Tumbleweed Trail (1946) - full transcript

♪ FOLKS CALL ME A DRIFTER

♪ BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME

♪ FOR AS LONG AS

I'VE HAVE GOD'S COUNTRY ♪

♪ A DRIFTER I'LL ALWAYS BE

♪ THERE'S A TRAIL

♪ THROUGH THE WIDE OPEN SPACES

♪ WHERE THE MOON

♪ AND THE STARS NEVER FAIL

♪ TO LIGHT UP

THE GREAT PURPLE DESERT ♪

♪ AS I RIDE DOWN

♪ MY TUMBLEWEED TRAIL

♪ I'M AT EASE

♪ WHEN THE NIGHT OVERTAKES ME

♪ NEVER FEAR THAT

I MAY LOSE MY WAY ♪

♪ THERE'S PEACE

AND CONTENTMENT

♪ ALL 'ROUND ME

♪ ON MY TUMBLEWEED TRAIL

♪ LET ME STAY

♪ RIDIN' ALONG MY HIGHWAY

♪ THE SIGNS ARE EASY TO READ

♪ IF YOU TRAVEL MY WAY

♪ JUST FOLLOW THE TRAIL

OF MY TUMBLEWEED ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL KNOW

♪ WHEN YOU'RE

NEARING GOD'S COUNTRY ♪

♪ ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD

♪ LOOKS SO PALE

♪ AND RIGHT FROM THE START

♪ THERE'LL BE

A SONG IN YOUR HEART ♪

♪ WHEN YOU RIDE DOWN

♪ MY TUMBLEWEED TRAIL

♪ AH AH AH AH ♪

WELL, ACE, IT WAS NICE

RUNNING INTO YOU BOYS.

THIS IS WHERE

OUR PATHS PART.

YEAH, I'D SURE HATE TO BE

GOIN' WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'.

GOOD LUCK--

YOU'LL NEED IT.

HA HA! SO LONG.

SO LONG.

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE, BARTON--

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I JUST LEARNED THAT BILL RYAN

WILL BE RIDING THROUGH THE PASS

ON HIS WAY TO SANTE FE TODAY.

THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO DO WHAT

WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING TO DO.

WE GET YOU, BOSS.

COME ON, MEN.

SAY, BLACKIE, WE DIDN'T

GET HERE NONE TOO SOON.

THERE GOES RYAN NOW.

PERFECT TARGET FOR YOU.

WHEW! FOR A MINUTE,

I THOUGHT THAT HOMBRE

HAD A CHARMED LIFE.

WELL, THE JOB'S DONE.

YOU MEAN HAVE

EARNED YOUR CUT,

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO

WAIT A WHILE TO COLLECT.

LISTEN, BARTON,

YOU TOLD US

AS SOON AS WE FINISHED THE JOB,

WE'D GET OUR MONEY.

TAKE IT EASY, BLACKIE--

THEY'VE GOTTA FIND OUT

HE'S DEAD BEFORE I CAN

HAVE THAT WILL OPENED.

OKAY, BUT I'M WARNING YOU,

WE AIN'T WAITING LONG.

WELL, I SEE WE'RE STILL

ON THE RIGHT TRAIL.

THE FURTHER WE GO,

THE MORE CURIOUS I'M GETTIN'.

WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME

WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHY?

IF YOU KNEW, YOU'D PROBABLY

TURN RIGHT AROUND AND HEAD HOME.

OH, NO I WOULDN'T,

RIDIN' THIS TRAIL

WITH YOU IS BAD ENOUGH.

I WOULDN'T BE RIDIN' ON IT

BY MYSELF--TOO MANY OUTLAWS.

THEN YOU SHOULDN'T

BE SO CURIOUS.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS CURIOSITY

THAT KILLED THE CAT.

I'D RATHER BE KILLED

BY CURIOSITY THAN

HAVING MY THROAT CUT.

HA HA HA! COME ON.

I DON'T TRUST

THAT BARTON TOO FAR.

NEITHER DO I--

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN

A DOUBLE-DEALER.

I AIN'T SO SURE HE'S GONNA PUT

THAT FORGED WILL OVER, EITHER.

YEAH, HE WAS ONLY

RYAN'S HALF-BROTHER.

IT DON'T SEEM RIGHT THAT RYAN

SHOULD WILL EVERYTHING TO HIM.

HE'S SURE TAKING

A GAMBLE.

WELL, HE HAD TO MAKE

SOME QUICK MONEY.

WHAT ARE WE

GONNA DO NOW?

JUST SIT QUIET

AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

Man:

WELL, I GUESS SINCE

ALL CONCERNED ARE PRESENT,

WE CAN PROCEED WITH

THE READING OF THE WILL.

"THIS BEING MY LAST WILL

AND TESTAMENT,

"I, BILL RYAN,

BEING OF SOUND MIND,

"DO HEARBY BEQUEATH

MY ENTIRE ESTATE--"

JUST A SECOND--

I ALWAYS DID HAVE TROUBLE

WITH THESE "WHEREAS'S"

AND "WHEREOF'S".

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,

LAWYER SMALL.

YOU MAY DEPEND

ON THAT, JUDGE.

LET'S SEE,

WHERE WAS I...

YES, HERE IT IS.

[ clears throat ]

LISTEN CAREFULLY...

"DO HEREBY BEQUEATH

MY ENTIRE ESTATE,

"BOTH REAL

AND PERSONAL PROPERTY,

"TO MY HALF-BROTHER

BRAD BARTON."

BUT JUDGE, DOES MY FATHER'S WILL

EVEN MENTION FRECKLES AND ME?

I'M AFRAID NOT,

MISS RYAN.

BUT THERE MUST BE

SOME MISTAKE.

SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG,

HE JUST WOULDN'T

DO THAT TO US.

WELL, HERE IT IS,

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

THIS CERTAINLY PUTS ME

IN AN EMBARRASSING POSITION,

BUT THERE'S NOTHING

I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

IF THAT'S THE WAY

BILL WANTED IT,

THAT'S THE WAY

IT'S GOT TO BE.

I STILL SAY

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW FATHER

NEVER HAD ANY LOVE FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT'S

A STRANGE THING--

I NEVER HAVE READ A WILL

THAT PLEASED A WOMAN.

WELL, SO MUCH FOR THAT,

I MUST BE ON MY WAY.

