Heartfelt drama casts Dorothy Dandridge as a fourth-grade schoolteacher in the Deep South trying to reach out to a problem student (Philip Hepburn) as he continually retreats into bravado and indifference. Rare predominantly African-American-casted effort out of old Hollywood offers Harry Belafonte in his screen debut as the principal; Barbara Randolph co-stars. 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

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Category:: Drama
Director:: Gerald Mayer
Rated:: NR
Color:: Black & White
Format:: DVD-R Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:: No; Cast: Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Barbara Ann Sanders, Robert Horton, Madie Norman, Renee Beard, Howard McNeely, Robert McNeely, Patti Marie Ellis, Joy Jackson, Fred Moultrie, James Moultrie, Carolyn Ann Jackson, William Walker, Willa Pearl Curtis, Clifford Jackson, Theron Jackson, James Ellis Smith, Patricia Hoddison, Janet Heard, Moneta Peters, Vivian Dandridge, Libby Taylor, Louise Franklin, Jeni LeGon, Marion Darlington

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