A character in High Plains Drifter (1973)

Sheriff Dan Shaw quotes from High Plains Drifter (1973)

A line from Sheriff Dan Shaw

Billy, he wasn't a loved man, no. And he didn't have much personality. What he did have was all bad, just bad.

Scenes with Sheriff Dan Shaw

2 scenes
Sheriff Dan Shaw

Well, I been needin' to talk with you; now's as good a time as any.

The Stranger

What about?

Sheriff Dan Shaw

Billy Borders.

The Stranger

Don't know the man.

Sheriff Dan Shaw

Well, you missed your chance — you shot him yesterday.

Lutie Naylor
[the stranger has bought a round for the house]

Let's see, one round for the house plus the smoke; that comes to about eight dollars and fifty cents.

Sheriff Dan Shaw
[chuckling]

There's no charge Lutie; you were at the meeting, anything he wants.

Lutie Naylor

I didn't know that mean free whiskey!

Sheriff Dan Shaw

Everybody's got to put something in the kitty.

The Stranger
[Reaches over a takes off Shaw's badge and pins it on Mordecai]

'Bout time this town had a new sheriff.

Mordacai

I'm the new sheriff! … I'm the new sheriff!

Mayor Jason Hobart
[laughing]

I'm sorry, Dan; but you should have seen the look on your face when he took off your badge and pinned it on the runt.

Mordacai

I'm not a runt anymore; I'm the new sheriff!

The Stranger
[reaches over and takes off the mayor's hat and puts it on Mordecai]

And the mayor. Any objections?

Mayor Jason Hobart

Uh, no.

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