Edge of the City

1957 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,713 VOTES · DIR. Martin Ritt

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Overview

An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,021 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:40 Excuse me.
00:06:03 OPERATOR: The party disconnected, sir.
00:09:47 Don't yell at me if it ain't done, you know what I mean?
00:12:52 You know that, hotshot?
00:15:59 Everybody calls me Tee Tee. Tommy Tyler, Tee Tee, you dig?
00:18:02 ...that you own all the way from 23rd Street down to Canal.
00:21:09 Talent.
00:24:30 [HONKS HORN]
00:27:24 Maybe Mr. Fabre's a better judge of character than you, Charlie.
00:30:26 He told me it could do 95 on a straightaway. He kept on saying:
00:33:59 This old ugly chick and me used to win contests up at The Track.
00:36:03 Just be casual.
00:38:46 You're about at 7-and-a-half feet tall now...
00:41:41 - I'll talk to you tomorrow, Ellie. TOMMY: Night.
00:45:11 But, Axel, I'm a terrible bowler.
00:47:27 - How do you do? - Hello.
00:49:42 Oh, get that Johnson stuff off first, because we missed it yesterday.
00:52:19 I can go to jail for 20 years.
00:57:01 You're in trouble, but you got a couple of things mixed up.
00:59:56 Tyler.
01:05:20 - Get out of here. - Yes, sir.
01:09:36 I don't care anything about whatever's happened before.
01:13:15 We tried to phone you, but we didn't know your number.
01:16:09 Get out of here. Get out!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,021
Dialogue density12.0 lines / min
First line00:02:40
Final line01:16:09

Production Record

DirectorMartin Ritt
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,713