Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalHispanic Heritage MonthIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro
Reggie Nalder in Salem's Lot (1979)

James Mason: Richard K. Straker

Salem's Lot

James Mason credited as playing...

Richard K. Straker

Photos8

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Quotes8

  • Straker: The master wants you. Throw away your cross, face the master. Your faith against his faith... Could you do that? Is your faith enough?... Then do it... Throw away the cross. Face the master. Faith against faith.
  • Straker: You'll enjoy Mr. Barlow. And he'll enjoy you.
  • Straker: English
  • Ben Mears: [holding antique fork in hand] Georgian.
  • Straker: You have some expertise.
  • Ben Mears: No, not really. I just happen to know something about silver. My aunt had some Georgian and we had to sell it when she died.
  • Straker: What an unfortunate way to acquire knowledge.
  • Straker: You can do nothing against the master. Stop, Holy man! Or he'll cut the boy's throat. Back! Back! Holy man! Back, Shaman. Back, Priest!
  • Straker: Oh, you're the writer. On vacation or vocation?
  • Mark Petrie: [shouts] What did you do to her?
  • Straker: I've taken her to where she wished to go... To meet the man she came here to meet.
  • [closes door]
  • Constable Parkins Gillespie: Not bothered by yowens?
  • Straker: Yowens?
  • Constable Parkins Gillespie: Kids. Local word. You know how kids like to devil new folks.
  • Constable Parkins Gillespie: Bye.
  • Straker: Ciao, Constable.
  • Constable Parkins Gillespie: Chow?
  • Straker: Ciao, it's a familiar Italian expression meaning "Goodbye."
  • Constable Parkins Gillespie: I didn't know you were Italian.
  • Straker: I'm not, the word is.
  • Constable Parkins Gillespie: Well, you learn something new every day.

More from this title

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.