False Colors (1943) - full transcript

I use them up gonna
point to a rec camp here.

All right Humpy I'll tell the boys.

All right boy for a call in a day.

Then is that good news .

my stomach's been arguing
with me for hours. - Mine too.

why are you young not hedge
always yelling for nursing bottle.

well we're still growing
aren't we?

of course you wouldn't
understand that. You're all through.

you stop sprouting years ago.
- I stopped sprouting ain't growing?

why are you young...
back young'n short old me

their pension camp lefse.
- this is our chance



thank you be ready pretty soon

underneath the harness right off of them

horses all the horses so it's us young

uns who are always yelling for our

nursing bottles, huh?
- a man who's gonna eat any.

Where is But?

What's the mtter with him?

I don't know Hoppy.
He sure seems down the dump.

come to think of it he's been
mighty short of conversation later.

Hmm.

What's the matter kid? You look
like you lost your best friend.

I've been thinking
about tomorrow, Hoppy.

after we drive the herd into the
pens at the railroad yard my job will be over

ah so that's what's
worrying ya, huh? - yeah



I've been mighty
happy at the bar 20

you know it's generally pretty
quiet around for like roundup time

Yeah I know. But won't
you let me stay on guys?

I don't care anything about
wages I'll work just for Mikey.

I was kicked around
plenty until you took me in

your ranch is sort
of it come home to me

I hate to think of leaving.

I think we can figure
something out. - You-hooo!

Oh, ...
- All right kid.

You three go back
to the chuck wagon and fill up

I'll get on the
riverbed and stand guard.

you know we're still in
the Ed's badlands. - I'll do a Hoppy.

All right.

