The Visitor - Jeff's Collie - Lassie

[music] >> LASSIE! LASSIE! >> [music] [music] >> STARRING TOMMY RETTIG AS Jeff Miller. >> [music] >> Jan Clayton as his mother Ellen >> [music] >> George Cleveland as Gramps and of course Lassie. >> [music] [music] >> Come sign piece of junk. >> [music] [music] [music] >> Hi Gramps. Hello Ellen. I got something for you to sign from the 4-H club. Well, let your mother do it. I'm busy. But you can't. It has to be whoever owns the farm. Yeah, well you got your pen in your pocket. It'll only take a second. What's it about? It's the farm youth exchange program. We invite a farm boy from another country to come here for the summer. The next summer we get to go to his country. What's it cost? Nothing. It's free. Well, all right, if it's for the 4-H. Thanks Gramps. Here, sign right here. Thanks. Now don't bother me anymore. >> We won't. More hay seeds Jeff, you promised. Well, okay. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Hey! What are you doing snooping around my barn? I'm not snooping, Mr. Miller. You are George Miller. Well, what if I am? I'm with the Spoon Committee. I've come to inspect your farm. The barn's quite satisfactory. Now I'd like to see the house. >> Oh, you would, would you? Well, now look here, Miss E.F.I. Spoon. E.F.I. is the organization that I'm field examiner for. I don't give a WHO'S WHO'S FIELD EXAMINER? WHAT IS IT? I caught this woman snooping around the barn. >> Miller. Not snooping, please. Inspecting. Well, I say snooping. Now, wait a minute. I'm Ellen Miller. I'm Agnes Witherspoon, field examiner for the International Farm Youth Exchange. Oh, yes, you see there are some things we like to inspect in person. It's merely a follow-up for Mr. Miller's application. Uh the final step, so to speak. Look, if this is some newfangled idea for selling magazines >> Mr. Miller, I have your application for a foreign boy to stay on your farm. I don't need no farm boy. I said foreign, not farm. Oh, that's even worse. You deny that this is your signature? I've been tricked. The thing I signed was a 4-H paper for neighbors' kids to go back and forth and visit on each other's farms. Mr. Miller, you're very much mistaken. A boy's already on his way to you. A boy from Japan. Japan? This all looks very official and final. It isn't. Frankly, I don't know what to do. The boy's already left Japan. He'll be here in a few days. Our preliminary investigation indicated that you were responsible people. I think you'll find we are. Come on. A Japanese boy. Land o' mercy. There it is. I'd expected a welcoming committee, but I didn't think people would deliberately stay away. You mean Pa's working? Pa wouldn't let him come. Why, Mom? I told you. Folks around here ain't going to cotton to no Japanese kid. Well, why? Oh, never mind. We'll cotton to him. >> [music] [music] >> There he is. >> [music] [music] [music] >> Ichi, ni, kiitei kudasai. >> [music] [music] >> Ichi, ni, kiitei kudasai. You say is hunger in village? No. I didn't know you could speak English. I was trying to say welcome. Please come with me. I got it out of a Japanese dictionary. Also, forget the stupid language. Years have dust the many miles. Well, you're here and I'm sure glad I don't have to speak Japanese. I'm Jeff. This is my mom, my Gramps, my dog Lassie, and Clay Horton the constable. Hello. Welcome, Haru. We're awfully glad to have you with us. I pleased to make known acquaintance. I Haruyama Gucci. Well, let's get going. I bet you want to see the farm. Oh, yes. Is it not the custom in this country for woman to carry such things? It is definitely not the custom. Then I have much to learn. Come on, Haru. >> [music] >> Honorable one, this humble gift was selected for you by my father. >> [music] >> Mighty fancy looking bathrobe. Excuse, please. [music] In Japan, no bathrobe and boss. In Japan, this robe is for occasions of happiness and goodwill. >> [music] >> What you just say, you lie? Oh, sure. It's king. And you may give this to the woman if she