The Thirteen Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 135 VOTES · DIR. Alexis Granowsky
Overview
In the very old-fashioned town of Ostend suddenly 13 suitcases are delivered to the hotel, with a note, that O.F. will be here soon and needs 6 rooms (the hotel just has five). This event, probably the biggest in 300 years, starts a small wave of modernisation, yet everybody is wondering who O.F. is. Journalist Stix and architect Stark have an idea how to use this event. They proclaim, that O.F. is a former citizen of the town, who became a millionaire abroad. They tell their fellow citizens that the town still needs modernisation, like better hotels, nightclubs, shops, etc. And soon, Ostend is a boomtown, then a capital. The architect, responsible for the new buildings is finaly allowed to marry the mayor's daughter, while Stix marries the cabaret star and the widowed mayor his new secretary. The only problem is, O.F. hasn't shown up, while finance experts from all over the world are trying to solve the depression problem.
Dialogue Timeline — 892 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 Mr. O.F.'s Suitcases (a fairytale for adults)
00:04:22 It can't be that urgent.
00:06:47 What does O.F. want?
00:12:08 Tomorrow will be a great day.
00:17:11 13 suitcases.
00:19:38 Everything must be in order.
00:22:24 Oskar.
00:24:21 You must send a telegram at once.
00:27:02 can...
00:30:46 Totally mad.
00:34:20 Express delivery for Ostend.
00:38:23 Signed
00:43:11 make an interview with you.
00:46:37 My dear sir.
00:50:04 Address yourself to the General Secretariat no. 4
00:51:44 Very pretty, Mr. Chief Editor, but where's the main thing?
00:56:01 Well...
00:58:10 by our city's Chief Mayor.
01:01:40 Work, my child.
01:03:22 You... you are...
01:05:55 The whole world looks upon us.
01:08:46 Ostend, you're blooming and growing.
01:11:34 Gentlemen.
01:14:09 Which from old times is called Europe. With 13 suitcases one doesn't reach the purpose. What you've seen had been just a fairy-tale, a game.