I Passed For White (1960) 

Who else is watching this in 2020? Idk how this even came up in my recommendation

Why didn't she just tell him... and how in the world did I end up watching this?🤣🤣

The irony.... a black-and-white film about color.

Wow! I have no idea how I ended up watching the entire movie at 4 am. I am European and I have a daughter that is half black, and I can tell you that I have dealt with this kind of narrow minded thinking ever since she was born. My daughter was thought to be proud of her European and black heritage and to always remember she is a perfect creation made out of true love! We just lost her dad and I can tell you the pain is unbearable but looking at her I am reminded of his incredible love and how blessed I was to know him and be honored to be able to bring a beautiful daughter into the world! Love is blind in our most vulnerable times!!

I love black and white movies 🍿 I love the way they use to dress back then!! ♥️

"THE BABY, IS IT BLACK?" *camera pans to husband in the corner* Yall I SCREAMED!!! The anxiety this movie gave me is insane lmao

WHO ELSE HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS MOVIE EVER EXISTED , OR WHY IN THE HELL YOU CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT ???....

Who else is watching this in 2024 ? Well that's the reality of life all around the world. 😐

She forgot that she was passing when she got on that dance 💃 floor sis even waved to the brother's 😂😂

Him while she drinks the martini "go ahead. That's right." Me: my creep senses are tingling.

Back when friends could keep a secret

I’m 83 and remember this when it first came out. There was so much prejudice back then, it was more than just controversial it was taboo. We’ve come a long way. Martin Luther King died opening our eyes, may he RIP!

at this point idk what my recommended does anymore..

What I found puzzling was that her husband had a fit about the maid putting her hands on lyla finding that so offensive but the same hands were cooking the food that went in his stomach😨

i saw a preview for this movie in a theater in Fort Wayne back in 1960, but the theater never showed the movie. Now i can see it, 59 years later. Thank you.

I knew her dancing would give her true identity away! 🤦‍♀️ lol 😂

She was getting away with the lies... until she started doing the Wakanda dance ! 😂Her blackness came out by accident 🤣

Oooo Bertha, with that Grade A shade- "You sure have pretty hair Ms. Lyla, so dark and so straight"

Someone asked "Why didn't she tell him?!?!?!" OMG. Time for an American History lesson.

It’s amazing that the main theme of all of these “passing” movies is “be who you are” and “stay in your lane” as opposed to don’t discriminate and marginalize others!

Sally was a true homie! She kept the girl code strong. Bertha, the maid, knew right off what time it was the minute she saw Lila.

They crack me up how their dramatic cries always sounded the same, then they would either throw themselves into the arms of the man or onto a chair or bed. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I don’t know what i’m more confused about....how the heck this came on my recommended or why I’m sitting here over an hour in.........

I wouldn’t of had enough guts. That’s dangerous business back in those days.

Her friend is a real one, forming the fake relatives list, routing bridal gifts, and Western Union 'our regrets' telegrams lol

The black skin is not a badge of shame but a glorious symbol of national greatness. Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Im black African and I'm proud. Thanks my ancestors Garvey.

"Honey, why do you have little bottles of hot sauce in your purse?" 😂

B's final dance scene I cried watching her go from the tango to an outright flying Flintstone bird dance🤣🤣😂😂💥💖🤣🤣🤣🤣

Me when clicking: "I'll watch the first 5 minutes" Me an hour and a half later: "Wow, I really watched the whole thing"

Home girl should’ve just said she a whole orphan 😭 these lies getting me anxious

That Sally was the real MVP. Now that's a friend.

❤ who's watching in 2024 ?

The mother was nosey AF. 😭 On another note, I can't believe I ended up watching the full thing. I was ALL IN too. 😂

I don’t know which is more entertaining, the movie or these comments. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

The housekeeper clocked her immediately.

Who else is watching this in 2023!?!? Omg!! I watched the entire movie at like 2am!!!

That maid looked at her like "mmmhmmm, you ain't slick..."

Everybody’s saying Sally was a true friend. Can Bertha get a shoutout though?!

Nobody: RU-vid: I passed as white Me : Do tell RU-vid do tell!

This sort of stuff actually happened 😳! My mother's side of the family passes for white. Their lineage is traced back to slave owners and real American Indians. I love them all...we r very close. I'm brown skin bc of my Father's Father's side. My parents r 82 yrs young now and I'm almost 60 now. They grew up in Southern Virginia. They farmed, picked cotton and chopped peanuts growing up. I used to love hearing how my Mom and Aunt (when they were teens) would go to the corner store and sit at the counter and purchase chips and candy and some times the occasional sandwiches for their brothers, cousins and friends who waited around the back of the store. (Their brothers were slightly darker bc of the sun, as they helped work their family's farm). My grandfather on my Father's side was a very dark skinned man...bc of his skin tone, I've always loved black men, not brown skinned, but black! Grandfather's lineage is traced back to slave owners. Lot's of white and mixed relatives! Unfortunately, my white relatives on my Father's side, were not accepting then, and they r no closer now! When I go to Virginia to visit, I make it my business to pop up at the white family owned business and walk around and walk around, strike up a conversation and tell them who I am and watch them die inside, just a little more! Hilarious!!! Our family tree is just AWESOME. We r truly a diverse people, on both sides. The best part of my adult life, as a brown skinned black woman, has been attending my family reunions, meeting my relatives and the photos we share afterwards! All of my People, related or not, r simply BEAUTIFUL!!! We r a GREAT and WONDERFUL people ❤!!! We've struggled as a people, but God HAS NOT FAILED US!! We r smart! We r educated! We r resourceful! We r patient! We know God WILL take care of each and every one of us, if we just wait!

Anyone else watching during Covid-19?

This whole movie made me anxious af I could never keep up that lie

How would they know who’s white and black when everything’s gray

I’m 77 years old and I remember these days. I cried then and my heart hurts so. The injustices that still exist on many fronts must grieve our Lord. He died on Calvary and some day this will happen.

I don’t think anyone planned on watching this movie all the way 😂

I literally woke up and watched this whole thing. Now I’m late getting to work lol

I think the saddest part was her husband punching her brother and she didn’t/couldn’t do a thing to stop it

Man this a great movie. I love how when she started dancing too good them white folks was like now u wait a MINUTE

I wanted her to tell her husband so bad..oh well. She should've told the truth the minute he touched her brother tf. Family first.

The maid, Bertha, was beautiful.

I clicked on this just see what it was about and ended up watching the whole thing.

This appeared in my recommendations and I'm captivated by the fashion, tone, and way they speak. So elegant and classy. Im feeling nostalgic as if I was born during this period.

"I dont know what he THINKS but he dont KNOW nothing!" Whew Chile! The shaaaade! Bertha (The Maid) was the real mvp. She had her back cuz shes tired of being the only person of color. She played herself on the dance floor though! All that pelvic thrusting...no maam. That was the original twerking. I really enjoyed this film.

Great movie. Watching for the first time in 2019. I need 5 amazing friends to chill with and dress like the 1960s. So elegant, feminine and beautiful. 😍

Damn! I planned on watching just 5 minutes....I stopped watching at the end of the movie.

I felt so sorry for Lila having to make up stories about her family. This is a good movie.

Would've been funny to see her hair turn into an afro in that rain scene..lmaao

... When the comments are just as good as the movie. 😂

I can’t believe she went through all that for a man like Rick. It’s not worth it, sis!

Sally was such a good friend.

I loved the fact that the black guy fought back and didn't back down like a coward.

I clicked on this...wasnt planning to watch the whole thing, but I did! I liked it alot.

Bertha's face said it ALL!! No matter how light, bright... damned near white...we ALWAYS seem to know "our own".👍🏼

I wish they still make Movies like this this is too good !

The maid is pretty.

