Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 15 - The Moor's Revenge - full transcript
Shakespeare is brought, against Paladin's advice, to the hamlet of San Diego.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLOSE YOUR
EYES AND SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER.
IN A CROWD LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE BOUND TO GET A FEW.
[MUTED APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHING]
SO, THIS IS THE WILD,
WILD WEST, HMM?
CHAMPAGNE AND CHAMBER MUSIC.
YOU'VE MADE OUR STAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO SO GAY.
SMALL EXCHANGE FOR
THE WONDERFUL PLEASURE
YOU AND MR. MATHEWS HAVE
BROUGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
NO, I'D LOVE TO,
BUT WE MUST MAKE A VERY
EARLY START TOMORROW MORNING.
STROLLING PLAYERS ONCE AGAIN.
OH? WHERE DO YOU PLAY NEXT?
WE GO SOUTH TO A LITTLE
TOWN CALLED SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO'S HAVING
ITS ROUND-UP NOW.
YES, ISN'T IT THRILLING?
THE REST OF THE COMPANY
IS RETURNING EAST,
BUT VICTORIA AND I DECIDED WE
JUST HAD TO SEE THAT ROUND-UP.
WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO PLAY
SOME SCENES FROM "OTHELLO."
IS ANYTHING WRONG?
I URGE YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MINDS.
BUT, WHY?
A CATTLE TOWN DURING A ROUND-UP
CAN BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PLACE.
NONSENSE.
AND SAN DIEGO'S MORE
DANGEROUS THAN MOST.
IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL
DRUNKS AND COWBOYS,
MEN WHO HAVEN'T SEEN
A WOMAN FOR A YEAR,
THERE ARE GUNSLINGERS, SAILORS,
BANDITS FROM ACROSS
THE BORDER, VAQUEROS.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND IRRESISTIBLE.
WE WERE TOLD THAT
SAN FRANCISCO WAS WILD.
BELIEVE ME, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR THE KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT
YOU'RE PREPARED TO
OFFER IN SAN DIEGO.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
MR. PALADIN,
OTHELLO HAS MOVED
AUDIENCES FOR 200 YEARS.
I DON'T THINK OUR AUDIENCE IN
SAN DIEGO WILL BE DIFFERENT.
I WASN'T REFERRING TO YOUR
ABILITIES AS ACTORS, MISS VESTRIS.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS A
PARTICULAR AUDIENCE WON'T WANT TO SEE.
WE HAVE YET TO FIND AN
AUDIENCE, MR. PALADIN,
THAT IS NOT RECEPTIVE
TO SHAKESPEARE.
I'M AFRAID WE BETTER GO.
YES, WE MUST.
NOW, WON'T YOU ADMIT YOU
WERE EXAGGERATING JUST A LITTLE?
I WAS NOT EXAGGERATING.
AND I DO HOPE THAT YOU'LL
CHANGE YOUR MINDS ABOUT GOING.
COME SEE US IN SAN
DIEGO, MR. PALADIN.
PERHAPS WE CAN PROVE TO YOU
THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD.
YES, BY ALL MEANS, HMM?
PERHAPS I SHALL.
PERHAPS I SHALL.
VICTORIA.
PRETTY SMART OF YOU
TO FIGURE WE'D BE NEEDING
SOME REAL GUN TALENT
AROUND HERE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LAST YEAR AT ROUND-UP WEEK, WE
HAD TWO KILLINGS EVERY AFTERNOON,
AND A MURDER EVERY NIGHT.
SEEMS THAT EVERY
TIME THE SHERIFF KNOWS
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GANG OF
CHARMERS IN TO SEE THE SHOW,
HE FINDS URGENT BUSINESS
OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
KIND OF LEAVES US TO
PROTECT OURSELVES.
SURE, YOU CAN HAVE THE JOB IF YOU
DON'T MIND THE GRIEF THAT GOES WITH IT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL STAY
'TIL AFTER ROUND-UP.
MIGHT FIND IT KIND OF WARM
AROUND HERE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
COME ON, I WANT TO
SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
OH, THIS AIN'T WHAT I
WAS GONNA SHOW YOU.
THAT'S BEN JACKSON.
OH, YOU KNOW HIM?
THAT'LL MAKE THINGS EASIER.
GO AHEAD, THEN. TELL HIM
YOU'RE MY PRIVATE PEACE OFFICER.
HELLO, BEN.
PALADIN.
NOBODY GUN YOU DOWN YET?
THEY KEEP TRYING.
GOOD LUCK TO THEM.
THANK YOU, BEN.
YOU HERE TO SOAK
UP A LITTLE CULTURE?
YOU WANNA LOOK AT HER,
THERE'S OTHER PICTURES.
THIS ONE I GOT STAKED OUT.
THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S BEEN
SITTING HERE FOR TWO DAYS
JUST LOOKING AT THAT
PICTURE UP THERE.
I KINDA THINK HE'S SMITTEN.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE THIS
POSTER WITH ANYONE. IS THAT IT?
AND THAT APPLIES TO THE LADY
WHEN SHE GETS HERE IN PERSON.
WELL, NOW, THAT DEPENDS
ON THE LADY, DOESN'T IT?
I DON'T EXPECT MUCH TROUBLE.
NOW, THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO
HEAR YOU FELLAS TALK. NO TROUBLE.
WE ALL JUST HAVE A RIP-ROARIN' TIME
AND SETTLE IT KIND OF PEACE-ABLE LIKE.
THAT'S MR. PALADIN'S JOB, HERE.
KIND OF A SPREADER OF
SWEETNESS AND PEACE.
UH-HUH.
WELL, THAT'S A
NICE JOB, PALADIN.
BE EDUCATIN' TO SEE
HOW YOU HANDLE IT.
UH, HOW ABOUT A
DRINK, MR. PALADIN?
UH, RIGHT OVER HERE, THE, UH...
OH, YEAH, THE BAR'S
RIGHT OVER HERE.
UH, RIGHT OVER HERE.
CHARLIE, UH, TWO WHISKEYS, HUH?
MR. BELLINGHAM, YOU HAVE
ONE OTHER PROBLEM. YEAH?
WHEN MISS VESTRIS
SEES THOSE POSTERS,
SHE MAY TAKE AFTER
YOU WITH A SHOTGUN.
WELL, THAT'S YOUR DEPARTMENT
STRICTLY. YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND, UH, TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
I WOULDN'T MIND A LITTLE
GUN-SHOOTING AROUND HERE
IF I COULD MAKE
SOME MONEY AT IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU AND
BEN JACKSON THERE.
ANYBODY COULD SEE YOU
AIN'T EXACTLY FRIENDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE
REAL GOOD IF YOU COULD...
YOU'D SEE WHO'S THE FASTEST.
YOU COULD SETTLE IT, YOU KNOW.
MR. BELLINGHAM,
YOU ARE A SHOWMAN.
IT'D BE AN ATTRACTION FOLKS'D
TALK ABOUT HERE FOR YEARS.
AND ONLY ONE
PERFORMANCE. THAT'S RIGHT.
ONLY ONE... THAT WOULD BE
KIND OF A DRAWBACK, WOULDN'T IT?
GEEZ, A SHAME. YOU
AND BEN JACKSON.
WELL, THINK ABOUT IT.
I WILL.
AH.
OH, TAKE OUR LUGGAGE INTO
THE HOTEL, WILL YOU, BOY?
OH, AND TAKE PARTICULAR
CARE WITH THAT ONE, PLEASE.
YES, PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL. THEY'RE
FILLED WITH COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES,
AND INDISPENSABLE
ITEMS. HERE YOU ARE.
IT'S MUCH QUIETER THAN
MR. PALADIN SAID IT WOULD BE.
YES, I'M AFRAID OUR
FRIEND WAS OVER-ANXIOUS.
WELL, LET'S FIND
MR. BELLINGHAM AND ARRANGE...
VICTORIA.
CHARLES!
"WITH COMICAL CHARLEY MATHEWS!"
"WATCH THE LITTLE LADY SHAKE!"
THAT'S ME AS CLEOPATRA!
AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN
LOOK LIKE CLEOPATRA!
"CHARLEY MATHEWS,
KING OF THE COMICS!"
ROSALIND! ROSALIND!
OH, DISGRACE!
OH, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO ME?!
"KING OF THE COMICS!"
CHARLES, WE'LL BE
PLAYING IN A SALOON!
THIS ISN'T A THEATRE,
IT'S A SALOON.
PALADIN, DO SOMETHING, WILL
YA? DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, MATHEWS SEEMS
TO BE DOING ALRIGHT BY HIMSELF.
NO, HE AIN'T, LOOK AT THE
LOOK ON JACKSON'S FACE!
BELLINGHAM.
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS LUCIEN BELLINGHAM?
POINT OUT THAT SCUM TO ME
AND WITH THESE HANDS I'LL...
SHUT UP! LOOK AT THAT FILTH...!
[RECOCKS GUN]
THE NEXT ONE I'LL PUT
BETWEEN YOUR TEETH.
PLEASE, DON'T SHOOT, PLEASE.
WELL, ALL RIGHT, IF YOU SAY SO.
BUT DON'T LET THAT
GIVE YOU ANY IDEAS!
VICTORIA, COME...
AND TAKE YOUR HAND OFF OF HER!
OH, MR. PALADIN.
OH, SO YOU CAME, AFTER ALL.
KEEP MOVING, GO TO THE HOTEL.
GO TO THE HOTEL, ARE YOU MAD?
VICTORIA AND I ARE LEAVING THIS
SODOM AND GOMORRAH FORTHWITH.
AND OUR ADVICE TO YOU IS...
WELL, WHAT IN THE WORLD?
CHARLES, HE'S CARRYING A PISTOL.
YES.
AND THOSE CLOTHES. OH, I KNOW,
YOU'RE IN COSTUME
FOR THE ROUND-UP?
GET HER OUT OF HERE.
GO TO THE HOTEL, MOVE!
WELL... I'VE NEVER BEEN SO...
REALLY! VICTORIA, LET'S GO.
"CHARLEY MATHEWS,
KING OF THE COMICS!"
SHE MAKES ONE
MOVE TO LEAVE TOWN,
YOU WON'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO MOURN AT THEIR FUNERALS.
BUT, MR. JACKSON,
THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.
THAT'S NONE OF MY DOING. THEY
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
COME ON, WE'RE
CLEARING OUT OF HERE.
EVERYBODY!
UH, BEN, MY BUSINESS.
HOW ABOUT MY BUSINESS?
WE'LL BE BACK FOR THE SHOW TONIGHT
AND THERE BETTER BE NO MONKEYSHINES.
GEE, YOU HEARD WHAT THEY SAID.
THEM ACTORS GOT TO BE
ON THAT STAGE TONIGHT.
OR YOU KNOW WHAT'LL
HAPPEN, DON'T YA?
BEN JACKSON'LL TEAR
THIS PLACE TO PIECES
AND THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH
LEFT OF YOU TO TAR AND FEATHER.
THEM ACTORS, EITHER.
THEY GOTTA BE HERE TONIGHT!
DOING SHAKESPEARE?
I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE
RECITING MOTHER GOOSE,
YOU GOTTA GET
'EM HERE, THAT'S ALL.
NOW, LOOK, YOU'RE INTO ME $500.
I'LL MAKE IT $1,000 IF THEY STAY IN
TOWN AND DO THE SHOW TONIGHT.
I CAN TRY.
AND REMEMBER MY ESTABLISHMENT
HAS TO REMAIN IN ONE PIECE.
WELL, THAT COULD HAPPEN.
AND I GOTTA BE HERE,
TOO. AND ALIVE, BESIDES.
[LAUGHS]
IT WASN'T JUST HIS BEING
HERE THAT SURPRISED ME.
HE DIDN'T EVEN SPEAK LIKE THE
CULTIVATED MAN WE MET IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WHEN HE BEGAN ISSUING
ORDERS IN THAT TONE OF VOICE,
I CAME CLOSE TO STRIKING
HIM, IF YOU HADN'T HELD MY ARM.
I DID? YES. [KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH.
OH, WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT YOU.
OH?
YES, WE HAVE DECIDED TO STAY.
WE REFUSE TO BE INTIMIDATED BY
MR. BELLINGHAM, HIS ASSOCIATES, OR YOU.
CHARLES HAS WRITTEN A STATEMENT
TO BE PRINTED IN THE PAPER HERE.
YES, I THINK YOU'LL LIKE
IT. IN FACT, YOU INSPIRED IT.
YES, WHEN YOU SAID IN THAT DECISIVE,
MAN-OF-AFFAIRS TONE-OF-VOICE,
"GO TO THE HOTEL!"
LET ME READ IT TO HIM, MY DEAR.
"I CAME HERE WITH THE DISTINGUISHED
ACTRESS, VICTORIA VESTRIS,
"TO PRESENT FOR YOUR FAVOR A
SELECTION OF SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE.
"WE HAVE BEEN MADE THE VICTIMS
OF A CRUEL AND TASTELESS HOAX.
"HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT
THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO SHOULD SUFFER
"BECAUSE OF THE VENAL
MR. LUCIEN BELLINGHAM,
"AND HIS CONTEMPTIBLE
ASSOCIATE, MR. BEN JACKSON."
MR. MATHEWS, HAVE YOU GIVEN
THAT TO THE NEWSPAPER YET?
OH, YES, THE EDITOR
WAS DELIGHTED.
I'M SURE HE WAS.
TO TELL THE TRUTH,
I OWE HIM CREDIT
FOR THE CONTEMPTIBLE
MR. BEN JACKSON."
HE, UH, HE THOUGHT
IT ADDED FIRE.
OH, I AGREE. DON'T YOU?
YES, THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT DOES. IT ADDS FIRE.
