also saw Imitation of life - another good movie - it's important to have your priorities straight. I'm glad I for to see it here b/c it was removed from Netflix.

[@ginaduncan5799]

An imatation of Life, Was awesome watching as a kid growing up

[@LovingAtlanta]

@@ginaduncan5799 - 👍I agree.

[@princessalexandra1613]

Oh I love the grandma so much! Such a strong, loving and humble Grandma!

[@sherryblatt4459]

What a beauty she was!!! This movie was on spot!! The characters, the actors the scenery! Exactly how you can visualize what it was like!! Wake up America!! Let’s love one another!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this. .

[@AnnaZeman-yu8dg]

Love each other, or at least respect and tolerate each other. Down with racism. It's time!

[@lisathompson812]

Loved Ms. Crain in this film. There are plenty of light skinned people of African American ancestry and I think Me. Crain was superb. My heart went out to her grandmother affectionately known as Aunt Dicey (sp). She was wonderful too as my heart broke for her when she thought her granddaughter was going to leave in the beginning. Great film that I will watch again.

[@reginagolden3291]

I love classical movies they are so real and the people are real, it’s not about looks or what’s someone’s wearing ,it’s about telling a true story and bringing the best to life

[@carolreid5405]

The way movies used to be made. Deeply moving an audience, challenging and thought provoking, timeless. Thank you 😊.

[@ToOpen6seven]

This movie spoke so much more to me as a black woman in this climate we are living in, especially the friction and racism that started with slavery in the United States! There is a lot to learn from this movie and to see just because someone was black didn't make them good and just because someone was white didn't make them bad. This was a very powerful and beautiful movie and should be watched with an open mind.

[@patricias5122]

@annacolleen wesson etters As if we didn't have a racist Republican in the White House, Donald Trump. Give me a break. It was Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat who signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was bitterly opposed by Republicans. The first black president, Barack Obama, is a Democrat. Nice try, but you're full of B.S.

[@kayvee9094]

@@patricias5122 It's funny that The President was never labeled a racist until he won the election, nice try though.

[@sryder8312]

@@kayvee9094 You're a liar. Trump was labeled a racist decades before he ran for president. Did you forget he settled with Fair Housing because he refused to rent to blacks

[@cynthiat6505]

Good gravy! IDONTKNOW wrote something so wise and profound and all you can play is politics!

[@SG-477]

@@sryder8312 That was his dad Fred. What I have learned in my old age…. Everyone is a racist especially the current president! Everyone is; everyone!!

[@Nleezie33]

respect to the judge for doing the right thing. he is a better man than some of their judges today!

[@yfa6244]

Amen to that! They've been bought off for longer than you'd guess!

[@bakgammon]

It's a movie lol

[@ginacampbell8766]

Can never get enough of watching a good classic. They were the best

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this.

[@janiceellifritz9141]

I am with you on this, I appreciate the movie with so many issues that at this time of our lives we are still facing in our world.

[@Q.Gold30]

@@janiceellifritz9141 Merry Christmas to you

[@Q.Gold30]

@@janiceellifritz9141 Good morning

[@janiceellifritz9141]

@@Q.Gold30 thank you Barry Merry christmas to you and all your loved ones. Do you make resolutions for the new year ? Whatever you do please be safe and warm. God bless you all

[@sandie157]

America's history with racism is such a deeply human tragedy 😥. I wonder how many hundreds of women lived Pinki's life experience and showed her courage. So many heroines whose names we'll never know, but whose courage will have defined their families. 💖💖💖💐

[@sweetoneloves6811]

Exactly, because there were many African Americans who were Passe Blanc, and got away with it. They did not want the evil mistreatment of being black, so they hid it and lived as white people. Whites thought they were caucasian people because they resemble Pinky's complexion

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

Many white families have and will discover that they have Black genealogy with folk doing ancestry DNA tests. Many Black people who PASSED as White - simply did not inform their White new in-laws. They hid from the sun and prayed their babies did not give the game away.

[@sweetoneloves6811]

@@sherrylawrencelewis2544 💯💯💯💯 I agree, Many of the Passe Blace females never had children from their white mates, you are correct. 3 females in my family did marry white men, and never had children. 1 was caught by a white friend who bumped into her in New Jersey and exposed her that she was really African American. Her husband was shocked. She ended up leaving him moving to another state and started all over again portraying herself as a white female. later in the years, she told the family she had no choice, she did not want to live with inequality and deal with racism. Strangely, as time went on she remarried an African American Man and became pregnant, and every kid she had from him came out with her color. White .

