Night of the Demon
1957 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 16,317 VOTES · DIR. Jacques Tourneur
Overview
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.
Dialogue Timeline — 941 lines
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00:00:18 It has been written...
00:05:06 Thank you.
00:11:13 which is tied up with the Karswell Devil Cult investigation.
00:13:18 Your work on hypnotism is a great favorite of mine.
00:15:54 in any event, here's my card.
00:19:11 And the next thing, a thousand hysterical witnesses...
00:22:24 - Aren't you-- - Yes, on the plane.
00:24:26 ''Today I found the parchment...
00:27:17 Sounds like a human sacrifice.
00:29:21 Just how much do you know about this book that you're after?
00:32:20 We don't.
00:34:52 doth close behind him tread.''
00:37:07 Are you sure Karswell never passed anything or gave you anything...
00:41:20 - These things are all phony. - Oh, please.
00:44:39 - These things are all faked. - But it is my uncle! I know his voice!
00:47:22 will you believe then that Mrs. Karswell loves her son, not us?
00:54:13 I suggest you use the drive. I'll put on the light for you.
00:58:59 You look angry.
01:01:16 Dr. Holden has just left for the day. I'm sorry.
01:06:04 Look at this.
01:08:21 I see it in the trees...
01:11:13 but how could it?
01:15:09 - Have you got a match? - Yes, of course.
01:20:32 You're right. Maybe it's better not to know.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed941
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line01:20:32
Production Record
DirectorJacques Tourneur
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes16,317