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Synopsis: In the early 1950s Howard Prince, who works in a restaurant, helps out a black-listed writer friend by selling a TV station a script under his own name. The money is useful in paying off gambling debts, so he takes on three more such clients. Howard is politically pretty innocent, but involvement with Florence - who quits TV in disgust over things - and friendship with the show's ex-star - now himself blacklisted - make him start to think about what is really going on.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Martin Ritt
Production: Sony Pictures Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
PG
Year:
1976
95 min
398 Views


Hecky.

I was just telling you

that girl was the reason.

Was she also the reason

you signed a petition

for Loyalist Spain?

Did I do that?

And Russian war relief?

We were on the same side,

weren't we?

That girl with the big ass,

she was the reason.

Honestly.

Would you say, then,

that you were duped?

Tell me what it means

and I'll say it.

You want it in writing?

Tell me what to write.

It has to come

from you, Mr. Brown.

Hecky.

From your heart.

It has no value otherwise.

It'll come. Don't worry.

I'm an actor.

What do I know about politics?

My whole life has been acting.

People from all over the country

write me letters.

Write me a letter, Mr. Brown,

in your own words.

How you were duped,

how you feel about it now.

I'm against it 100%.

Whoever else you remember

was in that parade.

Who asked you to sign

those petitions.

It was such a long time ago.

Try to remember.

Sincerity is the key,

Mr. Brown.

Anyone can make a mistake.

The man who repents

sincerely-

I repent sincerely.

Write me the letter, Mr. Brown.

I'll see what I can do.

And I didn't even get laid.

Now, stand by, everybody.

We have 30 seconds to air.

Can I see opening shots, please?

Camera one.

Fine. Two's good.

Three, frame up, please.

Tilt up.

That's it.

It looks good.

Watch your boom.

All right, stand by

to dim the lights...

And, uh, okay...

Dim them down.

Looks nice.

Ten...

nine...

eight... seven...

six...

five... four...

three... two... one.

And fade up on three.

This is my station,

Grand Central,

where a million stories

start and finish.

And Hecky the Hackie

knows them all.

Tonight, have I got

a story for you.

Remember last week

you laughed a lot?

Well, tonight,

you may cry a little.

See for yourself

on Grand Central.

Me?

I'll go make up with my cab.

See you later.

A-doo doo, dee dee dee...

Joey.

Joey?

Pop...

Pa, it's only $4000.

Why, it's almost nothing.

I can pay you back

in a couple of years.

Looks nice.

And ready to go in.

Right in... Tight close-up.

Stand by to go to black.

30 seconds to credit.

Studio 12.

Yes.

Thank you.

I thought so too.

It was terrific.

Thank you.

Who was it?

Studio 12.

God.

Hello.

Well, thank you.

Yes, thank you very much.

Um, yes, I'll tell everybody.

Well, I think we got a winner.

Studio 12.

Hey, Howard Prince!

Bravo! Bravo!

Bravo!

I usually don't

drink wine at lunch.

It makes me sleepy.

Yeah? So why don't you

just take a nap after?

I have to work.

Well, then,

you know, I think-

I think we should go out

on a Sunday night.

I think it'd be better.

But you don't like Sunday,

so what about Saturday?

What about Friday?

Regular night?

Howard, I really

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Walter Bernstein

Walter Bernstein (born August 20, 1919) is an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s. more…

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