Night and the City

1950 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 15,869 VOTES · DIR. Jules Dassin

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Overview

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,199 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:28 [Narrator] Night and the city.
00:06:42 You mean you're afraid to leave.
00:09:49 But anyone has to fight not to get pulled in by his excitement.
00:12:34 - The dear boy's been at death's door. - Tsk-tsk-tsk.
00:15:38 - You bet! - Sure! You bet!
00:19:17 Nikolas pin 10 Stranglers...
00:22:16 Oh, dear boy, you'll be the death of me!
00:25:09 [Door Slams]
00:28:27 - How's Mary? - You leave Mary alone. You hear me?
00:31:08 Now telephone that wrestler.
00:34:44 - [Footsteps Running] - [Fabian] Phil!
00:38:04 Now please leave. Go on, go on, we're busy.
00:41:24 - I want to talk to you. Now. - I have nothing to hear from you.
00:45:37 He's unpunished, and I'm not satisfied merely to see him become a hustler once again.
00:48:54 - That all depends. - Fifty quid. That's what you get.
00:52:26 We'll let Nikolas finish him and his whole cheap circus, once and for all.
00:55:40 Hello? Well, find him, please. It's very urgent.
01:00:00 I ain't.
01:04:35 The bear hug, Gregorious. The bear hug!
01:11:56 [Children Shouting]
01:16:43 The superintendent's taken care of all that. I had in mind to take -
01:22:19 [Bottle Clinking]
01:27:01 Who's there?
01:30:15 Just an accident.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,199
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:28
Final line01:30:15

Production Record

DirectorJules Dassin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes15,869