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1953CRIME
DEALS WITH THE SOCIAL FORCES, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HOME & SCHOOL THAT CREATE FRICTION AMONG RACES AND CULTURAL GROUPS. FOLLOWING A GANG FIGHT A SOCIAL WORKER EXPLORES THE CONDITIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE CLASH BETWEEN POLISH AND NON-POLISH BOYS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE TWO GROUP LEADERS. FLASHBACKS TRACE THE CHILDHOOD OF THE NON-POLISH BOY AND SHOW THE FATHER'S REACTION & FRUSTRATION HE FACES ON THE JOB SLOWLY TURNS THE SON AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY THE POLISH PEOPLE. CONTRASTS THE BOY'S ACTIONS TO THOSE OF HIS SISTER WHO HAS MANY POLISH FRIENDS. CLOSES WITH A PLEA FOR PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM INFECTION BY THE CRIPPLING DISEASE OF PREJUDICE. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

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NIGHTTIME AMBULANCE ROARS THROUGH CITY STREETS.
STOPS AT VIEWER. PARAMEDICS OPEN DOORS
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MEN ON HOSPITAL GURNEY STRETCHER COMES OUT OF ELEVATOR. WHEELED INTO OPERATING ROOM.
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NURSE COMES INTO DOCTOR'S OFFICE. HANDS DOCTOR CHARTS. MAN LOOKS AT CHART. CU CHART WHICH INFORMS HIM OF TEENAGE GANG FIGHT. STABBED TEENS.
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LABORATORY. TESTING. MICROSCOPE. TEST TUBE.
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PSYCHOLOGIST CHECKS ON BOYS RECOVERING. WARD.
BANDAGE ON HEAD. DOCTOR MISTAKES HIM FOR PUNK WHO STARTED FIGHT. JUDGING BY APPEARANCES.
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PSYCHIATRIST TALKS TO ANGRY YOUTH. RACIST.
POLISH. DIRTY. STINKIN' POLACKS. HATE WORDS.
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MAN TAKES OFF GLASSES IN DESPAIR.
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CASE WORKER MEETS WITH PSYCHIATRIST IN HIS OFFICE. PICKS UP TELEPHONE. CASE WORKER READS FILE ON CLIP BOARD.
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WALKING THROUGH POLISH SECTION OF TOWN. MARKETS BOY SWEEPS SIDEWALK. STORE. EARLY 1950s APPLIANCE STORE. MAN WIPES BROW. FARMER AND WIFE. MAN LIGHTS PIPE. FRUIT SELLER. ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS.
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CASE WORKER SITTING IN LIVING ROOM OF FAMILY.
ANGRY FATHER YELLS, REPORTER TAKING NOTES.
POLISH IMMIGRANTS
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MAN CROSSES URBAN STREET. CHURCH ON CORNER
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MODEST ONE-STORY HOUSE WITH HIGH-RISE IN B/G
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MAN WALKS IN MODEST NEIGHBORHOOD. NICE SUBURBAN HOUSE IN NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. WALKS UP TO HOUSE.
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CASE WORKER IN THE AVERAGE WHITE AMERICAN HOUSE.
CONCERNED PARENTS. RACIST FATHER "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LIKE, THEY'RE POLACKS, YOU KNOW WHAT TROUBLE MAKERS THEY CAN BE" SISTER DEFENDS THE POLISH. MOTHER AND FATHER ANGRY THAT DAUGHTER ISN'T RACIST. MOTHER SAYS "THEY'RE NOT OUR KIND, THEY'RE DIFFERENT ENTIRELY" LOSES CONFIDENCE IN HERSELF. SHE RUNS OUT OF ROOM.
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1950s OFFICE. MALE OFFICE WORKERS. BOOKKEEPER, AUDITOR. MAN ANGRY THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE A BETTER LIFE. FRUSTRATED WHITE-COLLAR WORKER, UPSET THAT "THE POLACKS ARE MOVING IN AND MOVING UP"
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MEN SHOVEL COAL INTO FURNACE.
