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The Learning Tree

69 %|Aug 6, 1969|Drama, Crime

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.

Featured Crew

Gordon Parks
Director
Genevieve Young
Story Consultant
George Bau
Makeup Artist
George Hause
Sound Recordist
Robert J. Miller
Sound Mixer
Gordon Parks
Novel
Gordon Parks
Screenplay
Jimmy Lydon
Associate Producer

Cast

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Joel Fluellen
Uncle Rob
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Malcolm Atterbury
Silas Newhall
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Richard Ward
Booker Savage
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Russell Thorson
Judge Cavanaugh
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Peggy Rea
Miss McClintock
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Carol Lamond
Big Mabel
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Kevin Hagen
Doc Tim Cravens
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Lynn Hamilton
Funeral Attendee