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Auction History Result 3z690 PINKY 1sh '49 Elia Kazan directed, Jeanne Crain, classic half-white/half-black image! Date Sold 1/7/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 25 1/4" x 40" [64 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Pinky, the 1949 Elia Kazan interracial romantic melodrama ("Does he know... Does he know... Does He Know..."; "...and Pinky knew that she was trapped... That her whole life had led up to this..."; "The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly, desperately in love"; "One loved her... One warned her... One taunted her..."; "This year... the picture is 'Pinky'"; "...she passed for white!"; "The best film of the year is Pinky"; "Based on a novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner"; "Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck"; about a light-skinned black African American girl who passes for white, and the complications that ensue; 20th Century Fox massively diluted the power of the story by casting a white actress in the lead role, and they were obviously scared of the subject matter, for the posters only make reference to it in an oblique way) starring Jeanne Crain (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson), Ethel Barrymore (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Ethel Waters (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), William Lundigan, Griff Barnett, and Frederick O'Neal (in his debut role). Note that John Ford directed a short amount of this film before being replaced by Elia Kazan, who claims to have re-shot all of Ford's material. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that the one-sheet for this movie has a striking (and unusual) image with a diagonal line running down the center of Jeanne Crain's face, obviously intending to convey the idea that she is trapped halfway between the "white" world and the "black" world. Condition: poor to fair. The poster is in much lesser condition. There is light rippling and discoloration throughout the poster from exposure to moisture. There are several defects scattered along the edges and foldlines/crossfolds and there are several significant areas of foldline and/or crossfold separation. Many of the defects have been repaired with tape from the back that may bleed through to the front. The poster was trimmed around the edges. There is MUCH paper loss in some foldlines. The poster is very fragile and somewhat difficult to handle. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid and please do not bid unless you can accept the defects described above, or you are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades 
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