Lee Phillips character pretty arrogant
It probably is the way the role was written or indeed the way Phillips plays this teacher. Realy, realy annoying. So self righteous and preachy towards others. Yak.
He's like the cool drifter supposedly level headed who throws around some pseudo intellectual stuff. I try to not get annoyed by this performance everytime I see the picture, but it's very, very hard. It's probably a combination of the role and the portrayal by Phillips. To me he sticks out like a sore thumb.