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That's a funny name for a n er boy to come from Philadelphia
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"Virgil"? That's a funny name for a n***er boy to come from Philadelphia. What do they...

In the Heat of the Night • 1967
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Gillespie: "Virgil"? That's a funny name for a n***er boy to come from Philadelphia. What do they call you up there? Virgil Tibbs: They call me MISTER TIBBS!


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Well, you're pretty sure of yourself, ain't ya, Virgil? Virgil, that's a funny name for a nigger boy that comes from Philadelphia. What do they call you up there? They call me Mr. Tibbs. Mr. Tibbs! Well, Mr. Wood, take Mr. Tibbs, take him down to the depot, and I mean, boy, like now! I'll have the FBI lab send you the reports on this. Not that it'll make any difference.

Clip duration: 31 seconds
Views: 487
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 12 December, 2020
Genres: crime, drama, mystery
Summary: A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.


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Actors

Gillespie - Rod Steiger
Virgil Tibbs - Sidney Poitier
Mrs. Colbert - Lee Grant