THE CURTAIN WILL RISE
AT 8:00 AS SCHEDULED,
ON A BEDCHAMBER
IN A PALACE IN VENICE.
WE WILL PRESENT FOR YOUR
PLEASURE AND ENLARGEMENT,
THE DEATH SCENE FROM WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE'S "OTHELLO."
THAT SHOULD SET A PROPER
NOTE FOR THE EVENING.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, BOTH OF YOU.
LISTEN CAREFULLY.
OTHERWISE, YOU MAY BE HURT.
BEN JACKSON THINKS NO MORE
ABOUT KILLING A MAN THAN...
OH, THERE HE GOES
AGAIN. WARNING US.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME!
THIS IS NOT A THEATRICAL
COSTUME I'M WEARING.
THIS ISN'T A TOY, IT'S A GUN.
THERE ARE SIX BULLETS IN IT.
POSSIBLY SIX LIVES.
AND IT'S PART OF
MY WORKING GEAR.
OH.
YOU KNOW, VICTORIA,
I THINK I'M BEGINNING
TO BELIEVE HIM.
OH, HOW UTTERLY WONDERFUL!
HOW UTTERLY ROMANTIC.
I KNOW, YOU ROB FROM THE
RICH AND GIVE TO THE POOR.
HOW UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL. I
DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.
[OVERLAPPING]
MR. PALADIN BEING THE
TRUE WESTERNER HE IS
IS DETERMINED TO SEND
US HOME WITH A STORY
OF BLAZING GUNS AND DYING MEN.
PERHAPS THE NEXT CHAPTER
WILL BE ABOUT SKULKING INDIANS.
WE MET YOU IN SAN
FRANCISCO, MR. PALADIN,
AND WE KNOW THIS COSTUME
IS ONLY FOR THE CATTLE RUN.
WE DO NOT INTEND
TO BE FRIGHTENED
AND WE DO INTEND TO INTRODUCE
THE BARD OF AVON TO SAN DIEGO.
WITHOUT THE
DANCE OF THE 7 VEILS.
OR CHARLEY MATHEWS,
KING OF THE COMICS.
AND IF THAT CONTEMPTIBLE MR. JACKSON
CREATES A DISTURBANCE, YOU MUST...
I SHALL STEP FROM THE
STAGE AND KNOCK HIM DOWN.
AH! DARLING. BRAVO, MY DARLING.
HO! MR. JACKSON.
WHAT A COINCIDENCE. I
WAS JUST WALKING BY,
AND I GOT TO THINKING
ABOUT YOU, AND HERE YOU ARE.
THINKING WHAT?
WELL, IT WAS KIND OF A
PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT
HERE IN THE STREET. COME TO MY OFFICE.
I CAN TALK HERE.
OH, YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS,
BUT I ALWAYS HAD A
LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
WELL, I HAVE. I FIGURE THE MAN WHO'S
PRETTY NEAR THE FASTEST DRAW IN THE WEST,
YOU GOTTA HAVE RESPECT FOR HIM.
PRETTY NEAR?
WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE
THE MAN TO ARGUE THE MATTER.
PALADIN'S FAST, I'M
FASTER. WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, I JUST HOPE HE NEVER
PUTS YOU TO THE TEST, THAT'S ALL.
FOR HIS SAKE. YOU SEE, I...
[HOOF BEATS APPROACH]
UH, THIS PALADIN, HE KIND OF SLIPPED
HIMSELF IN AS MY PRIVATE PEACE OFFICER,
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D
LIKE THE SAME KIND OF JOB?
YOU'RE PRETTY SMART
UNDER THAT BIG HAT.
YOU HIRE HIM TO WATCH ME, HIRE
ME TO WATCH EVERYBODY ELSE.
NOBODY LEFT TO MAKE
TROUBLE IN YOUR PLACE.
GEE, WHATEVER
GAVE YOU THAT IDEA?
HOW MUCH YOU PAYING HIM?
OH, ROUGHLY $100.
UH, ROUGHLY.
SMOOTH IT OUT,
IT'S MORE LIKE $500.
THAT'S IT, $500.
UH... $1,000.
THEN THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, MR. JACKSON.
YOU GOTTA LET A MAN PUT BY
A LITTLE MONEY FOR OLD AGE.
MAYBE YOU WON'T NEED
IT. I'LL TAKE THE JOB.
NICE CROWD.
HA, HA, HA, "NICE CROWD."
SOME SENSE OF HUMOR
YOU GOT. YOU SEE THIS?
I SAW IT. WELL, HE SAW IT, TOO.
I THINK IT'S YOUR JOB TO GO OVER
AND GUESS WHAT HE'S GONNA DO.
WHY SHOULD I
GUESS? I'LL ASK HIM.
GOOD THOUGHT.
BEN, YOU EXPECTING
TO ENJOY THE SHOW?
REAL SHOW COMES LATER.
NOW, BEN, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DEPRIVE
A LOVELY LADY OF HER PARTNER, WOULD YOU?
I'LL SEE SHE DON'T MISS YOU.
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE AFTER
YOU IF YOU CAUSE TROUBLE.
HOW COULD I DO
A THING LIKE THAT?
YOUR RUNT FRIEND
HIRED ME TO KEEP ORDER.
SURE. JUST LIKE YOU.
I'M ONE OF HIS PRIVATE
PEACE OFFICERS.
I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND.
I SURE WILL.
NOW, THIS ACTOR FELLA,
ALREADY BROKE THE PEACE, MAKING
REMARKS ABOUT ME IN THIS PAPER.
CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
I BETTER BRING HIM BACK
IN LINE IF I'M TO EARN MY PAY.
I COULD TAKE OVER
THAT PART OF YOUR WORK.
YOU WOULDN'T ENJOY IT AS MUCH.
UH-HUH.
WHAT'D HE SAY?
WELL, IT'S MORE
THE WAY HE SAID IT.
OH, HOW DID I EVER GET
MIXED UP WITH FELLAS LIKE YOU?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
AH, GENTLEMEN!
GENTLEMEN, I'LL HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
ABOUT THE SHOW, WE'RE ABOUT TO PRESENT
ONE OF THE FINEST SHOWS OF ITS KIND...
[ALL JEERING]
[SHOUTING MATCH]
CURTAIN, CURTAIN.
CURTAIN.
[SCREAMING, CHEERING]
[AUDIENCE DIES DOWN]
OH, CURSE OF MARRIAGE,
THAT WE CAN CALL THESE DELICATE
CREATURES OURS, AND NOT THEIR APPETITES.
HER NAME IS NOW
BEGRIMED IN BLACK.
OH, NOW FOREVER,
FAREWELL, THE TRANQUIL MIND.
FAREWELL CONTENT,
PRIDE, POMP, AND CIRCUMSTANCE.
FAREWELL.
BURNISH ME WITH SOME
SWIFT MEANS OF DEATH.
SURE, I'LL FINISH YA!
[CROWD SHOUTING]
PLEASE, EVERYBODY...
CALM DOWN, LET'S
HAVE SOME PEACE!