[@lenaely6146]

Many. Even .more lied on the opposite end of the spectrum.... America is a trashy place because of all these lies and foolish decisions made with self righteous convictions

[@messiahford]

All blacks at that time LIVED HER LIFE

[@tanyacain8147]

I'm a huge fan of black and white movies!! This one here is an Excellent movie!! A rare classic that I find myself watching over and over again!

[@howardmarosi5569]

One of the most brilliant portrayals of prejudice in Deep South/ Harrowing, inspiring. Brilliantly written, acted and directed. Jeanne Crane was excellent, playing the self-controlled hero.

[@roelidani]

When the lawyers said " the wishes of the dead should not be aside for the greed or prejudice of the living". Yes....👏🏾👏🏾.

[@terryleeschiller8515]

Actually, I Thought* THIS was an EPIC 🎯 Statement

[@biomedlib]

Yes, well said/written.

[@jow6845]

Hah - as if that’s ever been listened to....

[@sexihotfree]

Exactly! I am of African descent. Pinky is one of my favorite movies, it is a powerful film, and the actresses and actors in the film did a fine performance.

[@WEAREFREENOW]

Wonderful - the integrity of the characters portrayed by Ms. Waters, Barrymore, and Craine was right on point. The ending was one of the best reflecting the importance of "purpose, responsibility, and contribution" to improving the lives of the next generation.

[@deef4267]

What a wonderful movie... All three ladies deserved to have won the nominations!!!

[@keithbannister9271]

Yes, I agree. However, only one can win...😉

[@jukesd1597]

Love this movie 🍿! Dealing with injustice and an unfair system in such a REAL HUMAN way, with self-sacrifice & heart ❤️. Pinky is a true no nonsense, caring, strong heroine.

[@amandalee5617]

I love old movies. This was a beautiful story that was told.

[@gatewayski1]

Jeanne Crain won a well-deserved Oscar nomination for this film.

[@keithbannister9271]

All 3 were nominated. And that is very rare!!!

[@pennypiper7382]

Keith Bannister ...fabulous actors!

[@ilahildasissac1943]

She was good. Although it would have nice is an African American could played Pinky. But those were different times. It was a good movie. I also liked the film about the fair skinned male doctor working on the East Coast. It was made in the 40's. It was called Lost Horizons, I believe.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@ilahildasissac1943 Lost Boundaries with Mel Ferrar

[@claudiam2474]

@@ilahildasissac1943 an african american would have spoiled the plot

[@viyannalangager4039]

I am extremely grateful I found this most amazing movie. Quite a feat of bravery in that era to film this.

[@Marny5580]

This was a powerful film for me when I saw it - not sure my exact age but now I'm in my 80s and continue to remember this as being powerful. Sad that problems have never gone away!!!

[@janetrawlings1691]

I agree one of the greatest movies made

[@sherryblatt4459]

It’s hard sometimes to see how people of different races respect each other! Being Caucasian I have many friends of a different color! I have biracial grandchildren and sometimes I think they feel different and I don’t like it! Our friends love them and I don’t see any reason for them to feel inferior! I don’t know why we can’t all just be Americans!!! Why do we have to check the boxes?? Some people will never change their hate for others no matter what color! I feel bad for them!! Maybe someday….❤️🙏🇺🇸

[@emmahardesty4330]

Excellent, in every way. It's been many decades since i first saw this--wish it could be shown in every high school today. Thanks so much.

[@c.l.j.jardell5811]

Try try. Try. But. Facebook. Kept. Sending back. Without. Posting. !! I find it. Most. Disappointing. !!

[@keithbannister9271]

@@c.l.j.jardell5811 Wow, that's crazy!!!

[@shelleywoods2578]

This movie took me for a loope. It revealed so hatred at that time but in the end Pinky and her grandmother were victorious and the property was put a valuable and purposely life. Their was bigger plan set forth. It was bitter sweet. In the end it was revealed to Pinky why she was given this property and what she was suppose to do. An amazing movie.

[@FranklinGreenwall]

I watched this incredible film going on 1 15 times and will watch it again and again I've been telling everybody about Pinky not to mention this phenomenal ahead-of-its-time film is available on KZbin

[@shelleywoods2578]

@@FranklinGreenwall so very, very true.!!!

[@cassiejohnson7298]

❤❤❤❤

[@jonance93]

Wow! Made me step back and take a look at ME and prejudices I may have that need some "good" work. I love these old movies that really tell a story. Thank so much and I hope you'll keep them coming.

