American Madness

1932 · 76 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,432 VOTES · DIR. Frank Capra

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Overview

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,248 lines

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00:00:57 Good morning. Union National Bank.
00:04:12 I'll give you a note, a mortgage... It's a matter of life and death.
00:06:46 And on what? "Hunches," he calls it.
00:09:05 Tell Mr Sampson I sent you. Gotta have a uniform.
00:11:32 What's on your mind?
00:14:24 Two years ago, business started falling off.
00:16:57 I couldn't do anything like it.
00:19:52 Or whatever it is that makes you such a riot with women.
00:22:30 Well, what?
00:25:25 What a man!
00:27:56 We'll have dinner at the St Regis, go to a nice snappy show
00:33:35 - We'll have just one drink and then we'll go. - I know the answer to that one.
00:36:26 Wait a minute, Matt. I'll go with you.
00:40:29 If the boy proves an alibi, he's all right, isn't he?
00:43:02 Union National Bank. They're broke. Haven't got a dime.
00:45:53 But it's important. Looks like there's a run on the bank.
00:48:26 Listen, if I get them out of the room, will you tell me?
00:51:46 Gentlemen, we got one more hour to go.
00:53:53 Is this your signature?
00:56:16 Just what would you like to know, Inspector?
00:59:35 You were right, Mr Dickson.
01:02:09 Well, dear, you see, I...
01:06:09 I came to explain about last night.
01:09:16 - Now you're talking, Ames. - I'm sold.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,248
Dialogue density16.4 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:09:16

Production Record

DirectorFrank Capra
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,432