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My Darling Clementine Quotes

"She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting!"

1946 · 1h 37m
75
Audience
75
Audience
20 quotes
The Recklessness of the Roaring West
Taglines The Roaring West At Its Reckless Best!
Love and Life Choices in Conversation
Wyatt Mac, you ever been in love?
Mac No, I've been a bartender all my life.
New Beginnings and Unspoken Words
Clementine There's so many things I wanted to say and now nothing seems appropriate.
Wyatt Yes, ma'am, uh, yeah I know. The mayor says you might be stayin here a while, maybe helpin get a school started.
Clementine Yes, I'm the new schoolmarm.
Wyatt That's mighty nice, ma'am. Me and Morg are goin out to see Pa, tell him what happened. I might come East again, get some cattle, maybe stop by here again.
Clementine Stop by the schoolhouse?
Wyatt Yes, ma'am. I sure will. Goodbye, ma'am.
[Wyatt kisses her affectionately on the cheek.; Wyatt extends his hand for a handshake.]
Clementine Goodbye.
Wyatt Ma'am, I sure like that name - Clementine.
The Risks of Reputation and Vulnerability
Wyatt Earp There's probably fifty fellas around town just waitin to see you get liquored up so they can fill you full of holes. Build themselves up a great reputation. The man that killed Doc Holliday.
Understanding Between Two Notorious Figures
Holliday I know all about you and your reason for being here.
Wyatt Heard a lot about you too, Doc. You left your mark around in Deadwood, Denver and places. In fact, a man could almost follow your trail goin from graveyard to graveyard.
Holliday There's one here too, biggest graveyard west of the Rockies. Marshals and I usually get along much better when we understand that right away.
Wyatt Get your meanin Doc.
Holliday Good.
Negotiation Over Unwanted Livestock
Clanton If you ain't got em committed to no shipper, I'll take em off your hands.
[about cattle]
Wyatt Not interested.
Clanton I'll make ya a good offer. Pay in silver, three dollars a head.
Wyatt Nope.
Clanton Might raise it to five dollars silver.
Wyatt Made more than that in Mexico.
Clanton They'll be a sorry looking lot by the time they get to California, son.
Wyatt They'll feed out when we get to grass country. Sure is rough looking country. Ain't no cow country. Mighty different where I come from. What do they call this place?
Clanton Just over the rise there, a big town called Tombstone. A fine town.
Wyatt Tombstone! Yeah, I heard of it. Well, me and my brothers might ride in there tonight. Get ourselves a shave maybe. A glass of beer.
Clanton Yeah! You'd enjoy yourself. Wide-awake, wide-open town Tombstone. Get anything you want there.
Clarifying Intentions in a Conversation
Holliday Until you catch the rustlers that killed your brother?
[about how long Wyatt will stay in town]
Wyatt That's the general idea.
Holliday What's the specific idea?
Wyatt I don't follow you quite.
Holliday You haven't taken it into your head to deliver us from all evil?
Wyatt I hadn't thought of it quite like that, but ain't a bad idea. It's what I'm gettin paid fer.
Holliday Let's get down to cases, Marshal. I, for instance. How would you handle me if I took a notion to break the law?
Wyatt You already have.
Holliday For example.
Wyatt Runnin that tin-horn out of town. That's none of your business.
Holliday I see we're in opposite camps, Marshal. Draw!
[Holliday pulls and cocks his gun on Earp.]
Wyatt Can't.
[He opens up his vest to reveal he doesn't wear a gun.]
Holliday We can take care of that easily enough. Mac!
[Holliday shouts to the bartender for a gun. Before Mac can do anything, Wyatt's brother - standing behind Holliday - slides a gun down the bar to Wyatt to balance up the sides.]
Wyatt Brother Morg's gun. The big one - that's Morg. The other one, that good-lookin fella, that's my brother Virg. This is Doc Holliday, fellas.
[Wyatt examines the gun and then slides it back on the bar to his brother.; Holliday uncocks his gun and returns it to his holster.]
Morg Hi ya, Doc.
Virg Howdy.
Holliday Howdy. Have a drink.
Morg Don't mind if I do, Doc.
A Moment of Encouragement Between Friends
Chihuahua Hi, Doc.
[as she is dying]
Holliday You're all right. You've been a brave girl.
Frontier Adventure: Reckless and Riotous
Taglines Reckless, Riotous Frontier Adventure!
Frustration in a Lawless Town
Wyatt Earp What kind of a town is this anyway? Excuse me ma'am. A man can't get a shave without gettin his head blowed off.
Conflicting Views on Town Loyalty
Holliday Look, Clem, I told you last night to leave Tombstone and go back East. I also told you if you didn't leave, I would.
Wyatt Hey, Doc. Just a minute, Doc. That's the second time in three days you've been tryin to run somebody out of town. That's my business. That's what I'm gettin paid for. Miss Carter or any other decent citizen can stay here just as long as they want to.
Holliday We're through talking, Marshal. My advice to you is start carrying your gun.
Wyatt That's good advice.
Confrontation Over a Murder Charge
Wyatt I'm givin you a chance to submit to proper authorities.
Clanton Well, you come on right in here Marshal and serve your warrant.
Wyatt Which one of ya killed James?
Clanton I did, and the other one too.
Ike I'm gonna kill ya.
Confrontation and Loss in My Darling Clementine
Clanton My boys, Ike, Sam, Phin. Billy.
Wyatt They're dead. I ain't gonna kill you. I hope you live a hundred years, feel just a little what my Pa's gonna feel. Now get out of town. Start wanderin'.
Church Dedication and Community Celebration
Deacon John Simpson I hereby declare the first church of Tombstone, which ain't got no name yet, or no preacher either, officially dedicated. Now, I don't pretend to be no preacher, but I've read the Good Book from cover to cover and back again, and I never found one word ag'in dancin'. So we'll commence by havin a dad-blasted good dance!
Conflict Over Personal Matters and Surprises
Holliday From where I'm standing Earp, that tin badge you're wearing doesn't give you the right to stick your nose in my personal affairs.
Wyatt What's eatin ya, Doc?
Holliday Why didn't you tell me Miss Carter's here?
Wyatt She told you why. She wanted to surprise ya.
Misunderstandings Over Jewelry Among Friends
Holliday Chihuahua. Why did you tell the Marshal I gave you this jewelry?
Chihuahua Well, you did, Doc. You gave it to me.
Holliday I never saw this piece of junk before in my life. Who gave it to you?
Chihuahua Well, you can't remember everything you give me, Doc. Sure you did. Don't you remember?
Holliday When?
Chihuahua Two or three days ago. I don't know. What difference does it make?
Wyatt That bein the case, Doc, I charge you with the murder of my brother James Earp.
Chihuahua Well, you told me to go away and squall my silly little songs somewhere else. So I came up here and had a good cry. There was a knock at the door and I thought it was you. I opened the door and it was Billy Clanton.
Wyatt Earp's Admiration for Miss Carter
Wyatt Earp Look, Doc, I ain't tryin to poke my nose into your personal affairs, but from where I stand, a man would have to go a long ways before he finds a finer girl than that Miss Carter, or a prettier one for that matter.
A Discussion on Pride and Visits
Wyatt It's a mighty short visit.
Clementine Some people think I've overstayed my visit already.
Wyatt I don't know ma'am. If you ask me, I think you're givin up too easy.
Clementine Marshal, if you ask me, I, I don't think you know too much about a woman's pride.
Wyatt No ma'am, maybe I don't.
Revisiting Past Choices and Unspoken Feelings
Clementine It is wonderful to see you again, John. You are pleased that I came...? My coming has made you unhappy.
[Pause]
Holliday It was ill advised.
Clementine Was it ill advised the way you left Boston?
Holliday How'd you know I was here?
Clementine I didn't. Finding you hasn't been easy. Cow camp to cow camp, from one mining town to another. I should think that if nothing more, you'd be at least flattered to have a girl chase you?
Holliday Look Clem, you've got to get out of here...
Clementine But I'm not!
Holliday This is no place for your kind of person.
Clementine What kind of a person am I, John?
Holliday Please go back home Clem, back where you belong. Forget that you...
[Holliday experiences a severe coughing fit]
Clementine You're ill, John. So that's the reason you left.
Holliday That has nothing to do with it.
Clementine Foolish, foolish John, as if that would have mattered.
Holliday I'll tell you, Clem, the condition of my health has nothing to do with it.
Clementine I don't believe you, John.
Holliday Then I'll give you the truth. The man you once knew is no more, there's not a vestige of him left. Nothing! Come, I'll take you back to the hotel.
Clementine Please, John. You can't send me away like this. You can't run away from me any more than you can run away from yourself. Now I know why you don't care whether you live or die, why you tried to get yourself killed. Well, I've heard all about you John and you're wrong, so wrong. You have no right to destroy yourself. You have a world of friends back home who love you John, and I love you.
Holliday There's a stage leaving in the morning for the East. Take it. If you don't, I'm moving on.
Clementine Very well, John, I'll go.
The Consequences of Drawing a Gun
Newman Haynes Clanton When you pull a gun, kill a man.