Take a Giant Step (1959)

Take a Giant Step (1959)

From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar! 1959-12-01 United States of America 100 Min. PG-13
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Overview

This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.

Cast

Johnny Nash is Spencer Scott
Spencer Scott
Estelle Hemsley is Grandmother Martin
Grandmother Martin
Ruby Dee is Christine
Christine
Frederick O'Neal is Lem Scott
Lem Scott
Beah Richards is May Scott
May Scott
Ellen Holly is The Girl in the Bar
The Girl in the Bar
Paulene Myers is Violet
Violet
Royce Wallace is Rose Thompson
Rose Thompson
Frances Foster is Poppy
Poppy
Roy Glenn is Minister
Minister
Dee Pollock is Tony
Tony
Bill Walker is Frank
Frank

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