The Way West (1967)
Robert Mitchum: Dick Summers
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Quotes
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[the wagon train is surrounded by Indians]
Dick Summers : He doesn't like what you're giving him.
Sen. William J. Tadlock : What does he want?
Dick Summers : Whiskey.
Sen. William J. Tadlock : Whiskey?
Lije Evans : Get 'em liquored up and maybe we could sneak off.
Dick Summers : You got a choice: you could give it to 'em or they'll take it. I agree that the first one might be a little dangerous, but the second one could prove fatal.
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Lije Evans : I guess we'll have to fight, Dick.
Dick Summers : Well, all right, but some of us are gonna have to settle for a piece of ground a little short of Oregon.
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Brownie Evans : [Admiring Summers' necklace] Hey, I noticed that mighty handsome possession. Did you get it off a ded Indian?
Dick Summers : Yeah, my wife.
Brownie Evans : I'm sorry. It's just about the nicest possession I ever seen.
Dick Summers : Well, it's about the only possession I got. That and my bad name. Well, eh, with Mr. Tadlock's very kind permission, we're gonna see if we can get ourselves killed. You want to ?
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Dick Summers : Oh, I never tried to stop anybody from doin' anything. That's about the only principle I got.