Talk:Goldie and the Boxer

There is a memorable scene abuot 16 minutes into the film. Keep in mind this was set in 1946. Joe is black and Goldie's family is white. Her family has him over for dinner. Joe got his plate of food and starts to walk out of the house. The conversation goes something like this:

There is a memorable scene abuot 16 minutes into the film. Keep in mind this was set in 1946. Joe is black and Goldie's family is white. Her family has him over for dinner. Joe got his plate of food and starts to walk out of the house. The conversation goes something like this:

Her dad: "Hey, where are you going?"

*Her dad: "Hey, where are you going?"

Joe: "I was going to eat out on the porch."

*Joe: "I was going to eat out on the porch."

Her dad: "No, we don't do that. We're all one family. You sit here with us."

*Her dad: "No, we don't do that. We're all one family. You sit here with us."

Goldie: "Joe, you sit here by me."

*Goldie: "Joe, you sit here by me."

I have never forgotten this scene since the film first came out decades ago. The film streams [https://archive.org/details/goldie-and-the-boxer-1979 here] I just rewatched it.

I have never forgotten this scene since the film first came out decades ago. The film streams [https://archive.org/details/goldie-and-the-boxer-1979 here] I just rewatched it.