great we've got him alone

but in some trouble

let's get back to camp

well I guess we all better stangard them

dang rustlers is apt to try it again

I don't think they were rustlers you

mean them boost records was aiming to

cut the kid down and it looks that way

I don't think do loan rustlers attack

alert that size that's just what I was

thinking Hoppy but of you and the

enemies you know well I know you better

get back to camp you're too good a

target out here we'll stay here and

stand guard

oh geez don't you cry you'll be too

t-bone

fine come on dudes ready the other boys

finished load look what with the bank

well I see old jet steamers are still

here yeah what's he selling that's the

town postmaster he's trying to get rid

of some unclaimed letters yeah every

time a trailer comes to town he pulls

the town crier these concerned unclaimed

letters are powering in some tears I'm

first a housing home hej Jeff did you

say but Lawton

I'm sure did it'll be an awful shock to

you you got a customer areas right here

here it is sunny and by the mr. Bryton

on it it's been following you from Hades

to breakfast

kid from a lawyer in my hometown bad

news my dad's dead

see I I left home and I just old enough

to mount a horse I couldn't see things

my dad's way

now I wish i

where is your home

the poncho district diamond hitch a

diamond hitch say I've heard of that

spray must be a buffer it's one the

biggest in the section like you gonna

have your hands full

I know it's a crazy thing to ask

well go ahead your mom friends yeah I

know that's that's why I was gonna ask

you maybe your you'd come along with me

back to but we got to think about the

blog one day yeah but it would just be

long enough to kind of help me get

things started

you see there's only my sister there now

sister papi we can't let bud down it's

only right to help out a pal help out a

power oh maybe we can figure out

something will pop it over after I pay

off the boy

is there a lawyer in town sure about it

was on the corner thank you

Oh how are ya what are you looking for

now I might have a partnership agreement

drawn up please don't sit down sit on it

thank you

nice day huh Oh fine yeah where is that

hand it's behind your ear I know it is I

know it

so what names you want written down here

Hopalong Cassidy California Carlson

Jimmie Rodgers and bud lock knowledge

share equally in 2/3 of the diamond hits

ranch in final countdown' wait a minute

now just hold your horses slow Hopalong

Cassidy hop along cash Eddie the outseam

that your sovereign and apparently your

right faces I'd say that you were being

pretty generous these columns must be

mighty good friends of yours three of

the very best mr. yeah well sign here

where are the other fellas oh Lola I'll

go round them up yeah

all right keep moving buddy matter just

keep walkin envy care

you fellas have been previously I have

been paid off yet

what is this time bud and get a bite

deep inside

okay

I'm gonna get a doctor quick

but mommy

but who got you

I feel happy

strangers on one of those left-handed

would want to kill that boy he never

hurt nobody

oh that's too bad

it's a good thing he signed them papers

favors you talking about Sade you three

fellas happen to vote with the names of

Hopalong Cassidy and California Carlson

and Jimmy Rogers that's right

J Griffin is my name I'm the lawyer here

in town I wish you fellas had come over

to my office where is your office it's

just around the corner over there yeah

yeah oh you want to see us about

something yes the boy had me draw that

up just before he was shot what bugs

giving us a 2/3 under sneeze range

he had here yard sign it we can't do

that Hoppy we can't take it from bud no

that wouldn't be right

and ordinarily we wouldn't but there's a

special reason why we're going to

special reason yeah

after I have this recorded what he

wanted sent progressive to and not long

casa de america Pancho Pancho yeah I got

some unfinished business

take care a little bit papi we ain't

leave until we nail the hides them to

skunks they good bud you're not gonna

find them around here you think that

agreement had something to do with it I

don't know yet but I got an idea the

hunting be better in Pancho thank you

very much yes thank you but goodbye me -

thank you very much okay thank you

what do you mean so long I said I had

some unfinished but let's take care of

over and Pancho you two better get back

to the bar point it and look after thing

but Hoppy

you forget that bud was our pal two key

rekt by grainy cans right around that

Hoppy oh you can't

well looks like me in California will

have to go it alone then that's right

let's go Jimmy wait I'm not you're

ganging up on me huh

that's the way she stands alright you're

two rebels come on

now on that denton trip no slip-up of

any kind you sure that you can lay all

your bets on a boss his three friends

cramp terse down a bit the first time

but we finished a job in town for

certain those three friends that you

speak of there's no kickback from them

know their past history the kid just

worked for him chances are they forgot

all about in the minute he was planted

all right now one last word remember all

of you were playing for big stakes

mighty big stakes an empire of cattle

and land the diamond hitch is not only

the key ranch but it controls a lot of

privileges of the entire district once I

take over I'm clamping down no more free

