Tight Spot
1955 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 2,693 VOTES · DIR. Phil Karlson
Overview
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,333 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:44 Excited, Pete?
00:05:17 "If I had any brains, what would I be doing in this trap?"
00:13:25 Willoughby, get her settled. I'll be back in a minute.
00:16:52 - Yacht? - Yeah, those long, white things.
00:20:12 When they say somebody's in the swamp...
00:23:08 Yeah, but how can I even think about it...
00:27:09 They haven't got there yet.
00:31:38 How long were you at it?
00:35:12 Now, look, I said I was sorry. And I mean it.
00:38:57 How does he figure it out with nothing to go on?
00:42:19 Tonelli was a cheap hoodlum with hundreds of enemies.
00:45:52 ...much less something like you.
00:49:52 No, I never found anything I liked better.
00:54:44 If I had a wife.
00:59:11 - That's what I'm trying to do! - Do you want to take her?
01:03:42 I thought so too, but I wanted another opinion.
01:07:08 What happens in an hour?
01:10:47 If you think I wanted to lose the only home I'd ever had, you were crazy!
01:14:20 That's the thing I've been trying to point out to you...
01:18:30 And why should I, when it isn't necessary?
01:21:44 This is the kind of selfishness that turns my stomach.
01:25:14 ... during the news bulletins.
01:30:30 - Harris! - Yes, sir? Sorry, sir.
06:12:00 and at 5 p.m.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,333
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line06:12:00
Production Record
DirectorPhil Karlson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,693