Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

Movie 1959-12-01 1h 40m Drama
★ 5.2 / 10 · 9 votes

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.

Status
Released
Released
1959-12-01
Runtime
1h 40m
Studio
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Links
IMDb, Wikidata, Letterboxd

Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Awards 1 nominated

  • 1960 Best Film Promoting International Understanding Nominated The Diary of Anne Frank

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Director
Philip Leacock
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
Track this on DuckTrack

Sign in to add Take a Giant Step to your list, mark episodes as you watch them, and keep your history in one place.

Create account Sign in to track this

Metadata from the source database.

Comments

0 comments

No comments yet. Sign in to be the first.