Original subtitles

- And God has written his law with the lightening

and the thunder and you will not go outside of the law.

- Hey, hey, stop.

- Whoa, whoa.

- Morning.

- Are you headed for Silver Town?

- Sure am.

- Will you give me a ride?

- If you hurry.

Pull in there, get on the back porter.

- Heard that before.

- Why didn't he let him sit inside,

there's room here.

- You'd allow a Negro next to you?

- Didn't you just tell the Civil War

to give the Negro his rights just as the whites?

- You ain't American, huh?

- No, I came from Europe just a few days ago.

- Europe is a beautiful place.

- Do you know it?

- No.

- Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Hold!

Hold!

- That's beautiful.

- I like that song.

- Whoa!

Wait here for Grandville.

There's six men left for passengers going on.

- So long folks, that's change here.

Have a good trip.

After you, Miss.

- Don't stray too far, we're leaving soon.

- Ya, get on!

Ya!

Ha! Ha!

- All right, time's up folks, we're moving on.

- Giddyup!

Ho!

- Whoa!

Over town line.

- What is this?

All right, men, you've got a lot to do.

Get at it.

Off to work now.

Mr. Novak? - Yes.

- How do you do?

James Cooper, director of the mine.

Very glad to have you with us.

- I'm pleased to meet you, Mr. Cooper.

I have something for you from the company.

It's in the stage.

- Oh, yes, you brought us the cash

to pay the miners.

- Yes, if you'll excuse me a moment, I'll get it.

- What's the matter, son, what's wrong?

- It's gone, I put it under the board.

- What is it?

What have you done?

What's happened to it?

- There is no money.

- What did you say?

You mean the miners' pay is stolen?

Money just doesn't walk off by itself.

How did it happen?

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

Do you have any idea what this means to the men?

The company counted on you,

you had the responsibility Novak.

Now how do you expect me

to explain to the men

that we have no money for them?

Don't just stand there, say something.

- Where's he going?

- What are you doing?

Novak! Come back here!

Novak!

- Hello.

- Get down.

Come on.

- I am not armed, Mister.

- I see that.

Where the hell are you from?

- Europe.

- Well, welcome to the west.

- Thank you, sir.

- I'm gonna have to take your horse, sorry.

- Where are you going? Silver Town?

- Does it make any difference?

- Sure, I'm going to ask if we two could ride together

with that horse.

- All right, come on.

Do you like it out here in the west?

- Sure.

- You really sure?

- Uh-huh.

- Then the first thing to do is get rid of this.

- The company can pay.

It's only a question of the message getting there.

I'll make sure you all get your share,

but we insist on you giving us just a few days

to get hold of the money.

- We can't wait, we need our money every week.

- And what do we tell our contractors?

Do you think we can give them your excuses, huh?

- He's right, Cooper.

- We work like dogs down there.

Maybe you think we do it for charity

because we like to sweat blood.

- I say no pay, no work.

- But you will get paid, the money's insured.

It's only a matter of waiting a few days.

Now you get back to work.

That's an order.

- You don't give us orders, Cooper,

unless you got the money.

- Why don't you all take it out on me?

All right, someone stole your money

and Cooper had nothing to do with that.

- We don't wanna hear no more excuses.

- You don't even know what it is

that I want to tell you yet.

The least you could do is listen

to what I've got to say.

The company had ordered me to bring your money

and so like a fool, I unwittingly let

it get stolen from me.

But nothing can change that now.

- This is K5 Red

and you can't change that neither.

- But can't we at least be reasonable?

I ask you be patient.

Yours is a new world for me.

One which I shall know soon.

- We can't wait that long.

- While you're learning,

what do you expect us to do?

- I ask you to go on working for a few more days.

You'll get paid all you're owed.

Please listen to me.

- I never seen nor heard

so many bastards in all my life.

All your men got families who came

from all over the world, right?

The kid just got here.

He ran into bad luck

and you treat him like a dog.

Who the hell do you think you are?

You act like you all got hit in the head

with a horse.

You know something?

I think this kid's got more guts

than the rest of you put together.

