Caddie Woodlawn (1989) Movie Script

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[BARKS]

COME ON, NERO.

[BARKS]

COME ON, BOY.

CADDIE!!

CADDIE WOODLAWN!!

COME ON, NERO.

COME ON.

DO HURRY, CHILD.

WE'LL BE LATE

FOR UNCLE EDMUND.

CADDIE, KEEP

YOUR DRESS CLEAN.

IT'S IMPORTANT

TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.

HOW COME

TOM GETS TO GO?

I'M THE OLDEST.

GOOD FOR YOU,

TOM WOODLAWN.

BYE!

STAY OUT OF

THOSE COOKIES!

UNCLE EDMUND KNOWS

THE BEST TRICKS

IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

OH, NO.

MOTHER'S FLOWERS

FOR COUSIN ANNABELLE.

SHE FORGOT THEM.

COME ON, WARREN.

WHOA! WHAT

ARE YOU DOING?

I'VE GOT TO

CATCH THE WAGON.

BLACKIE

THREW A SHOE.

HE'S GETTING

A NEW ONE NOW.

CRANK THAT, WARREN.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO

TAKE BETSY.

YOU KNOW BETSY

DOESN'T LIKE RIDERS.

SHE WOULDN'T

TRY ANYTHING WITH ME.

WE HAVE

AN UNDERSTANDING.

IT'S NOT SAFE WITH

ALL THESE INDIANS.

MOTHER WOULDN'T

FORGIVE HERSELF

FOR FORGETTING

ANNABELLE'S BOUQUET.

WE MUST MAKE

A GOOD IMPRESSION.

LET'S GO, WARREN.

BUT I WANT TO STAY

WITH MR. IRETON.

THANK YOU, MR. IRETON.

BE GOOD NOW, BETSY.

OH, NO, BETSY!

NO!

THANKS, BETSY.

DON'T EXPECT EXTRA OATS

FROM ME AGAIN EVER.

DO YOU HEAR?

[NEIGHS]

[BARKS]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

OH!

EDMUND.

IT'S LOVELY

TO SEE YOU.

MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER.

JOHN.

HI, EDMUND.

TOM, YOU'VE

GROWN A FOOT.

WHAT DO YOU EAT?

HELLO, CADDIE!

IS THAT NERO?

[NERO BARKS]

COME ON, BOY.

COME ON.

GOOD BOY.

UNCLE EDMUND!

CADDIE,

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU FORGOT

YOUR FLOWERS

FOR COUSIN...

COUSIN ANNABELLE.

OH, DARLING

AUNT HARRIET.

WHAT A PERFECT

PLEASURE.

AND THIS MUST BE

UNCLE JOHN...

JUST AS I

IMAGINED YOU.

OH, AND THESE MUST BE

MY DARLING COUSINS.

OH, HOW

ABSOLUTELY DIVINE!

OH.

ONE, TWO,

THREE, FOUR,

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.

IT'S ALL YOURS?

OF COURSE,

COUSIN CAROLINE.

CALL ME CADDIE.

GLAD TO MEET YOU.

THESE ARE FOR YOU.

HOW THOUGHTFUL.

I ABSOLUTELY

ADORE FLOWERS.

DON'T YOU?

WON'T YOU

CARRY THEM FOR ME?

CADDIE, I BROUGHT

SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.

THANK YOU,

UNCLE EDMUND.

[SNAKE SQUEALS]

IT'S FROM ENGLAND.

BY GUM!

IT WAS WORTH IT.

[LAUGHTER]

UNCLE EDMUND,

REALLY.

NERO, SHOW UNCLE EDMUND

OUR NEW TRICK.

COVER YOUR EYES.

HA HA.

GOOD BOY.

UP, UP. SHAKE.

HE'LL DO FINE.

JOHN, HOW'S

THE SQUIRREL-HUNTING?

DON'T DO

MUCH OF THAT.

FATHER SAYS INDIANS

ONLY HUNT FOR FOOD.

THAT SHOULD BE

A LESSON.

HE SAYS SPORT HUNTING

IS FOR FOOLS PASTTIME.

CADDIE,

COME HERE.

ANNABELLE IS BRIMMING

WITH NEWS FROM BOSTON.

I WORE

THIS DRESS,

AND WE GOT TO BED AT

1:00 IN THE MORNING.

YOU DESCRIBE IT

PERFECTLY.

HOW IS

GRANDMOTHER GREY?

WELL--

MOTHER, I

HAVE A BIG

ACHE.

ANYONE WHO GOBBLES

16 COOKIES

IN ONE AFTERNOON

WON'T GET

SYMPATHY FROM ME.

SIT WITH

YOUR UNCLE EDMUND.

FOR

HER 96th BIRTHDAY,

MOTHER AND FATHER

HELD A SOIREE.

IT WAS DIVINE.

YOUR BOSTON

DOES SOUND

A BIT

LIKE HEAVEN.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST

ABSOLUTELY DIVINE CITIES,

CAROLINE--

THE ONLY PLACE

THAT I

COULD BEAR TO LIVE.

DUNNVILLE'S

PRETTY NICE.

DUNNVILLE?

OH, IT ISN'T EVEN

ON THE MAPS.

HOW CAN THAT BE?

WE ALL LIVE HERE.

♪ DID YOU EVER SEE

A LASSIE ♪

♪ GO THIS WAY

AND THAT WAY ♪

♪ AND THIS WAY

AND THAT WAY ♪

♪ AND THIS WAY

AND THAT? ♪

♪ DID YOU ♪

♪ EVER SEE A LASSIE ♪

♪ GO THIS WAY

AND THAT WAY... ♪

SHE'S NEARLY

12 YEARS OLD

YET BARELY KNOWS

HOW TO BOIL WATER.

BUT LIFE'S

A TREASURE HUNT

FOR CADDIE.

SHE'S DISCOVERING

NEW THINGS EVERY DAY.

DON'T WORRY.

THERE WILL BE

PLENTY OF TIME

FOR BOILING WATER.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE

TO LEARN, JOHN...

COOKING, SEWING,

HOUSEKEEPING.

DID YOU SEE

ANNABELLE'S

LOVELY MANNERS?

I HOPE

CADDIE CAN LEARN

SOMETHING FROM HER.

I SO WANT HER

TO UNDERSTAND

THE SOCIAL GRACES.

IS THAT REALLY IMPORTANT?

THIS IS DUNNVILLE,

NOT BOSTON.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN

IMPORTANT,

NO MATTER

WHERE ONE IS.

CADDIE

WILL BE A WIFE

AND MOTHER SOON.

CADDIE WILL LEARN

WHEN SHE'S READY.

SHE'LL BE A LADY.

I WANT HER

TO SPEND

HER SUMMER

WITH ANNABELLE.

COUSIN CAROLINE?

WHAT?

SINCE I APPEAR FATED

TO WASTE MY ENTIRE

SUMMER HERE,

I WAS THINKING

HOW MUCH I'D LIKE

TO LEARN THE WAYS

OF THE WILD WEST.

CAROLINE, I WOULD

LIKE YOU TO TEACH ME

ALL ABOUT YOUR FARM.

YOU WOULD?

OH, YES.

WHEN I TELL

MY FRIENDS,

THEY WILL BE

OVERCOME

WITH THE AMUSEMENT

OF IT ALL.

I'M SURE THEY WILL.

I WILL PUT

MY WHOLE MIND TO IT,

COUSIN ANNABELLE.

GOOD NIGHT.

I'M GOING INTO TOWN

FOR THE DAY.

CADDIE, SHOW ANNABELLE

AROUND THE FARM.

SHE'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS

IN A MOMENT.

YES, MA.

I WANT YOU

TO SHOW ME

EVERYTHING IN YOUR

SAVAGE COUNTRY.

I WANT

TO RIDE HORSEBACK,

AND I WANT TO FEED

THOSE ADORABLE

LITTLE SHEEP...

AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I AM YOURS

FOR THE TEACHING,

CAROLINE.

WHAT IS THAT

YOU'RE WEARING?

