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00:00:38 - Yes, sir.
00:00:40 It'll take a half-hour to check it.
00:00:45 - You better check the oil, too.
00:00:50 - You boys just passing through?
00:00:53 Pittsburgh? Coming in or going out?
00:00:56 - Going in, to a sales convention tomorrow.
00:01:01 Drugger supplies.
00:01:06 He sold $17,000 worth last month.
00:01:11 Yeah. Fastest and the "bestest."
00:01:13 - Another round, one for him and yourself.
00:01:17 Sure is a hot day for driving.
00:01:21 Late afternoon is better.
00:01:25 You can make Pittsburgh
00:01:29 He's right.
00:01:34 What do you say, Charlie?
00:01:36 Play a little pool? Wait out the heat?
00:01:39 lt'll cost you money. Always does.
00:01:41 Come on, stop stalling.
00:01:45 Good thing he can afford it.
00:01:48 Keep them coming. J.T.S. Brown.
00:02:12 You miss again, you lose again.
00:02:18 What is the kid in hock for so far?
00:02:21 About $60, $70.
00:02:24 Next game, $10.
00:02:26 Nice looking boy, clean-cut.
00:02:32 (1)
00:02:55 I made it, boy! I finally made it!
00:03:00 You ought to shoot craps with that luck!
00:03:04 - What do you mean, luck?
00:03:07 You couldn't make that shot again
00:03:11 I couldn't? Okay, set them up
00:03:16 - Why?
00:03:20 I'll bet you $20 that I make that shot
00:03:24 Nobody can make that shot,
00:03:37 How is that?
00:03:40 - Is that the way they were before?
00:03:43 Come on, put it up.
00:04:06 Set them up again.
00:04:11 Come on, set them up again.
00:04:13 You're drunk, boy.
00:04:16 What do you mean?
00:04:19 Let's leave. We have to be
00:04:24 Up the flagpole with the convention!
00:04:29 - I don't want it.
00:04:40 Don't be a chump. Don't bet
00:04:46 You figure I'm a little drunk,
00:04:50 and you just want in real friendly
00:04:57 Okay.
00:05:02 Go ahead. Set them up.
00:05:16 You want some easy money? Here's $105.
00:05:22 You want to take the whole thing?
00:05:26 - I'll take a piece of that action.
00:05:28 - No, I want him!
00:05:34 I'll meet you in the car, chump!
00:08:00 Morning, Henry.
00:08:37 Quiet.
00:08:41 Yeah, like a church.
00:08:48 The Church of the Good Hustler.
00:08:50 It looks like a morgue to me. Those tables
00:08:58 I'll be alive when I get out.
00:09:15 - Any table?
00:09:23 No bar?
00:09:25 No bar, no pinball machines,
00:09:31 This is Ames, mister.
00:09:42 "This is Ames, mister."
00:10:15 Nice, clean pocket-drop.
00:10:37 How much am I going to win tonight?
00:10:45 $10,000.
00:10:54 Who's going to beat me?
00:10:59 Come on, Charlie.
00:11:02 Okay, nobody can beat you.
00:11:09 $10,000!
00:11:12 What other poolroom is there
00:11:20 I can remember hustling an old man
00:11:24 - We got company.
00:11:28 - Maybe. Want to play?
00:11:32 - Are you Eddie Felson?
00:11:35 - What's your game? What do you shoot?
00:11:38 Friend, I'm not trying to hustle.
00:11:40 I never hustle people that bring
00:11:48 I'm Eddie Felson. I shoot straight pool.
00:11:53 - What straight pool game do you like?
00:11:58 You came to play pool
00:12:03 That's right.
00:12:06 - Want some free advice?
00:12:10 Who are you, his manager,
00:12:13 He's my partner.
00:12:16 - Well-heeled partner?
00:12:20 Take the boy home. Fats doesn't need
00:12:23 No one's beaten him in 15 years.
00:12:29 You got that wrong, mister. I am.
00:12:33 Okay, I told you about Minnesota Fats.
00:12:38 Tell me where I can find him, friend.
00:12:40 He comes in this poolroom every night
00:12:44 Stay here, he'll find you.
00:14:13 - You shoot a good stick.
00:14:17 - Do you shoot straight pool, mister?
00:14:25 You're Minnesota Fats, aren't you?
00:14:31 They say you're the best in the country,
00:14:34 - Is that a fact?
00:14:38 They say that old Fats
00:14:44 - Where are you from?
00:14:47 California. Is your name Felson?
00:14:52 That's right.
00:14:53 I hear you've been looking for me.
00:14:57 Yeah, that's right, too.
00:15:00 Big John,
00:15:10 Do you like to gamble?
00:15:16 Let's shoot a game of straight pool.
00:15:20 $100?
00:15:23 You shoot big time pool.
00:15:28 Let's make it $200 a game.
00:15:33 Now I know why they call you
00:15:40 Sausage, rack them up!
00:16:17 - How do you feel?
00:16:19 In the gut, I mean?
00:16:21 Tight but good.
00:16:33 (2)
00:16:48 Willie, hang on to that.
00:17:14 You break.
00:17:37 I didn't leave you much.
00:17:49 You left enough.
00:17:53 Six in the corner.
00:18:08 Fifteen, in the corner.
00:18:17 Ace, in the side.
00:18:26 Eight.
00:18:36 Ten.
00:18:44 Eleven.
00:18:47 He is great! That old fat man.
00:18:52 Look how he moves. Like a dancer!
00:18:54 Twelve, cross-eyed.
00:18:57 And those fingers, them chubby fingers,
00:19:01 and that stroke,
00:19:03 - like he's playing a violin.
