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