Word: cliched
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With black and white political roles reversing in Greene County, clichés turn about as well. One black commissioner says of the whites: "All they've ever done is farming. They're too lazy to work." The Rev. Thomas Gilmore, who will run against Big Bill Lee for sheriff, is more compassionate: "Whites have been trained never to listen to blacks. Their minds are so messed up with hate, they just can't understand the problems of black people." Sitting in a gas station, Ernest Brown, 58, takes a longer view of the success...
...ground, gruff but lovable Troubleshooter George Kennedy is struggling to clear the runway of snow, while the airport's p.r. girl, Jean Seberg, casts concerned glances at stoic Manager Lancaster. Customs Officer Lloyd Nolan tries to keep the flow of contraband at a minimum, but the flow of clichés is not, unfortunately, his department. Produced by Ross Hunter, fearless champion of the industry's carrière-garde (Pillow Talk and Thoroughly Modern Millie), the movie spends over two hours proving what every seasoned traveler already knows: waiting around airports can be a drag...