All language subtitles for S03E07 - Big Image . . . Little Man

♪♪ [ Up-tempo ][ People Chattering,
Laughing ]

Mr. Leland.
Oh, Mr. Leland.

This wire from
the New York office,
I think it's important.

It's warm.
I don't like warm champagne.

I'll get you a chilled one
right away, Paul.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Now, what is it?

New York feels that
this is the opportune time...

for Leland Enterprises
to buy extensively
into wheat futures.

Now, I agree with that.

Now, the situation
in the market is this--

Mr. Grant, I wouldn't understand
if you did explain about
the market situation.

- Take care of it yourself.
- Uh, but, Mr. Leland--

Mr. Grant, my father trusted
your business judgment,
and so do I.

Mr. Leland,
it was your father's
fondest hope...

that you'd take an active
interest in the business.

Grant, you are a bore.
Now, you concentrate on
increasing my inheritance,

and I will concentrate
on spending it.

- All right?
- Yes, sir.

[ Chuckles ]
Here you are, Paul.
It's an excellent year.

I picked it out myself.Fine. Drink it yourself.

- Oh, but, Paul, it's--
- Get away from me,
you stupid clown.

Must be nutty to own
a railroad and...

throw a big party
like this.

Tell me something, Kitty.

What are you carried
on my payroll as?

Private secretary.[ Scoffs ]

[ Laughing ]

[ Whistle Blows ]

[ Leland ]
Beautiful out there,
isn't it?

[ Kitty ]
I suppose so.

- You know why?
- No.

Because there's
nothing on it.

You like to hurt people,
don't you?

You don't care what you say
or what you do to anyone.

But you're nothing but a--
a little bug.

An evil, nasty
little bug.

One day, somebody...

is going to squash you flat.

And I just hope that I'm around
to see it happen.

- You all finished?
- I'm all finished.

Then you get off the train
at the next stop.
I don't want to see you again.

[ Sobs ]

[ Screams ]

[ Whistle Blows ]

[ Chattering ]

Kitty. Where's Mr. Leland?

Why, isn't he here?

[ Chattering
Continues ]

[ Groans ]

[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Groans ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Chuckling ]

[ Panting ]

[ Whimpers ]

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Clopping Hooves ]

[ Horse Nickers ]

[ Gasping ]
Wa--

[ Sobbing ]

[ Clopping Hooves ]

[ Mooing ]

[ Man Whistles ]

[ Cattle Mooing ]

[ Men Whistling ]

Hyah, y'all!
Go on! Go on! [ Men Shouting, Whistling ]

[ Lowing ]

What is this?Son of a gun stew.

And don't ask me what's in it.
It might "ruint" your appetite.

What's your name?

Hogy.

You must have
discovered who I am.Huh?

Or you wouldn't have treated me
as well as you have.

Here. Keep eatin'.

How's he making out?Shoot. He'll be ready to run
footraces by tomorrow mornin'.

Well, good. You had
a close call, mister.

What were you doing
out there anyway?

Well, believe it or not,
I fell off the back end
of a railroad train.

Why didn't you stay
with the tracks?

A train would have
come along sooner or later.

I started to.

But I was so thirsty,

and I thought I saw water.

By the time I found out
it was a mirage, I couldn't
find the tracks again.

Where are we?

About 20 days out of
Medicine Bow, Wyoming.

About the same amount
out of the stockyards
in Seattle, Washington.

- Where's the railroad?
- It's 60 or 70 miles back.

I should be able to make that
without too much trouble.

We'll talk about it
in the morning.
Rest easy.

Oh, uh, Dolan,
you and Slater take
second night herd.

Me and Slate
pulled night herd last night.

How come
we're pulling again tonight?

Because we're shorthanded,
and everybody's pulling
double watches.

You know, for two cents,
we'd ask for our time.

A man's got a right to rest
once in a while.

You trying to tell me
you're quittin'?

Nah, I wouldn't go
that strong.

Them two
bellyachin' again?

They voiced
a grievance.
Yeah.

Told you you were gonna
have trouble with 'em
when you hired 'em on.

I wasn't able to
pick and choose. This drive's
been jinxed from the start,

losin' four men
the way we did.

