Original subtitles

[Playing Rock of Ages ]

WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY

TO CONSIGN THE MORTAL REMAINS OF MILLARD FRYMORE,

OR WHATEVER HIS NAME WAS.

I AIN'T GOT A LOT TO SAY ABOUT MILLARD.

HE RODE AMONGST US TWO DAYS AGO,

AND WAS STRUCK DOWN BY WHATEVER DISEASE IT WAS.

WE CAN ONLY HOPE WHATEVER DEADLY DISEASE IT WAS,

IT WASN'T PARTICULARLY CONTAGIOUS.

WITH THAT IN MIND

I SUGGEST WE BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER.

HEAVENLY FATHER,

WE CONSIGN TO YOUR TENDER MERCY,

ALL THAT REMAINS--

GET OUT!

ALL THAT REMAINS OF ONE MILLARD FRYMORE,

ORIGIN UNKNOWN, CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN,

AND OF CONCERN TO THOSE OF US

WHO HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH HIM

DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS.

MILLARD WAS STRUCK DOWN

IN WHAT WAS EVIDENTLY THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE.

HE WAS TOOK FROM US SO FAST,

HE NEVER GOT TO UNPACK HIS SUITCASE.

HOWEVER, INASMUCH AS WE WERE

THE LAST TO KNOW MILLARD ON EARTH

AND INSOFAR AS WE WERE DRAWN TO THIS COUNTRY

IN SEARCH OF A COMMON GOAL,

I'M CERTAIN YOU'LL AGREE--

PA!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

LOOK!

HAVE YOU NO REVERENCE?

IT'S GOLD!

WHAT?

LOOK, IT'S GOLD.

I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE

WE'RE HERE TO CONSIGN THE REMAINS OF MILLARD FRYMORE.

IT'S GOLD!

GOLD!

DOWN THERE, IN THE GRAVE.

WHOA!

MOVE THIS COFFIN AWAY!

AND HAVE A LOOK.

NO, YOU DON'T!

GET OUT OF MY GOLD MINE!

GET OUT OF MY GOLD MINE!

GET OUT OF MY GOLD MINE!

GOLD!

GOLD!

GOLD!

[Gunshots]

IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE

THAT A TOWN COULD GET IN THIS CONDITION SO FAST--

LYNCHINGS, GUNFIGHTS, AND THAT DRUNKEN REVELRY

GOING ON AT MADAME ORR'S HOUSE.

24 HOURS A DAY.

A DECENT WOMAN ISN'T SAFE IN THESE STREETS.

I THINK THE WOMEN ARE SAFE ENOUGH FOR THE MOST PART.

WE ONLY GOT A COUPLE THAT'D BE OF INTEREST TO ANYONE...

OUTSIDE THE DANCE HALL GIRLS

WHO ARE GOOD AT HANDLING THEMSELVES

IN A PINCH.

OR IN A TICKLISH SITUATION.

NOW, THIS MAY BE FUNNY TO THE TOWN COUNCIL,

BUT WE MINE OWNERS HAVEN'T FOUND

ANYTHING TO LAUGH ABOUT.

WE DON'T THINK IT'S FUNNY.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WE NEED A NEW MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL

THAT KNOWS WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT?

WE ALL KNOW

THE REASON I'M MAYOR AND THEY'RE COUNCILMEN

IS BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE WANTED THE JOBS.

DON'T FORGET, WE'RE MINE OWNERS OURSELVES.

DO YOU ENJOY GIVING 20� OF EVERYTHING FROM THE MINES

TO THE DANBYS?

WHY WOULD WE?

LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WHAT? YOU KNOW THE SITUATION.

THERE'S US, HERE IN CALENDAR.

THERE'S GALENA, WHERE WE SHIP OUR GOLD.

THERE'S THE DANBY RANCH,

HALFWAY BETWEEN.

THE ROAD EVEN RUNS THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY.

FINE. WE'LL BUILD THE ROAD AROUND THEM.

HOW?

THEY OWN THAT WHOLE VALLEY!

BESIDES, WITHOUT 20�

THEY'LL ROB EVERY STAGE

THAT COMES THROUGH.

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING,

EVEN BRING TROOPS IN.

TROOPS?

TROOPS?

WHAT TROOPS?

THE NEAREST TROOPS ARE 500 MILES.

THEN WE'LL RECRUIT OUR OWN.

WE CAN'T EVEN RECRUIT DISHWASHERS.

HOW WILL WE RECRUIT TROOPS?

NOBODY WANTS TO STOP PROSPECTING

TO TAKE A BATH, LET ALONE JOIN AN ARMY.

IT HAPPENED SO FAST WE JUST AIN'T HAD A CHANCE

TO GET ORGANIZED YET.

THE DANBYS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE.

THERE GOES ONE OF THEM NOW.

WHICH ONE IS HE?

JOE.

OUT OF THE FATHER AND BROTHERS HE'S THE SECOND TOUGHEST

THEY ALL ACT

LIKE THEY OWN THE PLACE.

THE WAY THINGS ARE NOW, THEY DO.

IT WILL STAY THAT WAY

TILL WE FIND A SHERIFF

THAT ISN'T AFRAID.

[Gunshots]

WHISKEY.

[Woman screams]

ALL RIGHT, YOU ALL SAW IT,

AND IT WAS A FAIR FIGHT.

HE DREW FIRST. IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

HE DREW FIRST. SURE AS ANYTHING.

IT WASN'T ANYTHING BUT SELF-DEFENSE.

IT WAS SOMETHING, BUT NOT SELF-DEFENSE.

HE DIDN'T DRAW FIRST.

YOU DID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT'S AN OLD TRICK.

YOU DID IT PRETTY WELL.

NOT REAL WELL, BUT PRETTY WELL.

YOU FEINTED WITH YOUR LEFT SHOULDER,

GETTING HIM TO GO FOR HIS GUN.

WHILE YOU WERE GOING FOR YOURS AT THE SAME TIME.

IT'S AN ARIZONA TRICK,

BUT I'VE SEEN IT UP NORTH.

YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?

YOU HEARD EVERY WORD I SAID,

AND I DIDN'T CALL YOU A LIAR.

I SAID, YOU FEINTED WITH YOUR LEFT SHOULDER

WHILE GOING FOR YOUR GUN WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND.

SO?

YOU BEAT HIM TO THE DRAW.

HE'S DEAD AND YOU'RE ALIVE.

THAT'S THE IDEA OF THE GAME, ISN'T IT?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JASON McCULLOUGH. WHAT'S YOURS?

JOE DANBY, AND YOU BETTER REMEMBER IT.

I'LL REMEMBER IT.

THAT'S ALL I'LL DO THE REST OF MY LIFE,

IS GO ROUND REMEMBERING YOUR NAME.

THE BREAD IS ON THE TABLE.

THANKS.

OH!

WHY, YOU!

THIS ONE OF "EMMA'S TASTY HOME COOKED MEALS"?

THAT'S IT, MISTER.

THEY CHARGE $3.00 FOR THIS, HUH?

IT'S CALLED INFLATION.

SOMETIMES IT CATCHES YOU

RIGHT IN BETWEEN MOUTHFULS.

IS THERE REALLY GOLD IN THIS TOWN?

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO GET THAT?

ALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,

GOOD PART OF THIS MORNING.

WHERE COULD A MAN FIND A PLACE TO SLEEP?

IF YOU MEAN A ROOM, YOU CAN'T.

DOWN THE STREET, GET A COT.

HOW MUCH?

$20. EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT.

SAY A MAN WANTED

TO GO TO WORK

TO GET A STAKE.

HOW WOULD HE DO IT?

YOU DON'T WANT A JOB?

NO. WITH THE PRICES AROUND HERE,

I'LL GO BROKE ABOUT 2:30 TODAY.

CHECK DOWN AT THE ASSAY OFFICE.

HMM?

OH, THANK YOU.

WAIT!

OK, GO AHEAD ON.

FIGHT!

[Gunshots]

GO AROUND! OUT OF MY WAY!

GET OUT OF THERE!

I'LL KILL YOU!

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING--

WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GRABBING!

[Dog barking]

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

WANT TO GRAB SOMETHING?

EVERYTHING LOOKS TOO SLIPPERY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

OH, NOTHING.

YOU LOOK TOO CLEAN TO SUIT ME.

YOU THE MAN I TALK TO--

WAIT YOUR TURN.

