The Intruder

"He Fed Their Fears And Turned Neighbor Against Neighbor!"

Jan 17 1963 PG-13 1h 24m
Drama

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.

Plot

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

Charles Beaumont

Directed by

Roger Corman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Roger Corman Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
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4,334
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
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