The Broken Star (1956)
Bill Williams: Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
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 Bill Gentry : Whaddya find?
W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Oh, very interesting.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Speaking how - as undertaker or coroner.
W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Both. As coroner, I'd say he was shot from high up, like Deputy Smeed was on horseback or Carlos was crouched when he came a-shootin'.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : And as undertaker?
W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Ah, he'll look fine! Great subject - fine features. A little palmaid on the hair, a little color on the cheeks - Carlos Alvarado will be a picture.
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W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Next of kin?
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Conchita.
W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Con... Every other Spanish girl in town is named Conchita.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : And every other one is called Lupe. Conchita sings at the cantina.
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Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : You're strangers, aren't you. Are you from Texas?
Van Horn : Never ask a man if he's from Texas.
Messendyke : If he ain't, why make him feel bad?
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Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : What the heck kind of fandango was that?
W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : You know, Texas had to petition four times to get herself taken into the United States. Why did Congress ever give in? Why?
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Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Alright, let's go.
Van Horn : We'd like to know the charge.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Alright, take a handful: illegal entry, assault and battery, suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest.
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Marshal Wayne Forrester : Well, you look fit to be tied, Bill.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : You know those two burglars are out on bail and you know who went to the judge and paid it? That Indian agent!
Marshal Wayne Forrester : Wellll, Mr. Charleton's feedin' off his range.
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : I'm a little mixed up, Mr. Forrester. What's brewing?
Marshal Wayne Forrester : Eh, it's too soon to tell. It could be coffee, tea... maybe arrow poisoning. We'll just have to sit back and let it boil until it boils over - and then we'll see what's in the pot.
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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?