water that means that the other ranches

will dry up like dust and blow away but

all we have to do is step in and grab

the valley for ourselves right don't Sam

Robin mentioned something about that

water question is will yes there was a

clause specifying the water rights be

kept enforced but that only applies to

the heir or heirs not to a new owner

the minute the diamond hitch changes

hands that provision becomes null and

void I've certainly gotta hand it to you

boss the whole thing is full true or

maybe but don't forget no matter how

foolproof a thing might be one wrong

move will wreck everything so be on your

toes all of you I'm riding out now to

get everything ready I'll pick up the

Lawton girl on the way back you have

Judge Stephens on hand

I told you to lay off that stuff what do

you want me to do I've been going nuts

talking to myself with your waiting time

is over today you become but Lofton the

missing heir of the diamond hitch you

sure you have everything straight

everything I've been studying that guy's

habits so long and beginning to think I

am but Lawton look enough like him to

fool even his sister I hope so you know

foster you're a neat schemer you put me

in as two-thirds owner the diamond hitch

pretty soon you'll buy me out on paper

then you start working on the girl for

her one-third that part won't interest

you you'll be paid off and on your way

by then mm-hmm you know I've been

thinking suppose that girl finds out

about her brother's death she won't I've

taken steps to see the no word will

reach her

well that eases my mind a lot you know I

stretched in the pen don't exactly

appeal to me well clean yourself up wait

about an hour then right at the Tom come

to my office okay

well boys we're about there might be a

good idea if we wrote into town

separately and kind of played strangers

while we have a look around

not in this Lobby happy I can hardly

believe my brother's coming home and

land hello judge Stephen mr. Foster

are you sure bird will arrive today the

telegram oh goodness I'm so excited I

don't know what to do

excuse me gentlemen that miss Martin say

her brother was coming home that's right

we're all on hand to give Sam ones kid a

real walk that's fine thank you

did you hear what I heard yeah I don't

get it much but something wrong with my

ears

how come but they come in here when

hey can you tell me where mark Foster's

offices I'll bet you're Sam Lawton son

right didn't fool you

nothing escapes me and good ears like a

mule something to that - we're sure glad

to have you back here thank you

hello there I'm Mark Foster I presume

your butt laughing that's right glad to

see you son thank you come inside you

can't take me at 40 we're taking him

over the last chance to do little

Sullivan I'm afraid that'll have to be

for the office sisters waiting for sorry

boys

papi I think I'm going along first - eat

your things now I'm seeing him he's down

but it looks like we running or

something hej bud you sure grown-up

faith I wouldn't have known in a crowd I

wouldn't have recognized you either but

then it's been almost 10 years since you

left the ranch yeah I'll have enough to

make a lot of changes in people but

you're home now but to stay and that's

all that matters sure you remember judge

Stevens of course oh well I'm sorry

judge it's all right I understand

glad to see you back Thank You Juan

George I'm satisfied the executor of the

state to turn everything over to Sam's

children very well I'll proceed once

with the necessary legal matters are you

better run along

I suppose you're anxious to get out to

the ranch I should say I am goodbye

nobody don't forget now you're all

invited buddy tonight

thank you get that damn fake your own

killer not so fast

no argument about him being a fake the

other I'm not so sure but Hoppy it's

clear as day that fellow learned to

Budds inheritance cut him down now he's

trying to grab it for himself maybe and

maybe not

I got a feeling that boy than this alone

you mean somebody else is pulling the

strings hunter seems to run that way at

least we're not tipping our hands just

yet watch our next move happy I'm just

itching for action

knees down you will fire either if I'm

not far wrong you'll get plenty of

action and soon come on

doesn't it feel good to be home bud it

certainly does since the place looks

just the same no not the same

yes I know

but

but I hate to bring up on Pleasant

things on your first day home

but it's serious

you see most of the men of quit I've

been almost fredley tried to run this

place all alone

now that you're back I know what he's

going to be alright

jumpin horn toad what I spray you could

ride for months and still be on the

diamond hitch ring you imagine puns

leaving all this hard to understand

after all they're just a kid maybe it's

a little stubborn

right over that door man the way to the

main ranch house

before the shooting the bad boys I don't

know they've been too much was going

around here to suit me

that's goes for me too too bad we've

gotten the hopes we glad a job around

here

I won't be hard you'd be free oh if I

didn't get her paint that isn't going

hard as a target

happy mister spreading like a Texas

twister and it's getting more twisted

all the time

but haven't you noticed anything not

well oh don't you remember your quote oh

yeah

yeah you were so mad the day your lip

you rolled away without it yeah I

remember dad gave it to me oh don't you

