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Evelyn Mulwray:
Tell me, Mr. Gittes: Does this often happen to you?Jake Gittes:What's that?Evelyn Mulwray:Well, I'm judging only on the basis of one afternoon and an evening, but, uh, if this is how you go about your work, I'd say you'd be lucky to, uh, get through a whole day.Jake Gittes:Actually, this hasn't happened to me for a long time.Evelyn Mulwray:When was the last time?Jake Gittes:Why?Evelyn Mulwray:It's an innocent question.Jake Gittes:In Chinatown.Evelyn Mulwray:What were you doing there?Jake Gittes:Working for The District Attorney.Evelyn Mulwray:Doing what?Jake Gittes:As little as possible.Evelyn Mulwray:The District Attorney gives his men advice like that?Jake Gittes:They do in Chinatown
Tell me, Mr. Gittes: Does this often happen to you?Jake Gittes:What's that?Evelyn Mulwray:Well, I'm judging only on the basis of one afternoon and an evening, but, uh, if this is how you go about your work, I'd say you'd be lucky to, uh, get through a whole day.Jake Gittes:Actually, this hasn't happened to me for a long time.Evelyn Mulwray:When was the last time?Jake Gittes:Why?Evelyn Mulwray:It's an innocent question.Jake Gittes:In Chinatown.Evelyn Mulwray:What were you doing there?Jake Gittes:Working for The District Attorney.Evelyn Mulwray:Doing what?Jake Gittes:As little as possible.Evelyn Mulwray:The District Attorney gives his men advice like that?Jake Gittes:They do in Chinatown
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Tell me Mr Gittes
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does this often happen to you
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What's that
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Well I'm judging only on the basis of one afternoon and an evening
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but if this is how you go about your work
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I'd say you'd be lucky to get through a whole day
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Actually this hasn't happened to me for a long time
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When was the last time
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It's an innocent question
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In Chinatown What were you doing there
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Working for the district attorney Doing what
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As little as possible
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The district attorney gives his men advice like that
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They do in Chinatown
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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.
