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Native Son

"I didn't mean to KILL her!"

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NR 1951 · 1h 44m
Drama
Starring Richard Wright · Jean Wallace · Nicholas Joy
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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.

Theatrical
Jun 16, 1951
Director
Pierre Chenal
Writer
Pierre Chenal
Producer
Jaime Prades
Music
Juan Ehlert
Studio
Argentina Sono Film
Keywords
based on novel or book chauffeur accidental killing
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Cast

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R
Richard Wright
Bigger Thomas
J
Jean Wallace
Mary Dalton
N
Nicholas Joy
Henry Dalton
W
Willa Pearl Curtis
Mrs. Hannah Thomas
C
Charles Cane
Det. Britten
G
George Rigaud
Ralph Farley
C
Cecile Lezard
Peggy

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