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Bernice Lee (Sonya Wilde) is a young woman of mixed African and European ancestry, living in Chicago with her family, and she is mistaken for a fully white woman by a white man, who tries to hit on her repeatedly. Her brother, more obviously of mixed heritage, fights off the man.
I Passed for White: Directed by Fred M. Wilcox. With Sonya Wilde, James Franciscus, Patricia Michon, Elizabeth Council. A young girl meets and marries the man of her dreams--only she hasn't told him that she is half-black, and he and his rich family and friends are white.
Sep 28, 2019 · I Passed for White is a 1960 film directed and adapted for the screen by Fred M. Wilcox from a novel of the same name by Reba Lee "as told to"...
Nov 26, 2012 · Synopsis: A beautiful young woman meets and marries the man of her dreams-only she hasn't told him that she is half-black, and he and his rich family and...
The next day, Bernice talks to her grandmother about the incident and about school, where she has been snubbed by both white and black students after a white girl, whom she thought was her friend, told everyone she was passing for white.
A light-skinned black woman passing for white in 1960s New York has doubts about marrying a wealthy white man.
Watch I Passed for White with a subscription on Prime Video. A light-skinned black woman has nagging doubts about a marriage proposal by a wealthy white man.
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