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Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:All right, let's get down to business. Let's talk turkey. My investigation...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: Would you, now?Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:Look, do you wanna go down in history as a war profiteer, Howard? Is that what you want?Howard Hughes: 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.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: We didn't sail. We flew.Howard Hughes:You flew?Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster:Yeah.Howard Hughes:Ah.Howard Hughes: 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: You tell Juan Trippe something for me, all right? Tell him thanks for the flowers. And he can kiss both sides of my ass
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All right let's get down to business Let's talk turkey
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My investigators
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My investigators have turned up a lot of dirt
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Could be really embarrassing if this stuff got out
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I'd like to save you from that embarrassment
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That's very kind of you Owen
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My committee has the power to hold public hearings
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I'd like to spare you that
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Would you now
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Look
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Do you want to go down in history as a war profiteer Howard
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Is that what you want
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What do you want Owen
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You agree to support my CAB bill and I won't hold public hearings
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I can't do that Why not
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I can't do that Owen The CAB would kill TWA
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Sell TWA to Pan Am
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You'll get a good price You'll get a fair price I'm telling you
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And then Then you won't go public
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Right That's right The investigation's closed Nobody knows a thing
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It's better for everybody
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You know Owen I'm
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I'm still wondering one thing What's that
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You know the picture of the llama you got last year
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Yeah Where'd you sail from
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We didn't sail We flew
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You flew Yeah
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Are you sure you want to do this Owen
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You want to go to war with me
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It isn't me Howard It's the United States government
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We just beat Germany and Japan
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Who the hell are you
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You tell Juan Trippe something for me all right
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Tell him thanks for the flowers
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And he can kiss both sides of my ass
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Movie 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.