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH IT?

IT'S ABSOLUTELY

THE LATEST

IN SPORTING

COSTUMES.

GRANDMOTHER GREY

INSISTS THAT I AM

WELL TURNED OUT.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE

WITHOUT A DRESSING

TABLE UPSTAIRS?

WELL, IT'S HARD,

BUT WE MAKE DO

SOMEHOW.

DON'T WE, CADDIE?

WHY DO YOU NEED

ALL THESE BUTTONS?

ALL THE BOSTON GIRLS

ARE WEARING THEM.

IT'S THE LATEST

DECORATION.

NOBODY

HAS AS MANY AS I--

8 AND 80--

NOT EVEN BESSY BEASLEY HAS THAT

MANY AND SHE'S ALREADY BEEN

PRESENTED TO SOCIETY.

ONE, TWO, THREE...

DO YOU WANT

TO PLAY WITH US

WEARING THAT?

WHY NOT?

I AM PERFECTLY

PREPARED TO BE

AS UNCIVILIZED

AS YOU.

I JUST HAPPEN TO BE

NICELY DRESSED.

...57, 58, 59, 60,

61, 62, 63,

64, 65...

NOT BETSY!

BE QUIET!

YOU KNOW

ABOUT BETSY.

SHH!

GIDDY-UP.

I LOVE IT.

I LOVE RIDING.

I KNEW

I SHOULD BE

GOOD AT THIS.

LOOK AT ME!

TOUCH HER

WITH YOUR HEELS.

UH-OH!

THERE SHE GOES!

HOW DO YOU MAKE IT

TURN AROUND?

AAH!

ARE YOU

ALL RIGHT?

I'D MUCH PREFER

TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE NOW.

LET'S...

LET'S FEED SHEEP.

[BLEATING]

THEY LOOK EXACTLY

LIKE GUESTS

AT A RECITAL.

BETTER PUT

THE BASKET DOWN,

ANNABELLE.

SHEEP LIKE OATS

A LOT.

I WANT THOSE

ADORABLE LAMBS

EATING RIGHT

OUT OF MY HAND.

[GIGGLING]

THEY'RE--THEY'RE--

THEY'RE EATING

MY BUTTONS.

HA HA!

THEY'RE EATING MY BUTTONS.

ANNABElLE'S GOING TO TELL ON

US, AS SURE AS SHOOTING.

WE'RE DEAD PETUNIAS.

I HEARD YOU CHILDREN HAD QUITE A

DAY.

HA HA.

IT WAS

AN UNBELIEVABLY

QUAINT EXPERIENCE.

THEY'LL HARDLY

BELIEVE IT

WHEN I TELL THEM

IN BOSTON.

I'M GLAD YOU ARE

GETTING ALONG.

SUPPER'S READY.

GET YOUR FATHER

AND UNCLE EDMUND.

BUT THEN,

MY FRIENDS IN BOSTON

CAN HARDLY

BE EXPECTED

TO UNDERSTAND

THE UTTER CRUDENESS

OF FRONTIER LIFE.

TAKE IT FROM ME,

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SMALL-GAME

HUNTING

TESTS A GENTLEMAN'S

MARKSMANSHIP.

WHO WANTS TO HELP?

ME!

WHO'S THE BEST

BUSHWHACKER HERE?

YOU LET

THAT SQUIRREL ESCAPE.

I DIDN'T HAVE

A GUN.

WHO HAS AN EAGLE EYE

TO SPOT THE CRITTERS?

ME!

BUT YOU'RE

THE LITTLE CHATTERBOX.

BESIDES,

YOU EAT TOO MUCH.

I WOULDN'T EAT.

I WOULDN'T TALK.

HONEST, I WOULDN'T TALK,

JUST...

HA HA HA.

WARREN, YOU'RE FAR

TOO YOUNG.

I WOULD BE

THE BEST PAIR OF EYES.

THAT COULD BE,

CADDIE,

BUT LOOK HERE.

YOU'RE A GIRL.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

I SUPPOSE IT ISN'T.

WELL, ALL RIGHT,

THEN.

COULD I, PLEASE?

OH, CADDIE.

WOULDN'T YOU RATHER

HELP ANNABELLE?

SHE HAS LOVELY IDEAS

ABOUT WHAT TO DO

TO ARRANGE

YOUR HAIR.

WITHOUT CADDIE,

I MIGHT

SHOOT THE COW

BY MISTAKE.

HA HA!

SQUIRRELS

DON'T LOOK LIKE COWS.

THEY DON'T?

HA HA!

PLEASE, MOTHER.

UNCLE EDMUND

CAN'T SEE HIS NOSE.

WELL, THAT IS

WHAT FATHER SAID.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD BUY SOME

SPECTACLES.

THEN YOU CAN TELL

COWS FROM SQUIRRELS.

OH, NO,

AUNTY HARRIET.

GRANDMA GREY

SAYS A TRUE

GENTLEMAN

WOULD NEVER

WEAR THEM.

OH, LET HER GO, HARRIET.

YOU CAN CATCH UP ON

ANNABELLE'S NEWS.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

LATER I EXPECT YOU

TO SPEND YOUR TIME

WITH ANNABELLE.

HA HA HA.

[THUD]

THESE QUARTERS ARE REALLY

NOT WHAT I EXPECTED.

[GROWLS]

DOWN, NERO.

HA HA.

AAH!

SOMETHING

TRIED TO BITE ME.

IT'S A WILD ANIMAL.

THEY'RE JUST PORCUPINES,

COUSIN ANNABELLE.

PORCUPINE!

HA HA.

COUSIN WARREN,

WHAT A CHILDISH TRICK.

HA HA.

I SHALL NOT

SLEEP A WINK

IN THIS FORSAKEN

WILDERNESS.

I KNOW IT.

SWEET DREAMS,

COUSIN ANNABELLE.

GOOD NIGHT.

[BARKS]

HEEL, NERO. HEEL!

NERO!

CONFOUND THAT DOG!

NERO!

HAVEN'T YOU

TAUGHT HIM ANYTHING?

HE'LL CHASE OFF

THE GAME WITH HIS

SHENANIGANS.

WHAT IS THIS

CONTRAPTION?

IT'S AN INDIAN CANOE

THAT FATHER TOOK IN TRADE.

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH IT?

IT'S NOT STABLE.

I'LL PUT MY FAITH

IN THAT RAFT.

I'LL BEAT YOU

TO THE OTHER SIDE

OF THE RIVER.

WE'LL SEE

ABOUT THAT.

GOOD BOY, NERO.

AHH. OK.

GOOD BOY.

THERE WE GO.

LOOK AT ME!

I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU,

CADDIE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CHANCE!

I'VE GOT YOU NOW!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'LL SEE YOU

ON THE OTHER SIDE,

UNCLE EDMUND.

I'LL BEAT YOU!

I'LL GET YOU

IN THE STRETCH!

I'M ON MY WAY!

GOOD BOY, NERO.

STAY.

WE'RE COMING THROUGH!

COMING THROUGH!

THAT'S IT.

STAY THERE, NERO.

GOOD BOY.

ARGH.

WHOOP! WHOOP!

OHH!

HA HA HA!

IT'S COLD!

GOOD BOY, NERO!

IT'S OK!

GOOD BOY!

HA HA HA!

UNCLE EDMUND!

CONFOUND IT.

GOOD BOY. IT'S OK.

GOOD BOY. WE'LL GET IT

ON THE WAY BACK.

HA HA HA!

WHAT IS IT?

THE DAKOTAS'

NEW HUNTING CAMP.

THEY MOVED BACK

ACROSS THE RIVER.

LET'S

GET OUT OF HERE.

I'D LIKE

TO KEEP MY SCALP

FIRMLY ON MY HEAD.

DOWN, NERO,

YOU SILLY THING.

NERO, GET DOWN.

GET DOWN!

YOU SHOULD

PUT HIM OUTSIDE.

OH, NEVER MIND.

I DID WANT

TO DISCUSS NERO

WITH YOU, HARRIET.

I APPRECIATE

YOUR LOOKING AFTER HIM.

THE COUNTRY IS

A BETTER PLACE

TO RAISE A DOG

THAN THE CITY.

HE'S BECOME FAMILY.

IT GIVES ME

SATISFACTION

TO KNOW HE'S

WITH THE CHILDREN.

I THOUGHT HE'D HAVE BEEN

TRAINED DIFFERENTLY,

THE SORT OF THING

HE DESERVES.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE

NERO BACK WITH ME.

BUT WHAT ABOUT

THE CHILDREN,

ESPECIALLY CADDIE?

JOHN.

HE'S YOUR DOG,

EDMUND.

DO AS YOU

SEE FIT.

I'LL BRING HIM BACK

THIS FALL.

YOU'RE GOING TO

TAKE NERO?

OH, EDMUND.

HE'S SUCH

A RESPONSIBILITY.

LOOK AFTER HIM,

WON'T YOU?

DON'T GIVE IT

ANOTHER THOUGHT.

NERO WILL BE FINE

AND DANDY WITH ME.

YOU CAN'T

TAKE NERO.

TOM.

EDMUND.

JOHN.

BYE, CADDIE.

GOOD-BYE, NERO.

I SHOULDN'T

HAVE TAUGHT YOU

BAD HABITS.

I'LL

THINK ABOUT YOU

EVERY DAY.

I'LL WAIT FOR YOU.

YOU'RE THE BEST DOG

IN THE WORLD.

ALL ABOARD!

COME ON, NERO.

HEEL!

[CLUCKING]

NOTHING'S

ANY FUN ANYMORE

WITHOUT NERO.

WHY IS EVERYBODY

MOPING

ABOUT A DOG?

BOSTON LADIES FIND

ANGORA CATS TO BE DIVINE.

YOU DON'T

UNDERSTAND ANYTHING,

DO YOU?

I WAS COMING

TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.

DOES SHE

REALLY HAVE TO STAY

THE WHOLE SUMMER?

THAT'S THE PLAN.

THAT'S SURE

A LONG TIME.

YOU'LL MAKE IT.

MOTHER LIKES

ANNABELLE A LOT,

DOESN'T SHE?

SHE THINKS ANNABELLE'S

A FINE YOUNG LADY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THERE'S NO DOUBT

THAT SHE'LL FIT

INTO BOSTON SOCIETY,

BUT, CADDIE,

I DON'T THINK

IT WOULD HARM

TO MAKE HER

FEEL WELCOME.

SHE'S

MOTHER'S GUEST,

NOT MINE.

CADDIE.

I WISH

COUSIN ANNABELLE

WOULD HIGHTAIL IT

BACK TO BOSTON

AS FAST AS

THOSE LITTLE BOOTS

CAN CARRY HER.

I CAN'T DO IT,

FATHER!

I CAN'T BE LIKE HER.

HERE YOU ARE.

I WAS AFRAID YOU'D

BEEN CARRIED OFF

BY SAVAGES.

I KNEW THAT WARREN

COULD FIND YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TURNING SOMERSAULTS.

HARDLY SOMETHING

A PROPER YOUNG LADY

WOULD DO.

I'D NEVER

DO IT AT HOME.

SINCE THERE'S NOBODY

IMPORTANT HERE,

I'LL JOIN IN.

SHOW ME HOW.

OH.

I DARE YOU

TO DO THAT MANY.

JUST WATCH ME.

MY WALTZING

INSTRUCTOR

SAYS I HAVE

THE FINEST

SENSE OF BALANCE

HE'S EVER SEEN.

OH! THIS IS ACTUALLY

RATHER FUN!

I CAN DO TWICE AS MANY

AS YOU.

OH, BY THE WAY...

KEEP YOUR FEET TOGETHER.

IT LOOKS NICER.

AAH!

THERE'S SOMETHING

SQUISHY!

HA HA!

YOU DID IT!

YOU'RE HORRID.

I DIDN'T MIND

THE STUPID PORCUPINES

OR FALLING OFF

THE HORSE

OR BEING ATTACKED

BY SHEEP,

BUT THIS--

THIS IS SQUISHY.

AN EGG?

WHATEVER POSSESSED YOU

TO DO A THING LIKE THAT?

IT WAS ONLY A JOKE,

MOTHER.

YOU SCARED HER INTO A TIZZY.

IS THAT A JOKE?

IT'S MY FAULT,

TOO.

YOUR FATHER

WILL DEAL WITH YOU.

SHAME ON BOTH OF YOU

FOR BEING MEAN.

CAROLINE,

GO TO YOUR ROOM.

STAY THERE

UNTIL I TELL YOU

TO COME OUT.

FORGET

ABOUT SUPPER.

I DON'T WANT

TO TALK.

I DID NOT INTEND

TO BE MEAN.

I JUST WANTED

TO HAVE SOME FUN.

YOU FIND IT FUN

TO TEASE OTHERS?

I JUST DIDN'T

THINK ABOUT IT,

I SUPPOSE.

SO YOU LEARNED

SOMETHING TODAY.

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT,

ESPECIALLY IF IT

MIGHT HURT SOMEBODY.

I PROMISE.

YOU SHOULD MAKE IT UP

WITH ANNABELLE.

HOW?

BE A LITTLE NICER

TO HER.

I'LL TRY.

DOES SHE BOTHER YOU

THAT MUCH, CADDIE?

MOTHER

LIKES ANNABELLE

BETTER THAN ME,

DOESN'T SHE?

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

YOUR MOTHER LOVES YOU AND THE

BOYS MORE THAN ANYTHING.

IF MOTHER DOESN'T

LIKE ANNABELLE

BETTER THAN ME,

WHY DOES SHE WANT ME

TO BE LIKE HER?

I CAN'T PRETEND TO ALWAYS

BE SO POLITE.

I JUST CAN'T BE

ANOTHER ANNABELLE.

WELL,

ONE ANNABELLE'S PROBABLY

ENOUGH AROUND THIS HOUSE.

WHAT DOES MOTHER

WANT ME TO BE?

UNDERSTANDING

OF OTHER PEOPLE...

WISE, RESPONSIBLE.

ISN'T THAT

WHAT GOOD MANNERS

REALLY ARE?

YOUR MOTHER

WORRIES ABOUT YOU.

SHE WANTS YOU TO BE READY

TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

AND LOOK AFTER

A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN,

SOMEDAY.

WHAT DO YOU

WANT ME TO BE?

OH, SWEETHEART, I WANT YOU

TO BE YOU,

THE REAL CADDIE

THAT'S DEEP DOWN INSIDE.

FATHER.

AHH.

[PLAYING AMAZING GRACE

ON PIANO]

AH, MRS. WOODLAWN.

MR. WOODLAWN, CADDIE,

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.

REVEREND,

THANK YOU.

THANKS AGAIN

FOR ANOTHER

FINE SERVICE.

ALWAYS

A PLEASURE.

YOU CAN RAISE THE RAFTERS

WITH THEM SERMONS.

PUT MORE THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD

THAN A HANDSOME WOMAN.

HOPEFULLY, MY WORDS

WILL INSPIRE EVERYBODY.

ABOUT THEM INDIANS--

YOU REALLY FIGURE THEY'RE

GETTING READY FOR WARRING?

THOSE INDIANS

ARE ON THE WARPATH

AGAIN.

I HOPE NOT,

MR. SKEEL.

YOU HAVE

AN EYE FOR TROUBLE,

SAM HANKINSON.

KEEP OUT OF THIS.

LOOK AFTER

BUSINESS AT HOME.

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE,

REVEREND.

HI, PETE.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

BACK THERE, OLAF?

OH, NOTHING.

THAT SHIPMENT OF SUPPLIES

FOR THE SAWMILL

COME IN YESTERDAY.

ONE OF MY MEN...

ELLA MAE

PLAYED THE PIANO

BEAUTIFULLY TODAY.

NICE TO SEE HER

UP AND AROUND.

I'LL TRY

AND GET HER

MUSIC LESSONS.

SHE HAS A GIFT.