Well, it ain't your fault
they took sick.
How's the dude?

He'll be
up and around tomorrow.

Why don't you hire him on?

[ Chuckles ]
In that coat he's wearin'?

Why, he'd scare every cow
off the range.

[ Steve ]
What are you
gonna do with him?

Take him on
to Carter Station, I guess.
He can make out from there.

Hey! Get out of them
dad-blamed beans!

There's just enough there
for my patient.

Why, you act like
you're punishing me.
You're doing me a favor.

I didn't want any more
of your durn beans anyway.

All you cow nurses
are alike.
Go on!

[ Virginian ]
Find good water
in the next day or two,

we should get through
with less than 10% loss.

That's a good drive
for any man.

Hey!

[ Water Pouring ]

Morning.

What are you doin'?

Well, I'm, uh, going
to wash up for breakfast.

Mister,

in this country,
water is for drinkin',
not washin'.

Yes. I can see that.
But if you'll excuse me,

I don't, uh, observe the customs
of the country when it comes
to personal cleanliness.

Look. I like bein' clean
as well as anyone,

but out in this country,
a man can stand the discomfort
of a little dirt...

a whole lot better
than he can stand
bein' thirsty.

That water's gotta
carry us for several days.
It's all we have.

Oh, my goodness, man.
If it's that precious,
I'll buy it from ya.

[ Chuckles ] You can't buy
the water. I just got through
tellin' ya it's all we've got.

What am I supposed to do?
Go around looking like this?

You managed to stand the dirt
for a couple of days. A couple
of more shouldn't kill ya.

[ Chuckles ]
A couple more?

You don't expect me to
travel with you, do you?

Well, I don't know
what you had in mind.

If you want to stay alive,
you better plan on it.

- Apparently you don't know
who I am.
- Who are you?

My name is Paul Leland.

Ever heard of Paul Leland?

- Oh, sure.
I've heard of Paul Leland.
- Well, I'm Paul Leland.

All right.
So you say you are.
It's fine with me.

[ Leland ] You don't believe me. [ Virginian ] Look, mister.
I don't give a hang who you are,

but you better get
some food in your belly,

'cause we're gonna be
movin' out pretty quick.Well, I'm not going with you.

Just what do you expect to do?I expect you to give me
a horse and a couple of men...

to take care of my camp
until we get to the railroad.

I don't think
that's asking too much.
I'll pay for their services.

That's all you want, huh?I think that should
take care of it. Yes.

I'd like to leave
in about an hour.

Oh, one other thing.
I want to buy some clothes
if you can spare them.

This, uh, costume
is hardly fit
for desert travel.

Well?No.

I told you I'd pay for it.

Well, what if you did?

Can I buy time
with your money?

Can I buy a barrel
of water with it?

If you're who
you say you are,

you must know
the eastern beef market
has dropped to dead bottom.

That's why we're movin'
this herd to Seattle.

If we don't get 'em there
before the California beef
comes up from the south,

my boss and most of
his neighbors will be bankrupt.

And that's why I can't spare
one horse or one man or one hour
to take you anywhere.

You want to ride along
in the chuck wagon
till we get to Carter Station,

you can catch the stage
to the railroad.

And that's the best
I can offer you.

[ Chuckles ]
I refuse.

You're big enough to do
anything else you want.

Uh-uh-uh-uh!

Leland.

Ain't that one of them
rich millionaires?

Yeah, he sure
acts like it, don't he?

You don't really suppose
he is Leland, do ya?

Him? Now, what would
Leland be traipsing around
this country...

in a pair of shoes
that ain't even got
bottoms in 'em?

Now get back to
your pots, Hogy.

All right. Let's get 'em
on their feet!
Move 'em out!

[ Mooing ]

Hogy, why haven't you got
your wagon moving?

'Cause he won't get
in the doggone wagon.
That's why.

Boss, do you want me
to hog-tie him
and throw him in the back?

You're holding us up.

[ Chuckles ]

Either you send me back
to the railroad
with a proper escort,

or I'm gonna stay right here.

[ Cattle Mooing ]

You will, huh?

Here's water.

The railroad's south.
You might make it
in a day or two.

Boss, you can't leave him
out here in this forsaken
country all alone.

