California Passage (1950)

Forrest Tucker: Mike Prescott

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• Whalen : Funny you two being partners. I've never been able to explain that. You don't like him.

  Mike Prescott : Very simple, Whalen. I don't like people.

• Mike Prescott : There's a thousand unpleasant things about running a dump like this, but there's one pleasant thing. I can keep out anybody I want to. That's a description of you. Now find somewhere else to pretend you're a big, bad gunfighter with a gun slung down low.

  Bob Martin : Why you...

  [Bob tries to draw his pistol, but Mike takes it away from him] 

  Mike Prescott : Keep on chasin' drunken cowboys or slow movin' miners, 'cause you're just not very fast. Now get going before I have one of the smaller waiters throw you out.

  Bob Martin : I'll kill you for this!

  Mike Prescott : I wish you had money; I'd make you a sizeable bet on it. Vamoose.

• Sheriff Willy : Been gone about four months, wasn't it, Mike?

  Mike Prescott : About.

  Sheriff Willy : The stage has been held up five times during those months - every time when the gold has gone out with it.

  Mike Prescott : I went back east.

  Sheriff Willy : You could say that, hid out in the hills and taken those five shipments. I'm workin' by process of elimination. A real smart lad is workin' those hold-ups and there's very few real smart people around. You're one of 'em... see what I mean?

  Mike Prescott : I'm torn between being flattered and being indignant.

• Mike Prescott : Hasn't that girl got enough trouble without adding you to her list?

  Lincoln 'Linc' Corey : Well, maybe my intentions are honorable.

  Mike Prescott : Well, I guess you can spell the word.