The Crowning Experience (1960)

6.5/10 • 102 min • Drama

Overview

Inspired by the accomplishments of Mary McCleod Bethune, who made and sold so many sweet potato pies that, with her earnings, she established many schools for the under-privileged.

Cast

Muriel Smith

Emma Tremaine

Ann Buckles

Sarah Miller Spriggs

Phyllis Konstam

Mrs. Spriggs

Robert Anderson

Blaney

Joel McCrea

Prologue Narrator

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