Native Son

“I didn't mean to KILL her!”

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.

Director

Pierre Chenal

Screenplay

Pierre Chenal

Novela

Richard Wright

Music

Juan Ehlert

Status

Released

Release date

02/03/1951

Original language

English