YOU MUST BE PROUD.

SHE TAKES AFTER

HER FATHER,

REST HIS SOUL.

THOSE NEW FABRICS

ARE COMING IN.

WE COULD

FIT THE CHILDREN

FOR SCHOOL.

I'LL PLAN ON THAT,

MAYBELLINE.

MOTHER.

SAM HANKINSON

LEAVES HIS BOYS

OUTSIDE

WHILE HE'S

IN CHURCH.

WHY?

IT'S A SHAME FOR THE BOYS,

BUT THERE ARE RULES.

WHAT KIND OF RULES?

IT'S COMPLICATED,

CADDIE.

THEIR MOTHER

WAS AN INDIAN.

SHE WAS?

SAM MARRIED

THEIR MOTHER

WHEN THERE WERE

FEW SETTLERS HERE.

NOBODY CARED.

WOULD FATHER

BE ASHAMED OF US

IF YOU

WERE AN INDIAN?

HOW CAN I

ANSWER THAT, CADDIE?

WOULD HE

LEAVE US OUTSIDE

DURING CHURCH?

OF COURSE NOT.

TOM,

MRS. HYMAN'S HERE

TO DO

OUR SCHOOL CLOTHES.

I'LL BE

RIGHT THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING?

NOTHING.

YOU'RE COMBING

YOUR HAIR.

SO?

AND YOU'RE WEARING

YOUR SUNDAY SHIRT.

EXCUSE ME.

I'LL POKE YOU AGAIN IF YOU DON'T

STAND STILL.

OW!

I SAID IT WAS

SURE HAPPEN.

HE'S GROWING

LIKE A WEED.

MAKE A HOOP SKIRT

FOR CAROLINE.

IT WOULD

BE DARLING.

I DO NOT LIKE

HOOP SKIRTS.

WHEN I SIT DOWN,

THEY HIT ME IN THE NOSE.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW

TO WEAR THEM.

I LOVE HOOP SKIRTS.

IT'S NICE

TO SEE THE ROSES

BACK IN ELLA MAE'S

CHEEKS.

THE DOCTOR'S

COMING AROUND

TO CHECK HER.

I LIKE THIS COLOR.

IT'S FOR YOU.

OH.

A LETTER

FROM UNCLE EDMUND.

MOTHER?

OH.

TOM...

GO GATHER EVERYBODY

INTO THE PARLOR.

UNCLE EDMUND'S LETTER

IS ABOUT NERO.

HE WRITES THAT NERO

HAS RUN AWAY.

EDMUND HAS

SCOURED ST. LOUIS

LOOKING FOR HIM.

NERO WAS LOST?

"BUT SAY,

"WHEN I COME

IN THE FALL,

I INTEND TO BRING A PUPPY

TO TAKE HIS PLACE."

A PUPPY?

OH, YOU'LL LOVE A PUPPY,

CAROLINE.

WHAT PUPPY COULD

TAKE THE PLACE OF NERO?

OH, CADDIE!

I'M SO SORRY.

UNCLE EDMUND

IS SO CARELESS!

I SHOULD NEVER

HAVE LET HIM

TAKE HIM.

[SOBBING]

LOOK!

NERO!

ARE YOU SURE?

IT'S HIM!

I SAW HIM!

WHY DOESN'T HE COME?

MAYBE HE'S HURT.

HE'S GOING

INTO THE MARSH!

MA WILL

TAN OUR HIDES

IF SHE

LEARNS WE WENT

INTO THE MARSH.

WE CAN'T SWIM!

WE'VE GOT TO

SAVE NERO!

HE'S HEADED FOR

THE INDIAN CAMP!

THEY MIGHT MAKE STEW

OUT OF HIM!

I HATE DRESSES!

HOLD ON TIGHT,

WARREN.

YEAH.

DON'T LET GO.

WE SHOULDN'T

BE DOING THIS.

WHAT ABOUT

QUICK MIRES?

YOU MEAN

QUAGMIRES.

OR QUICKSAND.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

ARE YOU AFRAID?

DON'T BE

A 'SCAREDY CAT',

WARREN.

MY DRESS!

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE

NOW!

WE'RE GLAD YOU COULD

COME FOR DINNER,

REVEREND.

I MUST APOLOGIZE.

THE CHILDREN

ARE USUALLY SO GOOD

ABOUT MEALTIMES.

NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE,

MRS. WOODLAWN.

YOU MAY AS WELL

SAY GRACE, REVEREND.

AS WE GATHER HERE AMONG OUR

BELOVED FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

WE COUNT OUR BLESSINGS.

[HORSE WHINNIES]

THAT'S NOT NERO.

I WAS SURE.

WHAT IF THEY

CATCH US?

THEY'LL HAVE

THREE NEW SCALPS

FOR THEIR COLLECTION.

THEY DON'T

EVEN KNOW

WE'RE HERE.

YOU LEAVE

MY BROTHERS ALONE!

KEHTANA!

LET ME GO!

[SPEAKING INDIAN LANGUAGE]

YOU THINK

WE'RE GOING TO

GET SCALPED?

I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING

I EVER SAID TO YOU.

ME, TOO.

YOU ARE

ON DAKOTA LAND.

WHO ARE YOU?

CAROLINE AUGUSTA

WOODLAWN, SIR.

THESE ARE

MY BROTHERS,

TOM AND WARREN.

WE COME IN PEACE.

YOU ARE THE CHILD

OF JOHN WOODLAWN?

YES.

WE'D LIKE

TO GO HOME NOW.

YOU HAVE HAIR

LIKE FIRE.

I AM TUKENBHESKA,

CHIEF OF THE DAKOTA.

PLEASE,

DO NOT HURT US,

CHIEF.

FEAR IS YOUR ONLY ENEMY,

CAROLINE AUGUSTA WOODLAWN,

AS FEAR BECOMES

THE ENEMY OF MY PEOPLE.

WE NEED NOT FEAR CHILDREN.

HMM.

HOW ARE THINGS

AT THE MILL?

IT'S

A YEAR-ROUND OPERATION,

REVEREND.

WE'VE KEPT THE MEN

WORKING THIS SUMMER.

THE GOOD LORD

HAS BESTOWED

HIS GRACE.

CADDIE.

CAROLINE AUGUSTA

WOODLAWN.

GOOD EVENING,

REVEREND TANNER.

NICE TO SEE YOU

AGAIN.

THESE HAZELNUTS

ARE FOR YOU, MOTHER.

I'M SORRY.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

AN INDIAN CAMP.

I SAW CHIEF

TUKENBHESKA.

YOU SAW

TUKENBHESKA?

YOU'RE LUCKY

TO BE ALIVE, GIRL.

AND YOUR BROTHERS?

TOM!

AND WHAT ARE

YOU WEARING?

WHERE ARE

YOUR CLOTHES?

WELL, I SORT

OF LOST THEM...

CROSSING

THE MARSH.

THE MARSH?

THE CHIEF

GAVE ME

THIS SKIRT

AND THIS VEST.

I FEEL

LIKE AN INDIAN.

NOT IN THIS HOUSE,

YOUNG LADY.

GET WASHED.

GET IN A DRESS

IMMEDIATELY.

REVEREND,

I'M SO SORRY.

I HOPE YOU WILL NOT

CONSIDER THIS

A REFLECTION ON

THE BOSTON FAMILY.

IT SEEMS YOUNG ANNABELLE

WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT TUTOR

IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO

MAKE A LADY OUT OF CAROLINE.

WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?

I AGREE COMPLETELY.

YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK

WITH MY HUSBAND

ABOUT THAT.

YES, PERHAPS IT IS

MY FAULT, REVEREND.

I LET CADDIE

RUN WITH THE BOYS

INSTEAD OF

STAYING IN THE HOUSE,

BAKING BREAD,

DIPPING CANDLES.

PERHAPS YOU REMEMBER

HOW FRAIL CADDIE WAS

WHEN WE FIRST MOVED

HERE FROM BOSTON,

EVEN PALER AND THINNER

THAN HER POOR SISTER.

