Black Hills (1947) - full transcript

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Hello, Janet.

Good morning, dad.

You're looking
very pretty
this morning.

Oh, dad, I kind of
think you like me.

Going out on
the south range?

No.

Riding into town?

No.

You wouldn't be
keeping secrets,
would you?

Maybe.

There's your mail, dad.



Thanks, Larry.

Nothing but bills.

Who's your letter
from, Larry?

And old friend--
Eddie Dean of blue river.

He's heading here
for a cattle drive--
says he'll visit.

I'll be glad to see if he's
that fast-shooting

hard-riding wonder
you've told me about.

You'll find out.

Dad, we need
a new foreman--

Eddie's the man
for the job
if he'll take it.

I'm afraid we can't afford
the extra expense,

unless we can get
the land company

to give US more time
on our mortgage payment.

If they'll only wait
until after spring roundup,
we can make it.



You're really
not worried, are you?

Not too much--
in fact,

I'm hoping to have
some good news very soon.

What do you mean, dad?

You'll find out.

Dad's been acting
kind of mysterious lately.

He sure has.

I wonder why old Hadley's
heading into the blind canyon.

Well, it's on
his own place, ain't it?

He'd probably want to know
what you're doing on the bar-x.

I guess he would.

He told me once
never to set foot
on his ranch again.

He claimed he got a crooked deal
in a poker game at my saloon.

Well, he probably did.

He couldn't prove it.

But he did keep
a lot of business

away from me
for a while.

Hey, look at what
he's doing now.

It's a hidden cave.

Let's find out
what's going on.

Hello, Kirby.

Howdy.

Looks like
you found something.

Look at this
vein of ore.

Holy cats,
what a ledge!

I've seen gold strikes
in my time,

but never anything
to equal this.

I had a hunch I'd strike it.

But I've been
keeping quiet about it.

I haven't even
told my youngsters--

didn't want them
to build up false hopes.

You mean nobody
knows anything about this?

That's right. I reckon
I'll spread the news, now.

You're not going to
tell anyone about this.

[ Gunshot ]

Open up that powder
and set the fuse.

[ Explosion ]

No one would ever know

there's a fortune in gold
under that land slide.

And no one will
until I take over this ranch.

How you gonna do it?

Allen's land company
will own the place

as soon as they
foreclose on it.

I've got some ideas about that--
let's get back to flagstone.

There you are, chiquita,
you've been bringing me luck.

I head they've give
old man Hadley up for dead.

Why shouldn't they?

It's two weeks
since they found his horse
and no sign of him.

I suppose they'll be
finding his body

at the bottom of
a ravine someday.

Are his kids gonna
sell the bar-x?

Nope. Young Hadley's
refused all offers.

You tried to buy,
didn't you, Kirby?

Yes, I think the boy's
a fool not to sell.

I'll open.

Oh, Don, can I have
this afternoon off?

No, you're paid to work here.

But Dan--

I'm busy!

Larry Hadley's in town--

he just sold some of
the bar-x cattle.

He can't be getting a good price
this time of year.

He only got enough to meet
his payroll and expenses.

That'll get him out of the hole
till roundup time.

The bar-x has got to
stay in a hole

or it'll interfere
with my plans.

Where is he now?

Up at the land company,
cashing a check.

Take some men,
trail him out of town,
and get that money.

Is young Hadley still
in the land company office?

Yeah, he's still over there.

There you are, Larry.

It's too bad you had to
sell any cattle at this time.

I still have the main herd--
if nothing happens

between now and roundup time,
I'll be in the clear.

Good. I'll be back
from my trip east about then,

tuttle here'll run things
while I'm away.

I'll try to run things.

Look, Mr. Allen,
the mortgage on my ranch
fall due in two weeks--

now, don't worry.

You've had plenty of trouble,
losing your dad and all,

I'll just extend the due date
till after I've got back.

I don't know
how to thank you.

Don't even try,
my boy.

Just keep up your courage
and run the ranch right.

I'm countin' on
a friend of mine
to help me out--Eddie Dean.

Eddie Dean...
I've heard of him.

You're lucky to
have him for a friend.

Thanks, and goodbye.

