Native Son
Drama
★ 5.5/1019511h 44mNR
Director: Pierre Chenal
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
English
Released
Mar 2, 1951
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
English
Released
Mar 2, 1951
Cast
Richard Wright
Bigger Thomas
Jean Wallace
Mary Dalton
Gloria Madison
Gloria Madison
Bessie Mears
Nicholas Joy
Henry Dalton
Willa Pearl Curtis
Mrs. Hannah Thomas
Ruth Robert
Ruth Robert
Helen Dalton
Charles Cane
Det. Britten
George D. Green
George D. Green
Panama
George Rigaud
Ralph Farley
Gene Michael
Gene Michael
Jan Herlone
Cecile Lezard
Cecile Lezard
Peggy
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