I Passed for White (1960)

Directed by

Fred M. Wilcox

Genre

romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A light-skinned Black woman decides to pass as white to marry a wealthy white man. She must navigate the lies and fear of being discovered as she builds a new life.

melodramatictensepoignantromanticsoapydatedemotionally charged

What happens

I Passed for White is a 1960 American drama film directed and adapted for the screen by Fred M. Wilcox from a novel of the same title by "Reba Lee, as told to" Mary Hastings Bradley. The film stars Sonya Wilde and James Franciscus and features Jimmy Lydon, Patricia Michon, and Isabel Cooley. It was released by Allied Artists on March 18, 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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