The House in the Square

1951 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,108 VOTES · DIR. Roy Ward Baker

The House in the Square poster

Overview

Atomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his forefather's diaries. He falls in love with his forefather's cousin, Helen, but his contemporaries of 1784 are perplexed by his strange talk and the odd knowledge he possesses. Remake of Berkeley Square (1933).

Dialogue Timeline — 1,136 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:36 Forsyth to Control. Entering cyclotron pit.
00:06:32 Thanks. - All right, I'll see you on the car park.
00:10:11 but I’m going back - back to the 18th century.
00:13:36 You call it escape. I call it adventure.
00:18:08 I said, are you hurt, sir?
00:21:12 Or rather, I mean, do. I fear we are intruding.
00:23:56 You may regard dear Throstle...
00:28:13 I was just making sure that everything was here. - For your headache.
00:30:52 You speak so oddly at times. And the shawl…
00:34:50 Tom, do sit up, dear. - Some sort of trick, I suppose.
00:37:37 And to the devil.
00:41:34 and that you're very lonely.
00:45:30 I’m here taking another man's place- your cousin from America.
00:50:07 Oh! That brutal fellow, the fashion? Yikes.
00:53:03 And women, sir?
00:56:07 But there are other things About you, sir...
00:59:19 We are going to be married, Kate.
01:02:32 no sails, no masts...
01:06:26 Clear the way there. Clear the way.
01:11:14 But it can be. It will be.
01:15:02 There's a drug called chloroform that renders a person unconscious in perfect safety...
01:18:19 I’ll have a life to face, too, Peter.
01:24:19 Fine. Fine.
12:17:08 For many weeks...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,136
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line12:17:08

Production Record

DirectorRoy Ward Baker
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,108