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00:01:20 #1 sleeper pleasure oh I know but it's so silly Joe oh this is ridiculous Joe you

00:02:34 #2 know Chinatown's all of faith then you should feel quite a hell of a lowly now

00:02:45 #3 ladies help for a real treat Chinatown the mysterious Chinatown on the right is

00:02:56 #4 The famous porcelain Chinese in the basement is located the den of

00:03:07 #5 one long the one for the day a rocker fellow the mysterious orient you are

00:03:13 #6 passing through the name entering the den right now in 15 minutes you will be

00:03:28 #7 buying Chicago St. Louis or New York today it's wine women

00:03:33 #8 It's a very good one.

00:03:35 #9 American, very dumb.

00:03:37 #10 Charity.

00:03:39 #11 On the right and forward is the Chinese fish market.

00:03:43 #12 And next to it, Unwong's famous lottery.

00:03:47 #13 And now, ladies, a point of vital interest.

00:03:50 #14 We are approaching the boundary line

00:03:52 #15 between the districts of the two great towns.

00:03:55 #16 When they are at war,

00:03:57 #17 no Chinaman may cross that street alive.

00:04:00 #18 We are approaching the Chinese theater.

00:04:04 #19 We are a little late for the show inside at last Thursday.

00:04:08 #20 Come on, we need you.

00:04:16 #21 Come on, get down.

00:04:19 #22 I can assure you.

00:04:22 #23 Don't get excited, folks.

00:04:40 #24 This is just another rubber Chinaman to fool the rubber next.

00:04:44 #25 The show's over.

00:04:50 #26 Okay, Chuck.

00:05:02 #27 No, Zio is out.

00:05:03 #28 Aren't you even going to make sure he's dead?

00:05:11 #29 Come on, Tom, put it in. Let's drive out.

00:05:12 #30 Are we leaving the girl behind?

00:05:17 #31 That's our tough luck. When Chuck Riley says go, we go.

00:05:20 #32 See? All right, Tom, put it in line.

00:05:23 #33 But if you won't do anything for him, then I will.

00:05:26 #34 He's a dead monkey.

00:05:30 #35 How do you know? You haven't even looked at him.

00:05:34 #36 I know he's dead. I know who shot him.

00:05:37 #37 Captain, I checked.

00:05:53 #38 Hi.

00:05:55 #39 Hi, Ignite. Hello there, Sergeant.

00:05:57 #40 So I see.

00:06:03 #41 Now, miss, tell us just what you know about this.

00:06:06 #42 Hey, she's just a rubber-necker.

00:06:09 #43 She don't know anything.

00:06:11 #44 Well, if you can tell us something about it, Chuck.

00:06:12 #45 Yeah?

00:06:14 #46 Don't be silly. What's the use?

00:06:17 #47 Say, run from out and let's have a look at them boys.

00:06:22 #48 Will you tell me the nearest taxi stand?

00:06:24 #49 You better ride with a bull.

00:06:26 #50 It's much safer this hour than I'd around here.

00:06:29 #51 You're going to need a little...

00:06:34 #52 Come on.

00:06:35 #53 Let's go, where is Jeff?

00:06:40 #54 You know, I'm going to take you back and give you the steam.

00:06:42 #55 Talk up now.

00:06:43 #56 Well, talk.

00:06:44 #57 Come on, take it out.

00:06:45 #58 Hey, just speak.

00:06:46 #59 Don't you hear what I'm saying here?

00:06:48 #60 I'm telling you, can't you hear what I'm saying here?

00:06:53 #61 Speak English.

00:06:54 #62 Ah, it's insane.

00:06:57 #63 I'm further trying to remain.

00:06:58 #64 Wait a minute, boys.

00:06:59 #65 Wait a minute.

00:07:00 #66 Now, don't mind those dicks.

00:07:03 #67 Tell me what happened.

00:07:05 #68 Don't need to go guy and see.

00:07:07 #69 Yo, he got his guy yet I'm proud to be.

00:07:09 #70 Wait a minute.

00:07:11 #71 It's all right.

