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And now Colt .45

A Warner Brothers television production.

Marshal Springer. My name is Colt.

Oh, yes, I've heard about you. Chris Colt, isn't it ?

No, Chris is my cousin, I'm Sam Colt.

I was told to contact you.

Oh, what about ?

The government has a big stake

in this new territorial railroad.

We've had reports of trouble.

There has been no trouble.

Oh, no ?

"You know this man ?'

"Z-E-|.." "Zeigler."

Oh, sure, he's one of those foreigners the railroad people

got working along the track.

'What has he done ?'

Found him laying on the track this morning.

He's been beaten to death.

"Any idea who'd want to murder him ?'

Well, I can't say he or any of

that bunch have been very popular in the territory.

- You know how it is. - No.

Tell me.

Well, this Zeigler and the rest of them

they... they just aren't like us.

Go on.

Well, like I said, they're different

that's all.

Where do I find this railroad camp ?

About 5 miles west of town.

Just follow the tracks.

You mean to tell me that Federal government

is worried about a bunch of gandy dancers

who don't even speak our language.

Marshal, I'm not sure I speak yours.

How do you do, sir ?

This belonged to Otto Zeigler.

'I found his body on the tracks this morning.'

'Do any of you know anything about it ?'

I asked you a question.

Well ?

No one is missing from here, mister.

Well, he couldn't have come from any place else.

We know nothing of this, mister.

Go away.

He was one of your people.

I'm a government man, but I can't help you

if you won't talk.

- We ask for no help. - I'll talk.

You will not talk.

The man you found was my father.

Anna !

He's afraid.

'We have all been afraid.'

Of what, ma'am ?

Of being killed.

We can't go on living like this.

Who else can we trust ?

Who killed your father ?

She'll not say.

Was it anyone from here ?

No.

Two men come last night.

'Why ?'

For long time, they take our money.

They say, if we want to work

we must pay half of what we make.

'They say if we tell anyone, they'll kill us.'

All of us.

Last night my father said, he won't pay no more.

He was not afraid.

They took him away.

Well, do you know who the two men are ?

Not their names.

'Only what they look like.'

'Do you know where this was torn from ?

'No, I have never seen that before.'

I'm taking you into town.

'And you'll mark me dead.'

Let me worry about that.

Put her there, please.

How long since she has eaten ?

I don't know.

She is in shock.

She should stay here for a day or two

at least, Mister, um..

Colt. Sam Colt.

Beatrice Wallen.

- Dr. Beatrice Wallen. - Doctor ?

Well, I don't blame you for being surprised, Mr. Colt.

Quite used to being taken for a nurse or a midwife.

What is the patient's name, please ?

Anna Zeigler.

Anna Zeigler.

Have, have her family been notified ?

Her father was murdered this morning.

As far as I know that's the only kin she has.

How terrible.

To take a life, how can anyone do such a thing ?

It's my job to find out, doctor.

I'll be responsible for any charges.

Well, there won't be any, Mr. Colt.

I'll be very happy to take care of her.

I'll keep an eye on both of you.

Anna is the only witness.

She is the only one that can identify the killers.

Who owns that black horse outside ?

Now, who wants to know ?

I do. Your animal ?

I don't know you, mister.

The name is Colt and I asked you about that black horse..

Well, now, I own a black mare.

Might just be outside now I come to think about it.

Well, this was ripped off your saddle blanket.

Is that so ?

Now ain't that nice you returned me such a valuable thing.

'Real thoughtful.'

What's your name, mister ?

Cutter.

Where you men from ?

Almost anywhere you could name, Mr. Colt.

You just say the place, and we'll agree to it. Right ?

Let's go.

I'm taking both of you over at the marshal's office.

- Now hold on. - It's alright, Cutter.

Let's accommodate him.

Mighty neat town, ain't it ?

Getting yourself arrested because you're caught

with a tore up old saddle blanket.

Move.

You're placing charges against these men ?

Not until your deputy gets back here with Anna Zeigler.

