"STORM CENTER" "Subtitles by Seglora" "Good Morning Children" "Good Morning Mrs Hull" "How is that Meeching" "Fine,thank you" "Good Morning,Master" "Good Morning,Mrs Hull" "Good Morning,Carl,did you get around cleaning up those bins?" "Miss Hull,a man has only got one pair of hands" "Of course,Carl,and when we require more I'll hire an octopus" "Dr Corby called about the Norwood Book and I haven't been able to find it" "Look in the Architecture Modern 7 2 4.9 I believe" "Robert!" "Hello Alicia" "How nice to see you.." "And so early in the morning,you've not been in much lately" "To tell the truth I don't have much time for reading these days" "They are keeping you pretty busy down at City Hall I think" "I was certainly pleased to see that you were elected to the Council,Robert" "Thanks" "Particularly since I count on you to get me my children's wing" "Oh" "Things are pretty slow at this hour" "But drop around in the afternoon when the children are here" "The plans are mouldering in my desk" "Don't worry,you'll get it built, just as you got the library done" "That was over 25 years ago, I just hope I won't wait.." "Here is the one I want" "Another 25 years" "Do you realize that it's been almost 35 years since you first starting picking lint off my suit" "Have you worn it that long?" "I'll check this out for you" "Thank you" "I must say you run a very nice little establishment here" "Then don't be such a stranger" "I'll try not to be" "Good,I expect you to become a steady customer" "All right,I'll go in for that" "Not exactly light summer reading" "We'd had some comments about it" "Robert" "Tend to your counseling and let me tend to mine" "All right Alicia" "There you are.." "I hope you enjoy it more than I did" "Good Bye" "My goodness,Tom,is quite a selection you have there" "Yes,Mom" "When do you intend to read them?" "Tonight" "Mrs Hull,he knows he can't take all these on a junior card" "Here is my mother's,my father's,my sister's" "May I have it now?" "Yes,Tom" "About a terrible monster it's got three heads" "A lion, a goat and a snake and they are all breathing fire" "The Chimera" "Yes,and it's destroying the country side,scaring people to death" "If I ever see them I kill them,I kill them" "No,that won't be necessary we won't see him flying around here in Kenport" "Don't you think you had enough of monsters for a while" "There are so many other things to read about" "My Freddie,the secrets of the world,around these shelves" "And there are all yours to discover" "Let me see" "Here we are Stories from the Bible" "But I got to read this one again,Mrs Hull" "I went too fast,I got to read it lots of times" "You certainly you do,but it isn't it wise to leave something for tomorrow?" "It's so long until tomorrow" "Yes,certainly,I envy you Freddie,I'll tell you what" "This is a valuable edition but you if you'd be very careful you may take it home" "Thanks,I promise,thanks" "Here comes the pride and joy now" "Try not to tease him tight,George" "Let's put away the chopsticks and get out the forks because I'm starving" "It's not chopsticks it's Chopin" "Chopin or chopsticks I still like a hot crumpet" "Freddie hi" "Hello Mum,hi dad" "Hi Fred,what you got there" "It's a "Wonder Book" by Nathaniel Hawthorne" "OK,put it away,hurry up, Mom has got supper for you" "Did you get the time table?" "Ya,picked it up,they are still running trains to St Louis" "You still set on going?" "I think I should,I haven't seen Mother in about a year" "Said supposed to be back?" "Look,what I married,a man who makes jokes about his mother in law" "It's only going to be for a couple of weeks" "You think you two can make that out?" "As long as there is "Burn" in the ice box,and books in the library" "What is it a new routine reading at the table?" "Put it away will you,Freddie" ""There has one victory he said he running dry his knees of Delaropes" "What was that,De La ro who?" "There is a limit,Laura,no wonder he is not eating any thing there is no room,he stuffs himself with words" "Freddie" "Look at him" "Give it up now,Freddie,come on now and eat your supper" "Come on now,there is a time for that kind of things" "Why Dad" "Give it back" "As soon as you finish" "George,leave him alone" "Did you see the look he gave me" "It's right you know" "He can always get another father, but a good book is hard to find" "Why can't he be like other kids why does he have to spend all his free time here" "Why is his nose always in a book?" "But a man comes home from work he wants his son" "I bought him a gadget must be a year ago,those with toss a ball around and back" "It's upstairs on his desk just as new as the day he got it" "All I played short back three years on my high school team" "Do you ever try to reach him on his own level?" "When was the last time you took him for a walk?" "Just the two of you,bought him a soda" "You know something,I don't even know if he likes sodas" "Mr Slater stop wishing Freddie was somebody else" "Your boy is not just an average boy,he is different" "Value that difference" "We put far too much stress on conformity in this country" "The ballpark isn't the only