The Great Moment

1944 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 1,106 VOTES · DIR. Preston Sturges

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Overview

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

Dialogue Timeline — 967 lines

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00:00:07 Here he comes now!
00:05:08 What is it, William?
00:07:50 More claw-like, more vulturesque.
00:10:24 On the 15th, he seemed better.
00:12:57 - If you didn't want me to. - He's leaving anyway.
00:15:32 Argh!
00:18:23 - I didn't have enough money to finish. - You shouldn't have gone in for medicine.
00:20:37 If you can't get it there, then you might try Burnett's Pharmacy.
00:25:12 My liver works fine and if anybody was drunk in here last night, it wasn't me.
00:27:39 You'll endanger the lives of the fools who trust you.
00:31:12 Homer!
00:35:32 Hello, Nig.
00:41:12 William!
00:43:40 - What's this thing? - That is the Letheon, my friend.
00:47:09 It's just around the corner, but I'm stuck. Something went wrong.
00:49:42 It must be drying off. There's no similarity at all. Smell it now.
00:53:43 - Who are you? - Get me a cab. I'll join you in a moment.
00:56:02 - I was in excruciating... - Very interesting. Yes.
01:00:42 and the Mayor's wife looked at the silver as if it was stolen
01:03:04 I wrote to him, but not now. Tell him anything you like.
01:06:19 Hurry up!
01:09:58 and our doors are open to every form of quackery.
01:12:36 the ingredients of which they ignore.
01:16:39 Now or ever again.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed967
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:16:39

Production Record

DirectorPreston Sturges
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,106