Darren McGavin: Captain Grey Holden

Quotes 

• [referring to Abraham Lincoln's speech] 

  Ferdinand Maret : He has given us our case, Captain! He has given us all we need. I can taste the victory! I can taste it!

  Captain Grey Holden : Yeah? Yeah, whose? His or ours?

• [last lines] 

  Abraham Lincoln : Captain, I'm coming on board as a passenger. Do you mind if I ride home with you two gentlemen?

  Captain Grey Holden : Welcome to the Enterprise, Mr. Lincoln.

  Abraham Lincoln : Permit me to say, Captain, you put up a very good fight.

  Bill Blake : We haven't given up that fight yet, Mr. Lincoln...

  Captain Grey Holden : No, no, no. That bridge is here to stay. You know, you might have spoke up for progress, Mr. Lincoln, but you didn't make yourself so popular along the river.

  Abraham Lincoln : I'd be lyin' if I didn't say I was sorry about that, Captain Holden, but that's the trouble with progress - someone's always gettin' hurt by it one way or another.

  Captain Grey Holden : [to his crew]  All right, cast off lines!