Goodbye.

♪ Black hills of south Dakota ♪

♪ strange land ♪

♪ of a million stars ♪

♪ tall spires ♪

♪ reaching to heaven ♪

♪ night winds ♪

♪ playing soft guitar ♪

♪ memories come
with the evening ♪

♪ and stay till
the dawn's growing pale ♪

♪ little white clouds
in the moonlight ♪

♪ riding with me ♪

♪ they sail down the trail ♪

♪ and I long for ♪

♪ old south Dakota ♪

♪ the black hills ♪

♪ and a million stars ♪

♪ and I long for ♪

♪ old south Dakota ♪

♪ the black hills ♪

♪ and a million stars ♪♪♪♪♪

This is where we turn off
for the bar-x ranch.

You're not gonna
let anybody there

talk US into
anything like work,
are you?

Not me--I'm figurin' on
a nice little vacation.

You and me both, son.

[ Gunshots ]

Say, four to one--
that ain't fair.

Let's even things up
a little, soapy.

Climb down
and hand over
your money.

Eddie Dean!

Larry! What's going on?

A holdup--
they got my payroll!

Let's get it back!

[ Bullet ricochets ]

[ Gun empty ]

Hey, maybe it'll fit me.

I got my payroll back.

At least they
didn't get that-
who were they?

I don't know.

Looks like one of 'em
lost his hat.

A.q.--that's sort of
an unusual initial.

A.q.--it could be
al quillen.

What does he do
for a living?

All I've ever seen him do
is play poker at the saloon.

I think I'll
look into this.

Gee whiz, dad b-b-b-burn it,
aw, heck--

there goes our vacation.

First thing we'll do
is get you back home
with the payroll.

How are the folks?

I have some bad news, Eddie.

Tell me about it
as we ride.

Eddie:
A nice layout, Larry.

By roundup time
we should have it
in good shape.

Larry:
Boys, meet Eddie Dean--
our new foreman.

Hiya, boys.

Sis, this is Eddie Dean.

How do you do,
miss Hadley?

Please, call me Janet,
I've heard so much about you,

I feel as though
we're old friends.

And this is his pal,
soapy Jones.

Hello, soapy.
Howdy, ma'am.

A little card trick
I'd like to show you, ma'am.

Pick a card,
pick any card,

but be sure and don't
show it to me, see?

You got it?
Okay, put it back.

♪ Doh, Dee doh, Dee doh... ♪

This your card?

No, queen of hearts.

Well, that's
a good card, too.

It shows you're
lucky in love.

[ Horse whinnies ]

Oh, yeah?
That's all, brother.

Ha ha!

You better drop card tricks
and take up fortune tellin'.

I've told Eddie
how things are going,

and he's agreed
to be our foreman.

That's wonderful,
because we do need help.

That's what friends are for.

Larry told me
about your father--
I'm sorry to hear it.

It could be that someone's
trying to make trouble for you.

That attack on you today
might be part of it.

But we have no enemies
that I know of.

I think I'll ride
into flagstone

and look up the man
who lost that hat.

Come on, soap.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

That's all right.

Ah, senorita--
do you know
anything about cards?

Sure, I know
all about them.

I've got this card trick
I'd like to show you.

So I'm going into a trance
and you just pick a card, see?

Okay.

So I'm going
into the trance now.

I'm in the trance now.

Seven of spades.

No, senorita,
you pick a card,

but pick a card
out of the d-d-d-deck!

Oh, I get it,
pick a card out of the deck.

Yeah. Si, si.

Try it again.

Ace of hearts.

No, pick a card
out of the deck,

but don't tell me
what it is!

Oh, I'm not supposed
to tell you what it is?

Noooo.
Oh.

All right,
try it again.

Atta girl.

♪ Doo, Dee doo, Dee doo ♪

Queen of hearts.

No, it was
the ace of diamonds.

Well, that shows you're going to
marry a very rich man.

Oh! I'm going to marry
a very rich man.

Don't look at me.

Ha ha ha!

Oh, yes--i think this hat
belongs to a man
named al quillen.

It looks like al's--
he's playing poker back there.

Would you mind
giving it to him?

No, not at all.

