Native Son

I didn't mean to KILL her!

Native Son — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 2, 1951
• Runtime
• 104 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Pierre Chenal

Native Son — Cast

Richard Wright Bigger Thomas Jean Wallace Mary Dalton

G

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

R

Ruth Robert Helen Dalton Charles Cane Det. Britten

G

George D. Green Panama