Dorothy Day: Activism and Legacy Overview

[WOMAN SCREAMING] CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS. LET GO OF ME! [DOOR CLOSES] [WOMAN SCREAMING] PLEASE! GET IT OPEN! PLEASE! PLEASE! NO! CLOSE IT! AAH! AAH! NO! COME BACK! AAH! AAH! YOU'RE GOING TO DISLOCATE YOUR SHOULDER. SCREW YOU! YOU RELIGIOUS OR SOMETHING? I TRY. SMOKE? YOU GOT A NAME? ANNIE. IS THAT A STREET NAME? YOU BEEN IN BEFORE? ONCE OR TWICE. FOR WHAT? OH, THIS TIME, FOR BLOCKING THE FEDERAL BUILDING, PROTESTING THE HYDROGEN BOMB. M-MAKING... [RETCHING] OH, GOD. [VOMITS] OH, I MADE A MESS OF YOUR SHOES. THEY'RE AS OLD AS I AM. ♪ I ONCE WAS LOST ♪ ♪ BUT NOW ♪ ♪ I'M FOUND ♪ ♪ I WAS BLIND ♪ ♪ BUT NOW ♪ ♪ I SEE ♪ WHO ARE YOU? ♪ AMAZING ♪ ♪ GRACE ♪ ♪ HOW SWEET ♪ ♪ THE SOUND ♪ ♪ THAT SAVED ♪ ♪ A WRETCH ♪ ♪ LIKE ME ♪ [HUMMING AMAZING GRACE] [WORKERS MARCHING SONG HEARD SOFTLY] ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ UP WITH YOUR SONG ♪ ♪ FLY WITH THE WIND ♪ ♪ FOR THE DAWN IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ UP WITH YOUR SONG ♪ ♪ FLY WITH THE WIND ♪ ♪ FOR THE DAWN IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ ♪ SHOUT... ♪ ♪ GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH ♪ ♪ HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ GO HOME! ♪ FLY WITH THE WIND ♪ ♪ FOR THE DAWN IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ Women: WE WON'T SETTLE WITHOUT A FIGHT! WOMEN'S DIGNITY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS! WE WON'T SETTLE WITHOUT A FIGHT! WOMEN'S DIGNITY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS! Officer: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. RUN THEM IN. WOMEN'S DIGNITY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS! BOLSHEVIK BITCH! UHH! WOMEN'S RIGHTS! WE WON'T SETTLE WITHOUT A FIGHT! HEY! LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND THERE. I'LL GIVE YOU MY VOTE. YOU COME BACK-- YOU BASTARD! SAY, KID, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? DOROTHY DAY. MARGARET-- EVERYONE CALLS ME MAGGIE. NICE TO MEET YOU. STOP! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. OHH! WHAT HAPPENED? CAN'T HANDLE THEM? HEY, YOU SON OF A BITCH, GET OFF HER! Maggie: HEY! WE'RE GOING TO GET ARRESTED! GIVE 'EM HELL, MAGGIE! AAH! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, MAGGIE? IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN. A BREAKTHROUGH-- A GREAT BREAKTHROUGH. Boy: BUY THE CALL. WHOO! THANK YOU, MA'AM. IT'S ALL HERE. IRA, I'M PUBLISHED. OH, CONGRATULATIONS, DOROTHY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT-- THE FRONT PAGE. I THINK MY NAME LOOKS VERY NICE IN PRINT. GREAT. BRIDEY! OH, DOROTHY. GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. GOOD ARTICLE ON THE FRONT PAGE. GOOD MORNING, GENERAL. HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD, THANK YOU. PULL UP YOUR SKIRT, MAGGIE! MIKE! YOU PUBLISHED IT? IT WAS A GOOD STORY. OH, MIKE! OH, I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU. I LOVE THIS MAN. I'M GOING TO WANT MORE THAN A KISS. WELL, YOU COULD PAY ME. HMM. "WILSON'S GOONS TRAMPLE WOMEN-- "SUFFRAGETTES SUFFER AT THE HANDS OF MALE TYRANNY, BY DOROTHY DAY." I BROKE MY DAMN SHOE. THIS IS IT? MIKE GOLD, FLOYD DELL-- MAGGIE BOWEN, MY NEW CELLMATE. SHE'S STAYING WITH ME NOW. SO WHEN DO I START? ONE STORY DOES NOT A WRITER MAKE. YOU DON'T EVEN WORK HERE? 2.50 A WEEK, AND YOUR FRIEND MAGGIE HERE HAS DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT. 2.50? COME ON, MAGGIE. THE MATCH WILL PAY ME TWICE THAT. ALL RIGHT, 5 BUCKS. GREAT. LET'S GET STARTED. THE CITY'S CONDEMNED AN ENTIRE TENEMENT BLOCK OVER ON THE EAST SIDE. THEY'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING UP A NEW DEPARTMENT STORE, AND ANYONE WHO'S LIVING THERE IS GOING TO GET TURNED OUT INTO THE STREET. HOW ABOUT THAT DINNER, THEN I'LL SHOW YOU MY APARTMENT? FLOYD. NOT OUR KIND OF STORY. WHY NOT? WE COVER POLITICS, DOROTHY. THE REASON WE HAVE POLITICS IS TO RID THE WORLD OF SOCIAL INJUSTICES. YOU BUSY FOR DINNER? WE WORK TOGETHER NOW. THEN YOU'RE FIRED. YOU KNOW WHERE I'LL BE-- CELEBRATING. ♪ FRANKIE AND JOHNNY WERE SWEETHEARTS ♪ ♪ THAT'S HOW THE OLD STORY GOES ♪ ♪ FRANKIE DONE EVERYTHING FOR JOHNNY ♪ ♪ FROM HIS HEAD DOWN TO HIS TOES ♪ ♪ HE WAS HER MAN ♪ ♪ BUT HE DONE HER WRONG ♪ ANOTHER ROUND. ♪ FRANKIE AND JOHNNY WERE LOVERS ♪ ♪ OH, LORDY, HOW THEY COULD LOVE ♪ ♪ SWORE TO BE TRUE TO EACH OTHER ♪ ♪ JUST AS TRUE AS THE STARS ABOVE ♪ ♪ HE WAS HER MAN ♪ ♪ NA, NA, NA, NA ♪ ♪ BUT HE DONE HER WRONG ♪ Man: EUGENE O'NEILL-- AMERICA'S MOST INFAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT. BOHEMIANS, SOCIALISTS, WRITERS, PAINTERS, AND POETS-- ALL PILGRIMS JOURNEYING WE KNOW NOT WHERE IN SEARCH OF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT, YET ALL OF US SEEKING TO UNSCREW THE INSCRUTABLE AND TO UNRAVEL THE GREAT MYSTERY OF LIFE. TO OUR NEWEST PARAGRAPHIST. Man: MM-HMM. Man: HEAR, HEAR. Man: TO GREENWICH VILLAGE, WHERE MIDDLE-CLASS KIDS LIKE MIKE HERE COME TO WEAR DIRTY SHIRTS, SPIT ON THE FLOOR, TO DECLARE THEIR SOLIDARITY FOR THE PROLETARIAT. THE MASSES ARE FREE HERE-- FREE FROM THE TYRANNY OF CAPITALISM. AH, GIVE THE... THE MASSES NEED FOOD, NOT MANIFESTOS. ANY GOVERNMENT THAT PUTS MEAT ON THE TABLE GETS MY VOTE. AND IF YOU ASK ME-- WHO ASKED YOU? THE WORLD WOULD BE A HELL OF A BETTER PLACE IF IT WERE RUN BY WOMEN. Man: OH, PLEASE. Woman: HEAR, HEAR. NOT ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE SPEECH. GIVE THEM THE DAMN VOTE, SO THEY'LL SHUT UP. Man: HEAR, HEAR. BRAVO. BRAVO. MASTER O'NEILL, DRUNK AGAIN, I SEE. AH, MOISE, THE GREAT PANDERER HIMSELF, IN THE FLESH. HMM. HEY. Man: SHUT UP, FLOYD. Woman: HEY, HEY. WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN, YOU BASTARD? Man: GUESS. YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS COUNTRY IS? I BET YOU'LL TELL US. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS COUNTRY IS ALL OF YOU. Man: OH, HERE WE GO. MIKE HERE IS A REVOLUTIONARY, A BELIEVER IN FREE THOUGHT, SO HE JOINS THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND THEY TELL HIM WHAT TO THINK. JAMES HERE FANCIES HIMSELF A BOHEMIAN, SO HE GOES AND GETS MARRIED. AND O'NEILL, OUR TORTURED ARTIST, CAN'T WRITE A WORD UNTIL HE'S STINKING DRUNK. AND? ME? I'LL NEVER GIVE MYSELF TO ANY PERSON, INSTITUTION, OR SCHOOL OF THOUGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU LIONEL MOISE-- MAN WITHOUT PURPOSE, LIFE WITHOUT MEANING. A TOAST TO NOTHINGNESS. AND HOW DOES THIS ANCHORLESS SOUL STAY AFLOAT? NOT BY BRAIN, THAT MUCH IS OBVIOUS, NOR BRAWN, WHICH IS... SIZABLE... ALTHOUGH I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM DO A LICK OF WORK. NO, OUR LIONEL HERE USES THAT FINE JAW, THOSE WHITE TEETH, AND THOSE DARK EYES TO CHARM THE LADIES. THEY FALL HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH HIM AND SLIP HIM MONEY FROM THEIR PAY ENVELOPES. HEY. HEY, LET'S GO. YOUR SIREN SONG SINGS. I MISSED YOU, TOO. GOOD NIGHT, LADIES. CHEERS. WHO THE HELL WAS THAT? I KNOW MOISE. HE'S AN EDITOR FOR HEARST. ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT BASTARDS. ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT REWRITE MEN. I BET THAT'S NOT ALL HE'S GREAT AT, HMM? MAGGIE. Dorothy: I'M RESTLESS, GENE! I HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS... [LAUGHS] OR WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT TO. I KNOW THAT I WANT TO LIVE FULLY. I WANT TO DO THINGS THAT NO ONE... HAS EVER DONE BEFORE. THE TRANSCENDENT HUNGER, THE ACHING VOID, THE ITCH FOR THE INFINITE-- FORGET IT. THERE'S NO SATISFYING IT. EAT, DRINK, MAKE LOVE-- THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. I WANT MORE. I'LL THROW IN SOME FREE POETRY. OH. MUCH MORE. "LIFE'S A TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT, SIGNIFYING NOTHING." THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME, GENE. COME ON, IT'S RAINING! THAT'S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. [ARIA PLAYING] [SINGING ALONG IN ITALIAN] HUH. YOU WEREN'T THAT GOOD. [SINGS ALONG IN ITALIAN] WHAT'S HE SAYING? HER HEART IS BREAKING. SOMEDAY, YOU'LL LEARN TO LOVE AGAIN... INNOCENT, PURE, AND WORTHY. HMM. VERDI'S WORDS, NOT MINE. YOU REMIND ME OF MY FATHER-- THE WAY YOU SMOKE A CIGARETTE... THE WAY YOU TYPE WITH 2 FINGERS. NO COMMITMENTS-- THAT'S WHAT WE SAID. COME ON, YOU'RE WRINKLING MY PANTS. ARE YOU GOING TO PUNCH UP MY STORY ON THE PLIGHT OF THE IMMIGRANT? NO. YOU SAID YOU WOULD. NO, I DIDN'T. YES, YOU DID. NO, I DIDN'T. NO, I DIDN'T. IT MUST HAVE BEEN BEFORE WE SLEPT TOGETHER. DURING. THERE'S A LOT OF HOMELESS CHILDREN ALL OVER THE LOWER EAST SIDE. IF I SAY YES NOW, IT WON'T COUNT. PLEASE? [ARIA PLAYING] WHAT'S SHE SAYING? I'M REVIVING. I FEEL... I'M REBORN. ONCE MORE... I FEEL MY HEALTH RETURNING. SAY YES. YES. YES, YES, YES, YES. Man: LIONEL MOISE IS A BASTARD. Dorothy: I'LL TAME HIM. YOU KNOW THAT CAR HE DRIVES? ELIZABETH BARTON GAVE IT TO HIM, THE RAILROAD HEIRESS. 2 YEARS AGO, SHE STABBED HIM IN IT, OUT ON THE ISLAND. I'VE HEARD THESE STORIES BEFORE. MOISE TOOK THE KNIFE AWAY FROM HER, BROKE HER JAW, THEN DROVE BACK TO THE CITY WITH HER IN THE TRUNK. WOULD YOU SLOW DOWN? LISTEN, I'LL BRING HIM AROUND. COME ON. WHERE THE HELL ARE WE GOING? OH, NO. NO. NO, DOROTHY. MIKE. MIKE. YOUR EVICTEES? AREN'T THESE THE MASSES YOU WANT TO HELP? YOUR BELOVED PROLETARIAT? THEY WON'T PRINT IT. IT'S A GREAT STORY. LISTEN, WE COULD GO TO JAIL. COME ON. Dorothy: A PLACE TO SLEEP! ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP! ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP-- DOROTHY! MIKE! Crowd: ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP! ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP! ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP! ENOUGH TO EAT! Child: MAMA! I CAN'T GET DOWN! WHY WON'T THEY PUT IT OUT? BECAUSE THEY STARTED IT. THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO EVICT. YEAH, BUT THEY CAN'T DO THAT. THEY ALREADY HAVE. [EXPLOSION] [EXPLOSION] OH, GOD. HE DIDN'T PRINT IT. NO, HE DIDN'T. 3 CHILDREN DIED IN THAT FIRE. I DIDN'T MAKE MATTERS BETTER FOR THOSE PEOPLE, I MADE IT WORSE. YOU OK? I'M PREGNANT. LIONEL. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? I WON'T BEG THE SON OF A BITCH. I WON'T. Man: WE'VE GOT TO STAND WITH THEM AND ALL THE REST OF THE WORKERS IN THE WORLD. EUGENE DEBS? Man: WE'RE STARTING A NEW WORLD ORDER. "FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITIES, TO EACH ACCORDING TO HIS NEEDS." Man: YOU KNOW NOTHING OF THE LESSONS OF HISTORY. I MEAN, FOR YOU TO SPEAK OF REVOLUTION, IT'S ABSURD. I KNOW THE STATUS QUO FOR MOST OF THE WORLD IS INTOLERABLE. IT HAS TO BE CHANGED, BY REVOLUTION IF NECESSARY... CAN I TALK TO YOU? AND RUSSIA IS JUST THE BEGINNING. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WORKING MAN, GOLD? YOU NEVER HAD A CALLUS IN YOUR LIFE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE POOR TO CARE ABOUT THE POOR. YEAH, AND I'LL BET THE COMRADES WILL EXPECT YOU TO FORGO YOUR WEEKLY MANICURES. NO, NO, IT'S WRITTEN IN THE MANIFESTO YOU'RE ALLOWED 2 MANICURES PER MONTH. FORSTER BATTERHAM. DOROTHY DAY. CAREFUL, LITTLE BROTHER. DOROTHY'S A DANGEROUS WOMAN. SHE'S A RED... AND A RADICAL SUFFRAGETTE. THIS IS A CELEBRATION. WHERE'S THE NEXT ROUND? CELEBRATING? WHAT FOR? THE WINDY CITY WILL CLOSE THE RAILROAD STATION SOON AS THEY GET WORD YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY. SOMEONE'S GOING TO CHI-CHICAGO? WHERE ARE THE DAMN DRINKS? WHO'S GOING? LIONEL'S GOING. WHY? BECAUSE LIONEL FEELS LIKE IT. YOU--YOU CAN'T GO TO CHICAGO. THE WHISKEY IS CHEAP, THE WOMEN ARE EASY-- YOU'LL DO JUST FINE. SHUT UP, FLOYD. YOU CAN'T GO. THE COMPANY'S GOTTEN DOWNRIGHT SURLY. I THINK I'LL TRY ANOTHER DRINK. ♪ GOT TO BE TRUE TO EACH OTHER ♪ LIONEL! LIONEL! I'M PREGNANT. WE CAN LIVE AS WE ARE, JUST PLEASE DON'T LEAVE. GET RID OF IT. YOU--YOU WON'T LEAVE ME? PROMISE ME YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME. 56. I DON'T LIKE THIS. WAIT, DOROTHY. NO, NO. IT'LL BE FINE. COME ON. COME ON. I'LL WAIT DOWNSTAIRS. OHH. Child: GOT YOU. OW! HEY! COME ON! [CHILD LAUGHS] Child: RUN OVER THERE. Dorothy: AAH! AAH! AAH! OH, GOD! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU! AAH! AAH! OH, DOROTHY. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW STUPID I WAS. HELLO. IT'S FORSTER. FORSTER BATTERHAM. WE MET IN GREENWICH VILLAGE A COUPLE YEARS AGO. MY SISTER LILLY TOLD ME YOU WERE LIVING OUT HERE, TOO. I HOPED WE MIGHT RUN INTO EACH OTHER. DO YOU LIKE TO FISH? NO. I DO-- COD... HALIBUT... CLAMS. I LIKE CLAMS. I'LL BRING SOME NEXT TIME. [GASP] BATTERHAM! BATTERHAM! CATCH ANY SUPPER? HEY, SURE, YEAH. HERE, HOLD THIS. OHH. OOH, I FELT SOMETHING. WELL, FLIP THE DRAG LEVER AND REEL IT IN. WHOA! HERE, GIVE IT TO ME. I'VE GOT IT. HERE. I'M ALL RIGHT. HERE, OHH. OH, GOD. [LAUGHS] IT'S NOT FUNNY. YES, IT IS FUNNY. WHOA, WHOA! COME ON, YOU MERMAID. OH, YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR. [LAUGHING] OH, NOW, IT'S TRUE. UH-HUH. YOU ARE A GOOD COOK. UH-HUH, YEAH. AND YOU'VE DONE WONDERS WITH THIS PLACE. IT'S SORT OF LOWER DEPTHS REVIVAL OR SOMETHING. SHUT UP. [LAUGHS] OOH... COME HERE, YOU MISSED YOUR MOUTH. EXCUSE ME. I'M NOT READY. I DON'T KNOW IF I EVER WILL BE. I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM YOU. BUT WHATEVER WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL HAVE. YOU BE YOU... AND I'LL BE ME. NO PRESSURE. NO EXPECTATIONS. JUST US. THE WAY WE WANT TO BE. WHOO-HOO. I'M GONNA GET YOU. NO WAY. WHOA. WHOO! FEELS GOOD. OOH...OOH. OOH! ♪ IF I'M BOLD AND HOLD YOUR HAND ♪ ♪ YOU MUSTN'T SCOLD, PLEASE UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ IT ISN'T MY FAULT ♪ ♪ BLAME IT ON THE MOON ♪ ♪ IF I AM GAY AND STEAL A KISS ♪ ♪ THEN I'LL JUST SAY I'M SORRY, MISS ♪ ♪ IT ISN'T MY FAULT ♪ ♪ BLAME IT ON THE MOON ♪ ♪ IF I START TALKING ABOUT A RING ♪ ♪ OR IF I MENTION A PLAN ♪ ♪ DON'T BE FRIGHTENED OR ANYTHING ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M JUST... ♪ [HORN HONKS] HELLO! ♪ BUT IF YOU SEE MY POINT OF VIEW ♪ ♪ THEN YOU FOR ME AND ME FOR YOU... ♪ YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S AGAINST THE RULES. ♪ WELL, BLAME IT ON THE MOON ♪ WHAT RULES? OOH. HA HA. WHOA, WHOA. WATCH IT! SORRY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I'M FINE. COME ON. I'M SORRY. HURRY UP. DON'T LET HIM WIN. TA-TA. Man: AND, UH, PUT THEM AROUND BACK. Man #2: HERE? HELLO? IS ANYBODY HERE? BOO. OH. DID YOU WIN? THE BICYCLE RACE-- DID YOU BEAT HIM? OH, THAT. I'M SORRY. OH, NO. DON'T APOLOGIZE. OH, IT LOOKED LIKE FUN. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING WHERE I WAS GOING. MASS IS EVERY DAY AT 7:00. IT'S TWICE ON SUNDAYS. BUT I'M NOT CATHOLIC. SO? COME ANYWAY. OH, THERE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO... CAME IN HERE. UM, BEARD, LONG HAIR? AH, LOU. YES, BRINGS US CLAMS. HE LIVES ON THE BEACH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM? Nun: LOU? THIS IS... DOROTHY. DOROTHY DAY. SHE TELLS ME THAT YOU TWO ARE NEIGHBORS. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. YOU STARTLED ME. YOU THINK THIS WILL BE ENOUGH POTATOES? WE HAVE A COMMUNITY POT HERE. EVERYBODY THROWS IN WHAT THEY CAN. ME, I'M POTATOES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY FOR DINNER? NO, NO, I HAVE TO BE GETTING HOME. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DO ALL THIS? ALL WHAT? ALL THIS. DO YOU GET SOMETHING FOR IT? ROUGH HANDS. NOT THE OYSTERS. THE PEOPLE. DO YOU GET SOMETHING FROM HELPING THEM? WELL, THEY'RE MY FRIENDS. I LIKE THEM VERY MUCH. WELL, YOU GIVE THEM SO MUCH. WE FEED SOME. LET SOME SLEEP DOWN BY THE BOILER WHEN IT GETS COLD. IT'S NOT MUCH. IT'S MORE THAN MOST. LESS THAN OTHERS. I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN CHURCH. OPIATE OF THE MASSES. OH, OH, YOU ARE NO MARXIST. YOU BELONG HERE. OH, IN CHURCH? THE SHOE DOESN'T FIT. YOUR EGO'S TOO BIG. LOOK WHO'S TALKING. [LAUGHS] OH, WELL... CATCH ANYTHING? HOW ARE YOU DOING? I GOT IT. GOOD, I'M STARVING. HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE CHOWDER? THERE'S A LOT OF FISH IN THE OCEAN. THAT CHURCH? GANDHI WAS RIGHT. ALL THE WORLD WOULD BE CHRISTIAN, BUT CHRISTIANS ARE SO LITTLE LIKE YOUR CHRIST. HYPOCRISY. MORBID ESCAPISM. COWARDICE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE. THAT'S YOUR CHURCH. THE POOR PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY-- THE ONES YOU SAY YOU LOVE SO MUCH? THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT. THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. LOOK, I HEARD WHAT JESUS SAID, AND I SAY THAT'S GREAT. I SEE WHAT THE CHURCH DOES AND I SAY NO, THANKS. WHERE IS JESUS IN YOUR CHURCH? RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. IN THE PEOPLE. IN THE WORKING CLASS, THE IMMIGRANTS, THE POOR. GOD WITH A HUMAN FACE, GRABBING AHOLD OF US. READY TO FILL OUR EMPTINESS. IF MY FRIENDS FOUND OUT I WAS GOING TO CHURCH, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'D SAY? WHAT? TALK ABOUT BEING NAILED TO A CROSS. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THESE? YOU'RE A SMART WOMAN. MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND. BLOCK AFTER BLOCK OF FANCY TOWN HOUSES-- AMID ACRES AND ACRES OF SLUMS. THEM THAT HAS, GETS. THEM THAT DOESN'T, GETS SCREWED. DON'T FORGET THE BIG DEPARTMENT STORES AND THE FANCY RESTAURANTS. YEAH, AND CHURCHES. ALL KINDS OF CHURCHES. PROTESTANT CHURCHES. CATHOLIC CHURCHES. ALL PART OF THE SAME ROTTEN SYSTEM. SO, BATTERHAM, YOU'RE NOT, UH, ENAMORED OF RELIGION? [LAUGHTER] HELL, NO. IT SUCKS ALL THE JOY RIGHT OUT OF LIFE. SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR DOROTHY'S GROWING FASCINATION WITH THE, UH, THE MYSTERIES OF FAITH? FORSTER'S AN ANARCHIST, AN ATHEIST. I'VE NEVER BEEN RELIGIOUS, BUT I FEEL EMPTY ALL THE SAME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, FORSTER DOESN'T APPROVE OF MY INTEREST IN THE CHURCH. I BELIEVE IN WHAT I CAN SEE... AND IN WHAT I CAN FEEL... AND TOUCH. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. I HAVE NO HOLD ON YOU. SO... WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE AN HONEST WOMAN OUT OF OUR DOROTHY HERE? WHO SAYS I'M NOT HONEST? WHAT SAY YOU, FORSTER? READY TO TAKE THE PLUNGE? SHUT UP, FLOYD. TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS. BUT THE TYRANNY OF LOVE AND ALL OF THAT. SHUT UP, FLOYD. SHUT UP, FLOYD. ♪ WHEN THE SHADOWS ROLL BY ♪ FORSTER? FORSTER! YOU LEAVING? I WAS TRYING NOT TO WAKE YOU. WHERE YOU GOING? INTO THE CITY. I'M GOING TO MISS THE FERRY. I'LL MISS YOU. I'LL BE BACK ON FRIDAY. YOU WORK ON YOUR ARTICLE. [PEOPLE CALLING A GREETING] WANT SOME MORE? YOU FINISH YOUR CHAPTER? I'M WORKING ON IT. OH, HOW BEAUTIFUL. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT COMPANY. JUST SOME FRIENDS. I THOUGHT YOU WERE COMING BACK LAST NIGHT. NAH, I GOT HELD UP. AH, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. WHAT? DOROTHY? I'M PREGNANT. I THOUGHT GOD WOULD NEVER GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE. GOD? I WANT THIS BABY. SO WHO'S STOPPING YOU? OH, I LOVE YOU. THIS IS SILLY. YOU REALLY SNEAK UP ON A PERSON, DON'T YOU? Forster: WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS DRAGGING GOD INTO EVERYTHING? IT'S THAT NUN, RIGHT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU'RE JUST CONFUSING GOD WITH BIOLOGY. IT'S MOTHERHOOD YOU'RE FEELING, HONEY, NOT THAT RELIGIOUS MUMBO-JUMBO. FORSTER, ALL MY LIFE I'VE BEEN DRIFTING. I DON'T WANT MY BABY TO DRIFT THE WAY I HAVE. I WANT HER TO HAVE SOMETHING TO HANG ONTO, SOMETHING THAT GIVES HER MEANING IN LIFE. WELL, WE HAVE A GOOD LIFE. THE THREE OF US. WHY ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? I WANT TO HAVE TAMAR BAPTIZED. WE OWE IT TO HER. OH, WE? NOW YOU SOUND JUST LIKE MY MOTHER. DO IT FOR ME. DON'T DO IT FOR ME. I ALREADY VIOLATED MY INSTINCTS ONCE FOR A MAN. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU TURN ME INTO A HYPOCRITE AND A LIAR. FORSTER! I WANT YOU THERE! [BABY CRYING] I WANT TO COME BACK. GOOD. I WANT YOU BACK. WE CAN'T BE LIKE BEFORE. THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN WITH ANYONE ELSE. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? I WANT TO GET MARRIED. THAT'S NOT ME. YOU KNOW THAT. WHY DOES THE THOUGHT OF RESPONSIBILITY PANIC YOU? WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING. I NEED A COMMITMENT. WE NEED A COMMITMENT. LOOK, I WON'T BE CAGED. DO YOU HEAR ME? [SPEAKING LATIN] AMEN. [BABY CRYING] OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. AMEN. DOROTHY... [SPEAKING LATIN] AMEN. [SPEAKING LATIN] COME ON, MOMMY. TAMAR! [HONK] TAMAR! TAMAR! YOU CAN'T STAY. I GOT A LEGAL NOTICE OF EVICTION, AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE OUT, AND YOU'RE OUT RIGHT NOW. MOVE ALONG THERE. YOU'VE GOT TO STAY CLOSE. WHY IS SHE CRYING? THEY'VE BEEN EVICTED, SWEETHEART. THEY DON'T HAVE AN UNCLE JOHN AND AUNT TESSE TO STAY WITH LIKE WE DO. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE LOOKING AT? MOVE ALONG! IRISH, ITALIAN, POLISH, RUSSIAN, JEW, CATHOLIC. NO MONEY... AND NO FOOD. NO JOBS. [SPEAKING GERMAN] DYSENTERY... STARVATION... NOW THE FLU EPIDEMIC. WHAT LITTLE CITY HOUSING THERE WAS IS FULL, SO... THEY COME HERE. THEY ARE DYING HERE EVERY HOUR. THE PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARE JAMMED. MOST ARE AFRAID TO GO, ANYWAY. FEW EVER COME BACK ALIVE. TUBERCULOSIS, CHOLERA, SYPHILIS... WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MEDICINE... AND THE CITY DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. [SOBBING] HELLO. [SPEAKING SPANISH] WHAT DID SHE SAY? HE IS DEAD. MUERTO. MAYBE YOUR STORY WILL HELP. KID DIED? PARENTS DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY... AND THE HOSPITAL WOULDN'T TAKE THEM. CAME BACK TO TRY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE, MIKE. DO SOMETHING. BUT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE'S MISERY, POVERTY... WHERE DO YOU START? I'M GOING TO HAVE TO OWE YOU A DOLLAR, OK? THE GOOD LORD PROVIDES. THE GOOD LORD COULD CARE LESS. LORD... YOU GOT TO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT... WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. I WRITE, BUT... THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. I'VE GOT TO DO. BUT WHAT? I DON'T KNOW. PLEASE SHOW ME HOW. PLEASE. HELLO, MOMMY. HELLO. OH, UHH. HOW WAS WORK? IT WAS BUSY. I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING. A BOOK. THANK YOU. WHAT'S WRONG? NOTHING. THERE'S A MAN--MR. MAURIN. HE'S COME TO SEE YOU. HELLO. [FRENCH ACCENT] YOU KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD? THE PEOPLE WHO ACT DON'T THINK, AND THE PEOPLE WHO THINK DON'T ACT. AN EDITOR FROM THAT MAGAZINE COMMONWEAL SENT HIM OVER, AND I INVITED HIM TO STAY FOR DINNER. AND I ACCEPT WITH PLEASURE. I AM PETER MAURIN. SO PLEASED TO MEET YOU. LET'S EAT. HA HA HA... AH, MERCI, MADAM. [SPEAKING FRENCH] HA HA HA... THANK YOU. WE SHOULD BE ANNOUNCERS, NOT DENOUNCERS, EACH ONE TAKING LESS SO THAT OTHERS CAN HAVE MORE, EACH ONE BEING A SERVANT OF ALL. YOU'RE WELCOME. MERCI, MADAM. MERCI BEAUCOUP. THERE IS NO SIN IN BEING RICH. THERE IS NO SIN IN BEING POOR. BUT THERE IS A GREAT SIN IN HAVING MORE THAN YOU NEED AND NOT SHARING WITH THOSE WHO HAVE LESS THAN THEY NEED. WE SHOULD NOT ASK THE POORER MAN TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER OURSELVES. THE RICH HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO GIVE THE POOR-- FOOD, CLOTHING, A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP... CAN WE EAT NOW, MOMMY? SHH. JUST A MINUTE. BUT THE POOR ALSO HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO GIVE THE RICH. THE FEELING OF NEEDING US, THE SECRET OF JOY, THE EXPERIENCE OF GOD. RICH AND POOR NEED EACH OTHER. GETTING THEM TOGETHER IS THE WAY TO BUILD REAL COMMUNITY. SOUND GOOD? WE CAN DO IT, YOU AND ME, NO? UH, MR. MAURIN, WE'RE VERY HUNGRY. SO PERHAPS WE COULD START BUILDING COMMUNITY AFTER DINNER. BUT OF COURSE. EAT FIRST. EAT. THEN WE START. HA HA HA HA HA! I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. WE MUST ACCEPT THE CUP AS OFFERED, NOT ALTERED. DORI... BEDTIME. ...THE VERY POWERFUL PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS... MR. MAURIN-- WHICH TEACHES HOW WE MUST LIVE... THAT'S GREAT. TIME FOR YOU TO GO. LISTEN... "LORD, MAKE US INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS A BREATH..." GREAT. OK. "WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON..." THANK YOU FOR COMING. "WHERE THERE IS DOUBT..." IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. BE SAFE. BONJOUR. AS SAINT FRANCIS WAS PRAYING... "O DIVINE MASTER, GRANT THAT WE MAY NOT..." [READING] MR. MAURIN, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO STAY AND LISTEN TO YOU, BUT I HAVE TO GO. I HAVE TO GET TO WORK. WAIT, WAIT. HERE. DOROTHY... YOU CAN READ FOR YOURSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUI, MADAM. I WAIT. AND EMBRACE POVERTY, BUT SEEK OUT POVERTY. TODAY, QUESTION IS HOW TO KEEP BLESSED POVERTY UPPERMOST IN THEIR LIVES. THE POOR MAN IS NOT HIM WHO HAS NOT BEEN LOVED. THE POOR MAN IS HIM WHO HAS LOVED OTHERS MORE THAN HIMSELF. THIS IS THE TEACHING OF JESUS. BLESSED ARE THE POOR... AND TRUE POVERTY. JUST ASK THE CHURCH HOW WE UNITE THE WILL OF THE SPIRIT WITH THE WORK OF THE FLESH. N'EST-CE PAS? THE MONSIGNOR, HE IS VERY ANGRY. I SAY TO YOU, EVERYONE IN THIS PARISH IS GOING TO DIE. WHAT IS SO FUNNY, YOU LAUGHING? AND THE MAN SAYS, "HA. MONSIGNOR, I AM VERY SORRY, BUT I AM NOT FROM THIS PARISH." [LAUGHTER] WE DON'T NEED TO GO TO JERUSALEM OR ROME TO FIND GOD. WE CAN ALWAYS FIND HIM WHEREVER WE ARE. GOD IS AS CLOSE AS THE CLOSEST HUMAN BEING... ESPECIALLY THE POOR. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU KNOW JESUS HAD NOTHING? THE SON OF A VILLAGE CARPENTER. A POOR MAN... AND HE WAS FOLLOWED BY POOR MEN. GOOD NIGHT. DID HE LEAVE? UM...DOROTHY? COULD-- COULD WE TALK TO YOU? IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG? OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. UM... THE BABY'S DUE SOON, AND, UM... WITH TAMAR AND YOU... I--I MEAN, YOU'RE BOTH WELCOME. IN FACT, I MEAN, WE'RE... WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. BUT, UH... IT'S JUST THAT PETER, HE... HE'S HERE ALL THE TIME, AND... HE WAS A FRENCH PEASANT. DID YOU KNOW THAT? CHRISTIAN BROTHER, TEACHER... A HOMESTEADER IN CANADA. HE OWNS NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES ON HIS BACK, AND HE'LL EAT ANYTHING THAT YOU PUT IN FRONT OF HIM. HE DOESN'T DRINK AND DOESN'T SMOKE... AND LAST NIGHT, HE SLEPT IN THE PARK. DOROTHY... DOROTHY... WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM. HE LIVES WITH THE POOR, HEARS THEIR VOICES. HE KNOWS THE THINGS I NEED TO KNOW. I'M A DOER, AND PETER'S A SEER, AND IF I'M TO DO, I NEED TO SEE. PETER CAN HELP ME WITH THAT. NOW, I KNOW I'M IMPOSING, AND I DON'T WANT-- OH, NO. NO. MY MOTHER USED TO SAY... BE CAREFUL, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MAY BE ENTERTAINING AN ANGEL. TESSE...THANK YOU. CAN YOU AT LEAST GET HIM TO TAKE A BATH? I'LL WORK ON THAT. HELLO, MRS. JAMISON. [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] BONJOUR, MADEMOISELLE. WHAT'S GOING ON? PETER. PETER... WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? THEY ARE HUNGRY, THEY NEED TO EAT. ALL OF THEM? BUT OF COURSE. IT IS TIME FOR A PROGRAM OF ACTION. WE MUST ORGANIZE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FOR THE CLARIFICATION AND STIMULATION OF THOUGHT. WE MUST CREATE HOUSES OF HOSPITALITY TO FEED THE HUNGRY, CLOTHE THE NAKED, AND HOUSE THE HOMELESS. WELL, THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE, PETER, BUT HOW DO YOU PLAN ON ACCOMPLISHING ALL THAT? I'M NOT GOING TO. YOU ARE. [MUSIC STARTS] Singer: ♪ MY BABY DON'T CARE FOR SHELTER ♪ ♪ MY BABY DON'T CARE FOR CLOTHES ♪ ♪ MY BABY JUST CARES ♪ ♪ FOR ME... ♪ WHERE'S PETER? I DON'T KNOW. HAVE YOU EATEN YET, SWEETHEART? WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT. IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR YOU? PLENTY. THAT'S MY GIRL. ENJOY IT. FROM THE COAST GROCERY DOWN ON SIXTH AVENUE. LOOKS LIKE CUCUMBER SOUP TONIGHT. IT'S ALL THEY COULD GIVE ME. THERE ARE 6 PEOPLE LIVING IN A RUSTING CAR DOWN ON 12th AVENUE. IT'S AS IF CHRIST IS BEING CRUCIFIED ALL OVER AGAIN. THE POOR NEED A VOICE. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU SHOULD START A NEWSPAPER. HA HA! WITH WHAT? WHEN YOU ARE DOING GOD'S WORK, MONEY IS NOT A PREREQUISITE. YOU JUST BEGIN TO DO IT. JOSEPH CAN HELP YOU. EVER WORK IN A PAPER, JOE? NO. WELL, AT LEAST YOU PICKED AN IDEA I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT. YOU CAN DO IT. FOR 22 BUCKS, WE CAN GET 2,500 COPIES. GREAT! WE-WE'RE IN BUSINESS. EVERYBODY ELSE WANTED OVER 50. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE HAVE 9, WE GOT 6 FROM BOB McSORLEY... AND 3 FROM IRVIN NAYHERNE. YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY MONEY, WOULD YOU, PETER? [CHUCKLES] OF COURSE NOT. WELL, WE'RE STILL $13 SHORT. THE RENT MONEY? AND THE GAS... AND THE ELECTRIC... OUR HEAVENLY FATHER TAKES CARE OF THE LILIES OF THE FIELD AND THE BIRDS OF THE AIR. HE WILL TAKE CARE OF US. AND WHAT IF THE LORD'S BUSY THIS MONTH? ARE WE FOOLS? OF COURSE. FOOLS FOR CHRIST. [MARCHERS SINGING INTERNATIONALE] READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER. ONLY A PENNY. THEY'RE EXPLOITING CHILD LABOR. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER, SIR. IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU. TRY IT! HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER. IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER. WE ARE HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE WORKING FOR YOU. TELL THE CARDINAL TO SELL HIS MANSION. I'M NOT JUST WORKING FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL WELFARE, BUT FOR YOUR MATERIAL WELFARE AS WELL. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER. WE CARE! CATHOLIC WORKER. ONLY ONE PENNY. JUSTICE, FREEDOM... JOBS FOR THE POOR. ESPECIALLY THAT--THAT MONSTER THAT CAME UP TO ME. [STUTTERING] HE MUST'VE BEEN 7 FEET TALL, AND HE SAYS, "WH-WHO ARE YOU?" AND--AND DOROTHY LOOKS HIM RIGHT IN THE EYE AND SAYS, "I'M A C-CATHOLIC WORKER. WH-WHO ARE YOU?" [HIGH VOICE] "MY NAME IS BARTHOLOMEW," HE SAYS IN HIS HIGH, SQUEAKY VOICE, AND LUMBERS OFF WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS. [LAUGHTER] EVERY TIME YOU TELL THAT STORY, BARTHOLOMEW GETS A LITTLE TALLER, AND HIS VOICE GETS A LITTLE BIT SQUEAKIER. DOROTHY, A MINUTE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REST OF MY ARTICLES? THERE IS ONLY ONE HERE. WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK, IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU? IT WOULD BE BETTER. DO YOU THINK? [KNOCK ON DOOR] WHY NOT? I THINK. THAT'S PROBABLY THE LANDLORD. LISTEN, WHAT ABOUT THIS NAME THE CATHOLIC WORKER? IT MAKES US SOUND LIKE WE ARE COMMUNISTS. HOW MUCH MONEY? 92 CENTS. I COULD HOCK MY TYPEWRITER. MOMMY. ARE YOU THE... CATHOLIC WORKER PEOPLE? YES. HERE'S A DOLLAR. COULD I MAYBE COME BACK SOMETIME, HELP OUT IN SOME WAY? I'D, UH, TRY TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY. SURE. SWELL. TOMORROW, THEN. AU REVOIR. TOMORROW. HERE... FOR YOU. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR SHOES? ARE YOU THE PEOPLE WHERE WE CAN STAY? I'M SORRY, WE'RE ALL FILLED TONIGHT. IF YOU COME BACK TOMORROW, I'LL TRY TO ARRANGE SOMETHING... I'M SORRY. LISTEN TO THIS ONE. "MY WORD, "HOW COULD YOU CALL YOURSELVES CHRISTIANS "WITH YOUR DEFENSE OF THOSE ALABAMA NIGGERS DOWN IN SCOTTSBORO?" WELL, WE'RE PRINTING 50,000 COPIES NEXT WEEK. WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE A SMOKE? A PRIEST, NO LESS. "GOD GIVE US THE PATIENCE "TO ENDURE THE CATHOLIC WORKER AND YOUR BAND OF SOCIALIST PSYCHOTICS." MM-HMM. OHO! SOCIALIST PSYCHOTICS? YOU THINK HE MEANS YOU OR ME, DOROTHY? YOU, DAN. COME ON, READ A NICE ONE. OK. ALL RIGHT. UH... [EXAGGERATED ACCENT] "GO BACK TO RUSSIA WHERE YOU BELONG." [LAUGHTER] OH, HERE'S ONE FOR YOU, DOROTHY. OK TO READ IT? YOU WILL ANYWAY. "MY DEAREST DOROTHY..." OOH. OOH! OOH! OOH. "ALL MY LIFE, I'VE DREAMT OF FINDING A WOMAN LIKE YOU." Woman: DREAMY, OOH... "WHAT YOU WRITE MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TO ME. "I JUST DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT. "ARE YOU REAL? COULD IT BE TRUE? "COULD YOU PLEASE WRITE AND LET ME KNOW THE COLOR OF YOUR EYES?" OOH! OH! OH... "BROWN, I HOPE. IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO TRUST BROWN..." DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CIGARETTE? COULD I SEE-- SIT DOWN, MR. BREEN. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CIGARETTE? HERE'S ONE, MISS. OH. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? OH, NOT SO GOOD. I'M SORRY TO HEAR IT. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU CAME BACK. WHERE'S YOUR FRIEND, THE ONE THAT WAS WITH YOU THE OTHER NIGHT? I'M SORRY, WHAT? SHE'S DEAD. SHE'S DEAD? HOW? SHE FROZE TO DEATH. COLD, I GUESS. Dan: HA HA HA! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. SCENTED PAPER. WHO DO YOU THINK IT IS? I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. HOW ARE WE GONNA PRINT THE PAPER? I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. YOU WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS IF YOUR BROTHER WAS HERE. WELL, HE'S NOT HERE. [GERMAN ACCENT] 5 ROOMS. THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY. NO HEAT. YOU USE THE COAL STOVE AND THE KEROSENE LANTERN. DOES THE ROOF LEAK? I'LL TAKE IT. $18 A MONTH. I HAVE 12. ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! TAKE IT. 12? THE LORD WILL PROVIDE. GOOD DAY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. DOROTHY. PETER, WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN LINE. NO, NO, NO. I WAIT. HAVE YOU SEEN TAMAR? AH, THAT GIRL. SHE IS WITH THE ITALIAN. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. YOU'RE A SAINT, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MISS DAY. THANK YOU. [KNOCK ON DOOR] HI. IS SHE HERE, ANGELA? IN THE BEDROOM. HELLO, LUCIA. TAMAR. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DOLLHOUSE. IT'S TIME FOR DINNER. THEY STEAL MY THINGS. I KNOW, SWEETHEART, UH, AND THEY SHOULDN'T, BUT THEY NEED SO MUCH, IT'S HARD TO GET MAD AT THEM. CAN I STAY FOR SUPPER, MAMA? MRS. MATARAZZO SAID I COULD. TAMAR, I DON'T WANT YOU IMPOSING. [SPEAKING ITALIAN] THERE IS PLENTY. THANK YOU, ANGELA. YOU'RE VERY KIND. I'LL BE BACK AROUND 8:00. [KIDS LAUGHING] SO WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE WITH US TONIGHT A WOMAN WHO'S BROUGHT US A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT JESUS EXPECTS FROM US, CHALLENGING THE OPINIONS OF THE LAITY, THE PRIESTS, THE BISHOPS, EVEN THE CARDINALS. [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] A WOMAN WHO'S PUT US ON NOTICE THAT CHRISTIANITY IS NOT JUST BAKE SALES, SUNDAY MASS, AND FRIDAY FISH. [LAUGHTER] LIVING PROOF THAT THE HOLY GHOST IS STILL ALIVE AND BLOWING UP A STORM IN THE CHURCH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU DOROTHY DAY! COMSTOCK... IS NEAR PARADISE. THAT'S WHERE I'M STAYING. THAT'S WHERE JESUS LIVES. DOROTHY. FRANKIE? THE CARDINAL'S HERE. THE CARDINAL? YOU WANT ME TO TELL HIM YOU'RE OUT? NO, NO, NO. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. UM, ELEANOR, WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THIS CONVERSATION LATER, OK? YOUR EMINENCE. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING. WELL, IT'S QUITE A PLACE YOU HAVE HERE. WELL, IT COULD USE A BIT OF PAINT. COME ON, LET ME SHOW YOU. WELL, MAYBE LATER. WELL THEN, SOME COFFEE. FRANKIE, COFFEE? Cardinal: PLEASE. WE'RE DETERMINED. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, BUNCH OF SCRUFFY CATHOLIC RADICALS LIKE US. I, UH, BROUGHT ALL OF YOUR MAIL... AND MOST OF IT'S NEGATIVE. THERE'S YOUR ATTACK ON FRANCO... YOUR SUPPORT OF THE SEAMAN'S UNION... YOUR FEEDING THE STRIKERS' FAMILIES... WELL, THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS ARE UNBELIEVABLE. THEIR FAMILIES ARE STARVING. THEIR UNION IS RUN BY COMMUNISTS. JUST BECAUSE THE COMMUNISTS ARE FOR IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO BE AGAINST IT. JESUS NEVER GAVE A LOYALTY TEST TO THE PEOPLE HE FED. BUT IN SPAIN, THE COMMUNISTS ARE KILLING NUNS AND PRIESTS. THEY'RE BURNING DOWN CHURCHES. THANKS, FRANKIE. LOVE YOUR ENEMY. ISN'T THAT WHAT JESUS SAYS? DO GOOD TO THOSE THAT HURT YOU, PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU. I KNOW WHAT JESUS SAID. WELL, WE BELIEVE THAT THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT MEANS WHAT IT SAYS. VIOLENCE IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS. JUSTICE AND PEACE GO TOGETHER. YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO-- WHO THINK THAT YOU'RE A COMMUNIST INFILTRATOR, THAT YOU'VE COME TO DESTROY THE CHURCH. IF YOU FEED THE POOR, YOU'RE A SAINT, AND IF YOU ASK WHY THEY'RE POOR, YOU'RE A COMMUNIST. WELL, WE DO BOTH HERE, BUT WE'RE NEITHER SAINTS NOR COMMUNISTS. BUT YOU EMBARRASS THE CHURCH. I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. I THOUGHT WE WERE BEING CHURCH. YOU THREATEN PEOPLE. SEE, BY YOUR WHOLE WAY OF LIVING. YOUR DEVOTION TO THE POOR AND YOUR INSISTENCE ON BEING POOR YOURSELF, THAT ASKS A VERY... UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTION. IT IS NOT MY JOB TO TELL PEOPLE HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIVES. I'M HERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE DOWN HERE FEEL LOVED BY GOD. NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THOSE THAT THINK THAT...THIS IS ALL ABOUT EGO, THAT YOU PLAY THE GREAT MOTHER SAVIOR THE POOR HAVE TO COME TO FOR HELP. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I HOPE THEY'RE WRONG. [CLEARS THROAT] ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CHANGING THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION? JUST TAKE OUT THE WORD "CATHOLIC," THEN I DON'T HAVE TO BE BLAMED FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I'M SORRY. WE ARE CATHOLIC. WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT I INSIST. WELL, YOUR EMINENCE, YOU ARE... THE HEAD OF THE ARCHDIOCESE, AND WE ARE LOYAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE CHURCH. GOOD. THEN JUST DO AS I SAY. BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME. WHAT WE WILL DO IS MOVE ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO BROOKLYN. I'M SURE THAT... BISHOP MALLOY HAS PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FED. YOU WOULDN'T. I WOULD. [CLEARS THROAT] THEY DIDN'T TELL US ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE SEMINARY. WELL, YOU'VE--AHEM, YOU'VE SET A VERY TOUGH PATH FOR YOURSELF. TELLING US THINGS WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR. LOVING PEOPLE WHO ARE HARDLY LOVABLE, GIVING... AND YOU GET NOTHING BACK. I COULDN'T DO IT. AND I JUST WONDER HOW LONG YOU'LL BE ABLE TO. SO...WELL... [SHOUTING] TAKE HOMER. I'LL TAKE BREEN. MR. BREEN! MR. BREEN! FIRST, WAS THE DAGOS, THEN IT'S THE KIKES, AND NOW YOU'RE LETTING IN THE CHINKS? MR. BREEN, PUT THE CANE DOWN! GOD DAMN IT! MR. BREEN, WE ARE HERE TO DO AS JESUS TOLD US, WHICH IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY, CLOTHE THE NAKED, SHELTER THE HOMELESS AND LISTEN TO THE LONELY. AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BE LETTING IN THE NIGGERS. AND BURY THE DEAD. AND IF YOU DON'T STOP TAPPING ME WITH THAT CANE, YOU'RE LIKELY TO BECOME ONE OF THEM. NOW, GIVE ME THE CANE. NOW!! [RETCHING] GOD DAMN IT. COME ON. COME ON, HOMER, SIT UP. IT'S OK. COME ON. LET GO. COME ON. LET GO. HOMER, LET GO! OH! OH, MY... [RETCHING] ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH. HEALTH INSPECTOR WAS HERE AGAIN, BUT I--I-- 35 VIOLATIONS. I TALKED HIM DOWN TO 20, BUT I THINK HE'S REALLY SERIOUS THIS TIME. IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS, HE'S GOING TO EVICT US. AND HE'S COMING BACK AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WE'LL HAVE TO FIX WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHERE DO WE GET THE MONEY? DOROTHY? I DON'T KNOW. SOMEWHERE. MAYBE WE CAN HOCK THE TYPEWRITERS. AND NOT PRINT THE NEWSPAPER, THE ONE VALUABLE THING THAT WE DO AROUND HERE? DOROTHY... WE'LL FIND A WAY! WELL, NOT MY TYPEWRITER, YOU WON'T. DOROTHY! ELEANOR, PLEASE! WE ARE TRYING TO TALK. ELEANOR. ELEANOR! I'M SORRY! ELEANOR, COME BACK! OH! WE'RE ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE, BUT JESUS NEVER SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE EASY. I'M NOT SURE EVERYONE AROUND HERE FEELS THAT WAY, DOROTHY. WELL, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, FRANKIE, I HAVE AN EDITORIAL TO FINISH. HELLO, DOROTHY. I READ ABOUT YOU IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. MADE ME VERY PROUD. THEY TEND TO EXAGGERATE. HERE TO SEE TAMAR? AND YOU. SHE'S AT SCHOOL. YOU LOOK GOOD. THANKS FOR LYING. NEVER A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T... THINK ABOUT HER. AND YOU. YOU KNOW, I GOT ME A LITTLE PLACE ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY. IT KIND OF REMINDS ME A BIT OF YOUR COTTAGE ON STATEN ISLAND. IT'S ONLY AN HOUR BY TRAIN FROM HERE. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD BE SO HARD. I MISS YOU. THIS IS... MY PHONE NUMBER AND SOME MONEY FOR THE TRAIN. NO, NO-- NO, JUST--JUST FOR THE WEEKEND. GO CATCH US SOME SUPPER AND SEE HOW IT GOES. YOU CAN BRING TAMAR. [DOOR OPENS] SISTER AGNES SAID IT WAS GOOD. I GOT A STAR. SHE LIKED THE PART ABOUT THE BEAR AND THE ROBIN. OH, UM... TAMAR... THIS IS YOUR FATHER. FORSTER. SAY HELLO. [SOFTLY] HELLO. HELLO. OH. A GOLD STAR... OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL. I NEVER GOT MANY OF THOSE. I'VE ASKED YOU AND YOUR MOM TO COME AND VISIT ME ON LONG ISLAND. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? OK. GREAT. WHY DID YOU WAIT SO LONG TO COME? I'VE GOT TO GET GOING. OH, I... I BROUGHT YOU THIS. OH. SO, I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON, HUH? MM-HMM. Forster: OK. BYE. GOOD-BYE. Woman: HEY! HEY! [KNOCKING] HEY, LET ME IN! I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL HER WE HAVE NO BEDS, BUT SHE KEEPS KNOCKING AND YELLING YOUR NAME. WHY IS THE DOOR LOCKED? WE TOOK A VOTE TO LOCK THEM AT NIGHT AFTER ALL THE BEDS ARE FILLED, SO WE DON'T GET OVERCROWDED. UNLOCK THE DOOR, JOE. Woman: HEY! UNLOCK THE DOOR! OH! WATCH THAT FIRST STEP. IT'S A WHOPPER! OH, MAGGIE. DRUNK AS A SKUNK. Dorothy: SHH. [WHISPERING] I'll be downstairs. Thanks, Joe. MOMMY? HMM? [SIGHS] LOOKS LIKE IT'S YOU AND ME AGAIN, KID. ARE WE GOING TO GO VISIT DADDY? I DON'T KNOW. I LOVE YOU, TAMAR. YOU LOVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, MAMA. Dorothy: I LOVE YOU, TAMAR. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HERE THAT I LOVE, AND I LOVE YOU THE MOST, AND YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU? I KNOW I HAVEN'T ALWAYS GIVEN YOU WHAT YOU DESERVE... BUT I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ALL THE REST COMBINED. A MILLION TIMES MORE. REALLY? A MILLION TIMES MORE? A MILLION, MILLION TIMES MORE. LOVE YOU, TOO, MAMA. [PEOPLE SPEAKING ITALIAN] Boy: HURRY UP! MAMA WANTS YOU! HOW ARE YOU FEELING? AWFUL. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD MAKE IT ALL SO GOOD, AND IT ALL TURNED OUT TO BE SO BAD. YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK, MAGGIE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK. YES, YOU ARE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE JUST FINE. OK? WOW, WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY FOR A PICTURE! EVERYBODY STAND UP, GET TOGETHER. MAGGIE, GET IN THERE. OH, MR. MILIAS, COME ON! TONY, GET IN THE PICTURE. WHERE'S PETER? Joe: WHERE'S PETER? OK, GET A LITTLE CLOSER TOGETHER. GET YOUR ARMS AROUND THE CENTER. COME ON, PETER! OK, THAT'S IT. COME ON, PETER. THERE'S A PICTURE. COME ON. COME ON. WE GOTTA GO. HURRY! THEY WANT YOU IN IT. COME ON, PETER. [APPLAUSE] COME ON! COME ON! YAY! YEAH! THAT'S GREAT. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. OK, CLOSER. CLOSER! COME ON. OK. ALL RIGHT, 1, 2, 3...HAPPY! [CLICK] OK, I WANT TO GET ANOTHER ONE. OK. HAPPY! [CLICK] SAD! [CLICK] OK! YAY! [APPLAUSE] VERY NICE! REMEMBER HOW TO DO IT? REMEMBER HOW TO CUT A RUG? OH, I DON'T KNOW. COME ON. I THINK YOU STILL HAVE IT IN YOU. TRY TO SMILE. JUST A SMILE. Frankie: DOROTHY! DOROTHY! DOROTHY! DOROTHY! COME ON, QUICK! WHAT? IT'S ELEANOR! COME ON! WHAT HAPPENED? [BABBLING] Homer: I WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU. [SOBBING] Frankie: HOMER FOUND HER! SHE USED A STRAIGHT RAZOR. HER WRISTS. WHERE'S PETER? I DON'T KNOW. CALL THE POLICE. [SOFTLY] HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH, AMEN. HAIL, MARY, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE... DOROTHY? HAVE THE POLICE GONE? YES. I'M GOING TO FIND PETER. DOROTHY, YOU KNOW HE HASN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE STROKE. I DON'T CARE. I NEED HIM. PETER? PETER? PETER! PETER? PETER. PETER? ELEANOR'S DEAD. SHE KILLED HERSELF. I SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING, BUT I DIDN'T. I--I COULDN'T. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PETER? FORGIVE ME, I... I'M--I'M LOST. PLEASE FORGIVE ME, I AM... I AM--I AM SO LOST. OH, PETER... WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW? HMM? COME ON. LET ME GET YOU HOME. COME ON. COME ON. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. COME ON. COME ON. Frankie: DOROTHY? YES? WE'RE HAVING A MEETING, AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO COME. WHERE'S PETER? HE SHOULD BE HERE. Dan: WE ALREADY TOOK A VOTE. HE WOULDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE ANYWAY. WHAT DID WE VOTE FOR? A WOMAN DIED HERE TONIGHT. THERE WERE 3 FIGHTS LAST WEEK. THAT MENTAL PATIENT-- WE JOINED THE CATHOLIC WORKER BECAUSE WE WANTED TO CHANGE THE WORLD. AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE'RE RUNNING A FLOPHOUSE. IT'S THAT JUST WE'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE ALL THIS, DOROTHY. AND THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE PAPER. IT GOES TO--TO FIX TOILETS OR FOR THE HEAT OR FOR SOME DERELICT'S MEDICAL BILL OR FOR A HUNDRED POUNDS OF POTATOES FOR THE SOUP LINE. DOROTHY, WE NOW HAVE 150,000 SUBSCRIBERS. WE COULD HAVE A REAL IMPACT, CHANGE THINGS IF WE COULD DO IT RIGHT. THE CATHOLIC WORKER IS ABOUT PEOPLE CARING FOR PEOPLE. HOW AM I TO TELL OTHERS TO LOVE THE POOR IF I AM NOT WILLING TO DO IT MYSELF? "I"! "I"! "MINE"! WE ARE THE CATHOLIC WORKER! THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM! WE ARE WHAT MAKES IT WORK, NOT JUST YOU! WE'RE TIRED OF YOUR DICTATES, YOUR ARROGANCE, YOUR EGO! MY GOD, YOUR OWN DAUGHTER DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A BED TO SLEEP IN-- YOU LEAVE TAMAR OUT OF THIS! NO! IT'S ENOUGH! WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT ANYMORE. WE'RE NOT. NO MORE DRUNKS... NO MORE BEDBUGS... NO MORE FISTFIGHTS... NO MORE PROSTITUTES... AND NO MORE MENTAL PATIENTS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT ANYMORE. IS THAT HOW YOU ALL FEEL? IT WAS UNANIMOUS. FRANKIE? AND YOU, JOE? [DOOR SLAMS] [THUNDER] WHERE ARE YOU? WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER ME? I NEED YOU! THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF YOURS, THE ONES YOU WANT ME TO LOVE... LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING... THEY SMELL... THEY HAVE LICE AND TUBERCULOSIS. [THUNDER] AM I TO FIND YOU IN THEM? WELL, YOU'RE UGLY... YOU DRINK... AND YOU WET YOUR PANTS... AND YOU VOMIT. HOW COULD ANYONE EVER LOVE YOU? I NEED YOU... BUT YOU'RE NOT HERE. YOU'VE DESERTED ME, TOO... HAVEN'T YOU? [THUNDER] I'M NOT WHO YOU THOUGHT I WAS. I'M SORRY. [THUNDER] DOROTHY... YOU LOOK AWFUL. I WANTED TO CHANGE THE WORLD, MIKE. I HAVEN'T CHANGED A THING. ALL THOSE YOUNG IDEALISTIC PEOPLE WHO CAME TO HELP... FULL OF HOPE AND PROMISE... I'VE MADE THEM HARD... CYNICAL. A YOUNG GIRL KILLED HERSELF TODAY IN THE BATHROOM AT MOTT STREET. WE WEREN'T EQUIPPED. WE CAN'T DO IT, MIKE. I'M EMPTY. I'M GIVEN OUT. I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE. WE COMMUNISTS TALK ABOUT HELPING THE POOR, BUT YOU'VE DONE IT. HOW MANY DO YOU FEED NOW EVERY DAY, 3,000? HOW MANY DO YOU SLEEP? YOU MAY NOT HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD, BUT YOU MADE IT A LITTLE MORE BEARABLE FOR THOSE THAT HURT THE MOST. NOT BAD... FOR A CATHOLIC. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE CLEANING TOILETS, MIKE. I CAN'T. MY DAUGHTER NEEDS A FATHER. I NEED A JOB. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO NEEDS A REPORTER? [THUNDER] IS ANYONE HERE? WHO'S THERE? UNH! MAGGIE! MAGGIE, STOP! MAGGIE, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHY DO YOU THINK I'M DOING THIS? I NEED A DRINK! AAH! A DRINK ISN'T GOING TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT! GET OUT OF MY WAY! GIVE ME THE MONEY, MAGGIE. NO. I NEED IT. I SAID, GIVE IT TO ME! THE GREAT DOROTHY DAY WITH HER PICTURE IN THE PAPER, AND WE'RE ALL SO HORRIBLE! DRUNKS! ADDICTS! WHORES! THAT'S RIGHT, ISN'T IT? GIVE ME THE MONEY. I HATE YOU! LET ME OUT OF HERE! I HATE YOU! AAH! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! AAH! AAH! GO AHEAD! GO ON! HIT ME! I'M A SLUT, I'M A DRUNK, I'M A THIEF. GO ON! GO AHEAD! HIT ME! HIT ME! HIT ME! GO ON! I CAN SEE THE LIGHT IN YOU. YOU CAN'T! THE COURAGE AND THE LOVE. STOP SAYING THAT. YOU'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL. I'M NOT! DOROTHY? I LOVE YOU. YOU CAN'T. I STOLE FROM YOU. THE ONLY PERSON WHO EVER REALLY CARED ABOUT ME. SHH... Dorothy: WE ALL LOVE YOU, MAGGIE. WE DO. Maggie: YOU CAN'T! Dorothy: SHH. IT'S OK. WE ALL LOVE YOU. COME ON, LET ME GET YOU UPSTAIRS. GET YOU CLEANED UP, SOMETHING TO EAT. I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER TONIGHT. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I'VE BEEN ARROGANT... AND SELF-RIGHTEOUS. I WAS INTENT ON DOING EVERYTHING MYSELF INSTEAD OF LETTING GOD WORK THROUGH ME... THROUGH US... AND I'M SORRY FOR ALL THAT. I'VE ALSO BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINKING ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO. IT'S BEEN A VERY LONELY LIFE, AND... I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO FILL THE EMPTINESS. NOW I SEE IT BEGINS WITH THESE PEOPLE. THE ONES THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTS. THE ONES THAT HURT AND ARE ANGRY AND HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE. THEY ARE MY MEETING PLACE WITH GOD. AND IF I WOULD JUST GIVE THEM A CHANCE, I KNOW GOD WILL FILL ME WITH LOVE. FILL ME THROUGH THESE PEOPLE. NOW, I--I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. I HOPE SOME OF YOU CAN STAY. BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO LEAVE, I CAN... I WILL UNDERSTAND. DAN... THE PAPER IS NEVER GOING TO BE WHAT YOU OR I WANT IT TO BE. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT GOD WILL JUDGE US ON HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE AT CHANGING THE WORLD. I DO THINK HE WILL JUDGE US ON HOW FAITHFUL WE ARE IN SERVING HIS POOR. I HAVE A FEW DOLLARS HERE FROM A FRIEND OF MINE. YOU CAN USE THAT FOR THE NEXT ISSUE. NOW, I WILL NOT THINK LESS OF ANYONE WHO CHOOSES TO GO. I AM VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE... AND I LOVE YOU. MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU. COME ON, MAMA. [OPERA PLAYING] HOW MANY ARE LEFT, PETER? A SINGLE ONE? OR ARE WE LEFT TO PREPARING BREAKFAST FOR OURSELVES LIKE IN THE BEGINNING? THAT WOULD BE FUN AGAIN, WOULDN'T IT? COME ON. Woman: MORNING, MISS DAY. Sister: MORNING, DOROTHY. MORNING TO YOU, MISS DAY. MORNING, MISS DAY. HI. WE NEED YOUR COLUMN, DOROTHY. IT'S ALREADY A DAY LATE. THANK YOU. ♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪ ♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND ♪ ♪ THAT SAVED A WRETCH ♪ ♪ LIKE ME ♪ [HUMMING] ♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪ ♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND ♪ ♪ THAT SAVED A WRETCH ♪ ♪ LIKE ME ♪ ♪ I ONCE WAS LOST ♪ ♪ BUT NOW AM FOUND ♪ ♪ WAS BLIND ♪ ♪ BUT NOW I SEE ♪ CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS. CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.

[WOMAN SCREAMING] CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS. LET GO OF ME! [DOOR CLOSES] [WOMAN SCREAMING] PLEASE! GET IT OPEN! PLEASE! PLEASE! NO! CLOSE IT! AAH! AAH! NO! COME BACK! AAH! AAH! YOU'RE GOING
TO DISLOCATE
YOUR SHOULDER. SCREW YOU! YOU RELIGIOUS
OR SOMETHING? I TRY. SMOKE? YOU GOT A NAME? ANNIE. IS THAT A STREET NAME? YOU BEEN IN BEFORE? ONCE OR TWICE. FOR WHAT? OH, THIS TIME,
FOR BLOCKING
THE FEDERAL BUILDING, PROTESTING
THE HYDROGEN BOMB. M-MAKING... [RETCHING] OH, GOD. [VOMITS] OH, I MADE A MESS
OF YOUR SHOES. THEY'RE AS OLD
AS I AM. ♪ I ONCE WAS LOST ♪ ♪ BUT NOW ♪ ♪ I'M FOUND ♪ ♪ I WAS BLIND ♪ ♪ BUT NOW ♪ ♪ I SEE ♪ WHO ARE YOU? ♪ AMAZING ♪ ♪ GRACE ♪ ♪ HOW SWEET ♪ ♪ THE SOUND ♪ ♪ THAT SAVED ♪ ♪ A WRETCH ♪ ♪ LIKE ME ♪ [HUMMING AMAZING GRACE] [WORKERS MARCHING SONG
HEARD SOFTLY] ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS
OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ UP WITH YOUR SONG ♪ ♪ FLY WITH THE WIND ♪ ♪ FOR THE DAWN
IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS
OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ SHOUT ♪ ♪ UP WITH YOUR SONG ♪ ♪ FLY WITH THE WIND ♪ ♪ FOR THE DAWN
IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS
OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ ♪ SHOUT... ♪ ♪ GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH ♪ ♪ HIS TRUTH
IS MARCHING ON ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ GO HOME! ♪ FLY WITH THE WIND ♪ ♪ FOR THE DAWN
IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ MARCH ♪ ♪ SWING YOU ALONG ♪ ♪ HIGH BLOWS
OUR BANNER ♪ ♪ AND HOPE IS WAKING ♪ Women: WE WON'T SETTLE
WITHOUT A FIGHT! WOMEN'S DIGNITY,
WOMEN'S RIGHTS! WE WON'T SETTLE
WITHOUT A FIGHT! WOMEN'S DIGNITY,
WOMEN'S RIGHTS! Officer: ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S IT. RUN THEM IN. WOMEN'S DIGNITY,
WOMEN'S RIGHTS! BOLSHEVIK BITCH! UHH! WOMEN'S RIGHTS! WE WON'T SETTLE
WITHOUT A FIGHT! HEY! LET ME GIVE YOU
A HAND THERE. I'LL GIVE YOU MY VOTE.
YOU COME BACK-- YOU BASTARD! SAY, KID,
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? DOROTHY DAY. MARGARET-- EVERYONE
CALLS ME MAGGIE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
STOP! YOU'RE
UNDER ARREST. OHH! WHAT HAPPENED?
CAN'T HANDLE THEM? HEY, YOU SON OF A BITCH,
GET OFF HER! Maggie: HEY! WE'RE GOING
TO GET ARRESTED! GIVE 'EM HELL, MAGGIE! AAH! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS, MAGGIE? IT'S SO IMPORTANT
FOR WOMEN. A BREAKTHROUGH-- A GREAT BREAKTHROUGH. Boy:
 BUY THE CALL. WHOO! THANK YOU,
MA'AM. IT'S ALL HERE. IRA, I'M PUBLISHED. OH, CONGRATULATIONS,
DOROTHY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT--
THE FRONT PAGE. I THINK MY NAME LOOKS
VERY NICE IN PRINT. GREAT. BRIDEY! OH, DOROTHY. GOOD MORNING,
GENTLEMEN. GOOD ARTICLE
ON THE FRONT PAGE. GOOD MORNING, GENERAL.
HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD, THANK YOU. PULL UP YOUR SKIRT,
MAGGIE! MIKE! YOU PUBLISHED IT? IT WAS A GOOD STORY. OH, MIKE!
OH, I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU. I LOVE THIS MAN. I'M GOING TO WANT
MORE THAN A KISS. WELL, YOU COULD
PAY ME. HMM. "WILSON'S GOONS
TRAMPLE WOMEN-- "SUFFRAGETTES SUFFER
AT THE HANDS
OF MALE TYRANNY, BY DOROTHY DAY." I BROKE MY DAMN SHOE. THIS IS IT? MIKE GOLD, FLOYD DELL-- MAGGIE BOWEN,
MY NEW CELLMATE. SHE'S STAYING
WITH ME NOW. SO WHEN DO I START? ONE STORY DOES NOT
A WRITER MAKE. YOU DON'T EVEN
WORK HERE? 2.50 A WEEK, AND YOUR FRIEND MAGGIE HERE
HAS DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT. 2.50? COME ON, MAGGIE.
 THE MATCH WILL PAY ME
 TWICE THAT. ALL RIGHT,
5 BUCKS. GREAT. LET'S GET STARTED. THE CITY'S CONDEMNED
AN ENTIRE TENEMENT BLOCK OVER ON THE EAST SIDE. THEY'RE PLANNING
ON PUTTING UP A NEW
DEPARTMENT STORE, AND ANYONE
WHO'S LIVING THERE IS GOING TO GET TURNED OUT
INTO THE STREET. HOW ABOUT
THAT DINNER, THEN I'LL SHOW YOU
MY APARTMENT? FLOYD. NOT OUR KIND OF STORY. WHY NOT? WE COVER POLITICS,
DOROTHY. THE REASON
WE HAVE POLITICS IS TO RID THE WORLD
OF SOCIAL INJUSTICES. YOU BUSY FOR DINNER? WE WORK TOGETHER NOW. THEN YOU'RE FIRED. YOU KNOW WHERE I'LL BE--
CELEBRATING. ♪ FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
WERE SWEETHEARTS ♪ ♪ THAT'S HOW
THE OLD STORY GOES ♪ ♪ FRANKIE DONE EVERYTHING
FOR JOHNNY ♪ ♪ FROM HIS HEAD
DOWN TO HIS TOES ♪ ♪ HE WAS HER MAN ♪ ♪ BUT HE DONE HER WRONG ♪ ANOTHER ROUND. ♪ FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
WERE LOVERS ♪ ♪ OH, LORDY,
HOW THEY COULD LOVE ♪ ♪ SWORE TO BE TRUE
TO EACH OTHER ♪ ♪ JUST AS TRUE
AS THE STARS ABOVE ♪ ♪ HE WAS HER MAN ♪ ♪ NA, NA, NA, NA ♪ ♪ BUT HE DONE HER WRONG ♪ Man: EUGENE O'NEILL-- AMERICA'S MOST INFAMOUS
PLAYWRIGHT. BOHEMIANS, SOCIALISTS, WRITERS, PAINTERS,
AND POETS-- ALL PILGRIMS JOURNEYING
WE KNOW NOT WHERE IN SEARCH OF
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT, YET ALL OF US
SEEKING TO UNSCREW THE INSCRUTABLE AND TO UNRAVEL
THE GREAT MYSTERY OF LIFE. TO OUR NEWEST
PARAGRAPHIST. Man: MM-HMM. Man: HEAR, HEAR. Man:
TO GREENWICH VILLAGE, WHERE MIDDLE-CLASS KIDS
LIKE MIKE HERE COME TO WEAR
DIRTY SHIRTS, SPIT ON THE FLOOR, TO DECLARE THEIR SOLIDARITY
FOR THE PROLETARIAT. THE MASSES
ARE FREE HERE-- FREE FROM THE TYRANNY
OF CAPITALISM. AH, GIVE THE... THE MASSES NEED FOOD,
NOT MANIFESTOS. ANY GOVERNMENT THAT
PUTS MEAT ON THE TABLE
GETS MY VOTE. AND IF YOU ASK ME-- WHO ASKED YOU? THE WORLD WOULD BE
A HELL OF A BETTER PLACE IF IT WERE
RUN BY WOMEN. Man: OH, PLEASE. Woman: HEAR, HEAR. NOT ANOTHER
SUFFRAGETTE SPEECH. GIVE THEM THE DAMN VOTE,
SO THEY'LL SHUT UP. Man:
HEAR, HEAR. BRAVO. BRAVO. MASTER O'NEILL,
DRUNK AGAIN, I SEE. AH, MOISE, THE GREAT
PANDERER HIMSELF,
IN THE FLESH. HMM. HEY. Man:
SHUT UP, FLOYD. Woman: HEY, HEY. WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN,
YOU BASTARD? Man: GUESS. YOU KNOW WHAT
THE PROBLEM WITH
THIS COUNTRY IS? I BET
YOU'LL TELL US. THE PROBLEM WITH
THIS COUNTRY IS ALL OF YOU. Man: OH, HERE WE GO. MIKE HERE
IS A REVOLUTIONARY, A BELIEVER
IN FREE THOUGHT, SO HE JOINS
THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND THEY TELL HIM
WHAT TO THINK. JAMES HERE
FANCIES HIMSELF A BOHEMIAN, SO HE GOES
AND GETS MARRIED. AND O'NEILL, OUR TORTURED ARTIST, CAN'T WRITE A WORD
UNTIL HE'S STINKING DRUNK. AND? ME? I'LL NEVER GIVE MYSELF
TO ANY PERSON, INSTITUTION, OR SCHOOL OF THOUGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I GIVE YOU LIONEL MOISE-- MAN WITHOUT PURPOSE, LIFE WITHOUT MEANING. A TOAST
TO NOTHINGNESS. AND HOW DOES THIS
ANCHORLESS SOUL
STAY AFLOAT? NOT BY BRAIN,
THAT MUCH IS OBVIOUS, NOR BRAWN, WHICH IS... SIZABLE... ALTHOUGH I'VE NEVER
SEEN HIM DO A LICK OF WORK. NO, OUR LIONEL HERE USES THAT FINE JAW, THOSE WHITE TEETH, AND THOSE DARK EYES TO CHARM THE LADIES. THEY FALL HOPELESSLY
IN LOVE WITH HIM AND SLIP HIM MONEY
FROM THEIR PAY
ENVELOPES. HEY. HEY, LET'S GO. YOUR SIREN SONG SINGS. I MISSED YOU, TOO. GOOD NIGHT, LADIES. CHEERS. WHO THE HELL
WAS THAT? I KNOW MOISE. HE'S AN EDITOR
FOR HEARST. ONE OF THE WORLD'S
GREAT BASTARDS. ONE OF THE WORLD'S
GREAT REWRITE MEN. I BET THAT'S NOT ALL
HE'S GREAT AT, HMM? MAGGIE. Dorothy:
I'M RESTLESS, GENE! I HAVE SOMETHING
TO GIVE, BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS... [LAUGHS] OR WHO I'M SUPPOSED
TO GIVE IT TO. I KNOW THAT I WANT
TO LIVE FULLY. I WANT TO DO THINGS
THAT NO ONE... HAS EVER DONE BEFORE. THE TRANSCENDENT
HUNGER, THE ACHING VOID, THE ITCH
FOR THE INFINITE-- FORGET IT. THERE'S NO
SATISFYING IT. EAT, DRINK, MAKE LOVE-- THAT'S WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT. I WANT MORE. I'LL THROW IN
SOME FREE POETRY. OH. MUCH MORE. "LIFE'S A TALE
TOLD BY AN IDIOT,
SIGNIFYING NOTHING." THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
FOR ME, GENE. COME ON,
IT'S RAINING! THAT'S NOT
NEARLY ENOUGH. [ARIA PLAYING] [SINGING ALONG
IN ITALIAN] HUH. YOU WEREN'T
 THAT GOOD. [SINGS ALONG
IN ITALIAN] WHAT'S HE SAYING? HER HEART IS BREAKING. SOMEDAY, YOU'LL LEARN
TO LOVE AGAIN... INNOCENT, PURE, AND WORTHY. HMM. VERDI'S WORDS,
NOT MINE. YOU REMIND ME
OF MY FATHER-- THE WAY YOU SMOKE
A CIGARETTE... THE WAY YOU TYPE
WITH 2 FINGERS. NO COMMITMENTS--
THAT'S WHAT WE SAID. COME ON, YOU'RE
WRINKLING MY PANTS. ARE YOU GOING
TO PUNCH UP MY STORY ON THE PLIGHT
OF THE IMMIGRANT? NO. YOU SAID YOU WOULD. NO, I DIDN'T. YES, YOU DID. NO, I DIDN'T.
NO, I DIDN'T. IT MUST HAVE BEEN
BEFORE WE SLEPT TOGETHER. DURING. THERE'S A LOT OF
HOMELESS CHILDREN ALL OVER
THE LOWER EAST SIDE. IF I SAY YES NOW,
IT WON'T COUNT. PLEASE? [ARIA PLAYING] WHAT'S SHE SAYING? I'M REVIVING. I FEEL... I'M REBORN. ONCE MORE... I FEEL MY HEALTH
RETURNING. SAY YES. YES. YES, YES, YES, YES. Man: LIONEL MOISE
IS A BASTARD. Dorothy:
I'LL TAME HIM. YOU KNOW THAT CAR
HE DRIVES? ELIZABETH BARTON
GAVE IT TO HIM, THE RAILROAD HEIRESS. 2 YEARS AGO,
SHE STABBED HIM IN IT,
OUT ON THE ISLAND. I'VE HEARD
THESE STORIES BEFORE. MOISE TOOK THE KNIFE
AWAY FROM HER, BROKE HER JAW, THEN DROVE BACK TO THE CITY
WITH HER IN THE TRUNK. WOULD YOU SLOW DOWN? LISTEN, I'LL BRING HIM
AROUND. COME ON. WHERE THE HELL
ARE WE GOING? OH, NO. NO.
NO, DOROTHY. MIKE. MIKE. YOUR EVICTEES? AREN'T THESE THE MASSES
YOU WANT TO HELP? YOUR BELOVED PROLETARIAT? THEY WON'T PRINT IT. IT'S A GREAT STORY. LISTEN, WE COULD
GO TO JAIL. COME ON. Dorothy: A PLACE TO SLEEP!
ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP!
ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP-- DOROTHY! MIKE! Crowd:
ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP!
ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP!
ENOUGH TO EAT! A PLACE TO SLEEP!
ENOUGH TO EAT! Child: MAMA! I CAN'T GET DOWN! WHY WON'T THEY
PUT IT OUT? BECAUSE
THEY STARTED IT. THAT WAY THEY DON'T
HAVE TO EVICT. YEAH, BUT
THEY CAN'T DO THAT. THEY ALREADY HAVE. [EXPLOSION] [EXPLOSION] OH, GOD. HE DIDN'T PRINT IT. NO, HE DIDN'T. 3 CHILDREN DIED
IN THAT FIRE. I DIDN'T MAKE MATTERS
BETTER FOR THOSE PEOPLE,
I MADE IT WORSE. YOU OK? I'M PREGNANT. LIONEL. WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO? I WON'T BEG
THE SON OF A BITCH. I WON'T. Man: WE'VE GOT TO STAND
WITH THEM AND ALL THE REST
OF THE WORKERS IN THE WORLD. EUGENE DEBS? Man: WE'RE STARTING
A NEW WORLD ORDER. "FROM EACH
ACCORDING TO
HIS ABILITIES, TO EACH ACCORDING
TO HIS NEEDS." Man: YOU KNOW NOTHING
OF THE LESSONS OF HISTORY. I MEAN, FOR YOU TO SPEAK
OF REVOLUTION,
IT'S ABSURD. I KNOW THE STATUS QUO
FOR MOST OF THE WORLD
IS INTOLERABLE. IT HAS TO BE CHANGED,
BY REVOLUTION
IF NECESSARY... CAN I TALK TO YOU? AND RUSSIA IS JUST
THE BEGINNING. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE WORKING MAN, GOLD? YOU NEVER HAD A CALLUS
IN YOUR LIFE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE POOR
TO CARE ABOUT THE POOR. YEAH, AND I'LL BET
THE COMRADES
WILL EXPECT YOU TO FORGO
YOUR WEEKLY MANICURES. NO, NO, IT'S WRITTEN
IN THE MANIFESTO YOU'RE ALLOWED
2 MANICURES PER MONTH. FORSTER BATTERHAM. DOROTHY DAY. CAREFUL,
LITTLE BROTHER. DOROTHY'S
A DANGEROUS WOMAN. SHE'S A RED... AND A RADICAL
SUFFRAGETTE. THIS IS A CELEBRATION.
WHERE'S THE NEXT ROUND? CELEBRATING?
WHAT FOR? THE WINDY CITY
WILL CLOSE
THE RAILROAD STATION SOON AS THEY GET WORD
YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY. SOMEONE'S GOING
TO CHI-CHICAGO? WHERE ARE
THE DAMN DRINKS? WHO'S GOING? LIONEL'S GOING. WHY? BECAUSE LIONEL
FEELS LIKE IT. YOU--YOU CAN'T
GO TO CHICAGO. THE WHISKEY IS CHEAP,
THE WOMEN ARE EASY-- YOU'LL DO JUST FINE. SHUT UP, FLOYD. YOU CAN'T GO. THE COMPANY'S GOTTEN
DOWNRIGHT SURLY. I THINK I'LL TRY
ANOTHER DRINK. ♪ GOT TO BE TRUE
TO EACH OTHER ♪ LIONEL! LIONEL! I'M PREGNANT. WE CAN LIVE AS WE ARE, JUST PLEASE
DON'T LEAVE. GET RID OF IT. YOU--YOU WON'T
LEAVE ME? PROMISE ME
YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME. 56. I DON'T LIKE THIS. WAIT, DOROTHY. NO, NO. IT'LL BE FINE. COME ON. COME ON. I'LL WAIT
DOWNSTAIRS. OHH. Child: GOT YOU. OW! HEY! COME ON! [CHILD LAUGHS] Child: RUN OVER THERE. Dorothy: AAH! AAH! AAH! OH, GOD! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU! AAH! AAH! OH, DOROTHY. I CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW STUPID I WAS. HELLO. IT'S FORSTER. FORSTER BATTERHAM. WE MET IN GREENWICH VILLAGE
A COUPLE YEARS AGO. MY SISTER LILLY
TOLD ME YOU WERE
LIVING OUT HERE, TOO. I HOPED WE MIGHT
RUN INTO EACH OTHER. DO YOU LIKE TO FISH? NO. I DO-- COD... HALIBUT... CLAMS. I LIKE CLAMS. I'LL BRING SOME NEXT TIME. [GASP] BATTERHAM! BATTERHAM! CATCH ANY SUPPER? HEY, SURE, YEAH. HERE, HOLD THIS. OHH. OOH, I FELT
SOMETHING. WELL, FLIP THE DRAG LEVER
AND REEL IT IN. WHOA! HERE, GIVE IT TO ME. I'VE GOT IT. HERE. I'M ALL RIGHT. HERE, OHH. OH, GOD. [LAUGHS] IT'S NOT FUNNY. YES, IT IS FUNNY. WHOA, WHOA! COME ON,
YOU MERMAID. OH, YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR. [LAUGHING] OH, NOW, IT'S TRUE. UH-HUH. YOU ARE A GOOD COOK. UH-HUH, YEAH. AND YOU'VE
DONE WONDERS
WITH THIS PLACE. IT'S SORT OF
LOWER DEPTHS REVIVAL
OR SOMETHING. SHUT UP. [LAUGHS] OOH... COME HERE,
YOU MISSED YOUR MOUTH. EXCUSE ME. I'M NOT READY. I DON'T KNOW
IF I EVER WILL BE. I DON'T NEED
ANYTHING FROM YOU. BUT WHATEVER WE'LL HAVE,
WE'LL HAVE. YOU BE YOU... AND I'LL BE ME. NO PRESSURE. NO EXPECTATIONS. JUST US. THE WAY WE WANT TO BE. WHOO-HOO.
I'M GONNA GET YOU. NO WAY. WHOA. WHOO! FEELS GOOD. OOH...OOH. OOH! ♪ IF I'M BOLD
AND HOLD YOUR HAND ♪ ♪ YOU MUSTN'T SCOLD,
PLEASE UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ IT ISN'T MY FAULT ♪ ♪ BLAME IT ON THE MOON ♪ ♪ IF I AM GAY
AND STEAL A KISS ♪ ♪ THEN I'LL JUST SAY
I'M SORRY, MISS ♪ ♪ IT ISN'T MY FAULT ♪ ♪ BLAME IT ON THE MOON ♪ ♪ IF I START TALKING
ABOUT A RING ♪ ♪ OR IF I MENTION A PLAN ♪ ♪ DON'T BE FRIGHTENED
OR ANYTHING ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M JUST... ♪ [HORN HONKS] HELLO! ♪ BUT IF YOU SEE
MY POINT OF VIEW ♪ ♪ THEN YOU FOR ME
AND ME FOR YOU... ♪ YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S AGAINST THE RULES. ♪ WELL, BLAME IT
ON THE MOON ♪ WHAT RULES? OOH. HA HA. WHOA, WHOA. WATCH IT! SORRY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I'M FINE. COME ON. I'M SORRY. HURRY UP.