ABOUT THE JOB OF SHERIFF?

YOU INTERESTED IN THE SHERIFF'S JOB?

WELL, MAYBE.

WHAT DOES IT PAY?

NO SHERIFF LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO FIND OUT.

[Laughter]

WHY DON'T YOU GO WATCH THE FIGHT?

THE LADIES, TOO.

GOOD FIGHT OUT THERE.

YOU WATCH IT TOO, SAM.

COME ON!

LET'S GET OUT. GET MOVING.

LET'S GO.

I'M OLLY PERKINS, THE MAYOR.

JASON McCULLOUGH.

FRED JOHNSON, HENRY JACKSON, TOM DEVERY--

THREE ORIGINAL SETTLERS.

FRED AND HENRY ARE FROM THE TOWN COUNCIL

I REPRESENT THE MINE OWNERS.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

WHAT THAT FELLOW SAID AIN'T TRUE.

WE'VE HAD THREE SHERIFFS.

BUT ONLY TWO OF THEM GOT KILLED.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE?

HE QUIT KIND OF SUDDEN-LIKE.

HE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TEMPERAMENT.

WHAT ABOUT THE PAY?

FOR THE RIGHT MAN, $150 A MONTH.

WITH THE SPIRALING PRICES AROUND HERE,

THAT WILL LAST ABOUT EIGHT DAYS.

THAT INCLUDES ROOM AND BOARD.

NOT AT EMMA'S FOOD EMPORIUM?

AT MY HOUSE. MY DAUGHTER COOKS.

I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR TO TELL YOU,

I'M ONLY INTERESTED IN THIS JOB

ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.

OH?

I WAS ON MY WAY TO AUSTRALIA

WHEN I HEARD ABOUT YOUR GOLD STRIKE.

AND I DECIDED TO TRAVEL THROUGH HERE.

WHAT'S IN AUSTRALIA?

IT'S THE LAST FRONTIER COUNTRY.

I MIGHT DO SOME PIONEERING.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS FRONTIER COUNTRY AND WE WAS PIONEERS.

ME, TOO.

IF I TAKE THE SHERIFF'S JOB,

IT'D HAVE TO BE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING

THAT I GET ENOUGH TIME OFF

TO DO PROSPECTING I CAME HERE TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WELL, YEAH.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB QUALIFICATIONS?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

IF I TAKE IT, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU GOT ME.

IT'S A QUESTION

OF YOU BEING ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

OLLY, WE CAN'T BE CHOOSEY.

HIM TALKING ABOUT IT

SHOWS THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.

I DON'T CARE! I'M THE MAYOR!

IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HIRE A SHERIFF

THAT'S NOT ONLY GOT QUALIFICATIONS,

BUT THAT AIN'T GOING TO GET HISSELF KILLED.

OLLY, HAVEN'T WE ALREADY--

THERE YOU ARE.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

AN EXHIBITION OF MARKSMANSHIP.

THE BULLET WENT THROUGH THE HOLE.

WELL, MAYBE IT DID.

IT DID. YOU CAN TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOUR WORD--

WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN?

AGAIN?

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I SHOT YOUR ROOF.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T TAKE NO OFFENSE

AT WHAT I SAID BEFORE.

NO.

JUST TO KEEP THE RECORD STRAIGHT, $150 A MONTH IS FINE,

BUT I'VE GOT TO DO PROSPECTING.

I'M GOING TO AUSTRALIA--

YOU JUST NAME YOUR TERMS.

WE'LL RUSH TO MEET THEM.

AS LONG AS EVERYTHING'S STRAIGHT.

IS THERE SOME KIND OF BADGE?

YOU BET THERE IS!

I'M AFRAID IT'S BENT UP.

IT MUST HAVE SAVED SOMEONE'S LIFE.

IT WOULD HAVE IF IT WEREN'T

FOR THEM OTHER BULLETS.

GENTLEMEN, DO WE HAVE A JAIL HERE?

DO WE HAVE A JAIL?

A BRAND-NEW ONE

THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY BUILT LAST MONTH.

JUST LIKE A BARN RAISING.

EVEN THE DANCE HALL GIRLS HELPED.

CARRIED ON LIKE CRAZY.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE ESCAPE-PROOF.