WHEN WE LOST LITTLE MARY

SO SUDDENLY,

I DECIDED

CADDIE SHOULD BE

OUT IN THE FRESH AIR.

I'D RATHER SHE LEARN

STRENGTH OF CHARACTER

AND INDEPENDENCE.

NOW SHE IS

SO HEALTHY AND FIT--

MAYBE A LITTLE HEADSTRONG--

BUT SHE IS HAPPY...

ENJOYING HER LIFE.

[HARRIET]

WARREN...

ONE MOUTHFUL

AT A TIME.

LITTLE CROW HAS

STAGED BRUTAL ATTACKS

ACROSS

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

HE SAYS HOMESTEADERS

ARE MOVING

ON HIS LANDS.

ARE THEY?

YES, UNFORTUNATELY.

TROUBLE'S EVEN CLOSER.

THE McCLARENS

IN THE NEXT COUNTY

HAD THEIR BARN BURNED.

FOLKS UP NORTH

GOT KILLED.

THAT DOESN'T

SURPRISE ME.

EVERY TOWN I VISIT

IN WISCONSIN IS NERVOUS.

IF SETTLERS HERE STAYED

OFF DAKOTA GROUNDS

THERE WON'T

BE TROUBLE.

INDIANS ARE

THE ROOT OF IT--

SPREADING FEAR

AND DREAD.

CHIEF TUKENBHESKA

SAID--

YOUNG LADIES LISTEN.

THEY DON'T SPEAK

UNLESS THEY'RE

SPOKEN TO.

THE CHIEF

SAID FEAR IS

OUR ONLY ENEMY.

CADDIE!

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED,

WE SHOULD STAY CLEAR

OF THEM.

LET THOSE SAVAGES

TEND TO

THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

WE'LL TAKE CARE

OF OURS.

[OWL HOOTING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

JOHN WOODLAWN.

CHIEF TUKENBHESKA.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

THERE'S ANOTHER

JUST LIKE HIM

OUT THERE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

PUT YOUR GUN AWAY.

I'LL BE OUTSIDE KEEPING

AN EYE ON THINGS.

HMM.

UM.

GIRLS, GO ON UP

TO BED NOW.

PLEASE.

PLEASE,

SIT DOWN.

I'M HONORED

BY YOUR VISIT.

WHAT CAN I DO

FOR YOU?

WHEN SETTLERS COME...

THEY TAKE

DAKOTA LAND.

THEY HUNT OUR GAME.

NOW WE MUST TRAVEL

FAR FOR FOOD.

OUR GUNS ARE OLD.

NOT GOOD.

THE SPRING LOCK

IS BROKEN

ON THIS MUSKET,

CHIEF.

I DON'T BELIEVE

IT'S EVEN SAFE

TO FIRE THIS GUN.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

MY CHILD WAS TAKEN

IN THE MOON

OF THE WHITE EARTH.

WE HAD NO FOOD.

SHE DIED

FROM STARVATION?

MM-HMM.

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]

MY HEART

IS ON THE GROUND.

SOON MANY MORE DAKOTA

WILL ANSWER

THE CALL

OF THE GREAT SPIRIT

AND FOLLOW MY DAUGHTER...

UNLESS WE

HAVE BETTER GUNS.

YOU WANT ME

TO FIX YOUR GUNS.

THE SIOUX UP NORTH

ARE ON THE WARPATH.

SETTLERS ARE AFRAID

THAT THE DAKOTAS

MIGHT ATTACK

THEIR HOMESTEADS

HERE.

PEACE--

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]--

IS MY WISH.

BUT ONE OF MY BRAVES,

KEHTANA--

HE HAS FEAR.

HE SAYS TO LIVE IN PEACE

WITH WHITE SETTLERS

IS TO DIE.

DO MANY OF

YOUR PEOPLE AGREE?

DO YOU THINK

THEY WOULD

FOLLOW KEHTANA?

I AM CHIEF OF DAKOTA.

THERE WILL BE NO WAR.

[SPEAKS INDIAN LANGUAGE]

IT IS MY WORD.

I'M SURE

HE MEANS IT, FATHER.

THANK YOU.

HARRIET, PLEASE

ASK IRETON TO GET

A DOZEN TURKEYS

FOR THE CHIEF

TO TAKE WITH HIM.

IT ISN'T MUCH,

BUT IT'LL HELP NOW--

AND A COUPLE OF

BUSHELS OF POTATOES.

NOW...

I'LL TAKE A BETTER

LOOK AT THIS GUN.

ARE THEY ALL

AS BAD AS THIS?

BRING YOUR GUNS

TO ME.

I WILL TRY

TO FIX THEM.

I CAN'T TURN THEM

INTO CARBINES,

BUT THEY'LL BE

MORE DEPENDABLE

THAN THIS.

HMM.

WHOA. WHOA.

COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON. COME.

CADDIE.

MORNING,

MR. TORGORSON.

MORNING, OSKAR.

JOHN.

ROBERT.

HOW ABOUT

A COOKIE, CADDIE?

STOP THAT, OLAF,

OR I'LL FLATTEN YOU.

JUST TRY,

WHY DON'T YOU?

OLAF, BACK

TO YOUR CHORES.

AND STOP

BOTHERING PEOPLE.

BOY, IF I HAD

A SILVER DOLLAR,

I'D SURE KNOW

HOW TO SPEND IT.

HEY,

HOW ABOUT THAT?

OH, MY.

YOU WANT TO SEE

THE MUSIC BOX?

YES.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

HOW DOES

IT WORK?

IT HAS MANY GEARS

INSIDE.

IS VERY COMPLICATED.

OLAF, HAVEN'T

YOU FINISHED

FILLING THOSE BINS?

BUT, FATHER...

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR

ANOTHER EXCUSE!

I BET ANY GIRL

WOULD LIKE THIS.

SURE WOULD,

BUT I CAN'T

MAKE UP MY MIND.

I WANT

TO BE SURE.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO

SPEND THAT DOLLAR.

HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

[CADDIE]

IT'S ONE OF

THE HANKINSONS.

WHY CAN'T HE STAY?

[BELL CLANGING]

OH, HOW EXCITING.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

IN THE WILD WEST.

WHY DO YOU GO

IN SUMMER?

MISS PARKER

TEACHES IN DURAND

IN THE SPRING.

THERE'S ONLY

ONE TEACHER?

HOW MANY DO YOU NEED?

HOW CAN

ONE PERSON KNOW

EVERYTHING THERE IS

TO LEARN?

THAT'S TRUE.

FOR ONCE YOU'RE RIGHT,

COUSIN ANNABELLE.

CADDIE.

TOM.

LITTLE WARREN,

YOU'LL BE WITH

US THIS YEAR.

AND THIS IS?

THIS IS MY COUSIN, ANNABELLE,

FROM BOSTON

SHE WANTS TO SEE

OUR QUAINT LITTLE SCHOOL.

I SHALL BE STARTING

FINISHING SCHOOL

IN BOSTON.

WE'RE HONORED TO

HAVE YOU HERE,

MISS GREY.

DO COME IN.

OH.

ONLY ONE ROOM?

OH, HOW ABSOLUTELY

PRIMITIVE.

WHERE SHALL WE SIT?

I SIT

WITH MY FRIENDS.

YOU CAN SIT

ANYWHERE YOU WANT.

WHAT? NO APPLE

FOR THE TEACHER, CADDIE?

HI, PETE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE SITTING, INJUN?

GET OUT OF MY SEAT.

I SPOKE FOR IT.

YOU BETTER GET

BACK THERE

WHERE YOU WON'T

WRECK MY VIEW.

NOW!

YOU, TOO.

OLAF TORGORSON,

HOW DARE YOU?

AHEM.

[ANNABELLE]

HELLO.

I'M ANNABELLE GREY

FROM BOSTON.

MOST PLEASED TO MAKE

YOUR ACQUAINTANCE,

I'M SURE.

HA HA.

GIVE ME BACK

MY CHAPEAU.

YOUR WHAT?

