Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

everything be settled so quickly. 442 00:39:29,701 --> 00:39:32,286 Your daughter said there's no problem. 443 00:39:32,495 --> 00:39:37,124 "My dad's a lifelong fighting liberal who loathes race prejudice... 444 00:39:37,333 --> 00:39:39,460 ...and fights discrimination." 445 00:39:39,669 --> 00:39:43,881 She said, "My parents will welcome you with open arms." 446 00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:48,427 And I said, "Oh, I sure wanna meet them." 447 00:39:50,388 --> 00:39:53,265 John! Telephone, it's Los Angeles. 448 00:39:54,684 --> 00:39:57,561 - Take it in my study. - Thank you. 449 00:40:12,118 --> 00:40:14,995 - Hello. Yes, this is he. - Dr. Prentice? 450 00:40:15,205 --> 00:40:17,414 - Hello. - Hi, Dad. 451 00:40:17,624 --> 00:40:21,126 - Dr. Graves call again? - No, it's not that, son. 452 00:40:21,336 --> 00:40:27,091 I had an idea. What would you say to us flying there for the evening? 453 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:30,052 - This evening? - Could be there at 6:30. 454 00:40:30,261 --> 00:40:33,764 I thought we could take you both out... 455 00:40:33,973 --> 00:40:36,350 - Invite them to dinner. - Just a minute. 456 00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:39,228 Dad, I'm having dinner with her folks. 457 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:41,897 - They're invited! - That the young lady? 458 00:40:42,107 --> 00:40:46,568 That's her. Just a minute. You haven't asked your mother... 459 00:40:46,778 --> 00:40:52,032 Mr. Prentice, will you come to dinner? John and I will meet your plane. 460 00:40:52,242 --> 00:40:55,285 - Who am I talking to? John? - Hi. 461 00:40:55,495 --> 00:40:59,873 Looks like she wants us, even if you don't. We certainly wanna meet her. 462 00:41:00,083 --> 00:41:03,418 - So we'll see you at 6:30. - Oh, no, no. 463 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:08,507 Your mother says she's pleased. Hell, he knows that! 464 00:41:08,716 --> 00:41:12,886 - All right, son. We'll see you later. - Dad? Dad! 465 00:41:15,014 --> 00:41:17,516 What's the matter with you? 466 00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:20,477 - Mom! - Yeah? 467 00:41:20,687 --> 00:41:23,564 John's parents are coming to dinner. 468 00:41:24,941 --> 00:41:26,316 Good. Marvelous. 469 00:41:26,526 --> 00:41:30,070 - We'll meet their plane at 6:30. - Fine. Tell Tillie. 470 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:31,947 Okay. 471 00:41:32,157 --> 00:41:35,993 Joanna, I told you. My folks, they don't... 472 00:41:36,202 --> 00:41:39,371 - They think you're colored. - Why didn't you tell them? 473 00:41:39,581 --> 00:41:42,875 - I was gonna write. - What difference is it? 474 00:41:43,084 --> 00:41:46,003 You think they won't come? Call and tell them. 475 00:41:46,212 --> 00:41:51,633 - They'll know when I go meet them. - I'll meet them. 476 00:41:51,885 --> 00:41:57,306 - It gives me a chance to explain... - Why do you dramatize everything? 477 00:41:57,515 --> 00:42:01,101 We're meeting Peter and Judith for a drink at 5:30. 478 00:42:01,311 --> 00:42:03,854 There's time to get to the airport. 479 00:42:04,063 --> 00:42:08,233 She's my best friend. You've just got to let them meet you. 480 00:42:11,696 --> 00:42:15,574 - Did he tell you about his plan? - No. What? 481 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:18,493 It's the damnedest thing. 482 00:42:18,703 --> 00:42:24,124 They put a medical school on trucks, run into some African country... 483 00:42:24,667 --> 00:42:27,711 ...pick up the brightest native kids... 484 00:42:27,921 --> 00:42:31,757 ...and give them courses. Like the U.S. Army Corps. 485 00:42:31,966 --> 00:42:37,221 His idea is that they're all specialists trained to do one thing. 486 00:42:37,430 --> 00:42:42,684 Like sewing up a wound, or delivering a baby, what have you. 487 00:42:43,144 --> 00:42:46,813 They go where people never heard of an aspirin... 488 00:42:47,023 --> 00:42:49,066 ...let alone a doctor. 489 00:42:49,275 --> 00:42:51,777 Imagine what that means. 490 00:42:51,986 --> 00:42:57,407 For every 1000 kids they train, they can save a million lives a year. 491 00:42:58,159 --> 00:43:01,870 He seems to have made quite an impression on you. 492 00:43:02,747 --> 00:43:07,042 I asked him how he got so far. He's only 37. 493 00:43:07,252 --> 00:43:10,837 He said he thought he got the best breaks... 494 00:43:11,089 --> 00:43:15,550 ...because no one wanted him to think they were prejudiced. 495 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:19,304 Yeah, he made an impression. I couldn't fault him. 496 00:43:19,514 --> 00:43:22,516 - Are you trying to fault him? - Of course not. 497 00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:27,229 You know his father's a mailman? Retired in Los Angeles. 498 00:43:27,438 --> 00:43:30,899 How do you suppose a colored mailman... 499 00:43:31,109 --> 00:43:34,778 ...produced a son with all the qualities he has? 500 00:43:34,988 --> 00:43:37,739 - You'll find out this evening. - What? 501 00:43:39,742 --> 00:43:43,161 - Guess who's coming to dinner. - Who? 502 00:43:43,371 --> 00:43:45,247 You mean... His parents? 503 00:43:47,375 --> 00:43:49,084 Now, wait a minute. 504 0