I Could Go on Singing

1963 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,754 VOTES · DIR. Ronald Neame

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Overview

Jenny Bowman is a successful singer who, while on an engagement at the London Palladium, visits David Donne to see her son Matt again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had. When David returns, Matt is torn between his loyalty to his father and his affection for Jenny.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,559 lines

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00:00:47 I couId go on singing
00:05:44 and they do very weII.
00:09:50 I heard about your wife's death.
00:13:09 It's the onIy good thing I ever made in my Iife.
00:16:54 WeII, what's that?
00:19:35 I wasn't thinking about myseIf, but Miss Bowman.
00:23:24 She's sixty. But she's very athIetic.
00:28:01 WeII, don't teII him that, for heaven's sake.
00:30:39 Why?
00:33:25 Any oId iron, any oId iron, any, any--
00:37:08 and a coupIe of other things, maybe.
00:43:19 This is a good idea, coming on the river.
00:46:32 You know what I mean.
00:52:59 Good morning, darIing. Is it awfuIIy Iate?
00:57:59 Matt, I'm going to go to Paris in a few days...
01:02:31 about Paris and aII that.
01:05:55 No, I have no objections.
01:11:20 'Cause it's soIo
01:14:33 You have three minutes, Miss Bowman.
01:18:37 and how kind she is and good and wise, too, sometimes.
01:23:56 Ida!
01:27:11 WeII, I'm not gonna do it anymore, and that's finaI.
01:30:12 That's where it ends.
01:34:20 He is out aII night coo-cooing

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,559
Dialogue density15.7 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:34:20

Production Record

DirectorRonald Neame
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,754