One Way Pendulum

1965 · 85 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 322 VOTES · DIR. Peter Yates

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Overview

A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing in the attic.

Dialogue Timeline — 926 lines

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00:00:27 Marvelous.
00:07:41 The robes are all in there. I think you'll find they turned out rather well.
00:12:05 Like living on the pavement. —Well, I'm very sorry to hear that.
00:15:00 Here you are, you can take this up to Kirby.
00:19:14 I shouldn't have to have Mrs. Gantry in anything like so often.
00:21:28 Stop fussing Mum; he's only moving his weight about.
00:25:12 Put this somewhere, will you?
00:28:02 Look!
00:31:55 Anything'll do, just so I can get a purchase on it.
00:35:14 Any case, what man in his right senses in going to look twice at an ape?
00:38:12 We got on very well together.
00:41:37 He's always glad of a chance to get to his mourning.
00:44:16 Yes, my lord, but it was never carried out.
00:47:08 I went on to say, "we haven't got the Albert Hall, Mr. Groomkirby."
00:49:16 These are of the type which speak when subjected to weight, m'lord, and can also be trained to sing.
00:52:11 That was at the back of it, yes sir.
00:55:24 You mean in other words you intend to lie to the court.
00:58:35 She said she had a string of pearls in the form of a necklace but she wore it round her waist for the tightness.
01:01:31 Quite some distance, yes sir.
01:03:56 I can find no possible shred of excuse for behavior of this kind.
01:06:22 Well it was an egg timer to begin with, and then gradually he began to rely on it more and more for other things.
01:08:56 Does he, for instance, have any Negro blood.
01:12:13 from what appear to be, and indeed often are, in themselves, laudable motives.
01:15:08 ♫ [Hallelujah chorus continues]

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed926
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line01:15:08

Production Record

DirectorPeter Yates
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes322