Drama

The Intruder

- He Fed Their Fears And Turned Neighbor Against Neighbor!

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.

Release Date : 1962-05-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Roger Corman Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : I Hate Your Guts!Shame

Cast

Character Name : Adam Cramer

Original Name : William Shatner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom McDaniel

Original Name : Frank Maxwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ella McDaniel

Original Name : Beverly Lunsford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Verne Shipman

Original Name : Robert Emhardt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Griffin

Original Name : Leo Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joey Greene

Original Name : Charles Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Paton

Original Name : Charles Beaumont

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruth McDaniel

Original Name : Katherine Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Phil West

Original Name : George Clayton Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bart Carey

Original Name : William F. Nolan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Lambert

Original Name : Phoebe Rowe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Bo Dodd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gramps

Original Name : Walter Kurtz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Allardyce

Original Name : Oceo Ritch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vi Griffin

Original Name : Jeanne Cooper

Gender : Female

Reviews

drystyx

@drystyx

2023-04-03

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 sure people will get that charm a hundred years from now. However, I think they will get that feeling, because I think the director purposely chose Shatner and Gordon for their "presences" so to speak, to throw the audience off guard.

r96sk

@r96sk

2024-04-14

As uncomfortable as it is, I think it's a good movie. 'The Intruder' is basically your standard story of how dangerous mob mentality can be, especially when coupled with ready-made white supremacy. It is a bit white saviour-y, though I did like how Charles Barnes' Joey had his own moment in the face of adversity. I enjoyed (from an acting viewpoint, of course) the performances onscreen of Frank Maxwell and Leo Gordon, Robert Emhardt plays a bad guy well too. The most eye-catching member of the cast is obviously William Shatner, in one of his earliest film roles. He puts in a positive showing, the character is certainly, erm, interesting and I'll remember him.