Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 30 - Alaska - full transcript
Paladin receives an urgent letter from a man he plays chess with through the mail. When he arrives he sees his friend being beaten by two men who dispute his claim and don't want to share this newly acquired wilderness with anyone. A fixed dog sled race helps a local official decide who should share in these spoils after all.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
COME IN.
LETTER FOR YOU FROM MR. TOSHEFF.
I KNOW YOU EXPECTING
IT, SO I BRING IT RIGHT UP.
THANK YOU, HEY BOY.
IS THIS ANOTHER MOVE
IN THE CHESS GAME?
IT USUALLY IS.
VERY INTERESTING TO
PLAY CHESS BY LETTER.
ESPECIALLY SO FAR
AWAY AS ALASKA.
HOW DOES MR. TOSHEFF MOVE?
WELL HEY BOY, HE
DOESN'T. GAME'S OVER.
THE LOVELY LADY IN ROOM 314
IS EXPECTING ME FOR DINNER.
WILL YOU DELIVER
THIS TO HER, PLEASE.
WITH MY REGRETS.
YOU NOT SEE HER AT ALL TONIGHT?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
MR. TOSHEFF HAS SENT ME
A MORE URGENT
INVITATION FROM ALASKA.
IF YOU'LL DELIVER THAT PLEASE,
AND THEN COME BACK AND
HELP ME FINISH PACKING.
THANK YOU.
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
BORIS?
BORIS!
[DOGS WHIMPERING]
BORIS?
[DOGS WHINING]
TRY TO BUSHWHACK US, WILL YOU!
[MAN GROANING]
[GARBLED SHOUTING]
THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH.
TURN HIM LOOSE.
I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT
AGAIN. TURN HIM LOOSE!
SORRY I HAD TO START
WITHOUT YOU, PALADIN.
THERE WAS NO TIME.
YOU BADLY HURT, BORIS?
GIVE ME A MINUTE. IT'S MY RIB.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT RIGHT YOU GOT
BUSTING INTO OUR CAMP?
YOU DO THE EXPLAINING.
WHY ARE YOU BEATING A
MAN THAT CAN'T FIGHT BACK?
HE TRIED TO KILL US.
YEAH, WE WERE JUST
PROTECTING OURSELVES.
THEY CAME TO MY
CAMP WHEN I WAS AWAY.
THEY STOLE MY SUPPLIES.
WE WARNED YOU!
IT'S OUR LAND. YOU
WERE TRESPASSING.
I'M TRESPASSING, TOO.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT THAT?
SHOOT YOUR HEAD OFF, MISTER.
IF YOU DON'T DROP THAT GUN FAST.
NICE WORK, SIS!
YOU HEAR ME, MISTER?
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO SHOOT THAT GUN,
YOU BETTER PULL THE TRIGGER
QUICK AND AIM REAL WELL.
'CAUSE YOUR BROTHER'S
GOING TO BE DEAD BEFORE I AM.
GO AHEAD, ABBY! SHOOT!
NOW MY FRIEND AND I ARE LEAVING.
SHOOT, ABBY!
ABBY!
GO ON, BORIS.
ABBY!
PERHAPS I'D BETTER
INTRODUCE MYSELF,
IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
OF CONTINUING THIS FIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, BORIS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT?
HE WOULD HAVE KILLED RALPH.
NEXT TIME YOU DO
WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.
HOLD ON, CARL.
THERE'S NO CALL...
HE DIDN'T REALLY
MEAN THAT, ABBY.
HE JUST...
WELL, HE KIND OF
LOST HIS TEMPER.
YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED
THAT FELLA'S BLUFF. YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT CARL
WAS GAMBLING WITH.
RALPH!
COMING.
THAT'S RIGHT, GO ON. JUMP.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
START TROUBLE NOW FOR?
JUST WHEN THINGS ARE
STARTING TO BREAK RIGHT.
STARTING TO BREAK RIGHT?
YOU CALL THIS BREAKING RIGHT,
LICKING HIS BOOTS, EATING DIRT?
WE BEEN EATING
DIRT ALL OUR LIVES.
A LITTLE MORE WON'T
MAKE NO DIFFERENCE.
NOT NOW.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
GET RID OF THAT RUSSKIE!
WE'LL HAVE THE WHOLE
VALLEY. WE'LL BE RICH!
YOU DON'T GET
ANYTHING FOR NOTHING.
IT COSTS TO BE RICH.
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO PAY, RALPH?
ME?
ABBY?
[CARL:] RALPH, COME HERE!
YEAH, COMING.
HMMM.
GUNSLINGER?
I NEVER FIGURED
IT'D GO THAT FAR.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
BORIS, DON'T LOOK
AT ME LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE LUCKY I WAS
HERE TO WRAP THOSE RIBS.
AT LEAST TWO OF THEM
ARE BROKEN, YOU KNOW.
IT ISN'T THAT.
YOUR HANDS ARE COLD.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE HERE?
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
WELL, THE YOUNGER
ONE IS RALPH MORTON.
AND THE OTHER IS CARL GRIMES.
PARTNERS.
SETTLERS, THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
THERE ARE MANY LIKE THAT.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO ALASKA
SINCE RUSSIA SOLD IT
TO THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE GIRL?
SHE IS THE BOY'S SISTER.
AND I UNDERSTAND,
THE FIANCEE OF GRIMES.
BUT PALADIN...
THE TOSHEFF COMPANY
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS
HAS HUNTED AND
TRAPPED THIS VALLEY.
I DON'T FEEL THESE PEOPLE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO
JUST COME IN AND TAKE IT.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TROUBLE
PROVING YOUR PRIORITY.
THE LAND BELONGS TO AMERICA NOW.
THE NEW LAW IS...
THE LAND IS OPEN TO ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO CLAIM IT.
AND THAT IS WHY I
HAD TO COME HERE.
WHY DID YOU COME YOURSELF?
YOUR MEN COULD DO IT.
THEY WOULDN'T STAY.
MORTON AND GRIMES
FRIGHTENED THEM.
IN FACT, THEY DROVE THEM AWAY.
BUT THEY DO NOT FRIGHTEN ME.
I WILL STAY UNTIL
THE CLAIM IS SETTLED.
SETTLED HOW?
MR. WADE, THE
TERRITORIAL LAND AGENT,
WILL BE HERE TOMORROW.
HE WILL DECIDE ONCE
AND FOR ALL. [GUNSHOT]
THERE IS NO ONE OUT THERE.
BORIS...
I HOPE YOU REALIZE NOW
THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST
TRYING TO FRIGHTEN YOU.
SO YOU SEE, PALADIN...
THE VALLEY IS BOTH
WIDE AND DEEP.
IT'S 15 MILES FROM THE
NOTCH TO THE OTHER END.
THEN FOUR MILES ACROSS.
THE BEST FUR COUNTRY THIS
SIDE OF THE SUSITNA RIVER.
SEEMS TO ME THIS VALLEY'S
BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH CLAIMS.
I MADE THE OFFER TO SHARE.
GRIMES AND MORTON
CAN SETTLE IN THE VALLEY,
AND I WILL KEEP THE
RIGHTS TO HUNT AND TRAP.
BUT GRIMES WILL NOT LISTEN.
I THINK HE'S MORE INTERESTED
IN THE FURS THAN THE LAND.
WHAT IF THIS LAND OFFICER
DECIDES AGAINST YOU?
I MUST OBEY THE LAW.
WELL BORIS, WE'VE GOT A VISITOR.
[DOGS BARKING]
OH, YES. THAT IS THE SISTER.
YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE IS SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.
AND TO MR. PALADIN.
HE WILL BE HERE IN A MOMENT.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
IF WE ARE GOING TO TALK,
WE MIGHT JUST AS
WELL BE COMFORTABLE.
THAT IS, AS COMFORTABLE
AS WE CAN BE HERE.
PLEASE.
PALADIN.
MISS MORTON, MR. PALADIN.
MISS MORTON HAS
COME TO TALK WITH US.
WITHOUT HER GUN,
I'M PLEASED TO SEE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I
WAS AFRAID FOR MY BROTHER.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO SHOOT HIM.
DO RALPH AND GRIMES KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?
CARL WOULD KILL ME.
BUT HE IS YOUR FIANCEE.
WHEN YOU BEEN AROUND TOO LONG,
YOU LOSE YOUR
GOOD TASTE, I GUESS.
BESIDES...
