Guns of the Timberland (1960) - full transcript
Alan Ladd stars in a Western from novelist Louis L'Amour. The conflict between loggers and ranchers in a western town turns violent when the ranchers believe the lumberjacks, led by Jim Hadley (Ladd--Shane), will destroy their rangeland in search of a quick profit.
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* cry timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* there's cash in my pocket *
* my heart is on fire *
* tonight's not the night
to be joining the choir *
* the women all chase me *
* they follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way
that I handle my ax *
* cry timber, timber *
* follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way *
* that I handle my ax *
* if the ocean was whiskey *
* I'd learn how to sail *
* I'd turn in my ax *
* for a 3-gallon pail *
* cry timber, timber *
* just hear me wail *
* I'd turn in my ax
for a 3-gallon pail *
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
timber!
* the life of a logger's
a dangerous life *
* but, oh, what a way
to be rid of your wife *
* cry timber, timber *
* dangerous life *
* but, oh, what a way
to be rid of your wife *
ha ha ha!
* I hate drinking whiskey *
* I can't stand the taste *
* but it's better than
watching it going to waste *
* the whiskey and women *
* are waiting tonight *
* and there's nothing
that's better
* exceptin' a fight *
* cry... *
monty, come here.
Yeah, Jim!
* waiting tonight *
* and there's nothing
that's better *
we're here.
(Train whistle blows)
* we've said it before *
* and we'll say it again *
* ranching's for women,
and logging's for men **
(Barking)
Hey, where
is everybody?
I don't know.
Hey, friend.
Hello, friend.
What's
going on here?
Nothing.
Well,
where is everybody?
What you expect?
A brass band?
Sure. Why not?
Now, you know,
folks around here
don't take to loggers.
Now, look here,
mister.
Every place we go,
people are happy
to see US.
We spend money
like water.
We'll put this town
on the map.
Or take it off.
Jim, I don't think
that guy likes US.
Monty,
this place looks
like
a ghost town.
Lots of timber,
though.
That's all
we care about.
Get rid of this.
You heard what he said.
Get rid of it.
Sure.
Don't worry
about him, partner.
He's a little rough,
maybe, but, uh...
I can take care
of him.
All right,
but he's your problem.
Blackie!
Yeah, boss?
Start unloading.
All right,
you Jacks.
Start getting
the big stuff off of here.
Unload that end.
I'll get the horses
and the groceries.
I'll go with you.
No. Stay here
and set up camp.
Whatever you say.
I'll meet you
at the gap.
If you get in trouble,
let me know.
I'll come quick.
Don't you worry.
I'll yell.
Hey, Jim,
see if you can find
some good women
and bad whiskey.
How about the other
way around?
Good, sure. Anything
you say, partner!
But loggers
are loggers,
and we don't
want them here
in deepwell.
Ah, don't bust
a gut, judd.
We'll take care
of them.
She'd look
awful pretty in pink.
I don't know, Jane.
Aunt Sarah said red,
so red it better be.
Well...
Oh, give me
some candy sticks
for my wife.
(Storekeeper)
Why, certainly.
Thought you wanted
some goods.
Well, that was
pretty good, wasn't it?
Janey?
Yes, pa?
Will you wait
on Mrs. Gordon?
Bert can take care
of himself.
Yes, pa.
(Softly)
See you tonight.
He's in here
often enough.
Mark my words, Sam.
We're in trouble--
real trouble--
if we want to keep
that timber.
Here you are, Sam.
$20.
Thanks, judd.
I'll have Jane
deliver it
sometime
this afternoon.
Hello.
Hello.
I want
35 dozen eggs,
8 sides of bacon,
14 pounds of coffee.
The rest is
on the list.
Yeah.
Well, now...
That's a lot
of food, mister.
It's a lot of men.
That will all
be gone in a week.
I might not have
that much bacon or coffee.
Give me as much
as you can.
We're making camp
at the gap.
Will you deliver it?
Sorry.
No deliveries.
But you delivered
for him.
The law says I got
to sell to you.
It says nothing
about delivering.
All right.
I'll pick it up.
Any law
about information?
Well, now,
that's according
to what you want
to know.
Where's
the livery stable?
Few doors down.
Turn in the alley.
Thanks.
Hello?
Anybody home?
Oh, hello.
Nice horse.
Best in town.
Want to rent him?
I need about
30 of them.
Got a lot
of logging to do.
I'm sorry, mister.
These horses
are already hired.
You rented them
pretty fast.
Look, mister,
I ain't got
nothing against you
personally.
It's just that
my horses
are particular
who they work for.
You know where
I can hire some?
Well, there's a lot
of ranchers
around here.
You want to try,
you're welcome.
Yeah.
I'll bet.
Nice workhorses.
Best there are.
Just got them shod.
They for rent?
No. They belong
to the Riley ranch.
We've got lots
of them out there.
How about
taking me out there?
Uh-uh.
I'd get
skinned alive
if I brought
a logger out there.
Well,
if you're afraid.
Wait, mister.
I'm not afraid
of nobody.
You want a ride,
you just
climb up here.
Well, thanks.
Nice place.
Runs all the way
to piety mountain.
Riley
does all right.
How long you been
a ranch hand?
I'm not a ranch hand.
Aunt Sarah says
I'm too young.
All I do is run errands--
kid stuff.
Well, I thought
sure enough
you were
a ranch hand.
The barn's up ahead.
Where will I
find the boss?
Probably
in the corral.
(Shouting)
Give him more rein!
Don't tighten,
or it'll throw you!
Whoa.
Thanks for the ride.
Aw, come on!
Come on!
Give it more rein!
More rein,
do you hear?
Do you hear me?
More re--rein!
Ride him,
aunt Sarah!
Who pushed me?
Nobody
pushed you.
Well, then,
don't stand there gawking.
If you didn't push me,
at least help me up.
Sarah, you didn't give
that fence enough rein!
Sure, aunt Sarah.
You were riding him
too tight.
Go on!
Get out of here!
That's it!
We'll take him
for you.
You did good.
He's going to
be all right.
How'd I do,
aunt Sarah?
Oh, you did it.
You did it!
What a ride!
Your old man
would have been
proud of you today.
Oh, you're
a holy mess.
You're too dirty
for brushing.
I'll fill a tub
of water for you.
Hello.
Hello.
Mighty fine riding.
Thank you.
Nice spread
you've got here.
I'd like to talk
to Riley.
Start talking.
You're Riley?
What about it?
Well, I thought
I was going to see
an old man.
You see...Well,
my name is Jim Hadley.
Laura Riley.
Howdy. Miss?
Miss, but please
don't call me
miss Riley.
It sounds like
a schoolteacher.
Just Laura
or Riley will do.
Well, the way
you handle that horse,
you sure know
your business.
I don't believe
I know yours.
I'd like to hire
some horses.
How many
will you need?
About 30.
That's an awful lot
of horses.
What do you
want them for?
See, I'm a logger.
Get off my land.
I told you to go,
or would you rather
be helped off?
Look, I'm a logger.
I'm not a thief.
To US, it's all
the same thing.
I don't know
what you mean.
Look. There she is--
piety mountain.
Lot of wood on her.
We'd like her
to stay that way.
If you
log the timber
off that mountain,
there won't be
a blade of grass
left in this valley.
The first rain
will wash away
the topsoil.
No topsoil,
no grass.
No grass,
no cattle.
It's not our problem.
We've got a Grant.
You'll ruin
every rancher
in this valley.
Does that make any
difference to you?
Sorry. If you won't
give me the horses,
I'll get them
someplace else,
but those trees
come down.
I wouldn't be
too sure.
People can get
mighty stubborn
when you push them
into a corner.
That goes both ways.
Well, we know where
we stand, anyway.
Good-bye,
Mr. Hadley.
What did he want?
He's a logger.
Well,
he's trespassing.
Mr. Hadley.
I'll drive you back.
Bert.
You're not driving
him anyplace.
But I brought him
out here.
You're not driving
him anywhere.
He's got no way
of getting back.
It's all right,
Bert.
Thanks, anyway.
Thanks for
your hospitality.
Any time.
What good
did that do US?
I'm trying to protect
your interests.
I don't want you
to fight with them.
We'll have to find
some other way.
All right.
But I got a feeling
there is no other way.
Don't put that sugar
on the wet ground!
Cookie, where
do you want this water?
Put it in
the water barrel!
Well, make up
your mind!
What about the girl?
Oh, it isn't her,
monty.
It's the townspeople.
They don't want US.
Why? We're not
bothering anybody.
They claim if
we cut their timber,
it would ruin
their watershed.
So what? Our job's
cutting trees,
not ranching.
We got the tiger
by the tail.
And we won't
let it go.
We got every nickel
we ever made
tied up on this
railroad contract.
We got nine weeks
to deliver
that lumber,
and that's just what
we're going to do.
Right?
Right.
Good.
Now, uh...Tell me,
partner, uh...
What about the girl?
Who is she?
Is she pretty,
maybe?
Not bad.
Her name's Riley.
Riley?
You sure
she's a girl?
Unless they're
making shirts
different these days.
Ha ha ha!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
(Wood splitting)
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
(Sawing)
Hi, there,
Mr. Hadley!
Hi, Bert!
Timber!
Ha!
Whoa! Whoa.
Mr. Hadley.
Oh, hello.
Well, thank you.
Gee, this logging
business is real great.
We think it is.
Hey, monty.
Be right
with you, Jim.
All right, Vince!
Down the hill!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
All right,
you men!
Limber up!
What are you doing,
Mr. Hadley?
Lining up the fall
of a tree.
Gosh.
Blackie!
Favor
the left wedge.
All right, boss.
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Hey, monty!
How's it going?
Great, Jim!
Just great.
I've never seen
such good timber.
And the men--
whew.
They sure work hard.
Hey.
Saturday night,
we buy
the bottles, huh?
All right.
And maybe I'll
meet this, uh...
This girl Riley,
huh, boy?
Sure, Mr. Monty.
You watch me,
partner.
She meets me,
and, uh...
We get all
the horses we want.
First, you tackle
that tree.
Come on, son.
Mr. Hadley, would you
give me a job?
But you've
got a job.
But I want to be
a lumberjack, like you.
What about
your aunt Sarah?
She's not
really my aunt.
She and Riley
took me in
after my pa died.
What about
your mother?
I never knew her.
Anyway, I figured
if I can make
some real money,
I could pay Riley
and aunt Sarah back
for my keep.
I'll bet you have.
I'd sure feel better
if I could make
money of my own,
be able to
take care of them
in case
something happened.
You understand
how a man feels.
Go home before Riley
comes and gets you.
Don't worry.
Riley wouldn't
be caught dead
around loggers.
Thanks, Mr. Hadley,
but I still want
to be a logger.
There it is, Riley.
Take a good look.
Come next spring,
your cattle will be
eating mud.
Go see judd
and the others.
Tell them
we'll meet tonight.
We'd be no better
than they are.
Let's fight
fire with fire.
Wait a minute.
Either we stop them now
or end up
in a ghost town.
We know, Clay,
but there must be
some legal way.
They've got
a government Grant.
Our only hope
is to stall them
until it runs out.
I don't know
about that.
That seems
dangerous to me.
(Crowd muttering)
We'd better
decide fast.
Sheriff Taylor
may pay US
a visit.
Well, judd?
I'm for it.
How about you,
Brandt?
Sounds good.
Evans?
Count me in.
Sam?
We've got as much
to lose as you.
If your ranches fail,
our stores do.
Tell US
what to do.
I'll handle that.
We've got to
figure out when.
Bert hangs around
their camp.
According to him,
the whole crew
is coming to town
Saturday night.
Good.
That's it, then.
The dance is Saturday.
Shall we cancel it?
No, that's
even better.
It will work
for US.
Everybody will be
in the town hall,
no one in the way.
Good. Very good.
If it's
all settled,
we'd better
break this up.
And keep it
quiet.
Let's go.
I got a feeling
this is one dance
we'll never forget.
I promise you,
judd,
neither will
Mr. Hadley.
* oh, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* yeah, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* oh, gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* gee whizz
whilikens golly gee *
* oh, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba ba *
* is my baby sweet? *
* as sugar candy,
apple pie *
* when our two lips meet *
* ooh, yeah,
I just sigh *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* she's the prettiest
thing you'll see *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* oh, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* yeah, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ah, she's so heavenly *
* and a real live,
walking, talking dream *
* she just touches me *
* and, ooh, yeah,
I just scream *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* we're going steady now,
yes, sirree *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* yeah, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba-ah ba **
Now play
something lively!
Come on.
I want to dance.
That mean you don't
like my singing?
It means I like
your dancing.
* **
****
I'm sure glad
we had the dance.
I haven't seen
much of you
since those loggers
came to town.
Then let's go
outside.
Show me how glad
you really are.
Bert.
Oh, this is
wonderful, Amos.
I feel like I'm 18
all over again.
Well, don't get
any younger, Sarah.
I couldn't stand it.
Oh!
What's the matter,
partner?
We're ahead of schedule,
making lots of money.
Why don't you have fun
for a change?
Things are going
too smoothly.
Ah, you worry
too much.
Me, I don't care--
not on Saturday
night, anyway.
All right.
Let's have fun.
Now you're
talking, Jim!
(Music ends)
Thank you, Sam.
Oh, it's been
right pleasurable,
miss Laura.
Come on, Sam.
It'll take
the poor thing
a week
to get over
your tromping
on her feet.
I haven't had
a chance to tell you
how beautiful
you look tonight.
Thank you, sir.
Well, it's true.
You know, Riley,
you wouldn't
have to worry
about those loggers
if you'd let me
take care of you.
We agreed not
to talk about that.
You agreed.
I didn't.
Please, Clay,
not tonight.
I thought girls
liked to be told
when somebody
loves them.
Next time
the music starts,
you tell me.
What's happened
to the music?
Come on, Archie!
Archie, come on,
before my legs
stiffen up.
Tune her up
and let her go!
* cry timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree
don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree
don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die... *
it's those loggers--
heading for the saloon,
I'll bet!
Be careful.
Don't worry.
* the women
all chase me *
* they follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way
that I handle my ax *
* cry timber, timber *
* follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way
that I handle my ax *
* if the ocean
was whiskey *
* I'd learn how to sail **
(happy shouting)
Hey,
come on, now.
Ow!
Monty, set 'em up!
You don't care
who you serve,
do you, Roy?
You're not very friendly
people, are you?
Maybe if I knock
your heads together,
you'll be
more friendly.
(Jim)
Monty!
(Laughter)
Hey, bartender!
Set 'em up
for all of US.
21 bottles.
No glasses--
just the bottles.
Attaboy!
Yay!
Come on. Come on.
(Accordion music playing)
Attaboy, monty!
Come on. Come on.
If you want more money,
let me know.
Give me a hand.
Yeah!
Here you are, Lee.
Blackie.
Ho, Charlie!
Hey, Joe!
Harry!
Hey, partner!
It's Saturday night!
Boys are
on the prowl,
but don't worry.
I never worry,
Mr. Hadley.
When I do,
I'll start
wearing my gun.
Here, have a drink.
Nope.
Haven't had a drink
for 10 years--
bad for my liver.
Besides,
I don't like it.
You don't like US,
either.
I like everybody
till they start
breaking the law.
That's when people
don't like me.
We won't be
breaking the law,
I promise you.
That's good enough
for me, Mr. Hadley.
The saloon
closes 2:00.
Quiet!
Quiet, everybody!
Shh! Listen.
(Banjo playing)
Hey, come here.
Where is that music
coming from?
From the dance.
They've got a dance
every Saturday night.
They have?
Where's there's dancing,
there's women!
What are we
waiting for?
Let's go!
Hold it!
Aw, come on, Jim.
You're not going to
stop the men
from having fun,
are you?
Come on, partner.
What are you
worried about?
Nothing's
going to happen.
All right.
Go ahead, boys.
Yay!
Yay!
Ha ha ha!
Ah, Jim...
We'll see you later.
May I have this next
dance, please?
Certainly.
What did you
do that for?
You didn't
say please!
Ha ha ha!
How's that for being
a gentleman, boss?
Come on.
(Man)
Timber!
The nerve of them.
They're coming here!
That's what they think.
Come on, men!
Why can't they come?
They won't hurt
nothing.
I'm going to see
they don't!
I don't want you
to start anything.
Is that clear?
What's wrong with them?
They look good to me.
Anything in pants
would look good
to you.
Go on!
Get inside there.
Hold it!
(Men quiet down)
What do you want?
We came
to the dance.
This is a private dance,
Mr. Hadley,
or do you have
a government permit
for that, too?
I'll tell you
plainer.
You ain't
welcome here!
All right, boys.
You heard what
miss Riley said.
Let's go.
They'll
catch Clay!
Stop them.
I said let's go.
Maybe they're afraid
the women will find out
what real men are like.
We can find out
right now.
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Please, miss,
don't do that.
Pardon me, miss,
but you're going to
hurt somebody.
Jim, every time
I'm with you,
you get
into a fight.
Sorry.
Ah! Timber!
Ha ha ha ha!
Timber!
Timber.
Hey, boss, this is more fun
than dancing!
Ha ha ha!
Ah ha ha ha!
Ah ha ha ha!
Timber!
Clay better hurry.
I ain't gonna last
much longer.
Look out,
Mr. Hadley!
Ow!
Thanks, Bert.
After you, Eddie.
Timber!
Timber!
(Explosions)
(Man)
Sounds like it came
from the gap!
Hyah!
Hyah!
They blocked
the logging road.
It's our road, Jim.
It was our road.
Ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
What do you know?
A landslide.
It ruined
the logging road!
Now, ain't that
too bad?
Somebody
dynamited it.
Somebody? Who?
I've got
a pretty good idea.
What are you going to do
about it, sheriff?
What do you
suggest I do?
You got no proof.
Should I lock up
everybody in town?
Yeah, or let US
handle it our way.
Easy, monty.
We'll find another road.
There's only one
other road, mister.
Good.
Then we'll use it.
That's up to
miss Riley.
The road runs right
through her ranch.
And that means
there is no other road.
All right.
If they want
to play rough,
that suits me fine.
We're not going to
let people
walk all over US.
You know
what we should do?
Get guns and storm
that girl's road.
What do you want to do,
fight the whole town?
Yeah! That's just
what I want to do.
Tell me, what do
you want to do?
Get an easement
through her property.
What happens
to our payroll
while we are waiting
for this easement?
And what happens
if we don't get it?
We'll find a way.
We stick around
and wait for the easement.
Are those
your orders, boss?
Monty,
I am not the boss.
We're partners.
Not the way you're
running this, we're not!
You know what
I'm going to do?
Go into town
and get good and drunk--
two weeks' worth!
Jeez!
Monty, look!
Whew!
You think we'll ever
get a road through here?
Worth a try.
I don't know.
If we don't get
that easement,
we're as dead as a flea
on a hound dog's whiskers.
Hey, men!
Come on, boys!
Hold it!
Hey!
Hey, you fellas!
Get over there.
All right,
knock it off.
We got enough trouble.
You heard him.
Break it up!
Get back to work,
all of you.
He started
the fight.
Can't you control
your crew?
They're all
getting edgy
trying to build
a road through
this country,
knowing it can't
even be done.
I'll decide that.
We're beginning
to get
on each other's
nerves.
You and monty don't
hardly ever talk
to each other
no more.
We ought to pack up
and get out.
Forget it, blackie.
Tell them to go
back to camp.
I'm going down
to the station.
The boss is getting
kind of edgy, ain't he?
Who asked you?
Mr. Burroughs.
(Meow)
Mr. Burroughs.
(Meow)
Burroughs!
(Meow)
Burroughs!
Oh. No telegram as yet,
Mr. Hadley.
Nice day.
Hello, Mr. Hadley.
You still with US?
We'll be around awhile.
Nice day,
Mr. Hadley.
Nice day.
Nice day,
Mr. Hadley.
Nice day.
Mighty nice.
Why, howdy,
Mr. Hadley.
Well,
right nice day.
Anything
I can do for you?
Yes. I'll take
two slabs of bacon,
a sack of potatoes,
and 5 pounds
of coffee.
That's not much
of an order.
That all?
That's it.
It looks like you'll
be leaving US.
For the life of me,
I can't figure
why you stuck around
so long.
It's because of
nice people like you,
Mr. Peterson.
Oh, come now. There's
no hard feelings.
It's a big man
knows how to lose.
It's a bigger man
who knows how to win.
I'll get my stuff
in the morning.
You want your stuff
delivered, Mr. Hadley?
No extra charge.
Ha ha ha ha!
(Men laughing)
Hello.
You going to
crow, too?
Mr. Hadley,
I didn't cry before,
and I'm not
going to crow now.
I merely
said hello...
And now, good-bye.
Riley, I'd like
to talk to you.
About what?
How much
is your ranch worth?
I don't know. No one's
ever tried to buy it.
I'm trying.
If you can't
beat them, buy them.
Is that it?
I'm disappointed
in you, Hadley.
You're wasting
your time.
I got a lot of time
to waste.
Anything else you'd
like to talk about?
10,000?
15,000?
You're a very stubborn
man, Hadley.
No more than you are
or that foreman of yours.
Clay is very loyal.
He must be,
to do a thing like that.
Like what?
Blow up a mountain.
Good-bye, miss Riley.
Hadley!
Wait a minute.
You in a hurry
to get back?
All I've got is time.
Would you like to
take a ride with me?
It's about 8 miles
from here,
on the other side
of the Ridge.
What's up there?
You'll see.
Well?
Well, I like surprises.
Good.
Don't look like
your partner's
too worried.
He'd better be.
I'm not going to wait
much longer.
Look around you,
Hadley.
This was once
a thriving town,
just like deepwell.
It was called
green Meadow.
That's funny,
isn't it?
I don't think so.
Clay, my foreman,
was born and raised
in this town.
He wanted
to be a rancher
like his father
before him,
but he never
got the chance.
The loggers came
and stripped the trees
off every mountain
around here.
They destroyed
the watershed,
but, of course,
that didn't matter
to them.
The first rains
buried this town
under an avalanche
of mud and water,
and every time it rains,
the same thing happens.
We don't want that
to happen to our town,
Mr. Hadley,
and we'll do everything
we can to stop you.
You made your point.
Now I'll make mine.
I didn't make the rules,
and I didn't use dynamite
to carry them through.
We're fighting
for our lives.
You can't
hate US for that.
I don't hate you.
Where have you
been, Riley?
We've been getting
kind of nervous.
There's a light
in your eye
looks like you've
been drinking.
What have you
been up to, anyway?
I've been out riding
with Mr. Hadley.
What?
You're a fool
to go riding alone
anywhere with him.
Something
might have happened.
Nothing happened.
Come on.
Hold it
up there.
I knew you
couldn't do it.
Let's see you try her,
then.
O.k.
Hey, Jim!
Jim!
We got it, Jim!
You were right
again, partner.
I take my hat
off to you.
There's
the easement,
signed and sealed.
We did it
your way--legal.
No shooting,
no fighting.
Just the way
you wanted it.
How do you like it?
Fine.
We're back
in business again.
Right, partner?
Right.
Hey, what's
the matter, Jim?
You still mad at me?
Sure,
I lost my head,
but now I apologize.
I apologize, Jim.
What more
do you want?
Let's get the job done.
Get the men rolling.
You betcha,
partner!
I'll have
the sheriff take US
through
the Riley property
tomorrow morning.
All right, you guys!
We're going to knock
that forest
right down
to the roots!
Yay!
Yay!
All right, sheriff...
Open the gate.
We're going through.
I hope there's
no trouble.
All right, boys.
Come on.
(Whistles)
(Whistles)
(Whistles)
Nice and legal, huh?
We should
have brought
our guns along.
Blackie,
clear the road.
(Blackie)
Come on, you Jacks.
Let's get at this.
(Gunshots)
Let that tree
alone.
What about it, sheriff?
Like I told you
last night, Riley,
he's got a good
legal paper.
Let me see it.
It's perfectly
legal,
every single
word of it.
It doesn't say
you have the right
to cut trees
on my property.
Show me, sheriff.
Riley's right.
You can use
existing roads,
but there's nothing here
about cutting trees
on her property.
You can't stop US
with a cheap trick
like this.
I'll stop you any time,
any way I can,
Mr. Hadley.
How long are we
going to let them
push US around?
Monty, take the men
back to camp.
Like hell I will.
Let's settle this
once and for all.
I'm doing
the best I can.
All right, boss.
You do what
you think is best.
I'll do what
I think is best.
Hyah!
We tried it your way.
Clear the road
in the morning.
We're coming through.
Mr. Hadley,
you're
on my property.
Blackie.
Monty back yet?
No. He was
all steamed up.
He's probably
in the saloon
working it off.
I hope so.
He should have
listened to you.
We wouldn't have
had a chance
this morning.
We will tomorrow.
Here's how
we'll work it.
Monty will take five men
and plant the dynamite.
You take your group
up above the road.
Who's going to take
the wagons through?
Me.
How many guns we got?
Oh, 11 rifles,
a couple of pistols.
Get everything ready.
We start tomorrow.
Looks like we're
going to try it
monty's way
after all.
Yeah.
I better look
the hothead up.
Mr. Hadley,
I want to talk
to you.
Little late for that.
It's never too late
to stop people
from killing
each other.
All right.
I'm sorry about what happened
at the ranch this morning.
If you won't uphold
the law, we will.
No matter
who gets hurt?
No matter.
I don't condone
lawbreaking
of any kind,
but there are laws
and laws--
some big
and some small.
Occasionally,
it's better to break
a small law
to keep a big one.
That's a very pretty speech.
Why don't you tell Riley
that in the morning?
Now, look, Hadley,
at least try
to understand
these people.
This is their land,
their homes,
everything.
