Quirt Evens an all round bad guy is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth a quaker girl. He eventually finds himself having to choose from his world or the world from which Penelope lives by.
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Quirt Evens an all round bad guy is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth a quaker girl. He eventually finds himself having to choose from his world or the world from which Penelope lives by.
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Goofs
In the next to the last scene in the movie where the Marshal (Harry Carey) shoots Hondo and Laredo, he kills them with two rapid shots before they can shoot. In the reverse it shows the Marshal cocking his lever action rifle. It would be impossible to fire two shots so rapidly if you had to lever the rifle between shots. See more »
Quotes
[Bradley has come into the saloon and tells Laredo that Quirt's waiting for him. Laredo gets up and pours himself a drink]
Laredo Stevens:
Well, they say a cat's got nine lives. Maybe old Quirt's part cat.
Bradley:
He also said he was curious to know how much whiskey it would take... to build up your nerve to come out.
Hondo Jeffries:
You're fixin' to get your ears pinned back.
Laredo Stevens:
There's a better pair of ears out in the street if you wanna pin somebody's ears back!
[hands the glass to Bradley]
Laredo Stevens:
Here, you drink this.
Bradley:
Sure... if I don't have...
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John Wayne's performance was riveting as he portrayed "bad guy", "good guy" in sometimes the same scene. The movie was a joy to watch also for the fact that this definitely fit the John Wayne "cowboy" mold. The concluding scenes still left one wondering about the outcome.
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John Wayne's performance was riveting as he portrayed "bad guy", "good guy" in sometimes the same scene. The movie was a joy to watch also for the fact that this definitely fit the John Wayne "cowboy" mold. The concluding scenes still left one wondering about the outcome.