Stranger on the Prowl
1952 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 268 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Losey
Overview
A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to deflects the kid from a life of crime. Tipped off by a woman anxious to collect the reward for him (who is wanted for murder), the police pursue the two lost souls.
Dialogue Timeline — 591 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:44 Stowaway.
00:04:27 He wanted to sell me a useless piece of iron.
00:08:21 You... you want me, don't you?
00:11:15 Gia... Giacomo! Please, Giacomo!
00:13:37 I'm all alone! There is no man in this house!
00:17:48 Give us our money back!
00:20:59 So many fine things have been disappearing lately.
00:23:07 All I need is 100 lire and I will give you half of the profits.
00:29:52 Hungry?
00:34:43 See? Tomorrow I'd paid for it.
00:38:33 He's gone! He's gone!
00:41:52 I'd like to be strong too when I grow up.
00:44:37 I sent him for a bottle of milk.
00:46:56 I wish I could go away too.
00:52:19 Everybody seen them?
00:54:38 Rich, black soil, hack.
00:58:08 Giacomo...
01:00:38 A murder.
01:07:39 medium height
01:11:39 You aren’t helping me at all!
01:14:00 they're afraid I'll rest somewhere I shouldn't.
01:15:12 Even that woman!
01:17:50 He was my friend.
01:21:20 I think he understands about the horse.
Cast & Characters
Paul Muni
The Stranger With A Gun
Joan Lorring
Angela, a lonely woman
Vittorio Manunta
Giacomo, a small boy
Luisa Rossi
Giacomo's Mother
Aldo Silvani
Peroni, the junk dealer
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector-in-Charge
Alfredo Varelli
The Neighborhood Patrolman
Héléna Manson
Grocery Store Clerk (victim)
Fausta Mazzucchelli
Giacomo's Little Sister
Cesare Trapani
Tall Boy
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed591
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:01:44
Final line01:21:20
Production Record
DirectorJoseph Losey
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes268