The Rifleman (TV Series)

The Indian (1959)

Chuck Connors: Lucas McCain

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  [Lucas and Mark are examining presents given to them by U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart, an American Indian] 

  Mark McCain : You know, with a peace pipe, they never smoked more than a few puffs.

  Mark McCain : Oh. Yessir, that marshal was sure nice to give this to me. What's that book about he gave you?

  Lusas McCain : Well, that tells about that Harvard College he went to. Would you like to go there some day?

  Mark McCain : If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me.

• Lusas McCain : Well, whatever that one apache did, looks like the other plans to settle it real Indian Fashion.

  Mark McCain : You mean like scalpin'? Gosh, can I watch?

  Lusas McCain : Well, Mark, our government is trying to teach these people to be civilized. Maybe it should include you.

• [first lines] 

  Lusas McCain : Hey, whoa.

  Mark McCain : Injuns!

• Lusas McCain : Harvard or no Harvard, I hope he knows enough not to parade his authority in North Fork.

• Lusas McCain : Buckhart, look at me. It stands to reason you were appointed out here to work with your own people. Something like this couldn't have been figured in advance. Why don't you just send back for... some other federal marshal?

  U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart : My assignment is to bring in the man who started the fire.

• U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart : Practical? There was a Roman philosopher who once said no harm could come to a man who is doing his duty.

  Lusas McCain : And you and I have seen many men die doing their duty.

  U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart : Which takes away most from a man, Lucas? Death or cowardice?

• Lusas McCain : Now look, I'm not just thinking of you. North Fork's my boy's home. I don't want it turning into a lynch town.

  U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart : Maybe you're giving me too much credit and the town not enough.

• Lusas McCain : You're just too blame proud.

  U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart : Just like you, huh, Lucas?