Overland Trail (TV Series)
Most Dangerous Gentleman (1960)
Doug McClure: Flip Flippen
Quotes
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Frank 'Flip' Flippen : What's a gandy dancer?
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly : It's railroad talk for a track gang laborer. Railroad men have a language all their own.
Frank 'Flip' Flippen : If you thought so much of 'em, how come you ever left 'em?
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly : We put a stage line across the country before they ever made rails. We still beat their time on short hauls. General Palmer was my commanding officer during the war. He saved my life once, Flip. That's one reason I'm doing this.
Frank 'Flip' Flippen : You've got another?
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly : Yes, I sure have - the Overland Stage lines. The railroads bring more people west than the stagecoach lines can. Most towns are off the railroad. They need service between them. It's as simple as that. We need the railroads to stay in business.
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Frank 'Flip' Flippen : Suppose you need me there. I mean, those hombres can get rough.
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly : I can get rough, too.
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[last lines]
Frank 'Flip' Flippen : I can't see what you like about railroadin'. Too peaceful to suit me. It's like ridin' in a rockin' chair. I'll take a Concord coach any day.
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly : You know something, Flip. I decided the same thing a long time ago. Just the same, railroading has it's moments.
Frank 'Flip' Flippen : Yeah, but no girls.
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly : Well...
[Mike, seated next to two beautiful women on the back of a train, waves to Kelly and Flip, then kisses the blonde passionately]
Frank 'Flip' Flippen : Yep, railroadin's a hard life. Get up, Agnes!
[Kelly cracks his whip and the stagecoach heads down the road]