Backlash (1956)
Richard Widmark: Jim Slater
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Quotes
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Jim Slater : Oh no, not again! You know, a man can get awful tired of bein' shot at.
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Sergeant George Lake : Are you looking for a medal?
Jim Slater : No, I got one.
Sergeant George Lake : I bet you would have traded it for a meal after the surrender.
Jim Slater : How'd you guess?
Sergeant George Lake : Oh, I fought against you rebels... all guts and no sense.
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[the Sheriff warns Jim about the brothers of a murderous Deputy Sheriff Jim killed in self-defense]
Sheriff J.C. Marston : When they hear about this, they're going to come looking for you.
Jim Slater : Seems logical.
Sheriff J.C. Marston : If it's your idea to shoot it out with them, you're going to lose.
Jim Slater : Could be.
Sheriff J.C. Marston : And even if you beat 'em, you're going to lose... because I'm going to hang the man that wins.
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Stagecoach guard : If this is a holdup, you're dead.
Jim Slater : If I did it this way, I'd deserve to be.
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Jim Bonniwell : What's on your mind?
Jim Slater : I've spent six months looking for a killer. What do you do when he turns out to be your father?
Jim Bonniwell : Killer? Aren't you a little careless with your words, son? Yes, I kill when I have to. But I've never killed a man who wasn't trying to kill me. And that goes for the Sheriff in spite of his badge.
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Jim Slater : There's things a man has to know and has to do, and it's best that he does them alone.
