Tall Story
1960 · 89 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 1,101 VOTES · DIR. Joshua Logan
Overview
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,683 lines
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00:00:35 ♪ you win the cup of gold
00:05:13 Look out!
00:08:03 I have very pretty legs,
00:12:17 Well, as coach, how do you feel
00:16:15 In the third row...
00:20:49 Professor osmond, nice to see you.
00:24:01 Would you send a taxi to 404 welton?
00:27:52 Think about what?
00:31:22 Now you... you just take the field of kissing,
00:37:14 Oh, uh, just a couple seconds, huh?
00:39:58 Two?
00:43:00 What difference does that make?
00:47:37 there will be 2,500 bucks more,
00:51:25 But you're an honors student.
00:55:08 ♪ He flunked ray blent
00:58:45 Listen, I've got to see you.
01:02:14 Professor Sullivan!
01:05:21 Someday he may do something foolish, too.
01:10:23 I'll be here...
01:13:23 Sir...
01:16:28 How do the basic ethical theories of these men differ?
01:19:35 You used my wife and my children
01:24:05 Goodbye professor Sullivan, and thank you again.
01:28:37 that justice of the peace a moment too soon.
Cast & Characters
Jane Fonda
June Ryder
Anthony Perkins
Ray Blent
Ray Walston
Professor Leo Sullivan
Marc Connelly
Professor Charles Osman
Tom Laughlin
Fred Jensen
Barbara Darrow
Frieda Jensen
Murray Hamilton
Coach Sandy Hardy
Anne Jackson
Myra Sullivan
Richard Harrison
Student
Robert Redford
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Gary Lockwood
Russian basketball player
Paul Nesbitt
Student Manager
Bart Burns
District Attorney Davis
Fred Aldrich
Moving Man (uncredited)
Bob Wright
President Harmon Nagel
Karl Lukas
1st Detective
Elizabeth Patterson
Connie
Sam Balter
Game Announcer (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
Guest (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
Spectator /Party Guest (uncredited)
Brad Brown
Student (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eileen Chesis
Ruth Sullivan (uncredited)
James De Closs
Jenkins - Reporter (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Spectator (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Waiter (uncredited)
James Drake
Student Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Don Familton
Russian Basketball Player (uncredited)
Stephen Ferry
Gambler (uncredited)
Lyn Guild
Guest (uncredited)
Brad Harris
Student by Fire (uncredited)
Joseph Marr
Second Detective (uncredited)
Mary D. Mascari
Spectator (uncredited)
Jack McCall
Wyman (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Spectator (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Student (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Student (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Phil Phillips
Albert Solomon Sullivan (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,683
Dialogue density18.9 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line01:28:37
Production Record
DirectorJoshua Logan
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$12,000,000
IMDb votes1,101
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