GENTLEMEN, I'M WILLING
TO ACCOMODATE YOU.
HERE, HERE, HERE.
YOU PUT THAT AWAY, I'LL
SHOW YOU I'M NOT DONE.
WE MIGHT JUST AS WELL SETTLE
THIS AND GET ON WITH THE SHOW.
MR. MATHEWS.
HEY, WATCH OUT.
WHAT DO I DO WITH IT? I'M
NOT FAMILIAR WITH A GUN.
HE'S VERY GOOD WITH A SWORD.
THERE'S NOTHING TO IT. JUST
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SQUEEZE.
IN A CROWD LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE BOUND TO HIT A FEW.
NO, GENTLEMEN, DON'T GET HIM
EXCITED. JUST STAND QUIETLY. BEN.
NOW, WAIT, FELLAS,
YOU'RE RUINING ME.
MY MIRROR IS MY GLASSWARE.
I WON'T STAND FOR IT,
JUST... OH MY GOODNESS!
[GUN FIRES]
[MEN ALL LAUGH]
WHAT ABOUT IT, BEN?
LET MR. MATHEWS PUT ON
HIS SHOW AND AFTERWARDS,
YOU AND I'LL STEP OUTSIDE
AND SETTLE THINGS?
I'LL HAVE MY GUN
BEFORE I MAKE ANY DEALS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SETTLE MY BUSINESS
WITH YOU LATER.
PUT ON YOUR SHOW.
BUT DOWN HERE WHERE I
CAN KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
WHAT? WHY NOT?
LOOK, CHARLES, WE CAN
PUT SOME CHAIRS TOGETHER
AND YOU BRING A CUSHION.
AND EVERYTHING WILL
BE ARRANGED, YOU SEE?
OF COURSE. DESDEMONA'S BED. YES!
ALL THE WORLD'S
A STAGE. WHY NOT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU HAND?
YOU'VE GOT A HARD HEAD.
I DON'T MEAN FOR US TO GO OUTSIDE
AND GET BUNGED UP SOME MORE.
LET'S FINALLY SEE WHO'S FASTER.
WHATEVER YOU WANT, BEN.
ONE MORE.
ONE MORE.
BE THUS WHEN THOU ART DEAD, AND I
WILL KILL THEE AND LOVE THEE AFTER.
ONE MORE, AND THIS THE LAST.
OH, I MUST WEEP AT
THESE A-CRUEL TEARS.
WHO'S THERE?
OTHELLO. AYE, DESDEMONA.
WILL YOU COME TO BED, MY LORD?
WHY, WHAT ART THOU?
YOUR WIFE, MY LORD.
YOUR TRUE AND LOYAL WIFE.
HEAVEN TRULY KNOWS THAT
THOU ART FALSE AS HELL.
BY HEAVEN, YOU DO ME WRONG!
IS'T POSSIBLE I TOOK THEE FOR
THAT CUNNING WOMAN OF VENICE
THAT DID MARRY WITH OTHELLO?
YOU, MISTRESS, LEND
ME THY HANDKERCHIEF.
HERE, MY LORD.
THE ONE I GAVE THEE,
THAT HANDKERCHIEF,
DID AN EGYPTIAN
TO MY MOTHER GIVE.
SHE, DYING, GAVE IT ME.
AND BID ME WHEN MY FATE WOULD
HAVE ME WIFE, TO GIVE IT HER.
TO GIVE IT 'WAY OR
LOSE IT WERE PERDITION.
AND WOULD TO GOD
THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN IT!
HAVE YOU PRAYED
TONIGHT, DESDEMONA?
ALAS, MY LORD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
HEAVEN FOREFEND I
WOULD NOT KILL THY SOUL.
TALK YOU OF KILLING?
THAT HANDKERCHIEF WHICH I SO LOVED
AND GAVE TO THEE, THOU GAVE'ST TO CASSIO.
NO, BY MY LIFE AND SOUL!
TAKE HEED OF PERJURY.
THOU ARE'T TO DIE!
MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON
ME, AND YOU HAVE MERCY, TOO!
IT'S TOO LATE.
[GAGS]
A KINLESS DEATH I
DIE! FAREWELL! OH!
[WEAKLY:] FAREWELL.
[APPLAUSE]
SOFT YOU, SOFT YOU.
A WORD OR TWO BEFORE YOU GO.
WHEN THOU SHALT THESE
UNLUCKY DEEDS RELATE,
SPEAK OF ME AS I AM. NOTHING
EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN AUGHT IN MALICE.
THEN YOU MUST SPEAK OF ONE
WHO LOVED NOT
WISELY, BUT TOO WELL.
SAY THIS BESIDES,
THAT IN ALEPPO ONCE,
WHERE A MALIGNANT
AND TURBANED TURK
BEAT A VENETIAN AND
TRADUC'D THE STATE,
I TOOK BY THE THROAT THE
DOG AND SMOTE HIM THUS!
[GLASS FALLS]
I KISS'D THEE
'ERE I KILL'D THEE.
NO WAY BUT THIS,
KILLING MYSELF,
TO DIE UPON A KISS.
[APPLAUSE]
WELL, IT'S SETTLING
UP TIME, PALADIN.
I SAID BEFORE, BEN, WHATEVER YOU
WANT, IF YOU'RE SURE YOU WANT IT.
IT'S WHAT I GOT TO DO.
AND YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY
HEARD ME SAY SO.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP UP
YOUR REPUTATION IN THIS TOWN.
WE BETTER GET OUTSIDE. THIS'LL TAKE
BUT A MINUTE, MISS. I'LL BE BACK FOR YA.
YOU'D BETTER ASK THE LADY'S
HUSBAND ABOUT THIS. HUSBAND?
OF COURSE HE'S MY HUSBAND. WHAT
SORT OF WOMAN DID YOU TAKE ME FOR?
HOW COME YOU GOT
DIFFERENT NAMES?
WE'RE ACTORS, NOT PEOPLE.
YOU COULDA' SAID SOMETHING.
YOU COULDA' ASKED.
OH, SHE'S A MARRIED LADY.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO TRY A FAST
DRAW WITH A HAND LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, BEN.
STILL WORKS.
BUT I FIGURE I
DON'T NEED AN EDGE.
IF I DID OUTDRAW
YOU, AND I WOULD,
THEY'D ALL SAY IT'S
'CAUSE YOUR HANDS SWOLL.
I'M WAITING, BEN.
THERE'LL BE ANOTHER
TIME, PALADIN.
YEAH.
WON'T YOU PLEASE CONTINUE?
YOUR AUDIENCE IS WAITING.
THANK YOU.
AND NOW A SCENE
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.
♪ HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
READS THE CARD OF A MAN ♪
♪ A KNIGHT WITHOUT
ARMOR IN A SAVAGE LAND ♪
♪ HIS FAST GUN FOR HIRE
HEEDS THE CALLING WIND ♪
♪ A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
IS THE MAN CALLED... ♪
♪ PALADIN ♪
♪ PALADIN, PALADIN,
WHERE DO YOU ROAM? ♪♪
EYES AND SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER.
