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!

00:06:08 - How's Maria? - Fine.

00:12:27 Max, let's get out of New York tonight. Let's go to San Francisco.

00:19:52 But, Gino, this is only $120.

00:23:19 They don't recommend many clients to me, unless...

00:25:56 After all, she comes from a fine Philadelphia family. Very social.

00:29:52 Please, Antonio.

00:33:50 Tony, if I don't get back in time, take Maria to the show.

00:37:06 At the moment? I'm lonesome.

00:41:37 That's quite a sentence. No time off for good behavior?

00:44:32 You wanna be a presidente? All right, why not?

00:48:27 It's beginning to hurt, and you can't take it.

00:53:43 - More steam. - Yeah, sweat it out.

00:57:42 You're not giving orders. You're not even wanted here.

01:01:59 - How's the bank? - It's a mess.

01:04:30 Father and son, son and father is cash-and-carry.

01:08:10 I wish we never leave old country, Gino.

01:11:06 Depending on whether they lend money or borrow it.

01:13:54 The old man got himself in, let him get himself out.

01:18:07 Well, I tried.

01:22:51 Who else but Joe? Look what he do to me.

01:26:25 Tell Max his girl hates his father.

01:34:42 Only this morning you were falling all over one another to drink with me.

80:00:00 on the housing projects?

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 line80:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes4,368