“Do you know the what the moral of this story is? “Don’t eat a cue ball?” “Yes, that is exactly what the moral of the story is..well thanks for stopping by, have a good day.”
When you listen to the story and rewatch the clip, the most chilling part is the throwaway line ‘I don’t recall his name’. Remembers every detail about killing a dude but won’t say his name.
@Willem DaFuckedUp no, I agree with him. Rothstein is definitely capable of murder, but can you see him being needlessly sadistic? Gyp rosetti or joe masseria or even manny horvitz, sure, but Rothstein?
A.R oozes authority in a way none of the other bosses could. The way his calm demeanour never cracks and he talks with such patience yet still has everybody hanging onto his last word.
the best part of the AR story, is you can see, with each season, the houses he lives it become less and less grand, started in a grand mansion with a massive room for billards, ended playing it in a dark basement.
It was a while ago now that I watched Boardwalk Empire, but I distinctly recall AR being one of those characters who I would've gladly watched for an entire fucking season.
@@jbarnhart2653 I mean, your argument is kind of moot. As you correctly pointed out, this is a fictional work with a basis of history and real people. It never claims to be a documentary, or AFAIK, even "based on a true story". And frankly, we will never know one way or the other what stories the mobsters tell are true, false, or bits of both. You may have noticed most of them like to self-aggrandize their deeds.
@@Tiabliaj1989 I kind of agree with you. It's like watching CSI and expecting a crime to be "dealt with" in a matter of weeks of show time when at best years in reality. All the "interesting" (violent or sexy or...) stuff happens all the time every week. Watched some clips, found out how far "Nucky" was from the real thing...lost interest. It happens all the time. A random example: The von Trapps...Maria was a big "haus-frau"and his first wives kids were MUCH older. As described in the play/movie, they're her and his kids. Saw the movie enough times to find it interesting and not disturbing, this isn't that bad, but did keep me from getting into it... Newer example? American Sniper...don't get me started....
@@jbarnhart2653 I get your side too, but I think the deluge of "based on true event" movies that have come out over the years have numbed me to it. At least these guys never claimed to be real life, you know? One of my favourites was "I, Claudius" though. A book written in the form of an autobiography based on the history and lore of infamous Claudian dynasty. Probably bullcrap, but inoffensive in its inaccuracy by not claiming to be "true" or "historically accurate".
One of my favorite things about this show is how in almost every scene there is period Music playing somewhere in the background or on a radio. It really helps to put you in the time with the already brilliant wardrobe and acting.
This really doesn’t come off as mega corny to you? I don’t understand how they could produce a scene this laughably silly knowing that we’ve all seen The Godfather.
Arnold Rothstein was a funny character. Yet cold and calculating. Somewhat edgy and unpredictable. U can tell by the smile he always had on his face. A Classy Gangster
This made me realize that guy would be perfect for Riddler if they ever re-do him in a Batman Movie. Wears a classy suit and bowler hat, smart, cheats at games to win, looks like him too!
It was a simple thought 8 years ago. (and still works.) If it makes you feel better he'd also be an amazing Iago in Othello. He does the terrifying intelligent villain well.
Honestly this show had some of the best ever portrayals of these infamous characters. Masseria and Rothstein especially were the two best actors I've ever seen play those characters. All of them were top notch. Capone, Luciano the cast and actors did an amazing job nailing these characters. The whole cast for the most part were top notch
HBO had a great thing going with "Boardwalk Empire," but then they got impatient and rushed it to conclusion. They had such a strong character like Rothstein, but didn't give him the dignity and respect of a proper demise. They simply said, in the final season, "Too bad about AR." more or less, skipping forward past his demise.
