The Narrow Margin
1952 · 71 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 9,108 VOTES · DIR. Richard Fleischer
Overview
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Dialogue Timeline — 877 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:03 Your attention, please.
00:03:12 - Well, nobody tailed us. - You hope.
00:06:06 Quit hinting.
00:10:16 An old who walks right into it, and a weeper.
00:12:39 Keep the change.
00:17:46 This gentleman's lost a briefcase.
00:20:58 Here's to better tracks and steadier nerves.
00:25:39 - What do you mean "they"? - Oh, it's just a hunch.
00:28:24 We offer you a fortune.
00:32:14 - and they'll take his gun away. - Come along, Tommy.
00:35:02 That's very kind of you, Mr. Jennings, but I've decided to keep the compartment.
00:36:51 Tommy, you heard your mother. What do you want to eat?
00:39:28 It's your breakfast, sir.
00:43:04 Come here.
00:45:27 Aren't you coming in?
00:47:53 If you had to step on someone for something you wanted...
00:51:20 That list is no good while she can talk, so make some sense.
00:53:53 Don't move, mister.
00:56:54 We picked up four at La Junta. Two sections and one compartment.
00:58:57 Little boys have big ears, and he has a long memory.
01:02:21 Well, obviously he didn't.
01:04:58 Up front. A pair of rooms, C and D.
01:09:27 - Sorry, I can't answer that. - It's all right. He's expecting us.
09:04:01 - Okay.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed877
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:01:03
Final line09:04:01
Production Record
DirectorRichard Fleischer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
IMDb votes9,108