Annie Oakley (TV Series)

Outlaw Mesa (1954)

Brad Johnson: Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig

Quotes 

• Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig : [at the Morley Ranch]  Pretty fancy riding, Howard.

  Howard Morley : Should be. I made my living out of it for a good while.

  Tagg Oakley : Say, that's right. You used to ride in the Wild West shows, didn't you?

  Howard Morley : Yep. Called me the King of the Roman Ride. Never once got beat.

  Tagg Oakley : I bet Annie could beat you.

• Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig : I've never seen a man look more surprised than that gunman's of Jaeger's when I walked in that shack. You know it was the easiest arrest I ever made.

  Tagg Oakley : You think he was surprised. You should have seen Luke Jaeger's face when I showed him how I tricked him with my ventriloquism. I SAID IT! I SAID IT!

  [The one and only time Tagg gets the pronunciation correctly] 

• Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig : You're under arrest for assaulting an officer of the law.

  Duke Jaegar : What kind of frame-up is this? That's a bailable offence and I'll put up his bail right here and now.

  Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig : Sorry, Jaeger, I'm not authorised to set or accept bail. That's the Judge's job.

  Annie Oakley : He's out of town, won't be back until tomorrow. Lock him up, Lofty!

• Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig : What are you going to do, Annie? You can't stop an angry mob like that all by yourself.

  Annie Oakley : No, I know I can't, Lofty. But a train doesn't work very well without an engine. Maybe I can sidetrack Howard Morley before he gets up any steam.

• Tagg Oakley : [Tagg uses his ventriloquism for real, throwing his voice as Gil's]  I'm sorry, Duke, I didn't mean to do it. I had to do it.

  Duke Jaegar : Had to do what?

  Tagg Oakley : Tell them all about it.

  Duke Jaegar : Tell 'em what?

  Tagg Oakley : Everything! I couldn't help it, Duke!

  Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig : Gil, I just want you to answer a few questions. We'll start with the robbery of the Sundown Stage.