The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

Sugarfoot Anderson: Walkin' Murphy - Milford's Boy

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• Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Is, uh, is, uh, you folks, uh...?

  Margaret O'Hara : Could you be apt to telling me if there's a certain Mr. Millford, the horse breeder, anywhere about?

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : I don't rightly know what you's saying, missy. I'm here to pick up some folks that's going out to Mr. Millford's farm. A couple of foreigners.

  Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer : What language is this strange person talking, Maggie?

  Margaret O'Hara : I'm not sure.

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Don't y'all speak the English language?

  Margaret O'Hara : Yes, we do. Now, you listen carefully. This is Mr. Shawn O'Hara. I'm his niece. We've come all the way from Ireland. Mr. Millford's expecting us. Mr. Millford!

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Yes'm. Yes'm. You is which I'm looking for. I'm Mr. Millford's boy.

  Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer : His boy, you say?

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Yes, sir. Murphy's the name, sir.

  Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer : Murphy - Did he say Murphy?

  Margaret O'Hara : I think he did, Uncle Shawn. Did you say Murphy?

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Yes, missy. Murphy. They calls me Walkin' Murphy.

  Margaret O'Hara : Walkin' Murphy?

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Yes'm. Most of us Murphys down here just sit. I walk.

  Margaret O'Hara : Well, that's fine.

  Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer : Murphy! Now what part of Ireland are you from?

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : I don't rightly know, sir. Us Murphys down here only got a casual acquaintance with the Irish.

  Margaret O'Hara : Come on, Murphy. Take us to Mr. Millford.

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : I almost forgot what Mr. Millford said.

  [clears his throat] 

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Welcome to Kentucky, the Bluegrass state.

  Margaret O'Hara : Thanks, Murphy. Start walking.

  Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy : Yes'm.

  Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer : Paris, Murphy, Bluegrass...

  Margaret O'Hara : It's a strange, new world, Uncle Shawn.