They didn’t rush, the show was essentially cancelled. After season 4 HBO told them they had one season left to wrap it up when the showrunner thought he’d have way more seasons for some ungodly reason. They could’ve easily told a good story in 5 seasons but they wasted so much time in seasons 3 and 4, so I blame the writers instead of HBO
@@Nougatocity6 Yeah they wasted too much time on all the stupid female characters Jimmys mom Nuckys wife And that annoying bimbo side chic Those 3 characters together probably took up an entire season in total
The moral of this story is why would a bloke who spent most of his life in snooker halls not know that the white ball is 1/16th of an inch larger than the other balls?🤔
Just fyi, cue balls are sometimes (not always) heavier than the coloured balls, plus being a little bigger. *However*, if they are in regular use, they'll be worn down and lose weight and size. So, there might be an additional layer to the story, being that Rothstein knew the ball he would hand the gentleman was new and therefore, larger than the used balls he'd swallowed before. Tbh, the story feels a little cruel for Rothstein, at least in Boardwalk, he shouldn't really be this malevolent. The writing probably should of included something about the man swindling the patrons of the hall and Rothstein becoming quietly enraged by the claims, because people would spend less money at his establishments.
@@skullsaintdead if you draw AR into a bet everything goes to win, and to be fair the man knowingly risked his life on the bet so there's extenuating reasoning here as far as pure malevolence goes (at least how AR would justify it to himself). And likely the story was a ruse either way to scare Yale.
Rothstein was known as the king of the roaring twenties,his luck at gambling finally turned sour.his last bet that Hoover would be elected came through even though he was killed.
He was killed because he wouldn't pay up to a wager after realizing the card game was rigged. The real life Arnold Rothstein wasn't as charismatic as this show makes him out to be. He's an interesting character to say the least, if you haven't already, read up on him and learn some interesting things
@@raulbetancourt5795 yeah, but isn't that how all criminals think? They will cheat and steal from you but, are quick to kill when the same is done to them. 🤣🤣
To get a proper understanding of the history going on in this room: "Lucky" Luciano was the head of the Genovese Crime Family, the largest of the "Five Families" that ran most of the criminal enterprises in New York, and is widely regarded as the father of modern American crime. Lucky considered Jewish gangster Arnold Rothstein to be his mentor and was quoted as saying "Rothstein taught me how to dress".
A. R, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lanksy, Al Capone and so many others. It must be the golden generation as far as gangsters go and then you have the bank robbers and thieves of that time Dillinger, Babyface Nelson, even Bonnie & Clyde on a smaller scale. I know movies romanticise events and even down right invent certain events but if you read up on these characters their real stories are just as fascinating and sometimes hard to believe.
I'm a AR guy myself, as far as my fave on the show.. I like his smooth demeanor, and how he dosen't need to get all nuts to get his point across. Frankie Yale was a crazy bastard himself.
Probably because he was not a gangster but just an illegitimate businessman. He was born to a well off family, his father was a very successful businessman, and his brother was a rabbi.
10,000 in those days was like 150k today. No way Rothstein would have bet that unless he knew for a fact that the guy couldn't swallow a ball a mere 1/16 of an inch bigger, which of course he couldnt know.......so theres no way he wouuld have made that bet.
the cue ball IS bigger ... that's how it hits the spring in pool hall tables ..... to return it up front to be 'spotted'. But it has always been bigger.
I’m watching Miss Sloane right now and there’s a scene where AR’s actor, Michael Stuhlbarg is playing a lobbyist for the pro gun interest groups. And he threatens/blackmails a senator into voting against gun control. All while they play pool and AR’s character is cleaning up the table while doing a monologue. I have to believe this was intentional, a BE reference in Miss Sloane because the writer/director was a fan of this scene and wanted to recreated it in a modern setting.
