High Yellow
{{For|the ethonym|high yellow}}
{{For|the 1932 ballet|High Yellow (ballet)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = High Yellow
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| director = Larry Buchanan
| producer = Larry Buchanan
| writer = Larry Buchanan
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| based_on = Erskine William's Diary of a Negro Maid{{cite book|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1k1RsGvFwwC&pg=PA478|year=1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520209701|page=478}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Cynthia Hull
- Warren Hammack
- Kay Taylor
- Bill McGhee
- Anne MacAdams}}
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| distributor = Thunder Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1965|08|04}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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High Yellow is a 1965 film written and directed by Larry Buchanan. Its story concerns a black girl who tries to pass for white.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/563902/high-yellow High Yellow] at TCMDB
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.[https://letterboxd.com/film/high-yellow/ High Yellow] at [https://letterboxd.com/ Letterboxd]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0059270}}
{{Larry Buchanan}}
Category:Films directed by Larry Buchanan
Category:1960s English-language films
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