Native Son (1951)

  • NR
  • 06/16/1951 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

I didn't mean to KILL her!

Overview

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.

Pierre Chenal

Director, Screenplay

Richard Wright

Novel

Cast

Richard Wright's headshot

Richard Wright

Bigger Thomas
Jean Wallace's headshot

Jean Wallace

Mary Dalton
Gloria Madison's headshot

Gloria Madison

Bessie Mears
Nicholas Joy's headshot

Nicholas Joy

Henry Dalton
Willa Pearl Curtis's headshot

Willa Pearl Curtis

Mrs. Hannah Thomas
Ruth Robert's headshot

Ruth Robert

Helen Dalton
Charles Cane's headshot

Charles Cane

Det. Britten
George D. Green's headshot

George D. Green

Panama

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