00:07:12 #72 Well, a whole year in the course of that line.

00:07:15 #73 Wong Lee shot him and beat it.

00:07:18 #74 All right.

00:07:19 #75 Go ahead.

00:07:20 #76 There you are.

00:07:21 #77 Another Tong War, eh Chuck?

00:07:23 #78 No spleek English.

00:07:54 #79 Love him on, boys.

00:07:56 #80 You can't order me around like one of your Chinaman.

00:08:10 #81 Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

00:08:14 #82 Goodbye.

00:08:15 #83 Good night, boys.

00:08:20 #84 You won't find any taxes around here tonight.

00:08:24 #85 is around here tonight. That was a close one wasn't it?

00:09:00 #86 How dare you put your hands on me you, you gorilla!

00:09:03 #87 Say listen, don't get dramatic.

00:09:06 #88 Go on out if you want to.

00:09:08 #89 But I certainly will.

00:09:09 #90 Where are you taking me?

00:10:43 #91 Well I'm not taking you.

00:10:45 #92 You're following me.

00:10:47 #93 Would you mind waiting in here a moment?

00:11:01 #94 Why?

00:11:03 #95 I know not at all.

00:11:04 #96 Me aratallyu? Let me out!

00:11:23 #97 Stop your whining.

00:11:24 #98 You'll get out of here when it's safe for you to go and not before.

00:11:28 #99 Eat some nut to fool with Chuck Riley.

00:14:19 #100 We've had enough. Let's stand. Let's go.

00:14:22 #101 Frank.

00:14:26 #102 I chuck you in the shoulder when you take a year just on the subject.

00:14:28 #103 Oh look at the fat little shawnam!

00:15:15 #104 Ah wadi!

00:15:20 #105 Pick up your feet there, baby.

00:15:36 #106 I'm sick of these uptown women that come down here for a thrill.

00:15:40 #107 An exceptionally poor conversationalist, Wu Cheng.

00:15:58 #108 He's most unkind of you to invite my opinion of your aid.

00:16:02 #109 You're not a telegrapher, you're a philosopher.

00:16:07 #110 Thank you.

00:16:17 #111 Come in a minute, Pete.

00:16:18 #112 Treaty's been broken and I'm declaring war.

00:16:28 #113 Wait a minute, wait a minute.

00:16:33 #114 Listen, you carry out my orders just exactly as rehearsed.

00:16:38 #115 Now go to it.

00:16:39 #116 OK, Chuck.

00:16:41 #117 Hey, move it!

00:16:46 #118 Hey, Dave, on life.

00:16:48 #119 You are comfortable, will ya?

00:16:51 #120 Not at all. I'm with you, friend.

00:16:52 #121 Lala, thank you.

00:17:32 #122 Put this on the bulletin board at the four corners.

00:17:35 #123 Why do you choose this life?

00:20:13 #124 Why is a man with your order?

00:20:17 #125 Personality. A man of education.

00:20:21 #126 A man of apparent possibilities.

00:20:25 #127 Satisfied to be the white boss of a yellow

00:20:29 #128 underworld rabble. What is it?

00:20:33 #129 Tell me.

00:20:36 #130 No, please.

00:20:48 #131 Please, don't let me out of here.

00:20:50 #132 Not yet.

00:20:52 #133 Not until those boys stop throwing firecrackers.

00:20:55 #134 Attention, boys.

00:21:29 #135 You'll separate the town.

00:21:31 #136 And don't let anyone get through without a frisk.

00:21:35 #137 Take your post.

00:21:38 #138 Riley, this is a city examiner.

00:25:37 #139 Let me give you a tip, Chuck.

00:25:40 #140 You better not go near that Chinese theater tonight.

00:25:43 #141 Yeah?

00:25:44 #142 Well, but, but, but, but Boston Charlie says,

00:25:48 #143 and if you put in there that his murky's a,

00:25:50 #144 but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but,

00:25:52 #145 don't be off.

00:25:53 #146 Is that so?

00:25:54 #147 Six nine three.

00:26:20 #148 Now this is a very charming necklace.

00:26:23 #149 Chinese Jade.

00:26:25 #150 It is beautiful, but what is the price of this?

00:26:27 #151 Three hundred.

00:26:29 #152 I think it's half.

00:26:30 #153 Surely.

00:26:31 #154 Hello?

00:26:36 #155 Hello, this is Boston Charlie.

00:26:39 #156 Yes, well this is Williams of the examiner.

00:26:44 #157 Let me give you a tip, Boston.

00:26:46 #158 Don't go near that Chinese theater tonight.

00:26:50 #159 And who's that though?

00:26:54 #160 Well, Chuck Riley says

00:26:56 #161 that if he sees you there he's gonna have his

00:26:58 #162 The monkeys, they're going to kill you. You're right.

00:27:01 #163 I don't care.

00:27:31 #164 Go ahead.

00:27:32 #165 Why are you going, Jimmy?

00:27:34 #166 I'm going down to the Chinese Theater.

00:27:37 #167 I hear there's going to be a big show there tonight.

00:27:40 #168 I'll see you later, Barrow.

00:27:42 #169 Oh, you know, that boy's a smart cracker.

00:27:46 #170 Yeah, too bad that there's a boy's stutters in it.

00:27:48 #171 It sure is.

00:27:49 #172 Come on, let's go for these drinks.

00:27:50 #173 Come on.

00:27:51 #174 You're a half-cuted little white hair.

00:28:11 #175 I'm the boss of the bar.

00:28:13 #176 Yes, it's you.

00:28:14 #177 Do you know who I am?

00:28:20 #178 You're all in the same business.

00:28:27 #179 I have a job to tell you.

00:28:29 #180 I'm going to the bar tonight.

00:28:30 #181 I don't know all the girls.

00:28:57 #182 I'm going to the bar to see who's coming.

00:28:59 #183 I'm going to ask.

00:29:00 #184 How do you do, Charlie?

00:29:14 #185 Very well. Thank you, Mr. Riley.

00:29:17 #186 Right.

00:29:18 #187 Yes.

00:29:22 #188 What a pleasant surprise.

00:29:24 #189 I hope you're paying me.

00:29:26 #190 Yes, I'm quite sure it can be arranged.

00:29:31 #191 Step up and squander your money. Thank you.

00:29:34 #192 Not at all.

00:29:40 #193 Go in there, just go away.

00:29:43 #194 Give me several of those tickets.

00:29:45 #195 Wait a minute, you. And you.

00:29:48 #196 We're watching you two guys.

00:29:51 #197 One phony model and drug debauchery.

00:29:53 #198 Wait a minute. Get him up. Get going.

00:30:02 #199 Sorry, sir. You're next. Get him up.

00:30:05 #200 Don't get tough.

00:30:06 #201 Mr. Riley. Mr. Riley, may I see you a moment?

00:30:24 #202 Mr. Riley, we've been all over Chinatown looking for you.

00:30:43 #203 How are you?

00:30:46 #204 I wanted my friends to meet you.

00:30:49 #205 Mr. Van Dyke.

00:30:50 #206 How do you do?

00:30:51 #207 Mr. Root. How are you?

00:30:54 #208 Mr. Cuttle. And you? I don't know.

00:30:57 #209 I'm down here.

00:31:04 #210 Why, we thought it'd be fun to come.

00:31:06 #211 Miss Fry thought we'd get a kick out of Chinatown.

00:31:09 #212 And it's big white board.

00:31:11 #213 Isn't that nice?

00:31:14 #214 Advise you to go in there.

00:31:16 #215 You might get more of a kick than you can stand.

00:31:34 #216 Well, at least that man Frank, I'll say that for you.

00:31:40 #217 No, John, let's go off at least on him, I'll tell you.

00:33:08 #218 Yes, Jones, we've met your gorilla.

00:33:11 #219 Come on, let's go up town and get caught up.

00:33:13 #220 He may be a gorilla, but he's more of a man than a man.

00:33:16 #221 But he's more of a man than anyone I know. Oh, really?

00:33:19 #222 Yes.