I THINK I NEED TO THROW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN IT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING.

THIS JAIL HAS EVERYTHING.

EVEN A STOVE.

ONLY IT HASN'T GOT IRON BARS.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WE SENT AWAY FOR THEM, BUT THEY AIN'T ARROVE YET.

IT'S GOT EVERYTHING ELSE--

WINDOWS, BROOMS, KEROSENE LAMPS...

YOU NAME IT.

JUST NO BARS FOR THE CELLS.

RIGHT.

I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

ARE YOU WANTED FOR ANYTHING?

NOT THAT IT MATTERS

BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND

HOW THEM LITTLE THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

NO, I'M NOT WANTED FOR ANYTHING ANYWHERE.

DO YOU REALIZE THE CHANCE YOU WAS TAKING?

HE MIGHT HAVE TOOK OFFENSE.

I'M THE MAYOR!

I GOT RESPONSIBILITIES!

IT HAD TO BE ASKED!

IF I COULD GET

SOME MEN ON THIS PUMP,

WE COULD STOP THIS.

SURE THING, SHERIFF.

GIVE US A HAND, WILL YOU, MEN?

ALL RIGHT, MEN!

LET HER GO!

A LITTLE MORE.

BREAK IT UP!

OK, CUT IT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

STOPPING A FIGHT.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M THE NEW SHERIFF.

WE GOT A NEW SHERIFF!

LET'S SEE IF HE SCARES

AS EASY AS THE LAST SHERIFF.

I WANT ALL YOU PEOPLE

TO QUIT DISTURBING THE PEACE.

CLEAN UP THIS MESS.

YES, SIR. ANYTHING ELSE?

YOUR NAME?

JAKE.

JAKE, GO INTO THE MINT SALOON.

THERE'S A FELLOW IN THERE NAMED JOE DANBY.

YOU TELL HIM I REMEMBER HIS NAME,

HE'S UNDER ARREST FOR MURDER.

YOU TALKING TO ME?

YOU DEAF?

YOU WANT ME TO TELL HIM HE'S UNDER ARREST?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO AFTER HE KILLS ME?

I'LL ARREST HIM FOR BOTH MURDERS.

WHERE'S THE JAIL?

FOLLOW ME, SHERIFF.

YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER JAIL FOR 200 MILES.

IF YOU CAN FIND ONE.

EVERYTHING SEEMS IN ORDER.

OUR LAST SHERIFF WAS A GOOD ORGANIZER.

YELLOW, BUT A GOOD ORGANIZER.

WE'LL BE GETTING THE BARS

ANY DAY NOW.

THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.

THAT OUGHT TO DO WHAT?

TAKE CARE OF IT

TILL THE BARS ARRIVE.

MY THINGS ARE AT THE STABLE.

I'D LIKE TO GO PICK THEM UP.

I HAVE A ROOM FOR YOU AT MY HOUSE.

SHALL WE GET ON OVER THERE, AND I'LL PICK UP THAT DANBY FELLOW.

THERE'S SOMETHING YOU BETTER KNOW ABOUT THE DANBYS.

WHY BOTHER THE SHERIFF ABOUT THAT?

HE WANTS TO GET SETTLED.

WE CAN FILL HIM IN AFTER HE'S SETTLED.

YOU COMING, MAYOR?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

THIS IS A LITTLE LIKE MURDER. I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.

IT DON'T MEAN WE'LL LOSE ANOTHER SHERIFF.

OUR LUCK IS BOUND TO CHANGE.

WHAT ABOUT HIS LUCK?

PRUDY?

PRUDY?

JUST PUT YOUR THINGS OVER THERE.

ALL RIGHTY.

PRUDY!

I WANT YOU TO MEET MY DAUGHTER.

SHE'S A GOOD COOK AND A FINE LOOKING GIRL.

TAKES AFTER HER DEAR DEPARTED MOTHER.

HER MOTHER DIED?

NO, SHE JUST DEPARTED.

I'LL SHOW YOU THE PARLOR.

THAT ORGAN COME ALL THE WAY FROM DUSSELDORF.

MOST OF THE FURNITURE WAS SHIPPED

THROUGH ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.

THIS IS MY DESK WHERE I DO MY MAYOR WORK.

