Native Son

1951·104'

Pierre Chenal

Drama

EN - English

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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.

Cast

Richard Wright Bigger Thomas Jean Wallace Mary Dalton

Gloria Madison Bessie Mears Nicholas Joy Henry Dalton Willa Pearl Curtis Mrs. Hannah Thomas

Ruth Robert Helen Dalton Charles Cane Det. Britten

George D. Green Panama

George Rigaud Ralph Farley

Gene Michael Jan Herlone

Cecile Lezard Peggy