remember bud I gave it to you

it was a birthday present

forgive me faith I guess my mind was on

the mess this ranch is in I know the

earth I know just how you feel

you know sis I think it would be a big

mistake for us to try to hang on to the

diamond hitch you mean you want to sell

it it's not that I want to but what else

is there to do I'm only thinking of you

I don't want you to lose everything

bud dad made me promise that we'd never

let go of the diamond hitch while he

spent all of his life here this place

meant everything to him and besides

every ranch around the valley depends on

our water supply and bird but the last

thing that dad said was tell your

brother not to let our neighbors down

but we've got to think of ourselves

first without men to stand guard will be

robbed blind an organized band of

rustlers is too strong well now that

you're back I know we'll be able to get

help but don't you see the men need a

leader

they resent taking orders from a woman

it's not only bad faith

I don't undergo too much to settle down

anymore

but I'll never agree to sell the diamond

hitch I'm afraid there's nothing you can

do to prevent it

remember I'm two-thirds owner

good old boys miss rotten when what our

time we're quittin oh won't you please

stay you're the last three on the ranch

I'm sorry miss our mind's made up

what seems to be the trouble fade oh but

the boys want to quit so fellas this is

my brother bud whoa he's gonna take

charge from now on nothing he can do to

stop that bush wagon

I don't suppose there's any chance of

persuading you to change your mind we'll

gladly pay you a bonus money's no good

for you when you're six feet under the

ground bye-bye

you see faith it's hopeless I ran across

a prospective buyer on the way up here

I'll get in touch with him and close the

deal Oh bud beg your pardon I understand

you've taken onto Lu Han I'm afraid

you've come at the wrong time the ranch

is being sold however it might pay you

to get in touch with the new owners

later on bang

you're working fast they're going to

make a quick sellout and then the most

excuse me miss pardon I'm Hopalong

Cassidy how do you do these are my

friends california carlson and jimmy rod

well how do you do

of course you don't know us but we were

acquainted with your father

so when we heard of his death we came to

the bunch to see if we could be of any

help

that's awfully nice of you mr. Cassidy

but I don't think there's anything you

can do maybe there is I just overheard

your brother say he was selling the

ranch I gathered you weren't agreeable

I'm not but there's nothing I can do

you see he's two-thirds owner

maybe I can change it mind

I'm afraid it's hopeless but won't

listen to me his own sister

so what chest is a stranger hair

your father used to listen to me

maybe I can convince his son

all right mr. Cassidy you go ahead I'll

be grateful for anything we can do right

howdy man felony who's handling their

state judge Stevens fine California and

I'll go into pound gimmick stay here and

look after the stock Oh

you mind if we come to the party tonight

but of course you may thank you

I'll take care everything happy

hello there how are you by the way

please don't say anything to your

brother about our conversation no I

won't thank you

Jimmy's the spittin image mainly younger

days yeah yeah you're not helping the

girls just used to fall all over

themselves trying to get away from them

yeah get away from me

come on get that old probate moving

let's get out fast probate

but I told you we weren't taking on

anyone I have something to say about

that mr. Rogers a staid boyfriend a

please I'm gonna take a look around the

place

you know I can't understand

that doesn't seem like miles brother

more like a stranger

well you know Heath what did you stop to

say I wasn't gonna say anything just

don't want you to take him think I took

offense of what he said

matter of fact is I'd like such an array

aren't you being a little forward mr.

Rogers

well happy always told me to put my best

foot forward both feet honest I wasn't

trying to be fresh hon that's all right

I'm sure that any friend of mr.

Cassidy's means well

there it goes again Hoppy this Hoppy

that man woman and Beast they fall for

him like a ton of brick well he is very

nice however don't look so glum mr.

Rogers I'm saving my second - just feel

this evening second dancer that's well

second dance we're not the first one

mr. Cassidy

well I'm in talking to judge you take a

look around see if you can find out a

thing about that left-handed gunslinger

I'll do that and don't get into trouble

I can't be with you every minute

Oh garnet I'll be you treat me like I

was all right I can take care of myself

anything without help from you remember

that I will

come here oh you judge Stephens yes I'm

Hopalong Cassidy Oh how do you do mr.

caps they won't you come here thank you

have a seat thank you what can I do for

you mr. Cassidy it's about the Martin

estate yes by the way how long have you

known bud ever since he was born his

father was my very best friend is that

so

it's a nice boy of me yes he was but I

don't know when he returned today but he

acted almost like a stranger something

about him was different

you notice that yes but I suppose time

changes all of us yes I guess it does

but then there seems to be a slight

misunderstanding about who's gonna own

the ranch oh I don't think so mr.

Cassidy everything is settled

well maybe would maybe I can explain

what I mean just before we left Denton

oh boy

and I'll just have to replay that's the

most amazing thing I ever heard it's

fantastic

utterly fantastic but it's true every

word of it well I hope you have

something tangible some proof to bear

out your story

I expect the partnership agreement on

today's stage you intend to make use of

it I certainly will of it'll keep that

fake brother from getting the ranch then

knock foster must be informed

immediately for the time being I rather

would kept this just between ourselves

but I've already returned the papers to

him he must be told or he'll go ahead

and turn over the estate to the same

posture I don't worry about that I'll

see that he doesn't yeah but why are we

why not expose this boy immediately now

I'm convinced that the boy is small-fry

any move with this tie might disturb the

big fish oh I see well I said I do

appreciate your coming over mr. Cassidy

I'll bet ten

down and turn better did you make it

I mean our a huge money

see that unraised you falling

I'll see you at 40 and raise you a tea

all right I'll see that AZ now wait a

minute you can't Bluff a man with a pat

hand you didn't take your dirty paws off

of me yes siree

I'm sure for an army that can take care

of himself

I'm just gonna run them out of town

stick

I can recommend

say it

they won oh that I'm just to help us

hold full fit for the boneyard

right yeah you said so yourself

sug so I did turn it down much for

getting stuff from the haters well as in

the car just running myself down that

way don't take it so hard let's go see a

partnership boys watch this strangers

from the looks I'm I'm pretty sure I

rendered little fellow Senora was

telling us about

you mean m3 from Denton well there were

only two of them but they fit your

description to a tee I believe I can

account for the third one the young

fella each of the ranch the three of

them showed up out there looking for

work work they didn't come here looking

for work I thought you said there be no

kickback well there's nothing that can't

be cleaned up now we'll get up and do it

I'm gonna watch out for that big fellows

right it comes at you like the hind end

of a mule he won't get a chance to use

it

foster I don't like the looks of this

thanks for getting too hot to suit me

you getting ready to tuck your tail

between your legs and play Jack Rabbit

no now don't worry I'll finish with you

and have you on your way in no time now

this is what I want you to do tonight at

the party

I wonder if the other two will show up

you're written to meet up with that

mower we know we're still hurt yeah

not in there

holiday

thank you very much mr. Cassidy I'm so

glad to see you all the time to make

that announcement

friends friends I I have something

rather unpleasant to tell you I think

you ought to know that my sister and I

are disposing of the diamond hitch I

hope you know what that will mean to

these ranchers you mean about the water

rights your dad always took care of us

with that son without his help we

couldn't have existed yes I know

I'll do everything I can to try to

persuade the new owners to continue the

arrangement who are you selling to bud a

large Eastern syndicate they don't want

me to mention any names until the deal

is closed well I'm afraid you'll have to

excuse me I have to leave immediately in

order to meet the Syndicates

representative at the county seat in the

morning good night just a minute

what do you want I'm afraid you'll have

to hold up the sale of the ranch what

are you talking about would you explain

what this is all about I think this'll

explain it why this is a four-way

partnership covering two-thirds of the

diamond hits ranch yes and it's signed

by Bud Lawton

I never signed any such paper I didn't

say you did I said it was signed by Bud

Lawton mr. Cassidy what what do you mean

mr. Lawton

I held back telling you this as long as

I could but bud was shot down in Denton

this man isn't your brother you would

seem to be drunker crazy take it

through water

keep your head you fool say nothing I'll

handle it easy here's some water for you

take I'm sorry I had to be so blunt

about telling you it I understand mr.

