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Take a Giant Step

1959 · 100 min · Drama

From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!

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.

Writers
Louis S. Peterson, Julius J. Epstein
Released
December 1, 1959
Language
English
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