The Drowning Pool
1975 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 6,512 VOTES · DIR. Stuart Rosenberg
Overview
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,166 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:36 Surprised?
00:07:17 Now, you listen. I can fix it so you won't get no pleasure pissing.
00:09:59 Now, we may talk a little different down here but we ain't stupid either.
00:16:08 If she ever got hold of that letter...
00:20:55 Why did she book a room for you?
00:24:36 Were you angry when I left Los Angeles so suddenly?
00:29:24 Are you slant-drilling me?
00:32:15 But you got that figured out.
00:36:09 Crushed her head with that rake and pushed her in.
00:39:24 I mean, what's so sexy about names?
00:42:51 It's near that cute little hotel with the cornstalk fence.
00:49:53 Elaine Reavis, telephone.
00:55:05 What were you doing at the Devereauxs' yesterday?
00:59:53 Well, first my client's mother-in-law gets it...
01:04:19 Thought private eyes only read mystery stories.
01:08:26 How much did Kilbourne pay you to kill Reavis?
01:12:50 Sweet child. Sit down, Mr. Harper.
01:16:29 Now, how the hell did you get that?
01:19:26 It's a juggling act just to make my life work.
01:25:00 No. Easy, easy. Easy!
01:31:09 I'll die down there! I'll die! I'll die!
01:38:30 Oh, God, what a mistake I made.
01:41:41 They really did a job on him!
01:48:20 [ENGLISH]
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,166
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:02:36
Final line01:48:20
Production Record
DirectorStuart Rosenberg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,700,000
Revenue$2,600,000
IMDb votes6,512