The Lost Patrol
1934 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 3,741 VOTES · DIR. John Ford
Overview
A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotamian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination, is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their brigade. They stop for the night at an oasis and awaken the next morning to find their horses stolen, their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.
Dialogue Timeline — 818 lines
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00:02:40 Right through the lung.
00:05:01 I'm sorry, Sergeant, but that's not the entire service.
00:08:29 Now, come on. Take it off, give it to me.
00:11:37 Arabs, my eye.
00:14:47 Well, the horses look good. I bet they feel better.
00:16:37 I remember the time when he first came to the regiment 20 years ago...
00:18:25 Yes, sir.
00:20:52 I was just thinking.
00:22:53 Well, you're lucky, son.
00:27:27 Meant to be Malayan, or possibly Javanese.
00:29:18 Seems they didn't quite like the way we were getting along with the girls...
00:31:13 Would it really interest you?
00:33:18 - Now, what do you think? - Well, I'll tell you what I know.
00:35:02 Molly's red hat on the dock.
00:38:06 Have you got a shilling?
00:40:59 I'm not asking any favors. I'll do my part.
00:46:40 Morelli.
00:49:00 I will, so help me. I'll splatter your brains against that wall.
00:51:09 "Not a good name...
00:53:29 and comfort me. Comfort me, mind you.
00:55:29 - And then I'll die. - Easy, Sarge, don't you go that way.
00:58:43 What's the use of chewing the rag about something we might have done?
01:00:47 - Leave it? - Yes, I said leave it.
01:11:35 English
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed818
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:02:40
Final line01:11:35
Production Record
DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,741