All right, let's get down to business. Let's talk turkey. My investigation... My...
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Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
All right, let's get down to business. Let's talk turkey. My investigation...
[He nearly bursts into laughter]
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
My investigation has turned up a lot of dirt. It could be really embarassing if this stuff got out. I'd like to save you from that embarassment.
Howard Hughes:
That's very kind of you, Owen.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
My committee has the power to hold public hearings. I'd like to spare you from that.
Howard Hughes:
[smirks]
Would you, now?
[Brewster abruptly drops his silverware]
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
Look, do you wanna go down in history as a war profiteer, Howard? Is that what you want?
Howard Hughes:
[gravely]
What do you want, Owen?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
You agree to support my C.A.B. bill, and I won't hold public hearings.
Howard Hughes:
I can't do that, Owen. Can't do that. The C.A.B. bill would kill TWA.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
Sell T.W.A. to Pan Am. You'll get a good price. You'll get a fair price, I'm telling you.
Howard Hughes:
And then...? Then you won't go public?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
Right. That's right. The investigation's closed. Nobody knows a thing. It's better for everybody.
[pause]
Howard Hughes:
You know, Owen, I'm still wondering one thing. The picture of the llama you got last year. Where'd you sail from?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
[disinterested]
We didn't sail. We flew.
Howard Hughes:
You flew?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
Yeah.
Howard Hughes:
Ah.
[Brewster stops chewing abruptly, realizing what Howard's implying]
Howard Hughes:
[leans in]
Are you sure you want to do this, Owen? You want to go to war with me?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:
It isn't me, Howard. It's the United States government. We just beat Germany and Japan. Who the hell are you?
Howard Hughes:
[getting up from the table]
You tell Juan Trippe something for me, all right? Tell him thanks for the flowers. And he can kiss both sides of my ass.
[leaves]
Transcript
All right, let's get down to business.
Let's talk turkey.
My investigators have turned up
a lot of dirt.
It could be really embarrassing
if this stuff got out.
I'd like to save you
from that embarrassment.
That's very kind of you, Owen.
My committee has the power
to hold public hearings.
I'd like to spare you that.
Would you now?
Look, do you wanna go down in history
as a war profiteer, Howard?
Is that what you want?
What do you want, Owen?
You agree to support my CAB bill
and I won't hold public hearings.
- I can't do that.
- Why not?
I can't do that, Owen.
The CAB would kill TWA.
Sell TWA to Pan Am.
You'll get a good price.
You'll get a fair price, I'm telling you.
- And then you won't go public?
- Right. That's right.
The investigation's closed.
Nobody knows a thing.
It's better for everybody.
You know, Owen,
- I'm still wondering one thing.
- What's that?
You know the picture of the llama
you got last year?
Yeah.
Where'd you sail from?
We didn't sail. We flew.
- You flew?
- Yeah.
Oh.
Are you sure
you want to do this, Owen?
You want to go to war with me?
It isn't me, Howard.
It's the United States government.
We just beat Germany and Japan.
Who the hell are you?
You tell Juan Trippe something for me,
all right?
Tell him thanks for the flowers.
And he can kiss both sides of my ass.
BREWSTER". Well, we have a long list
of particulars. Chief among them
is that he defrauded the American
government of $56 million
while we were at war,
when we could least afford it.
While brave men were dying
on the beaches of Normandy,
Mr Hughes was picking the pocket
of the American taxpayer.
I sleep
in this room
in the dark.
I'll have him dragged here
to Washington, if I have to.
I want to see the whites of his lies.
I have a place
to sleep.
BREWSTER". He has a lot of questions
to answer, son.
Clip duration: 212 seconds
Views: 351
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 12 December, 2020
Genres: drama
Summary: A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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00:12 He owns Pan Am
00:26 There's too much Howard Hughes in Howard Hughes
00:08 Fame is supposed to be my turf
00:27 The hearings aren't over yet
00:28 Do you see that
00:19 Your kind of a joint
00:11 I've got a better idea
00:07 I care very much about aviation
00:34 I don't think so
02:17 25 miles per hour
00:12 The whole world will see what he's become
00:06 Get that crazy bitch away from me
00:13 You can't buy me
00:05 And I'm not going to lose
00:25 Maybe it's a little naughty
00:16 I'll have him dragged here to Washington
00:28 Have you had surgery
00:59 What do you wanna know
00:23 Juan Tripp is a great American
00:21 Show me all the blueprints