Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,908 VOTES · DIR. Marcel Varnel
Overview
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,018 lines
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00:00:21 I want to go to Birmingham and they're taking me on to Crewe
00:04:00 Don't be hasty. I'll see the superintendent at once.
00:06:45 Yes, sir, but it's vacant again.
00:09:53 Down to the Black Borheen
00:14:55 Oh, does he? Well, all that's going to stop from now on.
00:18:20 - Murphy wants his pigs. - Well, give them to him.
00:21:02 I'll settle with you!
00:24:15 What do you think this is? Kew Gardens?
00:27:55 You're wasting your time.
00:30:32 - The party from the church. - The church party.
00:33:31 I know that, they've got to be shifted. Come on.
00:36:20 I'm busy now. Where could I see you?
00:40:32 - Indeed I do. I have an uncle there. - Have you? Have a drink.
00:42:58 - Go on, tread on the tail o' me coat. - All right, knock that off.
00:47:01 Good morning, sir. Tickets, please. Morning.
00:50:08 Hmm...
00:52:48 - Did you see any blood? - Not a drop.
00:55:27 I dunno. Who had it last?
00:57:38 Nah, it's all my eye.
01:00:42 - Follow me. - I'm not going in there.
01:03:43 - You think too much. Tie him up! - You can't do that. I'm a British subject.
01:07:38 - I'm ready. - He's ready.
01:12:32 Get a move on. No funny business.
01:17:02 - 'Ere, that's my medicine. - I'm as ill as you are.
Cast & Characters
Will Hay
William Porter
Moore Marriott
Jeremiah Harbottle
Graham Moffatt
Albert
Sebastian Smith
Mr. Trimbletow
Agnes Lauchlan
Mrs. Trimbletow
Percy Walsh
Superintendent
Dennis Wyndham
Grogan
Dave O'Toole
The Postman
Frank Atkinson
Irate Irishman in Barney's Bar
Wilson Coleman
Minister of Public Communications
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,018
Dialogue density12.0 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:17:02
Production Record
DirectorMarcel Varnel
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,908