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Take a Giant Step

"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.

Top 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

Overview

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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