place a person can be a hero" "Some people lead very exciting lives locked in a laboratory" "Or even a library" "Any way will be glad to pay for the book" "No,that won't be necessary I'd like to replace it myself" "Excuse me a minute" "Yes" "Hello,Alicia,this is Robert." "The Council is having its monthly luncheon today at Morrisey how would you like to join us?" "It wouldn't be about.." "Excuse me Robert" "I'm sorry I'll just be a moment" "I got to shag off I got to get to work" "Thank you for coming in" "Good Bye" "Good Bye Miss Lockridge" "Robert,it wouldn't be about my children wing,would it?" "Yes,we want to talk about your children's wing" "Now hold it Alicia,you'll have your chance at lunch" "What are you beating around the bush for?" "Why won't you tell her what we want to talk about" "I've known her for a long time, Alicia has got a mind of her own" "Ellerbee is right let's handle it this way" "What?" "Oh,no,nothing,fine then we'll see you at Morrisey" "Good,Good Bye Alicia" "Mrs Hull,Mrs Hull,I've been chasing you as far a the park" "My Goodness,that was very flattering been a long time since I was chased by a young man" "How about buying some raffle tickets?" "Certainly,what will I win?" "A Shetland Pony" "Just what I need" "A genuine leather and sooner hat too" "Isn't that ridiculous I'm so jumpy that I forgotten my purse chase me again some other time, boys,I'll buy two tickets" "Good Afternoon,Good Afternoon Morrisey" "Those five foghorns from City Hall are back there trying to out toot each other" "Good Afternoon,Miss Hull" "Good Afternoon,Frank" "Nice of you to come" "Your sense of timing is impeccable,Alicia" "Have a beer" "Very well but I want to keep a clear head" "Sit down,gentlemen" "At least I can save you all a good little time by acquainting you for the few pertinent facts" "I know your problems,I realize we must go into the matter thoroughly" "Mrs Hull,perhaps you don't know all our problems" "But I do will elaborate" "Doesn't need to cost as much as you think I have here the price of square foot the comparisons of the materials the advantages of utilizing our present heating system" "You see if we.." "Alicia,Alicia" "Before you go any further" "Voting over beer is little irregular but I entertain the motion" "Move the appropriate and a reasonable sum to construct a children's wing addition to the library these plans turned over to the building department the recommendations to supersede as soon as reasonable Second" "In favour,aye aye aye" "Carried" "There Mrs Hull you got your children's wing" "I hardly know what to say" "What we will do about financing is another matter" "I haven't any worries about that,I know you find a way" "I'm reminded the time when I first talked to Judge Ellerbee about our library" "Of course you were not a judge then,Robert" "You may remember our library was the height of cigar store" "We rented it with the profit of the team bazaar given by..,it's delicious," "Mrs Carabert,literature society I said,Robert" "Mrs Hull may we put that aside for a moment" "What we like to know,Mrs Hull" "How in the world did this book end up in our library" "I purchased it" "Do you know what it is about,Mrs Hull?" "Yes,it is about the Communist dream,it's the one Robert took out the other day" "It's causing trouble,we had a number letters and phone calls about it" "I am sorry it's creating a commotion" "I have gone through it,Alicia" "I must say the commotion seems justified,that's pretty hard stuff to take" "It's pure red propaganda" "Yes,it is not even subtle about it" "Then we certainly should remove it,shouldn't we?" "Remove it?" "That's right,remove it" "You don't propose to defend it?" "On the contrary I think it is a preposterous book" "But don't you want people to know how preposterous it is?" "That's why I ordered it" "Goodness if I took every book of the shelf that I thought preposterous" "Look,Mrs Hull" "Why don't you leave all the other preposterous books in and take this one out" "I think it is a matter of principle,Mr Greenbaum" "Why do we have principles and the communist.." "Just a minute I just say this argument on both sides but we could sit here all day" "Exactly,but a thing like this can stir up a hornets nest and the fact is" "Mrs Hull, we want it out of the library" "I am a politician,Mrs Hull,now you got your children's wing,you do this for us" "I often said a librarian is a peninsula surrounded on three sides by city councilors" "Very well gentlemen" "Frank" "Mrs Hull I'm your devoted admirer" "Paul you say that to all librarians" "More beer,Frank,and send this out with the rest of the garbage,will you" "No,I don't like to see a book destroyed" "I dispose of it some way, I do not quite know how" "You see I've never been forced to remove a book from the library before" "It's after closing,Mr Belder" "Would you mind closing up tonight?" "Of course not Marta" "How do you get rid of a book" "One that is worn out?" "No it is not worn out, not pornographic,not old edition" "That's my problem,Good Night,Martha" "Good Night" "Hello" "Well,Hello" "I admire the line of your jaw,Mr Duncan" "Thank you,I admire