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RACIST WHITE-COLLAR WORKER DEEP IN RACIST THOUGHT.
FOREIGNER WORKERS. DIRTY, STUPID,
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WASP HOUSEWIVES AT MEETING REJECTING FOREIGN HOUSEWIVES.
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NURSE CARES FOR LOTS OF BABIES IN HOSPITAL MATERNITY WARD.
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DOCTOR GIVES BOY SHOT, IMMUNIZATION. CHILDHOOD DISEASES. MOTHER COMFORTS SON.
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MOTHER AND SON WINDOW SHOP AT TOY STORE. TWO WOMEN TALK OUTSIDE STORE. LITTLE BOY LISTENS TO RACIST MOTHER. "THATS THE WAY THEY TAKE THINGS AWAY FROM OUR OWN PEOPLE" "IF YOU WANT TO SHOP HERE, THAT'S UP TO YOU, I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT.." INFECTING CHILD WITH RACISM
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CHILDREN OUTSIDE SITTING ON STOOP. MOTHER TAKES SON AWAY. SCOLDING SON. "I TOLD YOU YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO PLAY WITH THOSE CHILDREN"
WITHIN EAR SHOT OF THE OTHER CHILDREN. RACIST MOTHER FINGER IN THE FACE "YOU'RE A VERY BAD BOY"
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FATHER SCOLDING YOUNG SON. FINGER IN HIS CHEST "YOU DO AS YOU'RE TOLD YOU UNDERSTAND, STAY AWAY FROM THOSE POLACKS, THEY'RE NO GOOD"
INFECTING CHILD WITH RACISM. LITTLE MAN AT THE OFFICE BECOMES BIG MAN AT HOME
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SISTER LISTENS, LITTLE GIRL EATS APPLE.
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SAD BOY WALKS AWAY SADLY
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A LITTLE OLDER, FATHER TAKES HIS KNIFE AWAY FROM SON. "GO OUT AND PLAY" BOY WALKS INTO KITCHEN, OPENS ICEBOX, GETS OUT BOTTLE OF MILK.
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PRE-TEEN BOY LOOKS AT KNIFE.
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PRE-TEEN CARVES IN TREE. BREAKS KNIFE, HIDES IN BUSHES SO FATHER WON'T KNOW.
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SULKY PROBLEM CHILD WALKS UP DRIVEWAY
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PRE-TEEN WATCHES POLISH BOYS PLAYING WITH BB GUN. AGGRESSION. GUNS SHOOT AT CANS. BB GUN.
BOY POINTING GUN.
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GRANDFATHER WITH BIG MUSTACHE AND PIPE READS NEWSPAPER IN EASY CHAIR IN POLISH HOUSE.
GRANDFATHER TELLS GRANDSON TO SHUT UP IN POLISH. GRANDMOTHER GIVES POLISH TREATS TO KIDS.
STRANGE FOOD. BOY TRIES ETHNIC DESSERT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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CU CRUCIFIX ON WALL.
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TILT UP CATHOLIC CHURCH. STAINED GLASS
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CU BOY LOOKS UP
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KID ON BIKE YELLS AT BOY. "HEY WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME WHERE YOU BELONG" BOY JUMPS FROM FRIGHT GIVES BOY A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE
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MOTHER SERVES DINNER. FAMILY EATS DINNER. MOTHER LOOKING FOR HER BEST KITCHEN KNIFE, BOY LIES TO HIS MOTHER. SISTER DRINKS MILK. BOY WANTS A BIKE, THE POLISH BOY HAS A BIKE, WHY CAN'T I HAVE ONE? FATHER PROMISES A BIKE NEXT YEAR.
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FATHER SMOKING PIPE WATCHES SON ON PORCH COUNTING UP HIS SAVINGS. WANTS A BIKE. FATHER UPSET HE CAN'T AFFORD A BIKE FOR HIS SON
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PRE-TEENS IN CLASSROOM. BOY READS BOOK OUT LOUD.