Really hate how he blames her for all his friends wanting to dance with her. She "made them do it". Men are never responsible for their own actions

Moral of the story- always speak the truth. Telling lies after lies only made her unhappy. She was happier living her truth.

The anxiety as she dug herself deeper and deeper

Whew keeping up with that lie was stressful on ME. Lmao

Clearly her black side made her love dance lmao To much seasoning in her dancing.

I'm a white black person and I really needed to watch this. Very few experience what it is like to be rejected by both sides of your biracial identity just because you have light skin but to be different looking enough to be labeled as "not us" from both sides. Thank you for posting

"Your wife is quite the dancer." lol

The maid is beautiful!

This movie is as much about sexism as racism -- a woman giving up her identity to fit herself into the institution of marriage.

The white guy that married Lila in this movie was thirsty as hell!

Coming from a mixed race/Creole bloodline here in Southern Louisiana ⚜️ I truly enjoyed this movie 🖤

I felt so bad for her brother! She didn’t even have the decency to say hello to him or even stick up for him when he was attacked. She’s a coward

Sally was the realest in the whole movie

The maid was like Don't tell him nothing! You could tell that she knew!

I almost Screamed😲when she said _"Is the Baby Black!"_ I nearly died.

His mother knew she was lying but couldn’t but her finger on it

This movie gave me so much anxiety. When she yelled out asking if the baby was black & the camera zoomed in on Rick, Lawd I wanted to slap her. That's why she didn't want those sedatives.

I'm glad she went home to her family.

Bertha and Sally were the example of true friends

If Bertha could tell her side of the story. "Chileeeeee, this black girl pretending to be white AND she done got married to a white man!!!" 🤣🤣🤣

he was a racist along with his parents. He would have been furious with her if she shared her heritage. This was before the Lovings.

I’m 71 years old and this movie really takes me back. I was 12 when it came out in 1960. I recall other movies like it in the 60s that, surprisingly, my mother allowed me to see, like “Imitation of Life” and “Pinky.” All were tragedies with the same predictable storyline.

Some people are still passing!

RU-vid's random recommendation coming in for the win! Great movie

Was anyone else thinking she better get up out that rain before that press & curl turns!

Berths knew from jump what the deal was. And ooohhhhh the shade, "You have such lovely hair, so dark and straight". Lol

Even as a casual observer, 60-years later, this charade was quite stressful.

I don't know how I ended up watching this entire film but chiiiiiiillllld the stress of it all! That poor baby didn't stand a chance. I couldn't imagine always being on edge and continually having to make up lies. He wouldn't have accepted her he clearly didn't like black people at all except for the maid. She showed her hand when she got out there and did her jig a little too hard!😂😂😂 That friend though! She's the real MVP!

why does sis forget she’s white when she’s dancing 😂

Her boss was looking thirsty.

This movie was stressful 😭😭. If I was going to pass I would just tell everyone I was orphaned and don't know my family.

soon as bertha seen her she knew the deal that's crazy we can spot our own so easily in reality she gave her that look like mhmm sis i know what you trying to pull 👀👀

She wasn’t alarmed that that man basically hunted her down and called ever hotel in town to find her? Creepy

"But the baby is he black?!" *awkwaaaarrrdddd*

She came from my hometown, Richmond, Virginia. There were many ,men and women that left the South to start over as whites, or "pass." It was a goal to get a better life, but what they lost was contacts with their families, fear of their own children "not passing" when born, and just living a lie. I think they also lost who they were, if they ever knew. But that lie was created because they really didn't do it with malice: it was more out of upward mobility and finding a better place because they wanted better. We can't really judge these men and women - they were survivors of a bad time period. I think what we can learn from this is we can accept people for their character and their individualism, not their race. I watched this and it was pretty much what I have seen and heard in literature (Joe Christmas, by Faulkner, never "passed" but he never knew what he "was"). Just a wow in the 21st century to watch this tonight! The best friend in the movie was a good person. Imitation of Life is an old movie that is better than this one. By the way, Bertha was great too. I think Bea made the right decision at the end to be true to herself and go home.