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1* While the film is far more serious than the Film/DollarsTrilogy, constant sarcasm from Harmonica and Frank occasionally crosses the line into hilarious.
2-->'''Frank:''' How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can't even trust his own pants.
3** Guess [[spoiler:where Frank shoots the informer when the idiot proves to be too much of a liability? Hint: Frank shoots him three times...]]
4** And [[spoiler:Cheyenne's reaction to the informer's death is deadpan: "Told you to keep your mouth shut."]]
5** Also an in-joke. Leone himself wore a belt and suspenders.
6* Some scenes in the 11 minute intro, probably an intentional example. And the tense and cool exchange afterwards.
7--> '''Harmonica:''' Did you bring a horse for me?\
8'''Frank's Man:''' Looks like we're shy one horse.\
9'''Harmonica:''' (shakes head) You brought two too many.
10* Hilarious scene:
11-->'''Harmonica''': I saw three of these dusters a short time ago, they were waiting for a train. Inside the dusters, there were three men.\
12'''Cheyenne''': So?\
13'''Harmonica''': Inside the men, there were three bullets.
14* This little gem:
15-->'''Harmonica''': The reward for this man is 5000 dollars, is that right?\
16'''Cheyenne''': Judas was satisfied with 4,970 dollars less.\
17'''Harmonica''': There were no dollars in them days.\
18'''Cheyenne''': But sons-of-bitches? Yeah.
19* Literally every line out of Cheyenne's mouth is all wit and snark. It deserves a whole Quote page of its own.
20* Some BlackComedy
21-->'''Morton:''' Tell me, was it necessary that you kill ''all'' of them? I only told you to ''scare'' them.\
22'''Frank:''' People scare better when they're dying.
23* Cheyenne doesn't care one iota about the final duel and is just annoyed when the shooting makes him cut himself while shaving.
24* The exchange between Jill and a barman.
25-->'''Barman''': I can tell you're accustomed to fine living. Bet you come from one of those big Eastern cities.
26-->'''Jill''': New Orleans.
27-->'''Barman''': New Orleans!
28-->'''Jill''': You've been there?
29-->'''Barman''': No.
30* Frank's henchman Snaky's reactions to a fly landing on his face that he doesn't even bother to swat away with his hand. Finally he traps it in a gun barrel. When it stops buzzing inside, he checks to see if it's dead, only for it to start buzzing again.
31** Snaky's ''expression'' when he sees the fly on the bench, like "Oh, God, no..."
32* In the same scene, a residue from the ceiling keeps dripping onto Stony's head, [[OverlyLongGag repeatedly]]. He puts on his hat and the water keeps dripping onto his hat instead.
33** And then proceeds to drink the water that dropped on his hat.
34* The audacious way Cheyenne uses one of his boots to conceal his pistol and catch one of Frank's men off guard before shooting the guy. Cheyenne makes every moment a chance for fun & games.
35* The Native American woman who is chased out of the station mutters to herself as she runs, "Dumb palefaces..."

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