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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
(as William Nolan)
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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
(as O.C. Ritch)
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| Jeanne Cooper | ... |
Vi Griffin
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A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. His name is Adam Cramer. He calls himself a social reformer. But his aim is to incite the people against letting black children into the town's white school. Soon he has the white citizens of the town worked up. He thinks he's leading them; but a man he befriends and immediately betrays knows better. The people have become a mob. The black leader of a church and a white newspaper editor soon feel its wrath. But after a false accusation against a black student, Adam Cramer may find the people are totally and permanently out of his control. Written by J. Spurlin
The Intruder is an amazing film. I would recommend seeing this movie at least once in your life. William Shatner plays a charismatic bigot who comes to a small southern town to get the locals to rise up against racial integration.
The acting in this movie is great. Shatner's performance won him a few awards at film festivals and is stellar. The story itself is well written and directed. He and Roger Corman did an interview on the DVD which is quite interesting. The cast and crew themselves dealt with a lot from the local population while shooting this flick.
Once again, I highly recommend picking this one up for your collection. Or at least rent it.