The Deputy (TV Series)

Brother in Arms (1961)

Henry Fonda: Chief Marshal Simon Fry

Quotes 

• [while Simon and Clay were enjoying a drink in one corner of the saloon, Bill Jason shot a gambler who accused him of cheating in another] 

  Marshal Simon Fry : Me and my deputy were sittin' less than 20 feet away. You coulda let the law handle it for ya.

  Bill Jason : I guess I don't always think as fast as I shoot, Marshal.

  [Bill taps his holster] 

  Bill Jason : The law on my hip was closer.

• [Billy Jason has just shot Garth Cabot in a fair fight] 

  Marshal Simon Fry : You the Billy Jason that defended himself against Ron Barkley in Mesa a couple of weeks back and against Swifty Stone last winter in Phoenix?

  Bill Jason : That's me.

  Marshal Simon Fry : There's always someone like Cabot can't stand to hear someone's better without findin' out for himself.

• [anticipating a showdown with Billy Jason, Clay practices his skill with a pistol] 

  Clay McCord : That's fast enough.

  Marshal Simon Fry : When did you slink in, Simon?

  Clay McCord : A couple of draws back.