Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · 132 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 16,232 VOTES · DIR. Henry King
Overview
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,491 lines
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00:01:51 I hope you enjoy the hat, Mr. Stovall.
00:11:48 Where did you first encounter enemy action?
00:15:27 On a day like this, I could find myself believing him.
00:19:15 What? Oh, you're kidding.
00:23:21 You and the old man.
00:27:36 And I missed a checkpoint here at St. Lo.
00:32:36 daylight precision bombing.
00:38:51 - including yours. - Yes, sir.
00:44:47 Thanks for the help, Major.
00:51:31 - Doesn't go for staff. You're stuck with me.
00:55:25 All right, that's it. Tell them to put their requests through channels.
01:00:11 I'm supposed to be a deadbeat.
01:04:06 When you pull a B-17 out of a formation
01:07:29 I figured it was me. I wasn't good enough.
01:11:55 There's one more thing you might as well know, sir.
01:15:32 But there's a reason. If we can hang on here now...
01:19:47 And nothing's going to start eating holes through him.
01:26:21 He heard the parson praying on the interphone...
01:31:45 - A fractured spine? - That's about what it amounts to.
01:37:16 the last pound of load
01:42:22 From now on, we're registering on the enemy radar screen.
01:49:37 We'll be bombing in a bad crosswind. Secondary target looks clear.
01:54:30 until I'm not confused anymore.
02:00:36 You think you aren't up there with them?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,491
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:01:51
Final line02:00:36
Production Record
DirectorHenry King
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$3,225,000
IMDb votes16,232