The Strong Man
1926 · 75 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,004 VOTES · DIR. Frank Capra
Overview
A meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. He becomes infatuated with her by long distance. After the war, the young Belgian journeys to America as assistant to a theatrical "strong man", Zandow the Great (Arthur Thalasso). While in America, he searches for Mary Brown... and he finds her, just as word comes that Zandow is incapacitated and the little nebbish must go on stage in his place.
Dialogue Timeline — 126 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:10 THE STRONG MAN
00:05:31 Private Paul Bergot, c/o Belgian Red Cross, Ostend, Belgium.
00:05:58 Your English has im...
00:06:30 With love Mary Brown
00:07:58 The Great ZANDOW and co.
00:11:44 and when I shoot myself from a cannon to a trapeze it's a sensation!"
00:14:15 "Sink that roll, Lily, there's a 'dick' trailing me!"
00:21:30 "Hey, there! You can't leave your women lying around like this!"
00:30:38 "In two days we open my big act in Cloverdale...
00:32:07 The Town Hall was re-named "The Palace" and the profits ran into thousands.
00:33:33 "...It's useless to fight me any longer. Money talks louder than you!..."
00:34:23 ...and I'll give you something real to pray for!"
00:35:31 "...This is the Sixth day of marching around OUR Jericho...
00:36:46 "I believe in this... and wish I'd led a cleaner life."
00:37:38 Mary Brown, the Parson's daughter, saw the world through the eyes...
00:39:00 ...for she had never told him she was... blind."
00:40:48 "What's the time, please?"
00:47:58 STAGE ENTRANCE
00:49:32 "MARY BROWN."
00:53:49 "...And in that town there was only one Mary Brown... and she was a Chinaman!"
00:58:27 "Where's the Strong Man? Show us the big Bum!"
01:05:49 "We must be quiet... There's a funeral!"
01:08:02 "It's a riot! Lock the doors and protect the money!"
01:15:19 THE END
Cast & Characters
Harry Langdon
Paul Bergot
Priscilla Bonner
Mary Brown
Gertrude Astor
'Lily' of Broadway
William V. Mong
Parson Brown aka 'Holy Joe'
Robert McKim
'Mike' McDevitt
Arthur Thalasso
'Zandow the Great'
Brooks Benedict
Bus Passenger
Helen Brent
Undetermined Secondary Role
Tay Garnett
Undetermined Secondary Role
Douglas Haig
Undetermined Secondary Role
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed126
Dialogue density1.7 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:15:19
Production Record
DirectorFrank Capra
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,004