is worthy. Oh, she is. Mom, look, this is for you. Isn't it beautiful? Oh, thank you, Haru. I'll try to be worthy. The woman in your house is indeed commendable. What's all the rest of this stuff? Teddy dressing tea, stewed feet of pigs, pickled chrysanthemum petals, Uh-huh. dried eel, jelly dried monkey livers. Monkey livers? Whatever done to receive. Also, bottled sparrow eggs, bamboo, and very fine fish heads for big Japanese fish steak. Would you like to see your room now, Haru? Oh, yes, Jeff-san. This time I carry. I catch on quick, you see? The woman who come visit us to greet me at train would not happen so in Japan. Well, you see, folks pretty busy during the day. Then they will come tonight? It is tradition? Oh, no, I don't think so, Haru. Ah, this is good news. Now I am relieved. Why, what do you mean? Oh, my father. Customs, traditions, nonsense. Such as speech he made me to learn. Now I can forget. All is well. Come on then, Haru. >> [music] >> Hi Graham. Hi Mr. Henderson. Hi. How are things going? Okay. What are you doing? Planting them seeds one by one? Is wrong? No, it ain't wrong, but it's a waste of time. Here, let me show you. Hey, catch on? Is waste the seed? No. In Japan seed very costly. Yeah, but we ain't in Japan. >> [music] >> We're in America. And in America, labor is very costly. Also, I see labor more costly than seed. I learn. Now, let me see you do it. Wait a minute, you're dropping them one by one just like you did before. Labor not costly, so I not waste seed. >> [music] >> Goodness, I give up. I say wrong thing just now? No, you didn't say the wrong thing, Harold. Perhaps gets that way sometimes, but he'll get over it. Oh, sure. In Japan many thing different from America, but people same. Grandpa say right my uncle, Tommy Oyama Guchi. Tomorrow I fix. When you go for riding lesson, I pick flowers and make Japanese arrangement for radio house and grandpa. You know what grandpa will say? It's a waste of time. Is no waste, but seeing the beauty. What did your father? No, this time where's the mother? What's that? What are we doing? It's a Japanese kid. Let's tackle him. I got a better idea. We've been looking for something to practice on. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> We'll get even with you. You just wait. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> What you do to yourself? No good to self. Attacked by two others. Who? Why? Not sure. I think because skinny auto, [music] I smart. Uh-oh. Here comes trouble. You get in the barn. Go on, get. All right, mother. That kid busted my Howie's arm. Where's he at? Broke Howie's arm? >> Yeah, and my bird's got a deep gash in his head. He'll be out of the field for weeks. You're going to pay for it. Why, you're talking crazy. Each of your kids are twice as big as Haru. Yeah, but he fought dirty. Yeah, that sneaky judo jitsu. Well, now listen, go on home and simmer down and we'll deal with this, eh? I need to get that Say, get off my land or I'll throw you off. You and who else? Me. Howie Oyama Guchi. You no fear grandpa, I here. We got no cause to be afeared, Haru. Now get out of here. You pusillanimous polecats, or I'll not only use the whip, but the pitchfork, too. Come on, there's other ways. You ain't heard the last of this, Miller. I sorry cause trouble to your house, grandpa. Maybe better if I go back to Japan. What kind of talk is that? It ain't no fault of your'n. I not like make trouble. You ain't causing no trouble. Call themselves Americans. You know what we're going to do? We're going to have a big party. Now, are you sure that you can cook that Japanese stuff you brought from Japan with you? Oh, sure. Very good. All right, then shake a leg. And maybe if we hustle, we can get it ready before Jeff and Ellen come, huh? I shake two legs. And we leave them on the floor, by heck, and we'll wear them classy bathrobes. You very fine man, grandpa. Yeah, stop that palavering, you little imp. >> [music] >> Well, everything was delicious. Aren't you two proud of yourselves? Very proud. This is a swell party. We had a laughing fit, so. Yes, it bowl is clean as a whistle. And so is mine. [music] Now I teach you JAPANESE GAME, OKAY? THEY WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW. >> [music] >> GET THAT NIP kid out of town by midnight or suffer the consequences. >> [music] >> It's America, do you hear? We can do AS WE PLEASE. WHAT'S MORE, NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREEK BOY, A DUTCH BOY, AND MAYBE A ZULU BOY. AND YOU AIN'T GOING TO STOP US. >> [music] [music] >> I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU CHILDREN went to bed. What time is it? It's almost midnight. Oh, good. Come on. I don't think they're coming. It's just a big bluff. Looks that way. Can't we just finish the game, Mom? Grandpa's mini competition for you. He's half asleep now. Come on, off with you. You let me sleep in Justin's room? You might as well. The cops in there, wouldn't that be fun? You win. Come on, Haru. Good night, Mom. Good night, Ellen. Good night, good night. Good night. Good night. You know, I don't know why a grown man want to go out to hurt a nice little kid like that. Let's not talk about it. Well, I guess I'll get along. Night, Mr. Miller. Night, Clay. Thank you so much for staying with us. It's all right. Good night, Ellen. Good night, Clay. You know, I haven't slept in a long time. Good night. Good night. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> It's all right, he knows me. Yeah, but I don't know what you did to that little rascal. Yeah, listen. Yeah, listen. Come on. >> [music] [music] >> Why you do that? >> [music] >> Hurry up. Hold on. >> [music] >> Are you all right, Haru? I fine. >> [music] >> What happened? I don't know, but call Clay. Clay? You tighten it anymore, Clay? I'm afraid not. The arm's getting blue now. Picked a bad time to tackle Lassie, Art. Doc Stewart's operating on Preston and Frank Weaver's up top. We have to do something to stop this bleeding. You got any alum? Dad? Alum, maybe some of the bad. I'll go and see. Hold this here. Excuse, please. Don't move, Art. Well, it's cold. Mrs. Henderson, please. Yes, I will. It's something in Japanese kid ate for us father gave me when I leave Japan. Ancient remedy to stop river blood. Powdered snake venom. Very good. I've heard about it. They used it in the army. What do you do with it? Put powder on blood flow. Can't find no alum. Haru had some stuff. Powdered snake venom. >> [music] [music] >> Loosen the tourniquet, Clay. Seems to be working. Take it easy, Art. Don't move. >> [music] >> It's stopped. Let this be a lesson to you, Art. You'd have bled to death if it hadn't been for the little Japanese boy here. Thanks. Not many would have done what you did after the way he treated you. Sometimes strong enemy make strong friend. In the words of your father? Yes. >> [music] >> You will write, won't you? With each new day, I'll write. And you just send send promise letters. I sure will. You better wait here while I get the stuff on the train. Here, Haru. You present me with too many gifts, but my family has taught to appreciate. You tell them that we appreciate you. I just got to You're welcome. Don't you forget to send me them flowers seeds from Japan, young fella. I not forget them, son. I not forget anything. This little head full of things I didn't in America. My father will be proud. Haru. Better get on board. >> [music] >> I ain't much of making speeches, Haru, but I reckon you know how I feel. That was double for me. Here's a little something special for your paw. I accept for him with gratitude. Sorry, boy. It's time to go. Sorry, Dad. Goodbye, Haru. Correction, Justin. Did me mata ai masho. It means we see each other again. Mata ai masho. One minute, Mr. Clay son. Let's go. So long, Haru. So long. Goodbye, Dad. >> [music] >> Goodbye, Haru. Good luck. Goodbye, Mr. Clay son. >> [music] >> Bye, HARU. BYE. BYE, HARU. BYE. >> [music] >> SEE YOU, TOO. BYE, HARU. BYE. >> [music] [music] [music] [music]