The Big Night

Name: The Big Night
Director: Joseph Losey
Released: 1951
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: John Drew Barrymore, Preston Foster, Joan Lorring, Howard St. John, Dorothy Comingore

1951 · 75 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 1,129 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Losey

Overview

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

Dialogue Timeline — 787 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:39 Sweet 17...and never been kissed!

00:03:43 Oh, you're as bad as Frances...

00:08:29 Get out!

00:15:11 until her mama comes back from shopping

00:18:08 How much?

00:20:50 I trust you managed to take care of yourself.

00:23:13 What's wrong, get in a fight or something?

00:27:06 Please Mr Peckinpaugh, I gotta see my friend...

00:28:40 Why don't you call up "The Press"?

00:32:26 Make it 2 Martells, General...

00:39:33 Thanks!

00:43:05 You notice how you can do that?

00:45:17 First day my sister brought him home.

00:47:10 You hid the gun!

00:51:04 Do you have any money?

00:54:12 without letting me in on the secret.

00:55:50 Whatever he wants! Some letters?

00:57:45 That ought to stretch out the enjoyment for all of us.

01:01:45 Just the other day...

01:03:55 Then how come...?

01:05:39 I just want you to help me!

01:10:46 I didn't mean to, but I did.

01:12:10 When did you ever communicate with a person with a brain

01:14:11 Subtitles: FatPlank [RLB] for KG

Cast & Characters

John Drew Barrymore George La Main Preston Foster Andy La Main Joan Lorring Marion Rostina Howard St. John Al Judge Dorothy Comingore Julie Rostina Philip Bourneuf Dr. Lloyd Cooper Howland Chamberlain Flanagan Myron Healey Kennealy Emile Meyer Peckinpaugh Mauri Leighton Terry Angelus

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed787

Dialogue density10.5 lines / min

First line00:01:39

Final line01:14:11

Production Record

DirectorJoseph Losey

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,129