Sonya Wilde

James Franciscus

Patricia Michon

Elizabeth Council

Griffin Crafts

Isabel Cooley

Jimmy Lydon

Thomas Browne Henry

Max Mellinger

Phyllis Cole

Calvin Jackson

Lon Ballantyne

Temple Hatton

Freita Shaw

Edmund Hashim

Ray Kellogg

Maila Nurmi

Kenner G. Kemp

Steve Carruthers

Patricia Knox

John Williams

Fred M. Wilcox

Mary Hastings Bradley

Reba Lee

Claire Cramer

Earl Schwarz

Harry Lewis

Drama

I Passed for White

Fred M. Wilcox Enterprises Inc.

United States of America

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"Bernice" (Sonya Wilde) falls in love with, and marries, the well-to-do "Rick" (James Franciscus) and she soon becomes pregnant. Thing is, though, she has one hell of a secret. His entirely white family do not know that she is, well, not... His mother (Elizabeth Council) begins to suspect something is afoot when "Bernice" can't provide her family at the impending birth and, indeed, the only evidence of her mother's existence comes from a photograph that is less than convincing. As is always the case, the web of lies becomes more and more complicated and harder for her to plausibly sustain - especially when the baby arrives and her curious reactions seriously test her relationship with her husband. My problem with this is the underpinning story is really rather weak and the issues it presents us with are all enveloped in scenarios that are a bit contrived. Neither leading actor here really brings much to the party - in fact, it's really only Council who, briefly, engages. The contentious subject matter was clearly all that was on anyone's mind here - the production and delivery of that potentially potent analysis of racism and bigotry is, however, completely lacklustre and this really smacks of a mid-budget television movie.

English

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