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The Intruder( 1962)

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He Fed Their Fears And Turned Neighbor Against Neighbor!

Overview

A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble--trouble he soon finds he can't control.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Shatner

      Adam Cramer

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      Frank Maxwell

      Tom McDaniel

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      Beverly Lunsford

      Ella McDaniel

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      Robert Emhardt

      Verne Shipman

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      Leo Gordon

      Sam Griffin

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      Charles Barnes

      Joey Greene

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      Charles Beaumont

      Mr. Paton

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      Katherine Smith

      Ruth McDaniel

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      George Clayton Johnson

      Phil West

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      William F. Nolan

      Bart Carey

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      Phoebe Rowe

      Mrs. Lambert

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      Bo Dodd

      Sheriff

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      Walter Kurtz

      Gramps

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      Oceo Ritch

      Jack Allardyce

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      Jeanne Cooper

      Vi Griffin

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    A review by drystyx

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    Written by drystyx on Mon Apr 03 2023
    There's a lot going for this film about prejudice. First of all, it begins with the status quo approach. The director has William Shatner enter a town, presumably as a protagonist, though he quickly changes into an antagonist. This may be copied from "Women of Dolwyn", where Richard Burton enters the same way, except his character was nowhere near as vile as the one Shatner portrays. There is a unique twist of casting. We expect Shatner to be the open minded one and Leo Gordon to be the closed mind of prejudice, but we get the reversal here. And that is the real charm of this film. I'm not ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • ku klux klan
    • racial segregation
    • integration
    • beating
    • racism
    • racial tension
    • lynch mob
    • pro integration
    • unlikely hero
    • bombed church
    • troublemaker
    • lier
    • forced sex
    • small southern town
    • deep south
    • racist murder
    • agitation
    • instigation
    • agitator
    • integrated schools