Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

1959-12-01 | 100 min

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.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Johnny Nash

Johnny Nash

Estelle Hemsley

Estelle Hemsley

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Frederick O'Neal

Frederick O'Neal

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Ellen Holly

Ellen Holly

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers

Royce Wallace

Royce Wallace

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