IN A CROWD LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE BOUND TO GET A FEW.
[MUTED APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHING]
SO, THIS IS THE WILD,
WILD WEST, HMM?
CHAMPAGNE AND CHAMBER MUSIC.
YOU'VE MADE OUR STAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO SO GAY.
SMALL EXCHANGE FOR
THE WONDERFUL PLEASURE
YOU AND MR. MATHEWS HAVE
BROUGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
NO, I'D LOVE TO,
BUT WE MUST MAKE A VERY
EARLY START TOMORROW MORNING.
STROLLING PLAYERS ONCE AGAIN.
OH? WHERE DO YOU PLAY NEXT?
WE GO SOUTH TO A LITTLE
TOWN CALLED SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO'S HAVING
ITS ROUND-UP NOW.
YES, ISN'T IT THRILLING?
THE REST OF THE COMPANY
IS RETURNING EAST,
BUT VICTORIA AND I DECIDED WE
JUST HAD TO SEE THAT ROUND-UP.
WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO PLAY
SOME SCENES FROM "OTHELLO."
IS ANYTHING WRONG?
I URGE YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MINDS.
BUT, WHY?
A CATTLE TOWN DURING A ROUND-UP
CAN BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PLACE.
NONSENSE.
AND SAN DIEGO'S MORE
DANGEROUS THAN MOST.
IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL
DRUNKS AND COWBOYS,
MEN WHO HAVEN'T SEEN
A WOMAN FOR A YEAR,
THERE ARE GUNSLINGERS, SAILORS,
BANDITS FROM ACROSS
THE BORDER, VAQUEROS.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND IRRESISTIBLE.
WE WERE TOLD THAT
SAN FRANCISCO WAS WILD.
BELIEVE ME, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR THE KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT
YOU'RE PREPARED TO
OFFER IN SAN DIEGO.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
MR. PALADIN,
OTHELLO HAS MOVED
AUDIENCES FOR 200 YEARS.
I DON'T THINK OUR AUDIENCE IN
SAN DIEGO WILL BE DIFFERENT.
I WASN'T REFERRING TO YOUR
ABILITIES AS ACTORS, MISS VESTRIS.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS A
PARTICULAR AUDIENCE WON'T WANT TO SEE.
WE HAVE YET TO FIND AN
AUDIENCE, MR. PALADIN,
THAT IS NOT RECEPTIVE
TO SHAKESPEARE.
I'M AFRAID WE BETTER GO.
YES, WE MUST.
NOW, WON'T YOU ADMIT YOU
WERE EXAGGERATING JUST A LITTLE?
I WAS NOT EXAGGERATING.
AND I DO HOPE THAT YOU'LL
CHANGE YOUR MINDS ABOUT GOING.
COME SEE US IN SAN
DIEGO, MR. PALADIN.
PERHAPS WE CAN PROVE TO YOU
THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD.
YES, BY ALL MEANS, HMM?
PERHAPS I SHALL.
PERHAPS I SHALL.
VICTORIA.
PRETTY SMART OF YOU
TO FIGURE WE'D BE NEEDING
SOME REAL GUN TALENT
AROUND HERE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LAST YEAR AT ROUND-UP WEEK, WE
HAD TWO KILLINGS EVERY AFTERNOON,
AND A MURDER EVERY NIGHT.
SEEMS THAT EVERY
TIME THE SHERIFF KNOWS
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GANG OF
CHARMERS IN TO SEE THE SHOW,
HE FINDS URGENT BUSINESS
OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
KIND OF LEAVES US TO
PROTECT OURSELVES.
SURE, YOU CAN HAVE THE JOB IF YOU
DON'T MIND THE GRIEF THAT GOES WITH IT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL STAY
'TIL AFTER ROUND-UP.
MIGHT FIND IT KIND OF WARM
AROUND HERE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
COME ON, I WANT TO
SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
OH, THIS AIN'T WHAT I
WAS GONNA SHOW YOU.
THAT'S BEN JACKSON.
OH, YOU KNOW HIM?
THAT'LL MAKE THINGS EASIER.
GO AHEAD, THEN. TELL HIM
YOU'RE MY PRIVATE PEACE OFFICER.
HELLO, BEN.
PALADIN.
NOBODY GUN YOU DOWN YET?
THEY KEEP TRYING.
GOOD LUCK TO THEM.
THANK YOU, BEN.
YOU HERE TO SOAK
UP A LITTLE CULTURE?
YOU WANNA LOOK AT HER,
THERE'S OTHER PICTURES.
THIS ONE I GOT STAKED OUT.
THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S BEEN
SITTING HERE FOR TWO DAYS
JUST LOOKING AT THAT
PICTURE UP THERE.
I KINDA THINK HE'S SMITTEN.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE THIS
POSTER WITH ANYONE. IS THAT IT?
AND THAT APPLIES TO THE LADY
WHEN SHE GETS HERE IN PERSON.
WELL, NOW, THAT DEPENDS
ON THE LADY, DOESN'T IT?
I DON'T EXPECT MUCH TROUBLE.
NOW, THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO
HEAR YOU FELLAS TALK. NO TROUBLE.
WE ALL JUST HAVE A RIP-ROARIN' TIME
AND SETTLE IT KIND OF PEACE-ABLE LIKE.
THAT'S MR. PALADIN'S JOB, HERE.
KIND OF A SPREADER OF
SWEETNESS AND PEACE.
UH-HUH.
WELL, THAT'S A
NICE JOB, PALADIN.
BE EDUCATIN' TO SEE
HOW YOU HANDLE IT.
UH, HOW ABOUT A
DRINK, MR. PALADIN?
UH, RIGHT OVER HERE, THE, UH...
OH, YEAH, THE BAR'S
RIGHT OVER HERE.
UH, RIGHT OVER HERE.
CHARLIE, UH, TWO WHISKEYS, HUH?
MR. BELLINGHAM, YOU HAVE
ONE OTHER PROBLEM. YEAH?
WHEN MISS VESTRIS
SEES THOSE POSTERS,
SHE MAY TAKE AFTER
YOU WITH A SHOTGUN.
WELL, THAT'S YOUR DEPARTMENT
STRICTLY. YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND, UH, TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
I WOULDN'T MIND A LITTLE
GUN-SHOOTING AROUND HERE
IF I COULD MAKE
SOME MONEY AT IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU AND
BEN JACKSON THERE.
ANYBODY COULD SEE YOU
AIN'T EXACTLY FRIENDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE
REAL GOOD IF YOU COULD...
YOU'D SEE WHO'S THE FASTEST.
YOU COULD SETTLE IT, YOU KNOW.
MR. BELLINGHAM,
YOU ARE A SHOWMAN.
IT'D BE AN ATTRACTION FOLKS'D
TALK ABOUT HERE FOR YEARS.
AND ONLY ONE
PERFORMANCE. THAT'S RIGHT.
ONLY ONE... THAT WOULD BE
KIND OF A DRAWBACK, WOULDN'T IT?
GEEZ, A SHAME. YOU
AND BEN JACKSON.
WELL, THINK ABOUT IT.
I WILL.
AH.
OH, TAKE OUR LUGGAGE INTO
THE HOTEL, WILL YOU, BOY?
OH, AND TAKE PARTICULAR
CARE WITH THAT ONE, PLEASE.
YES, PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL. THEY'RE
FILLED WITH COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES,
AND INDISPENSABLE
ITEMS. HERE YOU ARE.
IT'S MUCH QUIETER THAN
MR. PALADIN SAID IT WOULD BE.
YES, I'M AFRAID OUR
FRIEND WAS OVER-ANXIOUS.
WELL, LET'S FIND
MR. BELLINGHAM AND ARRANGE...
VICTORIA.
CHARLES!
"WITH COMICAL CHARLEY MATHEWS!"
"WATCH THE LITTLE LADY SHAKE!"
THAT'S ME AS CLEOPATRA!
AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN
LOOK LIKE CLEOPATRA!
"CHARLEY MATHEWS,
KING OF THE COMICS!"
ROSALIND! ROSALIND!
OH, DISGRACE!
OH, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO ME?!
"KING OF THE COMICS!"
CHARLES, WE'LL BE
PLAYING IN A SALOON!
THIS ISN'T A THEATRE,
IT'S A SALOON.
PALADIN, DO SOMETHING, WILL
YA? DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, MATHEWS SEEMS
TO BE DOING ALRIGHT BY HIMSELF.
NO, HE AIN'T, LOOK AT THE
LOOK ON JACKSON'S FACE!
BELLINGHAM.
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS LUCIEN BELLINGHAM?
POINT OUT THAT SCUM TO ME
AND WITH THESE HANDS I'LL...
SHUT UP! LOOK AT THAT FILTH...!
[RECOCKS GUN]
THE NEXT ONE I'LL PUT
BETWEEN YOUR TEETH.
PLEASE, DON'T SHOOT, PLEASE.
WELL, ALL RIGHT, IF YOU SAY SO.
BUT DON'T LET THAT
GIVE YOU ANY IDEAS!
VICTORIA, COME...
AND TAKE YOUR HAND OFF OF HER!
OH, MR. PALADIN.
OH, SO YOU CAME, AFTER ALL.
KEEP MOVING, GO TO THE HOTEL.
GO TO THE HOTEL, ARE YOU MAD?
VICTORIA AND I ARE LEAVING THIS
SODOM AND GOMORRAH FORTHWITH.
AND OUR ADVICE TO YOU IS...
WELL, WHAT IN THE WORLD?
CHARLES, HE'S CARRYING A PISTOL.
YES.
AND THOSE CLOTHES. OH, I KNOW,
YOU'RE IN COSTUME
FOR THE ROUND-UP?
GET HER OUT OF HERE.
GO TO THE HOTEL, MOVE!
WELL... I'VE NEVER BEEN SO...
REALLY! VICTORIA, LET'S GO.
"CHARLEY MATHEWS,
KING OF THE COMICS!"
SHE MAKES ONE
MOVE TO LEAVE TOWN,
YOU WON'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO MOURN AT THEIR FUNERALS.
BUT, MR. JACKSON,
THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.
THAT'S NONE OF MY DOING. THEY
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
COME ON, WE'RE
CLEARING OUT OF HERE.
EVERYBODY!
UH, BEN, MY BUSINESS.
HOW ABOUT MY BUSINESS?
WE'LL BE BACK FOR THE SHOW TONIGHT
AND THERE BETTER BE NO MONKEYSHINES.
GEE, YOU HEARD WHAT THEY SAID.
THEM ACTORS GOT TO BE
ON THAT STAGE TONIGHT.
OR YOU KNOW WHAT'LL
HAPPEN, DON'T YA?
BEN JACKSON'LL TEAR
THIS PLACE TO PIECES
AND THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH
LEFT OF YOU TO TAR AND FEATHER.
THEM ACTORS, EITHER.
THEY GOTTA BE HERE TONIGHT!
DOING SHAKESPEARE?
I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE
RECITING MOTHER GOOSE,
YOU GOTTA GET
'EM HERE, THAT'S ALL.
NOW, LOOK, YOU'RE INTO ME $500.
I'LL MAKE IT $1,000 IF THEY STAY IN
TOWN AND DO THE SHOW TONIGHT.
I CAN TRY.
AND REMEMBER MY ESTABLISHMENT
HAS TO REMAIN IN ONE PIECE.
WELL, THAT COULD HAPPEN.
AND I GOTTA BE HERE,
TOO. AND ALIVE, BESIDES.
[LAUGHS]
IT WASN'T JUST HIS BEING
HERE THAT SURPRISED ME.
HE DIDN'T EVEN SPEAK LIKE THE
CULTIVATED MAN WE MET IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WHEN HE BEGAN ISSUING
ORDERS IN THAT TONE OF VOICE,
I CAME CLOSE TO STRIKING
HIM, IF YOU HADN'T HELD MY ARM.
I DID? YES. [KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH.
OH, WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT YOU.
OH?
YES, WE HAVE DECIDED TO STAY.
WE REFUSE TO BE INTIMIDATED BY
MR. BELLINGHAM, HIS ASSOCIATES, OR YOU.
CHARLES HAS WRITTEN A STATEMENT
TO BE PRINTED IN THE PAPER HERE.
YES, I THINK YOU'LL LIKE
IT. IN FACT, YOU INSPIRED IT.
YES, WHEN YOU SAID IN THAT DECISIVE,
MAN-OF-AFFAIRS TONE-OF-VOICE,
"GO TO THE HOTEL!"
LET ME READ IT TO HIM, MY DEAR.
"I CAME HERE WITH THE DISTINGUISHED
ACTRESS, VICTORIA VESTRIS,
"TO PRESENT FOR YOUR FAVOR A
SELECTION OF SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE.
"WE HAVE BEEN MADE THE VICTIMS
OF A CRUEL AND TASTELESS HOAX.
"HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT
THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO SHOULD SUFFER
"BECAUSE OF THE VENAL
MR. LUCIEN BELLINGHAM,
"AND HIS CONTEMPTIBLE
ASSOCIATE, MR. BEN JACKSON."
MR. MATHEWS, HAVE YOU GIVEN
THAT TO THE NEWSPAPER YET?
OH, YES, THE EDITOR
WAS DELIGHTED.
I'M SURE HE WAS.
TO TELL THE TRUTH,
I OWE HIM CREDIT
FOR THE CONTEMPTIBLE
MR. BEN JACKSON."
HE, UH, HE THOUGHT
IT ADDED FIRE.
OH, I AGREE. DON'T YOU?
YES, THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT DOES. IT ADDS FIRE.
THE CURTAIN WILL RISE
AT 8:00 AS SCHEDULED,
ON A BEDCHAMBER
IN A PALACE IN VENICE.