00:19:08 Three ball.
00:19:15 Four long.
00:19:31 Cross corner.
00:19:40 Nice shot.
00:19:46 Safe.
00:20:03 Safe.
00:20:20 Seven ball in the corner.
00:20:35 Six in the corner.
00:20:39 One twenty-five, game.
00:20:41 Thirteen.
00:20:44 Five.
00:20:47 Ten.
00:20:50 Game!
00:20:54 Two in the corner.
00:20:57 Thirteen.
00:21:00 One twenty-five, game.
00:21:09 Ace in the corner.
00:21:15 Three ball.
00:21:17 Quit. He's too good.
00:21:22 I'm going to take him!
00:21:25 Your shot.
00:21:27 You miss?
00:21:35 You don't leave much
00:21:38 That's what the game's all about.
00:21:45 Two ball, side pocket.
00:21:53 Very good shot.
00:21:56 I have a hunch, Fat Man,
00:22:01 One ball, corner pocket.
00:22:04 Did that ever happen to you?
00:22:12 I've dreamed about this game,
00:22:17 Five ball.
00:22:21 This is my table, man, I own it!
00:22:25 Fifteen ball.
00:22:28 Seven ball.
00:22:31 Four ball.
00:22:33 Game!
00:22:43 Eleven ball.
00:22:47 Rack them!
00:22:48 Ten ball in the corner.
00:22:58 One ball in the corner pocket.
00:23:03 Game!
00:23:13 Pay the man again, Fats.
00:23:29 - How much are we ahead?
00:23:37 Fats, let's shoot for $1,000 a game.
00:23:49 Get me some White Tavern whiskey,
00:23:53 Preacher, get me some bourbon.
00:24:02 Get it at Johnny's.
00:24:05 You got a bet.
00:24:36 Cash me in.
00:24:46 Two in the corner.
00:24:52 Seven.
00:24:59 Ace in the corner.
00:25:11 Two ball, side pocket.
00:25:32 One twenty-five, game.
00:25:35 Ten ball.
00:25:41 Will you cut that sunshine out?
00:26:13 Hey, mister.
00:26:16 - The name's Gordon, Bert Gordon.
00:26:19 You've been sitting in that spot for hours.
00:26:37 Five ball.
00:26:42 That's game.
00:27:11 - How much we got?
00:27:20 Preacher, get me some breakfast.
00:27:24 You want something, Charlie?
00:27:26 Wait. You're coming with me to eat
00:27:31 No, it isn't, Charlie.
00:27:36 You wanted $10,000, you got it.
00:27:39 - Get with it, will you, Charlie?
00:27:44 You can't see it, can you, Charlie?
00:27:50 And I'm going to get him.
00:27:52 I'm going with him all the way.
00:27:54 The game is not over until Fats says so.
00:28:07 I'll beat him, mister. I beat him all night
00:28:24 I'm the best you've ever seen, Fats.
00:28:32 Stay with this kid. He's a loser.
00:28:44 What did he say?
00:28:51 Twenty-five hours. For twenty-five hours
00:28:59 - Get me a drink, will you?
00:29:02 Shut up!
00:29:05 Just get me a drink!
00:29:34 $18,000, Eddie! We're ahead $18,000!
00:30:00 I thought this game was over
00:30:04 No. It's over now.
00:30:49 Fast Eddie, let's play some pool.
00:30:54 Let's go, Eddie.
00:31:04 You look beautiful, Fats.
00:31:08 Just like a baby, all pink and powdered up.
00:31:29 What are you trying to do, Eddie?
00:31:34 - Are you chicken, Charlie?
00:31:37 Go home. Just leave me the money.
00:31:40 Go to hell!
00:31:48 Give me that money!
00:31:52 Come on now. Give it to me. It is mine!
00:31:59 Here. Be a damn fool!
00:32:29 You really look beautiful, Fats.
00:33:02 I'll break.
00:33:21 Nine ball.
00:33:29 Fifteen.
00:33:34 One twenty-five.
00:33:45 Wake up, Eddie.
00:33:57 We lose again.
00:34:36 Is this all we have left?
00:34:39 If that's all you got, that's all we got left.
00:34:43 Willie, give me the stake money.
00:34:55 I have about $200 here.
00:34:57 The game is over, Eddie.
00:35:04 Fats, I got about $200 here.
00:35:10 Watch me.
00:35:39 Fats, come on.
00:37:23 I'm sorry, Charlie.
00:38:17 Give me a towel, will you?
00:39:08 Are you sure?
00:39:13 Can I get you something?
00:39:16 Later.
00:39:30 A long wait for a bus?
00:39:32 Yes.
00:39:35 How long have you been waiting?
00:39:38 What?
00:39:39 How long have you been waiting?
00:39:42 Since 4:00.
00:39:46 Just a cup of black coffee, please.
00:39:51 Ma'am, wait a minute.
00:39:54 Would you like another cup?
00:39:57 All right. Thanks.
00:40:02 What time does the bus leave?
00:40:06 What bus?
00:40:07 Your bus.
00:40:10 8:00.
00:40:18 That wouldn't give us much time.
00:40:24 You're right.
00:40:35 Hello and goodbye.
00:40:54 Have a nice trip.
00:40:58 Thanks. I will.
00:41:09 Give it to me.
00:41:53 - How much do I owe you?
00:42:04 - Give me some bourbon, J.T.S. Brown.
00:42:11 - Want a chaser?
00:42:30 Did you have a nice trip?
00:42:32 Fair.
00:42:35 May I sit down?
00:42:36 Why not?
00:42:47 Thanks for the breakfast.
