High Yellow

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High Yellow
Directed by Larry Buchanan
Written byLarry Buchanan
Based onErskine William's Diary of a Negro Maid [1]
Produced byLarry Buchanan
Starring
  • Cynthia Hull
  • Warren Hammack
  • Kay Taylor
  • Bill McGhee
  • Anne MacAdams
Distributed byThunder Pictures
Release date
  • August 4, 1965 (1965-08-04)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

High Yellow is a 1965 film written and directed by Larry Buchanan. Its story concerns a black girl who tries to pass for white. [2]

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Plot

Cynthia Wood is a 17-year-old, light-skinned black girl. She tries to pass as white after being hired by wealthy movie magnate, Mr. Langley. [3]

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References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. 1997. p. 478. ISBN   9780520209701.
  2. High Yellow at TCMDB
  3. High Yellow at Letterboxd