They have every
moral right.
But I've got a contract.
And you still
intend to force
your way through?
Yes.
All right.
I'll try to talk
to Riley.
You hold
your men off.
I'll need
a little time.
You've got it--
until noon tomorrow.
Mr. Hadley,
for a logger,
you sure don't know
much about roots.
That's not what
you said before.
I don't care what
I said to you before.
A woman has a right
to change her mind.
If you go with those
loggers, it's all off.
I didn't say I was
going for sure.
I said I was
thinking of going.
My mind
ain't made up.
If you keep shouting
and nagging,
you'll make it up
for me.
Don't you call me a nag.
Do what you want.
For all I care,
you can go to...Alaska!
Maybe I will.
You ain't seen
nothing, Bert.
Wait till
you're married.
Oh, you!
It's all your fault.
You can go with him
any time you like,
but if you do,
I never want to
see you again.
What was that
all about?
Aw, women.
One minute they're
full of smiling
and understanding.
The next minute
they're snarling
and snapping at you.
All I told her was
I might go with you.
That's what
started it all.
You going with US?
I don't
know anymore.
With aunt Sarah
and Jane making
such a fuss,
I don't know what
I want to do.
Maybe I'm scared.
I've never been
out of this town
since I was born.
What would you do?
I'd...
I'd stay here.
You would?
Well,
I never expected
to hear you
talk like that.
Well, it's the women.
They need you.
Gee, I never thought
about it that way.
Better make it up
with Jane.
She could be right.
Aw, let her
stew awhile.
Thanks, Mr. Hadley.
(Whistling)
* we had a quarrel *
* a lover's quarrel *
* and when there's a quarrel *
* somebody must cry *
* we had a breakup *
* but deep in my heart *
* I know we will make up *
* my darling and I *
* for I'm *
* the faithful kind *
* and I found the one,
the only one *
* that I can be faithful to *
* yes, I'm *
* the faithful kind *
* as long as I live *
* I'll give her love
that's faithful and true *
* as long as I live *
* I'll give her love
that's faithful and true **
(whistling)
Buck,
you and Lee start
at the other end.
Five sticks
to a tree.
Right, boss.
I wonder
what Jim will say
when he sees
this road cleared.
I don't care
what he says.
From now on, we'll
do things my way.
Boss!
Boss, monty was back.
He took all
the dynamite!
Did you tell him
our plan?
I got no chance.
He was crazy.
Oh, the fool.
Giddy up.
(Whispering)
Higher.
Higher.
(Loudly)
Will you hand me
that wire?
Shh!
Shut up,
you guys.
I'm sorry.
Is that ready?
All set.
Bring that wire
over here.
Hyah!
Shh!
Hold it,
hold it.
Get out
of sight.
Go on, go on!
Whoa.
He's coming up here.
(Rustling)
What are you
doing here?
Shh.
Take it easy, boy.
You're trying
to clear the road!
That's right, boy.
That's just what
I'm going to do.
Where's Mr. Hadley?
You've got
no business here.
Riley!
Riley!
Riley! Riley!
Riley!
Shut up, you fool.
Clay.
Riley!
Shut up.
(Punches)
Riley. Clay!
Get that plunger
up the hill.
Go on--fast!
(Explosions)
Monty.
Monty!
Ohh...
Bert.
Bert!
Get Dr. Evans--quick!
He's still
in a state of shock.
It might be hours.
All of you better
get some sleep.
Mr. Hadley...
I hope your timber
is worth it.
I don't care
if he did it or not.
He's their boss.
If not for him,
Bert might be dead now.
Riley,
I don't convince
as easy as you,
and I don't fool
as easy, either.
(Door shuts)
I had your promise
you'd wait.
You still have.
Your men tried
to clear the road.
Got proof of that?
Why waste your time?
He probably picked
the men who did it.
Or have you got
a special law
against loggers?
Laura...
I'm sorry
about Bert.
Why did you do it?
Do what, partner?
Mess things up.
The road's open.
That's what you
wanted, isn't it?
If that boy dies,
there'll be a lynch mob.
Nothing's
going to get
in my way
anymore, Jim.
We're moving up
through that timber,
and nobody's
going to stop me.
I'll stop you.
I guess
I'll have to
get you
out of the way.
I guess you'll
have to do that.
All right, you guys!
Nobody butts in.
Nobody.
Understand?
This is just between
you and me, partner.
Stay out of this,
blackie.
That means you,
too, Vince.
(Men yelling)
(Spits)
You all right, boss?
Yeah.
Pack up, blackie.
We're moving
out of here.
What about
our timber?
There are other places.
I don't get it.
I just don't get it.
We came here to cut
down trees, not kids.
How's Bert?
Doc Evans says
he'll make it.
What happened
to you?
Oh, a little
accident in camp.
Happen to find out
who beat up the boy?
I wouldn't know.
Ease things
around here for you
if you did.
I don't
know who he is.
Of course not.
Well, thanks
for trying, anyway.
I want you to know
I never thought
you had
anything to do
with that boy
getting hurt.
And another thing--
if you weren't
a logger,
I might even
get to like you.
You really think
so, Mr. Hadley?
You bet.
You'll be the best
cowhand there is.
You take care
of him.
I'll do that.
I can't wait
till he's well
enough to whip.
Scaring me
like that!
Good-bye,
aunt Sarah.
Good-bye, janey.
Bye.
Bye.
(Bert)
Bye.
Women.
I'm surrounded by them.
Hadley.
About the road. I...
Forget it.
We're leaving tomorrow.
You're what?
On the morning train.
You changed your
mind awfully fast,
didn't you?
Important things like
that happen in a hurry.
But I don't
understand.
I thought you had
everything tied up
in this contract.
Why?
I mean, why are
you really leaving?
I found something
more important than timber.
Good-bye, Hadley.
Good-bye, Laura.
(Gunshots)
Get inside
and close the door.
No sweat, boss.
You got a dead partner.
Don't touch him.
He's mine.
Jim!
Jim.
Uh!
Monty.
Monty!
Where are you?
Monty.
You don't
have a chance.
It's our timber, Jim.
We paid for it.
We're not leaving it.
Nobody's going to
take it away.
Nobody.
Monty!
I'll get you
sooner or later.
Where are you?
Monty.
You can't hide forever.
Listen to me.
I'll give you one more
chance to come out.
Monty!
Come on out.
Riley!
Ride into town.
Get all the help
you can.
Bring my men.
Get your horses
to safety.
Come on, men.
Going to take more than men
to fight that fire.
We'll make
a break.
Where's
the dynamite?
What dynamite?
The dynamite
you used to
blow up the gap.
In the barn.
Ed, forest fire
in back of my ranch!
(Clanging)
Timber Blaze
behind my ranch!
Hadley wants you
up there now.
Hank, get our men
out of that joint!
Come on.
We got a fire!
Forest fire
in back of my ranch!
Let it burn.
It will drive
those loggers out.
Sam, if that timber burns,
it'll ruin our watershed.
We need help!
Hurry!
Hurry, men!
Come as fast as you can!
Blast the tops,
and we got a chance.
We got to hurry.
It's awful close.
Make a breakthrough.
We're going to dynamite.
(Blackie)
Get the tools, Jacks.
We're cutting a break
through there.
Get up there
and cut a coal trail.
The rest of you
work behind US.
Come on.
Monty.
Monty!
Monty.
We're going to dynamite.
Monty.
Hadley!
Everybody
out of here.
We're going to
dynamite the place.
All right. Everybody
clear out of here!
We're going to
blast it.
Everybody out!
Everybody out.
Go on. Everybody.
Monty!
Monty!
Monty!
Monty.
(Coughing)
It's spreading.
Set her off, Clay.
Monty!
Hadley!
Let her go, Clay!
(Explosions)
Monty.
Monty.
Jim.
Monty!
Jim.
Jim.
Jim.
Monty.
You fool.
I'm sorry, partner.
Mr. Hadley,
we want
to thank you.
You know what
that watershed
means to US.
After the way
we've acted,
you didn't
have to do it.
Come on, blackie.
Move out.
All right, you Jacks.
Get on these wagons.
We got a train
to catch.
Everybody seems
mighty happy
to be leaving.
Everybody except
you, that is.
Yeah, I know.
(Train whistle blows)
Jim!
Jim.
Where are you going?
With you.
What about
your ranch?
Aunt Sarah and Bert
can have it.
You won't
have a home.
That's all right with me.
Remember,
I'm the boss.
O.k., boss.
All right, boys.
Get her aboard.
It looks like
you got yourself
a new partner.
Timber!
Bye.
Bye!
Bye.
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* we've said it before,
and we'll say it again *
* ranching's for women,
and logging's for men *
* timber, timber,
timber, I cry *
* if a tree
don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die **
Warner Bros.
* cry timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* there's cash in my pocket *
* my heart is on fire *
* tonight's not the night
to be joining the choir *
* the women all chase me *
* they follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way
that I handle my ax *
* cry timber, timber *
* follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way *
* that I handle my ax *
* if the ocean was whiskey *
* I'd learn how to sail *
* I'd turn in my ax *
* for a 3-gallon pail *
* cry timber, timber *
* just hear me wail *
* I'd turn in my ax
for a 3-gallon pail *
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
timber!
* the life of a logger's
a dangerous life *
* but, oh, what a way
to be rid of your wife *
* cry timber, timber *
* dangerous life *
* but, oh, what a way
to be rid of your wife *
ha ha ha!
* I hate drinking whiskey *
* I can't stand the taste *
* but it's better than
watching it going to waste *
* the whiskey and women *
* are waiting tonight *
* and there's nothing
that's better
* exceptin' a fight *
* cry... *
monty, come here.
Yeah, Jim!
* waiting tonight *
* and there's nothing
that's better *
we're here.
(Train whistle blows)
* we've said it before *
* and we'll say it again *
* ranching's for women,
and logging's for men **
(Barking)
Hey, where
is everybody?
I don't know.
Hey, friend.
Hello, friend.
What's
going on here?
Nothing.
Well,
where is everybody?
What you expect?
A brass band?
Sure. Why not?
Now, you know,
folks around here
don't take to loggers.
Now, look here,
mister.
Every place we go,
people are happy
to see US.
We spend money
like water.
We'll put this town
on the map.
Or take it off.
Jim, I don't think
that guy likes US.
Monty,
this place looks
like
a ghost town.
Lots of timber,
though.
That's all
we care about.
Get rid of this.
You heard what he said.
Get rid of it.
Sure.
Don't worry
about him, partner.
He's a little rough,
maybe, but, uh...
I can take care
of him.
All right,
but he's your problem.
Blackie!
Yeah, boss?
Start unloading.
All right,
you Jacks.
Start getting
the big stuff off of here.
Unload that end.
I'll get the horses
and the groceries.
I'll go with you.
No. Stay here
and set up camp.
Whatever you say.
I'll meet you
at the gap.
If you get in trouble,
let me know.
I'll come quick.
Don't you worry.
I'll yell.
Hey, Jim,
see if you can find
some good women
and bad whiskey.
How about the other
way around?
Good, sure. Anything
you say, partner!
But loggers
are loggers,
and we don't
want them here
in deepwell.
Ah, don't bust
a gut, judd.
We'll take care
of them.
She'd look
awful pretty in pink.
I don't know, Jane.
Aunt Sarah said red,
so red it better be.
Well...
Oh, give me
some candy sticks
for my wife.
(Storekeeper)
Why, certainly.
Thought you wanted
some goods.
Well, that was
pretty good, wasn't it?
Janey?
Yes, pa?
Will you wait
on Mrs. Gordon?
Bert can take care
of himself.
Yes, pa.
(Softly)
See you tonight.
He's in here
often enough.
Mark my words, Sam.
We're in trouble--
real trouble--
if we want to keep
that timber.
Here you are, Sam.
$20.
Thanks, judd.
I'll have Jane
deliver it
sometime
this afternoon.
Hello.
Hello.
I want
35 dozen eggs,
8 sides of bacon,
14 pounds of coffee.
The rest is
on the list.
Yeah.
Well, now...
That's a lot
of food, mister.
It's a lot of men.
That will all
be gone in a week.
I might not have
that much bacon or coffee.
Give me as much
as you can.
We're making camp
at the gap.
Will you deliver it?
Sorry.
No deliveries.
But you delivered
for him.
The law says I got
to sell to you.
It says nothing
about delivering.
All right.
I'll pick it up.
Any law
about information?
Well, now,
that's according
to what you want
to know.
Where's
the livery stable?
Few doors down.
Turn in the alley.
Thanks.
Hello?
Anybody home?
Oh, hello.
Nice horse.
Best in town.
Want to rent him?
I need about
30 of them.
Got a lot
of logging to do.
I'm sorry, mister.
These horses
are already hired.
You rented them
pretty fast.
Look, mister,
I ain't got
nothing against you
personally.
It's just that
my horses
are particular
who they work for.
You know where
I can hire some?
Well, there's a lot
of ranchers
around here.
You want to try,
you're welcome.
Yeah.
I'll bet.
Nice workhorses.
Best there are.
Just got them shod.
They for rent?
No. They belong
to the Riley ranch.
We've got lots
of them out there.
How about
taking me out there?
Uh-uh.
I'd get
skinned alive
if I brought
a logger out there.
Well,
if you're afraid.
Wait, mister.
I'm not afraid
of nobody.
You want a ride,
you just
climb up here.
Well, thanks.
Nice place.
Runs all the way
to piety mountain.
Riley
does all right.
How long you been
a ranch hand?
I'm not a ranch hand.
Aunt Sarah says
I'm too young.
All I do is run errands--
kid stuff.
Well, I thought
sure enough
you were
a ranch hand.
The barn's up ahead.
Where will I
find the boss?
Probably
in the corral.
(Shouting)
Give him more rein!
Don't tighten,
or it'll throw you!
Whoa.
Thanks for the ride.
Aw, come on!
Come on!
Give it more rein!
More rein,
do you hear?
Do you hear me?
More re--rein!
Ride him,
aunt Sarah!
Who pushed me?
Nobody
pushed you.
Well, then,
don't stand there gawking.
If you didn't push me,
at least help me up.
Sarah, you didn't give
that fence enough rein!
Sure, aunt Sarah.
You were riding him
too tight.
Go on!
Get out of here!
That's it!
We'll take him
for you.
You did good.
He's going to
be all right.
How'd I do,
aunt Sarah?
Oh, you did it.
You did it!
What a ride!
Your old man
would have been
proud of you today.
Oh, you're
a holy mess.
You're too dirty
for brushing.
I'll fill a tub
of water for you.
Hello.
Hello.
Mighty fine riding.
Thank you.
Nice spread
you've got here.
I'd like to talk
to Riley.
Start talking.
You're Riley?
What about it?
Well, I thought
I was going to see
an old man.
You see...Well,
my name is Jim Hadley.
Laura Riley.
Howdy. Miss?
Miss, but please
don't call me
miss Riley.
It sounds like
a schoolteacher.
Just Laura
or Riley will do.
Well, the way
you handle that horse,
you sure know
your business.
I don't believe
I know yours.
I'd like to hire
some horses.
How many
will you need?
About 30.
That's an awful lot
of horses.
What do you
want them for?
See, I'm a logger.
Get off my land.
I told you to go,
or would you rather
be helped off?
Look, I'm a logger.
I'm not a thief.
To US, it's all
the same thing.
I don't know
what you mean.
Look. There she is--
piety mountain.
Lot of wood on her.
We'd like her
to stay that way.
If you
log the timber
off that mountain,
there won't be
a blade of grass
left in this valley.
The first rain
will wash away
the topsoil.
No topsoil,
no grass.
No grass,
no cattle.
It's not our problem.
We've got a Grant.
You'll ruin
every rancher
in this valley.
Does that make any
difference to you?
Sorry. If you won't
give me the horses,
I'll get them
someplace else,
but those trees
come down.
I wouldn't be
too sure.
People can get
mighty stubborn
when you push them
into a corner.
That goes both ways.
Well, we know where
we stand, anyway.
Good-bye,
Mr. Hadley.
What did he want?
He's a logger.
Well,
he's trespassing.
Mr. Hadley.
I'll drive you back.
Bert.
You're not driving
him anyplace.
But I brought him
out here.
You're not driving
him anywhere.
He's got no way
of getting back.
It's all right,
Bert.
Thanks, anyway.
Thanks for
your hospitality.
Any time.
What good
did that do US?
I'm trying to protect
your interests.
I don't want you
to fight with them.
We'll have to find
some other way.
All right.
But I got a feeling
there is no other way.
Don't put that sugar
on the wet ground!
Cookie, where
do you want this water?
Put it in
the water barrel!
Well, make up
your mind!
What about the girl?
Oh, it isn't her,
monty.
It's the townspeople.
They don't want US.
Why? We're not
bothering anybody.
They claim if
we cut their timber,
it would ruin
their watershed.
So what? Our job's
cutting trees,
not ranching.
We got the tiger
by the tail.
And we won't
let it go.
We got every nickel
we ever made
tied up on this
railroad contract.
We got nine weeks
to deliver
that lumber,
and that's just what
we're going to do.
Right?
Right.
Good.
Now, uh...Tell me,
partner, uh...
What about the girl?
Who is she?
Is she pretty,
maybe?
Not bad.
Her name's Riley.
Riley?
You sure
she's a girl?
Unless they're
making shirts
different these days.
Ha ha ha!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
(Wood splitting)
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
(Sawing)
Hi, there,
Mr. Hadley!
Hi, Bert!
Timber!
Ha!
Whoa! Whoa.
Mr. Hadley.
Oh, hello.
Well, thank you.
Gee, this logging
business is real great.
We think it is.
Hey, monty.
Be right
with you, Jim.
All right, Vince!
Down the hill!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
All right,
you men!
Limber up!
What are you doing,
Mr. Hadley?
Lining up the fall
of a tree.
Gosh.
Blackie!
Favor
the left wedge.
All right, boss.
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Hey, monty!
How's it going?
Great, Jim!
Just great.
I've never seen
such good timber.
And the men--
whew.
They sure work hard.
Hey.
Saturday night,
we buy
the bottles, huh?
All right.
And maybe I'll
meet this, uh...
This girl Riley,
huh, boy?
Sure, Mr. Monty.
You watch me,
partner.
She meets me,
and, uh...
We get all
the horses we want.
First, you tackle
that tree.
Come on, son.
Mr. Hadley, would you
give me a job?
But you've
got a job.
But I want to be
a lumberjack, like you.
What about
your aunt Sarah?
She's not
really my aunt.
She and Riley
took me in
after my pa died.
What about
your mother?
I never knew her.
Anyway, I figured
if I can make
some real money,
I could pay Riley
and aunt Sarah back
for my keep.
I'll bet you have.
I'd sure feel better
if I could make
money of my own,
be able to
take care of them
in case
something happened.
You understand
how a man feels.
Go home before Riley
comes and gets you.
Don't worry.
Riley wouldn't
be caught dead
around loggers.
Thanks, Mr. Hadley,
but I still want
to be a logger.
There it is, Riley.
Take a good look.
Come next spring,
your cattle will be
eating mud.
Go see judd
and the others.
Tell them
we'll meet tonight.
We'd be no better
than they are.
Let's fight
fire with fire.
Wait a minute.
Either we stop them now
or end up
in a ghost town.
We know, Clay,
but there must be
some legal way.
They've got
a government Grant.
Our only hope
is to stall them
until it runs out.
I don't know
about that.
That seems
dangerous to me.
(Crowd muttering)
We'd better
decide fast.
Sheriff Taylor
may pay US
a visit.
Well, judd?
I'm for it.
How about you,
Brandt?
Sounds good.
Evans?
Count me in.
Sam?
We've got as much
to lose as you.
If your ranches fail,
our stores do.
Tell US
what to do.
I'll handle that.
We've got to
figure out when.
Bert hangs around
their camp.
According to him,
the whole crew
is coming to town
Saturday night.
Good.
That's it, then.
The dance is Saturday.
Shall we cancel it?
No, that's
even better.
It will work
for US.
Everybody will be
in the town hall,
no one in the way.
Good. Very good.
If it's
all settled,
we'd better
break this up.
And keep it
quiet.
Let's go.
I got a feeling
this is one dance
we'll never forget.
I promise you,
judd,
neither will
Mr. Hadley.
* oh, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* yeah, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* oh, gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* gee whizz
whilikens golly gee *
* oh, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba ba *
* is my baby sweet? *
* as sugar candy,
apple pie *
* when our two lips meet *
* ooh, yeah,
I just sigh *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* she's the prettiest
thing you'll see *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* oh, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* yeah, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ah, she's so heavenly *
* and a real live,
walking, talking dream *
* she just touches me *
* and, ooh, yeah,
I just scream *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* we're going steady now,
yes, sirree *
* gee whizz whilikens
golly gee *
* I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* yeah, I love a girl *
* and she loves me *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba-ah ba **
Now play
something lively!
Come on.
I want to dance.
That mean you don't
like my singing?
It means I like
your dancing.
* **
****
I'm sure glad
we had the dance.
I haven't seen
much of you
since those loggers
came to town.
Then let's go
outside.
Show me how glad
you really are.
Bert.
Oh, this is
wonderful, Amos.
I feel like I'm 18
all over again.
Well, don't get
any younger, Sarah.
I couldn't stand it.
Oh!
What's the matter,
partner?
We're ahead of schedule,
making lots of money.
Why don't you have fun
for a change?
Things are going
too smoothly.
Ah, you worry
too much.
Me, I don't care--
not on Saturday
night, anyway.
All right.
Let's have fun.
Now you're
talking, Jim!
(Music ends)
Thank you, Sam.
Oh, it's been
right pleasurable,
miss Laura.
Come on, Sam.
It'll take
the poor thing
a week
to get over
your tromping
on her feet.
I haven't had
a chance to tell you
how beautiful
you look tonight.
Thank you, sir.
Well, it's true.
You know, Riley,
you wouldn't
have to worry
about those loggers
if you'd let me
take care of you.
We agreed not
to talk about that.
You agreed.
I didn't.
Please, Clay,
not tonight.
I thought girls
liked to be told
when somebody
loves them.
Next time
the music starts,
you tell me.
What's happened
to the music?
Come on, Archie!
Archie, come on,
before my legs
stiffen up.
Tune her up
and let her go!
* cry timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree
don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree
don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die... *
it's those loggers--
heading for the saloon,
I'll bet!
Be careful.
Don't worry.
* the women
all chase me *
* they follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way
that I handle my ax *
* cry timber, timber *
* follow my tracks *
* I guess it's the way
that I handle my ax *
* if the ocean
was whiskey *
* I'd learn how to sail **
(happy shouting)
Hey,
come on, now.
Ow!
Monty, set 'em up!
You don't care
who you serve,
do you, Roy?
You're not very friendly
people, are you?
Maybe if I knock
your heads together,
you'll be
more friendly.
(Jim)
Monty!
(Laughter)
Hey, bartender!
Set 'em up
for all of US.
21 bottles.
No glasses--
just the bottles.
Attaboy!
Yay!
Come on. Come on.
(Accordion music playing)
Attaboy, monty!
Come on. Come on.
If you want more money,
let me know.
Give me a hand.
Yeah!
Here you are, Lee.
Blackie.
Ho, Charlie!
Hey, Joe!
Harry!
Hey, partner!
It's Saturday night!
Boys are
on the prowl,
but don't worry.
I never worry,
Mr. Hadley.
When I do,
I'll start
wearing my gun.
Here, have a drink.
Nope.
Haven't had a drink
for 10 years--
bad for my liver.
Besides,
I don't like it.
You don't like US,
either.
I like everybody
till they start
breaking the law.
That's when people
don't like me.
We won't be
breaking the law,
I promise you.
That's good enough
for me, Mr. Hadley.
The saloon
closes 2:00.
Quiet!
Quiet, everybody!
Shh! Listen.
(Banjo playing)
Hey, come here.
Where is that music
coming from?
From the dance.
They've got a dance
every Saturday night.
They have?
Where's there's dancing,
there's women!
What are we
waiting for?
Let's go!
Hold it!
Aw, come on, Jim.
You're not going to
stop the men
from having fun,
are you?
Come on, partner.
What are you
worried about?
Nothing's
going to happen.
All right.
Go ahead, boys.
Yay!
Yay!
Ha ha ha!
Ah, Jim...
We'll see you later.
May I have this next
dance, please?
Certainly.
What did you
do that for?
You didn't
say please!
Ha ha ha!
How's that for being
a gentleman, boss?
Come on.
(Man)
Timber!
The nerve of them.
They're coming here!
That's what they think.
Come on, men!
Why can't they come?
They won't hurt
nothing.
I'm going to see
they don't!
I don't want you
to start anything.
Is that clear?
What's wrong with them?
They look good to me.
Anything in pants
would look good
to you.
Go on!
Get inside there.
Hold it!
(Men quiet down)
What do you want?
We came
to the dance.
This is a private dance,
Mr. Hadley,
or do you have
a government permit
for that, too?
I'll tell you
plainer.
You ain't
welcome here!
All right, boys.
You heard what
miss Riley said.
Let's go.
They'll
catch Clay!
Stop them.
I said let's go.
Maybe they're afraid
the women will find out
what real men are like.
We can find out
right now.
Timber!
Timber!
Timber!
Please, miss,
don't do that.
Pardon me, miss,
but you're going to
hurt somebody.
Jim, every time
I'm with you,
you get
into a fight.
Sorry.
Ah! Timber!
Ha ha ha ha!
Timber!
Timber.
Hey, boss, this is more fun
than dancing!
Ha ha ha!
Ah ha ha ha!
Ah ha ha ha!
Timber!
Clay better hurry.
I ain't gonna last
much longer.
Look out,
Mr. Hadley!
Ow!
Thanks, Bert.
After you, Eddie.
Timber!
Timber!
(Explosions)
(Man)
Sounds like it came
from the gap!
Hyah!
Hyah!
They blocked
the logging road.
It's our road, Jim.
It was our road.
Ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
What do you know?
A landslide.
It ruined
the logging road!
Now, ain't that
too bad?
Somebody
dynamited it.
Somebody? Who?
I've got
a pretty good idea.
What are you going to do
about it, sheriff?
What do you
suggest I do?
You got no proof.
Should I lock up
everybody in town?
Yeah, or let US
handle it our way.
Easy, monty.
We'll find another road.
There's only one
other road, mister.
Good.
Then we'll use it.
That's up to
miss Riley.
The road runs right
through her ranch.
And that means
there is no other road.
All right.
If they want
to play rough,
that suits me fine.
We're not going to
let people
walk all over US.
You know
what we should do?
Get guns and storm
that girl's road.
What do you want to do,
fight the whole town?
Yeah! That's just
what I want to do.
Tell me, what do
you want to do?
Get an easement
through her property.
What happens
to our payroll
while we are waiting
for this easement?
And what happens
if we don't get it?
We'll find a way.
We stick around
and wait for the easement.
Are those
your orders, boss?
Monty,
I am not the boss.
We're partners.
Not the way you're
running this, we're not!
You know what
I'm going to do?
Go into town
and get good and drunk--
two weeks' worth!
Jeez!
Monty, look!
Whew!
You think we'll ever
get a road through here?
Worth a try.
I don't know.
If we don't get
that easement,
we're as dead as a flea
on a hound dog's whiskers.
Hey, men!
Come on, boys!
Hold it!
Hey!
Hey, you fellas!
Get over there.
All right,
knock it off.
We got enough trouble.
You heard him.
Break it up!
Get back to work,
all of you.
He started
the fight.
Can't you control
your crew?
They're all
getting edgy
trying to build
a road through
this country,
knowing it can't
even be done.
I'll decide that.
We're beginning
to get
on each other's
nerves.
You and monty don't
hardly ever talk
to each other
no more.
We ought to pack up
and get out.
Forget it, blackie.
Tell them to go
back to camp.
I'm going down
to the station.
The boss is getting
kind of edgy, ain't he?
Who asked you?
Mr. Burroughs.
(Meow)
Mr. Burroughs.
(Meow)
Burroughs!
(Meow)
Burroughs!
Oh. No telegram as yet,
Mr. Hadley.
Nice day.
Hello, Mr. Hadley.
You still with US?
We'll be around awhile.
Nice day,
Mr. Hadley.
Nice day.
Nice day,
Mr. Hadley.
Nice day.
Mighty nice.
Why, howdy,
Mr. Hadley.
Well,
right nice day.
Anything
I can do for you?
Yes. I'll take
two slabs of bacon,
a sack of potatoes,
and 5 pounds
of coffee.
That's not much
of an order.
That all?
That's it.
It looks like you'll
be leaving US.
For the life of me,
I can't figure
why you stuck around
so long.
It's because of
nice people like you,
Mr. Peterson.
Oh, come now. There's
no hard feelings.
It's a big man
knows how to lose.
It's a bigger man
who knows how to win.
I'll get my stuff
in the morning.
You want your stuff
delivered, Mr. Hadley?
No extra charge.
Ha ha ha ha!
(Men laughing)
Hello.
You going to
crow, too?
Mr. Hadley,
I didn't cry before,
and I'm not
going to crow now.
I merely
said hello...
And now, good-bye.
Riley, I'd like
to talk to you.
About what?
How much
is your ranch worth?
I don't know. No one's
ever tried to buy it.
I'm trying.
If you can't
beat them, buy them.
Is that it?
I'm disappointed
in you, Hadley.
You're wasting
your time.
I got a lot of time
to waste.
Anything else you'd
like to talk about?
10,000?
15,000?
You're a very stubborn
man, Hadley.
No more than you are
or that foreman of yours.
Clay is very loyal.
He must be,
to do a thing like that.
Like what?
Blow up a mountain.
Good-bye, miss Riley.
Hadley!
Wait a minute.
You in a hurry
to get back?
All I've got is time.
Would you like to
take a ride with me?
It's about 8 miles
from here,
on the other side
of the Ridge.
What's up there?
You'll see.
Well?
Well, I like surprises.
Good.
Don't look like
your partner's
too worried.
He'd better be.
I'm not going to wait
much longer.
Look around you,
Hadley.
This was once
a thriving town,
just like deepwell.
It was called
green Meadow.
That's funny,
isn't it?
I don't think so.
Clay, my foreman,
was born and raised
in this town.
He wanted
to be a rancher
like his father
before him,
but he never
got the chance.
The loggers came
and stripped the trees
off every mountain
around here.
They destroyed
the watershed,
but, of course,
that didn't matter
to them.
The first rains
buried this town
under an avalanche
of mud and water,
and every time it rains,
the same thing happens.
We don't want that
to happen to our town,
Mr. Hadley,
and we'll do everything
we can to stop you.
You made your point.
Now I'll make mine.
I didn't make the rules,
and I didn't use dynamite
to carry them through.
We're fighting
for our lives.
You can't
hate US for that.
I don't hate you.
Where have you
been, Riley?
We've been getting
kind of nervous.
There's a light
in your eye
looks like you've
been drinking.
What have you
been up to, anyway?
I've been out riding
with Mr. Hadley.
What?
You're a fool
to go riding alone
anywhere with him.
Something
might have happened.
Nothing happened.
Come on.
Hold it
up there.
I knew you
couldn't do it.
Let's see you try her,
then.
O.k.
Hey, Jim!
Jim!
We got it, Jim!
You were right
again, partner.
I take my hat
off to you.
There's
the easement,
signed and sealed.
We did it
your way--legal.
No shooting,
no fighting.
Just the way
you wanted it.
How do you like it?
Fine.
We're back
in business again.
Right, partner?
Right.
Hey, what's
the matter, Jim?
You still mad at me?
Sure,
I lost my head,
but now I apologize.
I apologize, Jim.
What more
do you want?
Let's get the job done.
Get the men rolling.
You betcha,
partner!
I'll have
the sheriff take US
through
the Riley property
tomorrow morning.
All right, you guys!
We're going to knock
that forest
right down
to the roots!
Yay!
Yay!
All right, sheriff...
Open the gate.
We're going through.
I hope there's
no trouble.
All right, boys.
Come on.
(Whistles)
(Whistles)
(Whistles)
Nice and legal, huh?
We should
have brought
our guns along.
Blackie,
clear the road.
(Blackie)
Come on, you Jacks.
Let's get at this.
(Gunshots)
Let that tree
alone.
What about it, sheriff?
Like I told you
last night, Riley,
he's got a good
legal paper.
Let me see it.
It's perfectly
legal,
every single
word of it.
It doesn't say
you have the right
to cut trees
on my property.
Show me, sheriff.
Riley's right.
You can use
existing roads,
but there's nothing here
about cutting trees
on her property.
You can't stop US
with a cheap trick
like this.
I'll stop you any time,
any way I can,
Mr. Hadley.
How long are we
going to let them
push US around?
Monty, take the men
back to camp.
Like hell I will.
Let's settle this
once and for all.
I'm doing
the best I can.
All right, boss.
You do what
you think is best.
I'll do what
I think is best.
Hyah!
We tried it your way.
Clear the road
in the morning.
We're coming through.
Mr. Hadley,
you're
on my property.
Blackie.
Monty back yet?
No. He was
all steamed up.
He's probably
in the saloon
working it off.
I hope so.
He should have
listened to you.
We wouldn't have
had a chance
this morning.
We will tomorrow.
Here's how
we'll work it.
Monty will take five men
and plant the dynamite.
You take your group
up above the road.
Who's going to take
the wagons through?
Me.
How many guns we got?
Oh, 11 rifles,
a couple of pistols.
Get everything ready.
We start tomorrow.
Looks like we're
going to try it
monty's way
after all.
Yeah.
I better look
the hothead up.
Mr. Hadley,
I want to talk
to you.
Little late for that.
It's never too late
to stop people
from killing
each other.
All right.
I'm sorry about what happened
at the ranch this morning.
If you won't uphold
the law, we will.
No matter
who gets hurt?
No matter.
I don't condone
lawbreaking
of any kind,
but there are laws
and laws--
some big
and some small.
Occasionally,
it's better to break
a small law
to keep a big one.
That's a very pretty speech.
Why don't you tell Riley
that in the morning?
Now, look, Hadley,
at least try
to understand
these people.
This is their land,
their homes,
everything.
They have every
moral right.
But I've got a contract.
And you still
intend to force
your way through?
Yes.
All right.
