Film still from Pinky: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white film still from the film Pinky. The image depicts a scene of a police officer standing next to a woman who has hiked up her dress to reveal a small dagger. On the other side of the frame stands another man and a woman, both looking at the officer and first woman. All four stand in front of a fence, with trees visible in the background. Beneath the image is printed a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp. on the left and a copyright notice [Copyright 1948 - 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.] along with [49/607]. At the bottom center is the cast and credit information: [Darryl F. Zanuck presents "PINKY" starring JEANNE CRAIN, / ETHEL BARRYMORE, ETHEL WATERS, WILLIAM LUNDIGAN / Produced by DARRYL F. ZANUCK, Directed by ELIA KAZAN / Printed in U.S.A.].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1949
• Created by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
• Distributed by: National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
• Subject of: Darryl F. Zanuck, American, 1902 - 1979
• Subject of: Jeanne Crain, American, 1925 - 2003
• Subject of: Ethel Barrymore, American, 1879 - 1959
• Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977
• Subject of: William Lundigan, American, 1914 - 1975
• Subject of: Elia Kazan, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: film stills
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. (20.6 × 26 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (17.1 × 23.8 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Race films
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Segregation
• Object number: 2013.118.172.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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