Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers today: he stands with one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. "Almos' A Man", yet still treated like a child, he struggles for an identity. There's one thing, one symbol of manhood, Dave thinks, that could guarantee him instant respect: a gun.
Colleen Dewhurst
as Self - Series Hostess
LeVar Burton
as Dave
Madge Sinclair
as Essie
Robert DoQui
as Bob Glover
Garry Goodrow
as Mr. Hawkins
Robert Easton
as Mr. Joe
Christopher Brooks
as Field Boss
Roy Andrews
as Field Hand
Robin Reed
as Booker
