Mel Ferrer, who plays a racist in this movie, also played a light skinned black man in "In Lost Boundaries" (1949) who, along with the rest of his family, are passing for white. Casting white actors, in such roles, was the norm during the thirties, forties and fifties, but it's still ironic.
TAG LINE: True genius is a beautiful thing, but ignorance is ugly to the bone.
I remember an interview with Lena Horne where she was explaining how excited she was when she heard they were making a film version of Pinky in the 50s, about a light-skinned African American woman who passes for white. She thought was perfect for the role, and it could have been a breakthrough for her. Then they gave the part to Jeanne Crane.
shareThere's more irony, Inger Stevens married a black man 2 years after this film was released.
Due to "the way things were", the marriage was kept a secret.
There's more irony, Inger Stevens married a black man 2 years after this film was released.
Due to "the way things were", the marriage was kept a secret.