Come think of it, the whole place seemed to have been stricken with the kind of creeping...
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Joe Gillis (as narrator):
Come think of it, the whole place seemed to have been stricken with the kind of creeping paralysis... out of beat with the rest of the world... crumbling apart in slow motion. There was a tennis court... or rather the ghost of a tennis court... with faded markings and a sagging net... And of course she had a pool. Who didn't then? Mabel Norman and John Gilbert must have swum in it ten thousand midnights ago... It was empty now. Or was it?
[cut to close-up of rats]
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Come to think of it the whole place seemed to have been stricken
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with a kind of creeping paralysis out of beat with the rest of the world
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crumbling apart in slow motion
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There was a tennis court or rather the ghost of a tennis court
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with faded markings and a sagging net
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And of course she had a pool Who didn't then
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Mabel Normand and John Gilbert must have swum in it 10 000 midnights ago
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And Vilma Banky and Rod La Rocque
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It was empty now Or was it
Clip duration: 46 seconds
Views: 69
Timestamp in movie: 00h 25m 29s
Uploaded: 23 November, 2022
Genres: drama, film-noir
Summary: A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
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