- There's a room reserved for you

at the hotel in Silver Town.

Be at my office tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.

Right, Mr. Novak.

- You thank me and I'm gonna tromp on you.

- I wanna thank you.

- Lookit, kid.

You need a drink, come on.

- Good evening, Mr. Novak.

Any news about the money?

- Unfortunately, I think it's useless

to even hope to find it.

Ah, Cudlip, may I introduce

these two gentlemen I met in the coach.

- Hi.

- How do you do, sir.

- Good evening.

- We've had a bad day.

He lost his money and I lost my horse.

Don't know what's gonna happen next.

Looks like we're gonna have to spend

another day or two here until we find one.

- How unfortunate for you, sir.

- Yeah.

Will you have a drink?

- No, thank you, sir, I rarely indulge.

Good evening, gentlemen.

- Good evening.

- Awful damn polite, ain't he?

- Yeah, you're right.

- Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please.

- We're happy to present here tonight in Silver Town, Lola.

- Hey, Lola, I bet you can play real good.

- Hey, Lola, if you'd like a little fun, come here.

- I've haven't finished.

- Look at me, Lola, all fire.

- Miss Lola, you lit the fire in this man's hear, too.

- Creeps.

- Hey, Lola, I'll give you five bucks

if you let me do your role, how about it?

- That ain't no way to talk to a lady.

- Boy, what are you doing?

Fight an old man, will you?

Now, let's see if you can do that to me, stranger.

- And me, if'n you ain't afraid to.

- Back up.

- All right, stranger, that does it.

- Go on.

- Okay, folks, it's all over.

Let's have some music.

- Sign here, Mr. Novak.

The bag is already in your room.

- Where can I take a bath?

- Take a what?

- A bath, my dear lady.

- Now you look here.

This is a hotel my dear man.

- What about my friend?

- This, he needs more than a bath.

- All I want is a room.

- We have no other rooms,

but you can sleep with your friend if he'll let you.

- It's all right for me.

- Sign here.

- Can't sleep, huh?

- What about you?

Smoke?

- Mr. Cudlip.

- I told you about that.

- All right, look, Cudlip, don't think

I'm being rude with you,

but is it necessary for you to follow me around

all the time?

- I know, I know.

You just look like a soft little thing

that doesn't need any help and protecting, huh?

But the minute my back is turned,

you're gonna out do me and 10 more like me.

Don't try it.

- Be careful with that.

- The church organ is broken,

so we're sending it to Greenstone.

It'll be on the wagon with you sheriff

when you pick up the morning tomorrow morning.

- I hope there's no trouble, Cooper.

- I'll telegraph Greenstone

and tell them you're coming for the money.

- Mr. Cooper.

Good morning.

- John Ferguson, our sheriff, Mr. Novak.

- How do you do?

- Good day.

I suppose you have no news about the thief yet.

- The person behind this one knew more

than he should have about the company.

You just have to be aware of the possibility

that he could do it again.

Whoever did you, you won't find him easy.

- I hope to God you can make it back here.

I don't want you and the sheriff taking any risks, Novak.

Thanks for the offer to make the trip, Sheriff.

- His mother was Catherine the Great.

His father was Taras Buba

and his grandfather was Genghis Khan.

All champions of the Duke of Gloucester stables.

You won't find a horse like this anywhere

in the west.

- How much?

- What?

- The horse.

- You wanna buy him?

- Might.

- You can just forget about him.

Princesses don't marry shepherds.

- And they all sat down with him

and he took the bread and the fish

and he offered it to them.

- That's right, thousands gathered

and as the sun began its flaming descent

into the horizon, they were hungry.

And he saw hunger in the face

of a little fisherman, a boy with red hair

and freckles on his kisser, like him.

So he said pass around the loaves

of bread and the fishes.

And they sat in a big circle in silence

and suddenly the sound

of beautiful harp music descended upon the multitudes.

And at the sound of the music,

the loaves of bread and the fish multiplied

and there was enough for everyone.

Especially the children.

- That wagon there is going to Greenstone .

And our sheriff's gonna pick up more money

for the miners.

