Go to hell, Frankie.
Man, you're sure one ugly cat!
Why don't you guys buy your own?
You oughta give up smoking, Jocko.
How much longer we got
on this stretch, Riddick?
Five weeks, maybe six.
Man, what a dump.
What you gettin' all pretty for?
Why don't you relax, huh, Frankie?
♪ Whenever I'm with him ♪
♪ Something inside ♪
♪ Starts to burning ♪
♪ And I'm filled with desire ♪
Who's gonna buy me a beer?
What's the matter, Doris?
Business bad?
It sure is.
Everybody givin' it away free, huh?
You gonna buy me a beer, Frankie?
See Duff.
He's the money man.
What do you say, Duff?
Give her a beer.
Thanks, Duff.
You're a nice guy.
Not like Frankie.
- Here, hon.
- Thanks.
You know, Doris...
you'd make some guy a swell wife.
You think so, Frankie?
Hell, you got steady work.
Oh, shut up.
What's the matter, baby?
Quit ridin' her, Frankie.
I ain't ridin' her.
Wouldn't ride her on a bet.
Hey.
Where you goin'?
Out.
Want me to come?
No, thanks.
Oh, come on, honey.
See ya.
Where you goin'?
Around town.
What's so hot around town?
Take it easy, man.
Don't want to fish you
out of no jailhouse now.
♪ Hear my cry ♪
♪ Hear my call ♪
♪ Hold my hands ♪
♪ Lest I fall ♪
♪ Take my hands ♪
♪ Precious Lord ♪
♪ Lead me home ♪
♪ Oh, precious Lord,
take my hand ♪
♪ Lead me home, let me stand ♪
♪ I'm so tired, I'm weak ♪
♪ And I'm worn, oh Lord ♪
♪ Through the storm,
through the night ♪
♪ Lead me on to the light ♪
♪ Take my hand, precious Lord ♪
♪ Lead me on and on ♪
I'm glad to see this meeting off
to such a good start.
Now we'll take a break and then come back
and hear from our distinguished guest,
Reverend Butler of the
Morgan Street Baptist Church
in Birmingham.
See you all in a little while.
- What a lovely choir.
- Thank you very much.
Josie, this is Brother Anderson.
Now you give him some of
that good food of yours.
He's a nice young man.
Thank you, ma'am.
- Ain't it a wonderful meeting?
- It certainly is.
Thank you, ma'am, that's fine.
You must be new in town.
I'll have me some of that punch there, too.
I haven't seen you around, have I?
No.
I'm new in town.
You working?
Yeah.
On the section g*ng.
I see.
You work around town?
I'm a teacher.
Oh.
Went to college, huh?
That's right.
Where?
Birmingham.
Oh, yeah?
That's my hometown.
Your folks live there?
No.
My mother's dead.
You goin' back inside?
Yes. Aren't you?
No.
I never had much use for Hell-howlin'.
How about you?
My father's the preacher.
Oh, yeah?
I guess you got no choice, then, huh?
That's right.
I don't know what you've
been told 'bout section hands,
but how 'bout coming out with me sometime?
Maybe.
God will provide!
Oh, yes, He will!
When you're hungry, He'll provide bread!
When you're thirsty, God's got water!
In a dry well!
Warfare will be over!
Life will give out on you!
I heard Him say!
Yeah!
Go, your dead!
Ah, ah! Looking for God!
Yes, Lord!
Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord!
Yes, Lord!
Lay your burdens down!
He provideth joy for your sorrow!
Bye-bye!
Bye-bye!
Bye-bye!
Bye-bye!
♪ Trouble don't last always ♪
♪ I'm so glad ♪
♪ Trouble don't last always ♪
♪ Oh, my Lord ♪
♪ Oh, my Lord,
what shall I do? ♪
You got a lousy hand, Frankie.
Yeah, I quit.
Frankie, you ain't got nothin'
on your mind but your hair.
Hey, Riddick, how about your car?
Yeah, you can have it.
Man, you won't like that back seat.
Why mess around with a chick like that?
You won't get nowhere.
Hell, Frankie, they're all
after the same thing.
Yeah. All a colored woman
wants is your money.
What do you know about women, Pop?
Well, I got married to one of them.
