The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (1974)

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Jay Gatsby: How do you do, old sport? I'm Gatsby.

Nick Carraway: They say you killed a man.
Jay Gatsby: Only one?

Jay Gatsby: Klipspringer has been here since a party I threw in April. I didn't even realise he was here until two weeks ago.

Daisy Buchanan: And when I was in the delivery room, waking up from the ether, I asked the nurse whether it was a boy or a girl. She said it was a girl - and I turned my head to the side and cried. And then I said, I hope she grows up to be a pretty little fool. That's about the best a girl can hope for these days, to be a pretty little fool.

Factual error: In the opening sequence, as Nick arrives at Tom and Daisy's shore to meet Tom, there are people playing/practicing polo in the background. The ground is undulating where polo must be played on a flat field, both for the ball to roll consistently and for the safety of the riders and ponies.

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Question: When Myrtle is talking to the man who is selling puppies, she says that she wants one of those "police dogs". What breed of dog would be commonly referred to as a "police dog" (at least around this time)?

Answer: German shephards are referred to as police dogs.

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