Ask a Policeman
1939 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,060 VOTES · DIR. Marcel Varnel
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
00:03:57 - No, I said I'd remember to remind you. - Well, why didn't you?
00:06:53 - With Harry Pringle, the fish boy? - What have you got on Harry?
00:09:30 - Where? - In the News Of The World.
00:12:36 - Reduce seconds to hours? - How long do you expect me to wait?
00:15:48 - Truly rubbish. - Drunk as well. Boys, arrest him.
00:19:11 - What have you done to my car? - Keep calm, sir.
00:21:37 - It's true. - Oh, true.
00:24:27 Oh, I'm sorry, my mistake, 1 and sixpence.
00:27:29 That's a hot one, that is. Read where he's alone with her in the ossis.
00:30:22 There it is.
00:33:05 No.
00:36:22 - Through the doors? - No, the doors opened to let it in.
00:39:45 Yes. They believe this light is a steering light for smugglers.
00:42:18 I got a granny but no lighthouse.
00:45:14 - I don't suppose we missed anything. - It's about the hearse.
00:47:54 Yes?
00:50:16 - Ain't you gonna see the old lady? - Not likely.
00:53:35 They think the police are working with the smugglers.
00:56:17 There's impudence - storing the stuff in our own cellar.
00:59:24 Look at that lot, they can't be far away. Signal the second boat party.
01:03:23 - Oh, wait a minute. - (Morse code on radio)
01:06:51 We can't go about doing that. Besides, there may be somebody in it.
01:10:53 - Haven't rung the bell... - We're off!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,147
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line01:10:53
Production Record
DirectorMarcel Varnel
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,060