00:42:52 Two ships that pass in the night
00:42:57 Can I buy you another drink?
00:43:03 - Another one for me and the lady.
00:43:07 You look different,
00:43:10 more relaxed.
00:43:11 It's the lights and the Scotch.
00:43:14 How come you didn't catch your bus?
00:43:17 I wasn't waiting for a bus.
00:43:19 Then why go to the station?
00:43:21 For the same reason you went.
00:43:24 At that hour, you haven't got much choice.
00:43:28 Besides, I only live
00:43:35 Where do you live?
00:43:38 Around.
00:43:39 I know where you live.
00:43:44 In a locker in a bus station.
00:43:49 What's it like living in a locker?
00:43:52 Cramped.
00:43:55 Do you always drink like this
00:43:59 Do you always ask so many questions?
00:44:04 Not always.
00:44:07 Sometimes I wake up and I can't sleep,
00:44:11 The bars don't open until 8:00.
00:44:15 Mac, over there, has faith in me.
00:44:21 Don't you trust me, Mac?
00:44:24 Check.
00:44:27 When I'm not broke,
00:44:30 in which case I sleep very well indeed.
00:44:34 You talk kind of funny, but I like it.
00:44:38 I used to be an actress.
00:44:40 What do you do now?
00:44:42 I'm a college girl, two days a week.
00:44:49 You don't look like a college girl.
00:44:51 I'm the emancipated type,
00:44:56 I didn't mean that. Whatever that means.
00:45:01 I'm not.
00:45:02 Then why go to college?
00:45:04 Got nothing else to do
00:45:07 What do you do on the other days?
00:45:09 I drink.
00:45:15 No more.
00:45:17 I'm getting sleepy.
00:45:23 Eddie, the name is Eddie.
00:45:26 The name should be Eddie.
00:45:29 What should my name be?
00:45:32 I don't know, whatever you like it to be.
00:45:34 I like it to be what it is, Sarah.
00:45:37 That's a Biblical name.
00:45:45 I could always get us a bottle.
00:45:53 No.
00:45:56 A fifth of Scotch.
00:45:59 What do you want me to do,
00:46:03 No.
00:46:06 I'll take you home.
00:46:15 All right.
00:46:38 It's all right. I'm not drunk, I'm lame.
00:47:52 Why me?
00:48:16 Please! You're too hungry.
00:48:33 Take it. It's yours.
00:48:43 You can have this one for $1.50 a night,
00:48:48 - By the night.
00:50:29 A bottle of beer.
00:50:35 Hey, mister, is it okay if I grab a cue?
00:50:39 - You're Eddie Felson!
00:50:44 I saw you play at Ames the other night.
00:50:49 I'll play you a game
00:50:53 Man, you're way out of our league.
00:51:02 - What are you stuck for?
00:51:08 Thanks.
00:51:12 - Can I buy you fellows a drink?
00:51:17 You know, you shoot good,
00:51:23 Yeah, I shoot lucky.
00:53:01 - Why did you do that?
00:53:08 A day like any other.
00:53:10 - People come. People go.
00:53:18 - What time is it?
00:53:22 I'll be back later.
00:53:25 Why?
00:53:30 Come here.
00:53:32 You need a shave.
00:53:37 There's a razor and shaving cream in
00:53:41 Why did you say that, Sarah?
00:53:44 - How do you know my name was Sarah?
00:53:49 I lie. When I'm drunk I lie.
00:53:54 So what's your name today?
00:53:58 It's Sarah.
00:54:01 Eddie,
00:54:04 I've got troubles
00:54:09 Maybe we should leave each other alone.
00:54:17 My things are at the hotel.
00:54:23 I'm not sure.
00:54:25 I don't know.
00:54:27 What do you want to know, and why?
00:54:36 Thank you.
00:55:07 - Where have you been all day?
00:55:11 Oh, I forgot.
00:55:14 You were asleep when I left.
00:55:21 Did you go out?
00:55:23 I went out for a couple of hours.
00:55:42 A present.
00:55:50 You know, I've been living here
00:55:55 Now, in three days,
00:55:59 When I pass people on the street,
00:56:01 I want to stop them and say,
00:56:12 Thanks.
00:56:20 Eddie, where do you go when you go out?
00:56:26 Museums, art galleries, concerts.
00:56:30 I believe you
00:56:33 - Do you want to go with me?
00:56:37 See that book?
00:56:41 I began it when I first got here,
00:56:46 Did you read all those books?
00:56:49 Got it all in your head?
00:56:51 When I'm sober. They get a little mixed up
00:56:56 Stop talking about yourself
00:57:01 You should go to a clinic,
00:57:04 I'm getting treatment right here.
00:57:09 I'm hungry.
00:57:11 Take your choice.
00:57:13 I got enough so we won't have to leave
00:57:18 What did all this stuff cost you?
00:57:21 - When you got money, you'll pay.
00:57:24 The bills are right here.
00:57:29 - Don't you ever cook anything?
00:57:34 Raw.
00:57:38 I cut my finger.
00:57:40 - I got something in my bag.
00:57:54 Eddie, what's in that case?
00:57:59 - Haven't you opened it?
00:58:04 It's a machine gun.
00:58:08 A guy told me, in the big city
00:58:17 Where did you get the money
00:58:22 I mean, liquor and the groceries
00:58:30 From the rich old man
00:58:47 Hello, Eddie.
00:58:52 Hello, Charlie.
00:58:56 Come on in.
00:59:01 - That's my girl.
00:59:07 I looked all over for you.
00:59:10 - How did you find me?
00:59:16 - Do you want me to go?
00:59:21 - Can we get you a drink?
