Marshal's gotta know something. He's gotta have papers on his desk and things.
7 seconds sound clip from the Dark Command (1940) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:36 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Me be marshal? Are you loco?
- Well, you could try. Better for a young fella like you to be workin' with uncle Sam than agin' him.
- I can't read or write, you know that.
- Listen, you don't read and write a man into jail.
- Marshal's gotta know something. He's gotta have papers on his desk and things.
- Ain't that hard. Readin' and writin', just as pretty as anything you ever seen.
- You're young. Never too late to learn.
- Look kinda funny, won't it? Me sittin' there among all them kids?
[...]
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Actors: Claire Trevor (Mary McCloud), John Wayne (Bob Seton), Walter Pidgeon (Will Cantrell), George "Gabby" Hayes (Doc), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Cantrell), Roy Rogers (Fletch)
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