- Cudlip, tomorrow afternoon,

on that wagon, there's gonna be another bag of gold.

- So?

- Are we going?

- No. - Why not?

- Because the sheriff knows how to shoot.

- So can we.

Remember death is the freedom of the sinner.

And I'm sure the sheriff is a sinner.

- If I get you right, we ride in

and a massacre takes place, huh?

In other words, we go from little chicken thieves

to murderers and killers and men with a price

on our head?

- Not at all.

We gotta get the cash, right?

- Right.

- Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond

our control, one or more has gotta catch a bullet, right?

- Right.

- We just gotta be careful that we ain't

the ones that catch the bullet.

- That's right.

- You don't realize $12,000 here.

12 more and we got 24.

Then we go up to another state

and amen and hallelujah brother.

- The miners, what about them?

- Let 'em get paid another time.

- Just like that? - Yeah.

- Well, if everything goes all right,

this office will be mine one day.

It's not much, but I have everything I need here.

Ah, what did you want to tell me?

- I'm going, Ben.

I don't like this place.

And maybe I can find my horse.

If not, I'll find away to get another one.

- Where are you going? To Greenstone?

- Take care of yourself, Ben.

- Wait a minute.

I can maybe find a way

for you to buy a horse.

I am going to Greenstone tomorrow.

Come with me, I can use you.

- What are you gonna do in Greenstone?

- I must go talk with the directors of the company.

Things can't go on this way.

We need new equipment.

- And what do you want me for?

- I might have to bring back some machines here.

Anyway, I need someone like you.

You know everything here and I know so li-

- You go your way.

I'll go mine.

Good luck, Ben.

- I think it's reprehensible that guns

can be sold to easily to anyone.

- They're necessary for defense.

- I got the ammunition.

- Billfold lifted from the gun dealer.

Feels pretty heavy.

- We still need rifles.

- I know where we can get some tonight.

- I'll find the horses tomorrow.

I saw some good ones in the pasture.

- No.

- What are we gonna do without horses?

- No, no to everything.

- What's this no?

- No shootin', no gun play.

- What's got into you?

- I don't know, maybe it's just a hunch,

but I don't like it.

- You know what's wrong with you Cud?

I think you're scared.

- I'm no more scared than you are.

I just don't wanna kill.

- But we'll all be rich.

- Then what happens.

- Man, oh, man, this is great.

Peace and quiet, good foods and drinks, women.

A fine horse with a shiny saddle.

Cud, how can you keep saying no?

- No.

No, dammit, no.

- Very well, my friend.

We know what no means.

Cud, this is where we say goodbye.

Now you take us to where you hid the money

if you'll be so kind.

And give us our cut.

- What'd you say?

- Take us to where you hid the bag

and give us our split.

- The bag.

The bag.

I'm a damn bitchin' idiot, the bag.

- What the hell's come over you?

- Now, look, as long as we've got this,

we don't need any guns.

Tomorrow we go to Greenstone.

- Morning, have a nice day.

- Cudlip, why can't you walk a little faster.

- I think you bought out the whole town of Greenstone.

Make me feel like a jackass.

- Did everything go all right?

- Perfectly, the stolen money was covered

by the insurance.

- Fine.

- Hey, uh, ought to get going.

- Come on, Cudlip.

- We are waiting for you, come on.

- Where have you been?

Here, let me take that for you.

- He's tired.

- Let's go.

- Why don't you go back there?

Get yourself some rest.

- That's a good idea, thanks, Cud.

- I'll keep watch.

- What happened, why ain't he comin'?

- Ah, patience man, virtuous brother.

He's seldom disappointing.

- If he has a gun.

Here they come.

- Okay?

- Okay.

- Get those horses.

- Ya! Ya!

Here, get a move on!

Here! Here!

- You watch out the back,

the rest of you get down, come on.

- We did it.

- What did I tell you?

- That's right, you were right there brother.

Yeah.

- I don't see anyone?

Where are they?

- Does it matter, they must have gone away.

- Ya! Ya!

- What's that?

- Must be real bandits.

- Real bandits?

- Hope you know how to use the rifle, Novak.

- Well, it's a little bigger than the one

I used trying to Czechoslovakia,

but it won't stop me from trying.

- Cavalry's coming.

- Hiya!

- Get the horses, go on.

Hiya!

- Look at that.

- Hiya!

Hiya!

- Help.

- Hold it.

- What the hell do you mean stopping back here?

How about heading them off at the Chuko?

- If the get around that hill,

there isn't a prayer we can save our skins.

Now let's get outta here.

- You haven't lost your guts, have you?

- You wanna ask the boss, go ahead.

They'll be home before Burton can make a choice.

- Sweetness Cudlip.

We were blasting this place.

- Thanks, maybe you can stick around

in case they come back.

We still got this.

- Sally.

- Pa.

- Sheriff's inside.

- I heard about you tagging a ride.

Nothing happened to you, huh?

- What's going on here, Novak?

- We were attacked by bandits, sir.

The poor driver was mortally wounded.

Our sheriff was hurt.

Not to badly.

I want you to thank our friends.

It was Mr. Cudlip and who are those other two?

Hey, you, wait a minute.

You can't go away like this.

Come here.

I want everyone to know what you did for us.

These are the men who are responsible

for saving our lives and your money.

- And if you don't feel

that you owe Mr. Cudlip your thanks,

you obviously won't deserve to get your money.

And he was able to save

the soprano in the choir for you.

Thanks very much for everything you did today.

- I'll take that.

What have you done?

- I meant to tell you, excuse me, here it is,

safe and sound.

With so many thieves around,

I decided to take a precaution.

- Thanks. - Thank you, Mr. Cudlip.

- Nice job, Cudlip. - Thanks, Cudlip.

- Thanks, Cudlip.

- So, Cooper, it looks like you can pay your men.

- The money?

The money!

- It didn't go very well, Burton.

- What didn't go very well?

- You see, a couple others attacked us

at the gorge, we have to get out.

- You mean you were afraid

and ran away from two saddle tramps.

- They were able to shoot very well, Burton.

- Shoot very well.

That's a poor excuse for not bringing back the money.

- We could have all got killed.

- Both of you look very much alive.

All right, I'll give you one more chance.

If you miss, I won't.

Now I'll take the men into Silver Town

and bring back all the information you can

about the silver shipments.

Come on, let's go.

- Hold it.

Come on, let's go in.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- You live in this town, huh?

- Yeah.

- I don't envy you, my friend.

Living in this town is like being in jail.

You never go to Greenstone?

- Once a month, I escort the silver.

- I think I met you last week in the prairie,

you remember me?

- That wasn't us.

We go on the 28th of every month.

- Well, have a good trip the next time.

- Thanks.

- Wyatt.

- Cud.

We gotta talk to you.

- What's the matter?

- Bad news. Really bad.

- What?

- We've gotten old.

- That's right, old.

- Soft in the head.

- Feeble.

- Now what the hell are you talking about?

- Will you please tell us what we're doing sticking

around this damn town

where we've had nothing but bad luck.

- Nothing's going right for us since we got here.

- We don't laugh anymore.

- We've become honored citizens.

It's awful.

- Our carefree days are gone.

Days of happy robberies, running from one town

to the next.

Escapes, brawls, women, they're gone.

- Now I get it.

You wanna get out of here.

- Oh, no, we wanna stay here, become citizens.

Go to church, find a job, run for county judge.

That our life's dream.

- You're right, you know, we are growing roots.

It's time we were movin' on.

- Tomorrow?

- Will today be all right?

- Yeah.

Cud, you wanna say goodbye to someone?

- No.

Or else we never will get outta here.

Come on.

- That's the silver departing.

It's gonna be easy for us, you know.

Let's go to the mine. - Ya!

- Let's go.

- What are you doing here?

What is it you want?

- Just passing through, Miss.

We took the wrong road.

We were just leaving now.

- You better leave, you're not supposed to be here.

Don't you see that sign up there?

- Are you afraid to make with a little conversation.

- Madam, my friend said we were just leaving, didn't he?

- Papa!

Papa, where are you?

- Listen, you better learn to keep your pretty mouth closed

and be quiet.

- Keep your filthy hands off me.

- Now you're getting it.

- Stop it boys.

- We ain't gonna hurt her.

- Papa, be careful!

- Leave my daughter alone.

- We're sorry, sir.

It was only a mistake.

We're going real soon.

- Papa.

Papa.

Pigs.

Might have killed him.

- Enough of that.

Better forget it, let's go.

- You can go if you like.

I was just starting to enjoy it a little bit.

- I think you better listen to your friend.

- Big game.

Just what are you gonna do if we don't?

- You see that we are most scared, Senor.

- Right, friend, we're all impressed.

- Yes, I see, it's very easy

to feel courageous when

you are five against one, isn't it?

- We're offended.

We'd never do anything like that.

It isn't right, is it?

Start off with anyone you like.

Diego.

- Sally, I don't want you down here.

Go to your room now.

- All right now.

Let's go.

That is, if you don't mind.

Oh, no.

I don't like to get hurt.

Hold it.

I don't want any trouble with Burton.

Let's go.

- Gentlemen, it is my theory

that stolen chicken has the best flavor.

- You're so right, Al.

That chicken we had over at Silver Town had no taste.

- Well, I don't know about that.

The one we had out at the mine shack wasn't so bad.

- That's because the cook added

a little spice to it.

Isn't it true, fellas?

- Looks like we got company.

Come on, let's see who's here.

- Howdy, boys.

You shouldn't eat that chicken.

- Really?

Well, sorry, sir, old recipe from

my dear old dead grandmother.

- Give us something to eat

and stop wastin' our time.

- Breaks my heart to say it,

but it looks like you're gonna retire

without dinner tonight.

- If we divide it, there isn't enough for us all.

- That's only fair.

We was bad boys and we don't deserve any supper.

- Hold on now, wait a minute.

Hospitality is something that's supposed to be sacred.

Shall we serve these fine gentlemen.

- Of course.

- Hey, Cud, hand me that stool will you.

- Just about perfect.

- At your service, yes, sir.

- Let's eat.

- Yeah.

- Sit down, man.

- Here we are.

- I'm sure glad we ran into these three.

- Man, I'm hungry.

- Let's take 'em with us to cook.

- They're a little stupid,

but they're friendly.

- Sorry, gentlemen, but I'm just a little bit nervous.

Now the Preacher's gonna make a collection.

- Okay.

Please.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

- You, come here.

- Remember, it's more blessed to give

than to receive brethren.

- Thank you.

Go on.

- Get out.

- Money is the root of all evil.

Renounce it brothers.

- Where'd you get that?

- It's mine.

- Where'd you get that?

- I found it.

- There now.

- Is it serious, Doctor?

- No, thank heavens.

They didn't really hurt him.

- We've got to take precautions,

especially now that the sheriff is in no condition

to take complete charge.

I am worried, Novak.

- Yes, sir, and we shall have to act quickly.

We'll show them we mean business.

- This belong to you?

Bring 'em in.

Anybody recognize these two?

- That's one of them.

- Congratulations.

You're getting very valuable to Silver Town.

- Turn them over to the sheriff.

- Come on.

- I think this is a little too much.

- I coincide with your opinion, Preacher.

- Now you're really in trouble.

Attack.

Attempted rape.

Robbery.

And who knows how many other counts

the judge will have.

Lock 'em up.

- You know the way.

- Mr. Cooper, you know who those men are?

Burton's men.

I don't like any of them around these parts.

- What do you think we can do?

- Well, I sure won't be much to the townspeople laid up.

The one and only solution that we have at this time

is to offer up if only temporarily my own little star.

I think he's demonstrated his merit, now it's his.

- I agree with you, Sheriff.

- Gentlemen, the only person who can act

as our sheriff is Cudlip.

- It's crazy.

It will be crazy if this damned bum became our sheriff.

- Cud, I'd be very happy if you accepted.

- All of the town would be happy Cudlip.

- Go on, take it Cud.

Promise me you'll consider it

before you decide not to accept it.

- Why don't you just give up, Ben.

- You'd like that, wouldn't you?

A man like you knows when he should go into action.

Yet you're already beginning to see those days are past,

yet that's one thing you won't admit.

You go around playing the big man,

the lone wolf when you're nothing but a drifter.

But you go in with your pose

because you're so hopelessly resigned.

The more I think about it,

the less I comprehend you.

Yet in some way or other,

I'm going to get you to realize

that you're a perfect idiot.

You've got no place to live,

no decent clothes.

You don't even know where

your next meal is coming from.

But you're not worried.

You act like an adolescent boy, grow up now.

And you tell me you're going to turn down

this offer to live right?

Take it, blast you.

Or does the silence mean that the big man is scared?

All right, forget about being our sheriff.

We'll find our own.

- What are you so damn mad about?

All right, I accept.

But on one condition.

- Anything you want.

- I get Julius Caesar.

- Good morning our honorable sheriff.

- May we accompany you, sir.

- Come on.

- Thank you.

- Damn it all!

I sent you two to find out about the silver shipments

and what happens?

Some saddle tramps get the drop on you.

They saw that you're nothing

but a bunch of idiots.

Now there won't be anymore mistakes.

Once and for all,

I'll find out how to get that silver.

- The silver is melted into these bars here

in the mine.

And every evening the bars

are taken to the storehouse in Silver Town.

There, they're guarded by federal agents.

Normally, the sheriff and his assistant provide

an escort to the silver.

Now, you'll have to see to it.

It's gonna be your job, Cudlip.

- Sounds easy enough.

- Well, up till now at least we've had

no trouble, we're lucky.

But the things that have been going

on here lately aren't too reassuring,

so I think it's a good idea

to take some precautions.

- I think you're right.

- Now that you're sheriff,

let's just hope everything goes well.

- If anyone had ever told you your best friend

would become a sheriff, would you have believed it?

- I swear, I'd kill anyone who said that

about my best friend.

- That's what's so wonderful about life.

A thing like that happens

and you suddenly realize that having a sheriff

for a friend can be useful.

There's an old proverb that says if your friend chooses

a strange career, be content because sooner or later

it can mean beau coup silver for you.

- Oh, Cud, are you gonna eat with us, Sheriff?

- Sheriff?

You don't turn into a sheriff just like that?

- You're doing all right.

You know all the articles of the penal code by heart.

- Hmm, I know them by heart because I made them up.

- Are you gonna have something to eat?

- Well, I've gotta go back to town.

I can't do what I want to anymore.

- Then come back as soon as you can, please.

I'll make something to eat that's really special.

- Now, don't use too much salt, eh?

- You're a friend.

- Sally's quite a girl, huh?

- You know something, Cud?

I think you better take a bath.

- Hey, you!

Can't you cut that damn music out? Quiet down.

- Keep it up, Sampson.

Shake the pillars of this temple of the law.

Knock them down Sampson and die

with all the Philistines.

- I could only get out the place I show you damn bastard.

- No, no.

Stay calm, sit down.

All right.

In three days Silver Town's having it's annual festival.

There's gonna be one great confusion,

games, contests, there's gonna be a dance.

People are coming from other towns,

all kinds of people.

You know what that means?

You know that that means as well as I do,

a great opportunity for thieves.

- Sounds great.

- Yeah, but this time it's gonna be different.

This time there ain't gonna be no stealing, you understand.

- You got something against us, Cud?

- No, Al, I haven't got anything against you.

I got a damn good reason for the way I'm thinking.

Well, now, you like my new suit?

- I suppose it's all right.

Sorta sissy, ain't it .

- Go on back to your bunks, go on.

There's something else.

Next week's the 28th.

- So what?

- So the federal agents will be coming here

to escort that silver to Greenstone.

- What the hell's that got to do with us?

- It's got this to do with us.

I don't want them recognizing us for who we are.

That means we gotta be careful, huh?

- Hey, how much silver is leaving?

- This month over $100,000 worth.

- Great.

- Novak's new methods are finally paying off, huh?

