The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
Release: 1969-08-06
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 6.7
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Winger
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
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Cast
Richard Ward
as Booker Savage
Kevin Hagen
as Doc Tim Cravens
S. Pearl Sharp
as Prissy
Joel Fluellen
as Uncle Rob
Russell Thorson
as Judge Cavanaugh
Dana Elcar
as Kirky
Estelle Evans
as Sarah
Peggy Rea
as Miss McClintock
George Mitchell
as Jake Kiner
Hope Summers
as Mrs. Kiner
Jon Lormer
as McCormack
Steven Perry
as Jappy
Don Dubbins
as Harley Davis, Defense Attorney
Zooey Hall
as Chauncey Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Lynn Hamilton
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
as Silas Newhall
Carole Lamond
as Big Mabel
Dub Taylor
as Spikey
