The Glass Wall

Name: The Glass Wall
Director: Maxwell Shane
Released: 1953
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer, Robin Raymond

1953 · 82 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,426 VOTES · DIR. Maxwell Shane

Overview

Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.

Dialogue Timeline — 666 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:26 sailed past the Statue of Liberty into the safe harbor of New York.

00:04:23 Any other marks?

00:06:01 "A person bearing arms for the Allied cause in World War II

00:07:31 New York is not Sopron.

00:13:10 Times Square.

00:16:45 Tom? Are you kidding? We got an all-girl band.

00:22:21 What is it with you?

00:24:37 Now, you get your things out of here

00:27:36 A broken rib could puncture something.

00:30:27 And you just can't get back on your feet, and you get fed up.

00:33:19 Well, honey, I know it and you know it, but you've got to convince Jack.

00:34:57 about if he eats too much he keeps on belching

00:37:01 Well, I've waited five years.

00:39:22 I know you're in there. Ma told me.

00:41:10 - I could fix things up with the old witch. - Please, Eddie.

00:45:04 You can't take much more. You've got to get off the streets.

00:48:31 His name is Peter Kuban.

00:52:26 A Nazi soldier jabbed his bayonet through the hay, right into Peter's shoulder.

00:56:18 - Hey, shake it up there, baby! - What a chick!

01:01:26 Later, you can tell me the whole story.

01:04:01 a crime. You leave him here, in with the babies.

01:05:50 Ma. Ma, will you talk English? You know I don't go for this Hunky jabber.

01:07:02 Didn't the U.N. help to bring over your cousin Frank?

01:14:46 Somebody. Somebody listen.

Cast & Characters

Vittorio Gassman Peter Gloria Grahame Maggie Ann Robinson Nancy Douglas Spencer Inspector Bailey Robin Raymond Tanya Jerry Paris Tom Elizabeth Slifer Mrs. Hinckley Richard Reeves Eddie Hinckley Joe Turkel Freddie Else Neft Mrs. Zakoyla

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed666

Dialogue density8.1 lines / min

First line00:01:26

Final line01:14:46

Production Record

DirectorMaxwell Shane

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,426