Characters & Themes
High Yellow (1965) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1965 · 83 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Larry Buchanan
- Starring
- Bill Thurman, Bob Brown, Annabelle Weenick, Bill McGhee, Kay Taylor, Warren Hammack
Seventeen‑year‑old Cynthia Wood, a light‑skinned Black teenager, lands a job with powerful film mogul Mr. Langley. To secure her place, she attempts to pass as white, while navigating the tangled dynamics of Langley’s household, plagued by his entitled wife and the promiscuous teenage son and daughter.
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