The Learning Tree (1969)

The Learning Tree
4.3
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 107 min
  • Premiere: 6th of August 1969

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.

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Cast

Dub Taylor
as Spikey
Steven Perry
as Jappy
Dana Elcar
as Kirky
Peggy Rea
as Miss McClintock
Don Dubbins
as Harley Davis, Defense Attorney
Jon Lormer
as McCormack
Kevin Hagen
as Doc Tim Cravens
Malcolm Atterbury
as Silas Newhall
Lynn Hamilton
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Zooey Hall
as Chauncey Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Hope Summers
as Mrs. Kiner
Russell Thorson
as Judge Cavanaugh
Joel Fluellen
as Uncle Rob
George Mitchell
as Jake Kiner
Richard Ward
as Booker Savage
Estelle Evans
as Sarah
S. Pearl Sharp
as Prissy

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