- By, golly, old Novak's pretty good.

- Omnipotent Lord, 100,000 is a round celestial figure.

With 100,000 you can do,

well, there's nothing you can't do.

You can do anything.

Cud, I know a little house

in New Orleans that is as close to heaven

and you can get on this earth.

You walk in there in that costume

and you give up every gallon a price.

- We finally broke down

and talked about my new suit.

Oh, thank you.

- We're gonna take the silver from the mine,

so we're coming to get you out.

- When you do it, soon?

- You don't have to worry about it, you'll be there.

- I'm going crazy in here, make it quick.

- It's like this, huh?

- It's nice when you're young.

- Well, I didn't mean all this, I, uh-

- Would you mind moving that?

And this?

- At least I don't feel old.

I think I'm just about the right age.

- Sugar?

- Yeah, please.

- One or two?

- Yeah.

- Here you are.

Try some.

- Thank you.

It's very nice.

What should I...

Thank you.

What is it they say that youth is forgetting experience

and then, uh, maturity, now that's for finding

your place in life.

Isn't that right, Sally.

- You'll find it, Cud.

And as sheriff, you will have a place here.

Silver Town is fast becoming more

and more important each day

and you're important to it.

Hey, you gonna dance with me?

Actually if you wait for me,

we could go together to the celebration tomorrow, Cud.

- Tomorrow.

Tomorrow, there's a holiday in Silver Town

and there'll be many people there, more than usual

and this will help us in getting the silver.

That's if each one of you does his job right.

Right here is the main street of Silver Town

and here is the saloon.

At the top of this street,

you'll find the silver warehouse.

- That's fancy.

- Every time I see that silver warehouse,

I get a funny feeling in my stomach.

I wonder why it is?

- Silver makes man proud

and riches lead the soul astray.

- The Bible?

- That's right, the Bible.

But we're running the risk of not being led astray

by the silver or riches.

- Oh, that's a bad risk.

- You said it exactly.

- There's an extra sparkle in your eyes today, Sally.

- There should be.

Everything around here has changed.

And two very nice new citizens

have moved into Silver Town.

- Yeah, Novak proved to be quite a man.

- You and Novak are nice.

- Sally.

I want you.

I've wanted you right from the first moment I saw you

with that slowly stew, but I can't have you.

There's some things that even soapy water

can't wash away.

Go into the church now.

They want you in there, too.

See you later, Sally.

- Cud.

We can still be friends.

- Good friends. - Thanks, Cud.

- Would you like to dance with me?

- Dance .

- Please.

- Good morning, Sheriff.

- Good morning.

- Hold my Bible.

Pardon me brother, may I have this dance, Miss?

- Hey, you. - Huh?

- Good morning, sir.

- Good morning.

Anyone working in the mine?

- No, we're not open for work.

Everyone's celebrating down at Silver Town.

- Who's the sheriff here?

- I am.

What do you got in mind?

- I'm Burton.

My gang just captured your women and children

in the town church.

Now listen carefully.

For their lives, I want all

of the silver out of that warehouse delivered immediately

in front of the church

and if not, every five minutes,

I'll kill a woman or a child

and they'll be delivered to you.

Now I want that silver brought immediately.

- Get that silver into a wagon.

- Just a moment now, men.

I'll give you any orders

about what to do with the silver.

The silver is not leaving the warehouse.

- You don't send that silver right now,

I'm throwing away this star.

- Nothing is going to happen

and Burton is not going to do anything.

You know very well that that would provoke action

by federal troops.

- Unless you want the massacre

of those women and kids on your hands,

you'll tell those guards to get out of the way.

Now stop wasting time.

- Cooper.

- Mr. Cooper.

Mr. Cooper.

My daughter is in that church,

the wives and daughters of all these men.

You can't take such risks, you can't.

Impossibility.

Please, Mr. Cooper, you can't.

- Get that silver in a wagon.

- For the love of God,

don't continue these awful murders, don't.

- Burton, someone's coming.

- Hold it.

Empty handed, Sheriff.

I'm not playing games, where's the silver?

