Deadline at Dawn

1946 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 2,395 VOTES · DIR. Harold Clurman

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Overview

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,266 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:50 Why, Sleepy Parsons.
00:04:49 Walk down the street and cool off down there.
00:07:48 - Is that a fact? - No.
00:10:52 My stepmother don't like it, but that's how my father is.
00:13:25 I took it.
00:16:58 Oh, move along. Don't you know? You gotta commit a crime to get in a cell.
00:20:33 It's your problem, son, not mine.
00:23:22 Let's go downstairs, outside.
00:27:32 Thank you.
00:31:55 I know where you were tonight.
00:35:13 Was that your last dollar? Busticated?
00:39:21 She held these letters for blackmail, even her own brother.
00:43:05 Now... Now, what happened?
00:46:06 I mean it.
00:50:01 Electric storms always unnerve me.
00:53:06 ...there were a lot of people. Tried to hold her up.
00:57:21 I hope nobody heard that.
01:00:00 Are we gonna cop the pennant this year, Babe?
01:03:58 Mr. Bartelli, you hit me in a very unfair manner before.
01:07:30 - What will that prove? Nothing if he's innocent.
01:10:41 ...and the whole family had a fight.
01:13:43 - You're getting pretty rough there. Kids like this make my blood boil.
01:16:24 - Book him on a murder charge. Lieutenant.
01:19:14 Met and was conquered.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,266
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line01:19:14

Production Record

DirectorHarold Clurman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,395