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!
00:03:10 You've got me crying for you
00:06:32 Oliver, I have to talk to you.
00:08:54 You can't threaten me out of it!
00:13:34 You mustrt look.
00:18:14 Not necessarily.
00:20:56 Mr. Danziger. Then when you arrived in the library
00:23:00 Exactly. But you only have one penny.
00:26:52 I have you.
00:29:29 Now why didn't I think of that?
00:33:04 Well, it's such a beautiful day, sir.
00:37:03 Because we never heard the real shots.
00:39:40 If he kills himself your company doesn't pay.
00:42:51 Just by pushing those buttons?
00:45:34 No, madam. My first time.
00:48:41 He must've suspected that his partner was engaged in some
00:51:34 I owe it to myself to express my dissatisfaction.
00:55:47 COLUMBO: Is that you, Mr. Brandt?
00:58:48 I know exactly what you did and how you did it.
01:01:46 You know, sir, it's a funny thing.
01:04:43 May I see your umbrella, sir?
01:07:25 And we'll run this wire, sir
01:10:02 Oh, yes, Mrs. Brandt. He's right here.
20:00:00 around the world. We're really quite ordinary.
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 line20:00:00
Production Record
DirectorFrank Tuttle
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes573