The Bespoke Overcoat
1955 · 37 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 528 VOTES · DIR. Jack Clayton
Overview
A humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead him to return as a ghost, determined to claim the garment with the help of a tailor friend.
Dialogue Timeline — 471 lines
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00:02:16 Fender... dead.
00:03:42 Heh-heh-heh.
00:05:05 You're a number one tailor.
00:06:08 He's doing the same job and what herrings?
00:07:13 All right, then.
00:08:17 Fender, I don't think you enjoy your work like you did in the olden days.
00:09:32 Leave me alone.
00:10:33 - It can't be done. - Don't make jokes, Morry.
00:11:35 How much cost such a coat, Morry?
00:12:37 - Thank you. - Now, what material do you want?
00:13:56 When I get the coat, ah, I'll put it on, I'll walk up to a table
00:15:18 If I had a boy, I wouldn't let him see a needle and thread.
00:16:41 If I knew I would put my other shirt on.
00:17:40 - A coat like this makes a difference. - Mm.
00:18:40 This week I make an exception.
00:20:06 That way, tomorrow I took less.
00:21:16 Oh, it's like fire.
00:22:59 But I defy any master tailor to make such a coat good.
00:25:05 The governor.
00:26:49 Funny thing, I don't seem to know nothing any more.
00:28:08 Hee-hee-hee-hee!
00:31:18 What about this one?
00:32:36 My work is better.
00:34:13 Didn't I?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed471
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:02:16
Final line00:34:13
Production Record
DirectorJack Clayton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes528