The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Quotes
[ Reese and Floyd are trying to get a lynch mob together after Stoddard kills Valance ]
Tom Doniphon : Can't a man have a drink around this town in peace? [ grabs Floyd and throws him through the door ]
Reese : No one's bothering you, Doniphon.
Tom Doniphon : *You* are. [ Reese goes for his gun, and Doniphon decks him ]
Tom Doniphon : Marshal! What are you gettin' paid for? Drag this scum out of here.
Link Appleyard : You heard him! Now, Kaintuck and High Pockets, I deputize you to give a hand and drag this scum out of here!
Kaintuck : Give me that b-b-b-bung st-st-starter! [ grabs Reese and hauls him out ]
Link Appleyard : You tell those ranchers north of the Picketwire that hired you that me, Link Appleyard, run you out of town, and I'll do it again if you ever come back!
Tom Doniphon : Can't a man have a drink around this town in peace? [ grabs Floyd and throws him through the door ]
Reese : No one's bothering you, Doniphon.
Tom Doniphon : *You* are. [ Reese goes for his gun, and Doniphon decks him ]
Tom Doniphon : Marshal! What are you gettin' paid for? Drag this scum out of here.
Link Appleyard : You heard him! Now, Kaintuck and High Pockets, I deputize you to give a hand and drag this scum out of here!
Kaintuck : Give me that b-b-b-bung st-st-starter! [ grabs Reese and hauls him out ]
Link Appleyard : You tell those ranchers north of the Picketwire that hired you that me, Link Appleyard, run you out of town, and I'll do it again if you ever come back!
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Dutton Peabody : [ protesting his nomination to the statehood convention ] Good people of Shinbone; I, I'm your conscience, I'm the small voice that thunders in the night, I'm your watchdog who howls against the wolves, I, I'm your father confessor! I - I'm... what else am I?
Tom Doniphon : Town drunk?
Tom Doniphon : Town drunk?
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Ransom Stoddard : [ in Stoddard's classroom ] How you feeling this morning?
Link Appleyard : Just fine, fine, fine.
Ransom Stoddard : Your head cold?
Link Appleyard : Uh, no, no. I uh. [ sheepishly removes hat ]
Link Appleyard : Just fine, fine, fine.
Ransom Stoddard : Your head cold?
Link Appleyard : Uh, no, no. I uh. [ sheepishly removes hat ]
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Amos Carruthers : [ bringing his truant son Herbert to school ] Ain't you goin' to give him a whoppin'?
Ransom Stoddard : No, he's too big.
Ransom Stoddard : No, he's too big.
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Election Council President : [ after a mounted politician working for Langhorne has ridden a horse into the convention and performed rope tricks for the audience ] This is a convention, *not* a rodeo, Langhorne!
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Liberty Valance : You got a choice, Dishwasher. Either you get out of town, or tonight you be out on that street alone. You be there, and don't make us come and get you.
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Tom Doniphon : [ to Ransom Stoddard ] Hey, pilgrim! You forgot your pop-gun!
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Dutton Peabody : Give me a drink.
Tom Doniphon : Bar's closed.
Dutton Peabody : Just a beer!
Tom Doniphon : The bar's closed.
Dutton Peabody : A beer's not drinking!
Tom Doniphon : Bar's closed.
Dutton Peabody : Just a beer!
Tom Doniphon : The bar's closed.
Dutton Peabody : A beer's not drinking!
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Hallie : One steak for Mr. Peabody, with fixins'.
Nora Ericson : Steak, beans, potatoes...
Peter Ericson : And a deep dish apple pie.
Nora Ericson : Someday he order something different and we all faint dead away.
Nora Ericson : Steak, beans, potatoes...
Peter Ericson : And a deep dish apple pie.
Nora Ericson : Someday he order something different and we all faint dead away.
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[ first lines ]
Ransom Stoddard : [ descending from railway carriage and consulting pocket watch ] Thanks, Jason. On time.
Ransom Stoddard : [ descending from railway carriage and consulting pocket watch ] Thanks, Jason. On time.
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Ransom Stoddard : I don't want to kill him, I just want to put him in jail!
Tom Doniphon : Ohhh...
Tom Doniphon : Ohhh...
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Dutton Peabody : As for you, Old Man: go West and grow young with the country!
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Dutton Peabody : Liberty Valance defeated. D-E-F-E-E... T-E-D? The unsteady hand betrays. What's the matter, Mr. Peabody? Are you afraid? The answer is indub... yes. No courage left. Well, courage can be purchased at yon tavern. But have we credit? That is the question. Have we credit? Well, credit is cheap. Wait for me, old servant of the public wheel. Our shining hour is yet to come. As for you, Horace Greeley, go west, old man, and grow young with the country.
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Tom Doniphon : I know those law books mean alot to you, but not out here. Out here a man settles his own problems.
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Tom Doniphon : You talk too much, think too much. Besides, YOU didn't kill Liberty Valance.
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Liberty Valance : [ Raising his gun ] This time, right between the eyes.
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Ransom Stoddard : [ looking into Doniphon's coffin, angrily ] Where are his boots?
Undertaker : Aw, Ranse, they were brand new...
Ransom Stoddard : Give him back his boots!
Undertaker : Aw, Ranse, they were brand new...
Ransom Stoddard : Give him back his boots!
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