The Power of the Press
1928 · 62 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 348 VOTES · DIR. Frank Capra
Overview
The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.
Dialogue Timeline — 171 lines
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00:00:02 THE POWER OF THE PRESS
00:02:04 "Say, Brisbane, the whole world's waiting for that weather report."
00:03:58 CITY FAVORS ATWILL FOR MAYOR
00:07:29 "Johnson... Forbes... where's everybody?"
00:08:46 "What did you say that address was?"
00:12:29 "Gee... she just ran out of the district attorney's house!"
00:14:29 "I've discovered that Jane Atwill caled on Nye tonigt...
00:15:15 BECAUSE OF
00:15:17 BECAUSE OF THE INGENUITY OF A TI
00:15:20 BECAUSE OF THE INGENUITY OF A TIMES REPORTER JANE AT
00:18:42 "I was going to vote for Atwill... but this settles it."
00:23:13 "My opponent has my deepest sympathy, in his hour of trouble."
00:25:07 "Be patient... Right after election, I'm moving you to a swell apartment."
00:29:40 "If I were a man, I'd punch your nose."
00:30:59 ...retracted in big type on the front page."
00:32:58 "You can't resign... you're fired!"
00:37:28 "...I... I only wanted to thank you for that scoop."
00:41:27 "Say, pal, got 'nother great scoop!"
00:45:45 "Can you sing a cabaret number?"
00:49:26 "I thought you were taking a case out to Marie."
00:53:53 "Why did you kill the district attorney?"
00:56:33 "Write this..."
00:59:19 "Follow him... wreck him... anything to stop him!"
01:03:47 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed171
Dialogue density2.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:03:47
Production Record
DirectorFrank Capra
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes348