Stranger At Our Door, The Pt. 1

Pt. 1 of 3 Credits with actors. Exec. Producer: S.M. Hershey Assoc. Producer-Director S. Roy Luby Pan over city houses, juvenile delinquent type teenagers lounging on porches. Stop immigrant kid (Joe) and hassle him; another fellow (Steve) breaks it up. Joe into house with groceries; greeted by his mother. Floral furniture and 30s wallpaper. Joe asks why so many are against foreigners. She tells him they had to leave so father wouldn’t be put in jail. Looking out window at Steve who broke up the kids. Sits at desk studying Declaration of Independence. Father comes home; having trouble finding job. Unemployed. God is good to us lecture by father. 11:40:05 Street scene and kids hassle the Joe, fight with him, Steve again to his rescue and punches one kid. At home father reading and mother knitting. Joe talking to Steve says his father was an editor and speaks many languages. Steve going on errand, Joe goes with. Walk past Joe’s church, Steve not interested in Church. “You think I need help”. Continued... Juvenile Delinquency / Delinquents; Social Issues; Religious education; 1949; 1940s; Post-WWII; Post-WW2; Religion; Morals; Morality;