There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 6,958 VOTES · DIR. Walter Lang

There's No Business Like Show Business poster

Overview

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,493 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 # There's no business like show business #
00:07:02 keeping them up all hours of the night like this.
00:10:51 # She'll start upon a marathon #
00:15:03 And what a time to face a big fat mortgage.
00:19:44 # The bonnie music of Alexander's Ragtime Band #
00:26:05 I got some thinking to do.
00:29:39 I have been an agent for a good many years
00:33:49 # You get what you want #
00:38:31 No. Come on, I got a good hand.
00:41:31 Whoops, forgot to remove my hat.
00:45:44 # Remember, my love #
00:51:22 # If you believe #
00:55:45 Of course not. You go right ahead.
01:00:07 # By #
01:05:35 # A man chases a girl #
01:11:30 And the question is, should we or...
01:16:43 You want to look at it?
01:21:09 2-inch-thick steaks, French fries
01:25:15 the way you are now
01:28:58 # I'm an old salt #
01:34:40 Yeah. I got everything he needs.
01:39:09 But at least I keep goin'.
01:43:23 Steve! Steve!
01:47:50 # There's no people like show people #

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,493
Dialogue density21.3 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:47:50

Production Record

DirectorWalter Lang
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,300,000
Revenue$7,100,000
IMDb votes6,958