Native Son

1951 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 419 VOTES · DIR. Pierre Chenal

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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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