Quotes from Man with the Gun (1955)

17 quotes
Jan Sterling
Nelly Bain: Don't try to change now, Clint, or you'll find that even feeling a little will hurt a lot.
- Jan Sterling (as Nelly Bain) in Man with the Gun (1955)

Jan Sterling
Nelly Bain: You forget, Clint - I know that your father died because he wouldn't wear a gun. You'll die because you do.
- Jan Sterling (as Nelly Bain) in Man with the Gun (1955)

Jan Sterling
Nelly Bain: You notice I don't say anything about your manners. Appearances are all I care about. You're pretty girls and the Palace is not a pretty business.
- Jan Sterling (as Nelly Bain) in Man with the Gun (1955)

Angie Dickinson
Nelly Bain: You're going to do Mable's song tonight. She's nursing a sore throat.
Ann Wakefield: But I haven't got any voice and that's the worst kind!
Nelly Bain: They aren't paying for your pear-shaped tones at the Palace, dear.
Kitty: Nelly means, "Who listens."

Jan Sterling
Nelly Bain: You're staying?
Clint Tollinger: Mm-hmm.
Nelly Bain: Of course - a target right to the end. Standing in front of people who won't stand in back of you.
- Jan Sterling (as Nelly Bain) in Man with the Gun (1955)

Emile Meyer
Jeff Castle: You figure you can tidy up a town single-handed, Mr. Tollinger?
Clint Tollinger: With a little bit of luck, yes.
Saul Atkins: He's been a hundred percent lucky and when it adds up like that, it ain't luck.
- Emile Meyer (as Saul Atkins) in Man with the Gun (1955)

Jan Sterling
[last lines]
Clint Tollinger: Time to quit this business, Nell. There's got to be an easier way to make a living.
Nelly Bain: We'll find it.
- Jan Sterling (as Nelly Bain) in Man with the Gun (1955)

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