A Stitch in Time
1963 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,325 VOTES · DIR. Robert Asher
Overview
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.
Dialogue Timeline — 865 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:26 Chopper.
00:06:20 Give over. Don't do that, Pitkin!
00:08:50 Mr Grimsdale! They're here!
00:16:31 Don't worry, Mr Grimsdale, I'll get a porter meself.
00:19:30 Don't worry, it's quite a simple matter. Cheer up.
00:22:46 - I apologise for this little spot of bother. - Please, don't worry.
00:24:48 No, Doctor, he hasn't arrived.
00:27:37 - Benson, look after this lady. - Certainly.
00:33:24 (Creaking, pop!)
00:36:35 Erm...
00:40:04 Don't rush me, Pitkin, there's plenty of time.
00:44:19 So much for the theoretical application of first aid. Any questions?
00:46:54 (Norman) Let me go. Oh, please!
00:51:14 Yes, Doctor.
00:54:57 Matron, what is going on?
00:59:27 I can't hear a word you're saying.
01:02:27 - But I... - What are you waiting for?
01:05:23 Don't cry, Lindy.
01:08:04 three.
01:11:51 Nurse! You may go.
01:14:41 Round the back.
01:19:31 Can't you go any faster?
01:26:29 To help people who don't even know what a place like this looks like!
20:00:00 - Lady Brinkley's signed bigger cheques.
Cast & Characters
Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin
Edward Chapman
Mr. Grimsdale
Jeanette Sterke
Nurse Haskell
Jerry Desmonde
Sir Hector
Jill Melford
Lady Brinkley
Glyn Houston
Cpl. Welsh, St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Hazel Hughes
Matron
Patsy Rowlands
Amy
Peter Jones
Capt. Russell, St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Ernest Clark
Prof. Crankshaw
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed865
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:01:26
Final line20:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRobert Asher
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,325