Watch Your Left

1936 · 13 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 1,480 VOTES · DIR. René Clément

Overview

Roger, son of a farmer, wants to be a boxer, and gets his chance by filling in for a boxer's sparring partner. However, Roger does not know how to box and reads a rule book while in the ring.

Comedy1930s

Dialogue Timeline — 24 lines

00:00:23 WATCH YOUR LEFT
00:01:31 Look, the postman.
00:01:35 Didn't expect me!
00:01:38 I have a telegram. And it's from Paris.
00:01:47 Well done. Keep up your training.
00:01:49 The next match will be certainly a hit.
00:01:52 Best wishes. Max
00:02:08 Come on. Up you go.
00:02:36 He's never around when it's time to work.
00:02:46 Let's go, Roger. Let's go, Roger. He's going for a personal record.
00:02:50 This is Dede, the great Dede
00:03:03 Well, that wasn't tough at all.
00:03:06 And I had particularly trained for this race.
00:03:08 And my neighbors will be really happy...
00:05:57 The training is resumed. Next!
00:07:12 Go on. Start.
00:08:51 - Nothing for us? - Nothing for us?
00:08:53 Well no. All for me. He's a brute.
00:08:56 - Who? - The boxer over there.
00:08:58 He hit me in the face with special gloves.
00:09:01 I picked up the book from the stool.
00:09:06 And bang! That idiot hit me in the face
00:09:09 and I couldn't see him, or anything anymore.
00:09:44 Here's the postman. You big brute.

Cast & Characters

Jacques Tati Roger Max Martel Postman Louis Robur Boxer Cliville Boxer Jean Aurel Kid Champel Manager Van der Haegen Sparring Partner Rhum

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed24
Dialogue density1.8 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line00:09:44

Production Record

DirectorRené Clément
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,480