Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)

Sterling Hayden: Jay Turner, John York

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• [first lines] 

  Max Reno : When the tide comes in, you'll be safe as if you were in your mother's arms. I picked this hideout a month ago. It's a beauty, ain't it? You're a lucky boy, Jim. You should have met me a long time ago.

  Jay Turner : You'll never let me forget it, Reno...

  Max Reno : What?

  Jay Turner : How smart you are.

• Cleo : I came to see you, Mr. York.

  Jay Turner : I don't know why. All I wanted was a room and a bath.

  Cleo : Mr. York, the management only sent you the key.

  Jay Turner : Oh. Thank you.

  Cleo : You're not very nice.

  Jay Turner : Look, miss, I'm just a little old country boy, but I can tell that, whoever you are, you're not the room clerk.

• Jay Turner : Lady, where I come from they have an old saying, "It's not polite to ask a man his business unless you want to die."

  Cleo : From the looks of those scars your manners must stink.

  Jay Turner : Yeah. Yeah, I guess it is bad manners to turn your back on a man.