The Crazy Ray
1925 · 59 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,038 VOTES · DIR. René Clair
Overview
A night watchman on the Eiffel Tower wakes up to find the entire population of the city frozen in place.
Dialogue Timeline — 40 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:17 THE FI RST FI LM WRITTEN AND DI RECTED BY RENÉ CLAI R
00:00:23 PARIS ASLEEP
00:00:50 ...and the following morning...
00:01:56 ...wonders why...
00:02:05 ...not a thing is stirring in the city...
00:05:30 CHI EF OF POLICE
00:08:15 ''Everything came to a standstill last night...
00:08:27 ...except for me up in the Eiffel Tower.''
00:09:23 A thief always comes in handy.
00:14:29 ''I'll see that every shop is open for you...
00:14:38 ...even the Bank of France!''
00:17:32 But what good are riches...
00:21:28 ''If anyone's listening...
00:21:47 A handkerchief in the window.''
00:23:43 ''This is where the powerful rays came from...
00:24:04 ''It's my uncle, Professor X!''
00:24:52 ''I never thought of that!''
00:25:08 ''I'll give it a try.''
00:26:52 ''You betrayed me!''
00:28:58 thanks to your uncle's invention.''
00:31:15 ''The whole city was asleep for four days.''
00:31:56 ''We're all telling the truth.''
00:33:35 ''Did we dream this whole thing up?''
00:34:26 THE END
Cast & Characters
Charles Martinelli
Bardin - le savant fou
Louis Pré Fils
Le détective
Albert Préjean
L'aviateur
Madeleine Rodrigue
Hesta - la passagère de l'avion
Henri Rollan
Albert - le gardien de nuit de la Tour Eiffel
Myla Seller
La nièce du savant
Antoine Stacquet
L'industriel
Marcel Vallée
Le voleur international
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed40
Dialogue density0.7 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line00:34:26
Production Record
DirectorRené Clair
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,038