Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

1959 · 1h 40m

3Noms

Directed by Philip Leacock

Synopsis

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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Details

Released
1 December 1959
Runtime
1h 40m
Director
Philip Leacock
Writers
Louis S. Peterson, Julius J. Epstein
Budget
$300,000
Countries
United States of America
Languages
English
Production
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions

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