Look. The man's big enough
and old enough
to make up his own mind,

and I'm too busy
to play nursemaid.

Now you get your wagon up
to the head of the drive
where it belongs.

Yes, sir.

Come on, feller.
Get up here in the wagon,
will ya?

He's bluffing.
He wouldn't dare
leave me out here.

Well, now,
I wouldn't bet my money
on it if I was you.

Oh, please, fella.
Come on and get up here
in the wagon...

so I can go, will ya?

I hope you know
what you're doin'.

Good luck.

Get out of here!

[ Water Sloshes ]

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Howling ]

Hello?

Hello?

Hello? [ Steve ]
Hi.

What took you so long?

Man doesn't know this country,
usually travels in a circle.

So I just sat
and waited for you.

I knew you'd see the fire,
figured you'd be a little too
tired to give me any argument.

Main camp's about
10 miles' ride from here.
Mount up. Take the bay.

Go on.

[ Cattle Mooing ]

Here.

Now, if there's one thing
that feet wasn't made for,
it's walkin'.

Now, they're fine for
fittin' into a stirrup...

or for plantin' a man
square on the wagon box.

But when it comes to walkin'--
I mean honest-to-gosh
long walkin'--

they just ain't
no good at all.

There.
That ought to hold you.

Now, if I was you, why,
I'd get rid of them patent
leather rags you got yonder...

and get me a pair
of honest-to-gosh boots.

- How you feelin'?
- Well, how do you
expect me to feel?

Rotten.

I'm putting you on the payroll.
You'll swamp for Hogy here.
Pays a dollar a day.

- [ Chuckles ]
- Something funny about that?

Now, you don't--
you don't really expect me
to work for you, do you?

Nobody gets a free ride.

And how many times do I have
to tell you I'm Paul Leland?
Have you got that?

Paul Leland.

That doesn't make any
difference. You're still gonna
earn your keep on this drive.

And if I refuse?

You might get awful hungry
between here
and Carter Station.

He's bluffing.[ Chuckles ]

Yeah. Yeah, that's what
you said this mornin',

just before the herd
pulled out without ya.

[ Sizzling ]

Ah!

Get you a plate.

Change your mind?

Well, since you're threatening
to starve me to death,
I have no choice.

When the proper authorities
hear of this, you'll be
severely reprimanded,

and I'll request your employer
to discharge you immediately.

You know, you're probably
the most useless character
I've ever met in my life.

I don't think you could do
an honest day's work for
an honest dollar if you tried.

If I wasn't so shorthanded,
I'd wrap you in a blanket...

and stuff you in the chuck wagon
till we got someplace
I could kick you off.

Since I'm stuck with you,
I'll make the most of it.

Hogy.

Give him a good feed
and then put him to work.

When you finish with that,
why, you can start scrubbing up
them pots and pans, huh?

Hogy.

Come here a minute.

Look, mister.
For your information,
you're a cook swamper.

Now, from here on out,
you don't give orders.
You take 'em.

And when you get 'em,
why, you hop to it.
Understand?

Now finish your eatin'
so you can get to work.

You call that clean?

I ain't about
to feed no men out of
nothin' as dirty as that.

Here. Put some
elbow grease into it.

When you finish that,
why, go hook up the team.

Here.

Put them on.
You can at least
look like a man.

Now, what do you think
you're doing up yonder?
Get off of there!

You ain't a-gonna ride
no place...

till you get that
possum belly plumb chuck
full of firewood.

Possum belly?Don't you know what
a possum belly is?

Come here.

That's a possum belly.
And you walk along
beside the wagon,

and you pick up firewood
or anything else
that'll burn,

and you chuck it under yonder,
and when that thing
is plumb chuck full,

why, then you can ride.

Oh, man. I don't know
when I ever seen...

one human being
so natural "iggernant"
as you are.

Oh, one more thing.

If we get anywhere
close to the herd, why,
crawl up on the wagon, will ya?

The man on foot is spooky
to a bunch of range cows.

And all this herd would need
is for some blame fool
to start a stampede...

and run all the fat off of 'em.

Get up from there, you--
[ Screams ]

[ Groans ]

You know,
the more I think about it,
maybe you are that Leland fella.

You're just about stupid
enough to be one of them
dad-blame millionaires.

[ Mooing ]

[ Men Whistling,
Shouting ]

[ Whistles, Shouts ][ Mooing ]

[ Whistles ]
Carter's place--
over the hill!

Carter Station,
just over the hill.

Hey, Pa!
We got company!

Ho. Ho.

- Howdy.
- [ Virginian ]
Ah. Carter?

That's right.Shiloh Ranch.

Oh. Medicine Bow outfit.
I've been expecting ya.How are ya?

Just, uh, move your herd
in the flats yonder.

You'll find plenty of graze.
Some sinkholes.
Carry your stock, all right.

I figure you better
draw your own drinking water
from my well here.

If it won't
short ya none.Oh, no. Plenty of water.

Ah, good.
Say, uh, I'd like you
to do me a favor.

I'd be much obliged
if you could, uh,

put this fella up
until the next stage
comes through.

[ Carter ]
Where'd you pick him up? [ Virginian ] You know him?

Yeah.

That's Paul...

Leland.

I'm glad somebody
finally recognized me.

You in charge of this station?

I want a room,
a tub full of hot water...

and plenty of clean towels.

Is that all, Mr. Leland?

Well, I don't suppose you'd
have any respectable whiskey,

but if you do,
I'll have a bottle.

And I don't want to be disturbed
until the next westbound stage
comes through here.

[ Carter ]
Mr. Leland.
You get away from that door.

That's my house,

and I ain't heard you
ask permission
that you might enter.

This is Leland Express Company
property.

Not since you shut down
the stage line, it ain't.
It's my property now.

Duly filed on
and homesteaded.

But--
[ Stammers ]

What-What-What about
the-the stage?
What about that sign?

There ain't no stage.
Ain't been none for six months.

As for that sign,
that'll make mighty good
kindling wood come winter.

Oh. But I-- I'd been
counting on this.

I-I-- I've gotta get
to that railroad.

Well, you'll just
have to take me.

I insist!

You insist?

[ Chuckles ]
That favor you ask of me,
well, I ain't gonna do it.

Any man who'd
wipe out a stage line
with a stroke of his pen--

Near ruined me
and I don't know
how many others.

I ain't doin'
nothin' for you.

Not if you offered me
a million.

You'd better get
back to work, Leland.
Water barrels need filling.

Well, looks like
I'm stuck with him
for a while.

I'm sorry.
[ Chuckles ]

Come on up to the house tonight
and play some checkers.
[ Chuckles ]

I'll lay out the rest
of your route for ya.

I'm much obliged.
Thanks for your hospitality.

Steve, let's move
those cattle.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

Funny you wouldn't
remember closing down
your own stage line.

I was busy with
more important things.

Well, you can get busy
with more important things
right now.

Get them buckets.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Water Sloshes ]

Here.

All you have to do
is pour that in yonder
and this in there.

Hi, Laurie!

Hi, Hogy.

Who is she?That's old Ben's daughter.

And don't go gettin'
no ideas that you can
get shot for entertainin'.

Now see that you get
both them barrels filled.

I'm goin' inside
and jaw a spell
with old Ben.

[ Water Splashes ]

[ Door Opens ]

[ Door Creaks ]

You lookin'
for somebody?

Yeah. As a matter of fact,
uh, I was lookin' for somebody.

You were expecting me,
weren't you?

Why in the world
would you ever
think of a thing like that?

- Well, you were staring at me.
- You were starin' at me.

I wondered
what you were doing
in this kind of country.

You are a very pretty child.

I ain't a child!

I'm sorry.I'm a growed woman.

I'm almost 18.

Well, please accept
my apologies.[ Chuckles ]

You don't look much
like a millionaire to me,
Mr. Leland.

- Oh. You know who I am.
- Yeah. Pop told me.

He said to
stay away from you.

Hmm.

Why didn't you
obey your father?

Because I ain't never seen
a millionaire before.

He said you came
stumpin' in here
and givin' orders...

and acting like you owned
the whole creation.

But I guess he took
a little of the wind
out of your sails.

Yes. I guess he did.

You ain't sore?

Why should I be?
He was right.

I deserved it.

Well, now.

