I Passed for White (1960)
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox
Genres - Drama, Culture & Society |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Mar 18, 1960 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this romantic melodrama, a light-skinned black woman abandons her family to pretend that she is white. She soon marries a white wealthy man, but does not tell him the truth. Eventually the pressures caused by her deception cause her to breakdown.
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boyfriend, deception, doubt, family, love, man, marriage, passing-for-white, proposal [romantic], questioning [police interrogation], racism, romance, secrets, skin, woman
