Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Barbara Hershey: Boxcar Bertha
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Quotes
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Boxcar Bertha : Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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Harvey Hall : Can I be of service, ma'am?
Boxcar Bertha : Oh, shit, yes! I just can't figure out how to put that thing on that thing.
Harvey Hall : Well, honey, just leave it to Harvey.
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Rake Brown : Hey, who is that? Hey, what is this?
Boxcar Bertha : [Cradled in Bill's arms] This is Bill. I've known him awhile.
Rake Brown : Well, you've known me awhile, too, Toots.
Boxcar Bertha : It's not the same. Not at all.
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Harvey Hall : Where you goin' little lady?
Boxcar Bertha : Ah, to Africa.
Harvey Hall : Africa?
Boxcar Bertha : I'm a missionary. I've dedicated my life to the black heathen.
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Boxcar Bertha : I want somethin' I ain't ever had.
'Big' Bill Shelly : How you gonna get that?
Boxcar Bertha : Guts and luck.
'Big' Bill Shelly : Luck! Hell, luck is bein' a Vanderbilt or a Carnegie.
Boxcar Bertha : Just grabbin' somethin' good when it comes by.
'Big' Bill Shelly : Sure, enough, honey.
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'Big' Bill Shelly : Which way are you headed?
Boxcar Bertha : I don't know.
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Boxcar Bertha : Bill, I wanna thank you. You're a real straight shooter.
'Big' Bill Shelly : Hey, whoa, honey, I'm not that straight shooter.
Boxcar Bertha : Huh?
'Big' Bill Shelly : I mean, you ain't even seen me shoot.
Boxcar Bertha : Huh?
'Big' Bill Shelly : I'll at least light a fire for you. You probably don't even have any matches. Do you?
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Mr. Mendes, Gambler : Everybody's strikin'. East coast. West coast. What happens if everybody strikes? Firemen. Police. You know what that means? Anarchy. Chaos. We got a socialist people goin' on now. We got Reds comin' in. Reds around us. Reds in Washington goin' down. What's going to happen?
Boxcar Bertha : What are these Reds? That's all I ever hear about is Reds.
Mr. Mendes, Gambler : Big Bill Shelly, he's a Red.
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Mr. Mendes, Gambler : You're pretty. Very pretty. You have a remarkable figure. Quite - full.
Boxcar Bertha : Thank you.
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Boxcar Bertha : I'd do anything you want. Wanna quit, we'll quit. We'll go away.
'Big' Bill Shelly : I ain't a quitter. If you wanna leave, there are no chains on you, honey.
Boxcar Bertha : You dumb.
'Big' Bill Shelly : What do you mean?
Boxcar Bertha : I ain't leavin'.
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Boxcar Bertha : It looks like it's really over for you now, huh?
'Big' Bill Shelly : Hell no. Until I'm dead.
Boxcar Bertha : You don't have to rush it.
'Big' Bill Shelly : It's appointed, each man to die. Judgement
Boxcar Bertha : You don't have to rush it.
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Boxcar Bertha : [Final words] No! Don't take him! You can't take him. Can't take him. Stop it! Don't take him. Don't - take him! No! - No! - No!