Take a Giant Step (1959)
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.
Director:
Philip Leacock
Writers:
Julius J. Epstein, Louis S. Peterson.
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Johnny Nash as Spencer Scott |
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Estelle Hemsley as Grandmother Martin |
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Ruby Dee as Christine |
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Frederick O'Neal as Lem Scott |
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Beah Richards as May Scott |
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Ellen Holly as The Girl in the Bar |
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Paulene Myers as Violet |
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Royce Wallace as Rose Thompson |
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Frances Foster as Poppy |
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Roy Glenn as Minister |
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Dee Pollock as Tony |
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Bill Walker as Frank |
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Bernie Hamilton as Bar Sharpie |
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Delmar Erickson as Bobby |
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Sherman Raskin as Alan |
| Directing | Philip Leacock | Director |
| Writing | Julius J. Epstein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Louis S. Peterson | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Louis S. Peterson | Screenplay |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Edward Carrere | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Frank Gross | Editor |
| Production | Julius J. Epstein | Producer |
| Camera | Arthur E. Arling | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jack Marshall | Original Music Composer |