The silver's coming, a couple of cases at a time.

And you'll release a couple of hostages at a time.

- What's the matter, don't you trust me?

- Why should I?

This way you'll get your silver

and you won't have to kill anymore helpless women

or maybe kids.

- It's a deal.

But first I want those men taken out of the jail.

- All right, you'll let Sally Davis go first.

- All right.

- Hurry with the silver, quickly.

- What happened?

- Everything's gonna be all right.

For every wagon load of silver,

they're gonna release a hostage each time.

Sally's gonna be released next.

Abe, be sure and stall them as long as you

because we need the time.

- Yeah, I'll do it.

- What is it you have in mind, Cud?

- What do you think?

- There is a possible way to get back the silver.

- You're right, they gotta take the quick street

to the border.

There's a good place to await them.

- Mm-hmm, right again.

All right, who's going with us?

- Me.

Of course.

- I'll go.

- I thought you would.

- Go check the silver.

- Papa!

- Sally.

- Papa!

Papa!

- It's all right.

Calm down.

It's all right.

It's all over.

- What about Cud and Novak?

Where are they?

- They're going to try to get the silver back.

- Oh, I guess, by why in heaven?

They're risking their lives.

- What are you doing? Leave me a alone.

- Not now.

- All right.

- It's no good.

Ben?

There's something I wanna tell you.

- How far away are they?

- About 200 yards.

- Now!

- Johnson!

Fellow up there on that coach, get him.

- Let's go.

Well, I never.

- Sam, get that old geezer out of here, hurry up.

Get him.

You better knock that codger off of the sack

so we can get to the sheriff.

Now go.

- Amen.

- We gotta behind those rocks.

It's the only way we're gonna get 'em.

Come on, give me a hand.

I wanna get inside this wagon.

You give it a push and I'll be able

to get around behind him.

- All right.

- Wait a minute, I got an idea.

- Bob, the other side, get it!

- Well, Cud, are you sure you want to go for a ride?

- Don't shoot.

There's probably more dynamite.

- Cudlip! Watch out!

- Quick, give me another one.

- I'll show them.

Follow me, you two.

- Hey! Hey!

- Burton is up way too high.

Cudlip's in an impossible situation.

- I think there's a possibility if I go around.

You cover me, we'll try it.

- Hey, give me your rifle.

Cover me.

- Let the dead bury the dead.

Amen.

All right.

I will get the silver wagon.

- You know I reap where I haven't sown

and I gather where I haven't disbursed.

The gospel according to St. Luke.

You know, for days I almost broke my head trying

to figure out how we could get a hold of that silver

and now it's dropped right

into our laps ready to move.

What we gotta do is jump on our horses and move.

Friends, the Promised Land is here.

You wanna tell him.

- Yeah, I'll tell him.

Ben.

- Hey.

Yes, Cud?

- Stay where you are Ben.

- What's the matter?

- My boy.

We three are gonna take off with that silver right now.

- What?

- It's a big world son and with all the money,

we ain't gonna have any trouble finding

a place to spend it.

- It's true, Cud?

- Yeah.

- Very well.

If you've decided, you're welcome.

But, you gotta kill me first.

- If I were you, son, I'd stay right where you are.

- I told you, you will have to kill me first.

- That's no problem.

- Hold it.

Leave Novak alone.

- What is that supposed to mean, Cud?

- It means leave Novak alone.

- Otherwise?

- Otherwise.

- Joe Billy Cudlip, my old time pal.

You're not serious.

- Don't you think you've done enough preaching?

- Joe Billy Cudlip, common thief.

You know, you know he's a thief, don't you?

You know it was him along with the two of us

that stole that there money bag from you.

You know that, don't you?

- Yes. I know.

- Let's make up our minds right now.

Are you my pal?

Or are you Mr. Sheriff of Silver Town?

- I'm still your pal.

But I'd rather be one of these dead bodies

than do what you're forcing me to.

- You can't.

No, Cud.

- You.

All right.

Now I've got to kill you.

- You're not alone, Cud.

You'll have us.

You always did.

You are our friend.

And our sheriff.