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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1959-12-01
- video_camera_front Companies Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
- timer Runtime: 100 Mins
- star Rating: 5.2 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0053331
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Johnny Nash
Spencer Scott

Estelle Hemsley
Grandmother Martin

Ruby Dee
Christine

Frederick O'Neal
Lem Scott

Beah Richards
May Scott

Ellen Holly
The Girl in the Bar

Paulene Myers
Violet

Royce Wallace
Rose Thompson

Frances Foster
Poppy

Roy Glenn
Minister

Dee Pollock
Tony

Bill Walker
Frank

Bernie Hamilton
Bar Sharpie

Delmar Erickson
Bobby

Sherman Raskin
Alan
groups Crew

Philip Leacock
Director

Louis S. Peterson
Screenplay

Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay

Louis S. Peterson
Theatre Play

Julius J. Epstein
Producer

Jack Marshall
Original Music Composer

Arthur E. Arling
Director of Photography

Frank Gross
Editor

Edward Carrere
Art Direction

Oliver Emert
Set Decoration

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
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