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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Drama
Release:
December 1959
Production:
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
Cast:
Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee, Frederick O'Neal, Beah Richards, Ellen Holly, Paulene Myers, Royce Wallace, Frances Foster, Roy Glenn, Dee Pollock, Bill Walker, Bernie Hamilton, Delmar Erickson, Sherman Raskin
Tags:
high school, loss of virginity, coming of age, racism, maid, older woman younger man relationship, sexual awakening, running away, barflies, expelled from school, angry young man, grandmother grandson relationship, cruel reality, young black kid, black family, fake friends
