Round 3: Tossup 7

Dante Spinotti’s cinematography for a film about this organization was inspired by Robert Frank’s The Americans. A member of this organization wryly remarks that he “wouldn’t trade places with [another member] for all the whiskey in Ireland.” Leonard Bernstein’s (15[1])theme for On the Waterfront inspired Jerry Goldsmith’s score for a film about this organization. In a film about this organization, the question “have ye a valediction, (*) boyo?” (-5[1])elicits the response “Rollo Tomasi.” The star (10[1])of a film (-5[1])about this organization ad-libbed the line “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” Curtis Hanson’s film of a James Ellroy novel about this organization (-5[1])involves a blonde who emulates Veronica Lake. David Ayer wrote an Antoine Fuqua (“FOOK-wuh”) film about this organization that won an Oscar for Denzel Washington. For 10 points, name this organization depicted in Training (10[1])Day and L.A. Confidential. ■END■ (10[2])

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