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Film still from Pinky

1949

United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.].

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Catalog reference: 2013.118.172.1

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