BEING JUDGE

KEEP ME PRETTY BUSY.

SEE YOU MEN LATER.

GOOD DAY, MISS RYAN.

GOOD DAY, JUDGE.

COME ON, FRECKLES.

MISS RYAN.

I'M VERY SORRY

FOR YOU AND FRECKLES.

BUT I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO

ASK YOU TO MOVE OFF THIS RANCH.

IT IS NOW THE PROPERTY

OF MY CLIENT, MR. BARTON,

WHO DESIRES

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

BUT THIS IS THE ONLY HOME

WE'VE EVER KNOWN.

WE HAVE NO PLACE

ELSE TO GO.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO

FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

I'VE ALREADY GOT IT

FIGURED OUT--

SIS AND I

AIN'T GETTIN' OUT.

YOU'VE JUST

GIVEN ME AN IDEA.

COME ON.

BRAD, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE

WORKIN' OUT JUST FINE.

SO FAR SO GOOD.

YOU MIGHT BE HAVIN'

SOME TROUBLE WITH THAT GIRL.

IN THAT CASE,

WE GET IN TOUCH

WITH THE SHERIFF,

AND HAVE HER AND THE KID

THROWN BODILY OFF THE RANCH.

I DON'T WANT THE SHERIFF

CALLED IN ON THIS CASE.

I CAN HANDLE

THE HER MYSELF.

WHEW! THIS IS

A BLAZIN' HOT DAY.

YEAH, AND I HAVE AN IDEA

IT'S GONNA BE MUCH HOTTER

WHERE WE'RE GOING.

LOOK AT THAT SIGN.

DO WE HAVE TO

GO THROUGH THAT PASS?

THAT WAS MY ORIGINAL IDEA.

WELL, SOMEBODY SURE MUST HAVE

HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.

FIRST IT SAYS "WELCOME,"

NEXT IT SAYS "NO TRESPASSING."

WELL, WE WON'T LET

A LITTLE OLD SIGN

KEEP US OUT.

LOOK, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

THAT MAKES IT MIGHTY CLEAR

THAT WHOEVER LIVES

ON THE OTHER SIDE

OF THAT PASS

ABSOTIVELY AND POSOLUTLEY

DOES NOT WANT ANY COMPANY.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

UP TILL NOW, YOUR CURIOSITY

HAS BEEN WORKING ME TO DEATH.

LISTEN--ALL THE INFORMATION

I'VE EVER GOT OUT OF YOU

SINCE WE'VE BEEN

ON THIS TRIP

IS WHAT I BEEN READIN'

ON THEM THERE SIGNS.

NOW WE COME UP ON ONE

THAT HAS CURED MY CURIOSITY.

THIS IS WHERE

YOU AND I ARE DIFFERENT.

WE'VE JUST COME UPON ONE

THAT HAS AROUSED MY CURIOSITY.

LET'S GO.

I MAY GO,

BUT I WON'T LIKE IT.

HOW ARE THINGS

PROGRESSING, DEADEYE?

WE RAIDED HER RANCH YESTERDAY

AND SCARED OFF HER COWBOYS.

HOW ABOUT THE STOCK?

WE HERDED ALL HER CATTLE

INTO YOUR CORRAL LAST NIGHT,

BUT NOT WITHOUT

A FIGHT WITH THAT GAL.

SHE'S DYNAMITE

WITH A RIFLE.

SHE TOOK POTSHOTS

AT ALL OF US.

IF IT WASN'T A MOONLESS NIGHT,

SHE MIGHT HAVE HURT SOMEBODY.

YEAH, SHE ALWAYS HAS BEEN

A FLY IN MY OINTMENT.

SHE'S BEEN A WILDCAT EVER SINCE

SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

BUT I'LL FIX HER--

I SENT LAWYER SMALL OVER

TO THROW HER OUT,

AND TO MAKE SURE HE SUCCEEDS,

I SENT BLACKIE AND APACHE ALONG.

HEY, SIS!

LOAD YOUR RIFLE--

WE GOT MORE COMPANY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

DON'T BE ALARMED,

MISS RYAN.

I'VE ONLY COME TO HAVE

A LITTLE TALK WITH YOU.

IF YOU'VE COME TO EVICT ME,

YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.

MY DEAR YOUNG LADY,

ALL I'VE COME TO DO

IS ENLIGHTEN YOU AS TO

A FEW POINTS OF THE LAW.

I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING

YOU'VE HAD TO SAY

AND I'M NOT INTERESTED.

I ASSURE YOU,

THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL MATTER.

WHEN YOUR FATHER--

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE--

WHEN YOUR FATHER

LEFT EVERYTHING TO MR. BARTON,

THIS PROPERTY BECAME HIS,

AND IF YOU INSIST UPON

REMAINING HERE,

YOU'RE DOING THE SAME

AS TRESPASSING.

EVERYBODY KNOWS

A TRESPASSER'S LIFE

AIN'T WORTH TWO CENTS.

CALL IT ANYTHING YOU LIKE--

THIS IS OUR HOME,

AND WE'RE KEEPIN' IT.

YES, BUT I WOULDN'T BE

INFLUENCED BY SENTIMENTALITY,

IT MAY PROVE DISASTROUS

FOR BOTH OF YOU.

AS FOR YOU,

YOU IMPUDENT LITTLE SQUIRT,

YOU'RE ONLY MAKING THINGS

TOUGHER FOR YOUR SISTER.

AS FOR YOU,

YOU'RE ONLY MAKING THINGS

TOUGHER FOR YOURSELF.

I HOPE YOU GOT

PLENTY OF AMMUNITION, SIS.

I'LL HAVE YOU OFF THIS PLACE

IN FIVE DAYS OR EAT MY HORSE!

THAT'S ONE MAN

I'D LIKE TO SEE

EAT A HORSE,

INCLUDIN' THE SADDLE.

YES.

Small:

AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT

THE RYAN CATTLE.

IT'S A FINE HERD

OF STOCK TOO, BARTON.

YOU KNOW, STOCK IS JUST LIKE

MONEY IN THE BANK AROUND HERE.

BETTER KEEP 'EM

HIDDEN HERE

IN LOST CANYON

UNTIL YOU'RE READY

TO DO BUSINESS.

OH, NO, I'M STARTING

TO SELL RIGHT AWAY,

SO YOU MEN CAN

GET YOUR MONEY.