I love this show, but hated how they made AR the end all be all of everything. He was very powerful, and he brokered deals between rivals and other gangsters as a mediator. The fact of the matter is Frankie Yale was a straight up killer. He didn’t answer to anyone and had a ton of power and respect himself. His Black Handers gang was ruthless. He himself consolidated immense power in Brooklyn New York and Chicago to some extent. If AR actually talked to him like this, Frankie would have beat him to A bloody pulp. Which Frankie had done many times throughout his life. Both Yale and AR died at the end of gun. Yale was hit by Capone for robbing Capones trucks, AR’s murderer was never caught nor did anyone claim the hit either.
i love how the directors/producers make a reoccurring theme of AR hitting ridiculous pool shots at the same time he punctuates his points in conversation, very small but impactful character detail
I do like how I thought the moral of the story was going to be, "Don't swallow what you can't handle" since it carries all sorts of metaphors and subtext. But AR just goes the nice and blunt route.
I like to think that AR tells that story every time somebody annoys him. "The moral of the story is that if I'd cause a stranger to choke to death for my own amusement, what do you think I'll do to you if you don't stop popping your chewing gum?"
Makes sense. However, I have a hard time believing that Yale would of went all the way to Chicago to pull that off if Masseria wasn't in on it. Historically, we don't have all the facts of who ordered what. Al Capone and Yale were involved directly. Torrio was also a mentor of Frankie Yale... even if Masseria was unaware, I don't think AR or even Masseria could plug him easily with his strong connections to Capone and Torrio.
@@jaroncreed Colosimo was whacked in 1920, before the Commission existed. He ran the Chicago family. There was no one above him, he answered to no one. The nationwide Commission was created by Sal Maranzano, in 1930. Sal declared himself the Capo de tutti Capi, Boss of Bosses, and didn't last long, murdered in 1931.
Say his name, say it! You murdered him, you ruined his restaurant, you disrupted his music! Say his name, Jim Collosimo. Say it! WHO gave you the order?
Am I the only one who noticed the subtle motif of AR continually picking up the cue ball to set up his shot? Anyone who shoots stick knows you play it as it lays. But not this cat, he picks up the ball and puts it to his best advantage.
".....just too large to swallow". As if it's some sort of well known fact what size pool ball is "too large" to swallow, and that 1/16 of an inch separates the possible from the impossible. Made for a good scene tho.
Not if you really know your billiard balls. I knew a guy who did a trick called "making change". He'd swallow the "15" ball, and then regurgitate the "10" and the "5" out. Pretty impressive actually.
It amazes me how people don't take things personally. So many people have threatened to kill or were going to kill someone in here on the orders of someone else and themselves and they just work with them down the line.
Well played and effective scene, but every (and I mean EVERY) two-bit hustler doing anything around pool knows the cue ball is larger than the other balls.
I'm binging great monologues from tv series and on a really vast choice I think this one is my fav. It's between this one and another from Boardwalk Empire (Chalky White to the KKK man)
It's a another great scene from an awesome show. However, historically, I don't understand how this scene makes any sense. Frankie Yale was without a doubt a major player in the underworld. He was Al Capone's former boss for crissakes. He had his own crew of men. It makes no sense that AR could just strong arm him like that for information...especially if he had Chicago backing him and protecting him.
Cue balls are larger on coin operated tables as it stops them falling through the collector for the other balls , thats why the cue ball always stays on the table. Not sure if coin-op tables were a thing back then as i guess most billiard halls are membership only
I don't know legitimate billiard rules and procedures, so I might just be some kinda ape making this comment, but I love how Arnold twists the cue to chalk his stick and not the chalk hand. Nice and classy
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“Do you know the what the moral of this story is?
“Don’t eat a cue ball?”
“Yes, that is exactly what the moral of the story is..well thanks for stopping by, have a good day.”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
When you listen to the story and rewatch the clip, the most chilling part is the throwaway line ‘I don’t recall his name’. Remembers every detail about killing a dude but won’t say his name.
I see it as he really didn't care enough to remember it.
Perhaps he spun a good yarn
Probably because he made up the whole story as an intimidation ploy.
@Willem DaFuckedUp no, I agree with him. Rothstein is definitely capable of murder, but can you see him being needlessly sadistic? Gyp rosetti or joe masseria or even manny horvitz, sure, but Rothstein?
