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Johnny Hooker:
Listen, Gondorff! Am I gonna learn the big con or not? Henry Gondorff:
What's your hurry? Johnny Hooker:
I want to play for Lonnegan. Henry Gondorff:
You know anything about the guy? Johnny Hooker:
Yeah! He croaked Luther! Anything else I gotta know? Johnny Hooker:
[after he calms down]
All right. He runs a numbers racket on the south side. He owns a packing house. A few banks. Henry Gondorff:
Yeah, and half the politicians in New York and Chicago. Not a fix in this world is gonna cool him out if he blows on you. Johnny Hooker:
I'll get him anyway. Henry Gondorff:
Why? Johnny Hooker:
'Cause I don't know enough about killin' to kill him. Henry Gondorff:
You can't do it alone, you know. It takes a mob of guys like you and enough money to make them look good. Johnny Hooker:
I know plenty of guys. Henry Gondorff:
It's not like playing winos in the street. You can't outrun Lonnegan. Johnny Hooker:
I never played for no winos. Henry Gondorff:
You gotta keep his con even after you take his money. He can't know you took him. Johnny Hooker:
You're scared of him. Henry Gondorff:
Right down to my socks, buster! You're talkin' about a guy who'd kill a grifter over a chunk of money that wouldn't support him for two days!
Listen, Gondorff! Am I gonna learn the big con or not? Henry Gondorff:
What's your hurry? Johnny Hooker:
I want to play for Lonnegan. Henry Gondorff:
You know anything about the guy? Johnny Hooker:
Yeah! He croaked Luther! Anything else I gotta know? Johnny Hooker:
[after he calms down]
All right. He runs a numbers racket on the south side. He owns a packing house. A few banks. Henry Gondorff:
Yeah, and half the politicians in New York and Chicago. Not a fix in this world is gonna cool him out if he blows on you. Johnny Hooker:
I'll get him anyway. Henry Gondorff:
Why? Johnny Hooker:
'Cause I don't know enough about killin' to kill him. Henry Gondorff:
You can't do it alone, you know. It takes a mob of guys like you and enough money to make them look good. Johnny Hooker:
I know plenty of guys. Henry Gondorff:
It's not like playing winos in the street. You can't outrun Lonnegan. Johnny Hooker:
I never played for no winos. Henry Gondorff:
You gotta keep his con even after you take his money. He can't know you took him. Johnny Hooker:
You're scared of him. Henry Gondorff:
Right down to my socks, buster! You're talkin' about a guy who'd kill a grifter over a chunk of money that wouldn't support him for two days!
Full Transcript
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It ain't gonna look too good
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you killing a guy you owe money to
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There's better ways of taking him down
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panting
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What do you think Shaw would do to me
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if he knew I was telling you this
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Okay
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Why the rat
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groans
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I want to take over his operation
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and I need you to help me break him
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Movie Summary
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
