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Thomas L Excellent movie at a time when many people were unaware of the prejudice in some parts of the country. I'd say it was ahead of its time. My hat is off to all of the individuals who played parts in it. I think it may have taken courage to take those parts and to produce it in 1962. A feather in William Shatner's catalogue of parts he has played. He makes it very easy to either hate or feel extremely sorry for someone so filled with angst towards his fellow man! A film all of us should see to make sure this never comes about again! I think it deserves a 4k release as well! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review Audience Member 8.2/10. 3-13-2019 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Before, I thought that Roger Corman was just a prolific B-movie maker, but after diving deeper into his work, I came across some cool movies. And this one is the best of his non horror films. It's a very daring, thought-out and thought provoking movie, but yet, nobody knows about it, it's just a forgotten film. But I think that it's a very balls to the wall film that deserves to be seen and praised. And William Shatter is amazing in it. Recommended!! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member An outsider comes in and ignites the racism into full flame in an already racist town. The film is good in many ways. William Shatner as a charming and charismatic outsider, who feeds on the fears of the common folk with lies and deceit. Surprisingly topical message, unfortunately. The only thing the movie got wrong was [spoilers!] that in reality, even after you expose the kingpin's lies, some people don't abandon them but continue supporting them no matter what and take no responsibility of their own actions and just keep on blaming the others for their own mistakes and wrongdoings. So, unfortunately, the movies still beat reality. :( Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A stranger arrives in a small American town to stir up racial tension. It's a must-see. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member William Shatner, the King of Overacting actually gives a great performance (probably the best of his career) as a sleazy racist megalomaniac who comes to a small Southern town in the early 1960's to try to start a race riot because of integration. It was directed by Roger Corman, who was famous for making low budget horror and sic-fi films. He was known to sometimes film a movie in a couple of days. He was best known for a series of films based on Edgar Allan Poe stories, mostly starring Vincent Price. He did a great job directing this. It's a potent and powerful film. You should definitely check it out. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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