The Hanging Tree (1959)

Gary Cooper: Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail

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Quotes 

• Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : Rune, this is Frenchy Plant. Never believe a word he says and never let him get behind you in the dark.

  [Frenchy laughs] 

• Society Red : [Waiting to see if Doc Frail will call his poker bet.]  Take your time, Doc. Like a man says: where the wind blows too hard, the trees gotta bend.

  Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : [Red assumes Frail will not call and starts to claim the pot.]  Wait a minute. The trees haven't blown down yet.

  Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : [Frail adds his his bag of gold coins to the pot.]  Call.

  Society Red : Ace high.

  Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : [Winning the pot.]  Pair of deuces.

• Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : [Trying to be encouraging to Elizabeth as she opens her eyes for the first time]  If you open your eyes and look, you'll see things for what they are. Now, I'm gonna leave you here. You're standing on the edge of a cliff. I don't advise you to go through life with your eyes closed.

• Townsman : [after he has sold his cabin and its furnishings to Doc Frail, an Indian woman comes out of he cabin.]  I'll throw her in for another five dollar gold piece.

  Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : [Enthusiastically]  No, thanks.

• Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail : What you'll see is just a raw, wild little gold camp. A crawling anthill that could blow away with the first wind from the next bite. And you'll see some of the scum of the world. It's not a place you'd want to live.