[@keithbannister9271]

Becky Nance, speaking of the courage that Pinky had, I think that you being willing to rethink your views on prejudice is a grand jester. GOD bless you. I am a Black man in my 60's, and extremely grateful that my mom taught me the evils of prejudice!! Amen 😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@jonance93]

@@keithbannister9271 I feel honored that you would respond sir. "Ain't it good when it's good" .

[@ktkole4017]

Amazing that this movie is from 1949. Better made and more relevant than so many movies today. And the acting wow. Ethel Waters is incredible. Jeanne Crain is also excellent.

[@keithbannister9271]

Yes, the acting & directing were phenomenal!!!!

[@pattimaeda6097]

Not relevant except in “the community” where colorism exists

[@gretafarley35]

Thank goodness for KZbin for bringing us the best films, films like these is old masters.

[@felinefokus]

GRETA FARLEY yes needed this film right now

[@coretv292]

I recently watched the movie Pinky ( Pinki) from 1949, starring Jeanne Crain, and it was absolutely amazing! The acting, music and cinematography were superb and the story was captivating. Highly recommend it! 😍

[@c1810-h6l]

An outstanding, absolutely absorbing movie, cleary ahead of its time. It deserves all the praise and being rewatched time after time.

[@mariecatherine5029]

I love this movie and will definitely share it with others. I had never heard of it and am not sure how it popped up. I was drawn to it. It's a fascinating depiction of the struggles of a people assailed by the visciousness of rascism, debase nature of those afflicted with rascism, and the rebirth, renewal, hope, and fortitude of those who refuse to bend to the wickedness of rascism but instead choose to live life as a free person pursuing the liberties associated with such freedom in dignity and strength of character. Sadly, it was easy to recognize that the playbook of rascism is still alive today, but gratefully, the opposing team is even more persistent in not bending to its demand.

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this.

[@SarahHannah7]

Marie C: Well said!! Truly a great film that holds up a large mirror of a social and cultural sickness that will sadly persist until the glorious end of all evil.

[@Q.Gold30]

@@SarahHannah7 Good morning

[@keithbannister9271]

Marie Catherine, it's funny that you stubbled across this gem, so did I, over 30 years ago. I was flipping the channels while waiting for the commercials during the movie I was watching. And on channel 11, a Public Broadcasting Station here in Chicago, it was being played with limited interruptions... 😮 And I have been sharing this movie with anyone and everyone!!!

[@CandorCandor]

​❤❤❤

[@dalebrown6716]

It’s good to know that this movie was made in 1949 with such a positive message that good can win and hatred doesn’t🎯🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊

[@Cincitee]

I admire Pinky's decision to stand up and do the right thing, especially during those times. Miss Em would have been proud of her!

[@melvawages7143]

@@wendy___777 Obviously he has not watched this. Nope by his definition of good ole white boy "good little girl" she would have left and allowed that bitch Melba Wooley whom Miss Em HATED take the property.

[@edcpike]

I’m 67 and this is a excellent depiction of the way things we’re back then. Especially down south. It was brave of them to make such a film during this time. Sad to see that any type of racism exists today. Excellent film, wonderful actors and actresses.

[@vairavike-freiberga1728]

An honest, touching and inspiring film. I was, however, saddened by the rather vicious exchange between two of the commentators. The movie exposes racism and prejudice in all its viciousness and pitiful pretensions. That is the sort of thing that helps to root out prejudice, not rewriting history nor imposing censorship.

[@AjPoliMusic]

LOOOOOOOVE THIS MOVIE!!! Such an AMAZING classic!! A PHENOMENAL movie that looked at the other spectrum of African Americans during this era!! This is my second time watching it, in which my mother introduced this movie to me, and I LOOVED it ever since!! I will continue to watch it probably, forever because it's such a classic!! Ethel Waters....LOVE HER!! And Jeanne Crain did a phenomenal job as portraying as a fair skin African American woman..just LOVED IT!!

[@gailbird100]

I am SO glad I stumbled upon his movie. A woman before her time, she did not give up her life and career to be somebody's wife. Good for Pinkey, she was true to herself.

[@wildflower815]

Yoohoo, being someone's wife can be and is rewarding.

[@janiceellifritz9141]

My mother would tell us to get our education and then you don't need anyone to take care of you. 😁💕💕

[@deannewilliams6897]

Pinky’s reason didn’t have anything to do with feminism.

