Wagon Train (TV Series)

The Benjamin Burns Story (1960)

Terry Wilson: Bill Hawks

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Quotes 

• Major Seth Adams : What's up?

  Flint McCullough : Ben here says he can find the Shining Water.

  Major Seth Adams : Well, I wish I could believe that.

  Flint McCullough : So do I.

  Benjamin Burns : Major, I can't just walk you to it, it's been 30 years. It was up in the Furnaces I found it. Old Bill Subletty and me was chasing a bear. He'd stolen a hind quarter of that buck meat out of our camp. That's when I found it.

  Bill Hawks : He knows what he's talking about. Don't you think we should hightail it up there.

• Frank Owens : What're going to do with the rest of it?

  Flint McCullough : Look, Owens, there's a man over there and there's two of us. And we don't know how long we're going to be here.

  Frank Owens : You're not gonna waste water on HIM?

  Flint McCullough : You better get moving before I break his neck.

  Bill Hawks : [to Owens]  You keep your mouth shut.

• Bill Hawks : Everyone has to die sometime, Owens. But they don't have to die alone.

• Cathy Burns : And John?

  Bill Hawks : He stayed out there with McCullough and your Granddad, he'll be back all right, don't you worry.

  Cathy Burns : He will, won't he?

  Major Seth Adams : You bet your boots he will

  [Cathy runs off in tears] 

  Major Seth Adams : I hope.

• John Colter : Well, Flint was delirious for three days. He was out of his mind. He...

  Frank Owens : That's all we need to know.

  Major Seth Adams : Hold it.

  Bill Hawks : Leave him alone.

  Major Seth Adams : Bill, we'll shoot the next man that tries to lay a hand on Flint. Now, get away from him, all of yer.

  Bill Hawks : We're not going to let him get away with what he did.