3 Bad Men (1926)

J. Farrell MacDonald: Mike Costigan

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Quotes 

• Mike Costigan : I must be goin' blind - fired three shots and only dropped two of 'em.

• 'Bull' Stanley : [speaking of Lee]  I'm thinkin' three old terrapins like us ain't fit to take care of a gal like her - What our gal needs is a husband.

  Mike Costigan : Leave it to us. We'll find a marryin' man if we have to shoot 'em.

• Mike Costigan : [as they're looking for a prospective beau for Lee, they ome across a chinese man]  Not a chink. They get shot too easy.

• Meek Eastern dude : I've just reached manhood.

  Mike Costigan : [Sarcastically]  Then you better reach again.

• 'Bull' Stanley : [as Hunter's gang closes in]  Well, pardners - I guess us three old sharpshooters is together for the last reunion.

  Mike Costigan : Shucks! One good man could hold this pass against a whole army of men like Hunter.

  Mike Costigan : [Sarcastically after Spade takes a rifle]  I said a good man.

  'Spade' Allen : Mike, your pants may be shabby, but they cover a warm heart...

  'Bull' Stanley : [to Spade]  You and Mike go on - I'll stay.

  'Spade' Allen : [With cards he has taken from inside his hat]  We'll cut high card to see who stays.

  Mike Costigan : All right but no trioks. This is a gentlemen's gane.

  Mike Costigan : [after Mike and Bull draw, Spade draws an ace of clubs for himself]  Why you low down horse thief. You cheated.

  'Spade' Allen : [Mike and 'Spade' glare at each other but Bull shakes 'Spade's' hand and 'Spade' throws his ace away. Spade's last word to his friends]  Don't tell the little gal - let her think I made it the other way 'round.

  Mike Costigan : [Mike realizes he won't be seeing Spade again and hangs his head, ovrcome with emotion]  Goodbye, 'Spade.' It's been a long, long trail.

  'Spade' Allen : Goodbye, Mike - You been a good partner...

  Mike Costigan : [Before leaving Mike gives him his plug of chewing tobacco]  That oughta last ya.

  [He and bull ride off] 

• Mike Costigan : [while in the mining shack and Hunter's men closing in]  I'll fool 'em - I won't die with my boots on.

• Mike Costigan : [to Hunter's men just before they are about to shoot him]  Hold everythin', gentlemen - I want to ask you one last riddle - positively the last - - Where was Moses when the LIGHTS WENT OUT?