Marry a rich man--hah!

A man just
found your hat, al.

Say, uh,

you went to a lot of trouble
to return this, stranger.

Maybe you went to
a lot of trouble losing it.

That's the man that
messed up our payroll grab.

You better give quillen a hand.

What's it to you
if my hat blows off
while I'm riding the range?

I'm foreman of the bar-x,
and that's where I found it--

under funny circumstances.

That doesn't
prove anything,

except that the wind
blew it there.

Stay out of the wind.

You might lose your head
next time.

Don't tell me
what to do.

Hands off of your guns, men.

We're gonna keep this fight
sorta private.

We can wake these two rats up
in time for supper.

Come on, Eddie.

So Mr. Dean is the new foreman
of the bar-x ranch.

We can take care
of him, all right.

Yeah, looks like it.

Never mind him now--
it's the ranch I'm after.

And I'm ready to
make my next move to get it.

How are you,
tuttle?

Fine. What can I
do for you

I don't like
to pressure, tuttle,

but these I.O.U.'S
for your poker losses

at my place--
what about them?

I need more time.

I've already paid back $2000
of what I owe you.

That's right.

What I'd like to know is

how you raised
that much money
on your salary.

I, uh, sold some
property I owned.

You're not fooling me.

You've been stealing
the cash receipts here

and juggling the books.

That's not true!

I can tell Mr. Allen to examine
the records.

No, no, don't do that,
it'll mean jail for me.

Take it easy.

How would you like to have me
tear these up,

and give you the money
to replace what you took?

You mean that?
Would you do it?

On one condition--
sell me the mortgage
on the bar-x ranch.

I can't without
Allen's permission.

He promised Larry
to extend the time on it.

But you could write a letter
with Allen's signatue
agreeing to sell.

Allen'll find out
when he comes back.

I'll take care of that
when the time comes.

Do this and I'll cut you in
on something big later.

All right.

Date that letter
so I can foreclose

while the bar-x people
are away on their roundup.

♪ Punchinello, punchinello ♪

♪ punchinello
the punchy cow puncher ♪

♪ oh, he hails
from the wide open spaces ♪

♪ he's the pride
of the tenderfoot trail ♪

♪ Punchinello, punchinello ♪

♪ punchinello,
the punchy cow puncher ♪

♪ he lassoed a poor little
doggie one day ♪

♪ and the crowd on the bench
shouted hip-hip-hooray ♪

♪ but he branded himself
and the calf got away ♪

♪ he's the pride
of the tenderfoot trail ♪

♪ what a fellow, punchinello ♪

♪ oh, the things that he did
were a sin ♪

♪ he would saddle
his pony up backwards ♪

♪ 'cause he wanted
to see where he'd been ♪

♪ Punchinello, punchinello ♪

♪ punchinello,
the punchy cow puncher ♪

♪ he twirled his two 6-guns
round with a spin ♪

♪ and the roar of the shots
made a terrible din ♪

♪ now he has but nine toes ♪

♪ where he used to have ten ♪

♪ he's the pride
of the tenderfoot trail ♪

♪ what a fellow, punchinello ♪

♪ oh, the things that he did
were a joke ♪

♪ he would start out
to break in a bronco ♪

♪ but he'd wind up
the one who got broke ♪

♪ Punchinello, punchinello ♪

♪ punchinello,
the punchy cow puncher ♪

♪ he swore he could ride
anything with four feet ♪

♪ till he mounted a horse
known as poisonous Pete ♪

♪ now he sleeps on his face ♪

♪ and he stands up to eat ♪

♪ he's the pride of
the tenderfoot trail ♪

♪ what a fellow, punchinello ♪

♪ oh, the things that he did
were a laugh ♪

♪ when the cook put some salt
in his coffee ♪

♪ punchy sawed
the Chuck wagon in half ♪

♪ Punchinello, punchinello ♪

♪ punchinello,
the punchy cow puncher ♪

♪ he packed up his duds
and he pulled out of town ♪

♪ but he soon became known
as a man of renown ♪

♪ for he's famous at last ♪

♪ as a rodeo clown ♪

♪ he's the pride
of the tenderfoot trail ♪

♪ what a fellow, punchinello ♪

♪ oh, the dough that he's makin'
ain't hay ♪

♪ now he owns a big ranch
down in Texas ♪

♪ where I'm workin'
for two bucks a day ♪♪♪♪♪

Ha ha ha!

