Manhattan Melodrama

1934 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 5,012 VOTES · DIR. W.S. Van Dyke

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Overview

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,442 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:49 (PEOPLE CHATTERING)
00:06:38 (EX CLAIMS)
00:11:39 Hallelujah!
00:15:44 Everything in life can be paid off in chips.
00:18:59 Worrying about you, wondering about you
00:21:52 - Sunday? - No, that's bar association.
00:24:40 Listen, Blackie, you're heading for trouble.
00:27:22 Well, now, that's a long, long story.
00:32:26 Why not? It's been done.
00:37:06 I haven't seen Blackie, to be exact, since election night.
00:41:05 My overcoat, I wanted one just like Jim's, but I couldn't figure out where he got it.
00:44:16 - Okay, boss. - Beat it.
00:47:18 - Is Blackie Gallagher here? - Blackie Gallagher?
00:50:22 - Thanks for the ambulance ride. - You're too late. You missed the boat.
00:54:10 We made every possible effort to trace that coat.
00:57:15 ANNOUNCER ON PA: They're off!
01:01:03 Blackie.
01:04:43 Gentlemen of the jury
01:08:43 ...until he is proven guilty to your satisfaction
01:12:42 Down there in that dance-hall cell, all by yourself.
01:17:05 Suppose I told you why he killed Snow.
01:21:53 BLACKIE: You dirty so and so's.
01:25:22 Don't you see? You're right. You get that? You're right.
40:00:00 It's worth a lot more.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,442
Dialogue density15.5 lines / min
First line00:01:49
Final line40:00:00

Production Record

DirectorW.S. Van Dyke
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,012