[@Mickey71773]

Just got finished watching this movie. This movie was just as reveting as the movie The Imitation of Life. They both teaches us to be PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE no matter what society thinks!

[@c.l.j.jardell5811]

I. Liked the one. With. Lana. Turner. As well. Thank. God. I wasn't taught. Negative. About. The. Black community. Never. A. Word. Said. In the. House I was. Raised. In !!! My. Best friend. Til. Was. A. Black woman. That. Helped me. In ways. We.

[@taylorpresley4604]

Who cares what society thinks, it is messed up.

[@boomerang905]

This is the most truthful of the "I Passed for White Girl" genres. I loved the two Ethels and Jean Crain really shined in her role. They started televising this movie in the early early 1960s in my area. We would all sit and watch as Pinky triumphed in the end. Great movie.

[@dailybread7687]

This was one of the best films on my list of favorite old movies. It’s sad to me that prejudice is still happening in our society. God made man equal. God does not look at the color of one’s skin. After all we all bleed red. We must look at all races with love and compassion. God bless you dearly.

[@kellyanquoe]

Wow! Absolutely fantastic film. Should stand alongside all other classics of this era.

[@smoochesluvp]

Can't believe I found this on here! Great movie, after this was taken off of Netflix, I thought I would have to buy it! Never thought of KZbin. Greatly appreciated!

[@toyaadams8167]

Hats Off to Both Ethel's for their Incredible Performances...just a great movie...that ending always has me in tears...

[@goldenlady1213]

I ABSOLUTELY agree with you 💯 percent !!!!!!

[@SameBrittDifferentDay]

My mom just told me about this movie and how much she loved it. I'm gonna show this to her as a surprise!!

[@keithbannister9271]

You're a great daughter!!!

[@veldawells2839]

Great film. Wonderfully portrayed. An amazing piece of well-executed drama, reflecting life between white and black communities of its time and views towards mixed races. Very brave of producer and director to touch on such delicate and controversial issues. Enjoyed very much.

[@mablehull1780]

I have no words for how this movie makes me feel. I have watched this movie 3 times and each time it leaves me with a warm ❤️

[@adamkane7513]

Leaves me with a hard 🍆 Jeanie Crain is one honey!

[@standsalone5659]

This was the most heartfelt movie I've watched in a long time. Thank you 💜

[@otiliagarza3593]

I love old movies I could sit here and lay here and watch him all day long

[@celestemarks60]

One of my faves. I love it thanks for the upload. There are a lot of Pinky's in the world.

[@heatherwhatever7714]

I loved this movie when I was little. It taught me so much, with tears.

[@kakiskorner3937]

Terrific film....more like it, please! Reminds me of a saying I heard once...”To be oneself is to be real and that, in turn, is to live.

[@profpotato7296]

QUARANTINE brought me here.. classic❤️

[@plutoplatters]

what about covid and corona ?? don't forget them now. we need more reminders.

[@yahainHotPink]

Jeanne Crain playing a Mixed (you are a certain mix if you can pass for White) woman actually made me cry!! Loved her acting for a long time now and now this special piece of work.

[@teresaleach7955]

I could watch this movie 100 times!!! Love it!

[@santonujrt]

wonderful movie. jeanne Crain delivered a strong and memorable performance. She was nominated for academy award but oscar eluded her

[@cynthiablagasca5888]

This is a very wonderful, insightful movie and story. There are indeed gems in classic movies, stories. Great casts and natural acting. Jeanne Crain is convincingly great here.

[@jannawalters232]

So happy to find this! That wonderful Ethel Waters!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Wonderful cast, so well acted, down to each supporting role. Touching story.

[@tamibell4325]

I love this movie! I honestly thought that Pinki was going to be Ms.M's granddaughter. I saw this many years ago but didn't realize the impact until now! I am so glad that I got the chance to watch it as a mature adult!❤🙏

[@geraldtyus8645]

She was her granddaughter.

[@juliepiemonte1281]

A movie I can thoroughly enjoy, even though I can only listen to it at work. Great dialogue. I've seen it many times. These actors are wonderful. The story is moving. Thank you!!🍿😺

[@ThothTheAtlanteanK]

This film was way ahead of its time!

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Actually the plot point of having Miss Em and Pinky found a school to train African American nurses may have been inspired by Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell's having used some profits from her bestselling novel and film royalties to found a local Georgia hospital to treat African American patients. That was, true, a continuation of having segregated, separate (but until then, unequal quality) facilities for blacks. But as an evolutionary step, as blacks needing hospitalization had not been able to be admitted to a local white hospital, it filled a need to have a hospital for them at all. One disappointing feature of the Pinky film's ending is that her newly minted physician beau did not join her as a staff physician at the nursing school she founded.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Too the success of the "Pinky" film likely inspired Hollywood two years later to produce "Bright Road" (1954), another great black:white film about idealistic young teaching professionals, which starred Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte as two dedicated teachers in a modest little rural Southern all-black elementary school. A very fine film and work of dramatic literature that unfolds its story and characters in the best Southern Faulkner, McCullers and O'Connor traditions.

[@johnn.5033]

@@JudgeJulieLit Tom leaving her to live in Colorado was supposed to contrast the integrity and resolve she had to give back to her community and her race, against his weaknesses to conform and his unwillingness to sacrifice his own career and personal success in order to pursue a noble cause with the woman he loved, but to whom he wasn't willing to give up his entire life for. It makes Pinky's choice that much more impressive and inspirational. Plus the audiences at the time would've viewed it as too unrealistic even though it is optimistic and hopeful.

[@steveweinstein3222]

Zanuck was really the only top studio head producer who was willing to stick his neck out on the real social issues at that time.

[@dannapier2560]

Kenny James Depends on which side of the fence you are on. For some it was long overdue just as civil rights were.

[@mrsg921]

I love this movie! I've never seen it before but I love how Pinky decided to be true to herself and love what she did with the house and the property in the end. Two thumbs up!

[@donnagagne3813]

I was praying she'd turn it into a hospital and teach nursing. I was hoping she'd get together with that cute doctor who asked her to teach at the beginning of the movie. Just love this movie-- and Dicey :)

[@WhtWngDv68]

What a wonderful movie! I watched some of it when I was a little girl, and could never catch the end of it. Finally, I was able to watch it from beginning to end. Bless Miss Em's heart on having the "vision" on seeing how talented Pinky was and trying to bridge the gap between the races. Wonderful acting and wonderful movie. Thank you for uploading and sharing! ~Blessings

[@Pamela.B]

Jeanne Crain fan since I saw her in Cheaper By The Dozen. I enjoyed this movie immensely...one of my new favorites! Her courage in the end was a wonderful breakthrough in her life. The faith of her grandmother was rock solid. Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the savior of the world. He is the way, the truth & the life. No man comes to the Heavenly Father but through Him ❤

[@mariajames-thiaw5797]

"My name is PINKY" Powerful moment.

[@snowpillow6136]

This movie was truly amazing! Just forwarded it to my friends and family. Shocked I havent heard of it before!! Loved the ending when the judge ignored all the bs and purely judged based on evidence :-D Wished it was a true story. Not many movies like this with a happy ending.

[@gregorymcleod1347]

Love seeing movies with Jeanne Crain in them! Such a beautiful and talented actress! Prejudice and discrimination are still very much alive in today's world 🌎! Powerful movie 🎥 and very moving! Loved watching 👀 this movie 🎥!💖💖💖

[@terry4137]

Some won’t let it die! Sad!

[@terry4137]

Really? Smh

[@pattimaeda6097]

Once was black president was elected you can’t claim prejudice exists

[@rosajohnson5212]

I absolutely love this movie!!! It has me in all types of emotional tears! 😭. Happy tears are included for sure. I love the way Ms. Emma was in sync with her. Brilliant movie and actors/actresses.

[@Q.Gold30]

I share your thoughts on this..

[@keithbannister9271]

I grew up watching and enjoying "Imitation of Life," it wasn't until I was in my early 30's that I discovered this powerful film, which just happens to be 100 times better than Imitation of Life, and I have been telling people about it for over 30 years!!!!

[@grammiesspirit2667]

This was a gift from a higher spirit. Excellent. Excellent. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to see it. It is so very relevant for this day and our country. I love when someone has the courage to have integrity as the author, producer, director and cast certainly had to have taken on this production during the era in which they did. Very brave people. Everyone involved.

[@thomaslucia3059]

After so many years, I finally watched this wonderful, very moving film. We have come far from those days...but I fear not far enough.

[@symphonyno.9744]

Thomas Lucia Yupp

[@enniswhalen2428]

T L - Hey, because of attitudes like yours ,things always get better!

[@terry4137]

vsells, “The chosen ones!” You mean the NWO! No thank you!

[@WatchwomanOnTheWall-zk9po]

I am up north. Here, your only road block resides in your mind. Beware of the Democrat narrative of racism. Here it is quite rare, and even those ignorant among us, keep their racism to themselves. I like what Trump said, "We all bleed red, white, and blue." I also like what the Bible says, "Love the stranger as yourself." This is a great movie which builds immovable bridges in the hearts of men.

