Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Elyse Knox: Mary Carson
Quotes
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[Roy tries to select a dress for the nine-year-old Annie]
Brett Starr : I have some folks out of town and I'd like to buy a little girl's dress.
Mary Carson : Certainly.
[Holds up a dress]
Mary Carson : Pretty?
[eyeing Mary]
Brett Starr : About the prettiest I ever saw.
Mary Carson : What's her name?
Brett Starr : That's what I'm wondering.
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Granny Carson : We ain't budgin' boys.
Mary Carson : Your bonnet's crooked!
Granny Carson : Me shootin's straight.
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Brett Starr : Good mornin'! I didn't expect to see you here, Miss, ah...
Mary Carson : Carson! I live here.
Granny Carson : It's never a good mornin' for sheriffs on the Carson claim. Now git and git fast!
Brett Starr : I'm not only Sheriff, ma'am, but I aim to be a peace officer.
Granny Carson : Then why are you hidin' behind that shotgun? And why is that old goat hidin' behind them moth-eaten whiskers?
Judge Gabby Whittaker : Madam, I'll have you know that this hirsute is free of habitation.
Granny Carson : Why don't you buy yourself a snood?
Judge Gabby Whittaker : This old wildcat's as bad as Sal. Now keep your shirt on! I mean... don't get yourself in a tizzle.
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[last lines]
[Brett picks up a bridal veil]
Brett Starr : I want to buy that for...
Mary Carson : Annie? Why she won't be wearing one of those for years.
Brett Starr : We'll save it for her. And with you only wearing it once...
Mary Carson : Why, Brett! It will be just as good as new!