Gunsmoke (TV Series)

Doctor's Wife (1964)

Milburn Stone: Doc

Quotes 

• Jennifer May : There's nothing wrong with making money.

  Doc : No. No, certainly not. But if that's all you had in mind, you certainly came to the wrong place. Now I like Dodge, most of the time. I like the people in it - but not because I'm getting rich off of 'em.

  Jennifer May : Before we came here you were the only doctor here. You must've been making plenty of money.

  Doc : Hm. I better set you straight about that. Now I wouldn't expect you'd understand because you haven't been out o' Dodge. You haven't seen the shacks, the farmers breakin' their backs tryin' to make things grow out of this dust and rock. You have any idea what my usual fee is? A bunch of carrots, or a dozen eggs maybe, or If I'm lucky, a couple o' chickens. But most of the time it's a... a warm, friendly handshake and a "Sorry, Doc, but we'll pay you soon as we can."

  [Jennifer stares at the floor] 

  Doc : I just thought o' somethin', I gotta make a couple of calls right near town. I'd like you to ride with me.

  Jennifer May : But my husband...

  Doc : It won't take very long. And I think it's kind of important that you see what I mean.