San Quentin

1937 · 70 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 2,320 VOTES · DIR. Lloyd Bacon

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Overview

Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.

Dialogue Timeline — 975 lines

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00:01:21 Here he comes.
00:03:47 Well, that's a fine reward for 10 years' service.
00:08:20 Have you got a pencil and a piece of paper, please?
00:10:28 That rap in jail last year didn't teach you anything, did it?
00:13:36 Hey, you. Come here.
00:17:06 Yeah, well, you won't be getting around so much now.
00:19:17 I'll never sit in a cell and go stir crazy.
00:21:29 When I want your advice, I'll ask for it.
00:23:53 I don't wanna hear anybody knock it.
00:27:09 Well, if a guy wants some good food and a smoke once in a while.
00:29:59 - in the first place. - Where will I put him, in the cooler?
00:32:44 Jameson's a swell guy. Simpson ought to put him in his story.
00:36:00 Get back. Get back there!
00:38:11 - How do you rate it? - Maybe they changed the rules.
00:40:05 - There ain't gonna be no work. - Oh, no?
00:44:23 Now, the first group, no matter what you do for them, they'll never reform.
00:47:16 Gee, Sailor. It ain't doing me any good having you here in stir.
00:49:58 - Give us a drink of water, will you? - Tired, son?
00:52:27 That is, no more than the whole prison knows.
00:55:51 I'll take the wheel barrow. Follow me.
00:58:47 We haven't got the count. They're headed east.
01:04:04 Red?
01:06:12 Well, Red, I gave you credit for having more sense than that.
53:08:03 - Yeah?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed975
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:01:21
Final line53:08:03

Production Record

DirectorLloyd Bacon
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,320