Wagon Train (TV Series)

The Captain Dan Brady Story (1961)

Robert Horton: Flint McCullough

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• Charlie Wooster : You know, Flint, on second thoughts, I'm not very important to that meeting. I think I'll just stick around here for a while.

  Flint McCullough : Charlie, what do you want to do? Frighten this lovely little thing to death?

  Charlie Wooster : Oh, that's the trouble with women nowadays, they frighten too easy.

• Flint McCullough : [Reading from a newspaper article that's hot off the press]  I could go on but it all sounds the same, even this part about being hurt so bad that he can't continue as your Chief Scout. You're pretty easy on him, weren't you?

  Christopher Hale : Ah, he's not a bad old boy.

  Flint McCullough : He caused you a lot of trouble.

  Christopher Hale : Well, the way I see it, he's not necessarily the kind of man a hero really is. But what people think he is, brave, noble, honest, strong. They're the qualities that people admire the most. Folks will always have their heroes, Flint. Dan Brady made a pretty good one for thirty years.

• Flint McCullough : Is he here yet?

  Christopher Hale : Who?

  Flint McCullough : He isn't here yet.

  Bill Hawks : Who're you talking about, Flint?

  Flint McCullough : I think it's more fun if I just wait and let you find out for yourself.

  [Captain Brady, John Grey Cloud, the band, the press and entourage arrive with loud fanfare] 

• Loretta : It must be terrible out there, the Indians and all.

  Flint McCullough : [the smiling Flint is at his charming, flirtatious best]  Oh, it's not so bad, really. 'Cos you never know if you're ever coming back. That's when you miss all the important things you've left behind. Things, like you.

  Loretta : Really.

  Flint McCullough : That's why every minute you're in civilisation, you try to live. You try to hold onto every fleeting glance of beauty.

  Loretta : You poor dear. If only I could make it easier for you.

  Flint McCullough : Well, maybe I can think of something.

• Christopher Hale : This is my train, Mr McCullough. I give the orders. I do the hiring and firing.

  Flint McCullough : That's right, Mr Hale. He stays?

  Christopher Hale : He stays.

  Flint McCullough : I quit.

• John Grey Cloud : MCCULLOUGH!

  Flint McCullough : Yeah, that's my name.

  John Grey Cloud : I've a message for you from Brady.

  Flint McCullough : Well, don't keep it a secret.

  John Grey Cloud : He doesn't want any more backchat. From now on, when he talks, you shut up and listen. Keep out of his way and do what he tells you to do. He doesn't like smart young know-it-alls.

  Flint McCullough : You wouldn't have any words you'd like to add of your own, would you? I mean, you're not quite as old as he is.

  John Grey Cloud : You heard what he said. Stay in line or get out.

• Captain Dan Brady : Mr McCullough, I've been meaning to talk to you, boy. I hope there're no hard feelings?

  Flint McCullough : None at all. I'm sure you'll do a remarkable job.

  Captain Dan Brady : I hope I do it as well as you did, Sir. Now, Flint, you've made quite a reputation for yourself on this job. I'd like to make you a little proposition.

  Flint McCullough : So?

  Captain Dan Brady : Yes, I've got two or three shows still running around the East, in Europe and as far as I'm concerned, I'd close them like that. But I like the people who are working for me, kinda figure I owe something to them.

  John Grey Cloud : And to your audiences, Captain Dan.

  Captain Dan Brady : Now, since I, ah, kinda, ah, beat you out for this job, I, ah, let me turn it into something big for you? How would you like to take over one of my companies. I'd give you top billing.

  Flint McCullough : Sounds big.

  Captain Dan Brady : Big ain't the word for it. There's thousands in it, a fortune, fame, roar of the crowd, travel.

• Flint McCullough : Oh, about your offer, thanks very much, but, ah, I've got sensitive ears. I don't think that my ears would take very well to the roar of the crowd.

• Flint McCullough : Well, how's it going? Is there any hope?

  Christopher Hale : Aw, there's always hope. Well, Flint, I guess the best thing to do is to come right out and tell yer.

  Flint McCullough : Tell me what?

  Christopher Hale : I've taken on Dan Brady as Chief Scout.

  Flint McCullough : Why'd you do that?

  Christopher Hale : Let's just say, for selfish reasons. Good publicity.

  Flint McCullough : You can believe that if you wanna, but I don't have to.

  Christopher Hale : I said I'm sorry.

  Flint McCullough : You may be a lot sorrier before you get to California. Even if Brady is everything he says he is, and I'm not sure of that, a lot can happen in 30 years.

  Christopher Hale : I know. I want you to stay on, Flint. I wouldn't want to head West without you riding out ahead of us.

  Flint McCullough : That's what you're paying him for, isn't it?

  Christopher Hale : Stay with us. I'm gonna need you.