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"All I want is to enter my house justified."

"(to Heck Longtree) Pick that up, These mountains don't need your trash!"

"Ever hear of Folsom Prison? Well, it's solid rock. And during the years we spend there, we're going to discuss the events of these past few minutes at great length. And by the time you get out, you won't like them any better than I do now – which isn't one hell of a lot."

"Sometimes I get to thinking there's nobody left in the world but my father and me."

"Yep, a sweet little thing like you oughta have the pick of the litter. No rush about making up your mind."

"Haw, haw, haw! You better cut yourself a switch, Mr. Longtree. I don't think you could handle me bare-handed. But you all are gonna get yerself a chance to try, directly."

"[Making a concerted and touching effort to focus, despite the tawdry surroundings and his own inebriation] We're gathered here in the high mountains, in the presence of this august company, to join this man and this woman in matrimony. Now, I'm not a man of the cloth, and this is not a religious ceremony. It's a civil marriage. But it's not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently and soberly. A good marriage has a kind of simple glory about it. A good marriage is like a rare animal – it's hard to find, almost impossible to keep. You see, people change. That's important for you to know at the beginning; people change. The glory of a good marriage don't come at the beginning; it comes later on, and it's hard work."

"Showdown in the High Sierra!"

"Randolph Scott - Gil Westrum"

"Joel McCrea - Steve Judd"

"Mariette Hartley - Elsa Knudsen"

"Ron Starr - Heck Longtree"

"Edgar Buchanan - Judge Tolliver"

"R.G. Armstrong - Joshua Knudsen"

"Jenie Jackson - Kate"

"James Drury - Billy Hammond"

"L.Q. Jones - Sylvus Hammond"

"John Anderson - Elder Hammond"

"John Davis Chandler - Jimmy Hammond"

"Warren Oates - Henry Hammond"

"Byron Foulger - Abner Sampson"

"Frank Hagney - Miner"

"Percy Helton - Luther Sampson"

"Don Kennedy - Policemen on street"

"Jack Kenny - Miner"

"Michael T. Mikler - Hank"

"Carmen Phillips - Saloon girl"