Haunted Ranch (1943)

John 'Dusty' King: Dusty King

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Quotes 

• 'Alibi' Terhune : Has Dave said any more about enlistin'?

  'Dusty' King : No, but I look for him to the first time he gets to town.

  'Alibi' Terhune : Yeah, and I reckon you won't be far behind him.

  'Dusty' King : You aren't a-kiddin'. You know how I felt ever since the Maine was sunk.

• 'Dusty' King : Sam, tell me, who's the cook around here?

  Sam, the cook : Me.

  'Dusty' King : Well, who's the foreman?

  Sam, the cook : Me.

  'Dusty' King : In other words, you do just about everything.

  Sam, the cook : Yes sir, I'm just a jack-in-the-box.

  'Dusty' King : No, you mean a jack-of-all-trades.

  Sam, the cook : No sir, I mean a jack-in-the-box. I'm always poppin' up on one job and sittin' down on another!

• 'Dusty' King : You know, it's mighty funny. I thought Uncle Abe had a lot of money. I thought there'd be more help around here.

  Helen Weston : Sam said he always had 12 to 15 hands. After he died, the men here left one by one.

  'Dusty' King : They did?

  Helen Weston : Sam says they were scared off by ghosts. I don't believe it in, but according to Sam, some queer things have been going on here.

  'Dusty' King : Like what?

  Helen Weston : Oh, strange sounds at night, the organ playing with no one around, flickering lights near the barn.

  'Dusty' King : Sounds like barflies.

• [Sam is preparing lunch] 

  Helen Weston : Aren't you going to stay to eat?

  'Dusty' King : If you live through it, I'll take a chance on supper.

• [referring to Alibi] 

  Jim, the bartender : Say, he's looking for a job.

  'Dusty' King : Well, if you're interested, be sure and come out. I'll have a good job for you.

  Elmer, Alibi's dummy : How about me?

  'Dusty' King : Are you a cowhand?

  Elmer, Alibi's dummy : Oh, I've been a roper and a rider, a bulldogger and a fighter, a bronco buster and a dynamiter. Yippee!

  'Dusty' King : I'm sorry. You haven't had enough experience.

• [last lines] 

  'Dusty' King : Hey, fellas, they're stealin' your horses!

  [Alibi, Rex and Sam rush out of the house] 

  'Dusty' King : Oh, pardon me, Helen, you know, that was just a gag. I don't like to say goodbye with so many people around... you know what I mean?

  [bends over to kiss her] 

  Elmer, Alibi's dummy : Hey, you know they're stealin' your horse, too, Dusty!