One Way Pendulum
1965 · 85 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 322 VOTES · DIR. Peter Yates
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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
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
Eric Sykes
Mr. Groomkirby
George Cole
Defense Counsel
George Cole
Fred
Julia Foster
Sylvia
Jonathan Miller
Kirby
Peggy Mount
Mrs. Gantry
Alison Leggatt
Mrs. Groomkirby
Mona Washbourne
Aunt Mildred
Douglas Wilmer
Judge
Douglas Wilmer
Maintenance Man
Glyn Houston
Detective Inspector Barnes
Graham Crowden
Prosecuting Counsel
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed926
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line01:15:08
Production Record
DirectorPeter Yates
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes322