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1959

Take a Giant Step

Directed by Philip Leacock
From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!

After African-American teenager Spence Scott gets expelled from his private school for arguing with a teacher, he turns to his grandmother for advice. Spence, who lives in a genteel white area and has mostly white friends, feels like an outsider. He visits a bar in a black neighborhood, where he meets a few prostitutes, which doesn't help. Eventually, Spence starts a friendship with the housekeeper, Christine, who tells him her own difficult story.

Duration

1h 40m

Released

December 1, 1959

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5.4

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Cast15

  • Johnny Nash
  • Estelle Hemsley
  • Ruby Dee
  • Frederick O'Neal
  • Beah Richards
  • Ellen Holly
  • Paulene Myers
  • Royce Wallace
  • Frances Foster

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