Native Son (1951)

Name: Native Son
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951-03-02
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Richard Wright, Jean Wallace, Gloria Madison, Nicholas Joy, Willa Pearl Curtis

I didn't mean to KILL her!

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.

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Released 1951-03-02 · 104 min · Drama

Directed by Pierre Chenal

Cast

Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas
Jean Wallace as Mary Dalton
Gloria Madison as Bessie Mears
Nicholas Joy as Henry Dalton
Willa Pearl Curtis as Mrs. Hannah Thomas
Ruth Robert as Helen Dalton
Charles Cane as Det. Britten
George D. Green as Panama
George Rigaud as Ralph Farley
Gene Michael as Jan Herlone
Cecile Lezard as Peggy