The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · 84 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,822 VOTES · DIR. Charles Crichton
Overview
Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,035 lines
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00:05:14 The battle of the sexes.
00:09:44 the first faint rumbling was heard of distant battle.
00:14:40 Here's to his memory.
00:17:38 You're certainly efficient. First, my sleeper, now brandy.
00:20:40 He doesn't know what he's doing in his grief.
00:23:13 As an industrial consultant.
00:25:45 but we can't run a business this way, can we?
00:28:27 - It's made in the Hebrides. - The what?
00:31:24 They'd light up and look wonderful in a dark room.
00:34:49 Centralize all the weaving. What do you think of that?
00:42:37 Office tea and biscuits for one month, nearly 250 pounds.
00:44:52 Come along, let's get out of here
00:47:25 I took the liberty of cutting the order down.
00:50:04 Did I say so? But I didn't mean it.
00:53:01 Robbie, he's a gremlin.
00:56:35 He knew that by the time he entered her house
00:59:34 keep the change and have a drink on me.
01:02:52 and the emollition of the legs.
01:07:20 Yes. That is just how it was.
01:10:42 - Are you coming here? - I don't like to risk it.
01:13:37 Little men in white coats would come for me.
01:16:24 - Now, come out, you son of a... - Oh, dear!
01:19:58 - He's own cigarettes. - Quite impossible.
01:22:30 Who said I was going in for synthetic fibre?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,035
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:05:14
Final line01:22:30
Production Record
DirectorCharles Crichton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,822