The Rocking Horse Winner

Name: The Rocking Horse Winner
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Released: 1949
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills, Hugh Sinclair

1949 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,473 VOTES · DIR. Anthony Pelissier

Overview

A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,109 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:23 - Are you looking for me? - You're Basset, aren't you?

00:05:26 You've made it cozy. I hope you know your way to the kitchen.

00:09:08 Tell me, Hester -

00:14:23 Converted?

00:16:57 gather the reins up short.

00:19:35 It's not luck - you're a bad card player.

00:23:05 Because your father has no luck.

00:25:49 - Would you believe it? Just my luck. - And mine.

00:29:10 Look here, Master Paul...

00:31:38 I would.

00:34:14 - Good evening, sir. -Good evening, Nanny.

00:37:58 He needs a change.

00:41:04 - What do you want? - 40 pounds, lady.

00:45:39 20 pounds?

00:49:26 Get out of here!

00:53:08 I'll show it to you.

00:57:12 There's an extra 7 and 6.

01:00:43 I wish I knew how you did it.

01:04:23 How about it, Paul?

01:06:59 The doctor gave him medicine just before he left.

01:09:32 Good night.

01:13:14 "There must be more money!"

01:22:37 I want 250 pounds to win on Malabar.

01:29:09 There's something ought to be done with it.

Cast & Characters

Valerie Hobson Hester Grahame John Howard Davies Paul Grahame Ronald Squire Oscar Cresswell John Mills Bassett Hugh Sinclair Richard Grahame Charles Goldner Mr. Tsaldouris Susan Richards Nannie Cyril Smith Bailiff Anthony Holles Bowler Hat Melanie Mackenzie Matilda Grahame

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,109

Dialogue density12.2 lines / min

First line00:02:23

Final line01:29:09

Production Record

DirectorAnthony Pelissier

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,473