The man who is hated by everyone knows who
his friends are. And, the man who is loved by everyone has
more enemies than most.
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Herman Klurfeld:
According to H.L. Menken--the greatest linguist
of our time--Mr. Winchell is Elizabethan in his creation and
revitalization of the English language. And, you say Mr. Winchell
bastardizes English? Well, English is a bastard with too many
illegitimate parents. From the Romans, to the Celts, to the
Anglos, to the Saxons, to the Normans, to the Puritans, to
the Irish, to the Slavs, French, Jews, all the way to Walter
Winchell. English is the biggest, ugliest bastard you'll ever
meet. But, then again, I don't know the company you keep.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt:
The face of fear is coming. I don't yet know
its eyes, and I don't yet know its name. But, you look for
it, Walter, won't you? And, when you see that face, when you
find it, you will answer to no one--not even me. You'll dish
the dirt, gab the gossip, and you'll be a sibling to a god.
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Walter Winchell:
I don't defend, Herman, I attack! That's the
first rule in this business, Herman, and you know that! The
second you defend yourself, you're dead!
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Herman Klurfeld:
He's Hitler, you're only Walter Winchell.
Walter Winchell:
No, you're wrong. I'm Walter Winchell, he's
only Hitler.
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Reporter:
Mr. Winchell, are you a socialist?
Walter Winchell:
A socialist?
Reporter:
I mean a, a communist. Hitler hates communists,
and you hate Hitler?
Walter Winchell:
And, Hitler hates me, but I'm the only one
of the three that loves America!
CAST
Walter Winchell (Stanley
Tucci)
Herman Klurfeld (Paul Giamatti)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Christopher Plummer)
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