Colt, the people in this town..

Anna, you ever seen either of these men before ?

They're the ones.

They took my father last night.

- 'I saw them.' - 'You saw what ?'

Shut up, Cutter.

Now what kind of game is this ?

We just come into town for quiet drink.

We never saw her before.

Colt, what's this all about ?

I found this scrap of blanket in Zeigler's hand.

It's off of his saddle blanket.

That's not much evidence to go on.

I've got enough for a preliminary hearing.

Not so fast. What's the bail ?

There's no bail set on a murder charge.

Colt, I thought you are a reasonable man.

You're not gonna be foolish enough

to hold them on the word of this... girl.

I'm, marshal. Your guns.

Do what he says.

Alright, marshal. Lock them up.

Do you mind taking Anna back to her place, doctor ?

Alright.

Colt, you haven't got a case these boys.

- You know it. - We'll see.

Scrap of blanket and a girl.

No jury is gonna believe her.

I got enough reasonable people in town to believe her.

'The heat's got you, Colt.'

'You're not using your head.'

Nobody asked these people to come here. Nobody.

The Pilgrims didn't exactly get engraved invitations, marshal.

And now back to "Colt .45."

Why didn't you tell me you beat that gandy dancer

so much that it killed him ?

You didn't ask.

All you cared was that we collect.

Now you get us out of here.

I don't know how kept being hanged until now.

Stop talking about hanging and do something.

Don't worry. I'll get you out.

You better, Springer.

Because if we hang, we ain't about to do it alone.

- Evening, boys. - Evening.

What will you have, sheriff ?

Bottle of whiskey.

Help drown the memory of a bad supper.

'A drink.'

'"Two innocent men I got locked up'

in my jail.

"" What happened ? !

Government man named Colt says they're guilty as sin.

Of course, all he's got to go on is a piece of saddle blanket

about the size of my thumb.

Same kind on half the horses in the territory.

And a murder charge too, if you please.

Not that any jury in this town will hang him

even if they was guilty.

You seem to be taking a great deal of interest

in those to murderers, marshal.

You must be planning quite a party.

It's for medicinal purposes, marshal.

They're about the same kind of medicine

that Colt used on that gal this afternoon.

Something sure made it, he thinks it wasn't so.

How many of you riding a horse with a raggedy blanket ?

Mine's a full of holes, it looks like a hotel for moths.

Maybe Colt ought to arrest me for murder.

Have a drink, Barnes.

"Come on, everybody have one.'"

Now, Colt works for the government.

That makes him a public servant, same as me.

Trouble is, he forgets it.

'Now where does he come off taking the word'

'of a girl like that.'

That's right. How do we know that girl

didn't make up that story ?

Right. She did, I assure you.

- Just for spite. - 'Yeah, I think so.'

- 'Run her out of town.' - 'Yeah, run her out of town.'

What can we do for you, Colt ?

Nothing.

A man can find a lot of friends in a saloon

"especially if he pays for the whiskey."

The tail ain't gonna wag the dog in this town.

Colt takes orders from the people.

From us.

- Drink up. - 'Yeah.'

Where is Anna ?

She's feeling better.

She insisted on cooking dinner tonight.

Something wrong ?

Springer's over in the saloon

doing some loud talking about Anna.

Stirring up the men.

I know. I was there earlier.

What were you doing in a saloon ?

Sit down, Mr. Colt.

Sit down and prepare to hear the problems of a woman doctor

in a town full of old fashioned ideas and prejudices.

It can't be easy.

It isn't.

The husbands of the town are forbidden to consult me

on even so much as a splinter.

And the women, they're even worse.

I'm considered indecent.

Just because I want to do more in life than

than attend mock suppers and church bazaars

gossip about others.

You asked me why I went into the saloon.

Well, I'll tell you why.

Because I need medicinal alcohol in a town

where it's practically unheard of.

So, liquor is the only substitute.

Oh !

I'm ... I'm sorry. I...

' Don't know why I should burden you with my trouble.'