Larry, it's been
a great roundup,

never saw finer beef
ready for market.

We're gonna get top prices
for 'em, thanks to you.

We couldn't have done it
without your help.

Aw, you folks'll
make my head swell.

Plan on startin' a drive north
in a couple of days?

Yeah, it'll take that time
to round up the strays.

Sis, we'll get you back
to the ranch in the morning.

Boys, better get some sleep--
we got a lot of work ahead.

Hey, what about our
v-v-v-vacation?

Oh! Whoo!

Now, what are quillen
and his men doing on my ranch?

Let's find out.

Have you got any business
here on the Hadley ranch,
quillen?

Hadley ranch?

Take a look at
that foreclosure notice.

There must be some mistake.

This paper is signed
by Dan Kirby.

That's right--he bought the
ranch
from the land company.

I'm takin' possession
for him right now.

This notice doesn't take effect
until tonight at midnight.

Take it with you.

Don't move!

That's my boy
that did that, you rats!

Now take your men
and get out of here.

I can't understand why Allen
sold the mortgage to Kirby.

He certainly didn't intend to
when he went away.

Now what are we
going to do, Eddie?

We'll stop in at
the land company office

and find out about this.

I'll be over at the saloon
in case you need me.

Tuttle:
Hiya, folks,
what can I do for you?

Isn't Allen back yet?

No, he's still
in Chicago.

Then who sold Kirby
the mortgage on my ranch?

I did--i had to,
it was Mr. Allen's
written orders.

Here's the letter
he wrote me.

"My business hasn't
turned out so well,
and I need cash.

"If Kirby still wants
to buy the bar-x mortgage,
sell it to him at once."

It's signed by Allen,
all right.

I wouldn't have
believed it

if I hadn't seen it
in his own writing.

When will he be back?

I don't know.

Well, I guess that's all
we can find out here.

I still don't like
the looks of this.

Where does Allen
usually stay in Chicago?

The imperial hotel.

Let's telegraph him,
see if he confirms that letter.

That's a splendid idea.

Uh, ma'am, p-p-p-pick a card
out of the deck,

but d-d-d-don't
t-t-t-tell me
what it is.

This your card?

No. This my card.

Ha ha ha!

Well, ma'am, I finally
got this trick all worked out.

Now, you just
p-p-p-pick a card,

any card.

No, not that one!

Go away--Kirby will shoot you
if he finds you in here.

Shoot me? Why?

He'll think you're
spying on him--
please go!

Kirby, I gotta talk to you
about the bar-x situation.

Kirby:
Something wrong?

Plenty.

Quick, hide!

No, no, here!

Hurry, hurry!

I'm hurrying.

Better come inside.

I got a letter from Allen
postmarked El Paso.

Tuttle:
He'll be here in an hour
on the 3 o'clock stage.

When he finds out
about the bar-x mortgage,

we'll all land in jail.

He's not going to find out--
he's not even going to get here.

Quillen, take some men
and meet that stage
outside of ranchito.

Just leave it to US.

You'd better stay here
until you calm down.

There's a bottle
of my private stock
in the closet--help yourself.

Meow! Meow!

Meow! Meow!

The basket,
it must have fallen

on your head
from the shelf.

Yes.

Ha ha ha!

Kirby just sent quillen
and some men over

to stop the stage
near ranchito.

What for?
Allen's on it.

And I heard tuttle admit
that there's something crooked

with the bar-x
mortgage sale.

Then Allen's life
is in danger.

I can cut through regal pass
and beat them to the stage.

Tell Larry and Janet
to get out to the ranch

and say nothing
about this.

Eddie:
Hold it, driver.

Do you have a passenger
by the name of Henry Allen?

I'm Henry Allen.

What do you want?

My name's Eddie Dean,
foreman of the bar-x.

Your life's in danger,
Mr. Allen.

This is a good spot,
the stage will have to slow down

when it hits
the curve in the road.

Yeah, it oughta
be along pretty soon.

If what you say is true,
there's crooked work
going on in my office,

and the sooner
I get back there,
the better.

But Kirby's men will never
let you get there alive.

One way or another,
they're out to kill you.

Have you any plans?

Yes, I have.

Take my horse,
wait till it's dark,
and slip into town.

Meet me back at
your office at 8 o'clock.

All right.

I'll ride the stage in.

Don't take the regular route,
swing around bayou flat.

There's the stage now.

He's taking
a different road!

Heeyah!

How did Dean
get on the stage?

I don't know,

but Kirby's
gonna raise Cain
when we tell him.

[ Moaning ]

What I'd like to know is

why did Dean get on the stage
and where is Allen?

They ain't in town,
I've got men posted everywhere.

We've got to find him,

or we lose the bar-x
and a fortune in gold.

It's a cinch that Dean
knows where Allen is.

Right. Dean's up to something,

and we can find out what
if we watch every move he makes.

Hello, Dean.

I'm glad you
got here safe, Allen.

Let's get over
to my office

and have a look
at those records.

We better go in
the back way.

Allen!

What's the idea, tuttle?
Making a getaway?

I was just balancing the books
and the cash on hand.

I'm curious
to see those books.

And you might show him
that letter

you said he wrote
about the bar-x mortgage.

Yes, of course--
it's in this drawer.

Hold it.

You can't clear yourself
with a 6-gun, tuttle.

You better come clean.

All right--
I'll tell you the truth.

I lost all my money
gambling in Kirby's saloon.

Then I started to
use your cash.

This is our chance
to take care of Allen

and pin the whole thing
on Dean.

Now, don't slip up on this.

Don't worry.

Kirby threatened me
with exposure,

so I had to
take his orders.

Kirby isn't a cattle man--
why did he want the bar-x?

I don't know.You're lying.

There's something
behind all this.

It's tied up with Hadley's death
in some way, isn't it?

I-I wasn't in on that!
Kirby killed the old man!

Why?

Because Hadley had struck gold
in a cave on his ranch.

He's kept it secret
from everyone.

That's why Kirby
wants the ranch
at any price.

Write down everything
you've said--

quillen:
Don't move!
Drop those guns, Dean.

What do you men
want here?

They're Kirby's men.

Cooper, give US time
to get to the saloon

and then--
right.

Sheriff:
"Your soul is like
a ship on the ocean of life

"with its Roman billows
and the wave of strife.

"When you have not
traveled this ocean before,

"how can your own hand
guide you safe to the shore?"

Evenin', sheriff.

Hiya, soapy.

"Here lie sunken rocks and..."

I haven't got time--
I'm a busy man.

"The lure of divine love".

I can see
you're awful busy.

Have you seen Eddie Dean
around town?

Not tonight.

I've been lookin'
all over for him.

It ain't like Eddie just to
disappear like that.

[ Gunshot ]

Uh-oh!

[ Gunshots ]

[ Crowd murmuring ]

Sheriff:
What's goin' on here?

Cooper:
Robbery and murder--
you better come inside, sheriff.

Break it up, boys.

Eddie!

It's Henry Allen!

It's too late to
do anything for him.

How did you get
mixed up in this?

I was passing by,
I heard a sht
and busted in here.

Dean was standing at the safe,
holding his gun.

He shot at me
as I came in,

we tangled,
and I knocked him out.

Let me see your gun.

Hasn't been fired.

You'd better take a look
at Dean's gun.

It this Dean's gun?
Yes, but--

there's been three shots
fired from it.

Are you gonna believe
that hyena's story

before you hear
Eddie's side of it?

I'm puttin' Dean
under arrest right now.

Cooper, be in town
for the inquest tomorrow.

I'll be here.

Help me get him
over to the jail.

Then the sheriff says,
"Cooper, be at the inquest,"

and I says, "I'll be there."

Ha ha ha!

Did you spread the word
around town like I told you?

Yeah, there's a crowd
gathering right now.

They're gonna take the law
into their own hands.

Well, I guess that
takes care of Mr. Dean.

How does your head feel?

