Original subtitles

Well, Don, how you been?

Nice to see you again, Josh.

You don't really mean that. That depends.

You here on business?

Oh, no, vacation.

I haven't slept in a bed in months. When I catch up on that, I'm going to play a

little poker, drink a little whiskey, and might even talk to a girl or two.

Well, that sounds harmless enough.

The hotel beds aren't the softest in the world, but... Sheriff!

Sheriff Neely!

Yeah, what is it? A couple of bounty hunters. Just brought in Ed Wilson.

Dead. They're claiming a reward on him.

Ed Wilson? Yeah. They claim his real name's Henry North.

They got a poster on him and everything.

What's the matter, Don? You've had one of men brought into town before and they

haven't always been alive.

Ed Wilson was no outlaw, Josh.

He was the mayor of this town.

Who are you?

My name is Jared.

He's Meadows.

Maybe you've heard of us.

Yeah, I've heard of you.

Like it says in the poster, Sheriff, he's wanted in Emporia. All you gotta do

telegraph him there.

We'll be at the hotel.

Uh, just a minute.

I happen to know that the man you brought in didn't have a gun.

How come you... Well, now, you just wait a minute, Sheriff. I think you'd better

read that poster again.

It says, wanted dead or alive.

Ah, the man resisted arrest. That's all you gotta know.

Bet I can tell you how he was shot without even looking at the body.

In the back.

Easy.

Sheriff, you just let us know when you get the money.

Don't bother to stay in town.

Just leave word where you'll be and as soon as the bounty money comes in, I'll

send it on to you.

Should take about ten days.

Sheriff, we wouldn't want to put you in all that trouble.

We'll wait around.

On its best day, this town never had much love for bounty hunters.

Ed Wilson had a lot of friends here, and they aren't going to be happy looking

at you two.

So for your own good, move.

Well, I'll tell you, Sheriff.

My friend and me here, we're law -abiding citizens.

And this is a free country.

So as long as we don't break no laws, you can't very well run us out, now can

you?

I'm sure it was Josh Randall. I tell you, I saw him in Ellsworth when he

in the Wharton brothers.

I bet he was after North, too.

No, I doubt that.

He's probably here waiting for somebody he knows who's going to show up.

There he is.

He's coming into the hotel.

You know, Al, I know a way we can find out who he's after.

Ask him to team up with us.

Oh, no.

I don't go for that at all.

We just tell him.

We don't mean it.

As soon as we find out who he's after, then we get there first.

Now we lose nothing by trying.

I don't know.

Might work.

Yeah, well, you just let me do the talking.

Hey, Randall.

Yeah?

You got a minute?

My partner and I got something we want to talk over with you.

About what?

Well, you just come in here, I'll show you.

Thank you, Randall.

I'll bet you never saw anything like this before, huh?

Took us a long time to put this together.

I guess it did.

Well, these posters are 10, 15 years old.

Yeah, they're still good, though.

They're even better than good, Randall. You know why?

Chances are, none of these men know they're still wanted.

They probably changed their names.

Gone straight, most of them.

Like that fella North we brought in.

Even got to be a mayor.

How about that?

Easy pickings, Randall. All of them.

We know where they are, too.

Yeah, that's right. Now, here's the man, Carson City.

Run the mine.

Here's another man Sacramento we're going after runs a livery stable.

He's worth 300 We need your help Randall we can't be every place at

once Now if you is to join up with us, we could pull all our information.

You see what I mean?

Forget it, huh?

I Said forget it. I don't like you and I don't like what you stand for You got

no call be so high mighty your bounty on the same as that.

Not quite You stay out of my way now, do you hear?

Well? Well, I'll tell you, I think Randall's on something big.

He don't figure to split that money with no one.

You don't know that for sure. Well, why'd he get out of here so fast? Why'd

turn this down?

From here in, he's gonna have another shadow.

I'll stick with him till 11 and then you take over.

You walk easy.

Randall's after a lot of money, and I want a piece of it.

You understand?

Good evening, sir.

Will you be having supper?

I believe I will.

How are your steaks? Very good, sir. We serve only the beef from Shorthorn

cattle. We find the meat is more tender than the Texas lawnmower.

Uh -huh.

Well, I'll have a sirloin steak, and I like to have it just about that thick.

Yes, sir.

Oh, I'd like to have some fried onions and Mexican beer, if you got it. We do.

Coffee later?

Oh, that'll be fine.

Yes, sir.

Good evening.

Hello. Please sit down, Mr... Randall.

Josh Randall.

I'll sit down if you'll sit down.

Thank you.

I'm Helen Martin, Mr. Randall. My brothers and I own this place.

I haven't seen you in here before.

Well, I haven't been in here before. I just come into town this afternoon.

Here for a drink? No, no, thank you. I don't drink.

You planning to stay here long?

Well, that depends on a few things, Miss Martin. Right now, it looks like I

might be around for a while.

What do you do here?

Put up with bad manners from men who should know better.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Please sit down.

It's just that, well, I haven't seen a girl as pretty as you are for a long

time. I wonder, could you just sit there and let me look at you while I'm eating

my steak?

Oh, unless you're afraid of me.

I'm not afraid of you or any other man.

Yeah, I'll bet it's the other way around.

You're very perceptive, Mr. Lester.

Well, men generally feel two ways about women they don't understand. Either

they're afraid of them or they can't figure them out. Either way, they leave

them alone.

And you?

Well, you're not too much trouble for me, not this time.

As a matter of fact, what time do you get through working here?

Midnight, but I don't... Don't what?

I... I don't know you at all.

And if you tell me you know how to remedy that, do you know what I'll say?

What? That you're not very original.

Hey, that's pretty good.

Nice looking fellow.

Oh, we try to please our customers.

You know, I'm beginning to understand you less and less and enjoy it more and

more.

Listen, I have an idea.

When you get through working here tonight, I'm going to go out and I'll

buggy and a horse and you and I go for a midnight ride.

What do you say?

I'll think about it.

True. Well, what's the matter?

Hold these now.

I'll be right back.

All right.

What do you want?

Nothing. I'm going for a ride. Go ahead. Ride.

I'm in no hurry.

Look, your partner's been hanging around me all night. Now you.

What are you up to?

None of your business, Randall.

It's a free country.

I told you once to stay away from me. Why?

Wait a minute.

It's one of them bounty hunters.

Go on, stomp him, mister.

Go on, stomp him.

Kick his head off. Go on, kill him.

I'll pay you for this. You can count on it.

Maybe you'll try.

You people want to see a dead bounty hunter, do you?

You'll see one one of these days.

Him.

Yeah, he's a bounty hunter just like me.

Don't tell me you never heard of Josh Randall.

Sheriff didn't hear from Emporia yet. I just talked to him.

Where's Randall?

He's still in the hotel, sleeping, I guess.

Does he look as bad as you do?

Don't get smart.

Oh, so that's the way it is, huh?

That's the way what is.

Oh, forget it.

He's coming out of the hotel right now, heading across the saloon.

Wait a minute. I'll go with you.

Now, you better stay out of trouble till we get that bounty money on Wilson.

Randall and the sheriff are friends.

Any problem comes up, we're the ones that are going to get pushed out of

Now, I don't know if you want that money, but I do.

Mr. Randall.

What can I do for you?

Sit down, please.

After you.

Look, I'm sorry about last night.

It wasn't that I didn't want to go for a ride with you.

Or that you found out what kind of work I do.

I've been around long enough to be a pretty good judge of men.

I know you couldn't possibly be anything like those two.

Thanks a lot.

But I'm in business here.

Being seen around town with you just wouldn't do me any good.

You understand, Josh, it's not personal.

Well, at least you're honest about it.

As a matter of fact, business does look a little thin, you know.

They seem to be following you all over town.

If you leave, they'll probably go too.

Then... Then maybe if you came back... Sometime when this thing is all

forgotten... We could... See each other.

You, uh... You really mean that, don't you?

Yes.

Well, if I did go... And they followed me, it just wouldn't solve anything.

Why? What do you mean?

Well, wherever they go, it's going to be the same. Digging faces out of that

scrapbook, picking on men who did things a long time ago.

Ruining families, killing.

The only time they're going to quit is when somebody stops them.

Dead.

And you couldn't see to that, could you?

Afraid not.

Well, then let somebody else do it. And I'm sure somebody will.

Maybe they'll even murder each other.

That'd turn in their own grandmother if they thought that...

Listen, maybe I can do something about it. Now, do you want to help me?

How?

Well, first of all, I'm going to need that pen and pencil of yours, and could

you please bring me a beer?

It's all right. Go ahead now, here.

Business picking up a little bit?

Transients, mostly.

Regular customers are still staying away.

Hi.

Josh, I'm worried.

Don't be.

Come on now, here.

What are you drinking?

Uh, brandy.

Bartender? Brandy for the lady, and I'll have rye, please.

Whoops. What's the matter?

I forgot my money.

Listen, I'll have to go to my room and get it now.

Stay put. I'll only be a minute here.

Yeah?

It's me, Randall. I want to talk to you.

You and me got nothing to talk about. Beat it.

Listen, Jared, I'm sorry about the other night. I had a little bit too much

whiskey. Now, I got nothing against you personally, and I've got something

important to tell you, and I've got to talk to you.

about what you and Meadows said yesterday, you know, about us getting

You might have a point.

And as far as, well, the other night was concerned, a little bit too much

whiskey, it won't happen again.

Listen, I've got an important job coming up.

You can help.

What kind of job?

$5 ,000 worth.

Who?

Uh -huh.

Well, I'll tell you about it when we get on the way. Right now, I want to talk

to you about Meadows.

What about him?

You know, our work is dangerous enough without having somebody around causing

trouble. What are you talking about?

You mean you don't know about him?

Know what?

Sure.

I know about it all the time.

Maybe it doesn't matter to you, but it does to me.

I don't want anybody hanging around me with a water poster on their head. If

somebody take a shot at him, they'll happily hit me. Wait a minute.

Maybe you're right.

When do you figure on leaving town?

Tomorrow morning.

I'll think it over.

You do that.

We're going to do all right, you and I.

Hello, Meadows.

I want to talk to you for a minute.

Hey, keep your hands in the barn.

I've been thinking about you, Meadows.

I need some help.

I think you're just the one to give it to me.

Yeah, what kind of help?

I've got a big one.

$5 ,000 big.

I can't handle it by myself.

$5 ,000, huh?

I just got the word he's in Topeka.

One thing, though, I don't want Jared Withers here.

Is that what you got against him?

Come on, you know as well as I do.

Now, maybe it doesn't bother you, but it bothers me.

I don't want anybody hanging around me with a price on his head.

You got a point there, Ram?

I will speak the first thing in the morning. Is the clock all right with

Why not?

Good.

Now, give me some sleep, then.

We're going to do all right together.

I'll see you in the morning.

Don't move.

You're under arrest.

That's all, friend.

Let's go.

Sheriff says you're under arrest.

What for?

What's the charge, Sheriff?

Disturbing the peace.

Disturbing the peace?

Let's go.

The circuit judge won't be here for another month.

You'll stay locked up until then.

That ought to give us enough time, Judge.

Oh, I'd say so.

Time for what?

Well, the first poachers I had on you were fakes.

But somewhere, someplace, you must have done something outside of the law.

Nobody could shoot as many men as you have without committing a crime.

Bounty hunter or not.

So now we're going to find out. The sheriff there is going to send out some

telegrams with your names and descriptions on them where they don't

I will.

And I guarantee you, we'll dig up something on you two that'll either put

away for a long time or hang you.

Thanks, Josh.

Oh, don't mention it. My problem's just as well as yours.

I'll see you now, here.

You're not leaving now. It's almost midnight.

Why don't you wait till tomorrow morning?

Who said anything about leaving?

I'm going on a midnight ride.

Midnight ride?

For what?