I Walk the Line Page #5

Synopsis: Henry Tawes is the sheriff in a small town in Tennessee. A man of strong moral fibre, he is always quick to judge others and follows the law zealously. Then he meets Alma, a young beautiful girl who turns his world upside down. Unable to ignore his feelings, he starts having an affair with her. But in a small town nothing is secret for long.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Frankenheimer
Production: Columbia Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.7
PG-13
Year:
1970
97 min
249 Views


It's all right now.

For a minute there

I thought I'd get caught.

Everybody hangin' around.

Caught?

Yeah, at your car.

Didn't you find it?

What- What do you mean?

Well, my note.

I put it in your car.

What are you

talking about?

Your car was at the tent. I seen it today.

I was there with Buddy.

Weren't you

at the tent?

What did it say? I seen

your car over there.

No, no, the letter,

what did it say?

It- It just said

to come tonight.

Is that all?

Your name on it?

No.

You sure?

Honest.

Say where to come?

No, I just- I just put

"Come tonight" on it.

I mean, I figured

it was your car.

- Wasn't that your car?

- No.

Well, it was.

I seen it there.

The letter, where'd you leave it

in the car? Where'd you leave it?

Exactly, I mean.

Well, I'm not sure.

On the dash somewhere.

I was in a rush.

I wanted you

to find it.

Whose car was it?

- It was one of my deputies.

- Well, he can't do nothin'.

He don't know nothin'. I mean,

it could have been anybody.

I'm sorry.

I'm awful sorry.

Maybe I can still get it.

That's right.

Maybe he missed it.

That'd be good,

wouldn't it?

Oh, I ain't gonna

hurt ya.

Why, I ain't never

gonna hurt ya.

What's he runnin' for?

Alma done

scared him off.

I said,

what's he runnin' for?

Where I put the note

weren't his car.

What's the matter with you?

Can't you settle down?

I said, "You wanna be

shot out of a cannon?"

My head, you know,

made one of those quick moves.

'Cause animals, sometimes when they come

out, they get the lights or something.

And, uh, I've been attacked

several times on this show.

We're gonna take a station

break. We'll be right back.

Stupid.

You ate in the dark,

you drip all over.

Legs all stuck up

with mayonnaise.

What are you looking

around for?

What do you see out there?

Just like you,

starin' in the dark.

Stupid.

Why don't you go to hell?

Tomorrow.

Weather report says

cloudy days are holding on.

The winds coming up

on the east ridge.

Showers here in the local mountains.

Temperatures holding the same.

And the mud slide on Davis Road has been

cleared and traffic gets through as usual.

This is WQQR, Valley Mountain

weather, and here is more music.

Open the door

for the sheriff, Buddy.

Go on.

You find the note?

No.

That, uh, federal man,

did he leave town?

He'll be back.

He went off though.

That's good, isn't it?

He'll be back.

McCain?

I want that whole outfit

sunk in the river.

Everything.

Two days, you hear?

We'll try, Sheriff.

Well, then get started.

And don't you think

I don't mean it.

You got nothin' on me.

I'll just deny anything.

I know that, Sheriff.

I never figured we had.

We get caught, it's our

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Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent (born April 12, 1927) is an American screenwriter. He has won two Academy Awards in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of Julia and Ordinary People. His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's Spider-Man film series (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the first exception to this). more…

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