Dead End
1937 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 8,971 VOTES · DIR. William Wyler
Overview
Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,397 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:44 Come on. Move along. On your way.
00:08:37 - It came early this year, didn't it? - Certainly did.
00:12:04 Tough kids.
00:15:53 Been readin' about me in the papers, huh?
00:18:59 Sure! I can name all the presidents of the United States, can you?
00:22:00 Do you like him?
00:25:28 - Blow me. - What do you guys want?
00:28:36 And get yourself some old electric bulbs and throw 'em.
00:32:10 Look, Angel, I'll give you eleven cents for it.
00:38:00 I thought a little noise might make you feel better.
00:41:47 And he took me to dinner.
00:44:47 - What good will that do? - It will do this much good.
00:48:21 Maybe I'm wrong. We all make mistakes, boss.
00:53:40 Yeah.
00:57:31 Enemies of society, it says in the papers.
01:02:33 leading to the Griswald place.
01:10:37 Come on, step back, folks.
01:13:15 - I'll be all right. They won't get me. - All right. You hide someplace.
01:16:52 I heard a guy say to Dave's girl
01:19:36 the guy I stabbed was down here looking for Spit
01:22:54 Goodbye.
01:25:40 So you're gonna run away, are you, the two of you?
01:27:55 Teach him a useful trade, will it?
10:06:03 You got his pedigree?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,397
Dialogue density15.0 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line10:06:03
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$900,000
IMDb votes8,971