No, it's alright.

Just go ahead and cry.

I made ready to dinner.

Will you.. Will you stay to dinner, Mr. Colt ?

- Well, on one condition. - Yes.

That you drop all this mister nonsense, just call me Sam.

It's a fair bargain.

Oh !

Oh !

Oh !

Dynamite right through the window.

'Anna.'

- Now get off the street. - No.

I'll leave. I'm not afraid.

But I won't let my friends be killed for me.

- You're staying. - No.

Can't you see they want you to run ?

Hey, Colt.

You're intimidating material witness.

These men heard you, they'll back me up.

Marshal, why are you afraid of this girl ?

Afraid of her ? Ha-ha-ha.

Colt, we don't want her kind in this town.

Anyone who obeys the law has the right

to live where he chooses.

A while ago, you were just a scar

on the face of this land.

If you wanna return to that, just keep on listening

'to men like them.'

We don't hold vigilante law here, Colt.

Whatever you say is fine with us.

Alright, clear the street and go about your business.

Take Anna back to your place.

Where were you tonight ?

Why ?

Someone tried to kill that girl with dynamite.

You're accusing me ?

I'm asking you.

In there, having some supper. Ask him.

- And him ? - Right by my side.

Where were you, Colt ?

You know it wouldn't surprise me if you staged this thing

'to make a case which you haven't got.'

He'll pay for this.

Come on, let's get a drink.

First time I heard about it.

Paying off. Why ?

You know, I don't hold with that.

They earn their pay and they're entitled to keep it.

If the marshal turns Buzz and Cutter loose

"tomorrow they'll be back collecting.'

Kozak, you should listen to Mr. Colt.

Yes, I listened.

I hear him say Anna almost got killed last night.

I'll give you the rest of the day off with full pay

if you go with Mr. Colt.

No.

Can't force him, Colt.

If you'll excuse me.

Kozak.

You're a man, Kozak, just like any other man.

And you got rights, rights that no one can take away from you

but you've got to stand up for them.

Stand up and be killed.

There are worse things than dying.

Easy to say, mister.

I know it isn't easy.

If you come in town and back up Anna

'I'll give you protection.'

No.

Mr. Colt.

- How is Anna ? - Fine.

You ought to be proud of her.

And now back to "Colt .45."

She's finally asleep.

Poor girl didn't sleep a wink all night.

Did you ?

If I did, how would I know she didn't ?

Just make sure she's up in time for the trial.

Yeah.

I'm afraid Springer was right

that people in this town won't believe

a word Anna says.

You did your best.

Well, not good enough, I'm afraid.

Now what's going on ?

Kozak.

- Hello, Kozak. - Mister.

We're proud of Anna. We talk now.

Grab your guns. Let's get out of here.

The men who killed Otto Zeigler

they work for Marshal Springer.

- Springer ? - 'Yes.'

Marshal come first, say we will live on his land.

I find out land belongs to nobody.

And those men come back and made us pay anyway.

Thanks, Kozak.

Springer.'

- Springer. - What ?

No, Colt. Don't shoot.

Oh, you dirty coward.

We come to thank you

for teaching us how to live in your country.

Well, you can thank Anna for that.

I live, I have found true friends.

Now we go back to work.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

When they first came in, everybody looked at them

as if they were freaks or something.

Not now.

Well, maybe the town's growing up.

Bye.

♪ There was a gun that won the west ♪

♪ There was a man among the best ♪

♪ The fastest gun or man alive ♪

♪ A lightning bolt when he drew that Colt .45 ♪

♪ He carried the message of law and of order ♪

♪ Into a wicked land ♪

♪ With a Colt single action army revolver ♪

♪ Blazing from either hand ♪

♪ There was the right, there was the wrong ♪

♪ The gun was quick, the man was strong ♪

♪ And peace was made when they'd arrived ♪

♪ A lightning bolt when he drew that Colt .45 ♪

♪ Colt .45 ♪

♪ Colt .45 ♪