Wagon Train (TV Series)

The Molly Kincaid Story (1963)

John McIntire: Christopher Hale

Quotes 

• Barnaby West : Mr. Hale, is that how the Indians get a girl, just give her folks a couple horses?

  Christopher Hale : Yep. Pretty pitiful, isn't it?

  Barnaby West : Pitiful? Why, I thought Indians were supposed to be uncivilized. That's a great idea!

  Christopher Hale : You're a young man. You and I better find a place to talk. Someplace quiet. With lots of birds... bees.

• Christopher Hale : [to Duke]  The only time I ever get mad is when somebody wants to meddle into something that's nothing of their affair. When I want your criticism, I'll ask for it. Where's Bill?

• Christopher Hale : Son, for every Indian you can show me in this part of the United States, I'll show you a steamboat sailing across the prairie.

• Barnaby West : What Freeman girl is that?

  Christopher Hale : The one you've been making manly faces for ever since the week before we left St Joe. The one hiding behind that bush over there.

• Christopher Hale : Indians look at horse stealing a little differently than you. First thing a papoose learns is how to steal a horse.

• Doc Curley : Best day for business I've had in weeks. He's all right. He had a shock and I daresay I don't blame him. But he's not going to dis from it.

  Molly Kincaid : So much the worse for him.

  Doc Curley : Are you really his wife?

  Christopher Hale : She's really his wife.

  Doc Curley : Won't that blow the cork off the bottle?

• Charlie Wooster : What I'd like to know is why we have to stop in Kincaid. We're only four days out of St Joe.

  Christopher Hale : You're not complaining are ya?

  Charlie Wooster : No, not as long as they don't close up them saloons. I reckon that wouldn't make any difference to you. You always got that Kate Crawley there running that freight line. That's why we're stopping, ain't it, Mr Chris?

  Christopher Hale : [Chris has a complete change in mood and demeanor]  Why don't you let me worry about our schedule. Maybe you don't have enough to do. I can rustle up a lot of work in case you got too much time on your hands.

  Charlie Wooster : I was just passing the time of day, Mr Chris.

  Christopher Hale : Well, it'll pass a lot quicker if you mind your own business.