Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)

The Thin Rope (1957)

Chuck Connors: Button Smith, Pete Johnson

Quotes 

• Button Smith : Jim, those jaspers had us covered. How come you took a chance and went for your gun?

  Jim Hardie : I had to. When they don't wear masks, they aren't going to leave any witnesses around who can talk later.

• Button Smith : What's this writin' on the barrel?

  Jim Hardie : Read it.

  Button Smith : "Be not afraid of any man who walks beneath the skies, though you be weak and he be strong - I will equalize."

• Willow Creek Sheriff : What's in the strong box?

  Button Smith : Gold I reckon - it's that heavy. Wells Fargo doesn't tell us what we're guardin'; they just say "Guard it!"

• Jim Hardie : I take it your Button Smith.

  Button Smith : Who else.

  Jim Hardie : You know, it's bothered me ever since I first heard it. Where'd you get a name like that?

  Button Smith : When I was born, ma says to pa, "Ain't he sure cute as a button!"

  Jim Hardie : Your ma oughta see you now.

  Button Smith : Yeah. Be quite some shock to her, wouldn't it?

• Button Smith : Hardie!

  [Hardie spins, whipping his pistol from his holster] 

  Button Smith : A swifty, huh?

  Jim Hardie : I'm a ringtailed whizzaroo when I'm pressed.