Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Drama/Comedy) (1967) ©2000 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters John Wade Prentice……………………………………Sidney Portier A very accomplished and sweet black doctor who works for the United Nations’ World Health Organization. John falls in love with Joey, his first relationship since his wife and child were killed in an accident eight years earlier. Joey (Joanna) Drayton………………………………….Katherine Houghton A sweet and innocent young white woman who lives in San Francisco, who meets and falls in love with John while on vacation in Hawaii. Matt Drayton………………………………………………Spencer Tracy Joey’s father, who is a wealthy and very liberal San Francisco newspaper publisher, and who has spoken out for racial equality and civil rights all of his adult life. Christina Drayton………………………………..……Katherine Hepburn Joey’s mother, who owns a small art gallery, and who has also been a supporter of civil rights all of her life. Monsignor Ryan………………………………….…….Cecil Kellaway A Catholic priest, who has been a dear family friend of the Draytons, who is also an extremely liberal and tolerant person (A "monsignor" is a word for an official of the church). Tillie (Miss Matilda Banks)………………………...Isabel Sanford The Drayton’s black housekeeper, who has been a part of the family for over 22 years, and who helped raise Joey from when she was a baby. Mr. Prentice…………………………………………………Roy E. Glenn Sr. John’s father, a retired mailman who lives in Los Angeles. Mrs. Prentice………………………………………………..Beah Richards John’s extremely sweet and thoughtful mother. Hillary St. George………………………………………….Virginia Christine An assistant to Christina who works in her art gallery. Plot Summary This film is the classic story of a Joanna, a young, charming and innocent woman, who falls in love with, and decides to marry, John, a wonderful black doctor. More specifically, it is the story of how the people around them, including their parents, friends and others, react to the news of a possible marriage between a black man and a white woman. Joanna had been convinced that her parents would have no problem with the situation, because they had always raised her to believe that blacks and whites were equal, and that that any kind of racial intolerance was unacceptable. However, when her mother learns of the marriage plans, she is at first more shocked than happy, and when her father finds out, he finds himself unable to support what his daughter was about to do. Soon after, Mrs. Drayton comes to fully embrace the marriage, but Mr. Drayton must come face to face with the fact that he has trouble accepting his own liberal philosophy when it is applied so dramatically to his own l责任编辑:yechenglu
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