The Docks of New York

1928 · 76 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 5,250 VOTES · DIR. Josef von Sternberg

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Overview

A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.

Dialogue Timeline — 168 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:24 THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK
00:03:22 "Pick up that waste! Nobody goes ashore till this hole is cleaned up!"
00:07:10 Save his soul and money comes to Hymn-Book Harry
00:12:26 "But just remember Singapore - - an' recollect Shanghai!"
00:20:36 "You could have saved yourself the trouble, an' let me die."
00:22:02 "Well, I might..."
00:25:43 "Pretty, ain't she?"
00:30:23 "I'm not braggin', either."
00:32:11 "I don't think it's fair of you to kid me."
00:33:52 "Meet the bride!"
00:36:48 "Where's your license?"
00:38:52 "Does it mean that much to you?"
00:41:09 "I will."
00:44:20 "But how are you goin' to get rid of her?"
00:48:38 "Got a match, Chief?"
00:50:44 "Get out o' here - or my husband will kill you!"
00:54:19 "I'm her husband."
00:56:23 "I didn't figure on your comin' back to help me."
00:57:52 "An' I never thanked you for them swell clothes you bought me."
00:59:45 "But it would have been kind o' funny if this had been on the level - even for a couple o' months."
01:04:33 "What are you tryin' to do - bring me more bad luck?"
01:10:47 "Where's my wife?"
01:12:28 "My husband gave them to me."
01:13:34 "Break in anywhere - take anything you want - - that's your idea, I suppose?"

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed168
Dialogue density2.2 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:13:34

Production Record

DirectorJosef von Sternberg
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,250