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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AUTRY QUALIFIED INTEREST TRUST
& THE AUTRY FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF NCI
[CHANTING AND HOLLERING]
[GUNSHOTS]
UNH!
[GUNSHOTS]
YOU KNOW, PAT, SOMETIMES I THINK
YOU'RE THE HANDSOMEST MAN IN THE WORLD,
AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
OUGHT TO MAKE YOU PUT THAT IN WRITING, CAPTAIN.
SAY, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH YOUR TRAIL
FOR 3 DAYS NOW. WHY DON'T YOU LIGHT A FIRE
WHEN YOU HOLE UP AT NIGHT?
AIN'T SCARED OF INDIANS, ARE YOU?
LET'S SAY I'M SHY OF STRANGERS.
BESIDES, I WANT TO KEEP MY HAIR.
SQUAW MAKE PRETTY BELT WITH HAIR LIKE THAT.
NOT LONG AS I CAN KEEP IT.
WHAT ARE YOU CHASING ME FOR?
THERE WAS NO TIME LIMIT PUT ON ME
WHEN I TOOK THIS SCOUT.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING IMPORTANT.
THERE'S SPECIAL ORDERS OUT TO SEND YOU TO WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON?
AS CHIEF OF SCOUTS FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN CAVALRY COMMAND,
YOU'RE PROBABLY THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN STOP THESE RAIDS.
I'LL TRY, COMMISSIONER LATHAM.
ONE THING THAT WORRIES ME--
I'M PRETTY WELL KNOWN IN THE APACHE COUNTRY.
[DOOR OPENS]
HERE ARE THE RECORDS CAPTAIN AUTRY REQUESTED.
OH, THANK YOU, BARTLETT.
I'M WELL AWARE THAT YOU'RE WELL KNOWN ON THE FRONTIER, CAPTAIN.
MATTER OF FACT, WELL, WE'VE GIVEN THAT CONSIDERABLE THOUGHT.
WE'LL HAVE THE WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCE,
WITH ALL POSSIBLE PUBLICITY,
THAT YOU'VE RESIGNED FROM THE SERVICE
TO TAKE UP RANCHING.
YOU'LL TRAVEL IN CIVILIAN DRESS.
WE'VE EVEN HAD A SPECIAL CODE SET UP FOR YOU.
YOU'LL HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF A FEDERAL MARSHAL
ACTING UNDER DIRECT ORDERS
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
I NEED PAT BUTTRAM.
ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS?
BUTTRAM, TOO, IS WIDELY KNOWN AS A GOVERNMENT SCOUT.
OUR FRIENDSHIP IS WIDELY KNOWN, TOO, SIR.
EVEN IF I DID LEAVE THE ARMY TO GO INTO RANCHING,
I'D TAKE HIM WITH ME.
WELL, VERY WELL.
I'LL SEE THAT THE PROPER ORDERS GO FORWARD.
NOW LET'S GO TO THE MAP ROOM
AND SET UP SOME COMMUNICATION POINTS.
BARTLETT, WE DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT HERE.
DON'T WORRY, MR. KILRAIN.
THEY'LL BE IN THE MAP ROOM FOR AN HOUR OR MORE.
HERE'S AUTRY'S PRIVATE CODE.
WON'T THE COMMISSIONER MISS IT?
NOT A CHANCE. I'LL TELL HIM
I RETURNED IT TO THE VAULT FOR SAFEKEEPING.
AS HIS SECRETARY, I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THAT ANYWAY
WHEN HE LEAVES THE OFFICE.
WHEN IS AUTRY LEAVING?
THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED YET.
BARTLETT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I KNOW.
YOU WILL.
HIS TRAVEL VOUCHERS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME.
I'LL CHECK WITH YOU AT THE HOTEL LATER.
WELL, THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO HERE.
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
WHOA!
HOWDY.
HOW ARE YOU, PATCHES?
EXCUSE ME.
ARE YOU GENTLEMEN TAKING THE APACHE SPRINGS STAGE?
WHY, YES, WE ARE.
WELL, THEN, I GUESS I'D BETTER NOT GO.
PLEASE TAKE OUT MY BAG, DRIVER.
THER YOU.
I'M SCARED OF WOMEN MYSELF.
OH, IT ISN'T THAT.
IT'S...
THOSE PISTOLS YOU'RE WEARING.
WHY, I'D BE A NERVOUS WRECK
IF I HAD TO RIDE ALL THE WAY TO APACHE SPRINGS
WITH...THOSE PISTOLS.
FIREARMS JUST TERRIFY ME.
WELL, THESE SIX-SHOOTERS
MIGHT COME IN AWFUL HANDY
'TWEEN HERE AND APACHE SPRINGS.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL NEED 'EM, PAT.
HUH?
WHATEVER YOU SAY, GENE, BUT...
I'M GONNA CATCH COLD WITHOUT MY GUN.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW RELIEVED I AM.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING AND HEARD EVERYTHING
AND HAD MOST EVERYTHING DONE TO ME,
BUT IF YOU FELLAS THINK I'M GONNA MESS AROUND WITH THOSE GUNS
AND CARPETBAGS, YOU'RE CRAZIER THAN THAT WOMAN IS.
DON'T BE TOO *** WOMEN.
AFTER ALL, IF IT WASN'T FOR WOMEN,
WHO'D SEW THEM PRETTY PATCHES ON YOUR BRITCHES?
L YOU
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WEAR BRITCHES.
GET YOUR SANDWICHES HERE!
FRESH SANDWICHES HERE!
GET MY NICE FRESH SANDWICHES
FOR YOUR TRIP, GENTS.
NO NEED TO GO HUNGRY.
AND THEY'RE FRESH, TOO. MADE WITHIN THE HOUR.
OH, WE AIN'T GONNA GET THAT HUNGRY, MOTHER.
WAIT A MINUTE, LADY.
WE'LL TAKE 2.
GENE, I'VE SEEN YOU GO A WHOLE WEEK
ON NOTHING BUT BEANS AND CACTUS MILK.
GIVE THE LADY IN THE COACH ONE
WITH OUR COMPLIMENTS.
THANK YOU, GENTS.
HEY! PATCHES!
WAIT FOR ME!
WELL, CAROLINA! YOU GOING TO APACHE SPRINGS WITH US?
SUREST THING YOU KNOW.
UH, THINK YOU CAN GET ME THERE?
EVEN IF I HAVE TO CARRY YOU PIGGYBACK.
OHHH.
OH, WELL, HELLO, LAURA.
HOW DO YOU DO, MISS COTTON?
OH, BRRR!
IF IT GETS ANY COLDER IN HERE,
I'LL HAVE PATCHES THROW YOU DOWN A HORSE BLANKET.
EXCUSE ME.
GET ACQUAINTED, FOLKS.
GET ACQUAINTED.
IT OUGHTN'T TO TAKE LONG WITH CAROLINA IN THERE.
CAROLINA, GRAB YOURSELF A GOOD HOLD,
BECAUSE PATCHES WITHERSPOON IS ON HIS WAY!
HYAH!
WHY DON'T YOU JUST CRAWL UP IN HIS LAP AND STAY THERE?
YOU'VE BEEN IN A LOT WORSE PLACES.
Carolina: OH.
[LAUGHING]
[CAROLINA LAUGHING]
WHOA.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, WATCH FOR LAURA'S SIGNAL
WHEN WE TAKE THE STAGE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE HER SHOT.
I'M NOT HANKERIN' TO GET SHOT AT EITHER.
I'VE HEARD OF THIS AUTRY.
WELL, SHE PROMISED TO GET THE GUNS AWAY FROM THEM,
AND SHE WILL, TOO. HEH HEH.
IF IT STAYS THIS QUIET TO APACHE SPRINGS,
I'LL...BUST A GUSSET.
HEY. LET'S GET RECKLESS
AND TELL OUR RIGHT NAMES.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I'M GENE AUTRY.
THIS IS MY PARTNER PAT BUTTRAM.
HOWDY.
HOWDY-DO.
AND THIS LITTLE LADY, GENTS,
IS MISS LAURA RAYBURN,
THE TALENTED AND BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
OF THE HONORABLE WALTER RAYBURN,
INDIAN AGENT AT APACHE SPRINGS.
SHE'S YOUNG, SHE'S PRETTY,
AND SHE'S SINGLE.
OH, HEY, LAURA,
YOU AIN'T SNEAKED OFF AND MARRIED
THAT DAVE KILRAIN, HAVE YOU?
CAROLINA COTTON, STOP IT!
SHE'S SINGLE.
HOWDY, MISS RAYBURN.
GLAD TO KNOW YOU, MISS RAYBURN.
YOU DIDN'T SAY A HOWDY-DO TO ME.
I'M SCARED OF WOMEN.
YOU DIDN'T TELL US WHO YOU WERE.
OH, CAN YOU BEAT THAT,
ME FORGETTIN' TO ANNOUNCE THE MAIN EVENT?
ME--CAROLINA COTTON.
,
SOLE OWNER, CHIEF AXLE GREASER
OF THE CAROLINA COTTON MEDICINE SHOW.
THAT'S ME, BOYS.
WELL, NOW, DON'T JUST SET THERE AND BE OVERWHELMED.
SAY SOMETHING.
HOWDY.
YOU SAID THAT.
GLAD TO KNOW YOU, MISS COT
YOU BOYS ARE SURE
LONG ON REPEATIN' YOURSELVES.
IT'S BETTER'N NOTHIN'.
N UP MORE!
♪♪ OH, THE STAGECOACH ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ WHILE THE PIONEERS GAVE OUT A HAPPY SONG ♪♪
♪ SUE AND PAPPY DID THE DRIVIN' ♪
♪ MAMMY COOKED AND KEPT 'EM THRIVIN' ♪
♪♪ AND THE STAGECOACH ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ OH, WE LEFT KENTUCKY ON THE 10th OF MAY ♪
♪ PAPPY SAID I'LL SEE THAT WE EAT EVERY DAY ♪
♪ SO, MAMMY, YOU JUST GREASE A SKILLET ♪
♪ IF WE NEED SOME FOOD, I'LL KILL IT ♪
♪ AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ WE CROSSED THE RESERVATION OF THE SIOUX ♪
♪ WHILE THE INDIANS STOOD AND WATCHED US PASSIN' THROUGH ♪
♪ NOT A REDSKIN DARED TO TRIFLE ♪
♪ WHILE OLD PAPPY HELD HIS RIFLE ♪
♪ AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ WE MET A NOMAD ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ♪
♪♪ HE SAID SOMEONE STOLE A COW ♪♪
♪ WE'LL HAVE HIM SOON ♪
♪ MAMMY SAID CONGRATULATIONS AS HE COVERED UP THE RATIONS ♪
♪ AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ FOR CLOTHES WE HAD TO SKIN THE BUFFALO ♪
[YODELS]
♪ BUT WHEN WINTER CAME ACROSS ♪
♪ THE ICE AND SNOW ♪ [YODELS]
♪ PAPPY'S PANTS RAN OUT OF LEATHER ♪
♪ MAMMY PRAYED FOR MILDER WEATHER ♪
♪ AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ AT LAST OLD CALIFORNIA CAME IN VIEW... ♪
THAT'S LAURA'S SIGNAL. SHOOT WIDE OF HER!
♪ ...WITH HARDSHIPS WE WERE THROUGH ♪♪
♪ AFTER ALL OUR GOSH-DANG DRIVIN' ♪
♪ NOW WE KNOW WE'LL ALL BE THRIVIN' ♪
♪ AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
♪ RIGHT ALONG ♪
[YODELS]
♪ RIGHT ALONG ♪
[YODELS]
♪♪ AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG ♪
HEY, LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE!
ROAD AGENTS!
THAT AIN'T USUAL
THIS SIDE OF APACHE SPRINGS!
THEY CAN'T DO THAT TO ME.
[GUNSHOTS]
BETTER GET AWAY FROM THAT WINDOW.
BOY, THAT PLACED THEM WHERE THEY BELONG.
I COULD SURE USE YOU IN MY SHOW.
WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SHOW?
OH, I DO A LITTLE FANCY
TARGET SHOOTIN',
AND I YODEL SOME.
BOY, CAN I YODEL.
LIKE TO HEAR YA.
[YODELING]
HEY, YA GOT 'EM!
[YODELING]
WHERE'D THEY GET YA, MISS CAROLINA?
I AIN'T HIT, YA BIG BABOON.
I'M JUST YODELING.
NO WONDER I'M SCARED OF WOMEN.
I'M OUTTA SHELLS!
WELL, IF IT'S A .45,
THERE'S PLENTY OF 'EM IN MY BAG.
I ALWAYS GO WELL-HEELED.
[GUNSHOTS]
I THOUGHT YOU SAID LAURA WAS GONNA GET THEIR GUNS.
ONE OF THEM SHOOTIN' AT US WAS A WOMAN.
WELL, IT WASN'T LAURA.
SOMETHING WENT WRONG.
WE'LL GO BACK AND SEE TO THE BOYS
AND THEN GET TO APACHE SPRINGS BEFORE THE STAGE GETS THERE.
CAN YOU MAKE IT ALL RIGHT?
FOLKS,
THIS HERE'S ONE MAN
THAT'S AS GOOD WITH A SIX-SHOOTER
WHY, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR HIM,
I NEVER COULD'VE RUN OFF THEM ROAD AGENTS.
HEY, YOU TELL 'EM, CAROLINA.
YOU FOLKS COME RIGHT OVER
TO THE TOWN HALL WITH ME,
AND I'LL TELL YA ALL ABOUT IT.
I'LL GET THE CARRY-ALL.
DID YA HAVE A BRUSH ANDITS?
YES. NOTHING SERIOUS.
UTRY,
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY FATHER
WALTER RAYBURN.
THIS IS MR. AUTRY'S PARTNER MR. BUTTRAM.
HOW DO YOU DO, MR. BUTTRAM?
GLAD TO KNOW YA, AUTRY.
THANKS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE ALSO THE GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
MY PARTNER AND I WILL BE CALLIN' ON YOU.
WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR SOME GOOD RANCH LAND.
GLAD TO OBLIGE YA ANYTIME.
COME ON, DEAR.
[LAUGHS]
YOU TWO JUST TICKLE THE PANTS OFF OF ME
THE WAY YA BOTH TOLD THAT RAYBURN GIRL ABOUT THE GUNS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO HER.
SHE AIN'T NEVER BEEN GUN-SHY BEFORE.
A
BILL POTTER GOT A PLACE UP THE STREET,
FAIR AND CHEAP.
GLAD TO HAVE YA AROUND.
THANKS, PATCHES.
WE'LL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE.
I CHECKED ON THAT POTTER PLACE
WHEN I BROUGHT THE HORSES OVER A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
IT AIN'T BAD.
FIRST THING I WANNA DO IS SAY HELLO TO CHAMP.
OH, HE AIN'T FORGOT YA, DON'T WORRY.
SAY, GENE,
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS RAYBURN OUTFIT?
TROUBLE, SON.
NOTHIN' BUT TROUBLE.
THAT'S THE WAY I FIGURE IT, POP.
THE LIVERY STABLE'S OVER THIS WAY.
HELLO THERE, FELLA.
I TOLD PAT I'D BETTER CHECK IN.
HERE, I BROUGHT YA SOMETHIN'.
WELL, AIN'T YA GONNA SAY SOMETHIN'?
[NEIGHS]
DOGGONE, I'M ALWAYS EXPECTIN' HIM TO TALK.
HE CAN TALK.
YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HIM.
YEAH, THAT COULD BE.
[GUNSHOT]
I'M BEGINNIN' TO THINK
THERE'S SOMEBODY AROUND HERE THAT DON'T LIKE US.
YOU'RE JUST PREJUDICED.
AND THE FIRST I KNEW THEY HAD THEIR SIX-SHOOTERS
WAS WHEN THEY STARTED SHOOTING.
HOW WAS I TO KNOW THEY OUTSMARTED ME
WITH THOSE BOXES OF LUNCH?
WELL, WE DIDN'T FIGURE CAROLINA COTTON
TO BE IN ON THE PLAY, EITHER.
OH, I COULD KILL HER.
SHE MADE ME A LAUGHINGSTOCK
IN FRONT OF THAT AUTRY AND HIS PARTNER.
[LAUGHS]
DON'T LET IT BOTHER YA.
SHE'S JUST A CLOWN.
BUT, DARLING, A SMART CLOWN,
AND THAT MAKES HER DANGEROUS.
I'VE SAID ALL ALONG
SHE OUGHT TO BE
ANYTHING IMPORTANT HAPPEN
WHILE WE WERE IN WASHINGTON, DAD?
NO, NOTHING IMPORTANT.
WHAT DID YA LEARN FROM BARTLETT?
WELL, EVEN BARTLETT COULDN'T FIND OUT
JUST HOW MUCH COMMISSIONER LATHAM OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
KNEW ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES,
AND THE STORY ABOUT AUTRY
TO GO INTO RANCHING IS JUST A LOT OF HOGWASH.
HE'S BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE SERVICE
AND IS ACTING UNDER DIRECT ORDERS
OF THE PRESIDENT.
IN FACT, THEY'VE EVEN SET UP A SPECIAL CODE FOR HIM.
AND WE'VE GOT A COPY OF THE CODE.
WELL, AUTRY ISN'T ANYBODY TO FOOL AROUND WITH.
HE CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT WITH THE OLD CHIEFS,
AND WE CAN'T KEEP THESE HOT-HEADED YOUNG BRAVES
ON THE WARPATH FOREVER.
LOOK,
AS LONG AS I CAN KEEP THEM SUPPLIED
WITH GUNS AND WHISKEY,
I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY TROUBLE
STIRRING A COVER-UP RAID WHEN WE NEED IT,
BUT WE'VE GOTTA GET RID OF THIS AUTRY.
IF YOU ASK MY ADVICE,
YOU'LL BEGIN WITH THAT CAROLINA COTTON
AND THOSE INDIAN DANCERS OF HERS.
OH, THAT'S JUST WOMEN STUFF.
BESIDES, THEY'RE INDIANS. THEY'RE NOT APACHES.
NO, BUT THEY'RE TRIBAL ALLIES,
AND SHE CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THEM.
I AGREE WITH LAURA, DAVE.
THE INDIANS TRUST HER.
AND AUTRY'S TOO SMART TO OVERLOOK THAT.
WELL, THEN WE'LL START WITH CAROLINA COTTON.
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
SHE'S MIGHTY POPULAR AROUND HERE.
BUT IF WE CAN MAKE HER LOOK RIDICULOUS--
LIKE SHE DID ME.
[LAUGHS]
THEN SHE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED,
AND I THINK THAT LUKE THORN AND I
CAN COOK UP SOMETHING.
IN FACT, I THINK WE'LL GET STARTED ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
[STRING MUSIC PLAYING]
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, FOLKS,
AND NOW FOR YOUR APPROVAL,
A GROUP OF JEMEZ INDIANS
WILL DO SOME OF THEIR NATIVE DANCES,
WHICH ARE MOST SACRED
TO THEIR TRIBE AND THEIR PEOPLE,
THE INDIAN WAR DANCE!
[INDIANS CHANTING]
[DRUMMING]
[CHANTING]
[CHEERING]
AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR LITTLE OLD CAROLINA
TO START EARNING HER PAYCHECK.
HERE GOES NOTHIN'.
[YODELS]
OH, HERE SHE GOES AGAIN.
OH, SHUT UP.
THAT GIRL CAN SING.
♪ ALL THE SONGS OF ROMAN
♪ I COULD SERENADE A PONY ♪
♪ BUT IT WON'T MEAN MATRIMONY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE HE CAN'T BUY A GOLDEN WEDDING RING ♪
[YODELING]
I LOVE TO YODEL,
♪ NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN BUT THE COWS ♪♪
♪ SO I'LL YODEL LULLABIES AS I GAZE INTO THEIR EYES ♪
♪ THEY SEEM TO LIKE THE MELODY SOMEHOW ♪
[YODELING]
♪ I LOVE TO YODEL, I YIP-TOODLE-YAY-YI-DI ♪
♪ AND THERE'S A HANDSOME COWBOY THAT I KNOW ♪
♪ I JUST LOVE TO DO HIS COOKIN' ♪
♪ AND, GEE, IS HE GOOD-LOOKIN' ♪
♪ AND HE'S THE STAR AT EVERY RODEO ♪
[YODELING]
♪ YODEL-LAY-DI ♪
♪ ODEL-LAY-DI ♪
♪ ODEL-LAY-DI-DI-OH, OH LAY HI DI OH LAY EEE ♪
UH, I GUESS ALL YOU BOYS KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
[LAUGHTER]
UH, NOW I'M GONNA BUST UP A LITTLE GLASSWARE FOR YOU.
UH, LITTLE WOLF WILL TOSS THESE GLASS BALLS OUT OVER THE AUDIENCE,
AND I'LL SMASH 'EM.
NOW, EVEN IF I SHOULD MISS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
BECAUSE THE GLASS BALLS ARE LIGHT AND HARMLESS,
AND THEY'LL MAKE GOOD SOUVENIRS...
IF I MISS.
IS THIS WHAT WE COME TO SEE, DAVE?
JUST WAIT, JUST WAIT.
YOU SEE, SHE USES SCATTERSHOT CARTRIDGES
TO BREAK THOSE GLASS BALLS.
AND LUKE SNEAKED BACKSTAGE
THERE ARE NOT 10 MEN IN THE COUNTRY
THAT COULD HIT THOSE GLASS BALLS WITH BALL CARTRIDGES.
READY?
HEY, I GOT IT.
I NEVER SEEN YOU MISS ONE LIKE THAT BEFORE, CAROLINY.
WELL, WELL.
LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GONNA BE ENOUGH SOUVENIRS FOR EVERYBODY.
[LAUGHTER]
CAN YOU THROW IT HIGHER?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
L,
AND I DIDN'T PAY MY GOOD MONEY
JUST TO HAVE HIM SHOW ME WHAT A GOOD PISTOL SHOT HE IS.
WHY, HE'S PROBABLY AS BIG A FAKE AS CAROLINA COTTON.
WE OUGHT TO RUN 'EM BOTH OUT OF TOWN!
[MEN SHOUTING]
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, FELLOWS. LET'S DON'T GO HAVING A SCUFFLE HERE.
YEOW! BEAT HIM UP, GENE!
AAH!
NOW TAKE IT EASY, CHIEF.
Dave: WATCH IT, CHIEF.
J-JUST TAKE IT EASY.
FORGET ABOUT THE--
[CRASH]
UHH! UHH!
OHH!
YEE-HO!
CALL OFF YOUR MEN.
BREAK IT UP. BREAK IT UP, BOYS.
Gene: BREAK IT UP, HE SAID!
BOY, WHO SAYS CAROLINA COTTON
DON'T PUT ON A GOOD SHOW?
ALL RIGHT.
BOY, DID YOU SEE THAT?!
ARE DLE,
USING BALL CARTRIDGES, TOO.
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT, CAROLINY.
HA HA HA!
HAD US SOME RIGHT SHINY KNUCKLE AND ELBOW WORK
OVER AT THE TOWN HALL TONIGHT.
QUITE A SCUFFLE.
WONDER WHO LEFT THIS HERE.
HOW WOULD I KNOW, GENE?
SOME GUITAR PLAYER, MOST LIKELY.
YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT GO-ROUND AT THE TOWN HALL,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WAS RIGHT.
DAVE KILRAIN AND RAYBURN IS WORKING TOGETHER
IN THIS *** BUSINESS.
I'M SURE OF IT,
T GANG
THAT JUMPED THE STAGECOACH.
CAROLINA SAYS HE AND LAURA RAYBURN ARE ENGAGED.
WHY DON'T YOU QUIT THAT AND HELP ME MAKE THIS BED?
IT'S GETTIN' LATE.
BECAUSE I'D RATHER DO THIS.
♪ I TRIED SO HARD, MY DEAR ♪
♪♪ TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE MY EVERY DREAM ♪
♪ YET YOU'RE AFRAID EACH THING I DO ♪
♪ IS JUST AN EVIL SCHEME ♪♪
♪ A MEMORY FROM YOUR LONESOME PAST ♪
♪ KEEPS US SO FAR APART ♪
♪ WHY CAN'T I FREE YOUR DOUBTFUL MIND ♪
♪ AND MELT YOUR COLD, COLD HEART? ♪
♪ THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I BELIEVED ♪
♪♪ THAT YOU BELONGED TO ME ♪
♪ BUT NOW I KNOW YOUR HEART IS SHACKLED ♪
♪ TO A MEMORY ♪
♪ THE MORE I LEARN TO CARE FOR YOU ♪
♪ THE MORE WE DRIFT APART ♪
♪♪ HOW CAN I FREE YOUR DOUBTFUL MIND ♪
♪ AND MELT YOUR COLD, COLD HEART? ♪
NOW MAYBE YOU'LL PUT THAT THING BACK WHERE YOU GOT IT
AND GO TO BED.
YEAH?
ARE YOU AUTRY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M FROM THE LIVERY STABLE.
YOUR HORSE IS DOWN.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT THE COLIC.
WAIT TILL I GET MY HAT. I'LL GO WITH YOU.
THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE CHAMP.
CHAMP NEVER HAD COLIC IN HIS LIFE.
STABLE HAY.
IT'S GOOD HAY.
GO TO THAT WINDOW.
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOTS]
LISTEN.
YOU COVER ME, GENE.
I CAN DIVE ON HIM FROM THE ROOF.
[PIG SQUEALING]
GOT HIM, PAT?
I AIN'T SURE, NK HE'S GOT ME!
DON'T LET HIM DRAW A KNIFE ON YOU.
[SQUEALING]
ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
LET'S RUN THROUGH THAT EAGLE DANCE AGAIN.
DO YOU MIND?
[CHANTING]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THAT'S THE INDIANS DOING ONE OF THEIR NATIVE DANCES.
YOU KNOW, EACH TRIBE HAS ITS OWN PARTICULAR DANCE,
AND MOST OF 'EM ARE NAMED
AFTER SOME BIRD OF SOME WILD GAME
THAT THEY HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR.
THIS ONE'S CALLED THE EAGLE DANCE.
Gene: THE INDIAN HADAD GREAT RESPECT FOR THE EAGLE
BECAUSE HE WAS A BIG BIRD CALLED THE KING OF THE SKIES
AND HE COULD SOAR FOR MANY, MANY HOURS AT A TIME
HIGH ABOVE THE TERRAIN TO SCOUT FOR LESSER GAME
THAT HE MUST EAT.
TOO, THE EAGLE'S FEATHERS WERE VERY IMPORTANT
TO THE INDIAN.
HE USED HIS FEATHERS FOR HIS WAR BONNET
AND FOR MANY OF HIS OTHER COSTUMES,
NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THEY WERE USED
ON THE ENDS OF THOSE ARROWS
TO MAKE 'EM SHOOT FAR AND STRAIGHT.
AND NOW THE EAGLES ARE FEEDING.
AFTER THE FEAST, WATCH THE EAGLE
,
AND THEN HE FLIES OFF
INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER.
[DRUM BEATING STOPS]
THAT'S FINE, BOYS. THANKS.
HI! I DIDN'T SEE YOU COME IN.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT THE DANCE.
IT'S TOO GOOD.
THE BOYS ARE GOOD,
THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN.
HOW, BOYS!
[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
SHH! QUIET! QUIET!
YOU BOYS EVER SEE ANY OF THESE?
DON'T ALL TALK AT ONCE.
COME ON, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I SURE AM GLAD YOU WAS HERE LAST NIGHT,
BUT I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOU LEAVING THE ARMY.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME AND THE ARMY?
[LAUGHS] PLENTY.
YOU WERE THE YOUNGEST CHIEF OF SCOUTS
HWEST AND
AND NOW THE NEWSPAPERS SAY
YOU'VE RESIGNED YOUR CAPTAINCY TO GO RANCHING.
OF COURSE, I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING I READ IN THE PAPERS.
WHY NOT?
IT'S JUST WHAT I'VE DONE.
GIVE ME CREDIT FOR SOME SENSE.
YOU'RE A WEST POINTER,
AND YOU'VE ALREADY HAD A BRILLIANT CAREER.
AND MEN LIKE THAT JUST DON'T QUIT THE BLUE
TO GO CHASING COWS.
YOU SEEM TO KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT TH
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A MAN
?
RETIRED AS REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE SIXTH
WITH A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.
SURE, I KNOW HIM WELL.
I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE SIXTH
THE POINT.
I LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE ARMY FROM OLD DAN
THEN I DID AT THE ACADEMY.
HE WAS MY FATHER.
WHAT ABOUT A
HOW IS OLD DAN?
WELL, AFTER HE RETIRED,
HE BOUGHT THE MEDICINE SHOW.
HE WAS KILLED IN A GUNFIGHT
AND I'VE BEEN HANDLING THE SHOW EVER SINCE.
THEN I AM GLAD I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT.
I'D HAD A ROUGH GO OF IT IF YOU HADN'T HAVE BEEN.
LOOKS LIKE KILRAIN'S GETTING AFRAID
I MIGHT KNOW TOO MUCH.
ABOUT WHAT?
DAVE KILRAIN AND HIS BANDIT UNDERGROUND
AND THESE PHONY INDIAN UPRISINGS.
HMM.
I KNOW THE OLD CHIEFS DON'T WANT WAR.
IT'S THESE YOUNG HOTHEADS ALONG THE BORDER
HT.
AND IF KILRAIN DIDN'T KEEP FEEDING 'EM WHISKEY
AND GIVING 'EM GUNS, THEY WOULDN'T WANT IT, EITHER.
YOU KNOW THAT.
MAYBE I DON'T.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
OH, ALL RIGHT. HERE'S HOW IT ADDS UP.
DID YOU KNOW THAT KILRAIN IS PROTECTING
MOST OF THE BIG BANK AND RAILROAD BANDITS
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI?
OH?
AFTER THEIR JOBS, THEY HEAD FOR HERE,
AND KILRAIN STAGES A SERIES OF RAIDS
THAT KEEPS THE CAVALRY
AND FRONTIER PEACE OFFICERS BUSY.
MEANWHILE, HE SENDS DEEP
UNTIL THEY COOL OFF.
HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THIS, CAROLINA?
WHEN THE INDIANS LEARN TO TRUST YA,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A CHIEF OF SCOUTS
TO LEARN A LOT OF THINGS.
NOW WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?
WELL, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY.
SUPPOSE I KNOW ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST TOLD ME,
PERHAPS EVEN MORE.
SUPPOSE I WAS SENT HERE TO BREAK THIS THING UP.
THE ONE THING I NEED MOST
IS PROOF,
PROOF THAT'LL HOLD UP IN A COURT OF LAW
WHEN I'M READY TO ARREST KILRAIN FOR ***.
I'M RIGHT IN STEP WITH YOU, CAPTAIN.
D
ARE YOU LEAVING APACHE SPRINGS?
MM-HMM. I JUST LEARNED THERE'S A BIG WAGON TRAIN
COMING THROUGH HERE IN A FEW DAYS HEADED FOR FORT BALLARD.
THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO GO,
SO I'LL MOVE THE SHOW ON WITH IT.
OH, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, CAROLINA.
YOU'D BE ALMOST AS GOOD AS OLD DAN HIMSELF
IF THE GOING GOT ROUGH.
I LOVE YOU FOR THAT!
YOU WANT TO GOSSIP ABOUT YOUR F
THE RAYBURNS FOR A WHILE?
HMM! WALT RAYBURN WOULD SET FIRE TO HIS MOTHER
FOR A DOLLAR.
AND FOR $2.00, HE'D SET FIRE TO HIS MOTHER
AND LAURA.
AND FOR 3, HE'D TOUCH A MATCH
TO HIS OWN COAT TAILS.
RA,
MAYBE YOU'D BETTER NOT LET ME GET STARTED
ON SISTER LAURA.
SOUND LIKE VERY CHARMING PEOPLE.
THINK I'LL PAY 'EM A CALL.
HEY, PAT!
Gene: WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
I WAS JUST TEACHING THE INDIANS
A NEW SIGN LANGUAGE.
[DICE RATTLE ON DRUM]
YOU GIVE THAT STUFF BACK TO 'EM.
LET'S GET GOING.
OHH!
THIS BEAR VALLEY LAND IS A CATTLEMAN'S PARADISE.
OF COURSE, YOU'LL HAVE SOME INDIAN TROUBLE,
BUT YOU WILL MOST ANYWHERE HEREABOUTS.
SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE.
THEM INJUNS IS GETTING TOO MANY BREECH-LOADING GUNS,
AND WHISKEY.
AS THE LOCAL INDIAN AGENT,
YOU OUGHT TO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION.
HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHO'S SELLING THOSE GUNS
TO THE INDIANS?
NO, I HAVEN'T.
WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMY, WE HEARD THE GUN TRAFFIC
WAS CENTERED AROUND APACHE SPRINGS.
OH, THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
Gene: I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
WELL, WHOEVER THEY ARE,
THEY'RE GONNA BE HARD TO CATCH.
BUT SOME DAY, THEY'RE GONNA HANG FOR IT.
YES.
Walter: YES, OF COURSE.
NOW ABOUT THIS BEAR VALLEY LAND,
ARE YOU INTERESTED?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, PAT?
SOUNDS LIKE JUST WHAT WE'V
IF YOU'LL GIVE US A RUNDOWN ON HOW TO GET THERE,
WE'LL RIDE OUT THERE TODAY.
THIS BADLANDS TRAIL WILL SAVE YOU
THAT'S FOR US.
ANYBODY THAT CAN SAVE ME SADDLE TIME
IS SURE MY FRIEND.
Laura: OH, DAD?
I'M GOING OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I WANT TO GET SOME THINGS OVER AT COBEY'S STORE.
GO AHEAD.
OH, MR.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A PLEASANT TRIP.
THANK YOU.
THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE BADLANDS IS WONDERFUL.
IT WOULD BE A PERFECT PLACE FOR A PICNIC
WITH, UH, SHOEBOX LUNCHES.
HOW'S THAT?
OH, NOTHING.
[DOOR CLOSES]
NOW, YOU TAKE THIS TRAIL
UNTIL YOU GET TO THAT BIG ROCK OVER THERE
AND TURN NORTH ABOUT 2 MILES.
HEY!
WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE RAYBURNS?
ING.
NO, THERE WASN'T EVEN NO SHIN KICKING.
IT AIN'T TIME FOR THAT YET.
OH, WELL, SISTER LAURA JUST WENT BY HERE
POKING A HOLE THROUGH THE AIR TOWARD KILRAIN.
HEY, DID YOU TELL RAYBURN ANYTHING
DAVE KILRAIN MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN?
ONLY THAT WE'RE GOING OUT TO BEAR VALLEY
TO LOOK AT SOME RANCH LAND.
BEAR VALLEY? HOW YOU GOING?
RAYBURN SAID THERE WAS A SHORT TRAIL
THROUGH THE BADLANDS.
AND THE BADLANDS IS THE BEST PLACE I KNOW
TO BUSHWHACK A COUPLE OF MEN.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, TOO.
WELL, THEN YOU WON'T GO.
SURE WE'RE GOING,
BUT WE'LL BE BACK SOONER THEN THEY THINK
IF YOU'LL HELP US.
JUST NAME IT.
OVER AT TOWN HALL THIS MORNING,
I NOTICED SOME OF YOUR STAGE CANVAS.
CAN WE HAVE SOME OF IT?
WE GONNA BUILD A TENT?
HEY, YOU WANT TO GET IT NOW?
YEAH.
I WOULD MISS A CHANCE LIKE THAT TO GET AUTRY.
WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT, LUKE.
GLAD TO.
WHY CAN'T YOU GET HIM?
WELL, YOU KNOW THAT TOM RINGO AND THE CLAYBURN BOYS
ARE COMING IN TODAY.
I'VE GOT TO GET 'EM OUT TO RUNNING ELK
TO SEE THAT HE TAKES GOOD CARE OF 'EM
WHILE THEY'RE HIDING OUT.
WHY NOT JUST PASS THEM THROUGH THE USUAL CHANNELS?
DAD AND I ARE WORRIED ABOUT THISIS AUTRY.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO GO WRONG THIS TIME.
AND NOTHING WILL,
BUT TOM RINGO AND THE CLAYBURN BOYS
ARE THE BIGGEST TRAIN MEN IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY GIVE US A BIG CUT,
AND THEY DESERVE A LITTLE SPECIAL ATTENTION.
BESIDES, I THINK THAT LUKE
CAN TAKE CARE OF AUTRY AND BUTTRAM FOR US.
DON'T YOU THINK SO, LUKE?
IT'S LIKE I SAID, I'D BE GLAD TO.
[LAUGHS]
THEY'RE FOLLOWING RAYBURN'S TRAIL, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL LET THEM GET A LITTLE DEEPER IN
BEFORE WE CIRCLE AND GET AHEAD OF THEM.
HERE, PAT. START PUTTING THESE SNOW SHOES ON THAT NAG.
HA! OLDEST INDIAN TRICK IN THE WORLD,
AND I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT.
THEY OUGHTA MADE YOU A GIGADIER BRENDAL.
WE'LL FOLLOW THEM APACE AND THEN CIRCLE.
IT'S SAFE TO TAKE 'EM OFF NOW.
HA HA! THEY JUST PLUMB VANISHED.
I NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY LIFE!
WELL, IF IT'S SO ALL-FIRED FUNNY,
THEN YOU TELL DAVE KILRAIN ABOUT IT.
NOT ME!
SCATTER OUT AND FIND THEM.
IF IT TAKES YOU A WEEK, FIND THEM!
AFTER I GET INSIDE OF KILRAIN'S OFFICE,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE SALOON ENTRANCE.
DON'T LET ANYBODY IN THERE
TILL I HAVE A CHANCE TO SEARCH IT.
EVEN DAVE KILRAIN WILL LEAVE INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE IN HIS OFFICE.
DON'T GET INTO AN UPROAR.
NOBODY'S GONNA BOTHER YOU WHILE I'M OUT HERE.
OH, OF COURSE NOT.
Kilrain: WELL, GLAD TO SEE YOU MADE IT ALL RIGHT.
KILRAIN'S IN THERE.
[LOUDLY] THEN HE DID--
[SOFTLY] THEN HE DIDN'T GO WITH THEM HIGHBINDERS
WE LEFT OUT IN THE BADLANDS.
ALL THAT TROUBLE FOR NOTHING.
Ringo: WE LOST THEM AFTER WE CROSSED THE GILA RIVER.
THAT'S TOM RINGO.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S HIM?
WE HAD HIM IN JAIL AT FORT COMANCHE 5 YEARS AGO.
I GOT TO KNOW HIM WELL.
OH, YOU DID?
TOUGHEST TRAIN ROBBER AND KILLER IN THE WEST.
WHAT A BREAK.
BREAK?!
WELL, DRINK UP AND BE HEARTY, BOYS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN PUSHING YOUR HORSES.
YEAH. I'VE F HOW LONG WE BEEN ON THE
SAY, YOU ARE A LITTLE EDGY.
THOSE ARE JUST BIRDS UP ON THE ROOF.