@@keelanmurphy9941 He loved to win bets. It's his vice.
A.R oozes authority in a way none of the other bosses could. The way his calm demeanour never cracks and he talks with such patience yet still has everybody hanging onto his last word.
He oozed money, and lots of it.
@TheRealist 811 Joe was the real boss ,when he talked everyone hushed
Unless Mickey Doyle doesn’t hear a single word he said
the best part of the AR story, is you can see, with each season, the houses he lives it become less and less grand, started in a grand mansion with a massive room for billards, ended playing it in a dark basement.
That's not his house, that's a hotel.
The wire was like that.
Great observation. I never noticed that and I've watched it many times.
It was a while ago now that I watched Boardwalk Empire, but I distinctly recall AR being one of those characters who I would've gladly watched for an entire fucking season.
that's what they should have done, had another season where he dies at the end of it. they skipped all that
As long as you like fiction "based on" fairy tails. This story is nonsense, for instance.
@@jbarnhart2653 I mean, your argument is kind of moot. As you correctly pointed out, this is a fictional work with a basis of history and real people. It never claims to be a documentary, or AFAIK, even "based on a true story". And frankly, we will never know one way or the other what stories the mobsters tell are true, false, or bits of both. You may have noticed most of them like to self-aggrandize their deeds.
@@Tiabliaj1989 I kind of agree with you. It's like watching CSI and expecting a crime to be "dealt with" in a matter of weeks of show time when at best years in reality.
All the "interesting" (violent or sexy or...) stuff happens all the time every week.
Watched some clips, found out how far "Nucky" was from the real thing...lost interest.
It happens all the time.
A random example:
The von Trapps...Maria was a big "haus-frau"and his first wives kids were MUCH older. As described in the play/movie, they're her and his kids.
Saw the movie enough times to find it interesting and not disturbing, this isn't that bad, but did keep me from getting into it...
Newer example? American Sniper...don't get me started....
@@jbarnhart2653 I get your side too, but I think the deluge of "based on true event" movies that have come out over the years have numbed me to it. At least these guys never claimed to be real life, you know?
One of my favourites was "I, Claudius" though. A book written in the form of an autobiography based on the history and lore of infamous Claudian dynasty. Probably bullcrap, but inoffensive in its inaccuracy by not claiming to be "true" or "historically accurate".
One of my favorite things about this show is how in almost every scene there is period Music playing somewhere in the background or on a radio. It really helps to put you in the time with the already brilliant wardrobe and acting.
I can tell you, The costume design is one of The best ever, is really brilliant, Oscar worthy
It's live music. Radio wasn't around a lot.
The song is called Pretty Baby if you’re curious.
@@sensaiko lol they are just wearing suits 🤡
@@AB0VETHALAW Never wore a suit in your life, huh?
AR is so calm yet so gangster in this scene
His demeanor is something else 🙌🏻🙌🏻
This really doesn’t come off as mega corny to you? I don’t understand how they could produce a scene this laughably silly knowing that we’ve all seen The Godfather.
He realizes that letting your emotions make decisions can be a big mistake.
It's always the polite ones you gotta watch out for.
@John Wayne What are you talking about
So many great were polite.
@John Wayne we're not sneaky you just can't get it up
@@hindenburg1596 His insecurities.
God bless Trump and lotto 🙏🙏 😇
Arnold Rothstein was a funny character. Yet cold and calculating. Somewhat edgy and unpredictable. U can tell by the smile he always had on his face. A Classy Gangster
His downfall as his inability to cope with losing, always going after that next "big win" ended up getting him shot.
@@GooglyEyedJoe that's why you have to stay away from casinos, kids ;)
Funny? Like how? Like he amuses you? Like he's a clown? Tell me how the FUCK he's funny.
Arnold Rothstein was one of the best characters in the whole show.
"do you know what the moral of this story is?"
"don't eat a cue ball?"
