The Talk of the Town
1942 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 9,456 VOTES · DIR. George Stevens
Overview
Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,324 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:09 I'm convinced that this fire was deliberately set.
00:09:23 - Hello. - Why did you lock the door?
00:14:25 It's a form of self-expression.
00:21:19 Perhaps I shouldn't mention it...
00:24:37 - Why, Sam Yates. - Michael. I'll be doggoned.
00:28:14 Do you know who's up in that attic? Leopold Dilg.
00:32:57 Lunch at 1, an hour for correspondence, work from 3 to 6, dinner at 7.
00:36:53 They're the dreamers, poets, tragic figures in this world, but interesting.
00:41:15 - Supreme Court. What do you know? - This stuff he reads is remarkably dead.
00:45:40 Pulaski's. By all means, let's get some.
00:50:18 Sit down, you're not made of glass.
00:54:16 They'll let us know when they get him cornered. They never miss.
01:00:27 - They ordered a quart of borscht. - So?
01:05:13 - Are we ready for dinner? - I'll be right down.
01:09:55 Mr. Lightcap?
01:14:28 Tilney, leave things as they are. I came to write a book and I will do it.
01:17:57 You know, this Bracken's handwriting is moronic.
01:22:41 What a dope.
01:27:07 I never really knew you.
01:30:06 It's the principal. The law says that's where I should be.
01:33:45 Shut up, will you?
01:38:00 That's thoughtful of you, but I see things differently now.
01:42:02 Why should my love life be kicked around from pillar to post?
01:47:26 Now, why do you look like that?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,324
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:01:09
Final line01:47:26
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Stevens
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$1,100,000
IMDb votes9,456