all of your lines" "My tongue get loose when I have more than two" "One should be loose enough to say I love you" "You can never tell" "In that case" "Here" "Maybe I should tell you something" "What?" "I love you" "See,it does wonders for you" "Talk on" "I didn't just love you,it's all I guess" "It's not all" "So merry we are getting married" "I had one ,thanks" "I just don't want it to happen again,Paul" "You just made a mistake,what other, making mistakes is part of living" "My doctor cliché" "Do you know what that impossible woman has done?" "Stuck the book back in the library" "What?" "She phoned Levering ,and he just called me" "She can't do that" "I know,but she did" "What's this all about?" "Let him tell you,I need a drink" "What's been happening?" "At lunch today she worked away through half a ball of gumble and agreed to take the book out" "You heard the rest?" "What book?" "You remember called the Communist Dream" "Oh,that's what she meant" "What?" "I'm just surprised you agreed to take it out in the first place" "Why?" "She is a woman who is very set in some of her ideas" "What ideas?" "Civil liberties,censorship, intellectual freedom" "Mr Duncan?" "Hello" "Sorry" "You gave me a thought" "Will you please tell us why you changed your mind?" "Well,I'm afraid I succumbed to a little gentle bribery as I say,the children's wing,you know" "Then I thought it over very carefully" "I simply couldn't do what you act" "Just,what do you mean you couldn't?" "I mean I couldn't remove a book because it has ideas we don't like" "But we are faced with a real problem,Mrs Hull" "Here are a dozen more letters we received" "Letters from people who helped to elect this council" "And here is a petition from some group calling itself the Kemford Women's Committee against subversion" "Unless there is immediate action we intend to take this matter up with the newspapers" "Now,is that shabby little..potboiler worth this kind of disturbance?" "I'm afraid it is" "You can't run a library or a City Council to please everybody" "Do you mind if I smoke?" "Not at all" "Mrs Hull,can't we look at this from a practical point of view?" "Take my word for it,it is not unreasonable to ask you to take out just this one book?" "Is it one book?" "We have a entire stack of books on political theory,of all shape" "What will happen if you start getting letters about them?" "We have to worry about that,when and if" "Alicia,we've been friends for a good many years" "I'll stay with you are right,when you are wrong you are wrong" "What do you want to do?" "Turn the library into a propaganda agency for the Kremlin?" "Really,Mr Martin what do you think Thomas Jefferson would say to this?" "No,Alicia,let's not drag in the Founding Fathers" "Please, do not interrupt,Robert, I feel this most deeply" "There was a book in our library for many years,and is still there" "It made me stick to my stomach everytime I checked it out,Mein Kamp" "Maybe we run the risk of spreading hitlerism but it didn't work that way it worked the other way" "People read it,it made them indignant" "Maybe it helped defeat him" "Don't you see by keeping this book in the library we attack the communist dream, we say to the communists we do not fear you,we are not afraid what you have to say" "but you fear us,you fear the truth" "Tell me,would they dare keep a book praising democracy in the Russian library?" "Gentlemen,you want me to take this book out of the library" "You ought to fight to keep it on the shelf" "In the light what Mrs Hull just said I wonder she mind me asking a few questions?" "No,I don't mind" "One thing" "I just want to inquire" "If you are familiar with" ""The Council for the better relations with the Soviet Union"?" "Yes,I believe I was a member at one time" "The American Peace Mobilization?" "Yes,I belonged to that too" "Then there is the Voice of Freedom Committee?" "Paul,what's the point of this?" "A lot of people joined a lot of these organizations especially while the war was going" "That's right I think this last one got me for five bucks" "Did you know that these organizations half a dozen here,turned out to be communist fronts?" "Yes,I was distressed to find out they were that's why I resigned and stopped paying attention to them" "Mr Duncan,just what is the purpose of this?" "What are you driving at?" "What is that infernal remedy" "They are still remodeling across the street" "Can't they work on days we don't have Council Meetings" "Mrs Hull" "I note on this one,your name appears on the letterhead on as one of the sponsors" "May I see that?" "Yes,I seem to be included in a quite long list" "I wonder if the other names were also used without consent" "This was done without your knowledge then?" "Most certainly" "Still this was a communist outlet" "You were a member,you must have believed in some of their ideas?" "No,they believed in some of mine" "Mr Duncan,I resent your questions and your implications" "It is obvious we do not agree on many things,including censorship" "But in case you are in any doubt I am not a communist,I never was a communist" "I detest communism" "I didn't say you were a communist,Mrs Hull" "All I'm trying to show that you were careless" "You were easy prey for a lot of high sounding slogans" "If you talk about contesting communism" "But you seem to blind to the fact that these people will use our laws" "They hide behind our laws for one purpose to destroy our laws" "Forgive me,but you were duped once you could very well be again" "I wished you hadn't gone in to this all,Paul,I hardly think it was necessary" "Well,I do" "You realize what would happen if this got out?" "What do you mean?" "If this got out" "Not only we would remove this piece of trash called Communist Dream but coupled with this other stuff" "I thought when I walked in here, you wanted to talk about banning a book" "We are talking about something quite different now,aren't we?" "Paul,if Mrs Hull gets rid of the book,can we forget all this?" "Of course" "As long as it is understood that in the future any questionable material would be screened by the Council" "Remember when you said, just this one book,Mr Greenbaum" "Don't you see the position you are putting us in?" "Yes,I see the position you are in and I see the position I am in" "You have the power to remove the book from the library and you have the power to remove me and if you do one you have to do the other" "Good Afternoon,Gentlemen" "Alicia" "Alicia,please don't walk out like this, you are making it impossible for us" "I've plead with you,think it over" "I'm sorry I can't plight you,Robert" "Budging her?" "I'm for firing her right away" "We can't do that" "She's been in the job for over 25 years" "Well,what are we supposed to tell people" "That we met Alicia Hull in a glorious battle and went down for the count?" "I always say,she's got a point" "Don't start that" "I just meant that we should think this over" "Think what over?" "Look,the fact is that either the Council runs Mrs Hull or Mrs Hull runs the Council,don't underestimate the feeling behind this" "We intend to take these matter up with the newspapers that's the next step but one after that the next election this Council get slapped out of office" "We deserve it unless we've got the guts to take a stand" "Must be some other way" "There is no other way,she made that clear" "Move we discharge Alicia Hull's from the public library" "Second" "In favour" "Aye several" "How about you?" "Aye" "Aye" "On a thing like this we ought to be unanimous,Bob" "Aye" "I think that's about all" "Can you think of anything more?" "No" "If something should come up you can reach me at Sycamore Arms" "Mrs Hull" "I,I feel you should know that,that it was something I said to Mr Duncan that" "I mean" "I don't think it was wrong but" "Then you've nothing to concern yourself over" "Good Bye,Martha" "Good Bye,Mrs Hull" "Good Bye Carl" "Good Bye,Mrs Hull" "Good Bye,Suzy" "Do you know Mrs Hull?" "I know,Suzy" "Freddie" "Not another contest" "I'm gonna win this one,Mom" "All I got to do solve the thirty three of those puzzles" "And I have fifty words on how Bristol Soup weight cuts down my working day" "I know" "You go hop into bed" "If it's Chinese that's counts" "It was certainly nice of Mrs Hull to give you this" ""Freddie Slater with great expectation from his friend Alicia Hull"" "Yep,they fired her" "Mrs Hull" "Freddie!" "I have to see you" "You ought to be wearing a rain coat on a day like this" "Something terrible is happening" "You come upstairs with me, we better dry you off" "They are taking your name off from the library" "I know,I know" "I want to tell you,Mrs Hull" "No matter what anybody else is saying,you are still the same with me" "Thank you,Bill" "Don't you want to be at the library?" "I do,very very much" "Then why aren't you there?" "It's not just me" "The City Council is above me and they are fine men but I disagreed with them about something" "What was it Mrs Hull?" "I'll go to them,I'll talk to the Mayor" "Freddie" "That's very sweet of you but I'm afraid it wouldn't do much good" "You see there is a book they don't think should not be in the library" "And" "I couldn't take it out" "What was the matter with the book?" "There are people who don't like it,nor for that matter,do I" "Couldn't you pretend,couldn't you maybe hide the book somewhere?" "You could tell them you're sorry if you really wanted to,you could come back" "I know it's hard to understand but some day you will" "And Miss Lockridge will be at the library to help you" "I don't want Miss Lockridge I want you" "I'll be right here in town" "Please,Mrs Hull,please" "Freddie,try to understand" "There must be some reason why only twenty people showed up" "I'll tell you why only twenty people showed up,here's why,tonight's paper" "I don't mind telling you the Reverend Wilson" "I had an awful fight with my husband, he didn't want me to come when he read that" "Why?" "What does it say?" "Alicia Hull admits red affiliation" "Additional facts were presented today on the dismissal of Alicia Hull from her post as librarian" "It was authoritatively stated by a member of the City Council that Mrs Hull admitted membership of numerous communist front organisations" "It was also learnt the City Council felt that under the circumstances, it had no alternative and so forth" "Is that true,Mrs Hull?" "Yes,it's true,Mr Jones" "It's about half true" "What isn't there is when and why she joined and resigned from them" "She may as well face one thing" "If we go into this,we are going to be called reds" "Please,even if what Mr Jones says is so I don't think it should stop us" "Reverend" "It's all very well for you, you are a man of the cloth but the rest of us is not exactly in that spot" "I'm disgusted,look at it an item appears in the papers and we are fighting down our wits" "It's time we got on with what we came here for" "In a case like this it might be a good idea to circulate a petition if it's money you want" "I'll be glad to help but I can't take much time out,petitions and.." "One minute,please,everybody" "I've been thinking while you've been talking I left the library and I believe we should let it rest at that,you all have your own life" "Mr Meacab is a really busy man" "Mr Corbett has his clients,and Miss Layton is in the high school" "Alicia,you could just forget that" "No,Eleanor, if the day ever came,you should loose your job because of me,any of you" "Mrs Hull that doesn't mean that we.." "I want you to drop this,I really" "Alicia Hull,when you came in here you were ready to fight" "I've changed my mind, Morrisey" "I want you to thank you all for coming I am sorry" "Everything considered,I think you made a wise decision Mrs Hull" "What is a communist,Mom" "That's a hard question to answer,Fred" "Train leaving on track number" "Hi,Freddie" "Hi,Dad" "What's the idea,baby,I thought you were packing" "I postponed the trip,I decided my place is with you" "What is it?" "Another air mail special delivery argument with your mother?" "No,I" "Changed my mind I that's all" "Where are you heading to,Buster?" "I need to wash up the supper" "I'm not going because I don't feel I should leave Freddie right now" "Why not?" "What's this all about" "It's because of Mrs Hull,so confused" "What does it take to unconfuse him?" "I don't know" "When they find somebody is red, everybody goes about its business" "In my house the walls come tumbling down" "He thinks that Mrs Hull were trading with someone" "That's right,she did,she betrayed everybody" "Maybe it's a good thing all around maybe Freddie will spend some time with the kids now instead of that library" "It's not that simple" "Look,Mrs Hull played a big part in his life" "Too big if you asked me" "As a matter of fact I'm confused" "Listen,she belonged to a dozen commie outlets,it says so right in the paper" "They hold a meeting down in the Ellstree Church, and they wanted to back her up" "But she told them to forget,she didn't want any trouble,what does that prove?" "I just can't believe about her that's all" "Oh man,she even gave me some of that pinko talk locked in a laboratory" "too much conformity in this country" "And devil knows what crummy notions she put into Freddie's head" "Say Hello to her" "I said say Hello to her" "Hello Mrs Hull" "Hello Frank" "Well,it's about time" "I was going to stand up for St Bernard" "I see you belong to the school of thought, the things I ought to be seen around more" "How have you been Morrisey?" "Not so good my heart is killing me" "A massive calcium deposits" "William,bring me Pale of Gumbo,double strength" "Old customers falling off don't come in much any more,new faces all around younger crowd now" "Bee girls" "You know there is actully nothing wrong with the people in this town" "Their hearts are in cold storage,that's all" "Got snails in today" "Burt" "Go on ,Burt,she calls you" "I run over before" "You go,used to be your friend" "She is not any more" "Go on,Burt,see what she wants" "Do you want me,Mrs Hull" "Are you still selling the raffles tickets?" "How much are they?" "Raffles tickets?" "We had that raffle already,gosh, that was way back in April" "Was is that long ago?" "I must be losing track" "Wait,Burt" "It is Saturday afternoon" "Yeah,Shrub Saturday" "How would you like to take me to the movies?" "It'll be my treat" "Now?" "Well,what you see." "I'm with some of the fellows" "I know them all,why don't you ask them to come along too?" "They can't go,Mrs Hull," "Some of them has already seen the picture,some of them got to be home early" "All right,another time" "Good Bye,Mrs Hull" "Burt" "Ask Freddie to come and visit me,tell him I miss him" "I will" "My folks say they can't arrest them until you get the goods on them" "That's right,they go underground" "My Uncle Milton met one once underground" "Hie" "Hey" "Mrs Hull,she looks funny in the underground" "I dare you to go and see her" "Double dare" "You are double dared now" "You got to go" "I don't have to see her, I know enough of her already" "Yeah,what?" "Like for instance" "What do you know,Fred?" "Things,from her and other things I heard" "What other things?" "You heard from whom?" "From my father,my father he told me" "He says she has got a brother" "In Peru,that's the one she is sending the secret code to" "In one of those books in the library" "I just got to bet you don't know no more than we do" "I do,I do" "Do you know where she keep that secret book?" "All kinds of secret books" "Secrets of the world is in there,she told me,so herself" "Prove it" "If you know one of these books are,show us" "How about copying some?" "Can't you see he is lying,he doesn't know anything about these kind of books" "I do,I do and I'm right where they are" "Hundreds of them I can get everyone if I want to" "Go home,it's past your bedtime" "Go on home,tell your mother to read your bedtime stories" "Go on home,we got something to talk about,something secret" "I'll show you,I will so,I'll show you" "Tom" "Tom" "I'd like you to put these new titles up first thing tomorrow" "Can't do it until I get here Miss Lockridge" "Who is there?" "Freddie,Freddie Slater what are you doing here?" "Carl" "Carl" "Carl" "Carl,that boy where did he go?" "How did he get in after hours?" "I didn't let him in,Miss" "I just got one pair of legs, I can't be everywhere" "Find him,and put him out" "Come in" "I hope you forgive me" "It's late I know" "You seemed upset on the phone" "Yes,it's about Freddie Slater" "Sit down Martha" "The boy is becoming impossible lately" "He doesn't come to the library much but when he does" "He is so so strange and hostile" "He used to be so careful about books I find him flinging them about" "I come across him in the stacks" "Places where he shouldn't be" "Why did you come to see me?" "You had such an influence on him, you always know how to manage" "Well,I don't any more, I don't see him anymore" "You don't see him?" "I don't do a lot of things I used to do enough by choice" "I should think you and Mr Duncan would have suspected that" "I'm sorry" "Sorry to have troubled you" "You blame Mr Duncan and me,don't you?" "Blame you for what?" "Because I have no life here any more" "I didn't realize" "Please don't say you are sorry Martha" "Mrs Hull,Paul was just one member of that Council besides what he did,he never meant to harm you" "I feel better if you believed that" "Martha,I tried to keep my perspective these past months" "I tried to understand people and to forgive people but really do you mind if I am not concerned in making you or Mr Duncan feel better?" "I shouldn't have come" "Perhaps" "Perhaps you believe at least that I really wish I knew what was happening to Freddie Slater" "I think I know" "He used to love books and he used to love me" "And now his love is turning to hate" "Yes it is frightening isn't it?" "Good Night Mrs Hull" "Dad,you're dancing style" "Certainly your vocabulary" "Gold in it?" "With his name in" "You weren't around" "Fancy guy,what are trying to do with him?" "Keep him busy when you are around" "It's might that" "It's been tried before" "As a matter of fact here is my campaign manger" "Campaign manager,for what?" "This Johnny come lately of yours thinks he can lick me for the legislature this fall" "He is not the only one who thinks so Bascomb" "We need some younger men down there" "You are welcome to try" "But don't holler when you get steamrolled" "Don't make any bet,remember I got an issue,you haven't" "You mean you once got a librarian fired?" "I wouldn't put it just that way" "I know,you are going to play the young hero who saved us from the red menace" "Well,that issue may backfire" "I'll take my chances" "Whatever became of her anyway?" "She is still around,I saw her the other day" "It is a pity though how she let herself be taken in by those people" "I'm glad that you fellows didn't let her buffalo you" "Why don't we drop it folks, it's all long ago and far away" "Still it's a comfort to know that my children aren't subjected to her influence any longer" "I think she was a danger to the community" "Are you talking about Mrs Hull?" "I certainly am" "I think that's ridiculous" "Some of my loveliest times in my life was set under Mrs Hull's influence" "And if she is a danger to the community then so am I" "And so is every kid who grow up with me" "Hazel" "No,Dad,I mean it" "How about it,Sandy do you see Mrs Hull working like a little beaver for the Kremlin?" "Golly,I don't know,I never gave it much thought" "Maybe it's time you started" "Is that going to be your slogan?" "Young America,awake,your comic books are in danger" "I guess the only thing worse than a young politician with an issue is and old politician without one" "Paul,you are not really serious about any of this?" "Of course he is serious,he is right to" "But he can't be" "It just can't be" "Look this is no place to discuss it" "After all,Miss Lockridge, we can't be blind what's going on" "H bombs,brain washing boys like Sandy here still being drafted,their careers interrupted" "Alicia Hull know something about that" "In case you've forgotten,Dorothy, her husband's career was interrupted" "At Chateau Thiery" "Where is Chateau Thiery?" "In France,that was the first world war" "Steven Hull was a member of this club" "In fact he was one of the founding members along with me and few others" "Was he a radical to?" "Very radical" "He had one of the most radical drives of the thirty you ever saw never played it safe,always tried to clear the brook" "Very radical" "Handsome