The Secret Path (1999)

7.5/10 • 98 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.

Cast

Della Reese

Ossie Davis

Crystal Bernard

Madeline Zima

Jo Ann Foley (age 14)

Yvonne Zima

Ron White

Yolanda King

Brenda Bazinet

William Greenblatt

Bobby Foley (child)

Lynda Mason Green

Zachary Bennett

Johnie Chase

Aimée Castle

Vince Corazza

Nola Augustson

Roger Dunn

Karen Glave

Kyle Downes

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