The soldier caught a Tartar and yelled out. The officer called back for him to come in with his prisoner. And he replied, The Tartar won't let me.
7 seconds sound clip from the Hondo (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:03:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I must disagree with you, Mr. Lane.
- He's run before us for 200 miles.
- The story goes back further than the Indians.
- It's originally attributed to the first Roman army to enter Tartary.
- That was one of the favorite stories of Col. Mays, who teaches cavalry tactics at the Point.
- How long have you been out of that school, Lieutenant?
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