Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · 144 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 5,040 VOTES · DIR. Sidney J. Furie
Overview
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,836 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:30 All right, Eleanora.
00:10:59 Come on. Come on.
00:18:45 and I'd be willing to quit working and come up here and work for you.
00:25:55 You give my place a bad name. Big Ben's the best customer I got.
00:32:42 The man I love
00:37:33 If he spent as much time running his numbers...
00:42:56 Right. I don't know what to do with myself, you see.
00:49:01 I hate to interrupt you. I know you're all celebrating and everything...
00:52:37 Well, I'll tell you.
00:57:28 it's gonna be back roads and cow pastures for quite a while yet.
01:05:51 I like your style, but I can't say much for your timing.
01:10:39 Louis...
01:18:38 Those Sunray people, they wouldn't go for it.
01:23:31 Good morning, heartache
01:31:44 Then cabaret all day Monday
01:36:46 - There's a phone call. - I ain't going to no...
01:42:25 - Well, I hope you have a good visit. - Yeah, thank you.
01:48:10 You see that?
01:53:10 and written by a little skinny lady. And I put her name right on there.
01:58:50 It's very clear
02:04:02 Don't worry about it. It's gonna be cool. I know it's gonna work out.
02:07:59 It's Jimmy.
02:12:26 There's something wrong. She sounds real funny.
02:17:45 I love you. Now, come on, let's go.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,836
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:04:30
Final line02:17:45
Production Record
DirectorSidney J. Furie
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$19,726,490
IMDb votes5,040