HE SEEMED DIFFERENT
BACK IN SKAGWAY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU CAME
TO TALK TO US ABOUT?
NO. NO, IT ISN'T.
MR. PALADIN... I BEEN FIGHTING
MY BROTHER'S BATTLES FOR
HIM EVER SINCE HE WAS A BABY.
I RAISED HIM MYSELF.
WHEN OUR PA DIED, I
WENT OUT AND I WORKED
TO SUPPORT THE BOTH OF US.
IT WASN'T EASY WORK.
ANYWAY, ALL I WANT NOW
IS TO KEEP RALPH ALIVE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO HURT HIM.
I DON'T THINK YOUR BROTHER
IS GOING TO APPRECIATE
YOUR FIGHTING
THIS BATTLE FOR HIM.
I'LL MAKE HIM LEAVE HERE.
THIS WAS CARL'S IDEA
ANYWAY, ALL THIS FIGHTING.
BUT SUPPOSE YOUR BROTHER
DOES NOT WISH TO GO?
PLEASE.
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL
THE MONEY I GOT.
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
ONLY JUST LEAVE MY BROTHER BE.
I THINK WHAT HAPPENS
NOW IS UP TO RALPH.
AND CARL.
THANK YOU FOR THE
HOSPITALITY, MR. TOSHEFF.
IF THERE IS A FIGHT...
ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY BROTHER,
I'LL KILL YOU.
A VERY ADMIRABLE YOUNG WOMAN.
IT WOULD BE A PITY TO BRING
MORE TRAGEDY INTO HER LIFE.
I'LL TRY AND REMEMBER THAT
WHEN THE BOYS START SHOOTING.
[MAN SHOUTING]
MR. WADE, THE LAND OFFICER.
WELL BORIS, YOU
SOUND ALMOST SORRY.
[DOGS BARKING]
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE
GOING TO SETTLE THIS.
YOU BOTH GOT THE SAME
TERRITORY MARKED OUT FOR CLAIM.
YOU BOTH SAY YOU
WERE HERE FIRST.
BUT YOU CAN'T PROVE IT.
IT'LL TAKE A SETTLEMENT
TO DECIDE THIS.
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU WANT TO DIVVY IT UP.
NO! IT'S MINE, ALL OF IT.
WELL, I SAY IT IS
RIGHTFULLY MINE.
THIS SHOULD BE ARGUED
BEFORE A COURT OF LAW.
[WADE:] COURT?
NEAREST COURT TO HERE
IS DOWN TO SKAGWAY.
THE JUDGE IS A SALOON KEEPER.
ONLY LAW HE KNOWS IS
HOW MUCH TO FINE DRUNKS.
THERE'S ONLY ONE
WAY TO SETTLE IT.
THE VALLEY GOES TO WHOEVER'S
STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD IT AND TAKE IT.
GUNS AND FIGHTING?
NEVER SETTLED ANYTHING.
[CARL:] I'M TIRED OF WAITING!
IT'S GOT TO BE SETTLED NOW.
BORIS, THAT'S NOT
A BAD IDEA HE HAS.
THIS VALLEY SHOULD BELONG
TO WHOEVER IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO TAKE IT AND HOLD IT.
DRIVING A DOG TEAM
AROUND THIS VALLEY
IS CERTAINLY NOT EASY.
IF YOU'LL SETTLE FOR A RACE.
WHOEVER COMES IN FIRST WILL
OBVIOUSLY BE THE STRONGER,
AND HE'LL BE ENTITLED
TO THE VALLEY.
SAY NOW!
THAT'S A RIGHT SMART IDEA.
WE'LL DO IT BY TEAMS.
ONE MAN IN THE SLED,
ONE MAN ON THE RUNNERS.
BOTH TEAMS WILL LEAVE
HERE AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THE ONE WHO GETS BACK FIRST,
HAS THE CLAIM.
'COURSE I'LL TAKE A LOOK
AROUND AFTERWARDS,
TO SEE ALL THE CLAIM
MARKERS ARE SET UP PROPER.
THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, BORIS?
I WON'T BE MUCH HELP
WITH THESE CRACKED RIBS,
BUT IF IT'S AGREEABLE WITH HIM?
THAT SOUNDS FAIR
ENOUGH. WE CAN BEAT 'EM.
ALL RIGHT.
FINE!
MISS MORTON CAN
STAY HERE WITH ME,
AND YOU GET YOUR
TEAMS AND YOUR SLED.
I'LL MEET YOU ON
THE SOUTH SLOPE.
I'LL LAY OUT THE COURSE.
COME ON, CARL. LET'S GO.
I'M AFRAID I'LL BE A HANDICAP,
BUT AT LEAST IT IS
BETTER THAN FIGHTING.
MR. PALADIN... THANK YOU.
NO RACE IS OVER 'TIL IT'S RUN.
WE WILL USE MY DOG TEAM, HUH?
ALL RIGHT, YOUR TEAM.
BUT LET'S TRY MY LEADER.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MINE?
THAT RED HOUND'S THE
BEST LEAD DOG IN ALASKA.
I PAID $2,500 FOR
HIM IN SKAGWAY.
HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US.
ALL RIGHT, WE TRY.
ALL RIGHT, YOU FELLAS READY?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THE RULES STRAIGHT.
NOW YOU BOTH GO
OFF DOWN THAT SLOPE,
'TIL YOU COME TO THE FIRST TURN.
THEN YOU FOLLOW THE
COURSE I LAID OUT FOR YOU.
[CARL:] ALL RIGHT,
GET ON WITH IT!
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
COME BACK THE SAME WAY.
YOU COME UP THE SLOPE,
AND THE FIRST SLED ACROSS
THAT LINE IS THE WINNER.
HOW'S THAT SOUND TO YOU?
FAIR ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT BY ME.
LET'S GET TO IT.
DON'T FORGET THOSE MARKERS.
READY.
GO!
[MEN SHOUTING] [DOGS BARKING]
WELL, THAT'S THAT.
MISS, THEY WON'T BE
BACK 'TIL NEAR SUNDOWN.
MIGHT AS WELL BREW UP
SOME COFFEE AND RELAX.
HA! HA!
HA! HA!
HA!
HA, HA!
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
[SHOUTING]
HOLD IT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MAKING SURE WE WIN THIS RACE.
COME ON, CARL!
WE'RE WASTING TIME.
SHUT UP AND HELP ME TEAR
DOWN THESE BRANCHES.
GET GOING. YOU'LL
MAKE UP LOST TIME
WITHOUT MY WEIGHT
SLOWING YOU DOWN.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? I'M GOING
BACK TO THE LAST TURN.
IF YOU GET THERE
FIRST, I'LL JUMP BACK ON.
IF THEY GET THERE FIRST...
OH NO, CARL. NOT THAT WAY.
LOOK WHAT YOUR
SISTER'S GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
IT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE
TO PAY HER BACK.
UNDERSTAND?
YEAH, CARL. I UNDERSTAND.
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
[SHOUTING]
HO!
OUR POINT DOG'S GOT A BAD PAW.
[DISTANT SHOUTING]
[BARKING]
GO ON NOW!
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
PALADIN, IT IS A TRICK!
YOU CAN WIN ALONE.
PALADIN! WATCH OUT IN THE TREES!
WHEN HE CAME BACK,
WE TOOK CARE OF HIM.
OH, GOOD. THANKS.
CARL COULDN'T PLAY IT STRAIGHT.
HE TRIED TO MAKE IT A
SURE THING AND HE LOST.
GRIMES IS DEAD?
THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S DEAD.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN ME IF
RALPH HADN'T WARNED ME.
YOU KNOW, I MIGHT HAVE
WON AN HONEST RACE.
YOU MIGHT VERY EASILY.
THEN AGAIN, YOU MIGHT NOT.
YOU AND YOU CAME IN TOGETHER.
WHO IN TARNATION WON ANYWAY?
WELL, IT'S NOT ME.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
NO, NO!
MY OFFER TO YOU STILL STANDS.
TO SHARE THE VALLEY
EQUALLY, AND YOU TO LIVE HERE.
AND PROVIDE MY
COMPANY WITH FURS.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? I HOPE SO.
COMPLETELY
SERIOUS, I ASSURE YOU.
AND AS PARTNERS,
WILL NECESSITATE FREQUENT
TRIPS TO SAN FRANCISCO.
OH, I WOULDN'T MIND.
WELL, I'M VERY HAPPY
FOR EVERYBODY.