HER HAT, OLAF TORGORSON.

GIVE IT BACK.

GIVE IT BACK!

MISS PARKER!

CADDIE,

YOU'RE STRONGER

THAN THAT.

LET HER GO.

WHO ASKED YOU,

HALF-BREED?

[MISS PARKER]

OLAF TORGORSON!

CAROLINE WOODLAWN!

SHE STARTED IT.

SHE HIT ME.

HE TOOK

ANNABELLE'S HAT.

I'M GLAD

I SMACKED HIM.

I DON'T HAVE TO

LISTEN TO GIRLS,

NOT EVEN YOU!

OH!

OLAF TORGORSON,

THAT IS ENOUGH.

NOW I'LL SHOW YOU

WHO'S IN CHARGE.

IN THE WOODSHED!

AS FOR YOU,

CAROLINE WOODLAWN,

YOUR MOTHER WILL

HEAR ABOUT THIS.

"SHE

AND OLAF TORGORSON

"HAD A SCUFFLE.

"WE MUST ATTEND

TO THIS.

MISS PARKER."

BEING A RUFFIAN

AT SCHOOL?

I'M ASHAMED OF YOU.

HE STARTED IT.

OLAF

TOOK MY HAT.

IT WAS

RATHER HEROIC.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE

FOR SCRAPPING.

A YOUNG LADY

NEVER RESORTS

TO FIGHTING.

EVEN WHEN

SOMEONE'S DOING

WHAT

THEY SHOULDN'T?

UNDER

ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

NOW PUT THIS ON.

ANNABELLE

WILL TEACH YOU

TO ROLL OUT DOUGH.

I CAN KEEP

AN EYE ON YOU HERE.

IT'S QUITE SIMPLE,

REALLY.

I GOT YOU IN

TROUBLE, DIDN'T I?

NEVER MIND.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

MY WORD.

YOU STOOD UP

TO THAT BULLY.

WHEN I'M

FEELING LOW,

I GO OUT

AND BUY MYSELF

SOMETHING NICE.

MAYBE A NEW HAT.

I DON'T WANT A NEW HAT,

BUT MAYBE I WILL

BUY MYSELF SOMETHING.

TAKE COVER!

GET DOWN!

WHAT IS IT,

ROBERT?

INDIANS--

HUNDREDS OF THEM.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[CADDIE]

FATHER'S OUT THERE.

GOOD HEAVENS!

ROBERT,

PUT THAT THING AWAY.

STAY THERE, CADDIE!

LET ME GO!

LET HER GO,

IRETON.

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]

JOHN WOODLAWN.

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]

KEHTANA.

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]

IT'LL TAKE ME

A FEW DAYS.

[SPEAKS

INDIAN LANGUAGE]

ROBERT, HELP ME

GET THESE TO THE BARN.

COULD JUST

AS EASY HAVE BEEN

A WAR PARTY.

YOU KNEW I AGREED

TO FIX THEIR GUNS.

OSKAR?

DO YOU HAVE TWO DOZEN

MUSKET SPRING LOCKS?

I'LL HAVE TO CHECK.

NOT MUCH

CALL FOR THEM.

I KNOW

YOU'RE GOING TO

REGRET THIS.

I JUST FEEL IT

IN MY BONES.

THAT'S A LOT.

YOU STARTING A WAR?

I'M GIVING THEM

TO THE DAKOTAS.

YOU'RE WHAT?

THEY'VE BARELY BEEN ABLE TO BAG

ENOUGH GAME SURVIVE.

IS THAT SO?

I CAN'T LET YOU

HAVE THOSE, JOHN,

TO GIVE THEM

TO SAVAGES.

THE DAKOTAS

ARE PEACEFUL.

WE GIVE

OUR NEIGHBORS HELP

WHEN TIMES ARE HARD.

THEY ARE SAVAGES.

PUT THOSE BACK

ON THE COUNTER.

NO, OSKAR. PUT THESE

ON MY ACCOUNT.

GOOD DOING BUSINESS

WITH YOU.

COME ON, CADDIE.

PETE, IT'S YOUR PA.

HA HA.

I CAN'T SEE.

[MISS PARKER]

CHILDREN!

PA, WHAT ARE

YOU DOING?

I'M TAKING THE MULE!

GET AWAY!

WE HAVE BUSINESS

OF OUR OWN,

CHILDREN.

HOW WILL WE GET

TO SCHOOL?

YOU HAVE FEET, WALK!

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

GRADE ONE, I'LL CHECK

YOUR ALPHABET NEXT.

GRADE TWO,

YOU SHOULD FINISH

YOUR ARITHMETIC.

CAROLINE!

WOULD YOU

PLEASE BE SEATED?

CAROLINE.

HA HA.

[STUDENT]

HE'S CRYING.

HA HA HA.

EYES ON YOUR WORK.

NOW I SEEN EVERYTHING.

I SEEN AN INJUN CRYING.

THAT'S ENOUGH, OLAF.

PETE?

PETE.

PA TOOK OUR MULE.

[CLOCK CHIMES 3:00]

CADDIE?

HEAD BACK

WITHOUT ME.

I HAVE

STUFF TO DO.

AGAIN?

SO?

I'LL SEE YOU

AT SUPPERTIME.

HEY, PETE!

ARE YOU WALKING HOME?

YEAH.

WHERE DID

YOUR FATHER

TAKE YOUR MULE?

MINNESOTA

OR SOMEPLACE.

MY UNCLE

TOOK MY DOG, NERO,

TO ST. LOUIS.

IT'S A LONG WALK

TO SCHOOL.

YOUR PA

COMING BACK SOON?

DEPENDS.

HE JUST

TOOK THEIR MULE

TO MINNESOTA

OR SOMEWHERE.

WHO WATCHES

AFTER THEM, MOTHER?

THEY DON'T EVEN

HAVE SHOES.

EVERYBODY AT SCHOOL

IS MEAN TO THEM.

THEY EVEN

LAUGHED AT THEM.

THE MISFORTUNE

OF OTHERS

MAKES PEOPLE

FEEL NERVOUS,

AFRAID OF THINGS

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WATCH WHAT

YOU'RE DOING, DEAR.

THERE'S NOTHING

TO BE AFRAID OF!

THEY'RE ONLY

LITTLE BOYS.

WELL, SOMETIMES

PEOPLE ARE AFRAID

OF WHAT OTHERS

MAY THINK.

I'M NOT AFRAID.

ARE YOU?

CADDIE WOODLAWN...

YOU CERTAINLY ARE

YOUR FATHER'S DAUGHTER.

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

NEVER BE AFRAID

TO BE KIND TO PEOPLE,

NO MATTER

WHO THEY ARE.

IF ANYBODY

CRITICIZES YOU,

TURN THE OTHER CHEEK

AND CARRY ON.

AFTERNOON, CADDIE.

HELLO.

MIGHT TAKE

ANOTHER LOOK

AT THAT MUSIC BOX.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

OH, MY!

CAN WE TAKE

A LOOK INSIDE?

WELL...

LET'S SEE

IF WE CAN OPEN IT.

AH!

ISN'T THAT

SOMETHING?

IT HAS GEARS

JUST LIKE A CLOCK.

SO IT DOES.

THAT'S WHY

IT'S SO DEAR.

AS COSTLY AS ANYTHING

IN THE STORE.

EXCUSE ME, CADDIE.

[I'M HERE TO PICK UP

MY ORDER.]

[CASH REGISTER RINGS]

NOW, WHERE WERE WE?

I'VE CHANGED

MY MIND,

MR. TORGORSON.

I'D LIKE TO BUY

THREE PAIR

OF THESE BOOTS.

I DON'T HAVE

THREE IN YOUR SIZE.

THEY'RE NOT FOR ME.

WHAT SIZE WOULD

SAM HANKINSON'S

BOYS TAKE?

YOU'RE BUYING SHOES

FOR HALF-BREEDS?

THEY NEED THEM.

THESE SHOULD BE

ABOUT RIGHT.

SEE THAT

THEY GET THEM.

