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Drama

Take a Giant Step

From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!

5.2(9)

Released:December 1, 1959

Runtime:1h 40m

Status:Released

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.

Cast

Johnny Nash

Johnny Nash

Spencer Scott

Estelle Hemsley

Estelle Hemsley

Grandmother Martin

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Christine

Frederick O'Neal

Frederick O'Neal

Lem Scott

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

May Scott

Ellen Holly

Ellen Holly

The Girl in the Bar

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers

Violet

Royce Wallace

Royce Wallace

Rose Thompson

Frances Foster

Frances Foster

Poppy

Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn

Minister

Dee Pollock

Dee Pollock

Tony

Bill Walker

Bill Walker

Frank

Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

Bar Sharpie

Delmar Erickson

Bobby

Sherman Raskin

Alan

Storyline

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.

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