Kevin Hagen: John Colton

Quotes 

• Yancy Derringer : I'm sorry, gentlemen. I didn't mean to interrupt, but I did want to speak to the administrator.

  General Hugh Morgan : At your service, Mr. Derringer. What can I do for you?

  Yancy Derringer : Not you, General. I said the administrator.

  General Hugh Morgan : You're looking at him.

  Yancy Derringer : What?

  John Colton : That's right, Yancy. I've been recalled to Washington. From this moment on, General Hugh Morgan is the new administrator of New Orleans.

• Pearl Girl : Good evening, Mr. Colton. Nice having you back. Do you wish an appointment with the administrator?

  John Colton : The admin...?

  [Pearl Girl knocks on the administrator's office door] 

  Pearl Girl : Mr. Colton to see Mr. Derringer.

  Opal : Come in, Mr. Colton. Do come in.

  Madame Francine : Would you like a glass of sherry, Mr. Colton?

  John Colton : Thank you... What the devil are all of you doing in my office?

• Yancy Derringer : Well, Mr. Colton, if you can still read you can see I have been appointed the administrator of New Orleans by the President of the United States.

  [Colton tears up Yancy's "appointment letter"] 

  John Colton : Will you stop playing the fool?

  Yancy Derringer : In fact, I've been looking for someone to work for me outside of the law, sort of an underground agent, and I have been seriously considering you for the job.

  John Colton : Get out of my chair.

• [last lines] 

  Yancy Derringer : I think I could be persuaded to resign my commission in favor of you. Welcome home, John.

  [Colton laughes, shakes hands with Yancy and makes sign with Pahoo] 

  John Colton : Excuse me a minute.

  [Colton opens his office door and finds Madame Francine, Opal and Pearl Girl listening at the keyhole] 

  John Colton : Madame Francine, I'll have that glass of sherry now.