California Passage (1950)

Charles Kemper: Sheriff Willy Clair

Quotes 

• Sheriff Willy : Been gone about four months, wasn't it, Mike?

  Mike Prescott : About.

  Sheriff Willy : The stage has been held up five times during those months - every time when the gold has gone out with it.

  Mike Prescott : I went back east.

  Sheriff Willy : You could say that, hid out in the hills and taken those five shipments. I'm workin' by process of elimination. A real smart lad is workin' those hold-ups and there's very few real smart people around. You're one of 'em... see what I mean?

  Mike Prescott : I'm torn between being flattered and being indignant.

• [the sheriff has just shot two gunfighters] 

  Sheriff Willy : See what I mean about civilization comin' to Coarse Gold by degrees?

  Bess Martin : I'm sorry for my opinion about you, Sheriff. I thought you were incompetent.

  Sheriff Willy : Oh, no. I'm irregular, even off maybe, but I'm not incompetent.