I don't know why he says
you're so rotten.Did he say that?

He sure did.
He said you're about
the rottenest man alive.

A-And he said
it was a shame...

the drovers didn't leave you
out in the desert to die.Hmm.

I don't know where Pop
gets some of those ideas.

- You don't seem so bad to me.
- I'm glad you think so.

Your name is Laura,
isn't it?

- Uh-huh.
- I'm Paul. Friends?

I guess.

What are you looking at me
like that for?

Oh, I was just thinking.
It--

It's a pity I have to leave
so soon. I'd like to see
more of you. Much more.

I gotta go now.I'd like to see you later.

Well, maybe.

Here? After supper?

I'll-- I'll be waiting for you.
Laura, please don't
disappoint me.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

Now, your best route
is across these flats.

You'll find water
in the sinks.

Water ain't the best--
plenty alkali--
but it'll hold your herd.

You go through here--
through the stone dells.

You'll find easy traveling
from there to the river.

Once you reach the river,
you're home free.

Why go so far north though?
It means you have to swing back.

That brings you to the river
at Flathead Crossing.

It's a good ford
and solid bottom.

Don't make no difference
if the river's up or down.

You can always
get across at Flathead.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]I'm pressed for time.

I'm trying to make
the Seattle meat market
at the peak of their prices.

Well, now, you can
turn south here
to the breakers.

But if the river's up,
you'll have a fancy time
gettin' across.

Now, the other way
adds a couple of days,

but it might save you
a sight of trouble.

How about
some more coffee?Oh, thanks.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

If I had you in New York,
you'd be the envy
of every woman in society.

You'd have clothes...

and the jewels
and furs.

And I would be
the envy of every man.

You shouldn't
talk like that, Paul.

Why not?

Laura, look at me.

It wasn't just your curiosity
that brought us together,
was it?

Now tell me the truth.
Was it?

I don't know.Of course you know.

You're young,
and you're beautiful,

and you don't want to be
stuck out here in this
wilderness any more than I do.

[ Sighs ] It ain't no use
talkin' like that.

Laura,

you don't have
to stay here.

We can take your father's
horses. You can guide me
to the railroad.

And once we get there,
it'll mean a whole new
life for you--

a fantastic new life.

We can't steal
Pop's horses.

We're not gonna steal them.
We're gonna borrow them.
I'll pay for them.

Oh, Laura. Think of
the wonderful world that's
waiting for you out there.

Think of it.

[ Screams ]
Pop!

Pop! Pop!
He didn't do anything!
Honest!

Get in the house!Oh!

Go on! Get!Oh!

Help!
Help, somebody! Help!

Pop's killing Mr. Leland.

Carter.

He was in here with Laura.

Here in the dark
with my girl.

Look. Let me handle him.

He's my man.
He's my responsibility.

Give me that fork.

I'll take care of him.

Come on. Carter.

You go find her.

You get him
out of here.

If I see him again,
I'll kill him.

What'd you do
to the girl?Nothing.

Just tried to get her
to guide me to the railroad.

Well, what's wrong
with that?

Believe me,

simple country girls
aren't my kind of women.

You would have--

You would have ruined
that girl's reputation
just to get to the railroad?

I-- I told you.
I don't have
any designs on her.

I would have paid her well
and said good-bye
and never touched her.

Look.
She's a decent girl.

She never would have
been able to look at
her father's face again...

if she'd made that trip
with you, whether
you touched her or not!

Now, you get out of here,
and you stay out.

Carter sees you again,
he will kill you.

And I won't even
try to stop him.

[ Horse Approaching ]

Did you learn anything, boss?

I got a pretty good chart
of the rest of our route.

Leland come in?Yeah. A while ago.
What's wrong with him?

[ Virginian ]
Carter recognized him.
He's Paul Leland, all right.

Hey. Do you hear that?What about it?

Well, ain't you impressed?

We got us a real, live
millionaire on the hoof.
Right here in camp.

Now, you tell me
how we can get our hands
on a couple of them millions,

and I'll sing
a hallelujah with you.

Huh.

Look. Why don't you go ahead
and turn in, boss?

I'll take care of Joe.Thanks.

Good night.Good night.

Whoa, boy.

