The Glass Key
1942 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 7,627 VOTES · DIR. Stuart Heisler
Overview
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,136 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:06 Here he comes, now. - Hello, Paul.
00:03:39 - Tell him I'm busy. - But, Paul...
00:06:09 Rainey said the order came straight from you.
00:09:04 Taylor, do you realise that you're attitude toward Madvig is very embarrassing to me?
00:11:22 But you haven't heard the topper.
00:15:16 I've got a right to happiness just like anybody else.
00:19:00 Hey, think I'll ask Janet if she'd like a lift home.
00:22:12 - You can't do that! Mr Farr'll be angry. - Don't you like this job, sonny?
00:25:19 What's good enough for the old Eighth Ward is good enough for anywhere, huh?
00:28:47 - Wanna come along? - Yeah, sure.
00:32:17 You can do yourself some good right here.
00:34:58 - Where is he now? - New York.
00:41:21 Turn it over!
00:44:56 Come in, please.
00:47:30 Tell me, why did you take such a beating from Nick Varna?
00:51:24 Sure.
00:54:02 Little Rubber Ball does all right, don't he?
00:57:53 Good.
01:01:46 So you put up with Paul, be polite to him
01:05:54 Hey, gang. Meet the swellest guy I ever skinned a knuckle on.
01:09:16 Ain't a bad idea.
01:13:13 Yeah, they got a nice quiet little place up there. I like it.
01:15:37 I tell you, it's got to be her. So get busy.
01:18:24 Excuse me, please.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,136
Dialogue density13.4 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line01:18:24
Production Record
DirectorStuart Heisler
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,627