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Take a Giant Step (1959)
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100 min | Drama

Take a Giant Step (1959)

Approved

100 min | Drama

A black high school senior struggles with becoming a man, and living in a middle class white neighborhood in the late 1950s U.S. In protest of the paternalistic views of the Civil War emphasized in his history class, he storms out and gets...See moreA black high school senior struggles with becoming a man, and living in a middle class white neighborhood in the late 1950s U.S. In protest of the paternalistic views of the Civil War emphasized in his history class, he storms out and gets caught smoking a cigar in the boys' room. Spence's crush on a white classmate goes nowhere because of her father's attitude toward blacks. His outspoken grandmother seems the only one who understands his angry growing pains, at the early stages of the U.S.'s Civil Rights Era. Written by David Stevens See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Johnny Nash Spence Scott Spence Scott See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Estelle Hemsley Gram Martin Gram Martin See fewer	The Leech Woman (1960)
Ruby Dee Christine Christine See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Frederick O'Neal Lem Scott Lem Scott See fewer	Pinky (1949)
Beah Richards May Scott May Scott See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Ellen Holly The Girl in the Bar The Girl in the Bar See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Paulene Myers Violet (as Pauline Meyers) Violet (as Pauline Meyers) See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Frances Foster Poppy Poppy See fewer	Clockers (1995)
Royce Wallace Rose Thompson Rose Thompson See fewer	Immediate Family (1989)
Sherman Raskin Alan Alan See fewer	The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Frank Killmond Gussie Gussie See fewer	Anatomy of a Psycho (1961)
Joe Sonessa Johnny (as Joseph Sonessa) Johnny (as Joseph Sonessa) See fewer	Peter Gunn (1958)
Del Erickson Bobby (as Dell Erickson) Bobby (as Dell Erickson) See fewer	Hot Rod Girl (1956)
Dee Pollock Tony (as Dee Pollack) Tony (as Dee Pollack) See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Bill Walker Frank (as William 'Bill' Walker) Frank (as William 'Bill' Walker) See fewer	Big Jake (1971)
Lester Dorr High School Janitor (uncredited) High School Janitor (uncredited) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Roy Glenn Minister at Gram's Funeral (uncredited) Minister at Gram's Funeral (uncredited) See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Bernie Hamilton Sharpie in Bar (uncredited) Sharpie in Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Bucktown (1975)
Smoki Whitfield Bartender in Strip Club (uncredited) Bartender in Strip Club (uncredited) See fewer	Bomba: The Jungle Boy (1949)