Wait Until Dark
1967 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 34,970 VOTES · DIR. Terence Young
Overview
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,155 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 Come on, Louis. Come on.
00:11:18 ...and detective breaking in upon guilty wife in the arms of her lover...
00:15:02 Why?
00:19:33 Bad news.
00:23:49 Not now.
00:28:46 You know there was a murder around here last night?
00:31:48 Kids are giving her the treatment...
00:35:37 Where was it?
00:38:04 And that was that.
00:40:47 Stop it!
00:44:53 There was a man here. He flew in like a black crow.
00:47:34 Afraid this is going to be one of those days.
00:50:02 ...but is this 27B Saint Luke's Place?
00:52:52 Yes. Lejiana, my wife.
00:55:43 All right, then. Let's say that it's serious.
00:59:18 If you thought that way, the police will think that way.
01:02:10 Will you give me a phone number?
01:06:54 -Gloria? -Yeah?
01:11:42 -Hello? This is Harry Roat Jr. -Mr. Roat, this is Mrs. Hendrix.
01:17:07 Where is the studio?
01:25:38 All right, all right, I'll meet you in the parking lot.
01:31:12 Mike!
01:36:34 And I've got the matches, Mrs. Hendrix.
01:43:55 Wait! Wait!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,155
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:43:55
Production Record
DirectorTerence Young
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$11,000,000
IMDb votes34,970