Along the Great Divide
1951
Marshal Len Merrick: You're all guilty. You'll all pay.
Sam Weaver: When he buried the boy, you know what he put on the marker? "Hear a father's heart lies buried." A man with no heart makes a bad enemy.
Billy Shear: If she's as good cooking as she's at ambushing, what have we got to lose? Marshal Len Merrick: Only our lives.
Ann Keith: Justice! That's what you promised, ain't it? I told you what he'd get. Cattleman's justice! A trial in the dead of night so you could hang him quicker. Are you satisfied? Judge Marlowe: Young woman, I can understand your anxiety for your father. But justice does not vary with the time of day. Your father can receive as fair a trial in darkness as in daylight.
Ned Roden: Who are you? Marshal Len Merrick: My name is Merrick. I'm United States Marshal here. Ned Roden: You're new in the territory. Marshal Len Merrick: The law isn't
Timothy 'Pop' Keith: Put this down. 'Whereas, I hearby bequeath my homestead to my daughter... ' Billy Shear: You don't need 'whereas' and the 'hereby.' Timothy 'Pop' Keith: Well, I'll leave that up to you. But just be sure there's enough whereases in there to make any law angler set up and take notice, huh?
Timothy 'Pop' Keith: Just as long as you're conscious, I'm a goner, so I aim to make you unconscious.