The Broken Star (1956)
Howard Duff: Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed
Quotes
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[Frank claims he shot Alvarado in self-defense]
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Rustler?
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Suspicion of. Tried to kill me with this.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : What happened then?
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Guess.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Tried to dry gulch ya?
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Nope. Face to face showdown.
Marshal Wayne Forrester : He jumped you first?
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Mm-hmm.
Marshal Wayne Forrester : [dubious] Self-defense, huh?
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Yessir! Self defense.
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Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : You don't believe me, is that it? Is that why you sent Bill out?
Marshal Wayne Forrester : When a man is killed in this district, it's my job to investigate - even when the killer happens to be one of my deputies.
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : I don't like that word 'killer'!
Marshal Wayne Forrester : It's not a pleasant word, but when one man kills another, that is the term.
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Van Horn : The boss of the T-Lazy-W wants to palaver with ya.
Messendyke : Mr. Thorton Wills - at the main ranch house.
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : I don't know him. Never had any business with him.
Van Horn : You have now, Johnny Law.
Messendyke : Trot, don't mosey.
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Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : You want to file a complaint?
Thornton W. Wills : With you personally, not your office.
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Thornton W. Wills : No, I ain't accusin' you of a thing. If you feel guilty, edgy, that's your lookout. You might just know who took it, you might be able to just find it. I want it back. I aim to get it back if it costs ten times as much.
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : I don't know anything about it.
Thornton W. Wills : If that's the way you want it. You've had a fair shake.
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[startled, Frank reaches for his gun]
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Howdy, Frank.
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Oh. Howdy, Bill.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Kinda edgy aren't you?
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Well, I-I thought you were Nachez. I had him, but he got away.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Uh-huh. You sent his horse home. Does that mean he won't need it anymore?
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Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Hide me out. Cover for me!
Indian Agent Hiram Charleton : That doesn't come within my duties and perogatives as Indian agent.