To Sir, with Love/Trailer transcripts

After a shot of Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) leading a bunch of schoolkids onto the bus, we see numerous still images of Thackeray and his class. Over this, Lulu's "To Sir, with Love" begins.
:Thackeray: Pegg?
:Pegg: Yes?
:Announcer: These kids are a special breed.
:Thackeray: Joseph.
:Moira Joseph: Yeah.
:Thackeray: Dare.
:Pamela Dare: Yeah.
:Announcer: Young and wild...
:Thackeray: Potter.
:Announcer: Not quite adults.
:Thackeray: Potter!
:Potter: Yeah.
Cut to a shot of the students dancing
:Announcer: They're in West Miss Carnaby Street, (Cut to Thackeray approaching the building) as hard as the streets of London. (a wet bag drops, and Thackeray looks up at the window before we crossfade to a shot of Pamela) As touching as a sixteen-year-old who knows all the answers. (As he says this, we crossfade to a scene of Thackeray and Pamela together)
:Thackeray: You're not getting in trouble, are you?
:Pamela: (Scoffs) No, Sir. Who knows if there's any before then, isn't it?
"To Sir, with Love" resumes as we cut to a scene of Thackeray getting punched in a boxing match. Over it, "COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION PRESENTS" appears, followed by "SIDNEY POITIER" appearing word-by-word over a freeze-frame of Thackeray. The film briefly resumes before freeze-framing again as "in JAMES CLAVELL'S PRODUCTION" wipes down. Then we resume the film again with Thackeray getting punched, followed by the title appearing over a shot of him in his class. He leans on a desk, only for it to fall over. He looks at the broken leg, then stares concerningly at four of the students.
:Announcer: Sidney Poitier, in a role worthy of his Academy Award-winning talents, (As he says this, Thackeray storms out of the room) as the teacher who joins battle with the wildest set of rebels London ever produced. (He barges into the staff room, and Gillian [Suzy Kendall] takes off her glasses)
:Gillian: What is the matter?
:Thackeray: Those kids are devils incarnate, huh? I tried everything. EVERYTHING, but nothing I TRIED... (He approaches the door, and then...) Kids. (Cut to the class) Kids. That's it.
:Tuffen: So sorry. It's sweet.
:Announcer: Christian Roberts, as Denham. (He squeezes his gag doll, and Thackeray slams his desk shut)
:Denham: You really broke my hands.
:Announcer: Judy Geeson, as Pamela. (Crossfade to another shot of her)
:Pamela: Don't worry about your desk, then. I'll hide it for you every day.
:Thackeray: That won't be necessary.
:Pamela: That's perfectly alright. A woman's work is never done.
:Announcer: Suzy Kendall as the young teacher. (Cut to the bus)
:Pegg: I think he fancies her.
:Pamela: I knew you do.
:Gillian: Pamela does have quite a crush on you.
:Thackeray: Women say the damnedest things.
:Pegg: I think he'd know. (Freeze-frame)
:Announcer: And introducing Lulu, one of England's favorite pop singers...
:Pegg: Look at me! I am a lady, I am. (She sticks her tongue out, and they laugh at her before she continues dancing)
:Announcer: ...now in her first film as one of the bright, hip youngsters. (Cut to...) And sharing the musical spotlight, Britain's top beat group, the Mindbenders. (Thackeray and Pamela dance to their music) To Sir, with Love is a special kind of motion picture, striking at the heart of what it means to be young. (As he says this, another clip montage begins) Emotionally, brilliantly... and, provocatively portrayed.
:Denham: What are we gonna talk about?
:Thackeray: About life. Survival. Love. And death. Sex. Marriage.
It crossfades to a shot of the empty classroom, with the title appearing once again. Underneath it are "TECHNICOLOR," "Written for the Screen, Produced & Directed by JAMES CLAVELL," and "Executive Producer JOHN R. SLOAN." Toward the end, the latter two lines of text wipe out and "A COLUMBIA PICTURES RELEASE" wipes in, with a copyright stamp cutting in underneath. "To Sir, with Love" ends, and the screen wipes to black.
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