Those thugs don't stand a chance against this guy.
- Harmonica vs. the three gunmen
. He outdraws them at clear disadvantage (pulling his gun from his baggage) and Woody Strode still puts a bullet in him. The setup alone is pretty amazing.Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me?
Frank's Man: Looks like we're shy one horse.
Harmonica: (shakes head) You brought two too many. - When Cheyenne thought he could bully Jill sleeping with him, instead of curling into a weeping Damsel in Distress she stood firm and taunted him and all his men to rape her, snarling how all it will take afterwards to wash away their memory is a hot bath. Having shown him her strength of character, Cheyenne immediately begins to treat Jill with warmth, friendship and respect in their very next scene.
- The tracking shot of the town when Jill arrives. Mixed with a bit of Tear Jerker.
- Mr. Morton invoking Screw the Rules, I Have Money! on Frank, which also doubles as a "The Reason You Suck" Speech, as Morton essentially calls out Frank for being too much of a thug and killer to survive in the cutthroat world of late 19th century American capitalism, where you can't just shoot, kill and terrorize the competition away.Mr. Morton: There are many things you'll never understand. This is one of them. *holds a stack of dollars while looking at Frank's drawn gun* You see, Frank, there are many kinds of weapons. And the only one that can stop that is this. Now, shall we get back to our little problem?
- Cheyenne rescuing Harmonica from Morton's goons on the train.
- Jill, finally realizing what her husband was planning to do, and realizing it was up to her to see it through: "I said print 'Station'!"
- Frank stages a rigged auction so that Jill has no choice but to sell her land to him at a pittance. Just when the auctioneer is about to sell, Harmonica steps in and bids $5,000 with the bounty on Cheyenne as his payment.
- The town shootout.
- Frank vs. Harmonica: Harmonica shooting Frank as soon as the flashback ends. Followed by Harmonica shoving his namesake between Frank's teeth after said shooting. Morricone underscoring it all with Harmonica's theme also deserves a very special mention.
- Admit it, you were impressed when you learnt that Mr. Morton had mortally wounded Cheyenne.
- The first meeting between Cheyenne is almost unbearably tense, for all that no action actually takes place. At one point, Cheyenne swings a lantern to get a look at Harmonica's face, and the way it's lit is like something out of a horror movie.
