The Star
1952 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 4,237 VOTES · DIR. Stuart Heisler
Overview
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,130 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:57 I've got $ 15, folks.
00:03:55 That's right, and you won an Academy Award.
00:07:14 - I bet you had a fight with your boyfriend. - I...
00:10:16 When she wasn't too tired or afraid to muss her hair.
00:13:57 Your sister and her husband stopped by. I let them in as usual.
00:17:00 ...from the job I got him in the Purchasing Department at the studio.
00:23:37 You don't seem to know who I am!
00:27:12 Don't tell anyone, but I managed to get out some of your clothes.
00:33:07 Hello, darling.
00:36:25 I've seen it a thousand times.
00:38:44 Now it's over.
00:42:43 Going, going, gone.
00:45:29 It's nothing but colored water.
00:49:22 Not Magnin's, not Saks.
00:53:12 I did have one bad moment when he said he had once worked at Marshall Field's.
00:56:53 Why, Maggie. Maggie.
00:59:45 Wait a minute.
01:02:51 - Aren't you going to ask me to sit down? - You can do as you like.
01:08:11 How nice. We can use good actors.
01:11:16 It's my business if you're trying to ruin my brother.
01:14:54 Margaret?
01:18:33 Do you think it right to tell folks you seen him in the lane the night of the murder?
01:24:02 Remember?
01:27:03 ...like the ones that play it 24 hours a day...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,130
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:27:03
Production Record
DirectorStuart Heisler
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,237