Hell, I didn't know you was married.
Sure.
Got a 16-year-old girl.
Is that right?
You think you're gonna make it with her?
How about the keys?
I bet she's easy jam.
Just get her drunk.
Thank you.
I know you pay no mind to my feelings,
but do you think it's right
for you to go out with him?
I'm 26 years old, Susan.
Perhaps you ought to tell her, Frank.
Well, we have a position in town, Josie.
We have to remember that.
There are lots of other young men.
I don't think your mother
would have approved.
I do.
Well, there's just one thing
you can be looking for
in a man like that.
I know that's what you think.
Hush your mouth, child.
Goodnight, Dad.
Goodnight.
That's pretty good
for a preacher's daughter.
What did you expect?
You know, baby,
I just can't figure you out.
How do you mean?
Why did you come out with me?
You slummin' or something?
No.
Well, what you doin' with a cat
like me in a joint like this?
You don't think much of yourself, do you?
Hell, that's a funny thing
to say, ain't it?
You keep asking me why I'm here.
Yeah, and you keep on not answerin', too.
Well, I like a place with a lot of life.
How about another beer?
No, thanks.
Go on, you can have one!
No, thanks.
Aw, hell!
What is it?
Well, if it ain't Duff.
How you doin'?
Hi there.
Hi.
You, uh, mind if we sit down?
We was just leavin', fellows.
Come on, Jocko.
The man's got homework.
See you around, Duff.
Yeah, see you in hell.
They must work on the section g*ng.
That's right.
Well, they seem just like everyone else.
Hell, baby, I bet you think we got tails.
We do!
Come on, baby, let's get out of here.
School teacher.
My nappy head.
I guess it's hard working
on the road like that.
There's damn few places a man
can make 80 bucks a week.
I mean, you're kind of cut off, aren't you?
That's fine with me.
Keeps me out of trouble.
How do you mean?
Well, I don't get on so well most places.
I see.
That beer made me dizzy.
You got a lovely face, kid.
Ain't too often I get a chance
to meet a girl like you.
Hell...
Baby.
How many times you been kissed?
Well...
Let's see now.
Not counting tonight...
must be about 28 times.
Yeah, you've got a problem, all right.
Hi.
They doin' anything?
No, nothin'.
Get out of here.
Don't, Duff.
Relax, man.
What's goin' on?
Cut that out.
I said cut it out!
Don't start no trouble, boy.
Let's go.
That's the preacher's girl.
Mess with him and you'll get
old man Johnson on your back.
Come on.
Let's go, Duff.
Take it easy.
Yee-haw!
They don't sound human, do they?
How come you stay around here?
Well...
my mother was the only good
teacher the colored school
ever had.
Nobody bothers with those kids.
That's why you come back, huh?
It's hard to see any change,
but I'm gonna stay.
Another year, anyway.
You got more guts than me, baby.
It's a no-good town.
It's better than it used to be.
Eight years ago,
they still had a lynching here.
They tied a man to a car
and dragged him to death.
My father knew who did it,
but he didn't say anything.
Scared, huh?
Well...
good night, baby.
Not here, Duff.
Oh, I get it.
Yeah, I can see your old man
with a shotgun right now.
But I would like to see you again.
You would, huh?
Mm-hmm.
If I was you, baby,
I wouldn't go around
stickin' out my jugular vein.
What do you mean?
You almost got into trouble
back there, you know.
I wouldn't have let you.
Baby, I ain't in the third grade, you know.
Well, look...
what are we gonna do next time?
We gonna have a nice,
long chat in the parlor?
No.
On the porch.
Oh, yeah, and then what?
What?
Well, either we're gonna
hit the hay or get married.
Now, you don't want to hit the hay,
and I don't want to get married.
You have some very primitive
ideas, don't you?
All right, so I'm primitive.
So what you want with me?
Look, Duff...
most of the men I know...
they're kind of sad.
When I met you the other day,
I had the feeling that you're different.
That's why I went out with you.
I thought we might have
something to say to each other.
Hell, baby, I don't know what to say.
Good night, Duff.
Whoo-hah!
Hah! I got him!
Over there!
Are you finished, Jackie?
Yes, ma'am.
Well, I'm not.
Wait till class is dismissed.
All right.
Class dismissed.
At first, it was real strange.
Hell, Japan is a long ways from Alabama.
It really got under my skin, though.
I almost didn't come back.
Why did you?
I don't know.
I guess I belong here more than there.
Been up north?
Yeah.
I knocked around a couple
of months, after the Army.
You been there?
No.
Well, it ain't that good up there, neither.
Might as well make it here.
Of course, I ain't really makin' it now.
Anyway, they can't get to you
if you keep movin'!
Oh, I'm sorry.
Come on in, Josie.
We're all through.
Daddy, this is Duff Anderson.
Hello.
How you doin'?
All right, son.
This is Mr. Johnson,
our school superintendent.
How are you?
I'll be right back.
So you're courtin'
the preacher's girl, huh?
You just better watch your step, boy,
or he'll preach you right into Hell.
I'm counting on you, Reverend.
I understand.
Wouldn't do for one of your people to sue
at a time like this.
I know.
I'll talk to the Mayor.
That'll make the folks very happy.
It's hard to know how to talk
to the white folks, these days.
Yeah.
Well, I guess it ain't ever been easy.
It's the changing times.
Sit down, son.
Thank you.
Well, it looks like we'll be
getting our new school.
How come y'all ain't sendin'
them all to the same school?
Well, you've got to go easy.
We haven't had any trouble
in town for eight years.
And we're not going to have any now.
You can't live without trouble, can you?
It's a nice place you got here.
It's real nice.
Yes, the Lord has been pretty good to us.
I guess you're a church man, aren't you?
I guess I ain't.
Why? Don't you believe
in the Lord?
Oh, I do.
It's just...
seems to me us colored folks
do a lot of church-goin'.
It's the white folks that need it real bad.
I think if you tried living
in a town like this,
instead of running free and easy,
you'd soon change your tune.
I doubt it.
I see.
Well, I guess you and I
don't have much to say
to each other, now, do we?
I guess not.
And since we're talking,
my wife and I don't want you
hanging around our daughter.
Well, that figures.
That fits in with
everything else, don't it?
I'm sorry.
It ain't your fault.
That's the way he is.
Yeah.
It's just like I figured.
What do you mean?
Hell, I don't belong here.
I don't know what I've been thinkin'.
Look, Duff...
if you're free, I'm not working tomorrow.
Sorry, baby.
I'm goin' to Birmingham.
Just for the day?
I'm goin' to see my kid.
I didn't know you had one.
Yeah.
Well, I do.
Are you married?
No, I ain't married.
Well...
good-bye.
Well, what do you know?
Surprised?
No.
Women always follow me around.
I'm just going in to do my shopping.
Oh, it's just a coincidence, huh?
That's right.
Okay, I'll see you later.
Sit here, Duff.
No point in running away from coincidence.
Baby, you must be crazy.
How old is your boy?
Four.
What's he like?
I ain't seen him in a couple of years.
Are you Effie Simms?
What do you want?
Guess you must be lookin' after my boy.
I'm Duff Anderson.
It's about time you showed.
The door's open.
James Lee...
come in here and meet your daddy.
Where's Wilma?
She done moved to Detroit.
Ain't she gonna take the boy?
She got herself a husband now.
They don't want him around.
And I'll tell you, man,
I got no use for him, neither.
I've been sendin' her money.
Well, she never gave me none.
Look, you better find him
a place pretty quick.
Like where?
I don't know.
He's your boy.
I ain't sure of that.
If I was, maybe I'd feel different.
James Lee, I said for you to come in here.
How you been, boy?
Go on. Tell him.
I got you something.
Doctor says he could use some sh*ts.
Look...
I'll be sendin' you the money from now on.
Okay.
Make sure he gets those sh*ts.
They say your dad's around town.
Is that right?
I thought he was up north.
People have seen him around.
Where is he at?
I don't know.
Are you Will Anderson?
Who are you?
I'm Duff.
Wouldn't have known you.
I wouldn't have known you.
What's on your mind?
Nothing.
Heard you was in town.
Wanted a look at your old man, huh?
Yeah, that's right.
How about a drink?
Okay.
What happened?
Workin' a saw mill.
There's two.
Hi.
Baby, I want you to meet Duff.
Hi.
He's my son.
Come and have some coffee.
I'm Lee.
Sit down.
Come on, Will.
What's the matter?
You mad at me?
No.
Why?
Nothin', baby.
She's all right.
Wouldn't have made it without her.
Christ, I haven't worked in eight months.
Right now, I'm waitin'
on some insurance money.
And, man, when I get it,
I got plans to make me some more.
Well, let's get out of here.
This place gives me the willies.
You got some money?
Let's stay here, Will.
What's the matter?
It's a celebration.
Thanks.
So, what's this about a woman?
You got woman trouble?
I said I come into town with a girl.
Plannin' on getting married?
No.
Don't sound so sure.
Well, as a matter of fact,
I've done a lot of bangin' around.
Yeah.
That's how me and your mother got started.
I'm tellin' you, boy,
you ain't got a chance without dough.
They take it all away from you.
Pour your own trouble, Will.
♪ Heat wave ♪
♪ Burnin' in my heart ♪
♪ I can't keep from cryin' ♪
Your mother used to lay for her boss, boy.
Did you know that?
Shut up, Will.
Okay, so what's a girl supposed to do?
Me not workin' and her
cleanin' house for a white man?
I'm tellin' you, boy,
keep away from marriage.
You got to stay light on
your feet or you won't make it.
Is she good in the hay?
No point in marryin' her just to find out.
Is there, baby?
If you don't quit it, Will, I'm leaving.
You're breaking my heart.
♪ Ooh, heat wave ♪
Got to see a man about a dog.
♪ Sometimes I stare in space ♪
♪ Tears all over my face ♪
♪ I can't explain it,
don't understand it ♪
♪ I ain't never felt
like this before ♪
♪ Now that funny feeling
has me amazed ♪
♪ Don't know what to do,
my head's in a haze ♪
Don't let him get you, Duff.
How often does he get like that?
Whenever he's got an edge on him.
How often is that?
He's been hitting it pretty hard.
He's got high blood pressure, too.
I guess it's hard on him,
having you around.
♪ Burnin'
right here in my heart ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Oh ♪
Well, what do you think of her?
I asked you somethin', boy.
I heard you.
Pretty good for a one-armed n*gg*r, huh?
Great.
What do you want, anyhow?
What do you come bother me for?
He's your son.
Okay, boy.
b*at it.
I got the point.
See you, Lee.
Come back some other time, will you?
Yeah, sure.
Good luck.
Boiling Springs,
Memphis, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Little Rock, Oklahoma City...
Hi.
I thought you wasn't comin'.
How did it go?
What?
Your boy.
Mm.
Okay, I guess.
I'll have some coffee, please.
You know, I've been thinkin'.
How 'bout us gettin' married?
What do you mean?
Just what I said.
Don't look so scared.
Thank you.
How about it?
What happened, Duff?
Look, baby, I don't know about you,
but it's the right thing for me.
I just know it is.
So, what do you say?
Don't push me, Duff.
Yeah.
It wouldn't be no picnic for you.
I ain't exactly housebroken.
What about that girl?
She don't mean nothin' to me.
That's all over.
Hell, baby, I'm asking you to marry me.
I guess you want a big scene, huh?
No.
But a small one.
It's yes, huh?
...Memphis is now re-loading
in Zone Upper 8
for Adamsville, Reidsville...
I'll be a monkey's kid sister!
What do you want to do
a thing like that for?
He must have knocked her up.
What are you gonna get out of it, huh?
A whole lot, Frankie.
Like what?
Like a home, for one thing.
You're gonna sit at home
the rest of your life?
Jesus!
Well, it's better than
windin' up like a bum.
What you signifying?
I wasn't thinkin' about you, Frankie.
Old Doris is sure gonna miss you.
Just give him a couple of months.
A girl like that,
she doesn't know any tricks.
You know what Doris told me?
She said, "That Duff's a nice guy.
I wouldn't even
charge him nothin'."
I guess you'll be quittin'
the railroad, huh, man?
That's right.
Man, you must be plumb out of your mind!
You'll be makin' 20 bucks
a week, if you're lucky.
Turn here.
There it is.
I used to know them.
Oh, yeah?
They've gone north.
I can see why.
Well, what do you think?
It's okay with me, baby.
How are you gonna like it?
It'll be fine when we get done with it.
Who's that?
That's Bessie Hall.
Barney works at the mill.
Yeah?
Hey, watch out.
I guess you want a house full
of pickaninnies, too, huh?
Don't call them that.
That's all right with me.
I always liked kids.
What about your boy?
What about him?
He could live with us.
Let's just see how the two of us
make out first, huh?
Good luck, baby.
Hard to get up in the morning, huh?
That's right.
How you doin', Barney?
Okay.
Come on, Willie!
Just a minute, man!
Come on, we're late!
Yessuh, Boss.
I's comin' as fast as I can.
Get in the car, man.
How you doing, man?
Okay.
Okay, let's go.
That's right, Jethro.
Takes us to the plant and hurry, boy.
I's got a heavy day.
I tells you, man, you give
these n*gg*r*s a machine
and they go stark-raving wild.
You new here?
That's right.
Hey, Jack!
Hey, boy!
I'm talkin' to you!
My name's Duff.
How you doing?
Okay.
Looks like you're doin' a good job.
Thanks.
You don't say much, do you?
I guess I don't.
Just so you do your work.
Hell, I'll bet those black girls
really go for you, huh?
That's the best-lookin'
colored girl in town!
What's the matter?
Still on your honeymoon, huh?
Just like you, Barney.
Been on your honeymoon 20 years, huh?
Yeah.
How many kids you got now, Barney?
Four.
Mmm!
She can cook, too.
Nice. No wonder you've been
draggin' your tail on the job.
You've been doin' your best work at home.
What's the matter, boy?
Never smile?
I'll smile when it's funny.
It wasn't funny, huh?
Well, I thought it was.
What do you say, Barney?
Wasn't it funny?
Yeah, it was funny.
Sure.
What do you say, boys?
Wasn't it funny?
- Sure.
- Yeah.
The trouble with you, boy, is
you ain't got no sense of humor.
You oughta smile more.
I know.
You're new here, man.
See you, boys!
You know, man, that guy
was trying to be friendly.
That ain't my idea of friendliness.
You got to watch yourself pretty close.
Yeah, if you want to get along,
act the n*gg*r.
Like hell.
You know...
if you fellows stuck together
instead of letting them
walk all over you, they might not try it.
Like hell they wouldn't.
They've been doin' it all my life.
Maybe it's time you stopped letting them.
Man, you sound like a troubled man.
Use the glass, honey.
That's what it's for.
Is that so?
Yes, that's so.
What's wrong?
Smells like something crawled
up in there and d*ed.
Oh, really?
I thought it was pretty good.
Come here, baby.
Everything you cook is good.
Duff?
Mm-hmm?
You know those women you used to know?
What about them?
Am I as good as they?
Mmm.
Good coffee.
You didn't answer my question.
Baby...
you're the best thing
that ever happened to me.
You still didn't answer my question.
Well...
if you don't know, I can't tell you.
Oh!
You know how to box?
Mm-hmm.
Why?
My kids want me to teach them.
Okay. Come on.
Put 'em up.
Come on.
Here, hold it like this.
There you go.
That's it.
Okay. Ready?
Come on, hit me.
- I don't want to hurt you.
- It's all right.
Come on, hit me.
Ooh!
My, my!
♪ So you must have
had a hunch ♪
♪ So you came up to me
and asked me to be yours ♪
♪ You b*at me to the punch ♪
♪ One more time ♪
♪ You b*at me to the punch ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ b*at me to the punch ♪
Okay, if you don't want
to do nothin' about it,
then just leave me alone!
You can sit out here all night!
I don't care what you do!
You're no good around the house, anyway.
It sure scares you, a guy like that.
Sittin' out on his porch, doin' nothin'.
I've seen hundreds of them, all my life.
My father's never done a thing
for any of them.
I'm very happy, Duff.
How about you?
You sure done a great job,
Mrs. Anderson.
Thanks.
But you haven't eaten very much.
How about it, Frankie?
I bet you could eat some more.
No, thanks, ma'am.
How's that job comin'?
Well, it ain't the railroad.
Those guys are scared.
Guess they ain't never known
nothin' but takin' it.
They all got families to support.
Yeah.
That's right, Jocko.
Those white guys sure sh**t up
at you like a yeast cake
if you just cock an eye at 'em.
I guess you'll be making
some changes around here.
What's eatin' you, Jocko?
Nothin'.
I just figured you were
the right man for the job.
I guess you'll all keep workin'
together, won't you?
Heck, no.
They're shippin' us all over the map.
That's too bad.
If you want 'em, there's
some expert dishwashers here.
No, thanks.
My kitchen's too small.
Okay, fellows, let's give
the folks some privacy.
Bye, Frankie.
You got a good thing, man.
- See you.
- Take it easy, Pop.
I'll see you before you take off.
Okay, Duff.
I'll see you, Duff.
Bye, Jock.
Duff?
Mm?
My back itches.
How would you like to have a baby, Duff?
Hmm?
Don't look so scared.
You jivin' me?
Well, I haven't come around.
Wow.
Ain't that something?
That's just fine, baby.
We'll be all right.
Man, we sure hit the jackpot
fast around here.
What about your boy?
How come you keep askin'?
I keep thinking about him.
Well, he ain't mine, so skip it, huh?
Baby.
We're gonna put a whole lot
of little kids in this world.
Hell, we'll swamp 'em.
Hell, if they could do it in Birmingham,
and that's a mean town,
we ought to do something here.
Are you Duff Anderson?
That's right.
I want to talk to you.
Okay.
I hear you're tryin'
to organize this place.
I don't know what you're talkin' about.
That's no way to talk, boy.
We had one of them union men
around here a couple years ago.
He stirred up a lot of trouble.
They're always after you colored boys.
I still don't know
what you're talkin' about.
Are you a union man?
I used to be.
On the railroad.
Well, this ain't the railroad.
Now, what's all this talk
about stickin' together?
Well...
what do you know?
Now, look, boy, we got
a smooth operation here,
and I aim to keep it that way.
Now, I got an idea you're plannin' trouble.
No.
You got the wrong idea.
All right, then.
All I want you to do is tell
these boys here that you
didn't mean what you said about
stickin' together and all.
Want to keep your job, boy?
What do you think?
Then do like I said.
Men!
This boy here has got something
he wants to tell you all.
Well, how about it?
Boy, you're actin'
like a n*gg*r with no sense.
All right.
Go down to the office and get your pay.
Tell them you're through.
♪ You wiggle and you wobble
and you shake it about ♪
♪ All over town ♪
Don't, Duff.
Yeah.
I'm jumpy, that's all.
Well, you've had quite a day.
I don't like to be mothered.
Jesus, baby, leave me alone, will you?
Don't deny me, Duff.
Hell, baby, I met this beautiful chick,
and she's just dyin' for me, okay?
Don't be so silly.
Yeah.
Just how are we gonna make out, baby?
I got to get me a job.
You will.
Pay is so damn low.
I don't want my kids
to grow up like Barney's.
They won't.
I'm telling you, baby,
maybe we better get out of here.
We can always do that, Duff.
Yeah.
Yeah, I know.
I ain't really thinkin' about it.
Anyhow, I don't want them white guys
laughin' up their sleeve at me
when they see me pull out.
Yeah, we can use you.
Ever work a saw mill?
Yeah.
Where was that?
Walker and Williams.
What did you say your name is?
Anderson.
Sorry, boy, there ain't nothin' here.
Hi, Frances.
How you doin', man?
Okay.
Cup of coffee.
I've been meanin' to talk to you.
Oh, yeah?
You know, over at the plant,
there's just one guy that talked.
Is that right?
It's kind of late to say it, but
we should've acted differently.
Thank you.
Been over to the other mill?
Yeah, I been there.
It's just that we're not
used to seein' anyone
stand up around here.
It kind of took us by surprise.
Oh, yeah?
Well, that's good.
Well, if you tried all the mills,
there ain't no other industry around here.
How about that furniture plant?
Man, the darkest thing
they got in there is Coca-Cola.
Yeah.
Now, if you want to work
like a real n*gg*r,
you can always go out and chop cotton.
They done that too long in my family.
Well, they pay you 3 bucks a day
and all the cotton you can eat.
Yeah, I might have something for you,
if you want to put on a uniform.
What's the pay?
Pay's $10 a week, plus tips and lunch.
I see.
Ain't for me, thanks.
Now, what about soap?
I got enough.
I got a good buy on soap.
You go on over there and take a look.
Right over there, go ahead.
Yeah?
- I'm lookin' for work.
- I got a boy.
Thanks.
Hi.
Don't ask, baby, huh?
How much money you got with you?
About $10.
The water pump's busted.
I don't know if it's worth
fixin', but I need that car.
You can have what I've got.
It's right there.
Startin' tomorrow mornin',
we got work for 15 hands.
All we're gonna pay is
$2.50 a day.
Can't pay you the $3,
'cause there ain't gonna be
much of a crop this year.
Now, y'all who want to work,
step up and we'll take your name.
It's not as hard on a girl.
They're not afraid of us.
You know, Duff...
we do have enough money.
Especially now.
Sure, baby.
In fact, I don't ever have to work no more.
When that baby comes, I can just stay home
and send you back to school.
How about that?
I'm trying to help, Duff.
Yeah!
I could work even after the baby comes.
A few hours a week, anyway.
What the hell could you do?
Day work.
You kiddin'?
You ain't goin' to no white home.
I seen the way they look at you
when you go down the street.
No point fixin' it.
What are you gonna do?
Don't do that!
Watch out!
It's good kindlin'.
What's bitin' you now?
You heard me.
I can't stand to see you like that.
I know you can't help it.
Stop bein' so damn understandin'.
I know just how you feel, son.
But believe me, you're going
about it the wrong way.
Don't look like there's a right way.
Well, you have to be reasonable.
Now, they say you're a troublemaker.
That's no good.
Use a little psychology.
Make 'em think you're going
along and get what you want.
It ain't in me.
Well, you'll be in trouble, son.
Now, just how do you intend
to support your family, huh?
I guess I'll rob a bank.
Don't you get smart with me, boy.
Maybe you ought to move.
You'd be a lot better off in the North.
So I've been told.
It's for your own good.
Oh, yeah?
Seems to me, Reverend, you're
more concerned about your good.
I guess it looks kind of bad,
havin' me for a son-in-law, huh?
You can be cocky now, boy.
But you won't last.
You won't make it.
I just feel sorry for Josie.
I knew it wouldn't work out.
Well, at least she ain't married
to no white man's n*gg*r.
You've been stoopin' so long, Reverend,
you don't even know
how to stand straight no more.
You're just half a man.
Maybe I could talk to Bud Ellis.
He may have a job for you
at his filling station.
Oh, yeah?
I'll be seeing you.
Bye, Dad.
Bye.
How come you don't hate their guts?
I don't know.
I guess I'm not afraid of them.
You were plenty scared
that night in the car.
Just of getting hurt.
They can't touch me inside.
Like hell they can't.
They can reach right in
with their damn white hands
and turn you off and on.
Not if you see them
for what they are, Duff.
Jesus, baby, you're so full of talk.
You ain't never really been
a n*gg*r, have you?
Livin' like that in your father's house.
So just shut your mouth.
That's 2 bucks, Joe.
Why don't you come over for
a beer when you get through?
Okay, I will.
Hey, Duff, run the truck down Holly Road.
There's a guy in a ditch.
Sure glad to see you, boy.
I guess I was kind of lucky, huh?
My wife's gonna give me hell.
How you doin', boy?
Okay.
Want me to hold the light for you?
No, thanks.
Just tryin' to be helpful.
Most folks around here
got no use for n*gg*r*s.
Got to understand them, that's all.
How you doin', boy?
Okay.
Seems a little loose.
She'll do.
She ain't comin' up even.
Jesus, I told you to watch it!
Sorry.
That's the trouble with you boys.
You don't listen when a man
tells you something.
She don't look no worse to me.
Well, it didn't do her no good
to get banged like that.
Don't do her no good to run into a tree.
What did you say, boy?
I said she's in great shape.
I heard you.
Now, instead of bein' smart, you
just get that car out of here!
Can I help you?
We'd like some service from that boy there.
Like the way he takes care of us.
Okay.
Fill her up?
No, boy, 38 cents worth of gas.
And watch you don't make it 39.
We got business with you, boy.
You gonna apologize to our friend here?