00:59:25 Don't play it small.
00:59:28 - How do you want me to play? I'm broke.
00:59:32 Sit down.
00:59:35 Would you get us a couple of drinks?
00:59:38 You walked out on me. No goodbye,
00:59:44 We were partners, more than partners.
00:59:48 He was like a...
00:59:51 - A son.
00:59:55 I've known him since he was 16.
01:00:01 "This is a talented boy.
01:00:06 Talk to me.
01:00:08 I want you to come back
01:00:12 I have no stomach
01:00:16 What is your life like here? Playing the
01:00:20 I'll connect. I'll get your money back.
01:00:24 Do you intend to play Fats again at Ames?
01:00:30 Never been out of it.
01:00:34 with that curly hair and those
01:00:39 This boy is crazy! They wiped the floor
01:00:45 - What for? Another beating?
01:00:49 He thinks I care about the money.
01:00:55 Do you care about me, Eddie?
01:00:58 We were together a long time,
01:01:01 So how do you say goodbye?
01:01:04 You give me the car and $100.
01:01:09 Do you think I care about the dough
01:01:15 This boy is the greatest pool hustler
01:01:19 A high-class con man.
01:01:24 Did he tell you how well we did
01:01:28 We ate well, we slept late,
01:01:30 we had money to burn.
01:01:35 I tell you what, take her along.
01:01:38 And if you don't want to start right away,
01:01:42 We'll drive to Miami.
01:01:46 Have a few laughs, a few weeks in the sun.
01:01:53 - With what?
01:01:58 - Yeah? Where?
01:02:06 Could I have another drink?
01:02:24 Did you hold out on me, Charlie?
01:02:29 How much?
01:02:31 How much?
01:02:36 My 25%. Approximately $1,500.
01:02:42 You crumb! With that much
01:02:48 Give me the money!
01:02:50 - What for, to play Fats again?
01:02:54 If you want to come back on the road,
01:02:57 but not if you want to give it to Fats.
01:03:00 What do you say?
01:03:03 You still don't see, do you, Charlie?
01:03:10 You would love to keep me hustling,
01:03:13 In a couple more years,
01:03:16 you might be able to buy a poolroom
01:03:19 six tables and a handbook on the side.
01:03:23 Is that when you say goodbye to me?
01:03:26 - Is that what you think?
01:03:31 All right, that's what I want,
01:03:35 a poolroom and a little handbook
01:03:39 I'm getting old.
01:03:44 Lay down and die by yourself.
01:03:54 - Just like that.
01:04:14 Thanks for the drink, Eddie's girl.
01:04:32 Give me another drink.
01:04:36 Boy.
01:04:38 Everybody wants a piece of me!
01:04:49 Won't you have one?
01:04:56 What did he have to come back here for,
01:05:05 Come here.
01:05:08 Come here.
01:05:51 - Are you going out?
01:06:03 Are you okay?
01:06:31 What are you writing?
01:06:34 It's a story. A story I'm making up.
01:06:46 Give it to me.
00:00:05 Give it back to me!
00:00:17 What does this mean?
00:00:18 "We have a contract of depravity.
00:00:32 Write yourself another story!
00:00:35 Well, what else have we got?
00:00:39 We never talk about anything.
00:00:43 We stay here in this room
00:00:49 We're strangers!
00:00:52 What happens when the liquor
00:00:56 You told Charlie to lay down and die.
00:01:00 Will you say that to me, too?
00:01:05 What happens, Eddie?
00:01:09 - You find another rich old lover.
00:01:20 Are you waiting for me to cry?
00:01:24 You bum!
00:01:26 You poolroom bum!
00:01:42 - Give me a bottle of beer.
00:01:48 - How did you make out?
00:01:52 - Poker game?
00:01:54 Is it open?
00:02:00 It's open.
00:02:01 - What will you have?
00:02:12 - Okay?
00:02:17 - What's the limit?
00:02:21 - Give me $10 worth of chips.
00:02:26 - Make it $20.
00:02:33 Cut.
00:02:35 Deal.
00:02:48 - Bourbon. J.T.S. Brown.
00:02:53 I'm buying.
00:02:55 I thought you only drank milk.
00:02:58 - Only when I work.
00:03:02 I like it. It's good for you.
00:03:04 If you're gambling, whiskey gives you
00:03:11 - How did you make out in the poker game?
00:03:15 Poker's not your game.
00:03:17 - What is?
00:03:22 Are you being cute?
00:03:25 No pool player shoots better pool
00:03:31 - You have talent.
00:03:35 - Character.
00:03:39 You're damn right, I'm sure.
00:03:44 You think you can play big-money pool
00:03:49 Is Fats the best in the country
00:03:54 He has more character in one finger
00:03:58 - I got drunk.
00:04:01 - He knows how to drink.
00:04:04 You think that's a talent, too?
00:04:06 You think Fats was born
00:04:08 Okay, what do I do now?
00:04:14 - What do I do, go home?
00:04:16 Or do I stay?
00:04:19 Stay until I hustle up
00:04:24 Maybe, by that time,
00:04:29 Maybe, by that time, you'll die of old age.
00:04:34 - How much will you need?
00:04:39 $3,000, at least.
00:04:41 He'll start at $500 a game,
00:04:45 That's the way he plays against a man
00:04:48 He'll beat you five times or more,
00:04:54 He might be scared of you. That could
00:05:00 How do you know
00:05:05 Did you see that big car parked outside?
00:05:09 Well, that's mine. I like that car.
00:05:12 I get a new one every year, because I know
00:05:17 I made enough off you the other night
00:05:21 In that case, you owe me another drink.
00:05:25 Eddie?
00:05:28 - May I get personal?
00:05:32 Eddie, you're a born loser.
00:05:37 What's that supposed to mean?
00:05:40 It was the first time
00:05:45 - But you let him off.
00:05:47 Sure you did.
00:05:51 No trouble losing
00:05:53 But winning, that can be heavy
00:05:58 You can drop that load with an excuse.
00:06:02 It's one of the best indoor sports, feeling
00:06:07 - Especially the born losers.
00:06:12 - Wait. Maybe I can help you.
00:06:15 - Get the $3,000, play Fats again.
00:06:19 Ten reasons, maybe fifteen.
00:06:24 - I figured that. How much?
00:06:27 - For who?
00:06:31 That's a big slice. Who do you think
00:06:37 How much do you think
00:06:40 I'm supplying the money and time,
00:06:44 - You think I can lose?
00:06:46 - You saw me win $18,000.
00:06:52 The game isn't like football.
00:06:55 When you hustle,
00:06:58 At the end of the game, you count
00:07:01 Why back me, then?
00:07:07 I am already rich, but I like action.
00:07:12 Besides, like I say, you've got talent.
00:07:19 You already told me that.
00:07:22 You cut that slice down to bite-size,
00:07:26 We don't talk. I don't make bad bets.
00:07:31 - Kiss off.
00:07:38 - What'll you do about the money?
00:07:43 The word's out on you, Eddie.
00:07:50 When did you adopt me?
00:07:54 I don't know when it was.
00:08:32 (3)
00:08:41 - Hi.
00:08:50 You lucky punk. I quit you!
00:08:56 Do you want in, friend?
00:08:59 - How much are you playing for?
00:09:04 - I'll play a couple of games, just for kicks.
00:09:10 That's it for me.
00:09:14 That does it for me, too.
00:09:16 - Are you quitting, too?
00:09:20 - How much are you ahead?
00:09:23 - It's just you and me.
00:09:28 Do you want to raise the bet?
00:09:34 You know, kid,
00:09:38 - Try me.
00:09:40 Okay.
00:10:02 You sure you don't want to quit, friend?
00:10:05 Let's cut out the small stuff.
00:10:10 Ten games at $10 a game,
00:10:13 Then we'll see who quits.
00:10:15 Okay, friend, you're on.
00:10:18 - Call it.
00:10:23 You win.
00:10:36 You better not miss, friend.
00:10:40 I don't rattle, kid. But just for that,
00:10:52 That's one.
00:10:59 That's five.
00:11:03 That's six.
00:11:11 That's ten.
00:11:13 You two-bit punk, come on. Pay up, $100!
00:11:21 - You quitting, friend?
00:11:42 Why, you're a pool shark, boy.
00:11:48 - So is he.
00:11:54 There's your money, boy.
00:12:04 There's your money, boy.
00:12:13 Pool shark!
00:12:15 Wait a minute.
00:12:18 Let's give this boy his money.
00:12:23 We always pay what we lose, boy.
00:12:29 We've got no use for pool sharks
00:13:07 - Who is it?
00:13:39 What happened?
00:13:44 I got beat up.
00:13:51 They broke my thumbs.
00:13:55 God!
00:13:58 Sarah, they broke my thumbs.
00:14:04 Broke my thumbs.
00:14:20 It's all right.
00:14:24 I'm here.
00:15:34 You can read it if you want to.
00:15:38 Do you want to go out for a while?
00:15:42 No.
00:15:45 - Do you want a drink?
00:15:58 What's it so hot in here for?
00:16:09 Please!
00:17:11 - Sarah, do you think I'm a loser?
00:17:16 Yeah.
00:17:17 I met this guy, Bert Gordon.
00:17:22 - Would he know?
00:17:27 - Why did he tell you?
00:17:30 He said there are people
00:17:36 - What does this Bert Gordon do?
00:17:40 - Is he a winner?
00:17:45 - Is that what makes a winner?
00:17:51 - Does it bother you, what he said?
00:17:57 It bothers me a lot.
00:18:00 Because, you see, twice,
00:18:05 and then again at Arthur's...
00:18:07 That cheap, crummy poolroom.
00:18:11 I could have beat that guy cold.
00:18:16 I just had to show him.
00:18:19 I had to show those punks how great
00:18:25 You know,
00:18:28 Bricklaying can be great if a guy knows.
00:18:32 If he knows what he's doing and why,
00:18:38 Why, when I'm really going, I feel like a...
00:18:44 Like a jockey must feel sitting on his horse
00:18:49 He's coming into the stretch,
00:18:53 He just feels when to let it go,
00:18:59 He's got everything working for him.
00:19:04 It's a great feeling.
00:19:07 A real great feeling,
00:19:11 Suddenly, there's oil in my arm.
00:19:16 The pool cue has nerves in it.
00:19:22 Feel the roll of those balls.
00:19:28 You make shots
00:19:32 And you play that game
00:19:39 You're not a loser, you're a winner.
00:19:44 Some men never feel that way
00:19:48 I love you, Eddie.
00:19:59 Some day, Sarah, you'll settle down.
00:20:04 You'll marry a college professor.
00:20:10 Fast Eddie Felson, Hustler.
00:20:19 I love you.
00:20:24 Do you need the words?
00:20:27 Yes, I need them very much.
00:20:30 If you ever say them,
00:20:57 You glad?
00:21:01 Yes, I'm glad.
00:21:26 Hello, Eddie.
00:21:29 Hi.
00:21:30 - How's business?
00:21:33 - Something wrong with your hand?
00:21:39 You seem to do all right that way.
00:21:41 My game is about 20% off, maybe more.
00:21:45 - Did somebody step on your hand?
00:21:50 A man named Turk?
00:21:53 You know everybody, don't you?
00:21:55 Everybody who can hurt me or help me.
00:21:58 - You should give me lessons.
00:22:02 Where do I sign?
00:22:04 The first match I have in mind
00:22:08 Name the place, boss, I'll be there.
00:22:10 - What happened?
00:22:13 I don't mean the thumbs.
00:22:15 - I've been thinking.
00:22:21 Maybe I'm not such a great piece
00:22:26 A 25% slice of something big
00:22:32 Give us a couple of drinks.
00:22:35 J.T.S. Brown.
00:22:45 - Good evening, sir.
00:22:49 - Give us a nice quiet table.
00:23:18 Would you like a drink before dinner?
00:23:21 Okay?
00:23:23 Sherry, very old, very dry.
00:23:28 Two.
00:23:30 Sherry?
00:23:36 - It's a nice joint. You look very pretty.
00:23:45 - What's so funny?
00:23:48 I've never seen you wear one before.
00:23:52 There's a first time for everything.
00:24:04 Yeah, that's great.
00:24:10 Excuse me.
00:24:31 To you, Eddie.
00:24:49 Thank you, sir.
00:24:55 What is it, Eddie?
00:24:59 Want another drink?
00:25:02 What do you want to tell me?
00:25:05 I'll be leaving town for a little while.
00:25:12 For how long?
00:25:15 - I don't know.
00:25:19 - More like a week. I'll be back.
00:25:25 Let's go home.
00:25:49 Taxi!
00:25:51 - No, I'll walk.
00:26:11 Better get some dry things on.
00:26:27 - Don't you want to know where I'm going?
00:26:34 Yes, I want to know what for,
00:26:46 I'm going to Kentucky,
00:26:50 I'm going to try to make some money.
00:26:55 I'll leave early in the morning.
00:26:57 - Leave now.
00:27:02 Why should I?
00:27:04 I'm going there to play pool
00:27:07 I need the action and I need the money.
00:27:10 I told you I'd be back.
00:27:13 If you were returning, you wouldn't
00:27:17 You're hustling me.
00:27:21 No, I've never hustled you,
00:27:27 Do you want me to sit and wait?
00:27:29 Faithful little Sarah.
00:27:33 When you feel like coming back,
00:27:36 And then you'll go away again.
00:27:42 I've got no idea of love.
00:27:45 Neither one of us would know what it was
00:27:51 I'd know it.
00:27:56 I'd know it.
00:27:59 For God's sake, what are you doing to me?
00:28:03 I love you.
00:28:06 What's your idea of love, chains?
00:28:12 No.
00:28:21 I made you up, didn't I, Eddie?
00:28:26 You weren't real.
00:28:28 I made you up like everything else.
00:28:32 There was no car crash, Eddie.
00:28:36 When I was five I had polio.
00:28:40 I was never an actress.
00:28:45 He walked out on us when I was seven.
00:28:48 He sends a check every month
00:28:53 The men I've known,
00:28:56 after they'd left, I'd say,
00:29:02 But you, Eddie, I wanted you to be real.
00:29:10 I'm so scared!
00:29:13 I'm scared.
00:29:30 - Sarah Packard, Bert Gordon.
00:29:38 That one of mine goes in Drawing Room A.
00:29:41 Thank you.
00:29:43 I got it.
00:29:48 - You sure you'll be comfortable, Miss...
00:29:53 It takes me a while to memorize a name.
00:29:56 - Are you sure you don't want anything?
00:30:01 You ever been to Louisville
00:30:04 - I've never been to Louisville.
00:30:09 You see the best dressed,
00:30:13 Knock your eyes out.
00:30:20 Findley is rich. His grandfather
00:30:25 What, and he hustles pool?
00:30:27 He's a gentleman, a gentleman gambler
00:30:32 He's got an old Southern mansion,
00:30:35 He drinks eight-year-old bourbon,
00:30:38 - How good is he?
00:30:40 - I never saw him play. I hear he's great.
00:30:43 As soon as I've finished my coffee.
00:30:45 - You have great confidence in me.
00:30:48 - I've confidence in Findley.
00:30:52 It means I'm confident he's a loser.
00:30:55 You are only about one half loser,
00:30:59 - I'm finished.
00:31:01 No. When you play for me,
00:31:08 Fats knew the game was in the clutch,
00:31:12 - He played it smart.
00:31:16 Play it again. Learn something.
00:31:21 Fats went to the john.
00:31:23 He washed his face, cleaned
00:31:27 combed his hair,
00:31:30 You were through.
00:31:33 You saw how he looked,
00:31:37 Hold tight and push hard.
00:31:39 Do you know what you were doing?
00:31:45 You were flattened out on your butt,
00:31:51 probably deciding how you could lose.
00:31:53 What makes you know so much?
00:31:59 I know.
00:32:01 Been there myself.
00:32:04 We've all been there, haven't we,
00:32:09 Got a match?
00:32:15 Doesn't your lighter work, Mr. Gordon?
00:32:18 I forgot all about it.
00:32:21 - How is your hand?
00:32:23 Good. I'd hate to put my money
00:32:27 - Why did you say a thing like that?
00:32:33 It was a figure of speech.
00:32:35 - That's right, Miss Packard.
00:32:41 She's a smart girl, Eddie.
00:33:04 Right this way, Mr. Gordon.
00:33:08 I wired ahead for two suites adjoining.
00:33:11 - I don't recall.
00:33:13 I'm sorry, we're filled up,
00:33:16 You're wrong,
00:33:18 - Look through your reservations.