WHAT THAT DEBT YOU OWE

OVER ON THE BORDER.

YOU KNOW SCOTT AIN'T GONNA WAIT

FOR HIS MONEY FOREVER.

IF YOU DON'T PAY OFF,

YOU AIN'T GONNA BE AROUND

TO SELL ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME ANYTHING

I DON'T ALREADY KNOW.

WHY DO YOU THINK

I DID ALL THIS?

LOOK, BARTON, I'M IN THIS THING

JUST AS DEEP AS THE REST OF YOU.

IF YOU LISTEN TO ME

AND DO AS I SAY,

I'LL GET US ALL OUT OF IT.

WE CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES OF

RUNNING INTO TROUBLE WITH SCOTT.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOU,

THIS ESTATE REVERTS

TO THE NEXT OF KIN.

AND THAT MEANS IT GOES

BACK TO THE GIRL AND THE KID.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

DEADEYE--SLIP OVER THE BORDER

AND HAVE A TALK WITH SCOTT.

SEE HOW MANY CATTLE HE'LL TAKE

SO SETTLE BARTON'S DEBT.

AND DON'T LET HIM KNOW

WHERE I AM.

RIGHT, BOSS,

I'LL GET GOING.

YOU TWO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN,

AND DON'T LET ANYBODY

UP THE PASS TO THE RYAN RANCH.

WE'LL FREEZE THAT GIRL OUT YET.

STRANGERS, AND THEY DON'T

BELIEVE IN SIGNS.

WONDER WHO THEY ARE?

THAT AIN'T IMPORTANT.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO

KEEP 'EM OUT OF HERE

NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE.

WAIT A MINUTE--

WHERE DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE GOING?

RIDIN' UP THIS CANYON.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE

RIDIN' DOWN THIS CANYON.

YOU KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS--

WHY ASK QUESTIONS?

SHUT UP AND GET GOING.

ALL RIGHT,

DON'T GET MAD ABOUT IT.

[ gunshot ]

THEY'LL NEVER

GET AWAY WITH THIS.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

RAN OFF A COUPLE OF STRANGERS--

THOUGHT THEY MIGHTA COME HERE.

Eddie:

AND THEY DID.

I GOT RID OF YOUR GUNS ONCE--

NOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO

LOSE 'EM FOR KEEPS,

HOLSTER 'EM

AND KEEP 'EM HOLSTERED.

THAT'S THEM.

LISTEN, MISTER,

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE,

BUT YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE

TRYIN' TO TELL US WHAT TO DO.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NERVE

TRYIN' TO KEEP PEOPLE

OFF OF AN OPEN TRAIL.

YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT

THAT OPEN TRAIL--

YOU'RE ON

PRIVATE PROPERTY.

IF YOU'RE SMART,

YOU'LL GET MOVIN'.

TRUTHFULLY, THE ONLY REASON

I'M HERE IS TO ASK DIRECTIONS.

THE ONLY DIRECTION

YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN

IS BACK OUT.

DROP THOSE GUNS OR I'LL

FILL YOU FULL OF PEEPHOLES.

NOW, DO YOU MIND TELLIN' ME

WHICH WAY TO THE RYAN RANCH?

A MILE AND A HALF,

STRAIGHT SOUTH.

THANK YOU.

GOOD DAY.

DON'T WORRY,

EVERYTHING'S GONNA

WORK OUT ALL RIGHT--

YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE.

OH, FRECKLES,

I'M SO DISCOURAGED.

I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER

WHAT'S THE USE OF FIGHTING?

THEY'VE JUST ABOUT BEAT US.

WE HAVEN'T ANY MORE CATTLE,

ALL OUR RANCH HANDS ARE GONE...

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER

WE CAN HOLD OUT.

YOU'RE RIGHT--

WE ARE JUST ABOUT BEAT.

BUT I THINK WE OUGHTA

HOLD OUT A LITTLE LONGER.

I WANT TO SEE LAWYER SMALL

EAT HIS HORSE.

Eddie:

BEG YOUR PARDON, MISS.

WE'D LIKE TO ASK

A COUPLE OF DIRECTIONS.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

IT JUST SLAYS ME

HOW PEOPLE GET GREETED

AROUND HERE.

EVERYBODY'S SO GLAD

TO SEE PEOPLE.

SSH. QUIET, SOAPY.

WE DON'T MEAN TO INTRUDE,

BUT WE'RE LOOKIN'

FOR MISS ROBIN RYAN.

YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT PLACE

AND I HAPPEN TO BE SHE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'M EDDIE DEAN,

AND THIS IS MY PARTNER,

SOAPY JONES.

HOWDY, MA'AM.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WE HEARD YOU COULD USE

A COUPLE OF COWHANDS,

AND THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS

WE COULD GET TOGETHER.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE

A LITTLE LATE.

WE DO NEED HELP,

BUT NOT THE KIND

YOU CAN GIVE.

YOU SEE, ALL OF

OUR CATTLE ARE GONE

AND ALL OUR RANCH HANDS

HAVE BEEN RUN OFF,

AND IN A FEW DAYS,

WE'RE EVEN GOING TO

LOSE THE RANCH.

YOU ARE RUNNING

IN TOUGH LUCK.

WE SURE RODE A LONG WAYS

TO FIND THAT OUT--LET'S GO.

WAIT A MINUTE, SIS,

DON'T LET 'EM LEAVE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK

TO BE DONE AROUND HERE.

SURE, BUT WHERE ARE WE GONNA

GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT?

YOU CAN FIGURE

THAT OUT LATER.

WE'RE WILLING

TO TAKE A GAMBLE

IF YOU ARE.

WELL, I-I DON'T KNOW.

AW, COME ON,

WHAT DO WE GOT TO LOSE?

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE HIRED.

MAKE YOURSELVES AT HOME

OVER IN THE MAIN BUNKHOUSE.

WOULD YOU MIND TELLIN' US

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CATTLE?

BRAD BARTON TOOK 'EM.

WHO IS HE?

YOU JUST RODE THROUGH

HIS RANCH TO GET HERE.

NOW I'M REALLY CONVINCED

YOU SHOULD HIRE US.

TELL US MORE.

IT'S ABOUT TIME I TAKE A HAND

IN THIS MATTER MYSELF.

I'LL SHOW YOU MEN,

INCLUDING MY LAWYER,

HOW TO HANDLE WOMEN.

ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO NOW,

AND THAT'S THROW HER OFF.

AND THAT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING

THAT'S HAPPENED UP TILL NOW.

FRECKLES AND I HAVE TRIED

TO BLUFF 'EM ALONG,

BUT I'M SURE EVENTUALLY

WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE UP.

OH, NO, DON'T EVER DO THAT.

YOU GOT ME INTERESTED

IN THIS GAME NOW--

WE'LL ALL BLUFF 'EM TOGETHER.

YOU MIGHT BE SORRY.

WE'LL TAKE

OUR CHANCES,

AND WE'RE GETTIN'

YOUR CATTLE BACK TONIGHT.

I HAVE A LITTLE IDEA

THAT MIGHT WORK OUT.

ROBIN?

I'M GIVIN' YOU

A LAST WARNING

TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

AND CLEAR OFF THIS RANCH.

WELL, WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?

MY ANSWER'S THE SAME

AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

WELL, HOW WAS THAT?

THEY LEFT--

THAT'S YOUR ANSWER.

SOAPY AND I

BETTER HIT LEATHER

IF WE'RE GOING AFTER

YOUR CATTLE.

CAN I COME, TOO?

NO, SON, THIS IS

A DANGEROUS MISSION.

YOU'D BETTER STAY HERE

AND WATCH OVER MISS ROBIN.

I KNOW A SECRET WAY

TO BARTON'S RANCH,

AND I KNOW WHERE

HE'S KEEPIN' THE STOCK.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD

TAKE HIM WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, FRECKLES--

GET SADDLED UP.

WHOOPEE!

♪ I'M A POOR LONESOME COWBOY

♪ LOOKIN' FOR A COW

♪ I AIN'T GOT NO BOOK LEARNIN'

♪ AND I AIN'T NO GOOD, NO HOW

♪ BUT I'D RATHER

FIND THEM DOGIES ♪

♪ THAN MARCH BEHIND A PLOW

♪ I'M A POOR LONESOME COWBOY

♪ LOOKIN' FOR A COW

♪ YODEL-AYEE, YODEL-AYEE

♪ OH, I NEVER SEEN THE PRAIRIE

QUITE SO FAIR ♪

♪ IF I'M GONNA

FIND THEM YEARLIN'S ♪

♪ WELL, I GOTTA DO IT NOW

♪ I'M A POOR LONESOME COWBOY

♪ LOOKIN' FOR A COW

♪ I'M A POOR LONESOME COWBOY

♪ LOOKIN' FOR A COW

♪ I AIN'T GOT TIME TO LINGER

♪ 'CAUSE IT'S ALMOST

TIME FOR CHOW ♪

♪ THE BOSS SAID

FIND THEM DOGIES ♪

♪ BUT HE DIDN'T TELL ME HOW

♪ I'M A POOR LONESOME COWBOY

♪ LOOKIN' FOR A COW

♪ YODEL-AYEE

♪ ODLE-AYEE, ODLE-EEDLE,

ODLE-AYEE ♪

♪ OH, I NEVER SEEN THE PRAIRIE

QUITE SO FAIR ♪

♪ IF I'M GOIN' TO FIND

THEM YEARLINGS ♪

♪ WELL, I GOTTA DO IT NOW

♪ I'M A POOR LONESOME COWBOY

♪ LOOKIN' FOR A COW ♪

THERE'S MOST OF OUR STOCK

DOWN THERE.

FRECKLES, YOU RIDE THE POINT.

SOAPY AND I

WILL PUSH 'EM ALONG.

DRIVE 'EM OUT

AS QUIET AS YOU CAN.

[ cattle mooing ]

Eddie and Soapy:

HEE-YAH! HEE-YAH!

WE'RE DOIN' ALL RIGHT, SIS,

WE GOT OUR CATTLE BACK.

YES, THANKS TO

SOAPY AND EDDIE.

I'D GIVE A MILLION DOLLARS

TO SEE OLD BARTON'S FACE

IN THE MORNING.

YOU BETTER QUIT MAKING

SUCH BIG BETS--

YOU MIGHT HAVE

TO PAY OFF.

I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE BET

A LITTLE SM-SM-SM--

NOT SO MUCH, ANYWAY.

BARTON, WE GOT

BAD NEWS FOR YOU.

NOW WHAT'S WRONG?

ALL THE CATTLE'S

BACK ON THE RYAN RANCH.

HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?

THOSE TWO SADDLE TRAMPS

HAVE JOINED UP WITH MISS RYAN.

WHY, BOSS,

THAT'S PLAIN ROBBERY.

GOOD. NOW THEY'RE IN JUST

THE SPOT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

APACHE, RIDE INTO TOWN

AND TELL MY LAWYER

TO GET THE SHERIFF.

IT'S TIME TO

BRING HIM IN THIS NOW.

BRING 'EM BOTH OUT

TO RYAN RANCH--

WE'LL MEET YOU THERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING

THAT'S REALLY GOT ME PUZZLED.

WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, YOU SEEM TO BE

SUCH A MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER

THAT I WAS WONDERING

WHAT YOUR REAL REASON WAS

FOR WANTING TO

HELP FRECKLES AND ME.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS

I CAN'T TELL YOU RIGHT NOW--

I'M JUST ASKIN' YOU TO

SORTA TRUST SOAPY AND ME,

JUST LIKE WE WERE

PLAYING A LITTLE GAME.

HEY, EDDIE,

COME HERE A MINUTE.

I GOT SOMETHING

VERY IMPORTANT

TO TELL YOU.

EXCUSE ME, MISS ROBIN.

WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?

AND WHAT'S YOUR

BIG IDEA?

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL

WHAT I MEAN.

WE HAD THE SAME TROUBLE

BACK IN OKLAHOMA

AND UP IN ARKANSAS.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING--

I'LL THROW MY LOT IN WITH YOU

ON ANY CASE,

UNDER ONE CONDITION--

AND WHAT'S THAT?

THAT YOU DON'T GET MIXED UP

IN ANY WOMEN TROUBLES--

BUT SHE'S DIFFERENT.

SO WAS THE REDHEAD.

WHICH ONE?

WELL, THE--

I HAD A HUNCH

THEY'D BE SHOWING UP.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MAKING A FLAG OF TRUCE.

DON'T BE FOOLISH.

I'VE BEEN SHOT AT BEFORE

BY THAT GAL.

WITH THE PRACTICE

SHE'S GETTING

AT OUR EXPENSE,

IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE

SHE MAKES A DIRECT HIT.

WELL, YOU DON'T NEED IT NOW,

I'M WITH YOU--PUT IT AWAY.

[ gunshot ]

WAIT A MINUTE!

QUICK! SHOW HER THE FLAG!

HEY, THEY'RE WAVING

A WHITE FLAG--

MAYBE THIS IS

A PEACEFUL VISIT.

INVITE 'EM OVER--

MAYBE WE CAN HAVE

A PEACE CONFERENCE.

ALL RIGHT,

COME ON OVER.

I'M GIVING YOU ONE MORE CHANCE

TO LISTEN TO REASON.

UNLESS YOU RETURN

THE CATTLE I INHERITED

FROM YOUR FATHER

AND GET OFF THIS RANCH,

I'M PREFERRING CHARGES

AGAINST YOU FOR CATTLE STEALING.

AND YOU KNOW THE SHERIFF

AIN'T GO MUCH PATIENCE

WITH A CATTLE THIEF.

HE USUALLY HANGS A MAN--

I DON'T KNOW JUST WHAT

HE'D DO WITH A WOMAN,

BUT I THINK WE CAN FIGURE OUT

SOMETHING JUST AS BAD.

MISS RYAN HAD NOTHING TO DO

WITH STEALING THE CATTLE.

OH, AND WHO DID?

I DID. I BROUGHT THEM BACK HERE

WHERE THEY BELONG.

THEN YOU'RE IN

A WORSE FIX THAN SHE IS.

LOOKS LIKE THE CARDS

ARE STILL FALLING MY WAY.

YOU KNOW, ACCORDING TO LAW,

A CATTLE THIEF IS A WANTED MAN.

AND A WANTED MAN

CAN BE SHOT ON SIGHT

IF HE MAKES ANY TROUBLE.

YOU GOT IT ALL

FIGURED OUT, BARTON.

I ADMIT THE CARDS

ARE STACKED AGAINST ME--

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA

DO ABOUT IT?

I'M GONNA SAVE THE SHERIFF

A LITTLE WORK.

I'M GONNA TAKE CARE

OF YOU MYSELF.

Sheriff:

HOLD IT THERE!

WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS?

YOU GOT HERE

JUST IN TIME, SHERIFF.

ARREST THIS MAN

FOR STEALING MY CATTLE,

AND I'M ACCUSING MISS RYAN

AND HIS PAL AS ACCOMPLICES.

THAT'S A PRETTY STIFF CHARGE,

HAVE YOU GOT ANY PROOF?

I'LL SAY I HAVE.

THE CATTLE ARE IN HER CORRAL,

AND THIS MAN ADMITS TAKING THEM.

IS THAT TRUE?

YES, BUT I DON'T THINK

I COULD BE ARRESTED FOR THAT.

YOU SEE, I DIDN'T

STEAL THE CATTLE,

I MERELY BROUGHT 'EM HERE

TO THIS RANCH.

AFTER ALL,

THEY BELONG TO ME.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE--

HE'S LYIN', SHERIFF.

BILL RYAN WILLED THEM TO ME,

AND I CAN PROVE THAT

BY LAWYER SMALL

AND JUDGE TOWNE

WHO READ THE WILL.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THIS, LAWYER SMALL?

HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

I HAVE THE WILL

RIGHT HERE.

HERE'S A BILL OF SALE

YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN.

"FOR $1 AND OTHER

VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONS,

"I, BILL RYAN, DO HEARBY

SELL, TRANSFER AND ASSIGN

"ALL OF THE CATTLE

BELONGING TO ME

"TO EDDIE DEAN."

SIGNED, BILL RYAN.

THAT'S BILL RYAN'S SIGNATURE,

I'D KNOW IT ANYWHERE.

HE COULDN'T HAVE GIVEN YOU

THAT BILL OF SALE.

HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR MONTHS.

HE SOLD THE CATTLE TO ME

BEFORE HE MET WITH

THAT UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT

AT THE RIVER.

IN VIEW OF THAT FACT,

IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE

FOR HIM TO WILL

THE CATTLE TO YOU.

THEREFORE, IT'S YOU,

MR. BARTON,

WHO'S BEEN BARKING

UP THE WRONG TREE.

BARTON, YOU BROUGHT ME OUT HERE

ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE.

I CAN'T ARREST A MAN

FOR STEALING SOMETHING

THAT HE ALREADY OWNS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND, SHERIFF--

THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

WHAT'LL MY CLIENT DO?

THAT'S UP TO YOU--

YOU'RE HIS LAWYER, AIN'T YOU?

IF YOU THINK YOU GOT A CASE,

TAKE IT TO THE COURT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

AT LEAST YOU CAN ORDER THEM

OFF MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY.

NOT WITHOUT A COURT ORDER,

AND IF YOU CAN OBTAIN ONE,

COME INTO MY OFFICE IN TOWN

AND I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

GOOD DAY, MISS RYAN.

AND BY THE WAY,

IF YOU FELLAS ARE SMART,

YOU'LL GET OFF OF THIS PROPERTY

UNTIL YOU GET THAT COURT ORDER.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY

GOT OUT OF THAT

BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH.

TELL ME, WHERE DID YOU

GET THE BILL OF SALE?

FROM YOUR FATHER,

LIKE I SAID--WHY?

AT LAST I'M BEGINNING

TO SEE THE LIGHT.

NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WERE

SO ANXIOUS TO HELP ME,

PRETENDING THAT

YOU WANTED TO PROTECT ME

AND BE MY FRIEND,

WHILE ALL THE TIME

YOU WERE PLANNING AND SCHEMING

TO GET MY CATTLE.

WAIT A MINUTE--

YOU'RE ALL WRONG.

JUST THIS FAR WRONG--

TO FIND OUT THAT YOU'RE

FAR WORSE THAN UNCLE BART.

AT LEAST HE PUTS HIS CARDS

ON THE TABLE,

AND HE LETS YOU KNOW

WHERE HE STANDS.

WHILE YOU WORK

WITH TRICKERY AND CUNNING.

THE HOSPITALITY OF MY RANCH

IS OVER FOR YOU, EDDIE DEAN!

UH, MISS, UH, ROBIN,

DO YOU MIND IF

WE DON'T LEAVE

UNTIL TOMORROW?

EDDIE AND I GOT A LOT OF THINGS

TO DO AROUND THE RANCH.

I DON'T CARE

WHEN YOU LEAVE

JUST AS LONG AS

YOU GET OUT!

WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY

I DIDN'T WARN YOU

ABOUT WOMEN TROUBLES.

HERE'S YOUR HAT, EDDIE.

SO YOU WANT ME

TO LEAVE TOO, HUH?

NO, EDDIE--

YOU STILL GOT ME

FOR YOUR FRIEND.

I WANT TO HELP YOU

PATCH THINGS UP WITH SIS.

I'M AFRAID THERE'S NOTHING

ANY OF US CAN DO NOW.

SHE'D NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING

I COULD EVER SAY.

I DON'T MEAN

TO TALK TO HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN TO

SERENADE

HER TONIGHT.

SERENADE HER?

SURE. WHEN A MAN

CAN'T TALK TO A GIRL,

HE CAN ALWAYS

SING TO HER.

THEN SHE'S GOT TO LISTEN TO HIM

AND SHE CAN'T TALK BACK.

I'M AFRAID IT WON'T WORK

IN THIS CASE, FRECKLES.

IT'S WORKED IN EVERY OTHER CASE

I EVER READ ABOUT.

MOONLIGHT, SONG, ROMANCE--

THEY KINDA GO TOGETHER.

MAYBE THE KID'S RIGHT.

HE'S AT LEAST WELL-READ.

COME ON, EDDIE--

PLEASE TRY.

YOU GOTTA MAKE UP WITH HER--

I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE.

ALL RIGHT, SONNY.

BUT REMEMBER,

I'M DOING IT

JUST FOR YOU.

SOAPY, DID YOU

WANT TO SEE ME?

UH, WHY YES.

SIT DOWN.

HOW 'BOUT IT, EDDIE?

THE TIMING'S RIGHT.

UH, WHAT I WANTED TO

SEE YOU ABOUT WAS THAT,

YOU SEE, WELL, UH,

WELL, I-I JUST WANTED YOU

TO ENJOY THE MOONLIGHT.

WELL, HERE GOES.

[ softly plucks guitar ]

♪ YOU SAID YOU'D LOVE ME

♪ AND ME ALONE

♪ AND THAT YOU'D ALWAYS

♪ BE MINE, MY OWN

♪ BUT SOMEONE NEW CAME

♪ AND YOU DID NOT

♪ CARE TO REMEMBER

♪ SO YOU FORGOT

♪ OH, CARELESS DARLIN'

♪ HOW CARELESSLY

♪ YOU BROKE THE VOW THAT

♪ YOU MADE TO ME

♪ WITH ALL MY HEART

♪ I BELIEVED IN YOU

♪ BUT CARELESS DARLIN'

♪ YOU WERE UNTRUE

♪ YOUR LAST GOODBYE

♪ WILL FOREVER RING

♪ WITHIN MY EAR

♪ AND WILL HEARTACHES BRING

♪ I KEPT MY PROMISE

♪ I KEPT MY VOW

♪ BUT YOU KEPT NOTHING

♪ IT'S SO PLAIN NOW

♪ OH, CARELESS DARLING

♪ HOW CARELESSLY

♪ YOU BROKE THE VOW THAT

♪ YOU MADE TO ME

♪ WITH ALL MY HEART

♪ I BELIEVED IN YOU

♪ BUT CARELESS DARLING

♪ YOU WERE UNTRUE ♪

YOU MAY AS WELL KNOW--

WHAT I SAID STILL GOES.

GOOD NIGHT.

DIDN'T WORK.

WE TRIED.

WELL, EDDIE, IT'S JUST AS

I'VE ALWAYS SAID--

THERE'S TWO THINGS

YOU CAN'T COUNT ON--

ONE IS THE WEATHER,

AND THE OTHER'S WOMEN.

GRINGO, YOU STAY HERE

WHILE I BREAK THE NEWS

TO THE BOSS THAT

YOU CAME BACK WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT, DEADEYE,

GET GOIN'.

HELLO, BARTON.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK,

I WAS BEGINNING TO GET WORRIED.

SCOTT SENT BACK WORD

THAT HE'D SETTLE YOUR DEBT

FOR 100 HEAD OF CATTLE.

IT'S TOO LATE,

I DON'T HAVE ANY CATTLE NOW.

WHAT HAPPENED TO 'EM?

THEY'RE ALL BACK

IN THE RYAN CORRALS.

SCOTT AIN'T GOIN' FOR THAT.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO STALL HIM

TILL I CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW

YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT--

HE SENT GRINGO BACK WITH ME

TO HELP PICK UP THE CATTLE.

YOU STUPID FOOL--

WHAT'D YOU LET HIM KNOW

WHERE I AM FOR?

YOU WANT TO SEE ME

GET KILLED?

I COULDN'T HELP IT--

I WAS IN A SPOT, BOSS.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS GRINGO'S SUPPOSED TO BE

PRETTY GOOD WITH HIS GUNS.

I'LL SAY HE IS.

LET'S HAVE

A LITTLE TALK WITH HIM--

MAYBE HE CAN HELP US OUT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL PACK--

OUR LEASE IS UP.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL UNPACK.

UNPACK? I'LL DO

NOTHING OF THE KIND.

I'M NOT STAYING ANYWHERE

WHERE I'M NOT WANTED.

SIT DOWN, SOAPY, THERE'S

SOMETHING YOU GOTTA KNOW.

WHATEVER IT IS,

THE ANSWER IS N-O, NO.

THE REASON WE'RE HERE

IS BECAUSE WE GOT A JOB TO DO.

AH, SO NOW IT COMES OUT.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF

CATTLE STEALING GOING ON

IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY,

AND THE U.S. MARSHAL ASKED ME

AS A SPECIAL FAVOR TO HIM

TO LOOK AROUND

AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU WENT INTO

THE CATTLE BUSINESS, HUH?

I HAVEN'T LEARNED

ANYTHING AS YET,

BUT I SORT OF FIGURED

IF WE COULD FIND OUT

WHO BUYS STOLEN STOCK,

WE COULD STOP

THE MARKETING OF THEM,

AND IN SO DOING,

WE COULD PUT

THE CATTLE THIEVES

OUT OF BUSINESS.

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL UNPACK.

PACK. UNPACK. PACK. UNPACK.

