The Broken Star (1956)

Bill Williams: Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry

Quotes 

• [Frank claims he shot Alvarado in self-defense] 

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Rustler?

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Suspicion of. Tried to kill me with this.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : What happened then?

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Guess.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Tried to dry gulch ya?

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Nope. Face to face showdown.

  Marshal Wayne Forrester : He jumped you first?

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Mm-hmm.

  Marshal Wayne Forrester : [dubious]  Self-defense, huh?

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Yessir! Self defense.

• Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Whaddya find?

  W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Oh, very interesting.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Speaking how - as undertaker or coroner.

  W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Both. As coroner, I'd say he was shot from high up, like Deputy Smeed was on horseback or Carlos was crouched when he came a-shootin'.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : And as undertaker?

  W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Ah, he'll look fine! Great subject - fine features. A little palmaid on the hair, a little color on the cheeks - Carlos Alvarado will be a picture.

• W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Next of kin?

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Conchita.

  W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : Con... Every other Spanish girl in town is named Conchita.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : And every other one is called Lupe. Conchita sings at the cantina.

• Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : You're strangers, aren't you. Are you from Texas?

  Van Horn : Never ask a man if he's from Texas.

  Messendyke : If he ain't, why make him feel bad?

• Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : What the heck kind of fandango was that?

  W.C. 'Doc' Mott, Coroner : You know, Texas had to petition four times to get herself taken into the United States. Why did Congress ever give in? Why?

• Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Alright, let's go.

  Van Horn : We'd like to know the charge.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Alright, take a handful: illegal entry, assault and battery, suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest.

• Marshal Wayne Forrester : Well, you look fit to be tied, Bill.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : You know those two burglars are out on bail and you know who went to the judge and paid it? That Indian agent!

  Marshal Wayne Forrester : Wellll, Mr. Charleton's feedin' off his range.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : I'm a little mixed up, Mr. Forrester. What's brewing?

  Marshal Wayne Forrester : Eh, it's too soon to tell. It could be coffee, tea... maybe arrow poisoning. We'll just have to sit back and let it boil until it boils over - and then we'll see what's in the pot.

• [startled, Frank reaches for his gun] 

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Howdy, Frank.

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Oh. Howdy, Bill.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Kinda edgy aren't you?

  Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed : Well, I-I thought you were Nachez. I had him, but he got away.

  Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry : Uh-huh. You sent his horse home. Does that mean he won't need it anymore?