WE WILL PRESENT FOR YOUR
PLEASURE AND ENLARGEMENT,
THE DEATH SCENE FROM WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE'S "OTHELLO."
THAT SHOULD SET A PROPER
NOTE FOR THE EVENING.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, BOTH OF YOU.
LISTEN CAREFULLY.
OTHERWISE, YOU MAY BE HURT.
BEN JACKSON THINKS NO MORE
ABOUT KILLING A MAN THAN...
OH, THERE HE GOES
AGAIN. WARNING US.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME!
THIS IS NOT A THEATRICAL
COSTUME I'M WEARING.
THIS ISN'T A TOY, IT'S A GUN.
THERE ARE SIX BULLETS IN IT.
POSSIBLY SIX LIVES.
AND IT'S PART OF
MY WORKING GEAR.
OH.
YOU KNOW, VICTORIA,
I THINK I'M BEGINNING
TO BELIEVE HIM.
OH, HOW UTTERLY WONDERFUL!
HOW UTTERLY ROMANTIC.
I KNOW, YOU ROB FROM THE
RICH AND GIVE TO THE POOR.
HOW UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL. I
DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.
[OVERLAPPING]
MR. PALADIN BEING THE
TRUE WESTERNER HE IS
IS DETERMINED TO SEND
US HOME WITH A STORY
OF BLAZING GUNS AND DYING MEN.
PERHAPS THE NEXT CHAPTER
WILL BE ABOUT SKULKING INDIANS.
WE MET YOU IN SAN
FRANCISCO, MR. PALADIN,
AND WE KNOW THIS COSTUME
IS ONLY FOR THE CATTLE RUN.
WE DO NOT INTEND
TO BE FRIGHTENED
AND WE DO INTEND TO INTRODUCE
THE BARD OF AVON TO SAN DIEGO.
WITHOUT THE
DANCE OF THE 7 VEILS.
OR CHARLEY MATHEWS,
KING OF THE COMICS.
AND IF THAT CONTEMPTIBLE MR. JACKSON
CREATES A DISTURBANCE, YOU MUST...
I SHALL STEP FROM THE
STAGE AND KNOCK HIM DOWN.
AH! DARLING. BRAVO, MY DARLING.
HO! MR. JACKSON.
WHAT A COINCIDENCE. I
WAS JUST WALKING BY,
AND I GOT TO THINKING
ABOUT YOU, AND HERE YOU ARE.
THINKING WHAT?
WELL, IT WAS KIND OF A
PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT
HERE IN THE STREET. COME TO MY OFFICE.
I CAN TALK HERE.
OH, YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS,
BUT I ALWAYS HAD A
LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
WELL, I HAVE. I FIGURE THE MAN WHO'S
PRETTY NEAR THE FASTEST DRAW IN THE WEST,
YOU GOTTA HAVE RESPECT FOR HIM.
PRETTY NEAR?
WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE
THE MAN TO ARGUE THE MATTER.
PALADIN'S FAST, I'M
FASTER. WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, I JUST HOPE HE NEVER
PUTS YOU TO THE TEST, THAT'S ALL.
FOR HIS SAKE. YOU SEE, I...
[HOOF BEATS APPROACH]
UH, THIS PALADIN, HE KIND OF SLIPPED
HIMSELF IN AS MY PRIVATE PEACE OFFICER,
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D
LIKE THE SAME KIND OF JOB?
YOU'RE PRETTY SMART
UNDER THAT BIG HAT.
YOU HIRE HIM TO WATCH ME, HIRE
ME TO WATCH EVERYBODY ELSE.
NOBODY LEFT TO MAKE
TROUBLE IN YOUR PLACE.
GEE, WHATEVER
GAVE YOU THAT IDEA?
HOW MUCH YOU PAYING HIM?
OH, ROUGHLY $100.
UH, ROUGHLY.
SMOOTH IT OUT,
IT'S MORE LIKE $500.
THAT'S IT, $500.
UH... $1,000.
THEN THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, MR. JACKSON.
YOU GOTTA LET A MAN PUT BY
A LITTLE MONEY FOR OLD AGE.
MAYBE YOU WON'T NEED
IT. I'LL TAKE THE JOB.
NICE CROWD.
HA, HA, HA, "NICE CROWD."
SOME SENSE OF HUMOR
YOU GOT. YOU SEE THIS?
I SAW IT. WELL, HE SAW IT, TOO.
I THINK IT'S YOUR JOB TO GO OVER
AND GUESS WHAT HE'S GONNA DO.
WHY SHOULD I
GUESS? I'LL ASK HIM.
GOOD THOUGHT.
BEN, YOU EXPECTING
TO ENJOY THE SHOW?
REAL SHOW COMES LATER.
NOW, BEN, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DEPRIVE
A LOVELY LADY OF HER PARTNER, WOULD YOU?
I'LL SEE SHE DON'T MISS YOU.
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE AFTER
YOU IF YOU CAUSE TROUBLE.
HOW COULD I DO
A THING LIKE THAT?
YOUR RUNT FRIEND
HIRED ME TO KEEP ORDER.
SURE. JUST LIKE YOU.
I'M ONE OF HIS PRIVATE
PEACE OFFICERS.
I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND.
I SURE WILL.
NOW, THIS ACTOR FELLA,
ALREADY BROKE THE PEACE, MAKING
REMARKS ABOUT ME IN THIS PAPER.
CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
I BETTER BRING HIM BACK
IN LINE IF I'M TO EARN MY PAY.
I COULD TAKE OVER
THAT PART OF YOUR WORK.
YOU WOULDN'T ENJOY IT AS MUCH.
UH-HUH.
WHAT'D HE SAY?
WELL, IT'S MORE
THE WAY HE SAID IT.
OH, HOW DID I EVER GET
MIXED UP WITH FELLAS LIKE YOU?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
AH, GENTLEMEN!
GENTLEMEN, I'LL HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
ABOUT THE SHOW, WE'RE ABOUT TO PRESENT
ONE OF THE FINEST SHOWS OF ITS KIND...
[ALL JEERING]
[SHOUTING MATCH]
CURTAIN, CURTAIN.
CURTAIN.
[SCREAMING, CHEERING]
[AUDIENCE DIES DOWN]
OH, CURSE OF MARRIAGE,
THAT WE CAN CALL THESE DELICATE
CREATURES OURS, AND NOT THEIR APPETITES.
HER NAME IS NOW
BEGRIMED IN BLACK.
OH, NOW FOREVER,
FAREWELL, THE TRANQUIL MIND.
FAREWELL CONTENT,
PRIDE, POMP, AND CIRCUMSTANCE.
FAREWELL.
BURNISH ME WITH SOME
SWIFT MEANS OF DEATH.
SURE, I'LL FINISH YA!
[CROWD SHOUTING]
PLEASE, EVERYBODY...
CALM DOWN, LET'S
HAVE SOME PEACE!
GENTLEMEN, I'M WILLING
TO ACCOMODATE YOU.
