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Anyone notice that in the beginning the nerdy clerk explains how Mr. H R Harrelman (?) won't like his train being robbed, then an hour later when Ross is explaining that the two best bounty hunters have bene hired to track Butch and Sundance, she says they were hired by Mr HR Harrelman and Butch has never heard of him?
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Duilawyer,It's been awhile since I saw this, but my memory of the scene of second Pacific Flyer train robbery by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is along these lines:
We see Woodcock- the "nerdy clerk" travelling with the money inside the car, bruised and in a sling. He refuses to open the door, but does say at some point something like: "Is that you Butch?"- showing Woodcock recognising Cassidy. Then, still unseen by us, Butch pretends to be an old woman hostage saying her prayers with a gun to her head and Woodcock opens the door. When Butch sees the much more substantial safe, Butch says in a familiar way, "Now Woodcock, what did you have go and do that for?" - which signals Butch recognising Woodcock and referring back to the first encounter between them. Woodcock, "Well, Butch you blew the last one so easy." -and then something like, "You have to remember that I work for Mr E.H. Harriman,.." In my memory, Cassidy in the movie does show Cassidy recognising Woodcock and being friendly to Woodcock, at some point saying, Well, he (his boss Harriman) doesn't pay you enough." - though I can't remember if he says that in the first or second robbery.
These scenes stick in my mind -to a degree- mainly because of the friendly, almost glib repartee between Cassidy and Woodcock- considering the weapons and dynamite around. These are interesting robbery scenes which atypically tried to diffuse tension- the opposite of the usual movie technique of heightening characters' fear. They speak as lightly as old friends might. Doesn't Woodcock also say in the second robbery, something like, "Butch, you know there's no one I'd rather be robbed by but,.." ? -another familiar, friendly exchange.
Cheers,
Bambi B
"Mr. H R Harrelman"Um, I am pretty sure it is E. H. Harriman your refering to.
The "nerdy" clerk would be Woodcock and Ross would be Etta Place I surmise?
Here's a link that has quotes from the movie.
I'll have to watch it again but maybe he was being fecetious?
Great movie by the way,
Cheers,
~kenster
"John,.... is on the phone"
"Never heard of him. And if he wants his cheque he can't have it!".
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