MR. WADE, HAVE YOU EVER
PLAYED CHESS BY MAIL?
HMMM?
♪ 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? ♪
COME IN.
LETTER FOR YOU FROM MR. TOSHEFF.
I KNOW YOU EXPECTING
IT, SO I BRING IT RIGHT UP.
THANK YOU, HEY BOY.
IS THIS ANOTHER MOVE
IN THE CHESS GAME?
IT USUALLY IS.
VERY INTERESTING TO
PLAY CHESS BY LETTER.
ESPECIALLY SO FAR
AWAY AS ALASKA.
HOW DOES MR. TOSHEFF MOVE?
WELL HEY BOY, HE
DOESN'T. GAME'S OVER.
THE LOVELY LADY IN ROOM 314
IS EXPECTING ME FOR DINNER.
WILL YOU DELIVER
THIS TO HER, PLEASE.
WITH MY REGRETS.
YOU NOT SEE HER AT ALL TONIGHT?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
MR. TOSHEFF HAS SENT ME
A MORE URGENT
INVITATION FROM ALASKA.
IF YOU'LL DELIVER THAT PLEASE,
AND THEN COME BACK AND
HELP ME FINISH PACKING.
THANK YOU.
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
BORIS?
BORIS!
[DOGS WHIMPERING]
BORIS?
[DOGS WHINING]
TRY TO BUSHWHACK US, WILL YOU!
[MAN GROANING]
[GARBLED SHOUTING]
THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH.
TURN HIM LOOSE.
I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT
AGAIN. TURN HIM LOOSE!
SORRY I HAD TO START
WITHOUT YOU, PALADIN.
THERE WAS NO TIME.
YOU BADLY HURT, BORIS?
GIVE ME A MINUTE. IT'S MY RIB.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT RIGHT YOU GOT
BUSTING INTO OUR CAMP?
YOU DO THE EXPLAINING.
WHY ARE YOU BEATING A
MAN THAT CAN'T FIGHT BACK?
HE TRIED TO KILL US.
YEAH, WE WERE JUST
PROTECTING OURSELVES.
THEY CAME TO MY
CAMP WHEN I WAS AWAY.
THEY STOLE MY SUPPLIES.
WE WARNED YOU!
IT'S OUR LAND. YOU
WERE TRESPASSING.
I'M TRESPASSING, TOO.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT THAT?
SHOOT YOUR HEAD OFF, MISTER.
IF YOU DON'T DROP THAT GUN FAST.
NICE WORK, SIS!
YOU HEAR ME, MISTER?
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO SHOOT THAT GUN,
YOU BETTER PULL THE TRIGGER
QUICK AND AIM REAL WELL.
'CAUSE YOUR BROTHER'S
GOING TO BE DEAD BEFORE I AM.
GO AHEAD, ABBY! SHOOT!
NOW MY FRIEND AND I ARE LEAVING.
SHOOT, ABBY!
ABBY!
GO ON, BORIS.
ABBY!
PERHAPS I'D BETTER
INTRODUCE MYSELF,
IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
OF CONTINUING THIS FIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, BORIS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT?
HE WOULD HAVE KILLED RALPH.
NEXT TIME YOU DO
WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.
HOLD ON, CARL.
THERE'S NO CALL...
HE DIDN'T REALLY
MEAN THAT, ABBY.
HE JUST...
WELL, HE KIND OF
LOST HIS TEMPER.
YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED
THAT FELLA'S BLUFF. YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT CARL
WAS GAMBLING WITH.
RALPH!
COMING.
THAT'S RIGHT, GO ON. JUMP.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
START TROUBLE NOW FOR?
JUST WHEN THINGS ARE
STARTING TO BREAK RIGHT.
STARTING TO BREAK RIGHT?
YOU CALL THIS BREAKING RIGHT,
LICKING HIS BOOTS, EATING DIRT?
WE BEEN EATING
DIRT ALL OUR LIVES.
A LITTLE MORE WON'T
MAKE NO DIFFERENCE.
NOT NOW.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
GET RID OF THAT RUSSKIE!
WE'LL HAVE THE WHOLE
VALLEY. WE'LL BE RICH!
YOU DON'T GET
ANYTHING FOR NOTHING.
IT COSTS TO BE RICH.
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO PAY, RALPH?