DON'T LET
HIM WIN. TA-TA. Man: AND, UH,
PUT THEM AROUND BACK. Man #2: HERE? HELLO? IS ANYBODY HERE? BOO. OH. DID YOU WIN? THE BICYCLE RACE--
DID YOU BEAT HIM? OH, THAT.
I'M SORRY. OH, NO.
DON'T APOLOGIZE. OH, IT LOOKED LIKE FUN. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
WATCHING
WHERE I WAS GOING. MASS IS EVERY DAY
AT 7:00.
IT'S TWICE ON SUNDAYS. BUT I'M NOT CATHOLIC. SO? COME ANYWAY. OH, THERE WAS
AN OLD MAN WHO...
CAME IN HERE. UM, BEARD,
LONG HAIR? AH, LOU. YES,
BRINGS US CLAMS. HE LIVES
ON THE BEACH. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MEET HIM? Nun: LOU? THIS IS... DOROTHY.
DOROTHY DAY. SHE TELLS ME THAT
YOU TWO ARE NEIGHBORS. I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE OTHER DAY.
YOU STARTLED ME. YOU THINK THIS WILL BE
ENOUGH POTATOES? WE HAVE
A COMMUNITY POT HERE. EVERYBODY THROWS IN
WHAT THEY CAN. ME, I'M POTATOES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY
FOR DINNER? NO, NO, I HAVE TO BE
GETTING HOME. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU ABLE
TO DO ALL THIS? ALL WHAT? ALL THIS.
DO YOU GET
SOMETHING FOR IT? ROUGH HANDS. NOT THE OYSTERS.
THE PEOPLE. DO YOU GET SOMETHING
FROM HELPING THEM? WELL,
THEY'RE MY FRIENDS. I LIKE THEM VERY MUCH. WELL, YOU GIVE THEM
SO MUCH. WE FEED SOME. LET SOME SLEEP
DOWN BY THE BOILER
WHEN IT GETS COLD. IT'S NOT MUCH. IT'S MORE THAN MOST. LESS THAN OTHERS.
I STILL HAVEN'T
SEEN YOU IN CHURCH. OPIATE OF THE MASSES. OH, OH,
YOU ARE NO MARXIST. YOU BELONG HERE. OH, IN CHURCH?
THE SHOE
DOESN'T FIT. YOUR EGO'S TOO BIG. LOOK WHO'S TALKING. [LAUGHS] OH, WELL... CATCH ANYTHING? HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I GOT IT. GOOD, I'M STARVING. HEY, WHAT HAPPENED
TO ALL THE CHOWDER? THERE'S A LOT OF FISH
IN THE OCEAN. THAT CHURCH? GANDHI WAS RIGHT.
ALL THE WORLD
WOULD BE CHRISTIAN, BUT CHRISTIANS
ARE SO LITTLE
LIKE YOUR CHRIST. HYPOCRISY.
MORBID ESCAPISM. COWARDICE
IN THE STRUGGLE
FOR JUSTICE. THAT'S YOUR CHURCH. THE POOR PEOPLE
IN THIS COUNTRY-- THE ONES YOU SAY
YOU LOVE SO MUCH? THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT. THEY DON'T KNOW
ANY BETTER. LOOK, I HEARD
WHAT JESUS SAID,
AND I SAY THAT'S GREAT. I SEE WHAT THE CHURCH DOES
AND I SAY NO, THANKS. WHERE IS JESUS
IN YOUR CHURCH? RIGHT SMACK
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. IN THE PEOPLE.
IN THE WORKING CLASS, THE IMMIGRANTS,
THE POOR. GOD WITH A HUMAN FACE,
GRABBING AHOLD OF US. READY TO FILL
OUR EMPTINESS. IF MY FRIENDS FOUND OUT
I WAS GOING TO CHURCH, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY'D SAY? WHAT? TALK ABOUT BEING NAILED
TO A CROSS. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
WITH THESE? YOU'RE A SMART WOMAN.
MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND. BLOCK AFTER BLOCK
OF FANCY TOWN HOUSES-- AMID ACRES AND ACRES
OF SLUMS. THEM THAT HAS, GETS.
THEM THAT DOESN'T,
GETS SCREWED. DON'T FORGET
THE BIG
DEPARTMENT STORES AND THE FANCY RESTAURANTS. YEAH, AND CHURCHES. ALL KINDS OF CHURCHES. PROTESTANT CHURCHES. CATHOLIC CHURCHES. ALL PART OF THE SAME
ROTTEN SYSTEM. SO, BATTERHAM,
YOU'RE NOT, UH,
ENAMORED OF RELIGION? [LAUGHTER] HELL, NO. IT SUCKS ALL THE JOY
RIGHT OUT OF LIFE. SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF OUR DOROTHY'S
GROWING FASCINATION WITH THE, UH,
THE MYSTERIES OF FAITH? FORSTER'S AN ANARCHIST,
AN ATHEIST. I'VE NEVER
BEEN RELIGIOUS, BUT I FEEL EMPTY
ALL THE SAME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, FORSTER DOESN'T APPROVE
OF MY INTEREST
IN THE CHURCH. I BELIEVE IN WHAT
I CAN SEE... AND IN WHAT I CAN FEEL...
AND TOUCH. YOU CAN DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT. I HAVE NO HOLD ON YOU. SO... WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO MAKE AN HONEST WOMAN
OUT OF OUR DOROTHY HERE? WHO SAYS I'M NOT HONEST? WHAT SAY YOU,
FORSTER? READY TO TAKE
THE PLUNGE? SHUT UP, FLOYD. TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE
WHO KNOWS. BUT THE TYRANNY OF LOVE
AND ALL OF THAT. SHUT UP, FLOYD. SHUT UP, FLOYD. ♪ WHEN THE SHADOWS
ROLL BY ♪ FORSTER? FORSTER! YOU LEAVING? I WAS TRYING
NOT TO WAKE YOU. WHERE YOU GOING? INTO THE CITY. I'M GOING TO MISS
THE FERRY. I'LL MISS YOU. I'LL BE BACK ON FRIDAY. YOU WORK
ON YOUR ARTICLE. [PEOPLE CALLING
A GREETING] WANT SOME MORE? YOU FINISH YOUR CHAPTER? I'M WORKING ON IT. OH, HOW BEAUTIFUL. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
GOT COMPANY. JUST SOME FRIENDS. I THOUGHT YOU WERE
COMING BACK LAST NIGHT. NAH, I GOT HELD UP. AH, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. WHAT? DOROTHY? I'M PREGNANT. I THOUGHT GOD WOULD NEVER
GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE. GOD? I WANT THIS BABY. SO WHO'S STOPPING YOU? OH, I LOVE YOU. THIS IS SILLY. YOU REALLY SNEAK UP
ON A PERSON,
DON'T YOU? Forster: WHY ARE YOU
ALWAYS DRAGGING GOD
INTO EVERYTHING? IT'S THAT NUN, RIGHT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU'RE JUST CONFUSING
GOD WITH BIOLOGY. IT'S MOTHERHOOD
YOU'RE FEELING, HONEY, NOT THAT RELIGIOUS
MUMBO-JUMBO. FORSTER, ALL MY LIFE
I'VE BEEN DRIFTING. I DON'T WANT MY BABY
TO DRIFT THE WAY I HAVE. I WANT HER TO HAVE
SOMETHING TO HANG ONTO, SOMETHING THAT GIVES HER
MEANING IN LIFE. WELL,
WE HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
THE THREE OF US. WHY ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? I WANT TO HAVE TAMAR
BAPTIZED. WE OWE IT TO HER. OH, WE?
NOW YOU SOUND
JUST LIKE MY MOTHER. DO IT FOR ME. DON'T DO IT
 FOR ME. I ALREADY VIOLATED MY
INSTINCTS ONCE FOR A MAN. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT
AGAIN. WELL, I'M NOT GOING
TO LET YOU TURN ME
INTO A HYPOCRITE AND A LIAR. FORSTER! I WANT YOU THERE! [BABY CRYING] I WANT TO COME BACK. GOOD. I WANT YOU BACK. WE CAN'T BE LIKE BEFORE.
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T
BEEN WITH ANYONE ELSE. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? I WANT TO GET MARRIED. THAT'S NOT ME.
YOU KNOW THAT. WHY DOES THE THOUGHT OF
RESPONSIBILITY PANIC YOU? WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING. I NEED A COMMITMENT. WE NEED A COMMITMENT. LOOK, I WON'T BE CAGED.
DO YOU HEAR ME? [SPEAKING LATIN] AMEN. [BABY CRYING] OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. AMEN. DOROTHY... [SPEAKING LATIN] AMEN. [SPEAKING LATIN] COME ON, MOMMY. TAMAR! [HONK] TAMAR! TAMAR! YOU CAN'T STAY. I GOT A LEGAL NOTICE
OF EVICTION, AND THAT MEANS
THAT YOU'RE OUT, AND YOU'RE OUT
RIGHT NOW. MOVE ALONG THERE. YOU'VE GOT TO
STAY CLOSE. WHY IS SHE CRYING? THEY'VE BEEN EVICTED,
SWEETHEART. THEY DON'T HAVE
AN UNCLE JOHN
AND AUNT TESSE TO STAY WITH
LIKE WE DO. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE
LOOKING AT?
MOVE ALONG! IRISH, ITALIAN,
POLISH, RUSSIAN, JEW, CATHOLIC. NO MONEY... AND NO FOOD. NO JOBS. [SPEAKING GERMAN] DYSENTERY... STARVATION... NOW THE FLU EPIDEMIC. WHAT LITTLE CITY HOUSING
THERE WAS IS FULL, SO... THEY COME HERE. THEY ARE DYING HERE
EVERY HOUR. THE PUBLIC HOSPITALS
ARE JAMMED. MOST ARE AFRAID
TO GO, ANYWAY. FEW EVER
COME BACK ALIVE. TUBERCULOSIS, CHOLERA,
SYPHILIS... WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH MEDICINE... AND THE CITY
DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. [SOBBING] HELLO. [SPEAKING SPANISH] WHAT DID SHE SAY? HE IS DEAD. MUERTO. MAYBE YOUR STORY
 WILL HELP. KID DIED? PARENTS DIDN'T HAVE
ANY MONEY... AND THE HOSPITAL
WOULDN'T TAKE THEM. CAME BACK
TO TRY AND MAKE
A DIFFERENCE, MIKE. DO SOMETHING. BUT NOW
I DON'T KNOW WHAT. DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO. THERE'S MISERY,
POVERTY... WHERE DO YOU START? I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO OWE YOU
A DOLLAR, OK? THE GOOD LORD
PROVIDES. THE GOOD LORD
COULD CARE LESS. LORD... YOU GOT TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU WANT... WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. I WRITE, BUT... THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. I'VE GOT TO DO. BUT WHAT? I DON'T KNOW. PLEASE SHOW ME HOW. PLEASE. HELLO, MOMMY. HELLO. OH, UHH. HOW WAS WORK? IT WAS BUSY. I BROUGHT YOU
SOMETHING. A BOOK. THANK YOU. WHAT'S WRONG? NOTHING. THERE'S A MAN--MR. MAURIN. HE'S COME TO SEE YOU. HELLO. [FRENCH ACCENT]
YOU KNOW WHAT IS WRONG
WITH THE WORLD? THE PEOPLE WHO ACT
DON'T THINK, AND THE PEOPLE
WHO THINK DON'T ACT. AN EDITOR
 FROM THAT MAGAZINE
 COMMONWEAL SENT HIM OVER, AND I INVITED HIM
TO STAY FOR DINNER. AND I ACCEPT
WITH PLEASURE. I AM PETER MAURIN.
SO PLEASED
TO MEET YOU. LET'S EAT. HA HA HA... AH, MERCI, MADAM. [SPEAKING FRENCH]
 HA HA HA... THANK YOU. WE SHOULD BE ANNOUNCERS,
NOT DENOUNCERS, EACH ONE TAKING LESS
SO THAT OTHERS
CAN HAVE MORE, EACH ONE BEING
A SERVANT OF ALL. YOU'RE WELCOME. MERCI, MADAM.
 MERCI BEAUCOUP. THERE IS NO SIN
IN BEING RICH. THERE IS NO SIN
IN BEING POOR. BUT THERE IS A GREAT SIN
IN HAVING MORE
THAN YOU NEED AND NOT SHARING
WITH THOSE WHO HAVE
LESS THAN THEY NEED. WE SHOULD NOT ASK
THE POORER MAN TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO
SO MUCH BETTER OURSELVES. THE RICH HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO GIVE THE POOR-- FOOD, CLOTHING,
A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP... CAN WE EAT NOW,
MOMMY? SHH. JUST A MINUTE. BUT THE POOR ALSO
HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO GIVE THE RICH. THE FEELING OF NEEDING US,
THE SECRET OF JOY, THE EXPERIENCE OF GOD. RICH AND POOR
NEED EACH OTHER. GETTING THEM TOGETHER
IS THE WAY TO BUILD
REAL COMMUNITY. SOUND GOOD? WE CAN DO IT,
YOU AND ME, NO? UH, MR. MAURIN,
WE'RE VERY HUNGRY. SO PERHAPS
WE COULD START BUILDING COMMUNITY
AFTER DINNER. BUT OF COURSE.
EAT FIRST. EAT. THEN WE START. HA HA HA HA HA! I WANT TO LEAVE YOU
WITH THIS. WE MUST ACCEPT
THE CUP AS OFFERED, NOT ALTERED. DORI... BEDTIME. ...THE VERY POWERFUL
PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS... MR. MAURIN-- WHICH TEACHES
HOW WE MUST LIVE... THAT'S GREAT.
TIME FOR YOU TO GO. LISTEN... "LORD, MAKE US INSTRUMENTS
OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS A BREATH..." GREAT. OK. "WHERE THERE IS INJURY,
PARDON..." THANK YOU
FOR COMING. "WHERE THERE IS DOUBT..." IT WAS NICE
TO MEET YOU. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
BE SAFE. BONJOUR. AS SAINT FRANCIS
WAS PRAYING... "O DIVINE MASTER, GRANT THAT WE
MAY NOT..." [READING] MR. MAURIN, I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO STAY
AND LISTEN TO YOU, BUT I HAVE TO GO.
I HAVE TO GET
TO WORK. WAIT, WAIT. HERE.
DOROTHY... YOU CAN READ
FOR YOURSELF. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OUI, MADAM. I WAIT. AND EMBRACE POVERTY, BUT SEEK OUT POVERTY. TODAY, QUESTION
IS HOW TO KEEP
BLESSED POVERTY UPPERMOST IN THEIR LIVES. THE POOR MAN IS NOT HIM
WHO HAS NOT BEEN LOVED. THE POOR MAN IS HIM
WHO HAS LOVED OTHERS
MORE THAN HIMSELF. THIS IS THE TEACHING
OF JESUS. BLESSED ARE THE POOR... AND TRUE POVERTY. JUST ASK THE CHURCH
HOW WE UNITE THE WILL
OF THE SPIRIT WITH THE WORK
OF THE FLESH. N'EST-CE PAS? THE MONSIGNOR,
HE IS VERY ANGRY. I SAY TO YOU, EVERYONE IN THIS PARISH
IS GOING TO DIE. WHAT IS SO FUNNY,
YOU LAUGHING? AND THE MAN SAYS,
"HA. MONSIGNOR,
I AM VERY SORRY, BUT I AM NOT
FROM THIS PARISH." [LAUGHTER] WE DON'T NEED TO
GO TO JERUSALEM
OR ROME TO FIND GOD. WE CAN ALWAYS FIND HIM
WHEREVER WE ARE. GOD IS AS CLOSE
AS THE CLOSEST
HUMAN BEING... ESPECIALLY THE POOR. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU KNOW JESUS
HAD NOTHING? THE SON OF
A VILLAGE CARPENTER. A POOR MAN... AND HE WAS FOLLOWED
BY POOR MEN. GOOD NIGHT. DID HE LEAVE? UM...DOROTHY? COULD-- COULD WE TALK TO YOU? IS THERE
SOMETHING WRONG? OH, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO. UM... THE BABY'S DUE SOON, AND, UM... WITH TAMAR AND YOU... I--I MEAN,
YOU'RE BOTH WELCOME. IN FACT, I MEAN,
WE'RE... WE'RE GLAD
TO HAVE YOU. BUT, UH... IT'S JUST THAT
PETER, HE... HE'S HERE
ALL THE TIME, AND... HE WAS
A FRENCH PEASANT. DID YOU KNOW THAT? CHRISTIAN BROTHER, TEACHER... A HOMESTEADER
IN CANADA. HE OWNS NOTHING
BUT THE CLOTHES
ON HIS BACK, AND HE'LL EAT
ANYTHING THAT YOU PUT
IN FRONT OF HIM. HE DOESN'T DRINK
AND DOESN'T SMOKE... AND LAST NIGHT, HE
SLEPT IN THE PARK. DOROTHY... DOROTHY... WE JUST DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH ROOM. HE LIVES
WITH THE POOR, HEARS THEIR VOICES. HE KNOWS THE THINGS
I NEED TO KNOW. I'M A DOER,
AND PETER'S A SEER, AND IF I'M TO DO,
I NEED TO SEE. PETER CAN HELP ME
WITH THAT. NOW, I KNOW
I'M IMPOSING,
AND I DON'T WANT-- OH, NO. NO. MY MOTHER USED TO SAY... BE CAREFUL,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MAY BE
ENTERTAINING AN ANGEL. TESSE...THANK YOU. CAN YOU AT LEAST GET
HIM TO TAKE A BATH? I'LL WORK ON THAT. HELLO, MRS. JAMISON. [SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE] BONJOUR, MADEMOISELLE. WHAT'S GOING ON? PETER. PETER... WHO ARE ALL
THESE PEOPLE? THEY ARE HUNGRY,
THEY NEED TO EAT. ALL OF THEM? BUT OF COURSE. IT IS TIME FOR
A PROGRAM OF ACTION. WE MUST ORGANIZE
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FOR THE CLARIFICATION
AND STIMULATION OF THOUGHT. WE MUST CREATE
HOUSES OF HOSPITALITY TO FEED THE HUNGRY,
CLOTHE THE NAKED, AND HOUSE THE HOMELESS. WELL, THAT'S VERY
IMPRESSIVE, PETER, BUT HOW DO YOU PLAN
ON ACCOMPLISHING
ALL THAT? I'M NOT GOING TO.
