The Deputy (TV Series)

The Big Four (1959)

Allen Case: Clay McCord

Quotes 

• Marshal Simon Fry : I'm a man with problems, Clay. The Territorial Commissioner's assistant is coming over here now with more complaints about how I'm running this office. As a matter of fact, you might be able to help me.

  Clay McCord : You start that deputy talk, Simon, and this friendly visit's going to end up real frosty.

• Herk Lamson : What happened to your hands?

  Clay McCord : Burned - that bunch down there meant to barbeque me all over.

  Herk Lamson : They oughta know better to play with fire.

  Clay McCord : It was them that did the playin'.

• Clay McCord : Construction gang a coupla miles back - borrowed this from 'em... Dynamite!

  Herk Lamson : Aw, them new-fangled things. They make me nervous.

  Clay McCord : Wait'll you see what it makes them.

• [Clay lights the fuse on the dynamite and watches it burn] 

  Clay McCord : What are you waitin' for?

  Clay McCord : If this lands and don't go right off, there's one of them outlaws that's crazy enough to pick it up and throw it back here.

  Herk Lamson : Looks like to me the crazy ones aren't on their side!