3 Bad Men (1926)
J. Farrell MacDonald: Mike Costigan
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Quotes
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Mike Costigan : I must be goin' blind - fired three shots and only dropped two of 'em.
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'Bull' Stanley : [speaking of Lee] I'm thinkin' three old terrapins like us ain't fit to take care of a gal like her - What our gal needs is a husband.
Mike Costigan : Leave it to us. We'll find a marryin' man if we have to shoot 'em.
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Mike Costigan : [as they're looking for a prospective beau for Lee, they ome across a chinese man] Not a chink. They get shot too easy.
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Meek Eastern dude : I've just reached manhood.
Mike Costigan : [Sarcastically] Then you better reach again.
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'Bull' Stanley : [as Hunter's gang closes in] Well, pardners - I guess us three old sharpshooters is together for the last reunion.
Mike Costigan : Shucks! One good man could hold this pass against a whole army of men like Hunter.
Mike Costigan : [Sarcastically after Spade takes a rifle] I said a good man.
'Spade' Allen : Mike, your pants may be shabby, but they cover a warm heart...
'Bull' Stanley : [to Spade] You and Mike go on - I'll stay.
'Spade' Allen : [With cards he has taken from inside his hat] We'll cut high card to see who stays.
Mike Costigan : All right but no trioks. This is a gentlemen's gane.
Mike Costigan : [after Mike and Bull draw, Spade draws an ace of clubs for himself] Why you low down horse thief. You cheated.
'Spade' Allen : [Mike and 'Spade' glare at each other but Bull shakes 'Spade's' hand and 'Spade' throws his ace away. Spade's last word to his friends] Don't tell the little gal - let her think I made it the other way 'round.
Mike Costigan : [Mike realizes he won't be seeing Spade again and hangs his head, ovrcome with emotion] Goodbye, 'Spade.' It's been a long, long trail.
'Spade' Allen : Goodbye, Mike - You been a good partner...
Mike Costigan : [Before leaving Mike gives him his plug of chewing tobacco] That oughta last ya.
[He and bull ride off]
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Mike Costigan : [while in the mining shack and Hunter's men closing in] I'll fool 'em - I won't die with my boots on.
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Mike Costigan : [to Hunter's men just before they are about to shoot him] Hold everythin', gentlemen - I want to ask you one last riddle - positively the last - - Where was Moses when the LIGHTS WENT OUT?