Badman's Territory (1946)
Randolph Scott: Mark Rowley
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Quotes
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Doc Grant : You'll find the people in Quinto a pretty decent lot on the whole.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : Tha doesn't square with what I've seen so far.
Doc Grant : Oh, it ain't that bad. Men that put away their guns can't argue with the men that still carry them.
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Henryette Alcott : I'd advise you to remove that star.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : Well, thanks, but I think I can take care of myself.
Henryette Alcott : The life expectancy of a sheriff can be very short in Quinto.
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Sheriff Mark Rowley : Johnny, if you were an outlaw camped down there on the creek and saw a posse coming up behind you, what would you do.
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Rowley : I'd head up this cut to open country where a man could use a fresh horse.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : Right! Now, as a deputy sheriff who's figured out the outlaw's next move.
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Rowley : I'd sneak up behind those trees.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : Right!
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Rowley : And pump lead into 'em as they come up.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : Wrong! A good officer don't kill except in self-defense. The saw says every man has a right to a fair trial.
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Rowley : Outlaws? Train robbers?
Sheriff Mark Rowley : And even murderers. No man's guilty until he's convicted. So try to take your man alive.
Deputy Sheriff Johnny Rowley : But what if he shows fight?
Sheriff Mark Rowley : That's different! Shoot and don't miss!
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Sheriff Mark Rowley : I, uh, see that you've been made the favorite.
Belle Starr : Oh, it's not me. It's my horse Beauty, He's everybody's favorite.
Henryette Alcott : Of course, good luck.
Belle Starr : Wanna make a little side bet with me, Sheriff?
Sheriff Mark Rowley : What f'rinstance?
Belle Starr : Oh, money, or marbles... or moonlight.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : [Turning his head] Suppose we just make it a dollar and a half.
[Tips his hat and leaves]
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Henryette Alcott : I'm trying to bring some order because I want schools, ranches, churches, hospitals, a courthouse, and a flag. Is there anything wrong with that?
Sheriff Mark Rowley : Nothing except the way you're goin' about it, You may start a local revolution. You can't clean up Quinto with printer's ink, and you can't do it alone.
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Sheriff Mark Rowley : [as Jesse is saddlig up] Well, I hope we meet again.
Jesse James : [Smiling] I don't. So long, Rowley.
Sheriff Mark Rowley : So long.