Death Valley Days (TV Series)

The Wild West's Biggest Train Holdup (1965)

Charles Bateman: Deputy Jim Brand

Quotes 

• [discussing Sheriff Jackson] 

  Howell Hendricks : You know as well as I do with the railroad finished, people pouring into town, more mines opening up - the job is too big for a tired old man... and that's what he is. And that's all he is.

  Deputy Jim Brand : Not to me, Mr. Hendricks. If it wasn't for him takin' a chance on me, I'd still be an out-of-work cowhand going no place.

  Howell Hendricks : Jim, loyalty is fine and I admire you for it, but let's be practical.

  Deputy Jim Brand : Like how?

  Howell Hendricks : [pointing to a favorable newspaper headline]  This should be enough to get you elected. If you wait any longer, you'll have more competition. Right now, you're way ahead of the rush.

  Deputy Jim Brand : Tell me - what difference does it make to you who's sheriff and who's not?

  Howell Hendricks : I want to see Washoe County get ahead - Nevada get ahead.

  Deputy Jim Brand : Now is that the railroad talking or you talking?

  Howell Hendricks : Both.

  Deputy Jim Brand : Now which talks first - the kite or the tail?

• Sheriff Sam Jackson : All right, I'll tell you - and you can tell Hendricks! Whenever I get to old and useless to handle the job the taxpayers are paying me for, they can vote me out - and until they do, there's going to be at least one man in Washoe County the railroad don't own and Hendricks can't buy.

  Deputy Jim Brand : Take a look at me, Sam. Do you see any "For Sale" sign on me?

• [carrying out a court order, Deputy Sheriff Brand has chained a locomotive to a railroad track, preventing a pair of trains from moving] 

  Deputy Jim Brand : You know I always wondered what it would feel to hold up a train - two trains! Now I know.

• Deputy Jim Brand : Sam, did I do wrong?

  Sheriff Sam Jackson : Well, of course you did! Only if I was your age and didn't know any better, I'd have probably done the same thing myself if I had thought of it.

• [last lines] 

  Deputy Jim Brand : Well, let's go.

  Nora Jackson : Where?

  Deputy Jim Brand : But, Nora, you just saw me get arrested. When a man pulls off the biggest train holdup that ever was - two trains - and a hundred thousand dollars... he has to take his punishment.

  Nora Jackson : [chuckling]  You're a fool.

  Deputy Jim Brand : That's not what Mr. Hendricks would say.

  Nora Jackson : Sheriff, I'll take charge of the prisoner.

  [Nora and Jim walk off arm in arm]