Van Morgan: I didn't hear you say amen.
Little George: I don't believe in it.

- Yaphet Kotto (as Little George) in 5 Card Stud (1968)

Van Morgan: You mean you came over 100 miles just to tell me that?
Little George: I'd have come farther.

- Yaphet Kotto (as Little George) in 5 Card Stud (1968)

Van Morgan: You've preached a lot of funerals around here lately. You got something new for this one?
The Rev. Jonathan Rudd: The funeral is for the living, Mr. Morgan. I'll say what his folks want to hear: that Nick Evers was a good son, a good brother, a loyal friend and a respected citizen.
Van Morgan: You think you won't gag on all that?

- Dean Martin (as Van Morgan) in 5 Card Stud (1968)

[explaining why a murdered black man should be allowed to be buried in the graveyard with deceased whites]
The Rev. Jonathan Rudd: Well, they all look alike to the worms.

- Robert Mitchum (as The Rev. Jonathan Rudd) in 5 Card Stud (1968)