Maverick (TV Series)

Diamond in the Rough (1958)

Jack Kelly: Bart Maverick

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• Bart Maverick : The funny thing is, every now and again, I got the feeling they really were countesses.

  Captain Steeger : They probably were. Ja. Every few years, the French people decide they want to be republic again. And what happens? Eighty-four of their dukes and duchesses got no place to go. Right now in New Orleans, there are eight or ten dukes, a dozen countesses, maybe, two field marshals, five generals. You fall over them in the street.

• Bart Maverick : I'll tell you what I will get for you, though. A husband. I guarantee you at least three proposals from bachelors. Young, handsome... and a minimum of thirty-three million dollars apiece. All right?

  Henriette : How dare you, Monsieur. I am French and the French do not think of money. They think only of love.

  Madame De Chauvrier : Henriette, do not talk nonsense. My boy, I assure you, the French are not like that at all.

• Bank Customer : Couldn't have struck diamonds, could they?

  Bart Maverick : Why not? They've struck everything else around here except water.

• Roland : Can't I buy you a drink, Bart?

  Bart Maverick : No.

  Roland : Shall we look in on the game upstairs?

  Bart Maverick : Some other time.

  Roland : I'm not keeping you from choir practice, am I?

• Roland : You still think it's a con game, don't you? If anybody is stealing, it's us. We capitalize for twenty million and there's a hundred times that much lying there in the desert.

  Bart Maverick : Well, I'm a little near-sighted where Mr. Kingley is concerned. I have trouble recognizing him with the red costume and the eight tiny reindeer.

  Roland : I'd advise you to buy some of that reindeer stock while it's still going.

• Bart Maverick : Madame, there isn't a grifter alive who puts real gold in his goldbrick. Not over a million dollars' worth.

• Van Buren Kingsley : Oh, Mr. Maverick. Care to play? Still only takes a hundred thousand dollars.

  Bart Maverick : Well, with you in the game, Mr. Kingsley, I think I'd need more than that.

  Van Buren Kingsley : Well, what do you figure you'd need?

  Bart Maverick : Oh, a strong stomach and a trusting heart.

• Bart Maverick : Your diamonds are a swindle.

  Man 1 : Swindle?

  Man 2 : What does he mean?

  Man 3 : What swindle?

  Van Buren Kingsley : That's a very irresponsible statement, Mr. Maverick. Would you care to explain it here or in court?

  Bart Maverick : I'll explain it here, Mr. Kingsley. You can explain it in court. Your diamond field is salted.

• [last lines] 

  Bart Maverick : Well, good luck, Hank.

  Henriette : Goodbye, Bart. Thank you.

  Bart Maverick : And congratulations, Mr. Grayson.

  Mr. Grayson : Thanks.

  Bart Maverick : Uh, cattle?

  Mr. Grayson : No, um, oil.

  Bart Maverick : Well, as long as it isn't diamonds.