Even if I could lock them up they'd find a way of getting here.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Cowboys (1972) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:34:41 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- My name's Nightlinger and I'm in charge of these boys.
- I'm Mrs. Collingwood and... I'm in charge of these girls.
- Madam, you know young boys. They dream of golden skin and unbound hair.
- Even if I could lock them up they'd find a way of getting here.
- There's very little I can do about that.
- I'm sure you'd handle everything most tastefully.
- It's a question of waiting for a more appropriate time in their lives.
- Perhaps it would be wiser to wait until next year. Or even the year after.
- With any luck I'll be retired by then.
[...]
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Actors: John Wayne (Wil Andersen), Roscoe Lee Browne (Jebediah Nightlinger), Bruce Dern (Asa Watts)
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