I'll try to talk
to Riley.
You hold
your men off.
I'll need
a little time.
You've got it--
until noon tomorrow.
Mr. Hadley,
for a logger,
you sure don't know
much about roots.
That's not what
you said before.
I don't care what
I said to you before.
A woman has a right
to change her mind.
If you go with those
loggers, it's all off.
I didn't say I was
going for sure.
I said I was
thinking of going.
My mind
ain't made up.
If you keep shouting
and nagging,
you'll make it up
for me.
Don't you call me a nag.
Do what you want.
For all I care,
you can go to...Alaska!
Maybe I will.
You ain't seen
nothing, Bert.
Wait till
you're married.
Oh, you!
It's all your fault.
You can go with him
any time you like,
but if you do,
I never want to
see you again.
What was that
all about?
Aw, women.
One minute they're
full of smiling
and understanding.
The next minute
they're snarling
and snapping at you.
All I told her was
I might go with you.
That's what
started it all.
You going with US?
I don't
know anymore.
With aunt Sarah
and Jane making
such a fuss,
I don't know what
I want to do.
Maybe I'm scared.
I've never been
out of this town
since I was born.
What would you do?
I'd...
I'd stay here.
You would?
Well,
I never expected
to hear you
talk like that.
Well, it's the women.
They need you.
Gee, I never thought
about it that way.
Better make it up
with Jane.
She could be right.
Aw, let her
stew awhile.
Thanks, Mr. Hadley.
(Whistling)
* we had a quarrel *
* a lover's quarrel *
* and when there's a quarrel *
* somebody must cry *
* we had a breakup *
* but deep in my heart *
* I know we will make up *
* my darling and I *
* for I'm *
* the faithful kind *
* and I found the one,
the only one *
* that I can be faithful to *
* yes, I'm *
* the faithful kind *
* as long as I live *
* I'll give her love
that's faithful and true *
* as long as I live *
* I'll give her love
that's faithful and true **
(whistling)
Buck,
you and Lee start
at the other end.
Five sticks
to a tree.
Right, boss.
I wonder
what Jim will say
when he sees
this road cleared.
I don't care
what he says.
From now on, we'll
do things my way.
Boss!
Boss, monty was back.
He took all
the dynamite!
Did you tell him
our plan?
I got no chance.
He was crazy.
Oh, the fool.
Giddy up.
(Whispering)
Higher.
Higher.
(Loudly)
Will you hand me
that wire?
Shh!
Shut up,
you guys.
I'm sorry.
Is that ready?
All set.
Bring that wire
over here.
Hyah!
Shh!
Hold it,
hold it.
Get out
of sight.
Go on, go on!
Whoa.
He's coming up here.
(Rustling)
What are you
doing here?
Shh.
Take it easy, boy.
You're trying
to clear the road!
That's right, boy.
That's just what
I'm going to do.
Where's Mr. Hadley?
You've got
no business here.
Riley!
Riley!
Riley! Riley!
Riley!
Shut up, you fool.
Clay.
Riley!
Shut up.
(Punches)
Riley. Clay!
Get that plunger
up the hill.
Go on--fast!
(Explosions)
Monty.
Monty!
Ohh...
Bert.
Bert!
Get Dr. Evans--quick!
He's still
in a state of shock.
It might be hours.
All of you better
get some sleep.
Mr. Hadley...
I hope your timber
is worth it.
I don't care
if he did it or not.
He's their boss.
If not for him,
Bert might be dead now.
Riley,
I don't convince
as easy as you,
and I don't fool
as easy, either.
(Door shuts)
I had your promise
you'd wait.
You still have.
Your men tried
to clear the road.
Got proof of that?
Why waste your time?
He probably picked
the men who did it.
Or have you got
a special law
against loggers?
Laura...
I'm sorry
about Bert.
Why did you do it?
Do what, partner?
Mess things up.
The road's open.
That's what you
wanted, isn't it?
If that boy dies,
there'll be a lynch mob.
Nothing's
going to get
in my way
anymore, Jim.
We're moving up
through that timber,
and nobody's
going to stop me.
I'll stop you.
I guess
I'll have to
get you
out of the way.
I guess you'll
have to do that.
All right, you guys!
Nobody butts in.
Nobody.
Understand?
This is just between
you and me, partner.
Stay out of this,
blackie.
That means you,
too, Vince.
(Men yelling)
(Spits)
You all right, boss?
Yeah.
Pack up, blackie.
We're moving
out of here.
What about
our timber?
There are other places.
I don't get it.
I just don't get it.
We came here to cut
down trees, not kids.
How's Bert?
Doc Evans says
he'll make it.
What happened
to you?
Oh, a little
accident in camp.
Happen to find out
who beat up the boy?
I wouldn't know.
Ease things
around here for you
if you did.
I don't
know who he is.
Of course not.
Well, thanks
for trying, anyway.
I want you to know
I never thought
you had
anything to do
with that boy
getting hurt.
And another thing--
if you weren't
a logger,
I might even
get to like you.
You really think
so, Mr. Hadley?
You bet.
You'll be the best
cowhand there is.
You take care
of him.
I'll do that.
I can't wait
till he's well
enough to whip.
Scaring me
like that!
Good-bye,
aunt Sarah.
Good-bye, janey.
Bye.
Bye.
(Bert)
Bye.
Women.
I'm surrounded by them.
Hadley.
About the road. I...
Forget it.
We're leaving tomorrow.
You're what?
On the morning train.
You changed your
mind awfully fast,
didn't you?
Important things like
that happen in a hurry.
But I don't
understand.
I thought you had
everything tied up
in this contract.
Why?
I mean, why are
you really leaving?
I found something
more important than timber.
Good-bye, Hadley.
Good-bye, Laura.
(Gunshots)
Get inside
and close the door.
No sweat, boss.
You got a dead partner.
Don't touch him.
He's mine.
Jim!
Jim.
Uh!
Monty.
Monty!
Where are you?
Monty.
You don't
have a chance.
It's our timber, Jim.
We paid for it.
We're not leaving it.
Nobody's going to
take it away.
Nobody.
Monty!
I'll get you
sooner or later.
Where are you?
Monty.
You can't hide forever.
Listen to me.
I'll give you one more
chance to come out.
Monty!
Come on out.
Riley!
Ride into town.
Get all the help
you can.
Bring my men.
Get your horses
to safety.
Come on, men.
Going to take more than men
to fight that fire.
We'll make
a break.
Where's
the dynamite?
What dynamite?
The dynamite
you used to
blow up the gap.
In the barn.
Ed, forest fire
in back of my ranch!
(Clanging)
Timber Blaze
behind my ranch!
Hadley wants you
up there now.
Hank, get our men
out of that joint!
Come on.
We got a fire!
Forest fire
in back of my ranch!
Let it burn.
It will drive
those loggers out.
Sam, if that timber burns,
it'll ruin our watershed.
We need help!
Hurry!
Hurry, men!
Come as fast as you can!
Blast the tops,
and we got a chance.
We got to hurry.
It's awful close.
Make a breakthrough.
We're going to dynamite.
(Blackie)
Get the tools, Jacks.
We're cutting a break
through there.
Get up there
and cut a coal trail.
The rest of you
work behind US.
Come on.
Monty.
Monty!
Monty.
We're going to dynamite.
Monty.
Hadley!
Everybody
out of here.
We're going to
dynamite the place.
All right. Everybody
clear out of here!
We're going to
blast it.
Everybody out!
Everybody out.
Go on. Everybody.
Monty!
Monty!
Monty!
Monty.
(Coughing)
It's spreading.
Set her off, Clay.
Monty!
Hadley!
Let her go, Clay!
(Explosions)
Monty.
Monty.
Jim.
Monty!
Jim.
Jim.
Jim.
Monty.
You fool.
I'm sorry, partner.
Mr. Hadley,
we want
to thank you.
You know what
that watershed
means to US.
After the way
we've acted,
you didn't
have to do it.
Come on, blackie.
Move out.
All right, you Jacks.
Get on these wagons.
We got a train
to catch.
Everybody seems
mighty happy
to be leaving.
Everybody except
you, that is.
Yeah, I know.
(Train whistle blows)
Jim!
Jim.
Where are you going?
With you.
What about
your ranch?
Aunt Sarah and Bert
can have it.
You won't
have a home.
That's all right with me.
Remember,
I'm the boss.
O.k., boss.
All right, boys.
Get her aboard.
It looks like
you got yourself
a new partner.
Timber!
Bye.
Bye!
Bye.
* timber, timber *
* timber, I cry *
* if a tree don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die *
* we've said it before,
and we'll say it again *
* ranching's for women,
and logging's for men *
* timber, timber,
timber, I cry *
* if a tree
don't fall on me *
* I'll live till I die **