The Intruder

What do you say to the nice young man?

Aren't you gonna say something? Shake? Thatta girl.

That's fine!

Bye.

All right, all right, I'm a' coming...

- What can I do for you ? I'm looking for a room.

Overnight? No, it'll be at least a week.

Maybe two or three.

Billy Lee!

Charge'll be $2.50

We always make reduction for our permanent temporary guests.

Well, that's very nice of you. - Put your name and address here.

Billy Lee! You wake up!

I was just resting.

Well, I'd thought you'd taken root.

Go on up to 104 and get it aired out.

and see if Mabel's dusted, too.

Well, ma'am.

Move!

I swear I believe that boy has got nigger blood in him somewhere.

You don't have to go to all this trouble.

It won't take a minute.

I suppose you are a salesman...

You might say I'm in social work.

I've come to do what I can for the town.

The integration problem.

Oh, that, but that's all over.

I mean the've got 10 niggers enrolled already in the school.

And they're startin' Monday.

Yes, I know. And do you think it's right?

No, I sure don't!

And neither does nobody, but it's the law.

Whose law?

It's ok, you can come up now.

D'you want Billy Lee to tote your bags?

Oh, no. I've got them.

Suit yourself.

Right this way.

Come on baby. I'm on fire.

Stop Sam. You will tear my robe.

Oh, honey for God's sake, please.

Stop it.

Anything you want just let me know.

Thank you very much. Oh, there is one thing...

What's that?

Privacy.

I 'd like to take care of the room myself.

I guess we can arrange that.

Good.

We're gonna be friends, aren't we?

Don't see any reason why not.

Now you stop that carryin' on right this instant! You hear me now?

Why, lookie here - a peeping Tom.

Why, Sam Griffin, you haven't got the modesty of a hog!

When I have to?

You gonna let her talk to me that way, honey?

Shut up!

She's mad 'cause I won't give her a kiss.

Now you listen, Sam,

I've got a new guest... right down the hall

And he is a gentleman.

So am I, I've just got this terrible case of sex appeal, Not a thing I can do.

I'm sorry. Mrs. Lambert...

We won't cause you any trouble... Sam, I'm gonna kill you...

Mr. Russell, I am sorry to interrupt your meditation,

but your root beer is ready.

Man, you're mean!

Hi.

Hi!

You are authorized to make bussiness transactions?

Sir?

I give you two dollar bills, you give me a cup of coffee and nineteen dimes for the telephone?

All right!

Flip you, double or nothing.

Just put 10 cents on the counter.

Boy, you're the meanest girl on the face of the earth!

Be careful, mister, she's liable to bite your head off.

Thank you very much.

See you at school.

Are you really the meanest girl on the face of the earth?

That's what people tell me.

Oh, they're wrong, you don't look mean at all.

Thank you.

- Do you go to school around here? - Uh-huh.

I didn't know they had a college in Caxton.

They don't.

You don't go to high school, do you?

My, my, they do grow things fast here, don't they?

You know, I've heard an awful lot about southern hospitality

The question is, does it really exist?

Well sure, I guess so.

No, I mean, really. see here's the thing... I've just moved into Caxton

and I'm anxious to meet some young people here.

But I don't have any contacts.

Now, isn't that a sad story?

Hi, Dad. I'll check you later.

Late again?

Sorry, Al. That's okay, Dad.

How's it going, Tom?

Oh, all right, I guess.

Kind of surprised, though.

Looks like the school's gonna open without any trouble.

Well, I hope so.

Goodbye Mr. Hames.

Goodbye honey. Nice having you work for me.

See you later, Ted.

Do you think it's all right for a girl my age to go out with older men?

Hmm?

Oh, never mind.

Hi, Mom.

Sorry, honey.

Well, you could have called.

- I had a lovely roast. - I know.

I'm a terrible husband.

Oh, sit down, I'll fix you something.

- What's wrong? - Well...

It isn't anything, actually, but...

I had a kind of funny phone call a few minutes ago...

It upset me. Who was it, a salesman?

No. Somebody making a survey or something.

Well?

Well ..

He wanted to know what I thought

about my daughter sitting in a classroom with a bunch of nigras.

What did you say?

Well, I didn't know exactly what to say...

But I told him the truth--that I didn't like it.

He give a name?

I don't remember.

Cramer, that's his name. Adam Cramer.

Made sense, too. Best sense I've heard in a year.

Where's the coffee?

Sit down, Dad, I'll get you some...

First thing you get around this house you gotta ask for it.

What's the matter with you?

Mad 'cause we got somebody in town with a little gumption?

Afraid you're gonna get showed up?

Look, I'm tired.

From what?

Sittin' around on your dead rump all day?

- Oh, Dad! - It's the truth!

Everyone knows it.

River could bust loose and flood the whole damn town. And whattaya think he'd do?

Write editorials!

It takes work and muscles, boy, to stop a flood...

And that's what we got on our hands-- a great big, black flood!

You cut out that kind of talk in front of Ella!

Well, I guess that's what happens...

When you get old and sick.

People treat you like dirt...spit on you.

Waitin' around for you to die.

All right.

Let's forget it.

Ruth, get my medicine.

Your husband is doing his best to give me a heart attack.

What about you, Ella?

What do you think about sitting in a room with a bunch of big buck niggers?

Ella thinks the same way I do.

She doesn't like it. But it's a law.

Can't you get that through your thick skull?

A law!

Well what has he got his back up about?

Good morning.

- Morning. How's your social work coming along? We're off to a fine start.

Good morning, good morning, Mother Lambert. My but you're looking as pretty as ever this morning. Gimme a little kiss.

Hello there, is this the gentleman you were telling us about?

Mr. Adam Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin.

- Happy to know you, Adam. - Pleased to meet you.

Hope we didn't disturb you any last night.

Oh no, no. Not a bit.

- Had your breakfast yet? - Not I haven't.

Neither have we and we were just headed down to the Palace.

If you'd care to join us, you're welcome, isn't he, honey?

Yeah, sure.

Come on, treat's on Sam Griffin.

You've convinced me.

Hoo-wee! Gonna be another scorcher. Just down the street here, Adam.

Not much to look at, the the food? Terrible.

Didn't make too many demands on you last night, did I honey?

Sam...

Right in here.

How do you do there?

Good morning, Gertie, let's have three orders of primastan

covered with forder's oil and a little soomus on the side.

- Scrambled eggs and coffee. How 'bout you, Adam? - Same.

Make it three. Don't forget the forder's oil!

Gets her every time.

- Where are you from, Adam...? - Los Angeles

L.A, no kidding, why that's Vi's home town!

Small world, huh?

How about that, honey, say you two ought to be thick as thieves.

I was in California, once--promoter at the fairgrounds.

Doing?

I was pushing pens, same I'm doing here.

- I made 300 bucks a day. - I take it you're a salesman?

That's a fancy way to put it. Pitch man'd be more like it.

Say, I'm working a dime story over in Faragut today Why don't you come on over? It's only 40 miles.

I'd like to. Your work sounds fascinating.

What's your line, Mr. Cramer?

Social reform.