Kirk. Hedda Hopper just told me the American Legion is going to boycott us unless you get...
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Edward 'Ed' Muhl:
Kirk. Hedda Hopper just told me the American Legion is going to boycott us unless you get rid of Trumbo.
Kirk Douglas:
Ed, he's not done with the script. His name will never be on the thing. What's anybody boycotting?
Edward 'Ed' Muhl:
[to the make-up artists]
Kirk... Just a second. Please. Please. Just give me five seconds, please.
[the make-up artists clear away]
Edward 'Ed' Muhl:
Listen. Twenty million Americans are saying loud and clear, they will never buy a ticket to our movie unless you fire one writer. Here's fifty. Pick one.
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Hedda Hopper just told me
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the American Legion is going to boycott us
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unless you get rid of Trumbo
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Ed he's not done with the script
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His name will never be on the thing
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What's anybody boycotting
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Kirk Just a second Please Please
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Just give me five seconds please
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Listen Twenty million Americans
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are saying loud and clear
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they will never buy a ticket to our movie
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unless you fire one writer
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Here's 50 Pick one
Clip duration: 28 seconds
Views: 136
Timestamp in movie: 01h 43m 57s
Uploaded: 19 March, 2022
Genres: biography, crime, drama
Summary: In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
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00:26 Hello Oh hello Otto
00:37 Forty years ago you were starving in some shtetl
00:33 The blacklist was a time of evil
00:18 If you're going to talk about World War II
00:11 Friends What friends
00:08 That what the imagination can't conjure
00:20 All right when do I get my goods
00:08 I am in this for the money and the pussy
00:35 We're having birthday cake
00:11 The Brave One Oh one problem though
00:36 Trumbo we can't afford you
00:17 You wanna keep me
00:13 Kirk we've known each other a long time
00:16 Kirk if you don't get rid of Trumbo I will
00:12 I remember thinking Now what do you do
00:22 And reality has delivered in all its beatific wonder
00:25 This is Lucille Ball
00:37 Look I know what I am Okay
00:11 Dreadful Keep up this level of work
00:09 No the chair will rule