The Devil Commands

1941 · 65 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 1,551 VOTES · DIR. Edward Dmytryk

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Overview

A story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.

Dialogue Timeline — 744 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:55 My name is Anne Blair.
00:03:15 And whether he speaks or is silent...
00:04:52 Now l'd like to show them your graph for comparison.
00:07:12 That's the first understatement l've heard you make.
00:09:41 I lost my mother that night.
00:12:14 l can only tell you again...
00:14:09 ...if we can show people that those we love are not lost to us...
00:15:52 Thank you, gentlemen.
00:18:03 Karl.
00:19:57 -So was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -l know, Mrs. Walters.
00:21:54 I didn't know where he was.
00:25:21 That was recorded after she was dead and buried.
00:29:00 Helen.
00:31:06 Where you can go on working and no one will know.
00:33:56 l asked you what you're doing way out here.
00:35:49 What was that noise?
00:38:01 l'm engaged in experimental work.
00:41:39 l never been in it. The door's always kept locked.
00:48:26 You'd better not keep the sheriff waiting too long, or he might come up here.
00:51:21 ...and the fact that you never did like Dr. Blair.
00:55:46 Karl, don't open that door.
00:58:33 Doctor, are these...?
01:00:37 Anne, dear, l'm not going to hurt you.
02:00:00 electrocute the ordinary human being...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed744
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorEdward Dmytryk
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,551