ARs look when he says that lol he's thinking "cute, real cute"
I was waiting for mickeys dumb he he he
Wait, which part was that?
walt wittman ova here
Lmao 😂... It is a good lesson to know
This made me realize that guy would be perfect for Riddler if they ever re-do him in a Batman Movie. Wears a classy suit and bowler hat, smart, cheats at games to win, looks like him too!
What's up with these endless corny, batman references 🙄
It was a simple thought 8 years ago. (and still works.) If it makes you feel better he'd also be an amazing Iago in Othello. He does the terrifying intelligent villain well.
@@CBP2121 yo you still alive? Lmao
@@CBP2121 but I agree never thought about it but I think he’s be a great riddler
I AM AN ARDENT CARD CARRYING BATMAN AFICIONADO AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU... YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 😂 MICHAEL STUHLBARG WOULD BE A FINE RIDDLER
Honestly this show had some of the best ever portrayals of these infamous characters. Masseria and Rothstein especially were the two best actors I've ever seen play those characters. All of them were top notch. Capone, Luciano the cast and actors did an amazing job nailing these characters. The whole cast for the most part were top notch
He acted the part of Capone very well. But was Capone so short in real life? You see pictures of him. He seemed to be about 5/8 or 9?
Best ensemble in any tv show ever
I love AR’s smile. He looks a lot like Joaquin phoenix
He’s a porcelain doll. What a clown
HBO had a great thing going with "Boardwalk Empire," but then they got impatient and rushed it to conclusion. They had such a strong character like Rothstein, but didn't give him the dignity and respect of a proper demise. They simply said, in the final season, "Too bad about AR." more or less, skipping forward past his demise.
They didn’t rush, the show was essentially cancelled. After season 4 HBO told them they had one season left to wrap it up when the showrunner thought he’d have way more seasons for some ungodly reason. They could’ve easily told a good story in 5 seasons but they wasted so much time in seasons 3 and 4, so I blame the writers instead of HBO
@@Nougatocity6
Yeah they wasted too much time on all the stupid female characters
Jimmys mom
Nuckys wife
And that annoying bimbo side chic
Those 3 characters together probably took up an entire season in total
The moral of this story is why would a bloke who spent most of his life in snooker halls not know that the white ball is 1/16th of an inch larger than the other balls?🤔
My guess is he did know. But 1/16th of an inch is less than 2mm, he probably figured he could still do the trick with no problem
Just fyi, cue balls are sometimes (not always) heavier than the coloured balls, plus being a little bigger. *However*, if they are in regular use, they'll be worn down and lose weight and size. So, there might be an additional layer to the story, being that Rothstein knew the ball he would hand the gentleman was new and therefore, larger than the used balls he'd swallowed before. Tbh, the story feels a little cruel for Rothstein, at least in Boardwalk, he shouldn't really be this malevolent. The writing probably should of included something about the man swindling the patrons of the hall and Rothstein becoming quietly enraged by the claims, because people would spend less money at his establishments.
@@skullsaintdead
It was only episode 2, so the writers were still finding their feet with AR.
@@skullsaintdead
Great idea
@@skullsaintdead if you draw AR into a bet everything goes to win, and to be fair the man knowingly risked his life on the bet so there's extenuating reasoning here as far as pure malevolence goes (at least how AR would justify it to himself). And likely the story was a ruse either way to scare Yale.
Rothstein was the best!! Loved the actor playing him, miss the show. Shame hoe they rushed the ending, it could have been a masterpiece
it is a masterpiece. its better then sopranos imo
Rothstein was known as the king of the roaring twenties,his luck at gambling finally turned sour.his last bet that Hoover would be elected came through even though he was killed.
He was killed because he wouldn't pay up to a wager after realizing the card game was rigged. The real life Arnold Rothstein wasn't as charismatic as this show makes him out to be. He's an interesting character to say the least, if you haven't already, read up on him and learn some interesting things
@@TheOlskool4ever
So, he could cheat, but didnt like when someone else cheated him?
@@raulbetancourt5795 yeah, but isn't that how all criminals think? They will cheat and steal from you but, are quick to kill when the same is done to them. 🤣🤣
Rothstein might have been my favorite character of the early series, especially in that first season, he dominates every scene he is in
Very smooth, extremely cold and highly intelligent. Theres only one way to go for a person like that; up.
Yeah except in real life he died alone and without a penny to his name.
oh well, lots of people die like that, rich or poor. thanks for ruining the ending of season 5 btw :)
M M James
It would've been a spoiler if it weren't already historical fact.....and if Rothstein hadn't died off-screen between season's 4 & 5.
At the time I didn't know how his life ended so it would have been a spoiler had they chose to end him in season 5.
Darkzz Lord Yeah he didn't pay because he thought they fixed it.
We need a Arnold Rothstein spin off
To get a proper understanding of the history going on in this room: "Lucky" Luciano was the head of the Genovese Crime Family, the largest of the "Five Families" that ran most of the criminal enterprises in New York, and is widely regarded as the father of modern American crime. Lucky considered Jewish gangster Arnold Rothstein to be his mentor and was quoted as saying "Rothstein taught me how to dress".
yes...BUT in 20's Yale was more powerfull then him...and arguable more then Rothstein himself...so,this could never happend
Can you imagine that the guy leaving the coment probably watched this shw and didn't understand anything?
Luciano also helped found Las Vegas. The mob were using the casinos to launder money. Until the corporations came in.
It was the Luciano crime family when he was in charge. The name changed to Genovese after Vito Genovese took over
Were you there?
I've never noticed how AR says "frequented" as "freh-quented."
how do you say it...free-quented...?
A. R, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lanksy, Al Capone and so many others. It must be the golden generation as far as gangsters go and then you have the bank robbers and thieves of that time Dillinger, Babyface Nelson, even Bonnie & Clyde on a smaller scale.
I know movies romanticise events and even down right invent certain events but if you read up on these characters their real stories are just as fascinating and sometimes hard to believe.
I love the piano theme playing in the back round
I'm a AR guy myself, as far as my fave on the show.. I like his smooth demeanor, and how he dosen't need to get all nuts to get his point across. Frankie Yale was a crazy bastard himself.
Probably because he was not a gangster but just an illegitimate businessman. He was born to a well off family, his father was a very successful businessman, and his brother was a rabbi.
His smile at 2:25
Same smile he gave Gyp for the Dentist with ether comment.
it's innocuous yet terrifying
Frankie yale's response is meme material. This man was ahead of his time.
It seems weird that the guy would have been doing the trick for so long without learning about the cue ball, if indeed it is bigger
+redetrigan He probably thought the difference in size would be insignificant.
doesn't really matter if the story is true or not, just that it makes a point
10,000 in those days was like 150k today. No way Rothstein would have bet that unless he knew for a fact that the guy couldn't swallow a ball a mere 1/16 of an inch bigger, which of course he couldnt know.......so theres no way he wouuld have made that bet.
the cue ball IS bigger ... that's how it hits the spring in pool hall tables ..... to return it up front to be 'spotted'.
But it has always been bigger.
Its make believe hollywood bs you man child
And here I thought the moral was going to be something like "Don't try to swallow more than you know you can handle"
The guy that lost forgot to "cradle" the balls
Right 🤣 I ain't kno where he was goin wit his story. Buthe made a helluva point.
Arnold sure knows how to threaten a guy that steps on him
Frankie Yale was not as well known as later gangsters but he was kind of the Al Capone of his day in. Brooklyn
The real gentleman
Rich handsome intelligent polite gentle
Tall well suits
Perfection of nature
I’m watching Miss Sloane right now and there’s a scene where AR’s actor, Michael Stuhlbarg is playing a lobbyist for the pro gun interest groups. And he threatens/blackmails a senator into voting against gun control.
All while they play pool and AR’s character is cleaning up the table while doing a monologue.
I have to believe this was intentional, a BE reference in Miss Sloane because the writer/director was a fan of this scene and wanted to recreated it in a modern setting.
I love that AR not only did it because he was annoyed by the dude but he also watched the dude choke to death and did nothing to help him lol
He would’ve lost the $10k
I love this show, but hated how they made AR the end all be all of everything. He was very powerful, and he brokered deals between rivals and other gangsters as a mediator. The fact of the matter is Frankie Yale was a straight up killer. He didn’t answer to anyone and had a ton of power and respect himself. His Black Handers gang was ruthless. He himself consolidated immense power in Brooklyn New York and Chicago to some extent. If AR actually talked to him like this, Frankie would have beat him to
A bloody pulp. Which Frankie had done many times throughout his life. Both Yale and AR died at the end of gun. Yale was hit by Capone for robbing Capones trucks, AR’s murderer was never caught nor did anyone claim the hit either.
Bingo.
Between 2.30 and 2.40 is when I became addicted to Boardwalk and fell in love with A.R
Would have loved to seen conversations between Maranzano and Rothstein
Best character on the show!!! And he had some tough competition lol
Arnold Rothstein was smart enough to know that swallowing billiard balls was a bad idea.
You could have learned a lot of things from that story. Instead, he used it to threaten Frankie Yale. Classic!
Arnold Rothstein looks like a young Johnny Sack.
@Y Marina Who
Don’t stick your beak in.
I didn't ask who gave the order,cause it had nothing to do with business opps wrong show lol
But i think he had an idea though...
He was bangin cocktail waitresses two at a time! Oops wrong website
I wish we would have been able to see AR die in the show he was here one season and just never showed up in another one
"It was a lousy visit tho, huh? ....👉🧑 for ur friend I mean 😏"
a 'smile of derision' is defined at 2:27
AR ,Gyp and Richard were my 3 favorite characters on this show and with all the talent they had that says something
i love how the directors/producers make a reoccurring theme of AR hitting ridiculous pool shots at the same time he punctuates his points in conversation, very small but impactful character detail
I do like how I thought the moral of the story was going to be, "Don't swallow what you can't handle" since it carries all sorts of metaphors and subtext. But AR just goes the nice and blunt route.
This guy knows a lot about swallowing things.
His name is Michael Stuhlbarg, put some respect on his name. A fantastic actor.
"Don't eat a cue baawwwwllll?"
I like to think that AR tells that story every time somebody annoys him. "The moral of the story is that if I'd cause a stranger to choke to death for my own amusement, what do you think I'll do to you if you don't stop popping your chewing gum?"
I love him! He's got that NY sass!
How the hell do you figure out you have a talent like that?
AR is pure class and stone cold Gangster. My favorite character on the show.
Makes sense. However, I have a hard time believing that Yale would of went all the way to Chicago to pull that off if Masseria wasn't in on it. Historically, we don't have all the facts of who ordered what. Al Capone and Yale were involved directly. Torrio was also a mentor of Frankie Yale... even if Masseria was unaware, I don't think AR or even Masseria could plug him easily with his strong connections to Capone and Torrio.
Yeah he let him know he was dealing with a psycho there's no room for negotiation when you mess up
Torrio gave the order to kill Collussimo.
How could an underboss give that kind of order, he must have had others who also approved the hit
@@jaroncreed Colosimo was whacked in 1920, before the Commission existed. He ran the Chicago family. There was no one above him, he answered to no one.
The nationwide Commission was created by Sal Maranzano, in 1930. Sal declared himself the Capo de tutti Capi, Boss of Bosses, and didn't last long, murdered in 1931.
Yeah, that smile is very scary!
Arnold us hanging out in more interesting places than myself, with more interesting characters
Say his name, say it! You murdered him, you ruined his restaurant, you disrupted his music!
Say his name, Jim Collosimo. Say it! WHO gave you the order?
Moral of the TALE Mr. Yale. Well done writers, well done.
Back when $10,000 was real money.
Like a dentist creeping around with the ether.
The moral of the story is, don't f*** with the dentist and his ether
#Donteatacueball
Lol at the end Charlie L was ready to put in a WORK FOREAL!!!
Am I the only one who noticed the subtle motif of AR continually picking up the cue ball to set up his shot? Anyone who shoots stick knows you play it as it lays. But not this cat, he picks up the ball and puts it to his best advantage.
It was weird how Yale was a pretty dangerous gangster who killed a lot of people, and yet everybody on this show always pushed him around.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Yale
This is the most Mr. House thing I've ever heard someone who isn't Mr. House say.
"do you know what the moral of this story is?"
don't swallow more than you can chew? lol
Damn men's haircuts and fashions were top notch at this time.
".....just too large to swallow". As if it's some sort of well known fact what size pool ball is "too large" to swallow, and that 1/16 of an inch separates the possible from the impossible. Made for a good scene tho.
It was probably a croquet ball Rothstein painted white and slipped on the table and the dude didn't notice.
Not if you really know your billiard balls. I knew a guy who did a trick called "making change". He'd swallow the "15" ball, and then regurgitate the "10" and the "5" out. Pretty impressive actually.
That's why the cue ball is the only ball to come back out when you pot it but I never knew it existed before the pay to play tables we have now
Stuhlberg stole every scene he was in, especially the first 2 seasons
Like a fine wine.
You are soooo.... Classy Mr. Rothstein.
Am I the only one who things this guy would be great as the Joker in a descent Batman Reboot (without Ben Affleck)
Game Guru.tv or a good Penguin
garrett Roesler def better penguin he’d be unreal in that role
I really enjoy Rothstein
"The moral of the story is you're creeping around like a f***ing dentist with ether?"
Patience of a Saint.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience
Yale wouldn't have been scared of R. T or Luciano. Man was a brutal killer.
The moral of a story should be - don't chew more than you can swallow.
Damn that Billiard Swallower was the 1920s THROAT GOAT - RIP. lol
Excellent scene!
Straight up SHARK
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark
It amazes me how people don't take things personally. So many people have threatened to kill or were going to kill someone in here on the orders of someone else and themselves and they just work with them down the line.
Well played and effective scene, but every (and I mean EVERY) two-bit hustler doing anything around pool knows the cue ball is larger than the other balls.
I didn't ask who gave the order, because it had nothing to do with business
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_Roth
Rothstein scratched.
I'm binging great monologues from tv series and on a really vast choice I think this one is my fav. It's between this one and another from Boardwalk Empire (Chalky White to the KKK man)
It's a another great scene from an awesome show. However, historically, I don't understand how this scene makes any sense. Frankie Yale was without a doubt a major player in the underworld. He was Al Capone's former boss for crissakes. He had his own crew of men. It makes no sense that AR could just strong arm him like that for information...especially if he had Chicago backing him and protecting him.
THIS is 1919 1920. when ar was at peak of powers. yale was still comin up
Yale had people behind him at this point in time. He wasn't just some lone thug.
Yes but doubt he had power of rothstein. Ar was in big with tamany hall. Got off with mudering a cop once
Moral of this tale; 'Don't eat a cue ball'😂😂
Cue balls are larger on coin operated tables as it stops them falling through the collector for the other balls , thats why the cue ball always stays on the table. Not sure if coin-op tables were a thing back then as i guess most billiard halls are membership only
Nah before coin operated you rented the table so you would go up and pay to get the balls. It's still like that in some halls.
The cue ball is NOT bigger. It is for coin operated tables. But not in a billiard hall.
Imagine if Frank Nitti (Al Capones enforcer) was on the show aswell
Nitti, Capone and Jimmy Darmody would have been a bomb squad
My great uncle was lucky!!
I don't know legitimate billiard rules and procedures, so I might just be some kinda ape making this comment, but I love how Arnold twists the cue to chalk his stick and not the chalk hand. Nice and classy