Maverick (TV Series)
Point Blank (1957)
James Garner: Bret Maverick
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Quotes
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Wes Corwin : Maverick. You've got ten minutes to get out of this town.
Bret Maverick : Sheriff, I've got out of towns this size in five minutes.
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Mike Brill : Feel like eatin'?
Bret Maverick : Mm. Not unless you carry a line of free food.
Mike Brill : Down on your luck, huh?
Bret Maverick : No, just broke. And there's quite a difference.
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Bret Maverick : By the way, I don't cheat at cards. I don't have to. There's no one easier to beat than a card sharp, if you know his twists. and in most games, there's usually one.
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Bret Maverick : Now, what's a pretty girl like that doing in Bent Fork?
Wes Corwin : What's a drifter like you wanna know for?
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Molly Gleason : Well, Bret, whatever made you become a...?
Bret Maverick : Drifter?
Molly Gleason : Heh, Drifter.
Bret Maverick : Well, it's a long story. I keep on the move because I'm looking for a man. Sometimes, I'm afraid I might find him. Have to settle down.
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Bret Maverick : Now, you boys say I cost you a lot of money. All right, maybe I did. But I can show you how you can get it all back. And a lot more to keep it company. Interested?
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Bret Maverick : Well, I may decide to stay. Most jails, the waiter has his thumb in the soup and needs a shave.
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[last lines]
Bret Maverick : Mr. Nelson parted with a small reward. Here, take it, Molly. Between you, a good lawyer and a jury of cowhands, you won't be away too long. Here, take it. When it's over, there'll be enough of that left to make a fresh start. Maybe by then, you'll realize that the best chance you'll ever have is right her in Bent Forks. I think you know his name. Goodbye.
Molly Gleason : [softly] Bye, Bret.
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Mike Brill : Well, there's ten dollars here, you only took him for five.
Bret Maverick : I got a delicate conscience.
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Bret Maverick : Lady, I never worry about anything.
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Fletcher : You cost us an awful lotta money, mister - plus two hundred dollars we had to pay out in bail. Now just what do you figure we oughta do about it?
Bret Maverick : You're holdin' the gun.
Fletcher : And that counts a lot.
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Mike Brill : Feel like eatin'?
Bret Maverick : Not unless you carry a line of free food.
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Bret Maverick : Sorry, Molly. I don't know if it's that kiss, or because you're suddenly a puzzle I can't walk away from, but I'm staying a while longer.
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Molly Gleason : Can you wait till tomorrow?
Bret Maverick : Just barely.