“If in four months I could not find Tom Chaney, with a mark on his...” – Mattie Ross, True Grit ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from True Grit 1969

Mattie Ross Kim Darby

If in four months I could not find Tom Chaney, with a mark on his face like banished Cain, I would not advise others how to do so.

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Mattie Ross I also notice that the men of Texas gouge their mounts with great brutal spurs and cultivate their hair like lettuce! Mattie Ross I want Tom Chaney hanged for killing my father! It's little to me how many dogs and senators he's killed in Texas. Mattie Ross Those horses can't outrun Little Blackie! They're loaded down with fat men and iron!