[ Exhales ]

I thought I told you
to keep that fire goin'.

Well, don't just sit there.
Get after it.

- What's the matter with you?
- There ain't nothing
the matter with me. It's you.

I heard all about you
and the Carters.

Me and old Ben Carter
punched cows together
when I was a kid.

Him and his kind
are good people."Good people."

Everybody's good people
to you, aren't they?

Most everybody.
Let me tell you somethin'.

Don't you realize
that there ain't a man here
that you'd measure up to...

if you both started in even?

I buy and sell men
like that every day.

I suppose you think
that that makes you
better than anybody else.

Well, now, what do you
really know about it?

What have you ever
had or owned?

Well, I got me a way of life
that just suits me to a "T."

There ain't no place else
that I'd want to be.

And you know what it cost me?

Just the years that
I've put into it and the few
that I got left to put out.

Now, that ain't much
of a price to pay, considering
what I got back in return.

And let me
tell you somethin', mister.

Here's where I belong.

And you couldn't buy me
one thing...

if you spent every last
million that you owned.

Now go on
and get that fire built
before I get mad.

Dolan.

Dolan.

[ Dolan ]
Hello, Mr. Leland.

What do you boys, uh, make
on a cattle drive like this?

Dollar a day.
Same as everybody else.

Well, I need a couple of
good men to guide me
to the railroad.

I'll pay a thousand dollars.

Cash?

Well, I haven't got the money
on me right now,
but I'll give you a note.

I guess the name
of Paul Leland's
good on a note of hand.

All right?

Soon as they change
night watch, we move out.

Gain a few miles,
and then camp down
for the rest of the night.

Good. I'll be
right behind the cook wagon.

We'll be there.

Boss. Boss.

Leland's gone.

Well, good riddance.

Boss, I checked all over,
and Dolan and Slater's gone too.

They took three horses
with 'em.

Get my horse.

Yeah.

Steve.

[ Murmurs ]
What?

I got a little chore
to take care of.

If I'm not back by morning,
get the herd moving
and keep it moving.

Where you goin'?

We just lost three men
and three horses.

I can't make the men
come back,

but those are Shiloh horses,
and I got a lot
to say about 'em.

[ Galloping Hooves ]

Dolan! Slater!
The horses!

Stop! Stop!

You can't do this!

Come back here!

You're not gonna
get away with this!

[ Mooing ]

[ Men Whistling, Shouting ]

Wouldn't come back
with you, huh?They'll be back.

Unsaddle 'em and put 'em
in the remuda.

Hey, boss.

Look here.

Looks like we found
ourselves about, uh,
three thirsty strays.

Slater, you and Dolan
ride nighthawk, all night.
Get on it.

Oh, boss.We've been
walkin' all day.

Well, then you sure are
gonna enjoy your rest
tomorrow night, aren't ya?

Now get on it!

Well, you can't blame a man
for trying, can you?

Can't I?

I'm not through with you.

You just about cost me...

three horses and two men
that I can't afford to lose,

because I need those horses
and those men for this drive.

Now, so help me,

you pull one more trick,
I'll stomp on ya.

Now get out of my sight.

I'm sure you've made some
mistakes in your time, mister,

but none as bad as this.

I'm gonna destroy you.

Should I go get him?Nah. He ain't goin'
anywhere.

Hyah! Get out of there!
Come on, you stupid animal!

Get your stupid hide
out of there!
Get out of there! Hyah!

Go back!

Hyah!

Go back!

Stampede! Stampede!

[ Bellowing ]

Hogy?

Take a look
at what you've done.

Take a real good look.

Four men down,
herd scattered.

I didn't mean it.

I was angry.
I-- I didn't know
what I was doing.

You knew. You know,
I could kill you for this.

But I can't afford
to lose ya.

I need every man
who can walk, ride or crawl
to work the herd.

And you're gonna work,
Leland.

You're gonna work harder
than you ever dreamed
it was possible.

[ Horse Approaching ]

They're scattered from here
to breakfast. You're gonna
need two days to pick 'em up.

What'd you lose?Well,

the wagon's pretty badly
busted up.

Spilled a lot of the grub.
Got four men hurt,
including Hogy here.

Well, we might as well
quit now then, huh?

