EXPLOITATION, ANGELO ROSSITO; 1939
16:03:30:00,Title sequence, Prologue about child marriage scrolls up screen, Sign posted on wall of house: I Will Fear No Evil, Little girl sleeping, Girl and family wake up, Girl does chores, CU pig and piglets, Girl washes face, Girl and boy splash water, Ext. and int. one-room school, Ringing school bell, Hillbilly with rifle, Spelling in school, Hillbilly families, Mother with baby, mothers doing wash, Hoboes around fire, Woman goes to sleep, Man watches her at window (peeping tom), Woman kidnapped, Men in hoods with torches drag woman through woods, Woman tied to tree, Husband hits wife (wife-beater), Teenage girl kisses boy, "Is daddy drunk again?" "Yeah, he took it out on me", Mourners at funeral, Snow scene, Girl walks in rain and goes into house, Girl doing wash, Man kisses girl, Man marries girl in cabin with hillbilly preacher, Girl prays,(2ND SET OF NOTES:),Title sequence, Prologue about child marriage scrolls up screen, Sign posted on wall of house: I Will Fear No Evil, Little girl asleep in bed, rooster crows, Parents wake up girl (Ginny), she wakes, stretches, smiles, Int. ramshackle cottage, Ginny dresses, fills pail with feed, goes outside, Father invites son (Freddie) to accompany him "up the road apiece" to a still, Freddie declines, Ginny in pig pen tries to help a pig that is stuck, falls into a mud puddle, Freddie laughs, Ginny washes the mud off her face at barrel, she and Freddie have water fight, Ext. village school. Teacher rings school bell. Children approach the school, Ginny and Freddie walk to school together. Dirt poor kids, Kids in single room schoolhouse, A man hiding in bushes fires a rifle shot, Freddie and Ginny are witnesses, they discover Freddie's father's body lying in the field, Ginny rushes home, tells parents about shooting, they rush to the scene, Ginny's parents care for the man while Ginny and Freddie leave for school, Int. schoolhouse. Children sing songs while teacher makes conducting motions with hands. Children sit down, Teacher inquires Ginny and Freddie about their lateness, they tell her about the incident, Teacher quizzes students on spelling. Ginny answers quickly and proudly, Two boys leave classroom to use the outhouse, one is marked "MA," the other "PA.", The teacher greets her boyfriend warmly. He admonishes her for teaching in the rural area. She defends her mission to teach the mountain folk and abolish child marriage, Ext. grand house. Boyfriend argues the case against child marriage to the governor, Teacher urges teen mother to come back to school. Men onlookers watch with suspiscion, Montage of teacher pleading her case around the town, Teacher speaks to group of children and adults "child marriage must go.", Mountain man bullies midget, robs him. Another mountain fights him, Ext. archetypal mountain still (GREAT), Making liquor, Mountain men fight, midgets cheers one on, Man beaten to a pulp. Midget fills moonshine bottles, Mountain man swears revenge, Mountain men sit in shack, complain about the meddling teacher over int. bonfire. Pan of suspicious faces, Men leave and put out fire in shack, Ext. of teacher's house. Teacher slips off robe and gets into bed, Mountain men sneak around the outside of house, peer into windows, Teacher responds to a knock on her door, She gets up, looks outside, is grabbed by one of the men and carried off, Men with lighted torches carry screaming woman through countryside (NICE), Another mountain man in his house hears her screams, The midget and his friend follow the trail of her voice, The men lead teacher through woods towards "Spooky Hollow.", Midget knocks on Ginny's door, tells Ginny and parents about the teacher's abduction, Mountain men threaten teacher to stay out of their affairs, Another man appears from out of the shadows, attempts to rescue the teacher, Teacher with ripped dress, stripped and about to be tarred and feathered (very brief topless shot), Stormy looking skies, Int. Ginny's house, Ginny's mother is cooking at stove, is surprised by drunken husband, he beats her, Ginny's mother lies unconscious on kitchen floor, Ginny and Freddie walk home together, Lightning bolt appears through clouds, thunder crashes, Ginny finds mother on floor, screams, helps her to bed, Ginny attempts to put drunken father to bed, Ginny screams when she discovers blood on her father, she and mother cry next to his body (lots of child and wife abuse), Storm rages outside mountain shack, Mountain man (Jake) appears from behind, accuses the mother of murdering her husband, Jake order Ginny out of the house, Jake carries Ira's body to Spooky Hollow, Ginny cries, walks back into the house, Dog through mountains, Body lies at bottom of mountain, Next day, mountain men walk through woods carrying sacks, Dog barks, mountain men look over ledge, Mountain men walk through dirt road carrying Ira's body on a stretcher made of sticks. Villagers wonder about the incident, make comments, Ira's funeral. Mourners look down at casket, preacher speaks of murder in fire and brimstone, Snow falls on village, Freddie approaches Ginny's house, Mountainman speaks to Ginny's mother about marrying Ginny. He blackmails her into agreeing. Mom hangs head on table in shame and dispair, Jake brags to his friends about marrying Ginny, Men talk about new law outlawing child marriage, Ginny (no more than 12) does laundry on rock. Much older man tells girl how he's going to be her husband, gives her doll (SICK), Man puts hands around Ginny's neck, she throws down the doll, picks it up, and smiles upon hearing Jake's voice (a boy her age), Jake approaches Ginny, reminds her of his blackmail scheme, tells her of his intentions. Kisses her, Ginny wipes her mouth, frowns, Freddie calls out to Ginny, she smiles and runs to him. Cries to him, Freddie talks to the teacher about Ginny. Frets, The marriage ceremony takes place, Freddie watches from behind a door, Freddie leaves crying. Preacher and mountain men at very sick wedding, Bearded preacher carries out ceremony. They kiss, The teacher's boyfriend arrives, posts up a notice on the teacher's door that announces the abolition of child marriage, She reads the notice and smiles, Ginny cries as she leaves her mother and accompanies Jake to his house, Teacher and boyfriend kiss, Freddie carries rifle to Jake's house, At Jake's house, Ginny says her prayers by the bed. Hands clapsed (VERY NICE). Ginny looks through house holding lantern, A shot rings out, Jake falls to ground, Midget sits behind rock with gun, Ginny screams, takes lantern outside, sees Freddie holding a rifle, Freddie and Ginny kiss, The End