Showdown (1973)

Rock Hudson: Chuck Jarvis

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• Chuck Jarvis : You stick to practicing law - I'll enforce it!

• Chuck Jarvis : Do you mind telling me why you are stopping trains?

  Billy Massey : I was infected with a social disease... known as bad luck.

  Chuck Jarvis : The juries are beginning to take a dim view of bad luck.

• Billy Massey : Do you like sheriffing?

  Chuck Jarvis : It's a job.

  Billy Massey : What kind of salary do you get?

  Chuck Jarvis : No salary, I...

  Kate Jarvis : Oh, he gets two dollars for serving a warrant, three dollars for arresting anybody...

  Chuck Jarvis : And thirty cents a mile for chasing idiots...

  Kate Jarvis : Like you.

  Billy Massey : Well then, you ought to thank me for doubling back. I let you make a few extra bucks.

• Chuck Jarvis : Well, maybe you better get down to Wilson's office. He's waiting on you.

  Jack Bonney : Oh, no hurry. He'll take ten minutes talking about how the President appointed him to bring law and order to this lawless community.

  Chuck Jarvis : Yeah. You'd think he'd save some of that breath for breathing.

• Jack Bonney : You figuring on getting yourself killed, Sheriff?

  Chuck Jarvis : I got a good chance at it.

• Kate Jarvis : Three measly eggs.

  Chuck Jarvis : Those hens of her's are sure laying down on the job.

• Billy Massey : They better start humpin' pretty soon or we ain't gonna have much of a herd.

  Chuck Jarvis : Hell, if that bull is only half as horny as you, we'd be in business.

• Chuck Jarvis : Any guess how far behind we are?

  Big Eye : Not yet. As soon as we come across some green grass or horse droppings, I can tell you.

• Billy Massey : I could've shot you last night.

  Chuck Jarvis : Why didn't you?

  Billy Massey : I don't know. I just keep makin' these dumb mistakes.

• Billy Massey : I still think Kate's gettin' to be mighty tired of being married to seven square feet of a rock of ages.

  Chuck Jarvis : I didn't know you were an expert on marriage.

  Billy Massey : An expert on women.

• Chuck Jarvis : Billy, give me the names of the others. I don't think Wilson swallowed the story about how it all happened, but, he said if you you'd help him, he'd let you plead - eh, something like, eh 'rectum curious'.

  Billy Massey : Do you want to cut the deck a little deeper.

  Chuck Jarvis : That's Eastern talk for you've changed and you won't do it again. Okay?

• Art Williams : If I had a pistol, I would have shot him!

  Chuck Jarvis : Well, it's a good thing you didn't have your pistol or you wouldn't be here talking to me right now.

• Chuck Jarvis : What choice do I have?

  Kate Jarvis : Let the *posse* take him!

• Chuck Jarvis : Oh, I never knew a knick to the ass could hurt so much.

  Billy Massey : I'm glad it was you and not me.