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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

Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

Bar Sharpie

Delmar Erickson

Delmar Erickson

Bobby

Sherman Raskin

Sherman Raskin

Alan

Crew

Philip Leacock

Philip Leacock

Director

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Screenplay

Louis S. Peterson

Louis S. Peterson

Theatre Play

Louis S. Peterson

Louis S. Peterson

Screenplay

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Edward Carrere

Edward Carrere

Art Direction

Oliver Emert

Oliver Emert

Set Decoration

Frank Gross

Frank Gross

Editor

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Producer

Arthur E. Arling

Arthur E. Arling

Director of Photography

Jack Marshall

Jack Marshall

Original Music Composer

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Take a Giant Step

19595.2 / 10100 min
Drama

Overview

From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!

This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.