Along the Great Divide (1951)

Walter Brennan: Timothy 'Pop' Keith

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• Timothy 'Pop' Keith : Put this down. 'Whereas, I hearby bequeath my homestead to my daughter... '

  Billy Shear : You don't need 'whereas' and the 'hereby.'

  Timothy 'Pop' Keith : Well, I'll leave that up to you. But just be sure there's enough whereases in there to make any law angler set up and take notice, huh?

• Timothy 'Pop' Keith : [to Merrick]  Just as long as you're conscious, I'm a goner, so I aim to make you unconscious.

• Timothy 'Pop' Keith : [In the midst of singing "Down in the Valley"]  I never thought I'd be singin' my way to my own trial.

  Marshal Len Merrick : [Painfully listening to him continue to sing]  Mister, they're trying you for the wrong crime.

• Timothy 'Pop' Keith : [Last lines]  You know, it's-it's frightening what can happen to a man! A law officer in the family! It's downright terrifyin'!

• Marshal Len Merrick : We'll head through the desert to Santa Loma.

  Timothy 'Pop' Keith : [taken aback]  The desert? Why, this is August, man. No self-respecting rattler would try to cross the desert in this heat.

  Deputy Lou Gray : You'd never make Santa Loma that'a way!

  Marshal Len Merrick : We got no choice. The other way, Roden'll be waitin'. I don't aim to have us all killed.

  Deputy Lou Gray : Well, let Roden have the old man. He ain't meant nothin' but trouble to us.

  Ann Keith : Sure, give him up, jug head. Save your own hide!

  Marshal Len Merrick : We're leaving now across the desert. Look, I know it's tougher, but they won't figure on us taking the long way around. And even if they do, we'll have a night's ride ahead of them. Pack up, Billy.

• Timothy 'Pop' Keith : [dictating his last will & testament to Deputy Billy Shear]  Now, this here Bowie knife I give to...

  Marshal Len Merrick : [intercepting him and taking the knife]  You give it to me. For the time being.

  Timothy 'Pop' Keith : All right, put it down. I give it to Marshall Merrick agin my better feelings.