A scene from Red River 1948
Cherry

Why drive 'em to Missouri? Why not turn west at the Red and head 'em for Kansas?...There's a railroad in Kansas, too...I saw the one in Topeka, and there's one in Abilene...

Buster McGee

Abilene, that's further west!

Matt

Did you see it in Abilene?

Cherry

I didn't get there. I met a girl in Kansas City. She fancied she could sing. She had...

Matt

You know, if we could head west at the Red...

Groot

We'd save ourselves a heap of...

Dunson

We're goin' to Missouri. I've seen buyers and cash in Sedalia. [To Cherry] What have you seen in Abilene?

Cherry

Not a thing. Just the girl told me...

Dunson

We're goin' to Missouri. [Dunson walks off]

Cherry

[To Matt about Dunson]

I suppose if I tangled with him, I'd have to take you on too.

Matt

You'll find him a handful by himself.

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