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1951 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 2,465 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Losey

Overview

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

CrimeDramaThriller1950s

Dialogue Timeline — 828 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:03 - What about Elsie? - She can get along OK. Come on!
00:08:42 If you notice any suspicious characters, working around schools and playgrounds
00:11:32 All we can do is follow every lead.
00:13:31 Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!
00:15:37 My baby!
00:21:23 Next! Name!
00:23:38 Thank you, Charlie.
00:25:53 MacMahan?
00:27:59 Who do we frame?
00:31:49 Yeah.
00:34:10 What about the missing shoes? What does that mean?
00:41:48 Let's get to work.
00:46:49 I knew they'd find him. Kid even ran into him, plastered an "M" on his back.
00:50:02 Beat it, beat it!
00:55:55 Take him upstairs!
01:03:09 Clean out the place. Everything. Come on!
01:06:54 We aren't so far apart in our thinking about the Police Department.
01:09:22 Ten years for breaking and entering.
01:14:00 I've got kids of my own! I want to know what you're going to do with that man!
01:16:05 Please! Give me a moment with my client.
01:18:10 it's too important. People got to listen.
01:20:06 I'll have time to figure out at the County Farm.
01:22:24 Children's lunch money that goes into our slot machines!
10:00:00 shoes hanging in cars in this town.

Cast & Characters

David Wayne Martin W. Harrow Howard Da Silva Inspector Carney Martin Gabel Charlie Marshall Luther Adler Dan Langley Steve Brodie Police Lt. Becker Raymond Burr Pottsy Glenn Anders Riggert Norman Lloyd Sutro Walter Burke MacMahan John Miljan Blind Baloon Vendor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed828
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:03:03
Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJoseph Losey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,465