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Clips from The Untouchables

An article, which I believe appeared in a newspaper, asked why,

"An article, which I believe appeared in a newspaper, asked why,"

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since it would seem that you are in effect the Mayor of Chicago,

"since it would seem that you are in effect the Mayor of Chicago,"

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you're not simply being appointed to that position.

"you're not simply being appointed to that position."

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Well, I tell ya, it's touching. Like a lot of things in life,

"Well, I tell ya, it's touching. Like a lot of things in life,"

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we laugh because it's funny, and we laugh because it's true.

"we laugh because it's funny, and we laugh because it's true."

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Some people say, reformers here say:

"Some people say, reformers here say:"

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"Put that man in jail, what does he think he is doing?"

""Put that man in jail, what does he think he is doing?""

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What I hope I'm doing, and here's where your English paper's got a point is,

"What I hope I'm doing, and here's where your English paper's got a point is,"

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I'm responding to the will of the people.

"I'm responding to the will of the people."

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People are gonna drink. We all know that. All I do is act on that.

"People are gonna drink. We all know that. All I do is act on that."

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And all this talk of bootlegging. What is bootlegging?

"And all this talk of bootlegging. What is bootlegging?"

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On the boat it's bootlegging, on Lake Shore Drive it's hospitality.

"On the boat it's bootlegging, on Lake Shore Drive it's hospitality."

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I'm a businessman.

"I'm a businessman."

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And what of your reputation is that you control your business through violence?

"And what of your reputation is that you control your business through violence?"

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That those that don't purchase your product are dealt with violently.

"That those that don't purchase your product are dealt with violently."

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It's all right.

"It's all right."

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I grew up in a tough neighbourhood.

"I grew up in a tough neighbourhood."

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We used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun" ...

"We used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun" ..."

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"than you can with just a kind word."

""than you can with just a kind word.""

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And in that neighbourhood it might've been true.

"And in that neighbourhood it might've been true."

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And sometimes your reputation follows you.

"And sometimes your reputation follows you."

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There is violence in Chicago, but not by me ...

"There is violence in Chicago, but not by me ..."

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and not by anybody I employ. And I tell you why, because it's not good business.

"and not by anybody I employ. And I tell you why, because it's not good business."

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Leave us alone down here, we've got everything we need.

"Leave us alone down here, we've got everything we need."

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The green beer you're peddlin' ain't any good.

"The green beer you're peddlin' ain't any good."

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It's not supposed to be good. It's supposed to be bought.

"It's not supposed to be good. It's supposed to be bought."

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I'm not buyin' any.

"I'm not buyin' any."

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Don't worry about it, Pops, we won't come back.

"Don't worry about it, Pops, we won't come back."

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- How's everyone at your house today? - They're fine.

"- How's everyone at your house today? - They're fine."

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- Is your Mama well? - She has a little cold.

"- Is your Mama well? - She has a little cold."

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Oh, she does?

"Oh, she does?"

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- I'm sorry to hear that. - But she'll be all right.

"- I'm sorry to hear that. - But she'll be all right."

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- There you go. - Thank you.

"- There you go. - Thank you."

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That's all right, sweetie. You be careful crossin' the street.

"That's all right, sweetie. You be careful crossin' the street."

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- Mister! - You tell your Mama that ...

"- Mister! - You tell your Mama that ..."

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Hey, Mister! Wait!

"Hey, Mister! Wait!"

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Mister! Wait! You forgot your brief ...

"Mister! Wait! You forgot your brief ..."

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Yes, I heard it on the radio.

"Yes, I heard it on the radio."

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I know.

"I know."

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Now it's time to go to work.

"Now it's time to go to work."

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You'll make a good first impression.

"You'll make a good first impression."

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I love you, Eliot.

"I love you, Eliot."

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Now, shoo.

"Now, shoo."

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Eliot Ness, Special Agent of the Treasury Department.

"Eliot Ness, Special Agent of the Treasury Department."

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- Mr. Ness. - Thank you, Chief.

"- Mr. Ness. - Thank you, Chief."

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At the request of the City of Chicago, the federal Government, specifically ...

"At the request of the City of Chicago, the federal Government, specifically ..."

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the Department of the Treasury has inaugurated a programme ...

"the Department of the Treasury has inaugurated a programme ..."

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to deal with the flow of illegal liquor and the violence it creates.

"to deal with the flow of illegal liquor and the violence it creates."

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Mr. Ness! Of what does this programme consist?

"Mr. Ness! Of what does this programme consist?"

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I and other agents of the Treasury will be working ...

"I and other agents of the Treasury will be working ..."

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with the Chicago Police ...

"with the Chicago Police ..."

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Isn't it just another showpiece programme?

"Isn't it just another showpiece programme?"

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- What do you think of prohibition? - Do you drink, Mr. Ness?

"- What do you think of prohibition? - Do you drink, Mr. Ness?"

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- Come on, answer the questions. - It's not just a showpiece.

"- Come on, answer the questions. - It's not just a showpiece."

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And I'll tell you how I feel about prohibition.

"And I'll tell you how I feel about prohibition."

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It is the law of the land.

"It is the law of the land."

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Do you consider yourself a crusader, is that it?

"Do you consider yourself a crusader, is that it?"

