Take a Giant Step
From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!
1959-12-01 | 100 minutes
Plot Summary
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, Christin, who tells him her own difficult story.
Cast
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Johnny NashSpencer Scott
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Estelle HemsleyGrandmother Martin
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Ruby DeeChristine
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Frederick O'NealLem Scott
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Beah RichardsMay Scott
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Ellen HollyThe Girl in the Bar
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Paulene MyersViolet
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Royce WallaceRose Thompson
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Frances FosterPoppy
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Roy GlennMinister
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Dee PollockTony
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Bill WalkerFrank
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Bernie HamiltonBar Sharpie
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