The Secret Path

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.

Top cast

Della Reese

Honey

Ossie Davis

Too Tall

Crystal Bernard

Marie Foley

Madeline Zima

Jo Ann Foley (age 14)

Yvonne Zima

Jo Ann (age 7)