H.W. Gim credited as playing...
Chen Lee
- Rooster Cogburn: [cocks his gun] Mr. Rat... I have a writ here says you're to stop eating Chen Lee's cornmeal forthwith. Now it's a rat writ, writ for a rat, and this is lawful service of the same. See? Doesn't pay any attention to me.
- [shoots the rat]
- Chen Lee: [runs into the room] Outside is place for shooting!
- Rooster Cogburn: I'm serving some papers.
- Rooster Cogburn: [after dinner with Mattie and Chin Lee, sees a rat in the corner, draws pistol, cocks it and points it at the rat, speaks drunkenly] Mr. Rat! I have a writ here says you're to stop eatin' Chin Lee's cornmeal forthwith! It's a rat writ, writ' for a rat, and this is lawful service of same!
- [rat squeaks, Cogburn looks at Mattie]
- Rooster Cogburn: See? Doesn't pay any attention to me.
- [shoots rat dead]
- Chen Lee: [runs in from kitchen, yells angrily] Outside is place for shooting!
- Rooster Cogburn: I'm servin' some papers!
- [Chen Lee wins the game]
- Rooster Cogburn: You can never tell what's in a Chinaman's mind, that's the way he bests you at cards.
- [the front door bell rings]
- Chen Lee: I go.