Destry (TV Series)

The Infernal Triangle (1964)

John Gavin: Harrison Destry

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Harrison Destry : [narrating]  The poet says "Love makes the world go 'round." That may not technically be accurate, but love makes the world a more interesting place while its spinning. Now, love's a lot of things: flowers, sweet music, and soft lights and champagne. Champagne is the drink of lovers; only problem is champagne is tricky. You never know how it's going to affect ya. Like my friend Pete Daley - when he drank champagne, well, he forgot things. And when he forgot things, it caused trouble... and trouble is something that flat follows me around.

• Pete Daley : Destry, you gotta protect me.

  Harrison Destry : From what?

  Pete Daley : Will ya?

  Harrison Destry : Well now, Pete, if I were in your place, I'm not the exactly the kind of fella I'd want protectin' me.

  Pete Daley : Don't forget, Destry, we've been friends for years.

  Harrison Destry : All right, Pete, all right - but protect you from what?

  Harrison Destry : From J.P. Crane.

  Harrison Destry : What's dangerous about him?

  Pete Daley : She's a girl. She wants to marry me.

  Harrison Destry : Well, just tell her, "No thanks."

  Pete Daley : But I got another dreadful problem.

  Harrison Destry : What's that, Pete?

  Pete Daley : I love her.

• [Destry is confronted by a man whom his father put in prison] 

  Al : Your pa was a mighty tough lawman.

  Harrison Destry : Well, actually, I kinda take after my mother.

• Harrison Destry : Stop shootin'! You fellas are interruptin' a weddin'!

  Al : He ain't gonna cheat us!

  Joe : A deal's a deal!

  Al : If he gets married, he owes us four halves of a hundred dollar bill!

  Harrison Destry : You fellas tellin' the truth?

  Al : We got the torn-in-half bills to prove it.

  Pete Daley : You couldn't or I'd have the other halves!

  Harrison Destry : I got it, Pete. Remember that night you couldn't remember? You probably snuck out on me and did somethin' stupid.

  [to the four ex-convicts] 

  Harrison Destry : See if your bills match up! I bet Pete tore up two one-hundred dollar bills and split 'em among ya.

  Pete Daley : Destry, I wouldn't do anything that dumb.

  Harrison Destry : You're gettin' married aren't ya?