It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946 · 70 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 230 VOTES · DIR. Herbert I. Leeds

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog poster

Overview

A pretty blonde with a Doberman pinscher walks into a bar on April Fool's Day and asks for a bag of bones. Thus begins a merry chase in which a newspaper reporter, a drunken policeman and a hand-painted necktie help locate the missing witness in a criminal investigation.

Dialogue Timeline — 364 lines

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00:00:05 Among the more soul-satisfying suburban activities...
00:01:56 Anyway, it's fun planting seeds and watching flowers grow in a natural way.
00:03:01 - Darrin took me once. - I don't believe it.
00:03:55 You know perfectly well what I'm talking about.
00:04:48 ...as if things were flying, wouldn't you think a minute...
00:05:44 Well, just remember, you did it, I didn't.
00:06:55 - About 20 minutes per pound. - Twenty-five would be better.
00:07:51 - Robert, now you behave yourself. - Oh, he's a nice-Iooking young fellow.
00:08:36 After all, we're really not company...
00:10:05 - I'm an Indian. He's a horse. - Who are you?
00:10:55 Then, of course, you'll help us with the refreshments and...
00:11:50 Stephen, stop pushing. He's smaller than you are.
00:12:59 Two kids are tied up in the bedroom and one kid isn't tied up.
00:13:57 The phone was not connected.
00:14:52 It was one of those young good-Iooking Greeks who talked an awful lot.
00:15:39 What sort of mother do you think he'd prefer?
00:16:41 Having a plain mother-in-law is a new experience to me...
00:17:41 What difference does it make what my mother looks like?
00:18:42 - This must be what's-his-name. - Mother, this is my husband. This is...
00:19:49 Thank you. You were saying?
00:20:46 She doesn't need any of that other nonsense.
00:21:36 I have every intention of treating her properly without interference from you.
00:22:57 ...because I wanna live what is to me a normal existence.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed364
Dialogue density5.2 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line00:22:57

Production Record

DirectorHerbert I. Leeds
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes230