Band of Angels (1957)

Ray Teal: Mr. Calloway

Quotes 

• Sheriff : I can't say I like what I gotta do; but, I call you all to witness. Do you state and affirm that you go by the name of Amantha Starr?

  Amantha Starr : Certainly, that's my name.

  Sheriff : Amantha, it is sworn and affirmed that you are the issue of the body of a slave called Louisa, the chattel of Aaron Pendleton Starr, deceased. And as her issue, you are declared by the law of this Commonwealth, to be a chattel of Starrwood, subject to any claims against the estate.

  Amantha Starr : My mother?

  Mr. Calloway : She was a Negress. And that means you the same strap as the rest of them slaves out yonder.

• Minister : Please, Mr. Calloway. She ain't no Negro.

  Mr. Calloway : Now, a nigger's what you can sell and I aim to sell her quicker than she can swallow her own spit!

• Mr. Calloway : Why, you ornery little she-cat, you! You done broke my hide. But you know somethin'? I kinda like that in a wench. I used to be pretty proud of marks like that when I was a young'un.

• Mr. Calloway : Mr. Aaron Starr was the fine gentleman that kept a-borrowing money from me so's he could go sportin' over in Cincinnati.

  Amantha Starr : Don't you talk about my father that way, you - white trash!

• Mr. Calloway : Here we are. Well, you don't have to be scared. I ain't no hurryin' man. Now, you just lucky it ain't some crazy young rooster gonna be sharin' this here coop with you.

• Mr. Calloway : I brung you a present. Some old Doc Calloway's soothin' syrup. Guaranteed to give you the don't-care look. If you feel like it, help yourself.

• Mr. Calloway : Say, you sure are put together real nice, ain't ya? Soft and white. Oh, you gonna bring a right pretty price from one of them dandy's in New Orleans.

• Mr. Calloway : Now, you settle down and stop skittering around. You gonna find I ain't such a bad fellow to get along with. I got us fixed up real homelike.

• Amantha Starr : They'll never own me. And you won't either.

  Mr. Calloway : Now, don't you get uppity. You ain't thinkin' you're too good for me, are you? Nah, you just never had no man fun, that's it, ain't it? Is that it? Have you? Have you ever had a fella?

  Amantha Starr : Yes! And he'll find me and he'll kill you.

  Mr. Calloway : You don't know how uppity he's gonna be killin' one of the happiest men he ever seen. Now, come here to me.

• Mr. Calloway : I'm gonna bust them biggity notions of you on wide open. Git them tea-party duds off of her and dress her like the rest in my coffle. That'll learn you ain't such a fancy article!

• Mr. Calloway : You scut, you let her die and I'll buck-batter you.

• Mr. Calloway : Put this nigger in the rig. She's real money.

  Amantha Starr : No, you can't. I'm Amantha Starr. You can't.

  Mr. Calloway : Go on! Do like I tell ya!

• Mr. Calloway : I ain't gonna bother you no more. I get you a nice cabin and treat you like you was a lady, but you don't seem to appreciate it. But any more shenanigans and I'm gonna chain you to a post down there with them hot-natured blacks and I ain't gonna care what happens to you - just so they don't bruise you too bad, you hear?