The Hurricane

1937 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,176 VOTES · DIR. John Ford

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Overview

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.

Dialogue Timeline — 718 lines

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00:02:26 Doctor, the captain told me we were in the South Seas now.
00:05:22 Does he deny the theft?
00:07:05 except my sense of honor and duty.
00:12:22 He's been staunchly under the spell of honor and duty.
00:13:57 I was saying that very thing to de Laage.
00:21:49 No. It was quiet.
00:25:11 And a doll that dances.
00:29:33 in a serious case of assault and battery.
00:31:35 He's going to take his medicine all right.
00:39:29 I must ask you to concern yourself with my more physical ailments.
00:41:15 I want you to come with me and live in my house while you're waiting.
00:44:53 Man alive! You can't do it!
00:46:51 It is a question of upholding the law under which these islands are governed.
00:57:04 The people are celebrating, Excellency.
01:01:26 He'll be caught and sent where he belongs.
01:05:53 You've sinned, but others have sinned more against you.
01:09:09 Yes.
01:12:35 - Cognac, Doctor? - No, thanks.
01:14:16 I think I'll have another drop of cognac...
01:18:08 And you refused to come to my home tonight. Why?
01:20:15 Yes, he's waiting inside.
01:23:41 And me with a baby to deliver.
01:36:11 There.
01:39:36 Be quiet, Marama.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed718
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:02:26
Final line01:39:36

Production Record

DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
IMDb votes3,176