man too,Dorothy if you remember" "And Alicia was a pretty little thing in those days" "Full of ginger,this club has not seen that kind of pep since" "Not even from you Hazel" "They made quite a pair" "They were married less than a year when Steve was drafted" "Pity" "Alicia was the kind of girl" "She should have twenty kids" "Fill up the same,Sandy" "You weer saying you had an issue?" "Yes" "In spite of the hearts and flowers I still have" "Freddie what are you saying" "Scared" "You are just dreaming again,darling,it's all right" "It was there the dark like snake" "What's it" " A bug" "And then there were little footsteps, it was Mrs Hull she was yelling" "And I saw them in the book I mean the snake" "It's all right,Freddie,I'm near you" "That's funny" "There must be something in the air tonight because" "All having bad dreams too" "I don't feel much like sleeping" "How about you and me taking a walk,Freddie?" "Walk" "Sure" "Little air and clear the cobwebs" "Maybe we can get some soda" "Is it all right,Mom?" "I guess so" "Throw some clothes on" "Sure,Dad" "Of course screams come from somewhere" "I know when I have a bad dream,I usually can feel that way" "Snakes are coming out of books" "Pretty scary really" "Some of them were huge flames shooting out of them" "Like the Chimaera" "What?" "The monster in the Wonder book" "Sure,that's it,that book" "That's were your dream came from" "Books disturb people and give them nightmares" "They are pretty bad stuff" "For sure I don't like that" "Of course there are good books and bad books you know,good people and bad people" "And it seems Mrs Hull was in your dream too" "I know you used to like her a lot,Freddie" "That's the trouble you can't always put your finger on them" "Could have been that fellow behind the soda fountain" "They can pop up anywhere" "Yeah" "We've got one of those down at the plants,son" "It builds up a temperature of 7000 degrees, cut through solid steel like cheese" "Sure she talks sweetest honey all the time you can bet she is working away back there she had 25 years to fill those shelves with poison" "She knows books of hers" "All they want is one thing, smash and destroy" "Smash everything we ever built up in this country" "I'm going to address you today not as your Mayor but as a father" "All of us are troubled about what the future holds for our children" "This new children's wing is a kind of thing that reassures us it's no accident that our library stands in the center of town" "it was planned that way, a library is the center of a town we dedicate this addition" "to our town and to our children" "And now we will hear from our high school band" "Alicia,I can't take the stairs anymore" "Robert" "I've been trying to get you on the phone for hours" "I've been up in town,all day" "But I left at least half a dozen messages" "They haven't delivered the message here at Sycamore Arms for fifteen years" "What is it?" "Is anything wrong?" "Dedication exercises,the children's wing" "I've come to fetch you" "You mean I've been invited?" "I am inviting you" "Just look,have you ever seen anything like it" "I don't know what to put where" "So you're letting us bully you and getting out" "I am visiting my sister in California" "I want to taste a nut burger before I die" "Alicia,you have every reason to despise me,all of us" "Don't be foolish" "I run across a photograph of you and Steven and me" "Can you realize how long ago it was?" "I was talking about him only the other night" "Would you please put on your coat and come with me?" "A few months ago,yes" "I'd been glad to go and hold up my head and stare right back" "This is the present I bought for Agnes Evans remember I told you I was looking for one?" "I always drop by in these days and leave some gifts" "I found a little appointment tab for the class and the gold pencil for her date" "It's really quite a charming thing" "Her mother said she wasn't home and I better just leave it" "She was home,Robert" "I'm tired" "I'm tired and beaten" "There is no use pretending" "There were a few moments of joy with Stephen" "And afterward there was the library and the children" "I filled my life with them" "And it was a good life in many ways" "It wasn't the Council or the whispers" "or any of the people" "It was the children" "I think I could have stood anything but losing the children" "Having them turned on me" "Alicia" "They are not going to dedicate that children's wing without you" "We come now to a very important moment" "Some months ago in connection with library activities a children's contest was held to name a list of the ten best books" "When the cornerstone is put down these books will be sealed in it" "Now I'm going to call on the boy who won the contest to come forward and read off the titles" "Fredrick Slater" "Go ahead ,Fred" "The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen" "Stories from the Bible" "I don't know what's happened to Ellerbee,he is supposed to be next" "You want to take his place?" "Treasure Island" "A wonder book" "David Copperfield" "What is she doing here?" "Robinson Crusoe" "Go on boy" "Finish it up" "The