ME?
ABBY?
[CARL:] RALPH, COME HERE!
YEAH, COMING.
HMMM.
GUNSLINGER?
I NEVER FIGURED
IT'D GO THAT FAR.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
BORIS, DON'T LOOK
AT ME LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE LUCKY I WAS
HERE TO WRAP THOSE RIBS.
AT LEAST TWO OF THEM
ARE BROKEN, YOU KNOW.
IT ISN'T THAT.
YOUR HANDS ARE COLD.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE HERE?
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
WELL, THE YOUNGER
ONE IS RALPH MORTON.
AND THE OTHER IS CARL GRIMES.
PARTNERS.
SETTLERS, THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
THERE ARE MANY LIKE THAT.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO ALASKA
SINCE RUSSIA SOLD IT
TO THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE GIRL?
SHE IS THE BOY'S SISTER.
AND I UNDERSTAND,
THE FIANCEE OF GRIMES.
BUT PALADIN...
THE TOSHEFF COMPANY
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS
HAS HUNTED AND
TRAPPED THIS VALLEY.
I DON'T FEEL THESE PEOPLE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO
JUST COME IN AND TAKE IT.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TROUBLE
PROVING YOUR PRIORITY.
THE LAND BELONGS TO AMERICA NOW.
THE NEW LAW IS...
THE LAND IS OPEN TO ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO CLAIM IT.
AND THAT IS WHY I
HAD TO COME HERE.
WHY DID YOU COME YOURSELF?
YOUR MEN COULD DO IT.
THEY WOULDN'T STAY.
MORTON AND GRIMES
FRIGHTENED THEM.
IN FACT, THEY DROVE THEM AWAY.
BUT THEY DO NOT FRIGHTEN ME.
I WILL STAY UNTIL
THE CLAIM IS SETTLED.
SETTLED HOW?
MR. WADE, THE
TERRITORIAL LAND AGENT,
WILL BE HERE TOMORROW.
HE WILL DECIDE ONCE
AND FOR ALL. [GUNSHOT]
THERE IS NO ONE OUT THERE.
BORIS...
I HOPE YOU REALIZE NOW
THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST
TRYING TO FRIGHTEN YOU.
SO YOU SEE, PALADIN...
THE VALLEY IS BOTH
WIDE AND DEEP.
IT'S 15 MILES FROM THE
NOTCH TO THE OTHER END.
THEN FOUR MILES ACROSS.
THE BEST FUR COUNTRY THIS
SIDE OF THE SUSITNA RIVER.
SEEMS TO ME THIS VALLEY'S
BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH CLAIMS.
I MADE THE OFFER TO SHARE.
GRIMES AND MORTON
CAN SETTLE IN THE VALLEY,
AND I WILL KEEP THE
RIGHTS TO HUNT AND TRAP.
BUT GRIMES WILL NOT LISTEN.
I THINK HE'S MORE INTERESTED
IN THE FURS THAN THE LAND.
WHAT IF THIS LAND OFFICER
DECIDES AGAINST YOU?
I MUST OBEY THE LAW.
WELL BORIS, WE'VE GOT A VISITOR.
[DOGS BARKING]
OH, YES. THAT IS THE SISTER.
YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE IS SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.
AND TO MR. PALADIN.
HE WILL BE HERE IN A MOMENT.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
IF WE ARE GOING TO TALK,
WE MIGHT JUST AS
WELL BE COMFORTABLE.
THAT IS, AS COMFORTABLE
AS WE CAN BE HERE.
PLEASE.
PALADIN.
MISS MORTON, MR. PALADIN.
MISS MORTON HAS
COME TO TALK WITH US.
WITHOUT HER GUN,
I'M PLEASED TO SEE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I
WAS AFRAID FOR MY BROTHER.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO SHOOT HIM.
DO RALPH AND GRIMES KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?
CARL WOULD KILL ME.
BUT HE IS YOUR FIANCEE.
WHEN YOU BEEN AROUND TOO LONG,
YOU LOSE YOUR
GOOD TASTE, I GUESS.
BESIDES...
HE SEEMED DIFFERENT
BACK IN SKAGWAY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU CAME
TO TALK TO US ABOUT?
NO. NO, IT ISN'T.
