The Long, Hot Summer

1958 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 12,844 VOTES · DIR. Martin Ritt

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Overview

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,710 lines

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00:00:47 It was him! He did it.
00:06:25 - We're giving you a ride, that's all. - Where are you headed?
00:11:29 And all of it mighty pretty.!
00:15:41 Out on the road. I gave him a lift this mornin'.
00:20:25 - [Siren Continues] - [Tires Screeching]
00:24:46 "Now me"..."all the time" I was in the hospital...
00:28:41 I think you oughta know that in my jail...
00:33:02 Well, you knowin' that, uh...
00:37:07 I'm 61 years old.
00:41:25 get their money's worth in health and outdoor exercise.
00:45:26 - Come on, Eula. Get out of the light! - Oh!
00:50:26 Let's go find us a needle in a haystack.
00:54:17 that hand-grown, handpicked, hand-selected-by-me fellow name of Quick.
00:59:00 Now, you take that Ben Quick.
01:04:41 All right. You proved it. I'm human.
01:09:45 I had five sisters and a brother...
01:16:17 I'll bet you had a doll with no head on it.
01:20:45 Hooray!
01:24:47 You gonna wake up in the mornin' smilin'.
01:29:25 - Who cares, boy? - No, sir. Not no ordinary five dollars.
01:36:05 Sister...
01:41:21 You shut up!
01:48:26 I was raised on that smell of gasoline around me...
01:53:00 Will, you and me, we been in business only a little while...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,710
Dialogue density14.9 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:53:00

Production Record

DirectorMartin Ritt
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes12,844