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The Learning Tree (1969) A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor

The Learning Tree (1969)

A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.

Cast:
Newt: Kyle Johnson
Marcus: Alex Clarke
Sarah: Estelle Evans
Kirky: Dana Elcar
Arcella: Mira Waters
Uncle Rob: Joel Fluellen
Silas Newhall: Malcolm Atterbury
Booker Savage: Richard Ward
Judge Cavanaugh: Russell Thorson
Miss McClintock: Peggy Rea
Big Mabel: Carole Lamond
Doc Tim Cravens: Kevin Hagen
Chappie Logan: Jimmy Rushing
Spikey: Dub Taylor
Jack Winger: Felix Nelson
Jake Kiner: George Mitchell
Prissy: S. Pearl Sharp
Jappy: Steven Perry
Harley Davis, Defense Attorney: Don Dubbins
McCormack: Jon Lormer
Mr. Hall: Morgan Sterne
Pastor Broadnap: Thomas Anderson
Pete Winger: Phillip Roye
Mrs. Kiner: Hope Summers
Seansy: Carter Vinnegar
Skunk: Bobby Goss
Chauncey Cavanaugh: Zooey Hall
Funeral Attendee: Lynn Hamilton
Cap'n Tuck: Alfred Jones
Farm Boy: Tony Teebo

Written by: Gordon Parks, Genevieve Young

Director: Gordon Parks

Production: Winger, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

Release date: 13 Mar 1970
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