The Chase (1966)

James Fox: Jason (Jake) Rogers

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• Val Rogers : Bubber, let Jake walk forward. And if he's all right, I'll give you my car and see that you get out of here without anyone bothering you.

  Charlie 'Bubber' Reeves : He can do that?

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : Yeah. He can do that.

  Charlie 'Bubber' Reeves : Huh! What a world.

• Jason 'Jake' Rogers : When my father smells oil, nature repents! And there'll be oil; when it flows - and flow it will - my father will be right here with a bonus for everybody! It'll be Saturday night in a few hours, and I've only one more duty - to see our Mexican workers and wish them a safe journey 'home'. You all have a happy weekend and wish me one; we've labored hard and we deserve the happiness that all Americans know to be their birthright!

• Jason 'Jake' Rogers : [enters]  Hi. Anna? Anna? Anna! *Anna!*

  Anna Reeves : What's the matter? Oh, I fell asleep.

  [throws her arms around his neck, and kisses him] 

  Anna Reeves : You're early. Hey, you're shaking.

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : No, look what I have.

  [holds up two bottles of champagne] 

  Anna Reeves : [snickers]  For a whole year?

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : No, for tonight.

  [sits down on chair] 

  Anna Reeves : You've got the jitters.

  [kneels down next to him on floor] 

  Anna Reeves : Was it bad at home?

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : No, no worse. Like always.

  [smashes the neck off one of the bottles on the nearest piece of furniture, and as she tries to clean up:] 

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : I can't take much more of it. Now, how many times did I say that?

  Anna Reeves : Every Saturday night.

  [smiles] 

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : [Anna pours a drink, takes a sip, then hands it to him, he takes a sip, then puts the drink out of the way]  You're the only woman I ever knew who never has to talk. First thing I ever noticed about you. Even when you were a little girl.

  [Anna gives a vague smile] 

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : I got a present for you.

  [takes a little box out of his pocket, hands it to her, and she sits there looking at it] 

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : Well, open it, darling.

  Anna Reeves : [obviously expensive earrings]  How much did they cost?

  [raises her eyebrows] 

  Anna Reeves : Hmm? $500?

  [Jake smirks, then chuckles] 

  Anna Reeves : 800, 900?

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : Why do you have to know? 2000.

  Anna Reeves : Jake, where am I gonna wear 'em? You keep giving me things like that. They're just gonna sit in my lousy room

  [throws them at Jake] 

  Anna Reeves : in a rotten drawer and I'll stare at 'em!

  Jason 'Jake' Rogers : [sits down next to her]  I didn't marry first, Anna, you did. I didn't marry first, you did!

  [cups her face] 

  Anna Reeves : Oh, Jake, I heard you. Come on, stop talking foolish. Stop talking anything.

  [kisses him]