YOU'RE IN APACHE COUNTRY NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN HURT YOU OUT HERE.
I'M SURE GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
BETTER PUT YOUR TAKE AWAY, DAVE.
Ringo: SOON AS THINGS HAVE COOLED OFF,
WE'LL PULL A FEW MORE JOBS TOGETHER.
YOU SURE PLANNED THOSE LAST 3 ONES PERFECT.
IT'S TOO BAD YOU HAD TO KILL THAT CONDUCTOR
IN THAT TEXAS CENTRAL HOLD-UP.
YEAH. IT SUR THE HEAT ON
I HAD TO, THOUGH. HE COME CHARGING OUT OF THAT BAGGAGE CAR
WITH A DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUN.
SAY, WHEN ARE WE GONNA HIT THE BRUSH?
THIS AFTERNOON.
I GOT LUKE AND BOYS OUT ON A LITTLE JOB.
THEY'LL BE BACK DIRECTLY.
SO HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.
RELAX. ENJOY YOURSELF.
THERE'S ONE THING THAT BOTHERS ME, DAVE.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA EAT
WHILE WE'RE WITH THEM INDIANS? BOILED JERKY?
HEH HEH HEH! AS LONG AS THE RANCHERS AROUND HERE
RAISE GOOD GRADE-A BEEF, YOU'LL ALL EAT WELL.
YOU WERE TELLING US ABOUT AUTRY.
RAYBURN'S SCARED OF HIM, BUT I'M NOT.
WE REALLY HAD HIM BUFFALOED WHEN WE LEFT WASHINGTON.
Ringo: I'M SURE GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
I KNEW THAT HORSE SOLDIER UP IN FORT COMANCHE.
HE COULD SURE DO US A LOT OF HARM.
HE WON'T DO ANYBODY ANY HARM.
AUTRY IS DEAD.
TAKE THE SALOON DOOR. YOU KNOW WHEN TO
Gene: DON'T REACH!
CALL THE SHERIFF AND THE DOCTOR, PAT.
WE'VE GOT SOME WORK FOR BOTH OF THEM.
YOU TOOK LONG ENOUGH TO GET ME OUT OF JAIL.
DAVE, I HAD TO GO TO JUNCTION CITY TO GET THE MONEY.
THE STAGE RUNS EVERY OTHER DAY. YOU KNOW THAT.
[CAROLINA COTTON'S BAND PLAYING]
SHE DON'T SEEM WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING.
WELL, WE'RE GETTING RID OF HER.
OH, HOW'S THAT?
A WAGON TRAIN HEADED FOR FORT BALLARD
IS CAMPED JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN.
THE REST, THEY'RE STOCKING MANNED WAGONS.
SHE'S LEAVING WITH IT THIS AFTERNOON.
I CAN STAND THE LOSS.
E A DRINK.
♪ CRIME WILL NEVER PAY, FOLKS ♪
♪ CRIME WILL NEVER PAY ♪
♪ FOR IT'S BEEN PROVEN TIME AGAIN ♪
♪ THAT CRIME WILL NEVER PAY ♪
♪ THE ROAD AGENTS ARE ROUGH AND RAW ♪
♪ THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE LAW ♪
♪♪ IT'S TOUGH TO PIN 'EM DOWN ♪♪
♪♪ THE SHERIFF AND I ARE STANDING BY ♪
♪ WITH GOOD FOLKS IN THE LAND ♪
♪ TO TAKE THEIR LOOT AND PROSECUTE ♪
♪ AND MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ CRIME WILL NEVER PAY, FOLKS ♪
♪ CRIME WILL NEVER PAY ♪
♪♪ FOR IT'S BEEN PROVEN TIME AGAIN ♪
♪ THAT CRIME WILL NEVER PAY ♪
♪ THE POLITICIANS DO THEIR BEST ♪♪
♪ WELL, SOME FOLKS SAY THEY TRY ♪
♪ FOR WHEN YOU PUT THEM TO A TEST ♪
♪ THEY'RE OINTMENT 'ROUND THE FLY ♪
♪ DON'T UNDERRATE THE FOLKS BACK HOME ♪
♪ THEY'RE READING PAPERS, TOO ♪
♪ FOR WHEN THEY VOTE THE VOTE ALONE ♪
♪ THAT'S WHY I'M A-TELLING YOU ♪
♪ CRIME WILL NEVER PAY, FOLKS ♪
♪ CRIME WILL NEVER PAY ♪
♪ FOR IT'S BEEN PROVEN TIME AGAIN ♪
AY ♪
OH, WE DON'T MAKE MUCH MONEY,
BUT WE SURE ENJOY NOT MAKING IT.
[CHANTING]
Gene: THIS DANCE IS CALLED THE BUFFALO DANCE,
THE FAVORITE OF ALL THE BIG GAME
IN WHICH THE INDIANS USED TO HUNT
IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS THE INDIANS' INTERPRETATION
OF THE BUFFALO HERD
AS HE GALLOPS ACROSS THE PRAIRIE
BEING CHASED BY THE HUNTER.
THEN AT NIGHTFALL,
THE HERD WOULD MILL AROUND IN A CIRCLE,
BUT THE INDIAN HUNTER WOULD STILL RIDE HERD ON HIM,
WAITING FOR DAYBREAK.
AND THEN AT DAYBREAK,
THE HERD BECAME FRIGHTENED,
AND THEY STAMPEDE AWAY ACROSS THE PRAIRIE,
STILL BEING CHASED BY THE HUNTER.
THANK YOU, FELLAS.
THAT IS BECAUSE WE LIKED YOUR SINGING.
BOY, WOULD I HAVE A SHOW IF YOU WERE GOING ALONG.
I'LL PROBABLY WANT TO TAKE THE JOB, TOO,
IF I DON'T BREAK UP THIS KILRAIN UNDERGROUND.
CAROLINA, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A MESSAGE
TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER AT FORT BALLARD.
SURE, BE GLAD TO.
GENE!
RAYBURN JUST BAILED KILRAIN OUT OF JAIL.
I EXPECTED THAT.
RINGO AND CLAYBURN ARE WANTED FOR A DOZEN KILLINGS.
WE HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO HOLD KILRAIN.
I KIND OF LIKE IT THAT WAY.
HE OUGHT TO BE TRIED FOR MORE
THAN AN ACCESSORY TO TRAIN ROBBERY.
LET'S GO, PAT. WE GOT A REPORT TO MAKE OUT.
SEE YOU LATER, CAROLINA.
ABOUT READY TO ROLL.
WE'RE GONNA MEET THE REST OF THE WAGONS
AT THE JUNCTION.
GOOD.
WHERE'S THE INDIANS?
OH, THEY'VE GONE ON AHEAD.
YEAH, THEY BALKED AT TRAVELIN'
WITH THE WAGON TRAIN.
SAID THEY'D NEVER LIVE IT DOWN
IF IT GOT BACK TO THE TRIBE.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
GIVE THIS TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER
AT FORT BALLARD, CAROLINA. IN PERSON.
OH, DON'T WORRY. NOBODY ELSE WILL GET IT
UNLESS I LOSE IT.
I'M ALWAYS LOSIN' THINGS.
OH, GEE ***! SUPPOSE I DO LOSE IT?!
DO I GET HUNG?
DOESN'T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE IF IT IS LOST.
IT'S IN CODE.
OH, MISS COTTON.
HERE ARE THE RESERVATION CLEARANCES
FOR YOUR INDIAN DANCERS.
YOU'LL NEED THEM WHEN YOU GET TO FORT BALLARD.
THANK YOU.
MY OLD PAL WALT RAYBURN.
YOU KNOW, I'LL BE GLAD TO GET OUT
OF THIS CURRY-DOG VILLAGE
JUST TO GET RID OF HIM
AND HIS SISTER LAURA.
WHAT ABOUT DAVE KILRAIN?
WILL YOU MISS HIM?
OHH! I'D BE PLUMB LOST WITHOUT DAVE!
BUT I GOT A FEELIN' IT'LL ALL BE MADE UP
TO ME IN THE FUTURE.
WHEN WILL THIS BE?
THEY DAY YOU INVITE ME TO HIS HANGIN'.
AND MAKE IT REAL SOON, WILL YA, GENE?
I HAVEN'T HAD A REAL HOLIDAY IN A LONG TIME.
OH, THAT'S IT.
THANKS, BOYS.
WELL, SO LONG. I'LL BE SEEIN' YA.
SO LONG, CAROLINA.
DAVE.
DAD JUST SAW AUTRY GIVE CAROLINA COTTON A MESSAGE
FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER AT FORT BALLARD.
AND HE HEARD AUTRY SAY IT WAS IN CODE.
PROBABLY ABOUT RINGO, CLAYBURN, AND ME.
IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
DAD THINKS IT'S A COMPLETE REPORT
OF WHATEVER AUTRY HAS LEARNED DOWN HERE.
WE'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT MESSAGE.
YES. YES, WE DO, AND WE GOTTA STOP IT
BEFORE IT GETS TO FORT BALLARD.
LUKE, COME IN HERE.
WE'VE GOT TO GET TO RUNNING ELK FAST.
WHAT FOR? RINGO AN DON'T NE
YES, BUT I DO.
WE GOTTA STOP THAT WAGON TRAIN
THAT CAROLINA COTTON IS TRAVELING WITH
BEFORE IT GETS TO FORT BALLARD.
GOT IT.
AND YOU TELL YOUR FATHER THAT WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
RATHER, RUNNING ELK'S BRAVES AND I WILL.
AND AUTRY?
WELL, AUTRY IS STILL HERE.
BUT I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM PERSONALLY WHEN I GET BACK.
NOW YOU RUN ALONG.
TELL YOUR FATHER EVERYTHING WILL
[CALLS TO HORSE]
COME ON THERE, BOY. [WHISTLES]
WE'RE HEADED FOR FORT BALLARD. [CALLS]
WE'RE IN TROUBLE, PAT.
[LAUGHS] WE MOSTLY ARE.
LISTEN TO THIS. IT'S FROM MMISSIONER LATHAM.
"MY SECRETARY BARTLETT ALSO CONFESSED
"THAT HE DISPOSED OF A COPY
"OF YOUR SPECIAL CODE TO LAURA RAYBURN.
"YOU WILL DISCONTINUE USE OF THIS CODE IMMEDIATELY
AND SUBSTITUTE ONE WHICH IS BEING FORWARDED."
WELL, THAT'S N
JUST MEANS YOU CAN'T REPORT NOTHIN'
TILL THE NEW CODE GETS HERE.
MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT.
WALT RAYBURN WAS LISTENING
WHEN I GAVE THAT REPORT TO CAROLINA.
I DIDN'T CARE IF HE DID HEAR IT
BECAUSE IT WAS IN CODE.
BUT NOW THAT HE'S GOT THE CODE,
THE WHOLE THING'S BLOWN WIDE OPEN.
AND THAT PUTS CAROLINA
RIGHT UP FRONT FOR TROUBLE.
SURE DOES. WE GOTTA GET TO THAT WAGON TRAIN.
I'LL GET THE HORSES!
YOU GET YOUR PANTS ON.
F.
WHAT DO WE NEED HIM FOR?
TO PUT RAYBURN AND HIS DAUGHTER IN JAIL
WHILE WE CAN STILL GET OUR HANDS ON HIM.
COME ON THERE.
[MAN WHOOPS]
[ALL WHOOPING]
[ALL WHOOPING]
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS]
I SPOTTED HER WAGON RIGHT OVER THERE.
MIGHT'VE KNOWN A CAVALRYMAN
WASN'T MEANT TO GO LIKE THIS.
STILL GOT YOUR REPORT.
GOOD. GET THESE HORSES T.
WHERE WILL I PUT 'EM? IN MY POCKET?
[GUNSHOTS]
GOT 'EM ON THE RUN!
YOU'LL NEVER DO ANY BETTER SHOOTIN', CAROLINA,
CKSHOT.
DEAD?
NO. THEY'LL COME OUT OF IT.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T TELL YA, GENE.
DAVE KILRAIN'S THE MAN THAT KILLED MY FATHER
IN THAT GUNFIGHT IN TOMBSTONE.
OH?
I'M KIND OF GLAD THEY'RE STILL ALIVE, THOUGH.
NOW THE LAW CAN TAKE CARE OF 'EM.
I THINK DAN COTTON WOULD'VE LIKED IT THAT WAY, TOO, CAROLINA.
AND AFTER A SUITABLE FURLOUGH,
YOU ARE TO RETURN TO DUTY
AS CHIEF OF SCOUTS OF THE SOUTHWEST CAVALRY COMMAND
WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR.
.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I NOW HAVE THE HONOR TO PRESENT
TO MISS COTTON
THIS GOLDEN PLAQUE,
SUITABLY INSCRIBED
WITH THE SINCEREST
OF THE PRESIDENT.
WELL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, BUT...
MY FRIENDS DESERVE IT MORE THAN I DO.
HUCKLE]
AND FOR SCOUT BUTTRAM...
THE ORDER OF MERIT,
BY SPECIAL DECREE
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
MIGHTY FINE! MIGHTY--
NOW WE ALL BEEN DECORATED.
[ALL LAUGH]
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