We're not quittin' till we see
those cattle runnin' into
the stock pens at Seattle.

I think we can patch together
this wagon good enough
to put the injured in it.

We'll send 'em on
to Flathead Crossing.

The rest of us will go on
with what supplies and tools
we can carry on packhorses.

Just make for the breakers.

What if the river's up?

We'll just have
to take that chance.

We'll save two days that way.
Once we're across the river,
the drive's ended.

Let's get rollin'.Now you're talkin', boss.

Gonna be able to
ride a horse?

I can ride an old pony
just like he was
an easy chair.

Why don't you just quit
jawin' about it
and get on one?

[ Men Whistling, Shouting ]

[ Coughs ]

[ Whistles ]
Hyah! Come on!
Get up there!

Hyah!

Hyah!

[ Mooing ]

[ Shouting ]

[ Coughing ]

Come on, boy.
Keep them cattle
up with the herd.

You trying to be funny?

I don't know anything
about driving cattle,

and I have no intention
of finding out.

He didn't put me back here
to work anyway--
just to eat dust.

All I know is the job
of ridin' drag is just
keeping the stragglers up.

Now give that
old pony his head.

He knows what he's a-doin'
whether you do or not.
Come on. Get with it.

[ Mooing ]

Hyah!

[ Men Whistling, Shouting ]

[ Whistling, Shouting
Continue ]

Hyah!

Ho!

Hogy.

- Hogy, wake up.
- Huh, huh? What's the matter?
What's the matter?

You're fallin' asleep.No, I ain't.

- I-- I was just restin' my eyes
a little. That's all.
- Who you kiddin'?

You don't get some sleep
pretty soon, you're gonna
fall out of that saddle.

Look, boy. When the men start
fallin' out of their saddles,
I'll be the last one.

Well, that's not gonna be
too long.

I've seen Belden
asleep in the saddle
half a dozen times.

Steve's been so tired
the last three days,
he can't even eat.

He never was much
of a hand for
eatin' on the run,

especially
when it's only jerky.

Why are you guys
pushing yourselves so hard?

'Cause there's a need for it.
That's why.

You think I took this job
just for the dollar a day?
No, sir.

See them cattle yonder?

Them cows all belong
to some people
that I call friends.

It's been a tough year
in the cattle business.

If we don't get this herd to
Seattle before them California
cattle hit the market,

there's a lot of them people
that's gonna go under.

That's why men and time
is so important.

Yeah.

Well, you're killing yourself.
A friend can't be worth that.

Well, now, how would you know?

Did you ever have one?

Hyah!

Better be gettin'
a little sleep,
hadn't you?

Hardly pays.
I go back on shift
in an hour.

You know, for somebody who's
being forced to work, you're
sure enthusiastic about it.

You know that?

[ Hat Scrapes ]Well, I was figurin', if you
want to improve your ropin',

take that
right hand of yours--Are you serious?

You think I want to improve
something I have to do
just to keep eating?

Sorry. I thought
you might want to know.

What about
my right hand?

[ Mooing ]

Hyah! [ Man Whistling ]

Ho.You're doin'
all right.

Make a drover
out of you yet.

[ Mooing ] [ Leland ]
Come on, you stupid,

slab-sided animal.

Get your stinkin' hide
out of there. Come on.

Come on!

[ Grunts ]

Leland.

Leland, while you're wasting
your time on that one calf,
50 others could take off.

I pulled that...

dumb animal out of
a sand bog yesterday...

and almost broke my back
doin' it.

I didn't save his mangy hide
back there so he can die
here in the brush.

Don't worry about me.
I'll catch up with you
as soon as I can.

[ Moos ]

[ Mooing ]

Hey!

Ho!
[ Shouting ]

Whoa!
Well, what do you know?

You're gettin' to be
quite a drover.

You bet your boots
I'm gettin' to be
a pretty good drover.

Good as any around here
and better than most.

Yeah, and you're gettin'
pretty feisty too.

Sit on one of these
24 hours a day,
you get pretty feisty.

Come on. Let's cut the talk,
get these cattle movin'.

Come on, boy! Let's go!

[ Mooing ]

We aren't gonna
walk 'em across that.Swim 'em.

