Green Dolphin Street
1947 · 141 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,911 VOTES · DIR. Victor Saville
Overview
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie's daughter, Marguerite, and William fall in love. Marguerite's sister, Marianne, also loves William. Timothy, a lowly carpenter, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight, and Edmund helps him flee to New Zealand. William deserts inadvertently from the navy, and also flees in disgrace to New Zealand, where he and Timothy start a profitable business. One night, drunk, William writes Octavius, demanding his daughter's hand; but, being drunk, he asks for the wrong sister.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,904 lines
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00:00:09 GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
00:06:05 You what?
00:09:48 And a fine job you'd made of yourself and your son.
00:14:49 - Smugglers, huh?
00:20:04 Caught it in the Tasman Sea with a boat hook!
00:24:18 - Thank you, Papa.
00:30:00 I know, I've been worrying about it.
00:34:25 I won't leave. I can't!
00:41:32 - New Zealand.
00:47:14 Have a look at their river, Ozanne!
00:52:34 - It was about a young woman, wasn't it?
00:56:30 The letter I gave your father was handed to me -
01:01:21 - around the world expecting any miracle to have improved him.
01:06:52 - that nothing on Earth can compare.
01:16:31 Your tragedy is not unique in human history.
01:22:24 Yes, yes, William!
01:33:06 Drowned.
01:37:07 What is all this?
01:45:56 I'm going back to them with medical supplies.
01:49:33 Goodbye, Marianne.
01:55:09 Come along!
01:59:41 May I?
02:06:35 Oh, Marguerite, don't you hear me? Don't you realise what I'm saying?
02:14:37 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,904
Dialogue density13.5 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line02:14:37
Production Record
DirectorVictor Saville
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,911