Ask a Policeman

1939 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,060 VOTES · DIR. Marcel Varnel

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Overview

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,147 lines

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00:01:11 We are back in the studio, having shown the type of crime
00:04:00 - Because I forgot. - You always forget.
00:07:04 You go and pass out at Robert Taylor and Clark Gable.
00:09:47 Dog biscuits and a Bob Martin's every Friday.
00:13:09 - Ask him for his insurance. - Let me see your insurance.
00:16:27 Yep. One pocketbook, one watch, one penknife, no money.
00:19:40 - This is the Squire. - You substantiate this man's story?
00:22:23 - Headless horseman. - It's true. Ask them down in the village.
00:25:13 - Yes. Yes, I see. - And he didn't want to go.
00:28:22 - It's in case I get toothache. - You're more likely to get gum-ache.
00:31:17 - Oh! It's gone! - What? Ooh.
00:34:07 Wait a minute, Sir Walter Raleigh's not in.
00:37:37 Oh, God. There's three of us and there's four shadows on the wall.
00:40:57 I never seen him. What's he want?
00:43:42 - Sh. - What is it?
00:46:43 - Only me, Daddy. - Don't stand over there.
00:49:17 I think I'll have a gum. Have one?
00:52:31 I say, shouldn't we turn back now? It's getting a bit deep.
00:55:24 Hey, look at these barrels here.
00:58:22 Hey! What's the idea of this?
01:02:24 Well, this looks like the last trip, sir.
01:06:11 Open up the throttle! And get your beard out of the milk!
01:10:20 The stolen bus has just come by, heading for the Weybridge Road.
60:02:02 - That's right.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,147
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line60:02:02

Production Record

DirectorMarcel Varnel
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,060