What is the duration of Native Son?

The duration of Native Son is 111 mins.

What is the original language of Native Son?

The original language of Native Son is English.

Who directed Native Son?

Native Son was directed by Jerrold Freedman.

Which studio made Native Son?

Native Son was produced by American Playhouse.

What is the total box office for Native Son?

The total box office for Native Son is $1301121.

Native Son 1986

Q: Does Native Son have end credit scenes?

Native Son does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Box Office

$1.3M

Runtime

111 mins

Language

English

A young Black man working as a chauffeur for a white family in 1940s Chicago inadvertently kills the couple’s teenage daughter. As he attempts to hide the crime, the incident spirals into a shocking scandal that exposes racial tensions and brings the community’s conscience into question.

American Playhouse

Studio

Jerrold Freedman

Director

Does Native Son have end credit scenes?

No!

Native Son does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Native Son

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David Rasche

Buckley

Geraldine Page

Peggy

Carroll Baker

Mrs. Dalton

Ving Rhames

Jack

Oprah Winfrey

Mrs. Thomas

Matt Dillon

Jan

Lane Smith

Britton

Elizabeth McGovern

Mary Dalton

Art Evans

Doc

Willard E. Pugh

Gus

Chuck Hicks

White Man #4

John Karlen

Max

John McMartin

Mr. Dalton

George D. Wallace

Judge

Akosua Busia

Bessie

Victor Love

Bigger Thomas

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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for Native Son

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Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Bigger Thomas, Victor Love, an African American man living in an impoverished neighborhood, takes a job as a chauffeur for a prosperous white family who live in the suburbs of a major city. The money he earns will help supplement his mother’s income. As a chauffeur, he is directed by the father of the family to drive Mary Dalton, Elizabeth McGovern, to the university, but Mary decides to pick up her Socialist boyfriend, Jan, Matt Dillon, and to spend the time drinking and partying.

Together with the couple, Bigger accompanies them into a Black neighborhood with Ernie’s, a Black nightclub, for entertainment.

On the way home, Mary becomes inebriated and Bigger must get her to her bedroom without being detected. Mary’s mother, Mrs. Dalton, Carroll Baker, who is blind, enters the room and Bigger panics at the thought of being caught with a white woman. He accidentally kills Mary by placing a pillow over her head to keep her quiet. Still frightened, Bigger disposes of the body in the furnace, possibly because he fears he would not get a fair trial for the death of a white woman. Meanwhile, Jan is wanted by the police for Mary’s murder, and Bigger plays a role in the accusations against him. Mr. Dalton, John McMartin, the family patriarch, looms in the background as the social barrier that shapes Bigger’s choices.

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Buick

1937

Limited

Ford

1929

Model A

unknown

Native Son Themes and Keywords

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