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Title Card:1930. Prohibition has transformed Chicago into a City at War. Rival gangs compete for control of the city's billion dollar empire of illegal alcohol, enforcing their will with the hand grenade and tommy gun. It is the time of the Ganglords. It is the time of Al Capone.Reporter: An article, which I believe appeared in a newspaper, asked why, since you are, or it would seem that you are, in effect, the mayor of Chicago, you've not simply been appointed to that position.Al Capone:Well, I'll tell ya, you know, it's touching. Like a lot of things in life, we laugh because it's funny and we laugh because it's true. Now, some people will say - reformers, they'll say, 'Put that man in jail! What does he think he is doing?' Well, what I hope I'm doing, and here's where your English paper's got a point, is - I'm responding to the will of the people
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In effect the mayor of Chicago
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you've not simply been appointed to that position
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Well I'll tell you you know it's touching
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Like a lot of things in life
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we laugh because it's funny and we laugh because it's true
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Some people say reformers here say
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put that man in jail What does he think he is doing
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Well what I hope I'm doing
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and here's where your English paper's got a point is
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I'm responding to the will of the people
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Movie Summary
During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