HERE, HERE, HERE.
YOU PUT THAT AWAY, I'LL
SHOW YOU I'M NOT DONE.
WE MIGHT JUST AS WELL SETTLE
THIS AND GET ON WITH THE SHOW.
MR. MATHEWS.
HEY, WATCH OUT.
WHAT DO I DO WITH IT? I'M
NOT FAMILIAR WITH A GUN.
HE'S VERY GOOD WITH A SWORD.
THERE'S NOTHING TO IT. JUST
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SQUEEZE.
IN A CROWD LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE BOUND TO HIT A FEW.
NO, GENTLEMEN, DON'T GET HIM
EXCITED. JUST STAND QUIETLY. BEN.
NOW, WAIT, FELLAS,
YOU'RE RUINING ME.
MY MIRROR IS MY GLASSWARE.
I WON'T STAND FOR IT,
JUST... OH MY GOODNESS!
[GUN FIRES]
[MEN ALL LAUGH]
WHAT ABOUT IT, BEN?
LET MR. MATHEWS PUT ON
HIS SHOW AND AFTERWARDS,
YOU AND I'LL STEP OUTSIDE
AND SETTLE THINGS?
I'LL HAVE MY GUN
BEFORE I MAKE ANY DEALS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SETTLE MY BUSINESS
WITH YOU LATER.
PUT ON YOUR SHOW.
BUT DOWN HERE WHERE I
CAN KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
WHAT? WHY NOT?
LOOK, CHARLES, WE CAN
PUT SOME CHAIRS TOGETHER
AND YOU BRING A CUSHION.
AND EVERYTHING WILL
BE ARRANGED, YOU SEE?
OF COURSE. DESDEMONA'S BED. YES!
ALL THE WORLD'S
A STAGE. WHY NOT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU HAND?
YOU'VE GOT A HARD HEAD.
I DON'T MEAN FOR US TO GO OUTSIDE
AND GET BUNGED UP SOME MORE.
LET'S FINALLY SEE WHO'S FASTER.
WHATEVER YOU WANT, BEN.
ONE MORE.
ONE MORE.
BE THUS WHEN THOU ART DEAD, AND I
WILL KILL THEE AND LOVE THEE AFTER.
ONE MORE, AND THIS THE LAST.
OH, I MUST WEEP AT
THESE A-CRUEL TEARS.
WHO'S THERE?
OTHELLO. AYE, DESDEMONA.
WILL YOU COME TO BED, MY LORD?
WHY, WHAT ART THOU?
YOUR WIFE, MY LORD.
YOUR TRUE AND LOYAL WIFE.
HEAVEN TRULY KNOWS THAT
THOU ART FALSE AS HELL.
BY HEAVEN, YOU DO ME WRONG!
IS'T POSSIBLE I TOOK THEE FOR
THAT CUNNING WOMAN OF VENICE
THAT DID MARRY WITH OTHELLO?
YOU, MISTRESS, LEND
ME THY HANDKERCHIEF.
HERE, MY LORD.
THE ONE I GAVE THEE,
THAT HANDKERCHIEF,
DID AN EGYPTIAN
TO MY MOTHER GIVE.
SHE, DYING, GAVE IT ME.
AND BID ME WHEN MY FATE WOULD
HAVE ME WIFE, TO GIVE IT HER.
TO GIVE IT 'WAY OR
LOSE IT WERE PERDITION.
AND WOULD TO GOD
THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN IT!
HAVE YOU PRAYED
TONIGHT, DESDEMONA?
ALAS, MY LORD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
HEAVEN FOREFEND I
WOULD NOT KILL THY SOUL.
TALK YOU OF KILLING?
THAT HANDKERCHIEF WHICH I SO LOVED
AND GAVE TO THEE, THOU GAVE'ST TO CASSIO.
NO, BY MY LIFE AND SOUL!
TAKE HEED OF PERJURY.
THOU ARE'T TO DIE!
MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON
ME, AND YOU HAVE MERCY, TOO!
IT'S TOO LATE.
[GAGS]
A KINLESS DEATH I
DIE! FAREWELL! OH!
[WEAKLY:] FAREWELL.
[APPLAUSE]
SOFT YOU, SOFT YOU.
A WORD OR TWO BEFORE YOU GO.
WHEN THOU SHALT THESE
UNLUCKY DEEDS RELATE,
SPEAK OF ME AS I AM. NOTHING
EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN AUGHT IN MALICE.
THEN YOU MUST SPEAK OF ONE
WHO LOVED NOT
WISELY, BUT TOO WELL.
SAY THIS BESIDES,
THAT IN ALEPPO ONCE,
WHERE A MALIGNANT
AND TURBANED TURK
BEAT A VENETIAN AND
TRADUC'D THE STATE,
I TOOK BY THE THROAT THE
DOG AND SMOTE HIM THUS!
[GLASS FALLS]
I KISS'D THEE
'ERE I KILL'D THEE.
NO WAY BUT THIS,
KILLING MYSELF,
TO DIE UPON A KISS.
[APPLAUSE]
WELL, IT'S SETTLING
UP TIME, PALADIN.
I SAID BEFORE, BEN, WHATEVER YOU
WANT, IF YOU'RE SURE YOU WANT IT.
IT'S WHAT I GOT TO DO.
AND YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY
HEARD ME SAY SO.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP UP
YOUR REPUTATION IN THIS TOWN.
WE BETTER GET OUTSIDE. THIS'LL TAKE
BUT A MINUTE, MISS. I'LL BE BACK FOR YA.
YOU'D BETTER ASK THE LADY'S
HUSBAND ABOUT THIS. HUSBAND?
OF COURSE HE'S MY HUSBAND. WHAT
SORT OF WOMAN DID YOU TAKE ME FOR?
HOW COME YOU GOT
DIFFERENT NAMES?
WE'RE ACTORS, NOT PEOPLE.
YOU COULDA' SAID SOMETHING.
YOU COULDA' ASKED.
OH, SHE'S A MARRIED LADY.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO TRY A FAST
DRAW WITH A HAND LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, BEN.
STILL WORKS.
BUT I FIGURE I
DON'T NEED AN EDGE.
IF I DID OUTDRAW
YOU, AND I WOULD,
THEY'D ALL SAY IT'S
'CAUSE YOUR HANDS SWOLL.
I'M WAITING, BEN.
THERE'LL BE ANOTHER
TIME, PALADIN.
YEAH.
WON'T YOU PLEASE CONTINUE?
YOUR AUDIENCE IS WAITING.
THANK YOU.
AND NOW A SCENE
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.
♪ HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
READS THE CARD OF A MAN ♪
♪ A KNIGHT WITHOUT
ARMOR IN A SAVAGE LAND ♪
♪ HIS FAST GUN FOR HIRE
HEEDS THE CALLING WIND ♪
♪ A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
IS THE MAN CALLED... ♪
♪ PALADIN ♪
♪ PALADIN, PALADIN,
WHERE DO YOU ROAM? ♪♪