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Native Son (1951)

5.5 | Mar 02, 1951 (US) | Drama | 01:44

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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Director, Screenplay
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Original Music Composer
Costume Design
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Cast

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