YOU ARE. [MUSIC STARTS] Singer: ♪ MY BABY DON'T
CARE FOR SHELTER ♪ ♪ MY BABY DON'T CARE
FOR CLOTHES ♪ ♪ MY BABY JUST CARES ♪ ♪ FOR ME... ♪ WHERE'S PETER? I DON'T KNOW. HAVE YOU EATEN YET,
SWEETHEART? WE'RE GOING
TO RUN OUT. IS THAT GOING
TO BE ENOUGH FOR YOU? PLENTY. THAT'S MY GIRL. ENJOY IT. FROM THE COAST GROCERY
DOWN ON SIXTH AVENUE. LOOKS LIKE
CUCUMBER SOUP TONIGHT. IT'S ALL
THEY COULD GIVE ME. THERE ARE
6 PEOPLE LIVING
IN A RUSTING CAR DOWN ON 12th AVENUE. IT'S AS IF CHRIST
IS BEING CRUCIFIED
ALL OVER AGAIN. THE POOR NEED A VOICE. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU SHOULD START
A NEWSPAPER. HA HA! WITH WHAT? WHEN YOU ARE DOING
GOD'S WORK, MONEY IS NOT
A PREREQUISITE. YOU JUST
BEGIN TO DO IT. JOSEPH CAN HELP YOU. EVER WORK
IN A PAPER,
JOE? NO. WELL,
AT LEAST YOU
PICKED AN IDEA I KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT. YOU CAN DO IT. FOR 22 BUCKS, WE CAN GET
2,500 COPIES. GREAT! WE-WE'RE
IN BUSINESS. EVERYBODY ELSE
WANTED OVER 50. ALL RIGHT,
WELL, WE HAVE 9, WE GOT 6 FROM
BOB McSORLEY... AND 3 FROM
IRVIN NAYHERNE. YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN
TO HAVE ANY MONEY,
WOULD YOU, PETER? [CHUCKLES] OF COURSE NOT. WELL, WE'RE
STILL $13 SHORT. THE RENT MONEY? AND THE GAS... AND THE ELECTRIC... OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
TAKES CARE OF THE
LILIES OF THE FIELD AND THE BIRDS
OF THE AIR. HE WILL
TAKE CARE OF US. AND WHAT
IF THE LORD'S
BUSY THIS MONTH? ARE WE FOOLS? OF COURSE.
FOOLS FOR CHRIST. [MARCHERS SINGING
 INTERNATIONALE] READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER.
 ONLY A PENNY. THEY'RE EXPLOITING
CHILD LABOR. READ THE
 CATHOLIC WORKER, SIR. IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU. TRY IT! HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER.
 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER.
 IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER. WE ARE HERE
TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE
WORKING FOR YOU. TELL THE CARDINAL
TO SELL HIS MANSION. I'M NOT JUST WORKING FOR
YOUR SPIRITUAL WELFARE, BUT FOR YOUR MATERIAL
WELFARE AS WELL. READ THE CATHOLIC WORKER.
 WE CARE! CATHOLIC WORKER. ONLY ONE PENNY. JUSTICE, FREEDOM... JOBS FOR THE POOR. ESPECIALLY
THAT--THAT MONSTER
THAT CAME UP TO ME. [STUTTERING]
HE MUST'VE BEEN
7 FEET TALL, AND HE SAYS,
"WH-WHO ARE YOU?" AND--AND DOROTHY LOOKS
HIM RIGHT IN THE EYE
AND SAYS, "I'M A C-CATHOLIC WORKER.
WH-WHO ARE YOU?" [HIGH VOICE]
"MY NAME IS
BARTHOLOMEW," HE SAYS IN HIS HIGH,
SQUEAKY VOICE, AND LUMBERS OFF
WITH HIS TAIL
BETWEEN HIS LEGS. [LAUGHTER] EVERY TIME
YOU TELL THAT STORY, BARTHOLOMEW GETS
A LITTLE TALLER, AND HIS VOICE
GETS A LITTLE BIT
SQUEAKIER. DOROTHY, A MINUTE. WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE REST OF MY ARTICLES?
THERE IS ONLY ONE HERE. WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK,
IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU? IT WOULD BE BETTER. DO YOU THINK? [KNOCK ON DOOR] WHY NOT? I THINK. THAT'S PROBABLY
THE LANDLORD. LISTEN,
 WHAT ABOUT THIS NAME
 THE CATHOLIC WORKER? IT MAKES US SOUND
LIKE WE ARE COMMUNISTS. HOW MUCH MONEY? 92 CENTS. I COULD HOCK
MY TYPEWRITER. MOMMY. ARE YOU THE...
 CATHOLIC WORKER
 PEOPLE? YES. HERE'S A DOLLAR. COULD I MAYBE
COME BACK SOMETIME, HELP OUT IN SOME WAY? I'D, UH, TRY TO STAY
OUT OF THE WAY. SURE. SWELL. TOMORROW, THEN. AU REVOIR.
 TOMORROW. HERE... FOR YOU. WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO FOR SHOES? ARE YOU THE PEOPLE
WHERE WE CAN STAY? I'M SORRY, WE'RE
ALL FILLED TONIGHT. IF YOU COME BACK
TOMORROW, I'LL TRY TO
ARRANGE SOMETHING... I'M SORRY. LISTEN TO THIS ONE.
"MY WORD, "HOW COULD YOU CALL
YOURSELVES CHRISTIANS "WITH YOUR DEFENSE OF
THOSE ALABAMA NIGGERS DOWN IN SCOTTSBORO?" WELL, WE'RE PRINTING
50,000 COPIES NEXT WEEK. WE MUST BE DOING
SOMETHING RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE
A SMOKE? A PRIEST, NO LESS. "GOD GIVE US
THE PATIENCE "TO ENDURE
 THE CATHOLIC WORKER AND YOUR BAND
OF SOCIALIST
PSYCHOTICS." MM-HMM. OHO! SOCIALIST PSYCHOTICS? YOU THINK HE MEANS
YOU OR ME, DOROTHY? YOU, DAN. COME ON,
READ A NICE ONE. OK. ALL RIGHT. UH... [EXAGGERATED ACCENT]
"GO BACK TO RUSSIA
WHERE YOU BELONG." [LAUGHTER] OH, HERE'S ONE
FOR YOU, DOROTHY.
OK TO READ IT? YOU WILL ANYWAY. "MY DEAREST DOROTHY..." OOH. OOH! OOH! OOH. "ALL MY LIFE, I'VE DREAMT
OF FINDING
A WOMAN LIKE YOU." Woman: DREAMY, OOH... "WHAT YOU WRITE
MAKES SO MUCH
SENSE TO ME. "I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHETHER TO BELIEVE
IT OR NOT. "ARE YOU REAL?
COULD IT BE TRUE? "COULD YOU
PLEASE WRITE AND LET ME
KNOW THE COLOR
OF YOUR EYES?" OOH! OH! OH... "BROWN, I HOPE. IT'S SO MUCH EASIER
TO TRUST BROWN..." DOES ANYBODY
HAVE A CIGARETTE? COULD I SEE-- SIT DOWN, MR. BREEN. DOES ANYONE HAVE
A CIGARETTE? HERE'S ONE, MISS. OH. THANK YOU. HOW ARE
YOU DOING TODAY? OH, NOT SO GOOD. I'M SORRY TO HEAR IT. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD
YOU CAME BACK. WHERE'S
YOUR FRIEND, THE ONE THAT
WAS WITH YOU
THE OTHER NIGHT? I'M SORRY, WHAT? SHE'S DEAD. SHE'S DEAD? HOW? SHE FROZE TO DEATH. COLD, I GUESS. Dan: HA HA HA! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. SCENTED PAPER. WHO
DO YOU THINK IT IS? I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.
HOW ARE WE GONNA PRINT
THE PAPER? I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING,
AND I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO TALK ABOUT IT. YOU WOULDN'T BE
DOING THIS IF YOUR
BROTHER WAS HERE. WELL, HE'S NOT HERE. [GERMAN ACCENT]
5 ROOMS. THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY. NO HEAT. YOU USE
THE COAL STOVE AND THE KEROSENE LANTERN. DOES THE ROOF LEAK? I'LL TAKE IT. $18 A MONTH. I HAVE 12. ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! TAKE IT. 12? THE LORD WILL PROVIDE. GOOD DAY. THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING. GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. DOROTHY. PETER, WH-WHAT
ARE YOU DOING? YOU DON'T HAVE
TO STAND IN LINE. NO, NO, NO.
I WAIT. HAVE YOU SEEN TAMAR? AH, THAT GIRL.
SHE IS WITH
THE ITALIAN. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. YOU'RE A SAINT, MA'AM. THANK YOU,
MISS DAY. THANK YOU. [KNOCK ON DOOR] HI. IS SHE HERE,
ANGELA? IN THE BEDROOM. HELLO, LUCIA. TAMAR. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
DOLLHOUSE. IT'S TIME
FOR DINNER. THEY STEAL MY THINGS. I KNOW, SWEETHEART, UH, AND THEY SHOULDN'T, BUT THEY NEED SO MUCH,
IT'S HARD TO GET MAD
AT THEM. CAN I STAY
FOR SUPPER, MAMA? MRS. MATARAZZO
SAID I COULD. TAMAR, I DON'T
WANT YOU IMPOSING. [SPEAKING ITALIAN] THERE IS PLENTY. THANK YOU, ANGELA.
YOU'RE VERY KIND. I'LL BE BACK
AROUND 8:00. [KIDS LAUGHING] SO WE'RE PRIVILEGED
TO HAVE WITH US TONIGHT A WOMAN WHO'S BROUGHT US
A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT JESUS
EXPECTS FROM US, CHALLENGING THE OPINIONS
OF THE LAITY, THE PRIESTS,
THE BISHOPS, EVEN THE CARDINALS. [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] A WOMAN WHO'S PUT US
ON NOTICE THAT CHRISTIANITY IS NOT
JUST BAKE SALES, SUNDAY MASS, AND FRIDAY FISH. [LAUGHTER] LIVING PROOF
THAT THE HOLY GHOST IS STILL ALIVE AND BLOWING UP A STORM
IN THE CHURCH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I GIVE YOU DOROTHY DAY! COMSTOCK... IS NEAR PARADISE. THAT'S WHERE
I'M STAYING. THAT'S WHERE
JESUS LIVES. DOROTHY. FRANKIE? THE CARDINAL'S HERE. THE CARDINAL? YOU WANT ME
TO TELL HIM
YOU'RE OUT? NO, NO, NO.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. UM, ELEANOR, WE'RE GOING TO FINISH
THIS CONVERSATION
LATER, OK? YOUR EMINENCE. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE COMING. WELL, IT'S
QUITE A PLACE
YOU HAVE HERE. WELL, IT COULD USE
A BIT OF PAINT. COME ON,
LET ME SHOW YOU. WELL, MAYBE LATER. WELL THEN,
SOME COFFEE. FRANKIE, COFFEE? Cardinal: PLEASE. WE'RE DETERMINED. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO
DEAL WITH IT, BUNCH OF SCRUFFY
CATHOLIC RADICALS
LIKE US. I, UH, BROUGHT
ALL OF YOUR MAIL... AND MOST OF IT'S
NEGATIVE. THERE'S YOUR ATTACK
ON FRANCO... YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE SEAMAN'S UNION... YOUR FEEDING
THE STRIKERS' FAMILIES... WELL,
THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS
ARE UNBELIEVABLE. THEIR FAMILIES
ARE STARVING. THEIR UNION IS RUN
BY COMMUNISTS. JUST BECAUSE
THE COMMUNISTS
ARE FOR IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE
TO BE AGAINST IT. JESUS NEVER GAVE
A LOYALTY TEST TO
THE PEOPLE HE FED. BUT IN SPAIN, THE COMMUNISTS
ARE KILLING
NUNS AND PRIESTS. THEY'RE BURNING DOWN
CHURCHES. THANKS, FRANKIE. LOVE YOUR ENEMY. ISN'T THAT
WHAT JESUS SAYS? DO GOOD TO THOSE
THAT HURT YOU, PRAY FOR THOSE
WHO PERSECUTE YOU. I KNOW
WHAT JESUS SAID. WELL, WE BELIEVE THAT THE SERMON
ON THE MOUNT MEANS
WHAT IT SAYS. VIOLENCE IS NOT
GOING TO SOLVE
ANY PROBLEMS. JUSTICE AND PEACE
GO TOGETHER. YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE
WITHOUT THE OTHER. YOU KNOW, THERE
ARE PEOPLE WHO-- WHO THINK THAT YOU'RE
A COMMUNIST INFILTRATOR, THAT YOU'VE COME
TO DESTROY THE CHURCH. IF YOU FEED
THE POOR, YOU'RE A SAINT, AND IF YOU ASK
WHY THEY'RE POOR, YOU'RE A COMMUNIST. WELL,
WE DO BOTH HERE, BUT
WE'RE NEITHER SAINTS
NOR COMMUNISTS. BUT YOU EMBARRASS
THE CHURCH. I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT. I THOUGHT WE WERE
BEING CHURCH. YOU THREATEN PEOPLE. SEE, BY YOUR WHOLE WAY
OF LIVING. YOUR DEVOTION TO THE POOR AND YOUR INSISTENCE
ON BEING POOR YOURSELF, THAT ASKS A VERY... UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTION. IT IS NOT MY JOB TO TELL PEOPLE HOW
TO LIVE THEIR LIVES. I'M HERE TO HELP
THE PEOPLE DOWN HERE FEEL LOVED BY GOD. NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
TO THOSE THAT THINK THAT...THIS
IS ALL ABOUT EGO, THAT YOU PLAY
THE GREAT MOTHER SAVIOR THE POOR HAVE TO
COME TO FOR HELP. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I HOPE
THEY'RE WRONG. [CLEARS THROAT] ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CHANGING THE NAME
OF YOUR ORGANIZATION? JUST TAKE OUT
THE WORD "CATHOLIC," THEN I DON'T HAVE
TO BE BLAMED FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I'M SORRY. WE ARE CATHOLIC. WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT I INSIST. WELL, YOUR EMINENCE,
YOU ARE... THE HEAD
OF THE ARCHDIOCESE, AND WE ARE LOYAL
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
OF THE CHURCH. GOOD. THEN JUST DO
AS I SAY. BUT WE ARE NOT GOING
TO CHANGE THE NAME. WHAT WE WILL DO IS MOVE
ACROSS THE BRIDGE
TO BROOKLYN. I'M SURE THAT... BISHOP MALLOY HAS
PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE FED. YOU WOULDN'T. I WOULD. [CLEARS THROAT] THEY DIDN'T TELL US
ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE SEMINARY. WELL, YOU'VE--AHEM, YOU'VE SET
A VERY TOUGH PATH
FOR YOURSELF. TELLING US THINGS WE
DON'T WANT TO HEAR. LOVING PEOPLE WHO
ARE HARDLY LOVABLE, GIVING... AND YOU GET
NOTHING BACK. I COULDN'T DO IT. AND I JUST WONDER HOW LONG
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO. SO...WELL... [SHOUTING] TAKE HOMER.
I'LL TAKE BREEN. MR. BREEN! MR. BREEN! FIRST, WAS THE DAGOS,
THEN IT'S THE KIKES, AND NOW YOU'RE LETTING
IN THE CHINKS? MR. BREEN,
PUT THE CANE DOWN! GOD DAMN IT! MR. BREEN,
WE ARE HERE TO DO
AS JESUS TOLD US, WHICH IS
TO FEED THE HUNGRY,
CLOTHE THE NAKED, SHELTER THE HOMELESS AND
LISTEN TO THE LONELY. AND NEXT THING
YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BE LETTING
IN THE NIGGERS. AND BURY THE DEAD.
