Hoodlum Empire
1952 · 98 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 407 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Kane
Overview
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,036 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:43 Good evening, Commissioner.
00:05:29 Say you want to help them out. You want to tell them everything, but you just don't remember.
00:08:52 I'm retired.
00:14:58 We got in from the road when we saw you hit that farmhouse. Thought they had you guys stopped.
00:17:40 Padre, we're leaving, sir.
00:21:09 And can she cook! That ravioli, that spaghetti...
00:23:36 You just miss your home in New York City.
00:26:45 and settle down? Ain't we going into business like we talked?
00:29:49 A conference, Joe, and these gentlemen are all my associates, colleagues.
00:33:24 I wanted everything to be just right for you when you came back.
00:36:43 You're gonna do what I say!
00:40:16 Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise! It's all right. I should have watched where I was going.
00:45:11 What're you doing? Don't play dumb!
00:50:08 Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose
00:54:02 You made a good deal of money during prohibition, didn't you? I made some.
00:59:12 Left!
01:03:34 Did you ever see Joe Gray on these trips when you just passed through? Of course not. I would remember it
01:08:09 the casino, the lay-off officers? No reason for me to do that. But you do know there are such places there?
01:11:41 What about the Flowers Club? What about it? I understand it's yours.
01:16:29 No, Joe, we can't do that. What else can we do?
01:20:16 Send him in. Is that the blind preacher from Central City?
01:24:59 He gave his life for him.
01:28:54 I'm gonna talk! I'm gonna spill everything I know. All bottled up? He'll blow the whole thing wide open!
500:05:00 It's a 10 ton truck, loaded up. Bremer's has been closed for years.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,036
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:01:43
Final line500:05:00
Production Record
DirectorJoseph Kane
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes407