Bedlam

1946 · 76 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 4,555 VOTES · DIR. Mark Robson

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Overview

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,246 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:16 Come, Poll, do you know my friend, Lord Mortimer?
00:05:44 And then that monstrous accident.
00:07:57 if milord will but give me the day and hour of the fete...
00:10:41 and the best mortar, I can do the work for 15 guineas.
00:14:18 Amusement?
00:17:12 What say you to this, Wilkes...
00:19:40 since you are such a stickler for the correct definition...
00:22:50 I'm only a jester to bring laughter to Lord Mortimer's dinner table.
00:25:27 You were going to do this as a good deed, milord.
00:28:10 Serves me right, Varney.
00:30:25 Wine is too French for me, milord.
00:32:34 Your gifts you can take back, milord...
00:35:31 But one shakes hands with a comrade and a friend.
00:38:49 I only know that I like large sums better than I like small sums.
00:42:51 Piety?
00:46:26 Thee cannot deny me entry for such cause.
00:50:39 I carry nothing that would harm my fellow creatures.
00:53:50 I am careful.
00:58:38 Give me clean straw, I'll make beds for them.
01:01:19 and all for people who don't even know I'm trying to help them.
01:05:38 Laws of right and justice.
01:08:24 There's a warder in the hall and another at the front door.
01:12:00 If I had lived until then.
01:14:38 - Split him in two. - No, wait. Wait, I say.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,246
Dialogue density16.4 lines / min
First line00:02:16
Final line01:14:38

Production Record

DirectorMark Robson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000
IMDb votes4,555