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   Connie Lingua to Howard   
   Re: Godfather -- What Scene is This?   
   18 Sep 20 08:59:58   
   
   From: connie_l23@gmail.com   
      
   On 06/09/2020 05:10, Howard wrote:   
   > I learned today that Marlon Brando often read from cue cards attached to   
   > actors during the filming of The Godfather. One explanation I've read is   
   > that he was too lazy to learn the lines. Another explanation is that last   
   > second script changes made it too hard for him to learn them.   
   >   
   > At any rate, this is a photo of Robert Duvall with lines attached to him:   
   >   
   > https://imgur.com/uD5U2d9   
   >   
   > I can't make out the words. Does anyone know what scene this is?   
   >   
      
   Easy. Brando is saying:   
      
      
      
   If you ever wondered why Don Corleone mumbled his words, this is it.   
   Brando could not only not remember his lines, he could not read them   
   either.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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