Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

1959
1h 40m
4.9

4.9/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!"

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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Status: Released

Budget: $300,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

high school loss of virginity coming of age racism maid older woman younger man relationship sexual awakening running away barflies expelled from school angry young man grandmother grandson relationship cruel reality young black kid black family fake friends

Quick Facts

Release Date December 1, 1959
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0053331

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

Key Crew

Philip Leacock
Director
Louis S. Peterson
Screenplay
Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay
Julius J. Epstein
Producer