The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 302 VOTES · DIR. Walter Grauman
Overview
Emile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile is struck senseless. When he wakes up he is told that Abe is dead, dead by natural causes, the doctors tell him. When Emile insists that they were attacked, his relatives try to give him psychiatric help. Emile decides to try to find the killers himself, but someone is watching his every step...
Dialogue Timeline — 616 lines
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00:00:24 Do you want to wait here or... meet me inside?
00:04:39 And he, uh, had a knife in his chest.
00:06:10 Oh. Trudy. I'm sorry.
00:07:38 then they're all going to go.
00:08:59 it's not going to happen again.
00:10:39 and this is one sad, sick, geeky puppy.
00:12:41 It's hard to feel centered.
00:14:17 And every other Wednesday.
00:16:29 Oh, that's how old Benjy is.
00:18:42 - You're very selfish. - Harold, Harold...
00:21:01 I remember when bathroom walls were for phone numbers and dirty limericks.
00:23:01 What's she like?
00:24:46 You don't recognize your own ex-husband?
00:26:10 What's on?
00:27:24 Oh, shoot, there's a crumb.
00:28:42 - I cried when I read that. - Thanks.
00:31:28 There. I solved the case.
00:33:47 To our partner, Sharona fleming.
00:35:24 Well, he's a security guard at the community college.
00:36:51 - What's so important? - I'm not crazy.
00:38:03 Couldn't be better. Help me.
00:39:46 My fault. I should have read it first.
00:41:01 Well, I'm going to have another talk with the grieving widow.
00:42:29 Of course, then you would have to prepare my Saturday and Sunday meals in advance.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed616
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line00:42:29
Production Record
DirectorWalter Grauman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes302