House of Strangers

Name: House of Strangers
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Released: 1949
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Paul Valentine

1949 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,368 VOTES · DIR. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Overview

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his father.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,164 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:20 Fresh tomatoes!

00:06:02 Me? I've got nothing to worry about. I got nothing. Period.

00:12:16 Then you've come back a fool.

00:19:30 That fella from Chicago is on the telephone.

00:22:57 I haven't got time. Whoever it is, say you'll call them back.

00:25:39 You remember Pa promised to raise my salary after I was married.

00:29:25 Make you feel bad, your stomach

00:33:07 - For you, Helena. - Mama.

00:36:30 - So we'd hop a plane together? - If I can spare the time.

00:40:18 - What happened? - They stopped the fight.

00:43:46 - It was when I was a girl. - When you was a girl...

00:47:12 Can you get me a taxi, please?

00:51:12 "Here lies Max Monetti. Period."

00:56:45 Still making with the character, is that it?

00:59:52 Only property, collateral.

01:03:12 Yeah. Yeah. We can split it up four ways.

01:06:03 I work and build, I build and work. For what then?

01:09:33 If Your Honor please.

01:12:09 I do what I think is right! And what I think is right is right!

01:15:27 I can't. The party doesn't even know I'm coming.

01:20:38 Is my bank. The bank is mine. The money is mine. The name is mine.

01:23:50 And for what? The bank.

01:31:41 Can't waste time with Pietro. Not a dumbhead.

01:35:27 You both got the same blood. Well, so have I.

Cast & Characters

Edward G. Robinson Gino Monetti Susan Hayward Irene Bennett Richard Conte Max Monetti Luther Adler Joe Monetti Paul Valentine Pietro Monetti Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Tony Monetti Debra Paget Maria Domenico Hope Emerson Helena Domenico Esther Minciotti Theresa Monetti Diana Douglas Elaine Monetti

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,164

Dialogue density11.5 lines / min

First line00:01:20

Final line01:35:27

Production Record

DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes4,368