Destry (1954)
Lori Nelson: Martha Phillips
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Quotes
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[Martha shoots her pistols into the floor]
Tom Destry : What's the big idea?
Martha Phillips : Well, I've been in town all day and I heard that the only way one could get any attention around here was do a little promiscuous shooting.
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[last lines]
Tom Destry : Which reminds me of a book I read once. It was all about a fellow and a girl - they had the doggonedest time gettin' together. Oh, it wasn't her fault. It wasn't exactly his fault, either. It was just a whole lot of mix-ups kept 'em apart. One day, this fella...
Martha Phillips : You know something? You read too many books!
[they embrace]
Tom Destry : Yeah. But there comes a time when a fella just has to stop readin' so much.
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[Skinner has lost his the deed to his ranch in a crooked card game]
Tom Destry : This gives Decker the land. I can't run him off his own property.
Martha Phillips : And you're the one that talked so much about justice and law and order.
Tom Destry : I'm sorry, ma'am. I'd rather be horse-whipped.
Martha Phillips : And I'd like to be the one to do it!