[@shananalexander9789]

Amen

[@Kidlaw77]

I can’t believe my mother made me watch Imitation of Life instead of this. Pinky’s story of passing is so much better than Peola’s.

[@kprieto2655]

Imitation of Life is an excellent film

[@alexcampbell3032]

@Ross micheal Then you'd have to call the movie Horney coz Lena ain't so pink.

[@mj149]

My late mother and grandmother were nurses in the segregated South. They both looked like this woman with fairskin and straight hair. Many White men married mixed race women of color and l have enough relatives to prove that narrative. All this hatred between skin tones is absolutely ridiculous and l often wonder how the “Christians” on both sides will get along in Heaven 😂 😆

[@rosajohnson5212]

They are both excellent films. Perhaps, your mother didn't know about this one. Today is the first time I've ever seen it or heard of it. As a mother, however, I believe if I knew about both, I would have shown you both. Yet, if I had to make a choice, it would have been imitation of life, because it is much more impactful and in-depth about being yourself and always remembering to honor your parents and being content and proud of who you are. That being said, I think they're both, outstanding movies!

[@deeslim2]

Did you watch the one with Sara Jane so much better than the first one

[@MakingScents]

I love this movie. We are who our soul is, not the body that surrounds it! The soul is all colors!

[@titalinda9093]

Cher Kore . You describe it so beautiful, the soul is all colors.....thank you....how I wish everyone would think like that!!!

[@cynthiamckinney4276]

Cher Kore we are whatever side we identify ourselves with. Mixed people/biracial people get the best of both worlds, and get to choose whatever side they identify themselves with the most. Look at Obama. Hes both but he choice his black heritage, and rightfully so he has the right to. If he choice his white heritage it would be the same thing...

[@BronzeSista]

If he chose the white side, he wouldn't be able to live it, unless he could pass for white.

[@christinespain-stewart7115]

I agree that the soul is the same because we are made in the image of God.

[@Princessfrmalmighty]

Cher Kore amen I wish the World had our mindset

[@anwarali802]

This simple B/W movie of late nineteen forties really depicts so many pleasing moments of human bondage! It may not have place in the list of all time best movies in any criteria, but can compel anyone to watch uninterruptedly at one session.

[@sg-vp2qg]

I can't believe that in my decades of watching old films, that I have never come across this one. Thank-you.

[@alg11297]

My mother told me about this film many years ago. She probably saw it when it came out. Anyway, I don't know that I've seen Jeanne Crain in any other movie. She is very beautiful here and walks with determination. But it's terrible how she never gets to smile or laugh almost at all in this film. It was a very sad movie and the music was pretty somber. All in all, they did the best they could. Elia Kazan directed it well.

[@cathyplatt8217]

Jeanne Crain played in a movie I love with Gene Tierney I believe she was her cousin... LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN... TIERNEY IS EVIL IN THIS MOVIE...I AM AN ABSOLUTE LOVER OF OLD CLASSICS... WATCH ...ON BORROWED TIME...WITH LIONEL BARRYMORE AND IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE . I LOVE A QUOTE FROM THAT MOVIE..A BUM LIVES IN A MANSION WHEN THEY GO AWAY AND OTHER PPL COME ALSO...HE STANDS AND HOLDS HIS GLASS UP AND SAYS ....TO FRIENDS FOR TO BE HOMELESS AND WITHOUT FRIENDS IS A SERIOUS FORM OF POVERTY.....I WAS HOMELESS AFTER LIVING IN A 256,000 HOME MY HUSBAND LEFT ME AND I HAVE NO FRIENDS SO IT STUCK WITH ME.... ANYWAY..I ONLY WATCH MOVIES WITH A GOOD MESSAGE....IN BORROWED TIME IS EXCELLENT..I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WATCH FOR FREE..OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES BUT CANT FIND IT FREE.... DON'T FORGET TO WATCH....🙋

[@dianemcclure9967]

Wonderful and very touching movie. Love these old classics.

[@janerebecca6586]

wow what a radical film for the time! So brave. Amazing!

[@sharonbosarge4866]

This is my first time ever seeing this movie. I'm 62 years old, never heard of it. I enjoyed this movie, more than any movie I've seen in years!! Wonderful movie.

[@Luvyourfam4ever]

I have never seen this until today. I had never even heard about this show. Great movie.