DON'T SAY ANYBODY

BOUGHT THEM.

SAY THEY'RE EXTRAS.

TOM WOODLAWN!

WHAT ARE

YOU DOING HERE?

I GOT A JOB.

WHY DIDN'T

YOU TELL ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

GOOD-BYE,

MR. TORGORSON.

I'D LIKE TO SEE

THREE NAPKINS RETURNED.

DO YOU EAT THEM

OR SOMETHING?

WE WERE

CATCHING TOADS

IN THEM.

COME HOME

AFTER SCHOOL.

COUSIN ANNABELLE

IS GOING TO SHOW US

SOME NEEDLEPOINT.

BOYS,

TIME FOR SCHOOL!

PUT YOUR LUNCH

IN YOUR BAG.

WARREN, NO RUNNING

AROUND TODAY.

SIT DOWN AND EAT.

I TOLD YOU

I WOULD.

GOOD-BYE, MOTHER.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE, MOTHER.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE, MOTHER.

GOOD-BYE.

HEY! NEW SHOES.

THINK THEY FOUND SOME MONEY?

INJUN LOVER!

I'M JUST GOING TO

IGNORE YOU,

OLAF TORGORSON.

THERE WILL BE

AN EXAM...

BYE!

BYE, CADDIE!

DON'T WAIT FOR ME.

I'LL CATCH UP.

ELLA MAE?

I HEARD IT WAS

YOUR BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.

YES. I'LL BE 14.

I'VE NEVER GIVEN

A BIRTHDAY PRESENT

TO A GIRL BEFORE,

EXCEPT CADDIE,

BUT THAT

DOESN'T COUNT.

WELL, I HAD THIS

HANGING AROUND,

AND I THOUGHT YOU

MIGHT LIKE IT.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MAKE SURE IT'S WOUND.

NOTHING HAPPENS

IF IT'S NOT.

TOM...

THIS IS THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL THING

I'VE EVER RECEIVED.

I'LL TREASURE IT

ALWAYS.

THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT TO

GO NOW.

MOTHER'S

COME FOR ME.

UM...

PULL IT TIGHT,

BUT NOT TOO TIGHT.

COMME CA?

OUI.

CADDIE, COME AND SEE

THIS LOVELY PETIT POINT

THAT COUSIN ANNABELLE

HAS SHOWN ME.

I'LL TEACH YOU,

TOO, CAROLINE.

IT'S SO SIMPLE, DEAR.

COME. JUST TRY.

NO.

OW!

BETTER NOT

TRY IT JUST NOW.

I CAN DO IT,

MOTHER.

WHY DON'T I GO

MAKE US SOME TEA?

CADDIE, COME HERE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

TOM GAVE ELLA MAE

A PRESENT.

I KNOW.

YOU KNOW?

HE ASKED PERMISSION

TO WORK

IN MR. TORGORSON'S

STORE TO BUY IT.

WHY WOULD HE KEEP

A SECRET LIKE THAT FROM ME?

WELL, CADDIE,

TOM IS GROWING UP.

I THINK HE'S

SWEET ON ELLA MAE.

SHE'S NO FUN.

SHE'S AFRAID OF SNAKES

AND HORSES.

SHE JUST ALWAYS

PRACTICES HER MUSIC.

SHE NEVER

SAYS ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU

TO JUDGE HARSHLY.

ELLA MAE IS

A LOVELY YOUNG LADY.

YOUNG MEN LIKE THAT.

YOU MEAN TOM?

HE'S NOT A MAN.

ANYHOW, I'M LOADS

MORE FUN THAN HER.

WHEN YOU GET OLDER,

YOU'LL FIND SOMEBODY

SPECIAL, TOO.

MAY I GO NOW?

YES, DEAR.

CADDIE.

IT WOULD LOOK

RAVISHING.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

NO, THANK YOU.

IF I WERE YOU,

I WOULDN'T WORRY

ABOUT TOM AND ELLA MAE.

MEN--THEY'RE

ALL THE SAME.

WHO CAN TELL

WHAT THEY'RE UP TO?

I'M DYING TO SEE

WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE

IN SOMETHING PRETTY.

YOU HAVE

PERFECT POSTURE.

I DO?

I KNOW GIRLS

WHO WOULD DIE

TO HAVE SUCH

REGAL BEARING.

AND YOUR EYES,

THEY ARE

SENSATIONAL.

THEY ARE?

PUT THIS ON

FOR A MOMENT.

IT'LL

FRAME YOUR FACE

LIKE A HALO.

YOU LOOK DIVINE.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

OH, MY!

HA HA!

[LAUGHING]

MMM.

THE GUNS ARE GOOD.

THANK YOU,

JOHN WOODLAWN.

THE EYE

OF THE HAWK,

CE-TAN, IS CLOSED.

WHERE'S YOUR

LITTLE DARLING, TOM?

HA HA HA!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,

MISS PARKER?

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,

ELLA MAE HAYMAN

HAS BEEN QUITE ILL,

UM, THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.

I'M AFRAID

THAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU

THAT ELLA MAE WON'T BE HERE

WITH US ANYMORE.

SHE PASSED AWAY

LAST EVENING.

ELLA MAE HAYMAN

BROUGHT JOY

INTO THE HEARTS

OF ALL SHE KNEW.

HER CHILDHOOD WAS LIKE

A PIECE OF MUSIC.

HER MEMORY

WILL BE CAUGHT

AS LIGHT IN A PRISM.

NOW HER HYMNS

RISE UP AND SWELL

TO JOIN IN HARMONY

WITH THE SPHERES,

BUT THE MUSIC OF HER SHORT LIFE

WILL NEVER FADE AWAY.

MAY THE LORD

TAKE THIS CHILD

AND PROTECT HER

IN HIS EVERLASTING GOODNESS.

AMEN.

I'M SO SORRY.

TOM WOODLAWN.

I HAVE SOMETHING

FOR YOU.

I--

I KNOW ELLA MAE

WOULD WANT YOU

TO KEEP THIS.

SAM HANKINSON

SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE UP THERE

WITH LITTLE CROW

ON THE RAMPAGE.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN YOU ARM INDIANS WITH GUNS.

HIS POOR CHILDREN.

I WARNED HIM

TO STAY AWAY.

THEY LEFT HIM DEAD.

LITTLE CROW'S

ESCAPED CUSTODY.

THERE WILL BE

NO JUSTICE.

THEM SIOUX COULD

LINK UP WITH

THE DAKOTAS.

THEY SAY LITTLE CROW

LEFT 200 DEAD.

YOU CAN'T TRUST

INDIANS. THAT'S HOW

IT WILL BE HERE.

THE DAKOTAS

ARE DIFFERENT.

I'VE MET WITH

TUKENBHESKA.

HE AND HIS PEOPLE

RESPECT US NOW.

THAT WASN'T RESPECT

I SAW ON THE FACE

OF KEHTANA.

THAT WAS HATE

I SAW IN HIS EYES.

IT'S GOT ME WORRIED.

WE CAN'T

UNDERSTAND THEM.

THEY'LL

NEVER UNDERSTAND US.

THAT'S WHAT I'M

TRYING TO CHANGE.

THERE WON'T BE

ANY UNDERSTANDING

IF WE DON'T

TREAT EACH OTHER

AS NEIGHBORS.

I DON'T FEEL

LIKE COUNTING

NO INDIANS AMONGST

MY NEIGHBORS!

TOM?

HMM?

WHAT IF WE GET

AMBUSHED TONIGHT?

WE'D BE ASLEEP.

WE WOULDN'T KNOW.

SOME WOULD BE

IF THE REST WOULD

QUIT TALKING.

I'M SO AFRAID,

CAROLINE.

INDIANS

ON THE WARPATH.

YOU SAID THE WEST

WASN'T WILD.

THEY'RE NOT

ON THE WARPATH.

FATHER'S RIGHT

ABOUT THE DAKOTAS.

HE KNOWS THEM

BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

MR. WOODLAWN!

MR. WOODLAWN,

THIS IS IT!

WHAT? WHAT?

