The Deputy (TV Series)
The Last Gunfight (1960)
Allen Case: Deputy Clay McCord
Quotes
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[Clay straps on his gunbelt]
Marshal Simon Fry : You won't find out anything with that except he's mighty handy in the same department.
Deputy Clay McCord : Is there a price on his head?
Marshal Simon Fry : Big one.
Deputy Clay McCord : Good! It's about time I started accumulatin' some cash.
Marshal Simon Fry : With this fellow, you won't get any cash - only fame.
Deputy Clay McCord : What do you mean?
Marshal Simon Fry : Name's Johnny Dean. The price on his head could be death.
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Johnny Dean : Simon Fry? Is he in town?
Deputy Clay McCord : Rode in a while ago. I told him your name was Enright, but he said the description fit a gunfighter named Johnny Dean.
Johnny Dean : No it doesn't, Deputy. I used to be a gunslinger.
Deputy Clay McCord : What happened? Eyes go bad? Hands start to shake?
Johnny Dean : Let's just call it a loss of appetite.
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Deputy Clay McCord : How come you keep runnin'?
Johnny Dean : How many men have you killed?
Deputy Clay McCord : More than I like to remember.
Johnny Dean : Sooner or later you can forget... maybe they deserved killin'; maybe it's part of your job. What excuse can I use?
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Deputy Clay McCord : Now you're runnin' from yourself.
Johnny Dean : Unh-uh. Johnny Dean - there's a difference.
Deputy Clay McCord : You plannin' to settle in Silver City?
Johnny Dean : Well, I'd like to.
Deputy Clay McCord : It's a peaceful town, Johnny.
Johnny Dean : Deputy, Roger Enright is a peaceful man.
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Deputy Clay McCord : Don't blame yourself for every bullet that's fired, Johnny.
Johnny Dean : No, but everyone else will blame me.
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Deputy Clay McCord : No, they'll kepp lookin' for trouble and findin' it, but Johnny wanted to keep his reputation from livin' on. I don't want him to have died a failure.