[ Virginian ]
A man on a horse
could breast that current,

but those cows
are too worn out to swim.

Half the herd would be
carried over the rapids.

We'll have to
build a raft.

Let's get started.

[ All Shouting ]

[ Shouting Continues ]

That's enough, Belden.

Easy on the rope!

[ Mooing ]

[ Mooing ]

[ Mooing ]

Keep 'em moving!

Easy on the rope!

[ Mooing ]

Not too many.

All the way!

[ Mooing ]

[ Belden ]
All right.
Take it away!

Easy on the rope!Well, that's it.
The last load.

Another easy day,
we'll have 'em
in the shipping pen.

[ Man ]
That does it.Well, I'm pullin' out.

You've broken the back
of this drive. I don't think
you're gonna need me anymore.

All right.
Take the horse.

Leave him at
the livery stable
in town.

Oh. Just one more thing.

I've been waiting for that
for a long time.

I've put up with every
dirty, mean miserable job
on this drive...

just to earn the right
to throw that punch.

- Think you're quite a man,
don't you?
- I know it.

Let's just find out
about that.

One'll get you 10
the dude gets stomped.

You wouldn't want to bet
on a sure thing,
would ya?

[ Cattle Bellow ]

Hold on to it, Steve!

[ Mooing ]

Get down.
Get back.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

[ Whinnies ]

We'd have lost the whole raft,
he hadn't pitched in
and helped.

[ Whinnies ]

Hey. He's a little tougher
than he was when he first
showed up, ain't he, boss?

[ Chuckles ]
Yeah.

Considerable.

All right!
Take 'em off, boys!

[ People Chattering ] ♪♪ [ Piano ]

[ Laughter ]♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Chattering ]

And when Kitty finally
told us what happened,
we almost went out of our minds.

Grant had dozens of men
combing the desert for you.

The wind must have
blown your tracks away.
There simply wasn't a trace.

So you can imagine,
when we got the wire
that you were here, well,

it was like a miracle, Paul.

This wire
just came in.Oops. Business.

Well, they've turned
her loose.

May I ask why you're
not pressing charges
against Kitty?

Because it wasn't her fault.

You, uh,
wire the money to her?

Yes.
[ Chuckles ]

But I don't think
she'll use any of it
to take secretarial lessons.

Grant.Yes, Mr. Leland?

That stage line
that I shut down--

- I'd like to reopen it.
- It'll lose you money.

Well, you'll just have to
show me how to make up the loss
on my other enterprises.

I'll be glad to show you,
Mr. Leland.

Thank you.

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Chattering Stops ]

Brought you your wages,
Mr. Leland.

Twenty-seven dollars.

Dollar a day.

Won't you stay
and have a drink, sir?

No, thanks.

The boys are waiting for me
at the Drover Saloon.

[ Chattering ]

[ Door Closes ]Did he say $27?

That's right.

[ Shouting ]

[ All Shouting ] ♪♪ [ Piano: Honky-tonk ]

This is a headache trying to
get born, and I'm gonna help it.

[ Laughs ]Right there. There it is.

Hey, boss. Hey.
Give him a little air, boys.

Hey. Whiskey.
Fresh bottle.
Leave it.

I wondered when
you was gonna
get here.

Get your bookkeepin'
"tooken" care of?

Yeah, I saw him.

Back with his own kind,
where he belongs.

Yeah.
Birds of a feather.
[ Chuckles ]

Uh-oh. Hey, boss.

Bad news.

♪♪ [ Piano Stops ]

Cowboy, we still have
some unfinished business
to settle.

Won't he never get tired
of this kind of thing?

When I look at you,

I'm looking at a man
that took another man...

and worked him like a dog...

and wore him down
and scraped away
his self-esteem...

and made him realize
that no matter
how bad things got,

he could still survive
and do a job.

And earn a dollar a day
on a cattle drive.

You mean you don't
want to fight?

No, I don't want to fight.
I'd like to throw a party.

You mean pink champagne
and all that sort of stuff?

Well, just as far as my money
will take us, Hogy.

Well, that could be
a powerful long way.

I don't know what we can do
with $27, but, uh--

Drink up, boys![ All Shouting ]

[ Man Announcing ]
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