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How'd you get past the guardWell to tell you the truth I lied a little
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Chinatown

Well, to tell you the truth, I lied a little

Lt. Escobar:How'd you get past the guard?Jake Gittes:Well, to tell you the truth, I lied a little

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How'd you get past the guard
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Well to tell you the truth I lied a little
Available in 7 languages
Duration
8 seconds
Views
325
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:12
Uploaded
Mar 12, 2026
Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Production
Paramount Pictures,Long Road Productions,Robert Evans Company

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Movie Summary

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
You look like you've done well by yourselfI get byWell sometimes it takes a while for a man to find himselfMaybe you haveYeah going through other people's dirty linenYeah Tell me you still putting chinamen in jailfor spitting in the laundryYou're a little - Chinatown 00:28
You look like you've done well by yourselfI get byWell...
Looks like he was washed down the entire length of the run-off channel. - Chinatown 00:35
Looks like he was washed down the entire length of the...
Mrs. Mulwray, do you happen to know the name of the young lady in question? - Or where she might be? - Chinatown 00:16
Mrs. Mulwray, do you happen to know the name of the young...
We did. - Chinatown 00:22
We did.
Yes, but I did that because I thought I would put an end to a ridiculous rumor that had no basis. - Chinatown 00:09
Yes, but I did that because I thought I would put an end to...
Or her name No - Chinatown 00:10
Or her name No
Jake what are you doing hereNothing morty It's my lunch hourThought I'd drop by and see who dropped dead lately - Chinatown 00:09
Jake what are you doing hereNothing morty It's my lunch...
Yeah Isn't this somethingMiddle of a drought and the water commissioner drownsOnly in la Yeah - Chinatown 00:10
Yeah Isn't this somethingMiddle of a drought and the...
So how are you doing, morty? - Chinatown 00:11
So how are you doing, morty?
Who you got there? - Chinatown 00:25
Who you got there?
Yeah. He drowned, too. Come again? Yeah. Got drunk, passed out in the bottom of the riverbed. The la - Chinatown 00:28
Yeah. He drowned, too. Come again? Yeah. Got drunk, passed...
Howdy. You were riding out here the other day, weren't you? Do you speak English? - Chinatown 00:11
Howdy. You were riding out here the other day, weren't...
You were talking to a man a few days ago. - Chinatown 00:24
You were talking to a man a few days ago.
Son of a bitch! - Chinatown 00:06
Son of a bitch!
Hold it there, kitty-cat! - Chinatown 00:06
Hold it there, kitty-cat!
Hello, Claude. - Chinatown 00:06
Hello, Claude.
You're a very nosy fellow kitty cat huhYou know what happens to nosy fellowsNo Want to guess NoOkay They lose their nosesNext time you lose the whole thingCut it off and feed it to my goldfish - Chinatown 00:23
You're a very nosy fellow kitty cat huhYou know what...
Next time you lose the whole thing. - Chinatown 00:16
Next time you lose the whole thing.
So some contractor wants to build a dam, and he makes a few payoffs. - Chinatown 00:46
So some contractor wants to build a dam, and he makes a few...
Hello, miss sessions. - Chinatown 00:53
Hello, miss sessions.