Take a Giant Step (1959)
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Young (19-year-old) reggae and rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Nash stars in this conventional coming-of-age story about a well-heeled, Afro-American teen trying to find his way in a white-man's world. The realities of that world hit Spencer (Nash) hard, and at first he looks for solace and comfort in the black community, especially since like most teens his age going to his parents for support or consultation is out of the question. In his search for identity and meaning, Spencer comes to see the family maid Christine (Ruby Dee) in a way he never did before, and an implied sexual relationship with this kind-hearted, older woman begins to awaken in him a different, more adult viewpoint on life and its traumas. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Johnny Nash - Spencer Scott
- Frederick O'Neal - Lem Scott
- Pauline Meyers - Violet
- Royce Wallace - Rose
- Del Erickson - Bobby
- Dee Pollock - Tony
- Ruby Dee - Christine, the Maid
- Ellen Holly - Carol
- Beah Richards - May Scott
- Frances Foster - Poppy
- Frank Killmond - Gussie
- Estelle Hemsley - Grandma
- Director(s):
- Philip Leacock
- Writer(s):
- Julius J. Epstein
- Producer(s):
- Julius J. Epstein
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