MR. PALADIN... I BEEN FIGHTING
MY BROTHER'S BATTLES FOR
HIM EVER SINCE HE WAS A BABY.
I RAISED HIM MYSELF.
WHEN OUR PA DIED, I
WENT OUT AND I WORKED
TO SUPPORT THE BOTH OF US.
IT WASN'T EASY WORK.
ANYWAY, ALL I WANT NOW
IS TO KEEP RALPH ALIVE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO HURT HIM.
I DON'T THINK YOUR BROTHER
IS GOING TO APPRECIATE
YOUR FIGHTING
THIS BATTLE FOR HIM.
I'LL MAKE HIM LEAVE HERE.
THIS WAS CARL'S IDEA
ANYWAY, ALL THIS FIGHTING.
BUT SUPPOSE YOUR BROTHER
DOES NOT WISH TO GO?
PLEASE.
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL
THE MONEY I GOT.
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
ONLY JUST LEAVE MY BROTHER BE.
I THINK WHAT HAPPENS
NOW IS UP TO RALPH.
AND CARL.
THANK YOU FOR THE
HOSPITALITY, MR. TOSHEFF.
IF THERE IS A FIGHT...
ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY BROTHER,
I'LL KILL YOU.
A VERY ADMIRABLE YOUNG WOMAN.
IT WOULD BE A PITY TO BRING
MORE TRAGEDY INTO HER LIFE.
I'LL TRY AND REMEMBER THAT
WHEN THE BOYS START SHOOTING.
[MAN SHOUTING]
MR. WADE, THE LAND OFFICER.
WELL BORIS, YOU
SOUND ALMOST SORRY.
[DOGS BARKING]
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE
GOING TO SETTLE THIS.
YOU BOTH GOT THE SAME
TERRITORY MARKED OUT FOR CLAIM.
YOU BOTH SAY YOU
WERE HERE FIRST.
BUT YOU CAN'T PROVE IT.
IT'LL TAKE A SETTLEMENT
TO DECIDE THIS.
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU WANT TO DIVVY IT UP.
NO! IT'S MINE, ALL OF IT.
WELL, I SAY IT IS
RIGHTFULLY MINE.
THIS SHOULD BE ARGUED
BEFORE A COURT OF LAW.
[WADE:] COURT?
NEAREST COURT TO HERE
IS DOWN TO SKAGWAY.
THE JUDGE IS A SALOON KEEPER.
ONLY LAW HE KNOWS IS
HOW MUCH TO FINE DRUNKS.
THERE'S ONLY ONE
WAY TO SETTLE IT.
THE VALLEY GOES TO WHOEVER'S
STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD IT AND TAKE IT.
GUNS AND FIGHTING?
NEVER SETTLED ANYTHING.
[CARL:] I'M TIRED OF WAITING!
IT'S GOT TO BE SETTLED NOW.
BORIS, THAT'S NOT
A BAD IDEA HE HAS.
THIS VALLEY SHOULD BELONG
TO WHOEVER IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO TAKE IT AND HOLD IT.
DRIVING A DOG TEAM
AROUND THIS VALLEY
IS CERTAINLY NOT EASY.
IF YOU'LL SETTLE FOR A RACE.
WHOEVER COMES IN FIRST WILL
OBVIOUSLY BE THE STRONGER,
AND HE'LL BE ENTITLED
TO THE VALLEY.
SAY NOW!
THAT'S A RIGHT SMART IDEA.
WE'LL DO IT BY TEAMS.
ONE MAN IN THE SLED,
ONE MAN ON THE RUNNERS.
BOTH TEAMS WILL LEAVE
HERE AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THE ONE WHO GETS BACK FIRST,
HAS THE CLAIM.
'COURSE I'LL TAKE A LOOK
AROUND AFTERWARDS,
TO SEE ALL THE CLAIM
MARKERS ARE SET UP PROPER.
THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, BORIS?
I WON'T BE MUCH HELP
WITH THESE CRACKED RIBS,
BUT IF IT'S AGREEABLE WITH HIM?
THAT SOUNDS FAIR
ENOUGH. WE CAN BEAT 'EM.
ALL RIGHT.
FINE!
MISS MORTON CAN
STAY HERE WITH ME,
AND YOU GET YOUR
TEAMS AND YOUR SLED.
