Philip Carey credited as playing...
Pierce Crabtree
- Pierce Crabtree: You play, sheriff?
- [Serves a tennis ball]
- Pierce Crabtree: I don't play games.
- Pierce Crabtree: It's not a game. It's a sport.
- Sheriff Len Skerritt: Don't have time for them, either.
- Pierce Crabtree: I told you to arrest the Hunter boy.
- [Firmly serves a ball to his opponent]
- Pierce Crabtree: Not half the people in the valley! You know, sheriff, a lot of folks didn't like the looks of all those old people being brought into town in handcuffs.
- Sheriff Len Skerritt: You didn't tell me to make any arrests, Mr. Crabtree. I acted on by a complaint from a citizen. You.
- Pierce Crabtree: What about my bulldozer? You could have held him on that, at least.
- Sheriff Len Skerritt: I don't know that he did it. Whoever did do it, they did a damn good job. Didn't leave a trace.
- Pierce Crabtree: I hate to say it, sheriff, but perhaps I should call on the FBI since this sabotage is too much for you local boys.
- Sheriff Len Skerritt: My oldest brother's in the FBI. You can get back to your game, now, Mr. Crabtree. I'll just be running along.
- Pierce Crabtree: Just a minute, sheriff. You should take up tennis. You might learn to like it.
- Senator Hingle: I read this paper on the plane today coming back from Washington. When I first read it, I got sad. Then I got mad! Ambrose was a friend of mine. Let me tell you something, boy. You better watch out fro the IRS, the internal revenue, everything!
- Pierce Crabtree: [closing the door] Good night, Josh.
- Senator Hingle: I'm gonna get you and not good night, good-bye!