Three Strangers
1946 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,709 VOTES · DIR. Jean Negulesco
Overview
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.
Dialogue Timeline — 329 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
01:19:10 A fast horse... a fast track.
01:19:48 Perhaps she tried to reach you and...
01:20:24 I will have the ticket for you.
01:21:10 I have a man waiting downstairs to buy it.
01:21:41 Oh, madam Kwan Yin.
01:22:07 No? Why?
01:22:33 The law says, in government securities
01:23:01 You understand my case perfectly.
01:23:33 It's two against one!
01:24:07 I must have it!
01:24:33 I've lost everything, too.
01:25:11 Out of my way, Mrs. Shackleford.
01:25:55 Mr. West?
01:26:21 Corncracker.
01:26:55 The agreement on the back of that ticket with our names...
01:27:32 But it will be very difficult to convince a jury.
01:28:07 Let's go. Let's go.
01:29:04 Please, be quiet!
01:29:23 My friend had one drink too many.
01:29:51 Man: been a murder, he says, a woman!
01:30:23 What winner?
01:31:06 Johnny, I'm so glad to see you.
01:31:40 That we can do something about them.
15:00:00 We'll be rich!
Cast & Characters
Peter Lorre
Johnny West
Sydney Greenstreet
Jerome K. Arbutny
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Crystal Shackleford
Joan Lorring
Icey Crane
Robert Shayne
Bertram Fallon
Marjorie Riordan
Janet Elliott
Arthur Shields
Prosecutor
Rosalind Ivan
Lady Rhea Belladon
John Alvin
Junior Clerk
Peter Whitney
Timothy Delaney aka Gabby
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed329
Dialogue density3.6 lines / min
First line01:19:10
Final line15:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJean Negulesco
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,709