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Destry Rides Again

I used to have a friend that was an opera singer. Then he went into the cement business -...

Destry Rides Again • 1939

Jack Tyndall:

I ain't one of your weak-livered citizens that busts out cryin' every time you snap your fingers and I ain't gonna pay Kent's fancy prices. Now whaddaya aim to do about it? Tom Destry Jr.:
Nothin' at present. Jack Tyndall:
That's what I thought. Well, I'll get somethin' done about it if I have to take the law in my own hands! Tom Destry Jr.:
Nobody's gonna set themselves up above the law around here, ya understand? I got somethin' to say to you. I think maybe I could illustrate it a little better if I told you a story: I used to have a friend that was an opera singer. Then he went into the cement business - and one day he fell into the cement. And now he's the cornerstone of the post office in St. Louis, Missouri. He shoulda stuck to his own trade. You better stick to yours

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I ain't one of your weak-livered citizens

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that busts out cryin' every time you snap your fingers,

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and I ain't gonna pay Kent's fancy prices.

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What do you aim to do about it?

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- Nothin' at present. - That's what I thought.

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Well, I'll get somethin' done, if I have to take the law in my own hands!

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Nobody's gonna set themselves up above the law around here. You understand?

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I got somethin' to say to you.

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Think maybe I could illustrate it better if I told you a story.

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I used to have a friend that was an opry singer,

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but he went into the cement business, and one day he fell into the cement.

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And now he's the cornerstone of the post office in St. Louis, Missouri.

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He should've stuck to his own trade.

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You'd better stick to yours.

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That fella Tyndall is gonna make trouble, as sure as I'm standin' here.

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- Now, what are we gonna do about it? - What do you say we get ready for supper?

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How can you talk of eatin' at a time like this?

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- 'Cause I'm hungry. - 'Cause you're hungry.

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I suppose I'm supposed to stand he ‒ Ohh!

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Well.

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Believe it or not, I'm waiting for a stagecoach.

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Uh-huh. What are my pants doing on your legs?

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These are the legs of a Stavrogin of Bardichev.

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Let your pants remain on them and earn their gratitude.

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Refuse and take their curse.

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I think I'll take both the curse and the pants.

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- Oh. - Well, take 'em off.

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- You mean, right now? - Yeah, right now.

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The whole world's against me.

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Wait a minute. Hold on here. Might be able to make a deal with you.

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How well do you know this country around here?

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Oh! Like a field mouse. I know every inch, every pebble.

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There isn't a twig, bird or a tree that ‒

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I'll give you the pants if you do a little job for me.

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Agreed! What can I lose? Only the job. Command me!

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- I want you to find something for me. - I'm a weasel. I'm a hawk.

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I've got the memory of an elephant, the heart of a lion.

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I don't need the whole menagerie.

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All I need is one human bloodhound who can keep his mouth shut.

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Then I'll be your bloodhound, sniffing and silent. What's missing?

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The body of Sheriff Keogh.

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Take back your pants.

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What do you want to find the body of Keogh for?

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We can't prove a murder's been done if we can't produce a corpus delicti.

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Corpus delicti! I thought you were lookin' for Keogh.

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Boris is gonna make a very good second deputy.

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Sure, sure! I might as well have two loony deputies as one!

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A deputy!

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Deputy Stavrogin! Observe my brain in action!

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Now, where would I go if I were a dead body?

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Would I stay out in the open? No. No privacy.

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Mm-hmm. Wouldn't go in the river if you can't swim.

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Ohh! Why didn't I stay in the gutter where I was well-off?

Duration

149 seconds

Views

1,849

Timestamp in Movie

00:56:01

Uploaded

Oct 02, 2021

Genres

comedy, western

Production

Universal Pictures

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Movie Summary

Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.

Actors

Jack Tyndall

Tom Destry Jr.