PINKY (1949) Group of 14 photos from early film addressing racism / Ethel Waters

Description

PINKY (1949)
Group of fourteen (14) 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm.) photos, USA. Ethel Waters, Jeanne Crain, dir: Elia Kazan; Twentieth Century Fox. One photo trimmed for publication, one with printed text on verso, JUST ABOUT FINE.
This is one of a few post-WWII Hollywood films which attempted to come to grips with racism. It was compromised in various ways (including the use of a white actress as Pinky, a light-skinned African American). But it also contained distinguished performances from various Black actors, including an Oscar-nominated turn by Ethel Waters as the protagonist's mother. Waters is in eight of these photos; five feature other African American actors (including two of the legendary Nina Mae McKinney, in her first major studio film in twenty years, since the 1929 HALLELUJAH).
FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES!
FedEx Ground / Home Delivery or USPS Priority Mail, fully insured with tracking number. Shipments outside of continental US -- please contact us for price quote. All shipments are very carefully packaged with multiple layers of cardboard or within gorilla-proof mailing tubes.
RETURNS:
If you don't like an item, you can return it for any reason within fourteen days of receipt. It must come back in the same condition as it was sent. I make a full refund less the cost of shipping the item to you.
AUTHENTICATION:
My name is Walter Reuben. I have been collecting movie posters since 1978. I have been a full-time dealer since 1982. I have personally handled thousands of rare vintage posters and have sold to collectors, libraries, and museums in all parts of the world. Everything which I sell is fully researched and entirely guaranteed to be completely authentic and as described. A lifetime of experience goes behind every description of every piece which I offer.
ABOUT ME:
For further information, go to the
ABOUT ME
page.