00:33:21 Yes, you're right, Mr. Gordon.
00:33:40 That's sweet music in there. You can
00:33:44 I can feel it right down
00:33:48 - Eddie!
00:33:50 I didn't know you were here. Everyone's
00:33:55 West Stone Kid, Johnny Jumbo.
00:34:01 - What room are we in?
00:34:04 I'll be up later.
00:34:45 Wait, Miss Packard.
00:34:48 We're neighbors, now. Call me Sarah.
00:34:51 I want to talk to you.
00:34:54 Do we need words?
00:34:56 I think so. We could cut each other up,
00:35:00 for me, for you, and worst of all for Eddie.
00:35:04 You know what's good for him.
00:35:07 To win.
00:35:08 For whom and for what?
00:35:11 What makes the world go around?
00:35:16 Answer my first question. For whom?
00:35:19 Today for me, tomorrow for himself.
00:35:21 There is no tomorrow with you.
00:35:24 You own all the tomorrows,
00:35:30 Nobody has to sell.
00:35:33 - You bastard...
00:35:37 You're here on a rain check, and I know it.
00:35:41 You let that glory whistle blow for Eddie
00:35:43 and you're a wreck on the track,
00:35:46 Don't make trouble, Miss Ladybird.
00:35:52 While you can.
00:35:58 I'll make it up to you.
00:36:02 How?
00:36:06 You tell me.
00:36:33 Thanks.
00:36:36 There are three late scratches
00:36:39 Rosemary, Stroke of Luck, and L & R.
00:36:44 - Where's Bert?
00:36:47 That old loving horse paid $22.40!
00:36:49 I won $200 from that jockey
00:36:55 - Here, you hold it.
00:36:57 Just for luck.
00:37:02 - Findley's here.
00:37:05 Over there by the bar.
00:37:15 - Aren't you going to talk to him?
00:37:23 - You ready for another?
00:37:25 No more for me.
00:37:28 Hello. I haven't seen you in a long time.
00:37:32 I haven't been here for a long time.
00:37:36 Miss Packard, Eddie Felson. James...
00:37:39 Findley.
00:37:41 - Glad to meet you.
00:37:43 I think I've heard about you, Mr. Felson.
00:37:49 - Now and then. Why? Do you?
00:37:54 So does Eddie.
00:37:58 - I win sometimes.
00:38:04 How much?
00:38:07 Bert?
00:38:09 I believe Mr. Felson
00:38:12 Could be.
00:38:13 Well, Mr. Felson,
00:38:15 maybe you'd like to come to my place
00:38:19 When?
00:38:21 - You're very direct.
00:38:25 - Tonight?
00:38:28 I'm having some people for drinks
00:38:31 Why don't you all come?
00:38:35 - We'll be there.
00:38:44 If you don't mind,
00:38:47 - What's the matter?
00:38:49 Come on, it'll be a lot of laughs.
00:38:52 He invites everybody from high society
00:38:57 Another way he gets his kicks.
00:38:59 It excites him to be around
00:39:05 Some women, too.
00:41:26 - What's the matter?
00:41:29 Let her sleep it off.
00:41:32 Cut it out!
00:41:33 Do what he says, come on, upstairs.
00:42:46 Do you gentlemen care for a drink?
00:42:49 - None for me. Let's play.
00:42:58 Thought we came here to play pool?
00:43:01 I don't play pool, I play billiards.
00:43:05 It's my house, my game. You don't have
00:43:10 - We won't.
00:43:14 - How much?
00:43:19 - Did you ever play billiards before?
00:43:23 You hustling me?
00:43:25 I'm sure he knows what he's doing.
00:43:31 Deal the cards.
00:43:58 Beautiful shot!
00:44:03 - Sure you wouldn't care for a drink?
00:44:11 How do we stand?
00:44:12 - About even.
00:44:14 - I don't know.
00:44:17 Level with me. Did you ever play billiards?
00:44:19 What's the difference?
00:44:21 There's a cue, balls on the table.
00:44:25 - Shall we raise the stakes?
00:44:29 $500?
00:44:31 You think you can beat him?
00:44:32 Of course he does.
00:44:35 I didn't ask him, can he beat you,
00:44:39 I asked him, will he?
00:44:42 I can beat him.
00:44:45 All right, $500.
00:44:48 Have you noticed, Bert, this fellow here
00:44:53 It seems you might have modeled
00:44:59 It's possible.
00:45:09 Mark that one up, too, Bert.
00:45:12 I'll beat him the next game.
00:45:18 How are the hands?
00:45:21 Fine.
00:45:22 Rack up your cue, we're leaving.
00:45:24 - That's a shame. The night is young.
00:45:29 - Hey, Bert, wait.
00:45:45 I can beat him, Bert.
00:45:46 He suckered me, I didn't think he knew
00:45:51 I don't believe you, Eddie.
00:45:58 I'll play him on my own money!
00:46:02 Be right back.
00:46:34 Okay, come on, let's play.
00:46:41 I'm broke.
00:46:43 - That's unfortunate, Mr. Felson.
00:46:47 Bert, he only beat me by a point.
00:46:49 - The bank is closed.
00:46:53 I know when to quit. You don't.
00:46:56 What do you want me to do? Say it
00:46:58 and you've got it,
00:47:00 Don't beg him.
00:47:04 - Go back to the hotel.
00:47:07 Go back to the hotel. Take a cab, go back!
00:47:12 Doesn't all this come through to you?
00:47:17 That man, this place, the people.
00:47:20 They wear masks, and under them
00:47:25 - Shut up.
00:47:29 That's Turk, who broke your thumbs!