Didn't hear you say
"Yessir!"
Don't they say "Yessir"
where you come from?
Boy, you hear me?
That'll be 38 cents.
God damn it, n*gg*r,
you must think you're white!
Who do you think you are, king of Harlem?
How about this windshield, boy?
We'd like a little service.
Hell, they're getting too big
for their britches.
Yeah, his wife's the same way.
Struttin' through town
like she owns the place.
Shakin' that little rear end.
Must be all that education they're getting.
Real cool, ain't he?
Just like we ain't here.
That'll be 38 cents.
You in a big hurry, boy?
Yeah, he's tryin' to get home.
Bet she's pretty hot, huh?
You better watch your mouth, man.
I bet she's a sly little n*gg*r, that girl.
Wouldn't mind a piece of her myself.
All right, now, you get out of here!
Who're you tellin' to get, boy?
You watch your mouth or there'll
be some dyin' done 'round here.
Dyin's gonna be done two ways.
Let's go, Al.
He ain't worth it.
Now, you stay out of it!
What's goin' on, huh?
You better get rid
of this white-eyed n*gg*r here.
What happened?
Never mind!
You keep him workin' 'round here
and this place won't be around.
And I ain't kiddin'.
I guess we got trouble.
You ain't got none, Mister.
I'm sorry, Duff.
Don't tell me. I know.
I called the gas station.
I've been worried.
If they don't blow up his place,
they'll get him some other way.
Don't make no difference no how.
What do you mean?
Nothin'.
Quit lookin' at me like that.
Duff...
I love you.
Well, that don't do me
one damn bit of good.
Come on, honey, let's go to bed.
I never should have married you
in the first place.
Ain't you gonna say something?
There's nothing to say.
Well, that'll be the first time.
Where are you gonna go?
When I get set, I'll send for you.
I don't think that'll happen.
You'll be better off without me.
I ain't fit to live with no more.
It's just like a lynchin'.
Maybe they don't use a Kn*fe
on you, but they got other ways.
You're not a man because of a job, Duff.
You don't know nothin' about it.
Nothin'.
And don't kid yourself...
you did your bit.
Okay.
Duff...
Like I said, baby, I'll write you.
Who is it?
It's your son.
My son?
I ain't got no son.
You Duff?
That's right.
b*at it!
Take it easy, Pop.
What's the matter?
Don't smell so good, huh?
Must've broken some records.
Come on, Pop.
There's nothing you can do.
Been like this for days.
Got no use for nobody.
Huh?
What is it?
What's the matter?
Now you lay down
and get some sleep!
Oh! You let go!
Now you stay put.
I ain't drunk, honey.
Like hell you ain't.
Got a thick feelin' here.
What's the matter?
Better now.
Where you at?
Right here.
Couldn't get the words out before.
Better get him to a hospital.
Didn't I tell you to b*at it, huh?
Let's go, Will.
Anything you say, baby.
Duff.
Duff!
He stopped breathing.
We thought you might want these.
Thanks.
Would you like me to say anything tomorrow?
I guess so.
Have anything in mind?
No.
What you usually say, I guess.
Where was your father born?
I don't know.
His profession?
Well, he worked around.
And his age?
I don't know.
48, I guess.
- Any other family?
- No.
Just me.
Me and her.
Well, I guess that's all until tomorrow.
Okay.
Thanks very much.
What are you gonna do?
Want to come up to the house?
You can stay there
till you get on your feet.
There's no point in paying a hotel.
No thanks, Lee.
It's just that I hate empty rooms.
Sure.
Well...
what are you gonna do?
I guess I'll make me
some trouble in that town.
Going back, huh?
That's right.
They'll run you out.
No, they won't.
How are you gonna live?
Ah.
I guess I can always
chop cotton if I have to.
If you want a ride, I'll take you home.
No, thanks.
I'll take the bus.
Okay.
Don't be too hard on him.
Hell, I'm just like him.
I know he wasn't much of a father.
Who is?
Goodbye, Duff.
That window's broke, boy.
You stay over there,
you're gonna get awful wet.
Hi.
It ain't gonna be easy, baby.
But it's gonna be all right.
Baby...
I feel so free inside.
It's all right.
Nothing But a Man (1964)
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