Three Musketeers" "And a Dictionary" "I suspect young Mr Slater won because of the dictionary" "Go on boy,go back there and sit down" "Now we come to the ground breaking" "I am glad Judge Ellerbee arrived in time to handle the shovel or shall I call a spade a spade" "There is only one person who should have this honor" "Alicia Hull" "Freddie,how about helping an old friend?" "You are not my friend" "Freddie" "You are not anybody's friend" "Freddie" "They kicked you out,you don't belong here" "They found out about you" "You are right son,tell her,tell her again" "You want to destroy us,you are like all the rest of them" "They found out what you were doing" "Freddie" "You don't belong here,you are not a librarian any more" "Communist,that communist" "Stop it,stop it stop it" "He is all right,he is upstairs in bed" "He is sleeping it off" "He is OK" "We sure appreciate your interest,Miss Lockridge" "Good Bye" "I don't see the point in lying" "What do you want to do?" "Tell her he wouldn't eat?" "That he bites like a wild man" "Didn't he disgrace us enough" "What did we do?" "We bring him up wrong?" "He's never had a whipping in his life, I never laid a hand on that boy" "Are you going to start banging that piano?" "I don't bang it I play it,or would you know the difference?" "Of course not,I'm not coached" "Now that's one thing you'll never be accused of" "Your son won a contest,you couldn't even be there" "It would have been a wrestling match would been right in front row" "Been spending my time better" "Contest?" "You want to know I am stuffed to my gizzards with his library and your piano stuff" "Or maybe that's why he is the way he is,because his own father resent him" "And resent his mother too, this little bit of culture" "I give up,why he is he,and I give up your culture too" "I give up your happy wit,all those great big stupid wise cracks" "Why don't you go out and look for him,don't just stand there" "Did the parents say anything else?" "No" "Only said everything was all right" "Everything is fine" "Look around you" "All the nice normal people going about nice normal business" "You'd better hurry,you'll be late for your council meeting" "Look,I don't blame you for being upset" "I'll admit that it was pretty ugly this afternoon,let's not confuse the issue" "That's become your favorite word" "Whatever was the issue?" "Do you remember?" "A stubborn woman was fired,your Council blew it up with civic virtue" "The city got something to buzz about" "I got a better job" "You got a platform" "You make it sound like a grab day" "What do you think it was?" "Patriotism?" "See you later" "I don't know why you had to bring her here today" "I thought we'd agree to act as a body" "Yes,and a body is supposed to have a heart" "What are we getting so steamed up about?" "Just because some problem child decides to throw a fit" "Did you really believe that,do you, Edgar?" "He wouldn't have thrown a fit six months ago" "This couldn't have happened six months ago" "All right,what do you want us to do?" "Get her back her job, that's what I want you to do make a public apology" "Wait a minute" "Everybody I have listened to lately seems to be lost in a fog or something look we happen to be in a war,cold,hot or lukewarm that's what it is,war,and we better win it" "We can't take time out to investigate every little wrinkle on every little problem and be kind to stubborn old lady's taboo" "Sure some innocent people are going to get hurt but that's too bad right now that's the way it's got to be unless we all wind up in a soup" "That's exactly right" "That's exactly wrong" "That's communist talk" "That's just the way they do things let the innocent cook with the guilty to hell with whom we heard on the wire as long as we get where we are going" "Let me tell you something" "I'm not afraid of communism or of a communist book in the library but I am afraid that kind of talk, it scares the living life out of me" "It's one thing I forgot,Duncan" "For a while" "I forgot what country we are living" "Where I live the safety of anyone person any stubborn old lady is the sacred concern of every decent citizen and I hope to God I'll never forget that again" "Never again" "There is a kid here" "Please" "I shall be free Mom" "Go on tell me again,Paul" "Nothing so terrible has happened" "Only a little boy was turned into a lunatic" "It's not the nice normal people who set fires" "The lunatics" "Martha,you'd better have a drink" "I could use one too,let's go up to my place" "Just don't get it,do you?" "I don't want any more of it, don't you understand ?" "I don't want to be engaged to a rising young politician" "I'd rather crawl into a hole somewhere" "Mrs Hull you know about the boy" "It isn't just the boy,we are all to blame" "I'm to blame too,I didn't fight back" "I hear you are going away, I hope you change your mind" "You got to help us rebuild this library,don't leave" "I have no intention of leaving" "I am going to stay here and I am going to help rebuild this library and if anybody ever again tries to remove a book from it" "he has to do it over my dead body" "Subtitles by Seglora"