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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 1, 1959
Budget
$300K
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Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
Cast
Full credits →J
Johnny Nash
Spencer Scott
E
Estelle Hemsley
Grandmother Martin
R
Ruby Dee
Christine
F
Frederick O'Neal
Lem Scott
B
Beah Richards
May Scott
E
Ellen Holly
The Girl in the Bar
P
Paulene Myers
Violet
R
Royce Wallace
Rose Thompson
F
Frances Foster
Poppy
R
Roy Glenn
Minister
D
Dee Pollock
Tony
B
Bill Walker
Frank
B
Bernie Hamilton
Bar Sharpie
