High Yellow
Cynthia Wood, a light-skinned 17-year-old girl, tries to pass as white after getting hired by wealthy movie magnate Mr. Langley, who has problems with his spoiled wife and promiscuous teenage daughter and son.
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"This film begins with a light-skinned black teenager by the name of "Cynthia Wood" (Cynthia Hull) being greeted at the bus station by a chauffeur named "Joseph" (Bill McGhee) who is there to take her to her new place of employment as a maid working for an extremely rich family. Once there, she immediately discovers that the family she now works for has its share of problems with both the head of the household "Mr. Langley" (Bob Brown) and his wife "Mrs. Langley" (Annabelle Weenick) acting both rude and arrogant to her as soon as she is introduced. Also l..."
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Also known as 'High Yeller', which is the slang for 'yellow'. Someone being called 'high yeller'--which means being very fair-complexioned or light-skinned (Black)--did not take it as a compliment, as the name-caller usually mean it in a derogatory way. Those spoken about were looked on as (somehow) being a 'discredit' to 'their race', in spite of having absolutely no control over their skin's color.
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Cynthia Wood, a light-skinned 17-year-old girl, tries to pass as white after getting hired by wealthy movie magnate Mr. Langley, who has problems with his spoiled wife and promiscuous teenage daughter and son.