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I raised you to be something better

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

I raised you to be somethin' better. Well I wasn't - better! I was different... All those...

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter • 1968

Doctor Copeland: I raised you to be somethin' better.
Portia: Well I wasn't - better! I was different... All those years after Mama died, all that time I was growin' up, what was I? I don't know. I only know I *wasn't* white. And you wouldn't *let* me be black

Full Transcript

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I raised you to be something better

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Well I wasn't better

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I was different

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All those years after Mama died all that time I was growing up

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what was I

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I don't know

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I only know I wasn't white

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And you wouldn't let me be black

Duration

23 seconds

Views

51

Timestamp in Movie

00:32:49

Uploaded

Jan 24, 2025

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Production

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

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Movie Summary

When deaf-mute Singer moves to a new town to be near his hospitalized friend, he makes an indelible impression on the lives of those around him.