The Emperor Waltz

1948 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 1,989 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder

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Overview

At the turn of the 20th century, travelling salesman Virgil Smith journeys to Vienna in the hope he can sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity in Austria.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,361 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:48 Hello, Countess. How did you get here?
00:08:47 Oh, nonsense. His Majesty knows I'm still in mourning.
00:11:51 Of course, Your Majesty. Spry as he is, he's a rather elderly gentleman.
00:16:03 A new kind of American thingamabob. Watch this.
00:19:12 I may become ambassador to Paris
00:22:36 For the last time, will you stop referring to her as a mutt?
00:26:29 It's as pretty as a barbershop quartet
00:31:37 [Virgil Yodeling]
00:34:27 The Army, Navy and the Marines, You understand?
00:37:51 Now I must ask for your earliest recollections.
00:41:14 Oh, no. She might throw a flea on him.
00:44:19 To cheer me
00:51:41 Today it will be there. It must be. That stag dare not disappoint His Emperor again.
00:55:53 Buttons and I keep talking about you, night and day. No sleep. No appetite.
01:00:09 haven't any right, madame
01:05:09 Santa Lucia
01:10:17 But why should I agree
01:15:17 Prettiest girl I ever knew was the daughter of a garbage collector.
01:19:09 Look, I could've come in here and thrown a big bluff about being a rich Wall Street man...
01:22:43 but there are two other offers forJohanna's hand:
01:26:35 I never suspected that even garbage could be so cheap. Don't you know us Americans?
01:31:27 If he's very small, Demi-tasse.
01:36:55 [Puppies Squealing, Water Running] Where are the pups?
02:02:05 four percent commission

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,361
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:04:48
Final line02:02:05

Production Record

DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,989