Make Mine Mink
1960 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,166 VOTES · DIR. Robert Asher
Overview
In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. Terry Thomas as a retired army officer leads the gang, which includes Athene Seyler and Hattie Jacques, on a series of capers that nearly go awry when their maid, Billie Whitelaw, an ex-con and also a resident of the block, falls for a police officer.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,138 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 What do you think? I'm a mink.
00:06:12 Lily! Come and help me up with some things.
00:10:26 - Again? - Lily's been at my fishing rod.
00:13:47 No, that's putting it a bit strong, but you have to come to the station
00:17:04 - Oh, crikey. Must we? - Certainly.
00:20:41 All right. First wave in. Good hunting.
00:24:49 I feel rather faint.
00:28:16 £500 pounds for that?! It's daylight robbery.
00:32:02 I don't want to be mobile reserve.
00:35:41 - I think I'm all right. - Good. Stop fiddling with that...
00:39:54 - Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.
00:42:59 What?
00:46:10 You can't sell a fur anywhere.
00:49:14 Your?
00:55:48 - We can but try. Give me the box. - Don't rush your fences.
00:59:22 five hundred... and fifty nicker.
01:05:00 Bongo, get cracking.
01:10:35 - I'm a policeman. - And he knows about everything.
01:14:07 ...to retire from charitable work.
01:17:56 - There's still a place. - No, I'll just watch, thank you.
01:21:24 General retreat! OC returning to base!
01:26:06 Silly clot!
01:31:03 - What did you say? - Nearly hit my bad leg.
01:33:55 Suppose I ought to have told you, really.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,138
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:33:55
Production Record
DirectorRobert Asher
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,166