00:33:20 #223 I wouldn't dare be caged up with either of you for tonight.

00:33:32 #224 Come on, let's go.

00:33:33 #225 No, I don't want to go.

00:33:34 #226 She wants to chase after that man later, not me.

00:33:36 #227 Come on.

00:33:39 #228 We'd better go with her, or she'll go native.

00:34:34 #229 Won't you take my seat? No, no. Please.

00:34:37 #230 But you will be doing me a great favor.

00:34:44 #231 Thank you. Not at all.

00:34:48 #232 John, use it here. I will take that one.

00:34:52 #233 But actually, sir, this one. And it's just across the way.

00:34:55 #234 Well, if you see.

00:35:28 #235 Better luck next time.

00:36:50 #236 Yeah?

00:36:51 #237 You wouldn't have had the nerve to have gotten in the way of my monkeys.

00:37:04 #238 The penalty of sex appeal.

00:37:15 #239 Eh?

00:37:20 #240 But the next time you'll...

00:37:21 #241 There'll be no next time.

00:37:22 #242 You in my own way.

00:37:26 #243 When you get right.

00:37:27 #244 And still, perfume babies not to come in here.

00:37:43 #245 To be exact, or anybody be...

00:37:49 #246 She's shot, yes?

00:37:50 #247 Wee!

00:37:51 #248 I'll take this.

00:37:58 #249 No time for an apology.

00:38:03 #250 Let's get out.

00:38:20 #251 Now that you've seen me home.

00:38:27 #252 Yes. You and those dumb friends of yours down here looking us over like animals in a zoo.

00:38:33 #253 That's not fair.

00:38:34 #254 No. Just a couple of bored uptown women and their cake eaters.

00:38:40 #255 Who faint if anybody slapped them in the jaw.

00:38:43 #256 All right, Chuck.

00:38:44 #257 All those two big he-men of yours about that. Will you?

00:42:24 #258 Chuck.

00:42:25 #259 All right, little children be at a-to-to-tripled in the aisle.

00:42:54 #260 Why you could-but-but-but build up to the sky.

00:42:56 #261 Think of it, the-the-the-the-the-the two big leaders.

00:42:58 #262 It's Chuck Riley and the Boston Charlie.

00:43:01 #263 And mind you, all for the favor of the big society,

00:43:04 #264 Dame, who were down there slumming.

00:43:06 #265 Hey, that's great.

00:43:07 #266 But what's the Dame's name?

00:43:09 #267 Name?

00:43:10 #268 I don't know the Dame's name.

00:43:13 #269 She's not the story.

00:44:09 #270 Come here.

00:44:09 #271 Just thinking, body, barberry coats.

00:44:28 #272 Which are you?

00:44:37 #273 Tom.

00:44:39 #274 You're going back up there?

00:44:42 #275 You just came down here for a thrill.

00:44:52 #276 That's not true.

00:44:54 #277 I'm here because you're the only real man I've ever known.

00:45:01 #278 For once in my life, I wanted to be a real woman.

00:45:16 #279 Oh, Chuck, don't you understand?

00:45:32 #280 I'm too used to the other two.

00:45:35 #281 Stay here.

00:45:37 #282 to stay here. This has been perfect but we'd only spoil it by prolonging it.

00:45:49 #283 If a real woman loves a man she doesn't come to him one minute and leave him the

00:46:03 #284 next. Now Chuck, what do you want me to do? Marry you and make an honest man of you?

00:46:12 #285 Don't you...

00:46:14 #286 Don't you realize that our lives are so different?

00:46:19 #287 It would never work. Goodbye.

00:47:07 #288 All right. Go on and get out.

00:47:15 #289 You've had your fun, you hit-and-run thrill-hunter-you.

00:47:21 #290 Put this among your souvenirs.

00:47:25 #291 I think you're yellow, and you're a quitter.

00:47:29 #292 Going my way?

00:47:49 #293 Ha ha!

00:47:51 #294 Sure she is!

00:47:55 #295 She came your way and she's going your way.

00:47:59 #296 You're both a lot.

00:48:15 #297 I've changed my mind, Chuck.

00:48:19 #298 I'm going...

00:48:21 #299 your way.

00:49:16 #300 Please don't go, Chuck.

00:49:18 #301 They'll kill you before you ever get to the cemetery.

00:49:20 #302 What?

00:49:21 #303 Miss one of my tommar funerals?

00:49:24 #304 Why you're crazy.

00:49:32 #305 Then... then let me go with you.

00:49:35 #306 I can't stand being left alone.

00:49:38 #307 Afraid.

00:49:39 #308 Say listen,

00:49:41 #309 you belong to Chinatown now.

00:49:43 #310 No decent woman ever goes out of here, except on feast days.

00:49:49 #311 No.

00:49:51 #312 No decent woman.

00:49:52 #313 No, let's not start that again.

00:49:55 #314 Oh Chuck, why were you persistent thinking that I came here just for an adventure?

00:50:01 #315 Don't you realize now that I belong to you?

00:50:04 #316 I've burned all my bridges behind me.

00:50:06 #317 And now, now I'm afraid they'll get you.

00:50:10 #318 Just like they got him.

00:50:12 #319 Why don't you stop this stupid war?

00:50:23 #320 Now don't be impatient, Joan.

00:50:29 #321 In another month it will all be over.

00:50:34 #322 And Chuck Riley will be the king of all the Chinatowns in America.

00:50:38 #323 In another month, Chuck Riley will be dead.

00:50:48 #324 Why doesn't the government do something?

00:50:54 #325 What can they do? Deport all Tong members?

00:50:59 #326 Yes.

00:51:01 #327 Yes, why don't they?

00:51:06 #328 I'll tell you why they don't.

00:51:09 #329 It's because they think all Tong members have immigration papers.

00:51:15 #330 Rental members. Is that for me?

00:51:51 #331 in loving memory of our comrade son, Yip,

00:51:56 #332 from the Chinese benevolent and protective society.

00:52:00 #333 Isn't that sweet?

00:52:07 #334 Isn't that nice? Thank you.

00:52:09 #335 Thank you.

00:52:10 #336 Thank you very much.

00:52:11 #337 Thank you.

00:52:13 #338 Oh, how thoughtful.

00:52:16 #339 Thank you. Thank you.

00:52:22 #340 Hey, Missy, no go out.

00:52:57 #341 Good night, boys.

00:53:13 #342 Okay, Jack.

00:53:14 #343 For a moment, we, the merchants from this city,

00:56:51 #344 endorsed by our government officials,

00:56:53 #345 Riley, you must listen to me.

00:57:22 #346 Wait!

00:57:38 #347 At fast, we'll up and cut our back that time.

00:57:42 #348 Oh, so wait, dear.

00:57:45 #349 You'll make peace right now,

00:57:47 #350 or we'll deport every one of your men without papers.

00:57:51 #351 I thank you.

00:57:54 #352 Will you sign on the dotted line, please?

00:58:06 #353 I'll give you my thanks later.

00:58:12 #354 You've torn up your last chance, Riley.

00:58:41 #355 Isn't that too bad?

00:58:45 #356 You go out the same way that you came in.

00:58:48 #357 Now, but you do not understand the answer.

00:58:50 #358 Don't give me any argument. Get out of here.

00:58:53 #359 Hey, brave, just a check.

00:59:10 #360 What a ladies man.

00:59:16 #361 Hey?

00:59:51 #362 Chuck, I tried to save you in spite of yourself.

00:59:59 #363 Because I love you.

01:00:13 #364 No, Chuck, you can't.

01:00:15 #365 for this. This has been perfect. But we'd only spoil it by prolonging it.

01:00:34 #366 It isn't that I wanted so long as for my own sake.

01:00:40 #367 I stay here hoping that I could get you away from all this in time.

01:00:44 #368 To make you the man you could be, or die.

01:00:48 #369 To make you go my way.

01:00:51 #370 I gave up my whole life for you, gladly.

01:00:55 #371 I'm not sorry. But you can't.

01:00:59 #372 You can't end it like this.

01:01:01 #373 Now you ain't gonna get any more to drink.

01:02:56 #374 You had enough.

01:02:57 #375 Licker ain't gonna help you with what you got.

01:02:59 #376 And it ain't gonna bring your sweetie back.

01:03:02 #377 No.

01:03:03 #378 Now listen, kid.

01:03:04 #379 You ain't no bum.

01:03:06 #380 I got you picked for one of those jeans from uptown.

01:03:09 #381 And when your swell friends come down here looking for you,

01:03:12 #382 I ain't gonna take no rap in the pan for you either.

01:03:16 #383 You understand that?

01:03:18 #384 No, they ain't gonna find you in Glaney's bar.

01:03:21 #385 Go away, go away, sister. Go away.

01:03:26 #386 Didn't you get any home?

01:03:40 #387 Certainly I have a home.

01:03:42 #388 Well, why don't you go to...

01:03:43 #389 Jump together, kid. You got to sober up.

01:04:00 #390 Don't you worry, because I'll take you to my house.

01:04:03 #391 That's well-joined. Nobody'll hurt you when you're with me.

01:04:09 #392 Well, I'm bigger and stronger than I look, and I'll take good care of you.

01:04:14 #393 You know, you just have to buck up for a little while,

01:04:17 #394 And then you'll be all right.

01:04:19 #395 If you get sick, I can go right down there and get a doctor for you.

01:04:23 #396 Don't you worry. You'll be all right.

01:04:26 #397 We haven't got far to go now.

01:04:28 #398 We're almost there. Just a few more steps.

01:04:32 #399 You'll be all right in a couple of days, and Chuck will want to take you back.

01:04:36 #400 Believe me, here we are. Watch the steps now.

01:04:40 #401 One, whoop, don't fall.

01:04:42 #402 Two, three, add a boy.

01:04:45 #403 And the thing about that, those are Boston Charlie's men.

01:08:01 #404 All of our men have paper.

01:08:05 #405 I'll kill you.

01:08:10 #406 Here's lots of things.

01:08:11 #407 Chinese names and faces are very deceitful.

01:08:16 #408 These guys have been dead for years.

01:08:21 #409 What if we get on the job?

01:08:34 #410 Oh, I don't know.

01:08:35 #411 Go, old man.

01:08:46 #412 They've done nothing to you?

01:08:53 #413 And she's crazy about you, Chuck.

01:08:56 #414 Honest she is.

01:08:57 #415 She talks about you all the time.

01:09:00 #416 In her sleep, too.

01:09:02 #417 And you know that jump of mine it ain't no place for a lady like her and I tell you

01:09:11 #418 She ain't gonna last much longer. They'll be coming to take her away Chuck. I want you give the dame another chance

01:09:20 #419 She loves you. I'm here. You're gonna be sorry for this Chuck back here. Hey kid come back here

01:09:53 #420 I didn't mean it come on back here. Don't run away. Come on back here get that kid

01:10:11 #421 Bring him up here. Bring him up to me.

01:10:33 #422 Or I'll bring him up.

01:10:34 #423 He's on the alley.

01:10:35 #424 You can find that dog on the other side.

01:10:37 #425 He'll build a run across the street.

01:10:39 #426 The cops are coming.

01:10:53 #427 Get me to the nearest hospital, please.

01:11:47 #428 Run over?

01:12:23 #429 No, somebody threw her out of a car.

01:12:25 #430 Does she belong here?

01:12:27 #431 Yeah, she used to hang out here.

01:12:30 #432 Put her over there, boys.

01:12:32 #433 If she means anything to you,

01:16:42 #434 I take her out of all of this for good.

01:16:46 #435 Chuck.

01:17:43 #436 You are now on the street of Thighs.

01:17:48 #437 On your right is the pleasure palace of Boston Charlie Woothe.

01:17:54 #438 Enrapt in that very house the famous abandoned all his...

01:18:04 #439 China Towns of Fate.

01:18:24 #440 I don't believe there ever was any such guy as Chuck Riles.