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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.
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- Drama
- Fred M. Wilcox
- 1960-03-18
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"...
- 92 min
- 1.7M
- Reelblack One
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...
- 2 min
- 23.8K
- CSTONEUK
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.
- Fred M. Wilcox, Herb Mendelson, Harry Slott
- Sonya Wilde
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.
- Drama
