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Stagecoach (1939 film) Quotes

Stagecoach (1939 film) is a television program that appeared on TV in 1970 . Stagecoach ended its run in 1970.

It features Walter Wanger as producer, Louis Gruenberg; Richard Hageman; W. Franke Harling; John Leipold; Leo Shuken; Gerard Carbonara in charge of musical score, and Bert Glennon as head of cinematography.

Stagecoach (1939 film) is distributed by United Artists.

The cast includes: George Bancroft as Marshal Curly Wilcox, Chris-Pin Martin as Chris, Claire Trevor as Dallas, Berton Churchill as Henry Gatewood, Andy Devine as Buck, Donald Meek as Samuel Peacock, Tom Tyler as Luke Plummer, and John Carradine as Hatfield.

Stagecoach (1939 film) Quotes

Andy Devine as Buck

  • (Andy Devine) "Hey, Curly, do you think I oughta charge Mrs. Mallory's baby half fare?"
  • (Andy Devine) "If there's anything I don't like, it's driving a stagecoach through Apache country."
  • (Andy Devine) "If I was you, I'd let them shoot it out."
  • (George Bancroft) "Let who?"
  • (Andy Devine) "Luke Plummer and the Kid. There would be a lot more peace in this territory if that Luke Plummer had so many holes in him he couldn't hold his liquor."

Donald Meek as Samuel Peacock

  • (Donald Meek) "Savages."
  • (Chris-Pin Martin) "That's my wife, Yakima -- my squaw."
  • (Donald Meek) "Yes, but she's -- she's -- savage."
  • (Chris-Pin Martin) "Si senor, she's little bit savage, I think."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Well, now that the danger is past, Mr --"
  • (Donald Meek) "-- Peacock."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Ladies and gentlemen, since it's most unlikely we'll ever have the pleasure of meeting again socially, I'd like to propose a toast. Major, Gatewood, Ringo -- to your health."

Berton Churchill as Henry Gatewood

  • (Berton Churchill) "So you're the notorious Ringo Kid."
  • (The Ringo Kid) "My friends just call me Ringo; nickname I had as a kid. Right name's Henry."

George Bancroft as Marshal Curly Wilcox

  • (George Bancroft) "Come busting in here; you'd think we were being attacked. You can find another wife."
  • (Chris-Pin Martin) "Sure I can find another wife. But she take my rifle and my horse. Oh, I'll never sell her. I love her so much. I beat her with a whip and she never get tired."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Your wife?"
  • (Chris-Pin Martin) "No, my horse. I can find another wife easy, yes, but not a horse like that."
  • (George Bancroft) "Now folks, if we push on we can be in Apache Wells by sundown. Soldiers there will give us an escort as far as the ferry. Then it's only a hoot and a holler into Lordsburg. We got four men who can handle firearms; five with you, Ringo. Doc can shoot if sober."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Well, they're saved from the blessings of civilization."
  • (George Bancroft) "Yeah."
  • (George Bancroft) "Doc, I'll buy you a drink."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Just one."
  • (George Bancroft) "This stage is going to Lordsburg. If you think it ain't safe to ride along with us, I figure we can get there without you soldier boys."

Claire Trevor as Dallas

  • (Ringo Kid) "Look, Miss Dallas. You got no folks -- neither have I. And, well, maybe I'm takin' a lot for granted, but -- I watched you with that baby; that other woman's baby. You looked -- well, well I still got a ranch across the border. There's a nice place; a real nice place -- trees -- grass -- water. There's a cabin half built. A man could live there -- and a woman. Will you go?"
  • (Claire Trevor) "But you don't know me; you don't know who I am."
  • (Ringo Kid) "I know all I wanna know. Will you go?"
  • (Claire Trevor) "Oh, don't talk like that."
  • (Claire Trevor) "Doc, haven't I any right to live? What have I done?"
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "We're the victims of a foul disease called social prejudice, my child. These dear ladies of the Law and Order League are scouring out the dregs of the town."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Take my arm, Madame le Comtesse. The tumbrel awaits. To the guillotine."
  • (Claire Trevor) "Well, you gotta live no matter what happens."

John Carradine as Hatfield

  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Seems to me I knew your family, Henry. Didn't I fix your arm once when you, oh, bumped off a horse?"
  • (Ringo Kid) "Are you Doc Boone?"
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "I certainly am. Ah, let's see -- I'd just been honorably discharged from the Union Army after the War of the Rebellion."
  • (John Carradine) "You mean the War for the Southern Confederacy, sir."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "I mean nothing of the kind, sir."
  • (Ringo Kid) "That was my kid brother broke his arm. You did a good job, Doc, even if you was drunk."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Thank you, son. Professional compliments are always pleasing. What happened to that boy whose arm I fixed?"
  • (Ringo Kid) "He was murdered."

Tom Tyler as Luke Plummer

  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "I'll take that shotgun, Luke."
  • (Tom Tyler) "You'll take it in the belly if you don't get out of my way."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "I'll have you indicted for murder if you step outside with that shotgun."
  • (Tom Tyler) "We'll attend to you later."
  • (Dr. Josiah Boone) "Don't ever let me do that again."

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