IT'S STARTED!

I SAW IT.

I WENT TO WARN

EVERYBODY.

OTHERS HAD HEARD IT.

CALM DOWN, ROBERT.

WHAT DID YOU HEAR?

AT THE TAVERN,

THIS FELLOW SAYS

THE INDIANS ARE GATHERING

FOR AN UPRISING.

WHAT INDIANS? WHERE?

THE DAKOTAS!

WHO ELSE?

I SAW IT

WITH MY OWN EYES.

THE SKEEL HOUSE...

ALL AFLAME.

THE SKEELS?

OH, NO.

THICK BLACK SMOKE

POURING OUT THE DOORS,

REDSKINS

DRAGGING BODIES OUT.

I HIGHTAILED IT TO TOWN

TO SOUND THE ALARM!

THE MASSACRE HAS STARTED.

FOLKS ARE COMING.

THEY'RE COMING HERE?

WE NEED

A SOLID FRONT.

WE'LL NEED FOOD.

JOHN, WE'LL

NEED TURKEYS.

ANNABELLE, HELP ME

START BAKING.

YOU AND THE CHILDREN

WILL SLEEP

IN THE PARLOR.

MRS. JAMIESON,

TAKE YOUR THINGS

UPSTAIRS.

STAY CALM.

NO ONE KNOWS

WHAT'S HAPPENED.

I KNOW WHAT I SAW,

MR. WOODLAWN.

TUKENBHESKA

WAS ALWAYS ALLIED

WITH LITTLE CROW.

ARE WE GOING TO WAIT

UNTIL THEY KILL US?

I'D LIKE TO RIDE OUT

TO THE SKEEL PLACE

AND LOOK AROUND.

I AIN'T GOING,

NOT WITH

THE SKEEL FAMILY SHOT,

AND PROBABLY WITH

THEM GUNS YOU MADE UP,

WOODLAWN.

I'LL GO, FATHER.

ALL RIGHT.

SADDLE UP, SON.

OH, UNCLE JOHN

IS VERY BRAVE, ISN'T HE?

YOU'RE NOT

GOING IN THAT HOUSE!

GRAB THEM!

AHH! LET GO!

LET ME GO!

LEAVE THEM ALONE,

MR. IRETON!

THEY'RE INDIANS!

THEY HAPPEN TO BE

MY FRIENDS!

INDIANS

GOT NO FRIENDS!

ROBERT! ROBERT!

ROBERT!

YOU LET GO OF ME!

WHAT HAS COME OVER YOU?

THEY'RE ONLY CHILDREN!

REDSKINS

ARE REDSKINS!

THEY'RE GOING BACK

WHERE THEY BELONG.

LET ME GO!

PUT THAT GUN DOWN

UNLESS YOU'LL USE IT ON ME.

DON'T YOU DARE

STAND UP TO ME!

BOYS,

GO INTO THE HOUSE.

CADDIE, WHAT ARE YOU

WAITING FOR?

COME ON.

I'VE NEVER

SEEN MR. IRETON

LIKE THAT.

IT'S FRIGHTENING.

DON'T WORRY, CADDIE.

THEY'RE SAFE IN HERE.

WHAT'S GOING TO

HAPPEN TO THEM

NOW THAT SAM'S

BEEN KILLED?

WE'LL HAVE TO SEE THAT

THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF,

WON'T WE?

YES, AND LIKE

YOU SAID,

WE DON'T CARE WHAT

OTHER PEOPLE THINK,

DO WE?

NO, WE DON'T.

NOW LISTEN TO ME!

WELL,

I'M TIRED OF WAITING!

I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT THE INDIANS DO.

THEY AMBUSH.

WE SHOULD

ATTACK FIRST,

WIPE OUT

THE LOT OF THEM.

IT'S THE ELEMENT

OF SURPRISE THAT COUNTS.

I KNOW

WHERE THEY'RE CAMPED.

MORE WILL COME,

FROM ALL OVER

THE TERRITORY.

THAT'S WHERE

YOU'RE WRONG.

MASSACRE THESE DAKOTAS,

THAT WILL SEND A MESSAGE

THAT WE MEAN BUSINESS.

YOU FELLOWS WORK

FOR JOHN WOODLAWN.

HE'S A REASONABLE MAN.

WE SHOULD WAIT FOR HIM.

IF WE DO IT,

WE DO IT NOW.

ALL IN?

[ANIMAL HOWLS]

[OWL HOOTING]

HEY, IRETON,

MRS. WOODLAWN'S

BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

AAH!

AAH! NO!

WHAT'S THAT?

THERE'S

SOMEBODY COMING

DOWN

THE SOUTH ROAD!

HEY!

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

THEY'VE GOT CADDIE.

CADDIE, ARE YOU

ALL RIGHT?

YES.

LET HER GO,

TUKENBHESKA.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

DON'T YOU SEE?

HE'S OUR FRIEND.

IT LOOKS LIKE

HE BROUGHT

SOME FRIENDS.

LOOK WHAT

YOU'VE DONE!

THEY'RE ONLY

PROTECTING HIM!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!

OH, NO!

PLEASE, DON'T!

CHIEF TUKENBHESKA--

PLEASE...

LET HER

COME TO ME, PLEASE.

HOLD IT!

FATHER!

STOP THEM!

JOHN!

HOLD IT.

NOW, WHAT ARE

YOU PEOPLE DOING?

LOOK OVER THERE!

MAX SKEEL!

YOU'RE ALIVE!

THERE HAS BEEN

NO INDIAN ATTACK.

IRETON SAID

YOU WAS MURDERED.

WE'RE ALIVE

AS WE EVER BEEN.

WE'RE ALL JUST FINE.

YOU SAW A SOAP

KETTLE FIRE.

TALLOW SPILLED

IN THE FIRE.

WIND BLEW SMOKE

THROUGH THE HOUSE.

THANK GOD

SOME DAKOTAS CAME.

WITHOUT THEIR HELP,

WE NEVER WOULD HAVE

GOT THAT FIRE OUT.

YOU SAW

WHAT YOU WANTED.

WE KNOW

THE TRUTH NOW.

THESE PEOPLE

HAVE PLEDGED

THEIR RESPECT.

THEY'VE SHOWN

THEIR FRIENDSHIP.

THEY WANT

TO LIVE IN PEACE.

WE ALL WANT PEACE.

YOU ARE

A GOOD FRIEND.

BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU.

CADDIE,

YOU SURE WERE BRAVE.

WELL,

SO WERE YOU, TOM.

PLEASE DON'T

BE ANGRY, MOTHER.

I WAS SO SCARED.

SO WAS I, DARLING.

I AM SO PROUD

THAT YOU'RE

MY DAUGHTER, CADDIE.

YOU LISTENED

TO YOUR CONSCIENCE.

YOU DID

WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS

I COULD TEACH YOU,

BUT I COULD NEVER

TEACH YOU THAT.

OH, BABY.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

EDMUND!

IT'S GOOD

TO SEE YOU!

WELCOME BACK.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

BUT WHERE IS CADDIE

AND ANNABELLE?

LOOK AT THIS!

DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME,

OR IS THIS CADDIE

AND ANNABELLE?

HELLO, UNCLE EDMUND.

HELLO,

UNCLE EDMUND.

I WISH YOU DIDN'T

HAVE TO TAKE ME HOME.

I HAVE A LOT

TO CATCH UP ON.

SAY...

I HAVE A SURPRISE

FOR YOU, CADDIE.

A NICE LADY

IN HANNIBAL

FOUND HIM WANDERING

THE STREETS.

HE'S PERFECTLY

TRAINED NOW.

HE'LL SIT

FOR HOURS.

NERO!

[BARKING]

NERO!

GET THE OTHER STICK!

I GUESS...

SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE

THAT EASILY AFTER ALL,

DO THEY?

OH, WELL.

I CAN'T IMAGINE US

BEING ANY HAPPIER

THAN WE ARE RIGHT AT

THIS MOMENT.

NERO!

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Caddie Woodlawn (1989) - full transcript