00:47:32 He won't break your thumbs,
00:47:35 and for the same reason,
00:47:40 - For what you have and he hasn't.
00:47:44 Would you get off my back?
00:47:53 Play him, Eddie.
00:47:56 Play him for $1,000 a game.
00:48:34 Will you take a check?
00:48:40 Cash.
00:48:45 How much do I owe you?
00:48:47 $12,000.
00:49:13 Here.
00:49:17 It's been an interesting evening.
00:49:24 It sure has.
00:49:26 Charles, call a cab for these gentlemen,
00:49:30 - I'd show you to the door, but...
00:49:35 And beat.
00:49:39 Yeah.
00:49:44 You must come again.
00:49:48 Yeah, sure.
00:50:02 Here's your share: $3,000.
00:50:05 - The cab is waiting.
00:50:10 - Eddie, let's go.
00:50:14 It's a long walk.
00:50:16 I got time, Bert.
00:50:18 You want me to tell her for you?
00:50:21 Tell her what?
00:50:23 You got to be hard, Eddie.
00:51:47 When are you leaving?
00:51:48 In a little while.
00:51:53 It's what Eddie wants.
00:51:56 He told me to give you some money.
00:52:03 Put it on the bed.
00:52:09 That's the way it's done.
00:52:12 The way you're looking at me,
00:52:13 is that how you look
00:52:18 As if you've just taken his money
00:52:25 - All I want is the money.
00:52:28 Sure, the money and the aristocratic
00:52:34 You're a Roman, Bert.
00:53:22 You got a drink?
00:54:13 Give me my key, please. Room 57.
00:54:19 Come on, give me my key.
00:54:45 Now, let's go over this again.
00:54:49 She closed the door, I told you,
00:54:53 She closed the door, went in there,
00:55:00 Hey, let him come in.
00:55:08 Eddie...
00:55:37 Eddie?
00:55:42 Eddie?
00:55:50 She came in here, Eddie.
00:55:53 She asked me for a drink.
00:55:56 I gave her one.
00:55:59 We had a few more.
00:56:03 Eddie, she came in here!
00:57:34 I came to play pool, Fats.
00:57:42 - That's good. For how much?
00:57:47 $1,000 a game?
00:57:49 Let's make it $3,000 a game, Fats.
00:57:53 $3,000, that's my bankroll, my life savings.
00:58:00 What's the matter, Fats?
00:58:01 Beat me the first game,
00:58:09 Let's go.
00:58:18 Get on me, Bert, I can't lose!
00:58:24 Willie?
00:58:35 - Call it.
00:59:14 (4)
00:59:25 How should I play that one, Bert?
00:59:28 Play it safe?
00:59:30 That's what you always told me,
00:59:35 Well, here we go, fast and loose.
00:59:37 One ball, corner pocket.
00:59:40 Percentage players die broke, too,
00:59:53 How can I lose?
00:59:56 Twelve ball.
01:00:02 I mean, how can I lose?
01:00:08 It's not enough to have talent,
01:00:13 Four ball.
01:00:23 And I sure got character now.
01:00:26 I picked it up in a hotel room in Louisville.
01:00:32 Shoot pool, Fast Eddie.
01:00:35 I'm shooting pool, Fats.
01:00:44 Five ball.
01:00:50 Fourteen ball.
01:00:54 (5)
01:01:04 That's game.
01:01:17 Game!
01:01:32 Eight ball.
01:01:50 Thirteen ball.
01:02:08 I quit, Eddie.
01:02:11 I can't beat you.
01:02:15 Willie, give him the stake.
01:02:21 You got yourself a pool player.
01:02:23 Preacher, give me my coat.
01:02:29 Where do you think you're going?
01:02:34 Eddie?
01:02:38 You owe me money!
01:02:44 Just how do you figure that, Bert?
01:02:50 - What do you figure I owe you?
01:02:54 - In Louisville, it was 75%.
01:03:06 What if I don't pay you?
01:03:11 You don't pay me?
01:03:15 You'll get your thumbs broken again.
01:03:20 And your fingers.
01:03:25 If I want them to, they'll break
01:03:30 You better pay him, Eddie.
01:03:47 You figure you're still my manager?
01:03:49 I'm a businessman, kid.
01:03:52 You've got a lot of games lined up for me?
01:03:54 We'll make lots of money together,
01:03:56 50%?
01:03:59 It don't have to be 50%.
01:04:10 We really stuck the knife in her, didn't we?
01:04:14 We really gave it to her good.
01:04:16 If it didn't happen in Louisville,
01:04:19 If not now, six months from now.
01:04:23 Then we twisted it, didn't we, Bert?
01:04:27 It doesn't stick in your throat because
01:04:35 But it sticks in mine.
01:04:40 I loved her.
01:04:44 I traded her in on a pool game.
01:04:48 That wouldn't mean anything to you.
01:04:53 "Just win," you said.
01:04:57 You don't know what winning is.
01:05:01 Because you're dead inside,
01:05:04 unless you make everything else
01:05:08 Too high, Bert.
01:05:10 Your price is too high.
01:05:14 If I take it, she never lived.
01:05:22 We both know that's not true, don't we?
01:05:31 You better...
01:05:34 You tell your boys they better kill me.
01:05:39 because if they just bust me up,
01:05:45 and so help me God, Bert,
01:05:47 I'll come back and I'll kill you.
01:05:51 Wait a minute.
01:06:00 All right.
01:06:19 Only,
01:06:25 don't ever walk
01:06:39 Fat Man,
01:06:41 you shoot a great game of pool.
01:06:44 So do you, Fast Eddie.