Two for the Seesaw
1962 · 119 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 2,180 VOTES · DIR. Robert Wise
Overview
After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,270 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 (melancholy trumpet solo)
00:09:21 Today I decided to change, join the living. About ten minutes ago.
00:14:13 - Next time I'll make sarcastic remarks. - We're on next time already!
00:17:49 Not including ruptured marriages. Be safe, be homeless.
00:21:26 Who said yes yet? Is this some new line, supposed to be putting me in the mood?
00:25:02 A health cure? I don't even know what's eating you.
00:33:34 Are you OK?
00:36:52 I'll probably be spitting a lot of blood, so...
00:42:01 From the furs, that's all. Open a window, it wouldn't smell.
00:45:41 Funny, mine goes down.
00:49:49 - Schraffts? Waiting on tables? - Whatever they've got.
00:53:49 - Mm, better than Chanel. - Why were you so popular?
00:57:31 - Need someone. - Or what? Let me go or I'll yell.
01:01:50 otherwise no complaints.
01:07:54 (music, chatter, laughter)
01:14:14 - A case of Auld Lang Syne. - Why drink?
01:19:06 What do you think I'm up to my neck in? Not quicksand?
01:23:47 Who says these things in black and white?
01:28:43 - Good. - How's she doing?
01:33:15 I'll grab a sandwich and eat it at the office.
01:38:21 You just stay on the ground, small fry.
01:42:43 Why didn't you tell me, Jerry?
01:47:43 Listen, Jerry, I'm the one in a trap.
09:09:07 - Don't be an ingrate, give a thank you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,270
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line09:09:07
Production Record
DirectorRobert Wise
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$3,000,000
IMDb votes2,180