TEACHER HATES HER JOB. SPINSTER. TAKING IT OUT ON THE KIDS. BOY STANDS UP. RACIST TEACHER YELLS AT HIM. "IF YOU WANT TO AMOUNT TN ANYTHING, YOU'LL HAVE TO DROP THOSE SHIFTLESS POLISH HABITS.." BOY UPSET.
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CHILDREN LEAVE CLASSROOM. BOYS FIGHT IN HALLWAY.
BOYS BEAT UP POLISH BOY. TEACHER STOPS FIGHT.
BOY CONGRATULATED BY HIS FRIENDS.
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THE HATE GROWS, BOY NOW A TEENAGER LIFTS WEIGHTS WHILE LOOKING AT SELF IN MIRROR. MAKES MUSCLE.
SISTER TEASES HIM. HE THROWS PILLOW AT HER.
FATHER CATCHES THEM. SENDS DAUGHTER AWAY "YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR THIS KID STUFF, KNOW I DON'T WANT ANY MORE OF IT"
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MOTHER MAKING BREAKFAST, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY DAUGHTER ENTERS, GIRL POURS MILK. MOTHER COOKS. MILK ON TRAY. SETS TABLE.
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDY IN LIBRARY
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TWO GIRLS LEAVE SCHOOL
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BOY WALKS GIRL HOME FROM SCHOOL INVITES GIRL TO A PARTY.
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BOYS HANGING OUT BY HOT ROD, SMOKING CIGARETTES.
BOY HAND ROLLS CIGARETTE
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GUY AND GIRL WALK TOGETHER. FRIENDS TEASE HER BROTHER. ANGRY, HE WALKS AWAY. "SHUT YOU'RE MOUTH OR I'LL SHUT IT FOR YOU" PEER PRESSURE
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BOY WITH LEG OVER CHAIR ARM EATS APPLE.
SISTER YELLS AT BROTHER. GIRL FORBIDDEN TO DATE A POLISH BOY.
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GUYS HANG OUT AT NIGHT. PLAN TO CRASH A POLISH PARTY. "SHE WON'T BE PLAYING AROUND WITH THAT POLACK ANYMORE" TAKE OFF IN HOT ROD
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HOT ROD FULL OF RED NECKS PULLS UP TO HOUSE, TROUBLEMAKERS. LOOK IN WINDOW. KNOCKS ON DOOR.
GUY COMES OUT. PUNCHES BULLY. SMASHES WINDOW.
FIGHT. MOTHER SCREAMS, PASSING OUT. HITTING WITH CLUBS. HATE CRIME. TEEN GANG
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FATHER TALKS TO POLICE
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RIVAL GANG BOYS RECUPERATE IN HOSPITAL, BEDS RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
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WOMAN SWEEPS PORCH. CU SIGN "ROOMS FOR RENT"
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DOCTOR LOOKS IN MAN'S EYES. TESTING EYESIGHT
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CU BUSINESS SIGNS, NICHIBEI KOGYO KAISHA. P.
ARTUNIAN. MAZZEO'S BARBER SHOP.
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CITY STREET SCENE, 1953. PEOPLE OF ALL RACES.
PEOPLE GOING TO CHURCH.
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CU BOY LOOKS UP.
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BABIES IN MATERNITY WARD
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MONTAGE FLASHBACKS FROM THE FILM
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NEW PARENTS COME OUT OF HOSPITAL WITH NEW BABY.
FATHER CARRIES BABY
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MOTHER WATCHES SON DOING FINGER PAINTING.
OUTDOORS. ROCKING CHAIR. BOY DESTROYS PAINTING, GETTING RID OF AGGRESSION IN HARMLESS WAY.
SMILING MOTHER.
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CHILDREN IN PLAYGROUND. GOING DOWN SLIDE. BLACK AND WHITE CHILDREN PLAY TOGETHER. PUT TOGETHER BIG BLOCKS.
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PAN MODEST SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
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OPEN-PLANNED 1950s OFFICE
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BASEBALL GAME. SPECTATORS.
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CHILDREN GETTING SHOTS. IMMUNIZING CHILDREN
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CU TEEN GIRL WITH LOOK OF INDIGNATION
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FILM ENDS.
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