The Benson Murder Case
1930 · 65 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 573 VOTES · DIR. Frank Tuttle
Overview
A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,100 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 (STAMMERING) You're a thief!
00:03:06 Boo-hoo
00:06:24 While this wine was still in a French cellar
00:08:39 I could never hurt you.
00:12:54 Bertie! Bertie! Bertie!
00:17:46 Top two percent in the world?
00:20:23 (WHISPERING) Don't remember.
00:22:33 Again, as many as you like.
00:26:07 What? What is it?
00:28:40 Is that a fact?
00:31:45 Well, that's because our firm has a policy
00:34:31 the only proper place to lodge an umbrella
00:38:35 Well, it should be on the stand.
00:41:32 (DOORBELL RINGING)
00:44:02 One more question, sir. About those sacks of gold.
00:46:47 (PEOPLE CHATTERING)
00:49:39 More tips for your nephew, right, Lieutenant?
00:52:36 What is wrong with you?
00:57:01 And then it goes all the way back again and it rests on this whatchamacallit.
00:59:29 And each real gold piece weighs one pound.
01:02:30 kept my eyes open, maybe I could make it happen.
01:05:16 You are absolutely right, sir. There would be soot.
01:07:55 First here exploding one squib
01:10:28 Alas, my dear, I shall not be needing you
Cast & Characters
William Powell
Philo Vance
William 'Stage' Boyd
Harry Gray
Eugene Pallette
Sgt. Ernest Heath
Paul Lukas
Adolph Mohler
Natalie Moorhead
Fanny Del Roy
Richard Tucker
Anthony Benson
May Beatty
Mrs. Paula Banning
E.H. Calvert
Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham
Mischa Auer
Albert Brecker
Perry Ivins
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Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,100
Dialogue density16.9 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:10:28
Production Record
DirectorFrank Tuttle
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes573