California Frontier (1938)

Forrest Taylor: General Wyatt

Quotes 

• General Wyatt : Captain, you've heard, of course, that California may be admitted into the Union as a state?

  Buck Pearson : I've heard some Congressional rumblings, sir.

  General Wyatt : Well, we're getting a lot of troublesome reports from out there. The Constitution of the United States guarantees protection for all people within its borders, but there are unscrupulous men at work creating a reign of terror against the Mexican landowners.

  Buck Pearson : There's always disorder where there's gold and fertile land involved, sir, and that country has both.

• [last lines] 

  General Wyatt : Captain Pearson!

  Buck Pearson : Yes, sir!

  General Wyatt : Your orders are to return to California to cement our friendship with our new Americans. Of course, I shall be the best man at the wedding.

  Buck Pearson : Is that an order, sir?

  General Wyatt : It is, Captain.

  [to Dolores] 

  Buck Pearson : That's an order.

  Dolores Cantova : Orders are orders.

  [Buck bends to kiss Dolores] 

  General Wyatt : Captain Pearson!

  Buck Pearson : Yes, sir!

  General Wyatt : One mile from the flagpost.