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The Secret Path

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The Secret Path

7.5

1h 38m

1999

Synopsis

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.

Director

Bruce Pittman

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Cast & Crew

Della Reese

Della Reese

as Honey

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

as Too Tall

Crystal Bernard

Crystal Bernard

as Marie Foley

Madeline Zima

Madeline Zima

as Jo Ann Foley (age 14)

Yvonne Zima

Yvonne Zima

as Jo Ann (age 7)

Ron White

Ron White

as Hank Foley

Yolanda King

Yolanda King

as Ms. Evelyn

Brenda Bazinet

Brenda Bazinet

as Grandma Foley

William Greenblatt

William Greenblatt

as Bobby Foley (child)

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