I'LL MEET YOU ON
THE SOUTH SLOPE.
I'LL LAY OUT THE COURSE.
COME ON, CARL. LET'S GO.
I'M AFRAID I'LL BE A HANDICAP,
BUT AT LEAST IT IS
BETTER THAN FIGHTING.
MR. PALADIN... THANK YOU.
NO RACE IS OVER 'TIL IT'S RUN.
WE WILL USE MY DOG TEAM, HUH?
ALL RIGHT, YOUR TEAM.
BUT LET'S TRY MY LEADER.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MINE?
THAT RED HOUND'S THE
BEST LEAD DOG IN ALASKA.
I PAID $2,500 FOR
HIM IN SKAGWAY.
HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US.
ALL RIGHT, WE TRY.
ALL RIGHT, YOU FELLAS READY?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THE RULES STRAIGHT.
NOW YOU BOTH GO
OFF DOWN THAT SLOPE,
'TIL YOU COME TO THE FIRST TURN.
THEN YOU FOLLOW THE
COURSE I LAID OUT FOR YOU.
[CARL:] ALL RIGHT,
GET ON WITH IT!
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
COME BACK THE SAME WAY.
YOU COME UP THE SLOPE,
AND THE FIRST SLED ACROSS
THAT LINE IS THE WINNER.
HOW'S THAT SOUND TO YOU?
FAIR ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT BY ME.
LET'S GET TO IT.
DON'T FORGET THOSE MARKERS.
READY.
GO!
[MEN SHOUTING] [DOGS BARKING]
WELL, THAT'S THAT.
MISS, THEY WON'T BE
BACK 'TIL NEAR SUNDOWN.
MIGHT AS WELL BREW UP
SOME COFFEE AND RELAX.
HA! HA!
HA! HA!
HA!
HA, HA!
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
[SHOUTING]
HOLD IT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MAKING SURE WE WIN THIS RACE.
COME ON, CARL!
WE'RE WASTING TIME.
SHUT UP AND HELP ME TEAR
DOWN THESE BRANCHES.
GET GOING. YOU'LL
MAKE UP LOST TIME
WITHOUT MY WEIGHT
SLOWING YOU DOWN.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? I'M GOING
BACK TO THE LAST TURN.
IF YOU GET THERE
FIRST, I'LL JUMP BACK ON.
IF THEY GET THERE FIRST...
OH NO, CARL. NOT THAT WAY.
LOOK WHAT YOUR
SISTER'S GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
IT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE
TO PAY HER BACK.
UNDERSTAND?
YEAH, CARL. I UNDERSTAND.
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
[SHOUTING]
HO!
OUR POINT DOG'S GOT A BAD PAW.
[DISTANT SHOUTING]
[BARKING]
GO ON NOW!
[SHOUTING TO DOGS]
PALADIN, IT IS A TRICK!
YOU CAN WIN ALONE.
PALADIN! WATCH OUT IN THE TREES!
WHEN HE CAME BACK,
WE TOOK CARE OF HIM.
OH, GOOD. THANKS.
CARL COULDN'T PLAY IT STRAIGHT.
HE TRIED TO MAKE IT A
SURE THING AND HE LOST.
GRIMES IS DEAD?
THAT'S RIGHT, HE'S DEAD.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN ME IF
RALPH HADN'T WARNED ME.
YOU KNOW, I MIGHT HAVE
WON AN HONEST RACE.
YOU MIGHT VERY EASILY.
THEN AGAIN, YOU MIGHT NOT.
YOU AND YOU CAME IN TOGETHER.
WHO IN TARNATION WON ANYWAY?
WELL, IT'S NOT ME.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
NO, NO!
MY OFFER TO YOU STILL STANDS.
TO SHARE THE VALLEY
EQUALLY, AND YOU TO LIVE HERE.
AND PROVIDE MY
COMPANY WITH FURS.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? I HOPE SO.
COMPLETELY
SERIOUS, I ASSURE YOU.
AND AS PARTNERS,
WILL NECESSITATE FREQUENT
TRIPS TO SAN FRANCISCO.
OH, I WOULDN'T MIND.
WELL, I'M VERY HAPPY
FOR EVERYBODY.
MR. WADE, HAVE YOU EVER
PLAYED CHESS BY MAIL?
HMMM?
♪ 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? ♪