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Clips from Mank

To Mank-town. Or is it Mank-ville?

"To Mank-town. Or is it Mank-ville?"

Mank

Dear Freda.

"Dear Freda."

Mank

What's German for blabbermouth?

"What's German for blabbermouth?"

Mank

Either you demonstrate you can handle this,

"Either you demonstrate you can handle this,"

Mank

or we will all end up getting sacked.

"or we will all end up getting sacked."

Mank

There's nothing like a vote of confidence from one's peers.

"There's nothing like a vote of confidence from one's peers."

Mank

To Mank-berg. Prosit.

"To Mank-berg. Prosit."

Mank

Mank-heim. Bottoms up.

"Mank-heim. Bottoms up."

Mank

Hey, Mank, you remember me?

"Hey, Mank, you remember me?"

Mank

Oh, my God. Of course I remember you, C.C.

"Oh, my God. Of course I remember you, C.C."

Mank

C.C. for Central Casting. How you been, Mank?

"C.C. for Central Casting. How you been, Mank?"

Mank

What happened?

"What happened?"

Mank

What happened? The goddamn Depression happened.

"What happened? The goddamn Depression happened."

Mank

I ain't had so much as a walk-on since Tugboat Annie.

"I ain't had so much as a walk-on since Tugboat Annie."

Mank

Listen. I hate to, you know…

"Listen. I hate to, you know…"

Mank

Uh, yeah. Ed, lend me a buck.

"Uh, yeah. Ed, lend me a buck."

Mank

Uh, me and Grady here been thinking of bummin' east to Miami.

"Uh, me and Grady here been thinking of bummin' east to Miami."

Mank

I heard it from someone who knows,

"I heard it from someone who knows,"

Mank

the Hollywood studios are movin' to Florida.

"the Hollywood studios are movin' to Florida."

Mank

- Who told you that? - Oh, I can't say.

"- Who told you that? - Oh, I can't say."

Mank

Somebody in the know.

"Somebody in the know."

Mank

In certain echelons, it's common knowledge.

"In certain echelons, it's common knowledge."

Mank

Well, people in certain echelons

"Well, people in certain echelons"

Mank

don't usually trust me with sensitive information.

"don't usually trust me with sensitive information."

Mank

But the studios aren't moving anywhere. That's just company-town propaganda.

"But the studios aren't moving anywhere. That's just company-town propaganda."

Mank

Believe what you want, but say, you think you could spare…

"Believe what you want, but say, you think you could spare…"

Mank

Uh… Ed?

"Uh… Ed?"

Mank

Bless you, Mank.

"Bless you, Mank."

Mank

The bastard reneged. You were there.

"The bastard reneged. You were there."

Mank

Yes, he reinstated salaries,

"Yes, he reinstated salaries,"

Mank

but he never gave back the money he promised.

"but he never gave back the money he promised."

Mank

Giant surprise.

"Giant surprise."

Mank

Come on, Mank. We need guys like you to keep people like Mayer honest.

"Come on, Mank. We need guys like you to keep people like Mayer honest."

Mank

I'd refer you, for that, to the power of prayer.

"I'd refer you, for that, to the power of prayer."

Mank

The Writers Guild doesn't have to hit the bricks

"The Writers Guild doesn't have to hit the bricks"

Mank

for the $2,500-a-week guy.

"for the $2,500-a-week guy."

Mank

We're doing it for the $250-a-week guy.

"We're doing it for the $250-a-week guy."

Mank

Joe, all the $250-a-week writers I know are getting $2,500.

"Joe, all the $250-a-week writers I know are getting $2,500."

Mank

Stop crying for your just deserts, or they're liable to give them to you.

"Stop crying for your just deserts, or they're liable to give them to you."

Mank

Then we'll all be working for 75 bucks a week.

"Then we'll all be working for 75 bucks a week."

Mank

I don't know if you've ever walked a picket line. You might have to.

"I don't know if you've ever walked a picket line. You might have to."

Mank

And Dave Chasen will cater.

"And Dave Chasen will cater."

Mank

"Junior writers only paid $750 a week."

""Junior writers only paid $750 a week.""

Mank

If that happens, you'd better run

"If that happens, you'd better run"

Mank

before real folk with real troubles stone you to death.

"before real folk with real troubles stone you to death."

Mank

Hermie, the guild's in its infancy.

"Hermie, the guild's in its infancy."

Mank

- It needs you. - You're telling me.

"- It needs you. - You're telling me."

Mank

What writer failed to notice

"What writer failed to notice"

Mank

the Screen Writers Guild needs an apostrophe?

"the Screen Writers Guild needs an apostrophe?"

Mank

As Groucho always said,

"As Groucho always said,"

Mank

"Never belong to any club

""Never belong to any club"

Mank

that would have someone like you for a member."

"that would have someone like you for a member.""

Mank

And look at him.

"And look at him."

Mank

The most miserable bastard on God's green earth.

"The most miserable bastard on God's green earth."

Mank

I'd tell him you said that, only he'd think you were brownnosing.

"I'd tell him you said that, only he'd think you were brownnosing."

Mank

Close the door.

"Close the door."

Mank

Ah… summer.

"Ah… summer."

Mank

Inez, you are not to let the Brothers Marx wait in my office. Ever.

"Inez, you are not to let the Brothers Marx wait in my office. Ever."

Mank

They've been grilling hot dogs again.

"They've been grilling hot dogs again."

Mank

Sit down.

"Sit down."

Mank

You wanted to see me?

"You wanted to see me?"

Mank

Not that I care, but why aren't you contributing

"Not that I care, but why aren't you contributing"

Mank

to MGM's anti-Sinclair fund?

"to MGM's anti-Sinclair fund?"

Mank

Well, call me old-fashioned, Irving, but I don't like being told

"Well, call me old-fashioned, Irving, but I don't like being told"

Mank

which side of a fight I'm already on.

"which side of a fight I'm already on."

Mank

How's it gonna look if the GOP chairman himself

"How's it gonna look if the GOP chairman himself"

Mank

can't get unanimous support from his own studio?

"can't get unanimous support from his own studio?"

Mank

You're serious.

"You're serious."

Mank

I was taught by my parents to be straightforward,

"I was taught by my parents to be straightforward,"

Mank

to ask simply for what I want, and expect that I may have to elucidate my position.

"to ask simply for what I want, and expect that I may have to elucidate my position."

Mank

Well, I was encouraged by mine to use my imagination,

"Well, I was encouraged by mine to use my imagination,"

Mank

but I taught myself to avoid the consequences.

"but I taught myself to avoid the consequences."

Mank

It's ten bucks, Mank.

"It's ten bucks, Mank."

Mank

You piss that away between hopeless bets.

"You piss that away between hopeless bets."

Mank

I hate to think what L.B. might do if he knew you were the only holdout.

"I hate to think what L.B. might do if he knew you were the only holdout."

Mank

- I am, and he doesn't? - And we're not gonna tell him.

"- I am, and he doesn't? - And we're not gonna tell him."

Mank

- I could let you go for this. - It is a hanging offense.

"- I could let you go for this. - It is a hanging offense."

Mank

I'll add the appropriate amount to your gambling debt

"I'll add the appropriate amount to your gambling debt"

Mank

and forget we ever had this conversation.

"and forget we ever had this conversation."

Mank

You do that.

"You do that."

Mank

"And the brand-spanking-new Writers Guild"

Mank

might find it very interesting, not to mention the newspapers.

"might find it very interesting, not to mention the newspapers."

Mank

I'm not sure the guild intends to cover games of chance.

"I'm not sure the guild intends to cover games of chance."

Mank

And you won't go to the press, because in California, that means Hearst.

"And you won't go to the press, because in California, that means Hearst."

Mank

Irving, you are the shrewdest executive in this town.

"Irving, you are the shrewdest executive in this town."

Mank

Why are you acting like some dumb ward heeler?

"Why are you acting like some dumb ward heeler?"

Mank

You don't need my donation. You don't need anybody's.

"You don't need my donation. You don't need anybody's."

Mank

You have everything it takes right here.

"You have everything it takes right here."

Mank

Meaning?

"Meaning?"

Mank

Meaning you can make the world swear King Kong is ten stories tall

"Meaning you can make the world swear King Kong is ten stories tall"

Mank

and Mary Pickford a virgin at 40.

"and Mary Pickford a virgin at 40."

Mank

Yet you can't convince starving voters that a turncoat socialist

"Yet you can't convince starving voters that a turncoat socialist"

Mank

is a menace to everything Californians hold dear?

"is a menace to everything Californians hold dear?"

Mank

You're barely trying.

"You're barely trying."

Mank

Millions of Californians

"Millions of Californians"

Mank

are being taxed out of their homes,

"are being taxed out of their homes,"

Mank

yet the Depression is one of abundance.

"yet the Depression is one of abundance."

Mank

Fruit rots on the ground and vegetables are dumped into the ocean

"Fruit rots on the ground and vegetables are dumped into the ocean"

Mank

because there are no markets for them.

"because there are no markets for them."

Mank

Aimee Semple McPherson says you're a godless commie, Upton.

"Aimee Semple McPherson says you're a godless commie, Upton."

Mank

Too often, sir, the religion of Jesus is used by the ruling classes

"Too often, sir, the religion of Jesus is used by the ruling classes"

Mank

to keep themselves in power and the poor ever poorer.

"to keep themselves in power and the poor ever poorer."

Mank

And that, my friends, is a sin and an error.

"And that, my friends, is a sin and an error."

Mank

And I say with Thomas Jefferson,

"And I say with Thomas Jefferson,"

Mank

"Truth has nothing to fear from error where reason is left free to combat it."

""Truth has nothing to fear from error where reason is left free to combat it.""

Mank

My friends, income in this country

"My friends, income in this country"

Mank

is going to be redistributed by one of two methods,

"is going to be redistributed by one of two methods,"

Mank

legal enactment or violent revolution.

"legal enactment or violent revolution."

Mank

We haven't much longer to exercise our choice.

"We haven't much longer to exercise our choice."

Mank

Thank you all for coming.

"Thank you all for coming."

Mank

Tell us about Hollywood!

"Tell us about Hollywood!"

Mank

Are the studios moving to Florida like they've been saying?

"Are the studios moving to Florida like they've been saying?"

Mank

Absurd, sir.

"Absurd, sir."

Mank

If they were serious, why have the brothers Warner broken ground

"If they were serious, why have the brothers Warner broken ground"

Mank

on an additional 100,000 square feet of sound stages?

"on an additional 100,000 square feet of sound stages?"

Mank

While MGM has the most contracts with stars in their history.

"While MGM has the most contracts with stars in their history."

Mank

Well, he may not get Mayer's vote…

"Well, he may not get Mayer's vote…"

Mank

Jobs will be here…

"Jobs will be here…"

Mank

…but he gets mine.

"…but he gets mine."

Mank

…in California.

"…in California."

Mank

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