Across the Sierras (1941)
Bill Elliott: Wild Bill Hickok
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Quotes
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Larry Armstrong : Maybe you gentlemen would like to meet an old friend of mine - Bill Hickok.
Mac Fawcett : Hickok? Not Wild Bill Hickok?
Wild Bill Hickok : Well, folks have to gotten to call me "Wild", but between us, I'm a mighty peaceable man.
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Wild Bill Hickok : You know, Larry, I never could figure out how one man could stir up so much trouble.
Larry Armstrong : Yeah, well, I never could figure out how one man could end it so fast.
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Wild Bill Hickok : That would be a mistake to draw first. You'd better wait until my back is turned.
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Wild Bill Hickok : I see you're still not careful of the company you keep.
Mitch Carew : That's right... otherwise, what would I be doin' standin' here talkin' to you?
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Wild Bill Hickok : I can't do much about your murderin' Dan Woodworth, but I want you to remember I'm not wearin' a badge anymore and if you or anyone else causes trouble, there's only one judge I have to listen to...
[points to his pistol]
Wild Bill Hickok : Judge Colt.
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Wild Bill Hickok : Larry's been a mighty good friend to me since we ran away from school together. He comes from good, solid frontier stock. I'd be a pretty poor friend to sit by and watch him make a mistake which might be his last.
Ann Woodworth : You set a lot of store by that, don't you?
Wild Bill Hickok : What do you mean?
Ann Woodworth : Why, Larry coming from fine frontier stock - that whole Western code that everyone out here seems to live by.
Wild Bill Hickok : After a while, you'll get to believe it just like we do. You'll find that out here, it's the next best thing to a decent religion.
Ann Woodworth : I wonder.
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[last lines]
Wild Bill Hickok : Ann, I came in to say goodbye. You were right about me. Whether I promise or not, I could never make you happy. You and me just have different ways of living. I guess you just can't teach an old dog new tricks. Goodbye.
Cannonball : And me goin' to all that trouble to learn that gol' darn weddin' piece!
