Native Son
1951 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 419 VOTES · DIR. Pierre Chenal
Overview
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,921 lines
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00:01:52 Beautiful and powerful Chicago,
00:05:39 If other folks can make 'em, I can.
00:09:05 See you later at Ernie's.
00:12:59 I just steal little things the white folks won't miss,
00:18:29 I'll get my bathing suit.
00:23:26 Get in there Bigger.
00:28:29 Oh, I'll follow you forever.
00:32:43 Be sure and read these, will you?
00:42:37 Yes? This is the Dalton's residence.
00:46:57 Yes?
00:49:51 Sure, you called up to find out if the family had missed her.
00:54:23 to such a delicate flower?
00:59:29 Are you the guy that drove Miss Dalton
01:02:26 He says he can prove he wasn't here?
01:05:45 Why don't you tend to the furnace, boy?
01:10:03 If they find you here,
01:14:24 from the fold.
01:19:29 In all the world,
01:26:58 Now isn't it possible, Mrs. Dalton,
01:30:34 These pamphlets you gave Bigger Thomas that night,
01:33:47 Say, bud.
01:38:25 Farley speaking.
01:42:03 I looked up, and there was Mr. Britten.
01:47:17 and wash his sins away.
Cast & Characters
Richard Wright
Bigger Thomas
Jean Wallace
Mary Dalton
Gloria Madison
Bessie Mears
Nicholas Joy
Henry Dalton
Willa Pearl Curtis
Mrs. Hannah Thomas
Ruth Robert
Helen Dalton
Charles Cane
Det. Britten
George D. Green
Panama
George Rigaud
Ralph Farley
Gene Michael
Jan Herlone
Cecile Lezard
Peggy
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,921
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line01:47:17
Production Record
DirectorPierre Chenal
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes419
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