Take a Giant Step 1959

Overview

Topic: Film "Take a Giant Step" (1959).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraints:
Write ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Use only provided facts.
Title: Take a Giant Step.
Year: 1959.
Genre: American coming-of-age drama film.
Director: Philip Leacock.
Main Character: Spence Scott (African-American teenager).
Plot Points:
Spence is expelled from private school for arguing with a teacher.
He turns to his grandmother for advice.
He lives in a genteel white area and has mostly white friends.
He feels like an outsider.
The plot concerns a black teenager living in a predominantly white environment facing realities of racism.
He visits a bar in a black neighborhood and meets prostitutes.
He starts a friendship with a housekeeper named Christine, who shares her difficult story.
Runtime: 1h 40m.
Release Date: 12/01/1959 (US).
Sentence 1 (No spoilers): Take a