THAT'S ALL I DO.

GOIN' AROUND WITH YOU

IS MAKIN' A HOBO OUT OF ME.

DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

NOT QUITE SHARP ENOUGH YET.

NO, BARTON, I'LL TELL YA

WHY IT WON'T WORK,

WHY WE CAN'T KILL DEAN OPENLY

AND TAKE HIS CATTLE.

THE EVIDENCE WOULD

POINT AT YOU.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU

HOW WE CAN WORK IT.

YEAH, HOW?

FIRST WE SEND DEADEYE OVER

TO PAY HIM A VISIT...

[ cattle mooing ]

ARE YOU

EDDIE DEAN?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I CAME TO TELL YOU

THAT BARTON OWNS

AND CONTROLS

THE WATER RIGHTS ON LAND

YOU'RE GRAZIN' YOUR CATTLE ON.

SO WHAT?

WELL, I THOUGHT

I'D TIP YOU OFF.

I HEARD HE SAID

HE WAS GONNA SHUT YOU OUT.

OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE

WILLING TO SELL,

I KNOW A CATTLE BUYER THAT AIN'T

OVER 50 MILES FROM HERE.

WHO IS HE?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT NOW,

BUT IF YOU HERD YOUR CATTLE

OVER TO RED GULCH,

I'LL HAVE HIM MEET YOU.

FINE. I'LL START

MOVIN' 'EM RIGHT AWAY.

HEY. YOU AIN'T GONNA

FALL FOR THAT TRICK, ARE YA?

YUP. AND I THINK IT'S

JUST THE BREAK

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

AND IT WON'T

DO YOU NO GOOD--

THEY WON'T BE

BUYING STOLEN STOCK.

ALL THE SAME, IT MIGHT LEAD US

TO SOMETHING WE SHOULD KNOW.

IT WORKED--

HE'S LEAVIN' RIGHT AWAY.

I'LL BE WAITIN' FOR HIM

AT RED GULCH.

AND NOBODY'LL

EVER BE THE WISER.

HE AND THE CATTLE

WILL JUST DISAPPEAR.

I GOTTA HAND IT

TO YOU, GRINGO.

HE'S GOT DEAN

HERDIN' HIS OWN CATTLE

TO PAY HIS

DEBT TO SCOTT.

[ all laughing ]

I COME BACK

TO TELL YOU GOODBYE.

THANKS.

GOODBYE, FRECKLES.

SO LONG, SOAPY.

DON'T FORGET

WHAT I TOLD YOU,

AND DON'T TAKE

ANY CHANCES.

DID YOU TELL FRECKLES?

NOT YET, I'M GOING TO WAIT

UNTIL WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

OH, YES, ONE OTHER THING--

TAKE THE SHORTCUT

OVER THE MOUNTAIN

SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO

RIDE THROUGH BARTON'S PLACE.

DON'T WORRY--

HE'S THE LAST PERSON

I WANT TO SEE.

WELL, SO LONG, SOAPY.

COME ON, FRECKLES,

LET'S RIDE.

[ cattle mooing ]

THERE HE GOES.

HE'S TAKING HIS PAL

ALONG WITH HIM.

AND I'LL BE WAITING

FOR BOTH OF 'EM

AT RED GULCH.

FOLLOW HIM,

DEADEYE,

AND SEE THAT HE DOESN'T

MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

THE REST OF YOU

COME WITH ME.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING

IN SUCH A HURRY?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE'LL

SOON FIND OUT--COME ON!

LOOK! IT'S BARTON

AND HIS GANG.

IF THEY STOP US NOW,

EVERYTHING WILL BE RUINED.

COME ON,

LET'S RUN FOR IT.

THEY'VE GIVEN US THE SLIP!

WELL I WOULDN'T WORRY

TOO MUCH ABOUT THEM.

LET'S GET BACK

TO THE RANCH.

Eddie:

HEE-YAH, HEE-YAH!

WHEW!

WELL, SOAPY,

IT WON'T BE LONG

TILL WE GET TO RED GULCH.

YOU KNOW, EDDIE,

I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING

ABOUT THIS CATTLE DRIVE.

IT WORRIES ME.

IT MIGHT BE THE LAST TRIP

WE'LL MAKE TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, SOAPY,

I'VE NEVER BEEN WRONG

IN FOLLOWING YOUR HUNCHES.

I'LL CIRCLE AROUND

AND GET THERE AHEAD OF YOU.

[ cows mooing ]

DON'T PULL THAT TRIGGER.

DROP IT.

TURN AROUND.

[ gunshot ]

TRY THAT AGAIN

AND I'LL MAKE YOU

LEFT HANDED.

DEAN, I SWEAR

I DIDN'T EXPECT IT

TO BE YOU.

I SORT OF EXPECTED IT

TO BE YOU, GRINGO.

I HEARD YOU WERE

OPERATING AROUND THE BORDER.

IF MY MEMORY

SERVES ME RIGHT,

YOU'VE GONE BACK

ON YOUR WORD.

YOU PROMISED

TO GO STRAIGHT.

I KNOW, AND I'VE

STUCK TO THAT TILL NOW.

BUT I NEEDED A LITTLE MONEY,

AND BARTON PAYS OUT PLENTY.

"WORK"--THAT'S

A FUNNY NAME FOR IT.

IT'S JUST PLAIN MURDER TO ME.

WE GOT YOU RED-HANDED.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET A CHANCE

TO WORK ANYBODY ELSE OVER

AFTER WE GET THROUGH

WITH YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE,

SOAPY.

THAT'S RIGHT,

GO AHEAD AND STOP IT,

JUST AS I GOT MY

DA-DA-DANDRUFF UP.

GRINGO, I'M GOING

TO GIVE YOU

ONE MORE CHANCE.

PROVIDING YOU TELL US

ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT

BARTON'S DEAL.

I'LL BE GLAD TO--

TALKING IS EASIER

THAN SITTING BEHIND BARS.

WILL YOU

SHAKE ON IT?

MY WORD IS GOOD,

GRINGO--

START TALKING.

WELL, I FIGURED

WHEN I GOT

RID OF YOU TWO

I'D TAKE THE CATTLE

ON OVER TO SCOTT,

WHO WAS GOING TO SETTLE BARTON'S

DEBT FOR A HUNDRED HEAD,

AND THEN GIVE THE REST

OF THE CASH TO HIM.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED

TO CRACK DOWN ON

THE WHOLE BUNCH.

IF YOU'LL STRING ALONG WITH US,

I'LL DEPUTIZE YOU

AND GET YOU A JOB FOR KEEPS.

THIS TIME YOU'LL BE

WORKING FOR THE LAW.

AM I HEARING THINGS STRAIGHT?

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE

A LAW MAN OUT OF HIM?

THAT'S RIGHT, SOAPY.

BETTER TO HAVE HIM

SHOOTING FOR US

THAN AGAINST US.

HMM.

ANYWAY, GRINGO'S

NOT SUCH A BAD EGG.

HE'S JUST BEEN PLAYING

ON THE WRONG TEAM.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO

BE ON OUR SIDE--

HOW ABOUT IT?

IT'S A DEAL.

FIRST WE'LL PICK UP BARTON,

THEN WE'LL CRACK DOWN ON SCOTT.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WE GOT TROUBLE.

WE BETTER CLEAR OUT,

QUICK.

TAKE IT EASY, DEADEYE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY LAID A TRAP FOR US

AND WE FELL RIGHT INTO IT.

DEAN AND GRINGO

ARE WORKING TOGETHER.

PROBABLY ON THE SIDE

OF THE LAW.

NOW WHAT CAN WE DO?

DON'T GET EXCITED.

THIS IS NO TIME

TO TO LOSE OUR HEADS.

I CAN WORK THIS OUT.

BETTER WORK FAST,

THEY'RE ON THERE WAY HERE.

APACHE, RIDE INTO TOWN

AND GET THE SHERIFF.

FORGET THAT--

HE'S THE LAST ONE

TO CALL IN TO HELP.

LISTEN, FIGHT FIRE

WITH FIRE.

IF THEY'RE LAW DOGS,

WHO'S BETTER TO MEET THEM

THAN THE SHERIFF?

THEN WE'LL CHARGE THEM

WITH THE MURDER OF BILL RYAN.

HOW CAN WE PROVE THAT?

IT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

THE SHERIFF WILL TAKE THEM

INTO JAIL ON THE CHARGE--

IN THE MEANTIME,

BEFORE IT GOES TO TRIAL,

WE WORK THE RANCHERS

UP TO A LYNCHING.

SAY, THAT'S GOOD THINKING.

YOU OUGHT TO BE GOVERNOR

SOME DAY.

WELL, GET RIDING, APACHE.

LOOK!

THEY'RE ASKING FOR IT.

YOU MEN TAKE COVER--

WE'LL GET 'EM

AS THEY COME IN.

SURE LOOKS QUIET

AROUND HERE.

YEAH---TOO QUIET

TO SUIT ME.

LIKE THE LULL

BEFORE THE STORM.

DO YOU THINK

ANYBODY'S HERE?

YES, AND THEY'RE

EXPECTING COMPANY.

KEEP ME COVERED.

WE'LL KEEP YOU COVERED

LIKE A BU-BU-BUG IN A RUG.

SPREAD OUT.

BARTON!

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

IT'S UP TO YOU

WHETHER YOU COME PEACEFULLY.

Sheriff:

STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

YOU AIN'T

ARRESTIN' NOBODY.

WE GOT THE GOODS

ON YOU THIS TIME,

APACHE TOLD ME

ALL ABOUT IT.

I'M ARRESTING YOU FOR

THE MURDER OF BILL RYAN.

JUST A MINUTE, SHERIFF!

THAT'S BILL RYAN.

YOU CAN'T ARREST EDDIE

FOR MURDERING ME

'CAUSE I AIN'T DEAD.

BUT YOU CAN ARREST BARTON

FOR ATTEMPTING TO

HAVE ME MURDERED.

Sheriff:

YOU HEAR THAT,

BARTON?

TAKE COVER!

HEY, I SURE HOPE

YOUR AIM IS GOOD.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

OHH!!

WHAT'S YOUR HURRY,

LAWYER SMALL?

YOU BETTER

STICK AROUND.

WE STILL WANT TO SEE YOU

EAT YOUR HORSE.

FOR A FELLOW WHO KNOWS

SO LITTLE ABOUT IT,

YOU SURE LOVE TO FIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,

GET GOING!

HANG ON TO THAT

BRIEF CASE, SHERIFF.

IT'S GOT ALL

THE EVIDENCE WE NEED

TO CLOSE THIS CASE UP.

YES, SIR,

I SURE LIKE THIS JOB.

JUST IMAGINE,

IT COULD BE ME

THEY'RE TAKING TO JAIL.

WELL, WE WON'T

NEED THESE ANYMORE.

OW! YOU CLUMSY IDIOT!

I'D BEEN MISSING

SOME OF MY CATTLE

FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I ASKED A U.S. MARSHALL

TO INVESTIGATE,

AND HE ASSIGNED EDDIE

TO THE JOB.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO MEET HIM

WHEN SOMEONE TOOK A SHOT AT ME.

AND WHEN I FOUND HIM

HE WAS HURT PRETTY BAD.

WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE

EASIER TO LEARN SOMETHING

IF WE LET WHOEVER SHOT HIM

THINK THAT HE WAS DEAD.

AND TO THINK

I ALMOST BOTCHED

THE WHOLE DEAL

BY ARRESTING

THE WRONG MAN.

[ laughing ]

AND THAT EXPLAINS HOW

YOU GOT THE BILL OF SALE.

THAT'S RIGHT,

I ALMOST FORGOT.

HERE IT IS,

AND YOUR CATTLE

ARE IN RED GULCH.

WELL, I WAS

KIND OF HOPING--

I KNOW.

AS SOON AS I SEE

THE U.S. MARSHALL,

I'LL MEET YOU THERE.

UH-OH!

HEY EDDIE--

QUIET, SOAPY.

DON'T BREAK IT UP

JUST WHEN THEY'RE GETTIN'

TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

THAT'S THE ONLY TIME

TO BREAK IT UP, SONNY-BOY.

EDDIE, COME ON,

WE GOT TO HIT THE SADDLE.

GOODBYE, FOLKS.

SO LONG, SON.

♪ AND RIGHT FROM THE START

♪ THERE'LL BE A SONG

IN YOUR HEART ♪

♪ WHEN YOU RIDE DOWN

♪ MY TUMBLEWEED TRAIL

♪ AH AH AH AH ♪

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