Cassidy I understand now supposing we

get back to your story

why was Bud Lawton killed and by home

well I'm sorry I don't know maybe I can

supply the answer to both those

questions

this partnership what do you mean people

don't go around giving ranches away of

course you're right Sheriff this man his

friends are imposters they're trying to

rob Sam lawless children I told you the

truth and you can verify it by getting

in touch with the authorities and Denton

well I'll have to lock you three up

until I've had time to investigate your

story but you can't do that Sheriff

I believe you're that do

come on boys spread out

was California

I gotta get this man to a doctor Bradley

could take care of him in dere horses

let us take care of them Sheriff it'll

save you the expense of a trial yeah we

know how to handle these hombres that

try to rob Sam lost children in the long

take care of him get on your horse

Cassidy

coffee and doughnuts doughnuts and

coffee Oh God

for two things I wouldn't need them okay

we have a little meet once in a while

are we gonna get out of this place your

guess is as good as mine you would

insist on come along listen either been

at the barn 20 instead of in your guest

of honor of the necktie party we've

always stuck together

well it's hanging together much less

pleasant thought

did I say hej hello plan how are the

wolves down at the saloon doing hourly

plenty ripping the boys have got him

worked up to the point where they

yelling for ropes them trees as good as

stretched as well we'll use the temper

of the townspeople as an excuse but

we're going to handle this a little bit

differently

mr. Cassidy mr. Cassidy mr. Cassidy

hello there mr. Cassidy

I wish there was something I could do to

help you that's very thoughtful but you

just said tighten don't worry too much

about it

sure you just take it don't worry about

it

where I can feel the noose around my

neck already well we had our dance

anyway yes we did you'll be doing these

next dance at the end of a rope yeah my

dad come on now look at that the

instructor is guaranteed forever forever

mr. Lawton

don't let anyone threatened or bully you

into selling the ranch the going gets

too tough this partnership agreement

will block them judge Stephens will tell

you how to use it after it's served its

purpose you can destroy

come on

you mean your letters house yes and

hurried up there's mobs liable to be

here in a minute

you can make it out the sides or your

horses in the alley you know fight

venture well I didn't want the death of

using me on my country's yours are you

yeah always we haven't a minute to lose

I think it'll be safer of the share

point with us no I can't take a look out

there California

there's a couple of flowers out that

a left-handed gunslinger nicely

death-trap he had set forth you mean

them on without they'd waiting to punish

that's right on our friend here and in

the report that we were killed while

trying to escape getting bushwhacked

wait a minute didn't necessarily he's

gonna save us the trouble you're gonna

invite them in here I can't then start

shooting the minute I open that door

that's too bad because I'm gonna start

shooting if you don't open it up

don't shoot boys

what happened share punch letter come on

come right in boys and keep your eye for

you

told us fired you to to do that shooting

down at them what are you talking about

we've never been in debt

puppy yeah that fake brother just wrote

in keep them covered Jimmy and for

Foster's office

or I better get these orders you mean

the bankers mixed up in it Dewey's neck

that Senecas just a blind foster's they

had man behind the whole setup lock them

up I'll be back - get in there

all right son come on you're taking a

walk

yester something must have gone wrong

under the jail we don't heard fireworks

before now we do if the sheriff has

slipped up but I provided a nice little

scapegoat for just such an occasion do

you mean hidden Moya on that chair named

so far Moya is the only one they could

connect with this fake air business if

he should be found dead with a revolver

in his hand the supposed suicide will be

self-explanatory let doesn't it clear

you dirty double-crossers trying to put

all the blame on me I'm ready to talk

now and talk plenty

Cassatt escaped from the jail you shut

down but one tried to kill within myself

where is he now he's in my private

office

let's go in and get him

come on Cassidy

while you can be top down

I'm getting out

lock the door

now I think I can

you gotta open that door

go ahead and talk more you I'm not bud

Lawton my name's Kip Moyer they had the

real bud lot and kill and got me to pose

as the air so they could grab the

diamond hitch front themselves who had

been killed Mark Foster

he don't mean it well faith it looks

like you got enough men to run your

ranch now Jimmy actors form and

everything should run smoothly

mr. Cassidy without your help I don't

know what I would have done we're glad

we could help

well we better be getting along now we

got a lot of work to do at the bar

Connie I hope you'll be coming back this

way sometime you can count on California

and I gotta check on your Foreman come

on Jimmy

the better you didn't walk out on the

lady did you she had enough help I

figured I was needed at the bar 20