AND IF YOU DON'T STOP
TAPPING ME WITH THAT CANE, YOU'RE LIKELY
TO BECOME ONE
OF THEM. NOW,
GIVE ME THE CANE. NOW!! [RETCHING] GOD DAMN IT. COME ON. COME ON,
HOMER, SIT UP. IT'S OK.
COME ON. LET GO.
COME ON.
LET GO. HOMER, LET GO!
OH! OH, MY... [RETCHING] ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH. HEALTH INSPECTOR
WAS HERE AGAIN,
BUT I--I-- 35 VIOLATIONS.
I TALKED HIM
DOWN TO 20, BUT I THINK
HE'S REALLY SERIOUS
THIS TIME. IF WE DON'T DO
SOMETHING TO ADDRESS
THESE PROBLEMS, HE'S GOING
TO EVICT US. AND HE'S COMING BACK
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WE'LL HAVE TO FIX
WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHERE DO WE GET
THE MONEY? DOROTHY? I DON'T KNOW. SOMEWHERE.
MAYBE WE CAN HOCK
THE TYPEWRITERS. AND NOT PRINT
THE NEWSPAPER, THE ONE VALUABLE THING
THAT WE DO AROUND HERE? DOROTHY... WE'LL FIND A WAY! WELL, NOT
MY TYPEWRITER,
YOU WON'T. DOROTHY! ELEANOR, PLEASE! WE ARE TRYING
TO TALK. ELEANOR. ELEANOR! I'M SORRY! ELEANOR, COME BACK! OH! WE'RE ALL
THESE PEOPLE HAVE, BUT JESUS NEVER SAID
IT WAS GOING TO BE EASY. I'M NOT SURE
EVERYONE AROUND HERE
FEELS THAT WAY, DOROTHY. WELL, IF
YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
FRANKIE, I HAVE AN EDITORIAL
TO FINISH. HELLO, DOROTHY. I READ ABOUT YOU IN
 THE NEW YORK TIMES. MADE ME VERY PROUD. THEY TEND
TO EXAGGERATE. HERE TO SEE TAMAR? AND YOU. SHE'S AT SCHOOL. YOU LOOK GOOD. THANKS FOR LYING. NEVER A DAY GOES BY
THAT I DON'T... THINK ABOUT HER. AND YOU. YOU KNOW, I GOT ME A LITTLE PLACE
ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY. IT KIND OF
REMINDS ME A BIT OF YOUR COTTAGE
ON STATEN ISLAND. IT'S ONLY AN HOUR
BY TRAIN FROM HERE. I DIDN'T THINK
THIS WOULD BE SO HARD. I MISS YOU. THIS IS... MY PHONE NUMBER AND SOME MONEY
FOR THE TRAIN. NO, NO-- NO, JUST--JUST
FOR THE WEEKEND. GO CATCH US
SOME SUPPER AND SEE HOW IT GOES. YOU CAN BRING TAMAR. [DOOR OPENS] SISTER AGNES SAID
IT WAS GOOD. I GOT A STAR. SHE LIKED THE PART ABOUT
THE BEAR AND THE ROBIN. OH, UM... TAMAR... THIS IS YOUR FATHER. FORSTER. SAY HELLO. [SOFTLY] HELLO. HELLO. OH. A GOLD STAR... OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL. I NEVER GOT
MANY OF THOSE. I'VE ASKED
YOU AND YOUR MOM TO COME AND VISIT ME
ON LONG ISLAND. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? OK. GREAT. WHY DID YOU WAIT
SO LONG TO COME? I'VE GOT TO GET GOING. OH, I... I BROUGHT YOU THIS. OH. SO, I'LL SEE YOU
BOTH SOON, HUH? MM-HMM. Forster: OK. BYE. GOOD-BYE. Woman: HEY! HEY! [KNOCKING] HEY, LET ME IN! I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL HER
WE HAVE NO BEDS, BUT SHE KEEPS KNOCKING
AND YELLING YOUR NAME. WHY IS THE DOOR LOCKED? WE TOOK A VOTE
TO LOCK THEM
AT NIGHT AFTER ALL THE BEDS
ARE FILLED, SO WE DON'T
GET OVERCROWDED. UNLOCK THE DOOR, JOE. Woman: HEY! UNLOCK THE DOOR! OH! WATCH THAT FIRST STEP.
IT'S A WHOPPER! OH, MAGGIE. DRUNK AS A SKUNK. Dorothy: SHH. [WHISPERING]
I'll be downstairs. Thanks, Joe. MOMMY? HMM? [SIGHS] LOOKS LIKE
IT'S YOU AND ME
AGAIN, KID. ARE WE GOING
TO GO VISIT DADDY? I DON'T KNOW. I LOVE YOU, TAMAR. YOU LOVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE, MAMA. Dorothy:
I LOVE YOU, TAMAR. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
HERE THAT I LOVE, AND I LOVE YOU THE MOST, AND YOU KNOW THAT,
DON'T YOU? I KNOW I HAVEN'T
ALWAYS GIVEN YOU
WHAT YOU DESERVE... BUT I LOVE YOU MORE
THAN ALL THE REST COMBINED. A MILLION TIMES MORE. REALLY?
A MILLION TIMES MORE? A MILLION, MILLION
TIMES MORE. LOVE YOU, TOO, MAMA. [PEOPLE
SPEAKING ITALIAN] Boy: HURRY UP!
MAMA WANTS YOU! HOW ARE YOU FEELING? AWFUL. I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD
MAKE IT ALL SO GOOD, AND IT ALL TURNED
OUT TO BE SO BAD. YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK,
MAGGIE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK.
YES, YOU ARE. YOU'RE GOING
TO BE JUST FINE. OK? WOW, WHAT A WONDERFUL
DAY FOR A PICTURE! EVERYBODY STAND UP,
GET TOGETHER. MAGGIE, GET IN THERE. OH, MR. MILIAS,
COME ON! TONY, GET
IN THE PICTURE. WHERE'S PETER? Joe: WHERE'S PETER? OK, GET A LITTLE
CLOSER TOGETHER. GET YOUR ARMS
AROUND THE CENTER. COME ON, PETER! OK, THAT'S IT. COME ON, PETER.
THERE'S A PICTURE. COME ON. COME ON.
WE GOTTA GO. HURRY! THEY
WANT YOU IN IT. COME ON, PETER. [APPLAUSE] COME ON! COME ON! YAY! YEAH! THAT'S GREAT. VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. OK, CLOSER. CLOSER! COME ON. OK. ALL RIGHT,
1, 2, 3...HAPPY! [CLICK] OK, I WANT TO GET
ANOTHER ONE. OK. HAPPY! [CLICK] SAD! [CLICK] OK! YAY! [APPLAUSE] VERY NICE! REMEMBER
HOW TO DO IT? REMEMBER HOW
TO CUT A RUG? OH, I DON'T KNOW. COME ON. I THINK YOU STILL
HAVE IT IN YOU. TRY TO SMILE.
JUST A SMILE. Frankie: DOROTHY! DOROTHY! DOROTHY! DOROTHY! COME ON,
QUICK! WHAT? IT'S ELEANOR! COME ON! WHAT HAPPENED? [BABBLING] Homer: I WOULD
HAVE HELPED YOU. [SOBBING] Frankie:
HOMER FOUND HER! SHE USED
A STRAIGHT RAZOR. HER WRISTS. WHERE'S PETER? I DON'T KNOW. CALL THE POLICE. [SOFTLY]
HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US SINNERS
NOW AND AT THE HOUR
OF OUR DEATH, AMEN. HAIL, MARY,
FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE... DOROTHY? HAVE THE POLICE GONE? YES. I'M GOING TO FIND PETER. DOROTHY,
YOU KNOW HE HASN'T BEEN
THE SAME SINCE THE STROKE. I DON'T CARE.
I NEED HIM. PETER? PETER? PETER! PETER? PETER. PETER? ELEANOR'S DEAD.
SHE KILLED HERSELF. I SHOULD HAVE DONE
SOMETHING, BUT I DIDN'T. I--I COULDN'T. I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO. PETER? FORGIVE ME, I... I'M--I'M LOST. PLEASE FORGIVE ME,
I AM... I AM--I AM SO LOST. OH, PETER... WHAT AM I
GOING TO DO NOW? HMM? COME ON. LET ME GET YOU HOME. COME ON. COME ON. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. COME ON.
COME ON. Frankie:
DOROTHY? YES? WE'RE HAVING
A MEETING, AND WE'D LIKE
YOU TO COME. WHERE'S PETER?
HE SHOULD BE HERE. Dan:
WE ALREADY TOOK A VOTE. HE WOULDN'T MAKE
A DIFFERENCE ANYWAY. WHAT DID
WE VOTE FOR? A WOMAN DIED
HERE TONIGHT. THERE WERE 3 FIGHTS
LAST WEEK. THAT MENTAL PATIENT-- WE JOINED
 THE CATHOLIC WORKER BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO CHANGE THE WORLD. AND WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WE'RE RUNNING A FLOPHOUSE. IT'S THAT JUST WE'RE
NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE
ALL THIS, DOROTHY. AND THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH
MONEY FOR THE PAPER. IT GOES TO--TO FIX TOILETS
OR FOR THE HEAT OR FOR SOME DERELICT'S
MEDICAL BILL OR FOR A HUNDRED
POUNDS OF POTATOES
FOR THE SOUP LINE. DOROTHY, WE NOW HAVE
150,000 SUBSCRIBERS. WE COULD HAVE
A REAL IMPACT,
CHANGE THINGS IF WE COULD
DO IT RIGHT. THE CATHOLIC WORKER
 IS ABOUT PEOPLE
 CARING FOR PEOPLE. HOW AM I TO TELL OTHERS
TO LOVE THE POOR IF I AM NOT WILLING
TO DO IT MYSELF? "I"! "I"! "MINE"! WE ARE
 THE CATHOLIC WORKER! THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM! WE ARE WHAT MAKES IT WORK,
 NOT JUST YOU! WE'RE TIRED OF YOUR DICTATES,
YOUR ARROGANCE, YOUR EGO! MY GOD, YOUR OWN DAUGHTER
DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A BED
TO SLEEP IN-- YOU LEAVE TAMAR
OUT OF THIS! NO! IT'S ENOUGH! WE'RE NOT GOING
TO DO IT ANYMORE. WE'RE NOT. NO MORE DRUNKS... NO MORE BEDBUGS... NO MORE FISTFIGHTS... NO MORE PROSTITUTES... AND NO MORE
MENTAL PATIENTS. WE'RE NOT GOING
TO DO IT ANYMORE. IS THAT HOW
YOU ALL FEEL? IT WAS UNANIMOUS. FRANKIE? AND YOU, JOE? [DOOR SLAMS] [THUNDER] WHERE ARE YOU? WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER ME? I NEED YOU! THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
OF YOURS, THE ONES
YOU WANT ME TO LOVE... LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING... THEY SMELL... THEY HAVE LICE
AND TUBERCULOSIS. [THUNDER] AM I TO FIND YOU
IN THEM? WELL, YOU'RE UGLY... YOU DRINK... AND YOU WET YOUR PANTS... AND YOU VOMIT. HOW COULD ANYONE
EVER LOVE YOU? I NEED YOU... BUT YOU'RE NOT HERE. YOU'VE
DESERTED ME, TOO... HAVEN'T YOU? [THUNDER] I'M NOT WHO
YOU THOUGHT I WAS. I'M SORRY. [THUNDER] DOROTHY... YOU LOOK AWFUL. I WANTED TO CHANGE
THE WORLD, MIKE. I HAVEN'T
CHANGED A THING. ALL THOSE YOUNG
IDEALISTIC PEOPLE
WHO CAME TO HELP... FULL OF HOPE
AND PROMISE... I'VE MADE
THEM HARD... CYNICAL. A YOUNG GIRL
KILLED HERSELF TODAY IN THE BATHROOM
AT MOTT STREET. WE WEREN'T EQUIPPED. WE CAN'T DO IT,
MIKE. I'M EMPTY. I'M GIVEN OUT. I HAVE NOTHING
LEFT TO GIVE. WE COMMUNISTS TALK
ABOUT HELPING THE POOR, BUT YOU'VE DONE IT. HOW MANY DO YOU FEED
NOW EVERY DAY, 3,000? HOW MANY DO YOU SLEEP? YOU MAY NOT HAVE
CHANGED THE WORLD, BUT YOU MADE IT
A LITTLE MORE BEARABLE FOR THOSE
THAT HURT THE MOST. NOT BAD... FOR A CATHOLIC. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE
CLEANING TOILETS, MIKE. I CAN'T. MY DAUGHTER
NEEDS A FATHER. I NEED A JOB. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE
WHO NEEDS A REPORTER? [THUNDER] IS ANYONE HERE? WHO'S THERE? UNH! MAGGIE! MAGGIE, STOP! MAGGIE, WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS? WHY DO YOU THINK
I'M DOING THIS?
I NEED A DRINK! AAH! A DRINK ISN'T GOING
TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT! GET OUT OF MY WAY! GIVE ME THE MONEY,
MAGGIE. NO. I NEED IT. I SAID, GIVE IT TO ME! THE GREAT DOROTHY DAY WITH HER PICTURE
IN THE PAPER, AND WE'RE ALL SO HORRIBLE! DRUNKS! ADDICTS! WHORES! THAT'S RIGHT, ISN'T IT? GIVE ME THE MONEY. I HATE YOU! LET ME OUT OF HERE!
I HATE YOU! AAH! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! AAH! AAH! GO AHEAD!
GO ON! HIT ME! I'M A SLUT,
I'M A DRUNK,
I'M A THIEF. GO ON! GO AHEAD!
HIT ME! HIT ME! HIT ME! GO ON! I CAN SEE
THE LIGHT IN YOU. YOU CAN'T! THE COURAGE
AND THE LOVE. STOP SAYING THAT. YOU'RE
VERY BEAUTIFUL. I'M NOT! DOROTHY? I LOVE YOU. YOU CAN'T. I STOLE FROM YOU. THE ONLY PERSON
WHO EVER REALLY
CARED ABOUT ME. SHH... Dorothy: WE ALL
LOVE YOU, MAGGIE. WE DO. Maggie: YOU CAN'T! Dorothy: SHH. IT'S OK.
WE ALL LOVE YOU. COME ON, LET ME
GET YOU UPSTAIRS. GET YOU CLEANED UP,
SOMETHING TO EAT. I'VE BEEN DOING
A LOT OF THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID
EARLIER TONIGHT. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I'VE BEEN ARROGANT... AND SELF-RIGHTEOUS. I WAS INTENT ON DOING
EVERYTHING MYSELF INSTEAD OF LETTING
GOD WORK THROUGH ME... THROUGH US... AND I'M SORRY
FOR ALL THAT. I'VE ALSO BEEN DOING
A LOT OF THINKING ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT
GOD WANTS ME TO DO. IT'S BEEN A VERY
LONELY LIFE, AND... I'VE BEEN LOOKING
TO FILL THE EMPTINESS. NOW I SEE IT BEGINS
WITH THESE PEOPLE. THE ONES THAT
NOBODY ELSE WANTS. THE ONES THAT HURT
AND ARE ANGRY AND HAVE NOTHING
LEFT TO GIVE. THEY ARE MY MEETING
PLACE WITH GOD. AND IF I WOULD JUST
GIVE THEM A CHANCE, I KNOW GOD WILL
FILL ME WITH LOVE. FILL ME THROUGH
THESE PEOPLE. NOW, I--I HOPE I DON'T
HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. I HOPE SOME OF YOU
CAN STAY. BUT IF YOU
CHOOSE TO LEAVE, I CAN... I WILL UNDERSTAND. DAN... THE PAPER IS
NEVER GOING TO BE WHAT YOU OR I
WANT IT TO BE. BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT GOD WILL JUDGE US ON HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE
AT CHANGING THE WORLD. I DO THINK
HE WILL JUDGE US ON HOW FAITHFUL WE ARE
IN SERVING HIS POOR. I HAVE A FEW
DOLLARS HERE FROM
A FRIEND OF MINE. YOU CAN USE THAT
FOR THE NEXT ISSUE. NOW, I WILL NOT
THINK LESS OF ANYONE
WHO CHOOSES TO GO. I AM VERY,
VERY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING
THAT YOU HAVE DONE... AND I LOVE YOU. MAY THE LORD
BE WITH YOU. COME ON, MAMA. [OPERA PLAYING] HOW MANY ARE LEFT,
PETER? A SINGLE ONE? OR ARE WE LEFT
TO PREPARING
BREAKFAST FOR OURSELVES LIKE
IN THE BEGINNING? THAT WOULD BE FUN
AGAIN, WOULDN'T IT? COME ON. Woman: MORNING,
MISS DAY. Sister:
MORNING, DOROTHY. MORNING TO YOU,
MISS DAY. MORNING,
MISS DAY. HI. WE NEED YOUR COLUMN,
DOROTHY. IT'S ALREADY
A DAY LATE. THANK YOU. ♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪ ♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND ♪ ♪ THAT SAVED A WRETCH ♪ ♪ LIKE ME ♪ [HUMMING] ♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪ ♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND ♪ ♪ THAT SAVED A WRETCH ♪ ♪ LIKE ME ♪ ♪ I ONCE WAS LOST ♪ ♪ BUT NOW AM FOUND ♪ ♪ WAS BLIND ♪ ♪ BUT NOW I SEE ♪ CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
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Transcript for:Dorothy Day: Activism and Legacy Overview

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Dorothy Day: Activism and Legacy Overview