When a man begins to do a lot of talkin' about hangin', he'd better make pretty sure as to who's gonna decorate the end of the rope.

9 seconds sound clip from the The Big Trail (1930) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:20:46 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- What could Zeke have against a man like Thorpe?

- You want to know that too?

- Yes, I want to know that too!

- Well, I'm a-tellin' ya.

- I was camped out pretty close to you, and I heared that powwow you had with Thorpe.

- Yeah? What are you driving at?

- Just this.

- When a man begins to do a lot of talkin' about hangin', he'd better make pretty sure as to who's gonna decorate the end of the rope.

- Get my meaning?

- Well, Thorpe ain't nothin' to me. It's no affair of mine.

- That's just what I was a-thinkin'.

- Huh. And Coleman ain't gonna do no scouting, while I'm boss of this train.

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