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What qualifications do you have for the job?

"What qualifications do you have for the job?"

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Do you have any political ambitions?

"Do you have any political ambitions?"

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All right, boys, I think that's enough.

"All right, boys, I think that's enough."

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What are your real plans? What have you got coming up?

"What are your real plans? What have you got coming up?"

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You'll have to read about it in the paper.

"You'll have to read about it in the paper."

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- Let me ride along with you. - No. Can't help you.

"- Let me ride along with you. - No. Can't help you."

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Mr. Ness, Lieutenant Alderson, the Flying Squad.

"Mr. Ness, Lieutenant Alderson, the Flying Squad."

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Are you ready to meet the men?

"Are you ready to meet the men?"

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Yes, I am.

"Yes, I am."

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I have one more thing to say.

"I have one more thing to say."

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I know that many of you take a drink.

"I know that many of you take a drink."

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What you've done before today is not my concern.

"What you've done before today is not my concern."

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But now we must be pure, and I want you to stop.

"But now we must be pure, and I want you to stop."

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It's not a question of whether it's 'a harmless drink'. It may well be.

"It's not a question of whether it's 'a harmless drink'. It may well be."

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But it's against the law.

"But it's against the law."

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And as we are going to enforce the law, we must do first by example.

"And as we are going to enforce the law, we must do first by example."

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Are there any questions?

"Are there any questions?"

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Good. The Department of the Treasury's had ...

"Good. The Department of the Treasury's had ..."

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a man undercover here for some time now.

"a man undercover here for some time now."

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We've received word from this informant ...

"We've received word from this informant ..."

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that a large shipment of Canadian whiskey has arrived in Chicago.

"that a large shipment of Canadian whiskey has arrived in Chicago."

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So I hope that you have signed on for some action.

"So I hope that you have signed on for some action."

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Remember, the liquor cases are marked with the red maple leaf.

"Remember, the liquor cases are marked with the red maple leaf."

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The Treasury Agent is in a grey suit with a white scarf.

"The Treasury Agent is in a grey suit with a white scarf."

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- He is not to be arrested. - A grey suit and a white scarf.

"- He is not to be arrested. - A grey suit and a white scarf."

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- That's it. Are your men ready? - Yes, sir. They are.

"- That's it. Are your men ready? - Yes, sir. They are."

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- At ease. - Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

"- At ease. - Smoke 'em if you got 'em."

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- How are we doin'? - Okay.

"- How are we doin'? - Okay."

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- Want part of a sandwich? - No, thank you, sir.

"- Want part of a sandwich? - No, thank you, sir."

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- You nervous? - No, sir.

"- You nervous? - No, sir."

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- Been with the unit long? - A short while.

"- Been with the unit long? - A short while."

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- I suppose we all want to do well. - Yes, sir.

"- I suppose we all want to do well. - Yes, sir."

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A message from my wife.

"A message from my wife."

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- You married? - Yes, sir, I am.

"- You married? - Yes, sir, I am."

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Nice to be married, huh?

"Nice to be married, huh?"

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Just follow me.

"Just follow me."

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- Oh, God ... - Federal officer. Hands in the air.

"- Oh, God ... - Federal officer. Hands in the air."

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Get 'em up. Drop it.

"Get 'em up. Drop it."

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Damn it, I can't, it'll break.

"Damn it, I can't, it'll break."

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Mr. Ness. Look, I was just ...

"Mr. Ness. Look, I was just ..."

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Geez, I'm sorry.

"Geez, I'm sorry."

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Listen, I can do a lot for you, what you're tryin' to do.

"Listen, I can do a lot for you, what you're tryin' to do."

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I get the big scoop, you make a big splash.

"I get the big scoop, you make a big splash."

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Get some support. What do you say? Let's be real, let me help you.

"Get some support. What do you say? Let's be real, let me help you."

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Okay. Just shut up.

"Okay. Just shut up."

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All right now ... Let's do some good!

"All right now ... Let's do some good!"

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Hold it right there!

"Hold it right there!"

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Federal officer. You're under arrest for violations of the Volstead Act.

"Federal officer. You're under arrest for violations of the Volstead Act."

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Let's cover the doors! Don't let anybody out!

"Let's cover the doors! Don't let anybody out!"

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Preseuski.

"Preseuski."

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- I'm here with permission. - Who gave you permission?

"- I'm here with permission. - Who gave you permission?"

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- Mr. Ness! - Sorry, let him through here.

"- Mr. Ness! - Sorry, let him through here."

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Let him through here.

"Let him through here."

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You want to take your picture, take it now.

"You want to take your picture, take it now."

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- You ready? - Ready.

"- You ready? - Ready."

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Liquor, huh?

"Liquor, huh?"

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Get him out of here.

"Get him out of here."

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- Tear the place apart! - I mean now, get him out!

"- Tear the place apart! - I mean now, get him out!"

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That means you, too.

"That means you, too."

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Christ!

"Christ!"

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Now, what do you think you're doing?

"Now, what do you think you're doing?"

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You want to throw garbage? Throw it in the goddamn trash basket.

"You want to throw garbage? Throw it in the goddamn trash basket."

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Don't you have more important things to do?

"Don't you have more important things to do?"

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