It'll feel better
when I find out
if you believe my story.

I'm gonna surprise you--
I do believe it.

You see, I ran into Allen
earlier this evening

and he told me why he was
slipping into town to meet you.

Then why did
you arrest me?

To keep the crowd
from grabbing you.

They're plenty worked up
over Allen's murder.

Hey, sheriff!

It's soapy j-j-j-,
soapy j-j-j---

you know me,
let me in!

There's a mob forming.

They're planning on
busting in here
and getting Eddie.

We'll go over to
the silver dollar
and get Kirby.

Kirby:
What time is it, tuttle?

Quarter to twelve.

In fifteen minutes,
I'll be legal owner
of the bar-x.

Here comes the sheriff
with Dean--what's up?

What's on your mind, sheriff?

We just want to
get things straightened out.

Dean here says that Allen
was killed by your men
on orders from you.

Why on earth would
I want Allen killed?

Because he could have proved
he never sold you that mortgage.

Tuttle confessed
the whole plot.

Is that true?

No, it's a pack of lies.

Have you got any witnesses
to prove what you say?

You see, sheriff,
Dean killed Allen
and was caught red-handed.

Now he cooks up
phony charges against me.

You're forgetting one thing.

When the sheriff
opens that gold mine
on the bar-x,

it'll uncover evidence
that'll hang you--

the body of John Hadley.

You fool!
Did you tell him about that?

You're under arrest.

Sheriff, take care of tuttle--
come on, soapy!

[ Gunshots ]

Soapy:
Keep your hands up,
or I'll blast ya!

[ Gun empty ]

Eddie, would you
change your mind

and stay on with US
a while longer?

No, thanks,
but I'll drop around

every once in a while
to see how you're getting along.

We'll be doing all right
with a prosperous ranch

and a rich gold mine,
and we owe it all to you.

I've got a card trick
I'd like to show you.

All you got to do is
pick a card,

but don't let me see
what it is.

Yes, soapy.

Know what it is?
Okay, just put it back.

Ready?

♪ Doo, doo, Dee doo doo ♪

♪ doo, doo, Dee doo doo ♪

This your card?

Why yes,
the queen of hearts!

Let me see those cards.

Uh-huh, just as I thought--
they're all queens of hearts.

The queen of hearts...

♪ Let's go sparkin' ♪

♪ I'll run out the rig ♪

♪ and we'll go
drivin' down the Lane ♪

♪ for the moon is mellow ♪

♪ and the wise old owl says ♪

♪ we won't be
bothered by rain ♪

♪ so let's go sparkin'
when the chores are done ♪

♪ old dobbin will understand ♪

♪ that a boy and a girl ♪

♪ when out beneath the moon ♪

♪ are bound to
be holding hands ♪

♪ now I'll borrow
pa's best suit ♪

♪ you wear your mother's shawl ♪

♪ I can almost hear
the church bell's ringin' ♪

♪ maybe they will in the fall ♪

♪ so let's go sparkin',
I'm fit to be tied ♪

♪ and my heart's
thumpin' with glee ♪

♪ 'cause everyone knows
you're my best girl ♪

♪ and you only go sparkin'
with me ♪

♪ [ accordion solo ] ♪

♪ [ Lap-guitar solo ] ♪

♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪

♪ Let's go sparkin' ♪

♪ I'll run out the rig ♪

♪ and we'll go drivin'
down the Lane ♪

♪ for the moon is mellow ♪

♪ and the wise old owl says ♪

♪ we won't be
bothered by rain ♪

♪ oh, let's go sparkin'
when the chores are done ♪

♪ old dobbin will understand ♪

♪ that a boy and a girl ♪

♪ when out beneath the moon ♪

♪ are bound to
be holding hands ♪

♪ now I'll borrow
pa's best suit ♪

♪ you wear your mother's shawl ♪

♪ I can almost hear
the church bell's ringin' ♪

♪ maybe they will in the fall ♪

♪ so let's go sparkin',
I'm fit to be tied ♪

♪ and my heart's
thumpin' with glee ♪

♪ 'cause everyone knows
you're my best girl ♪

♪ and you only go sparkin'
with me ♪♪♪♪♪

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