[Jason] VERY NICE.

[Olly] I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THIS IS THE FINEST HOUSE IN TOWN.

WELL, LET ME SHOW YOU THE DINING ROOM.

PRUDY!

I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEONE!

THIS IS THE DINING ROOM.

YOU SURE HAVE A NICE PLACE.

[Olly] THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT A DRINK?

WATER, IF YOU HAVE SOME.

WATER?

SURE. WE'VE GOT A PUMP INSIDE THE KITCHEN.

RIGHT INSIDE THE HOUSE?

[Olly] THERE'S THE PUMP, RIGHT THERE.

BEFORE YOU GO TO ARREST JOE DANBY,

COUPLE OF THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE FOUR DANBYS. FATHER AND 3 SONS.

THEY'RE ALL PRETTY TOUGH CUSTOMERS.

OUTLAWS?

NOT EXACTLY.

BUT IN MANY WAYS, THEY'RE LIKE OUTLAWS.

HOW?

THEY DO AS THEY LIKE.

THEY GET NASTY WHEN ANYBODY INTERFERES.

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T WANT ME

TO ARREST THIS BOY?

NO. IT'S JUST THAT IT'S A NEW IDEA.

IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF GETTING USED TO.

I STOOD RIGHT THERE IN THAT SALOON

AND WATCHED HIM GUN A MAN DOWN IN COLD BLOOD.

I BELIEVE YOU, SHERIFF.

YOU EXPECT IT FROM JOE.

IT WASN'T SELF-DEFENSE?

NO.

SOMETIMES THEM THINGS HAPPEN SO FAST.

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THAT FAST.

LOOK, MR. PERKINS, YOU'RE THE MAYOR.

IF YOU ORDER ME NOT TO ARREST HIM,

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

I'LL RETURN THIS BADGE

BECAUSE THAT'S NO WAY TO RUN THINGS.

I AGREE.

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE.

I'LL EXPECT ALL THE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS

TO BACK ME UP.

THEY WILL, SHERIFF--

MAYBE NOT ALL OF THEM AT FIRST.

LIKE I TOLD YOU,

I'M HEADED FOR AUSTRALIA.

DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST.

I'LL ALERT EVERYBODY THAT--

WE'RE ALL BEHIND YOU.

DON'T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.

YOU DON'T NEED HELP

WITH JOE DANBY?

NO. I CAN HANDLE IT.

OH, GOOD.

YOU'RE THE STRANGEST GIRL I EVER MET.

GO AWAY.

DO YOU ALWAYS SHOW THIS PECULIAR SIDE OF YOUR NATURE,

OR AM I JUST LUCKY MY FIRST DAY IN TOWN?

I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE REASONS

FOR SITTING UP THERE.

ORDINARILY, A GIRL DOESN'T GET UNDRESSED,

POUR WATER OVER HER HEAD,

AND THEN CLIMB TREES.

I'M WARNING YOU!

HI, MRS. DANVERS.

WHAT IN THE WORLD--

PRUDY, IS THIS MAN BOTHERING YOU?

DO YOU KNOW HER, MA'AM?

OF COURSE.

THAT'S PRUDY PERKINS.

SHE LIVES IN THIS HOUSE.

DOES SHE HAVE ANY PAST HISTORY

OF STRANGE BEHAVIOR LIKE THIS?

WHY, NO!

PRUDY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SWEET, NORMAL, LOVABLE...

OF COURSE, LAST YEAR...

WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR?

WELL, WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING,

BUT AT THE ANNUAL TOWN PICNIC,

SHE GOT HER HAIR CAUGHT

IN THE ICE CREAM FREEZER.

HA HA HA!

WE OUGHT TO BE MERCIFUL

AND FORGET ABOUT

THIS WHOLE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT.

SEE YOU, MA'AM.

HA HA HA!

SHERIFF, I DIDN'T TELL JOE.

WHY NOT?

NOBODY'S PAYING ME TO TAKE CHANCES LIKE THAT.

YOU NEVER KNOW HOW JOE WILL REACT.

WHY WORRY ABOUT JOE?

BECAUSE HE'S MEAN AND NASTY.

HE ENJOYS KILLING PEOPLE.

ALL THEM DANBYS ENJOY THINGS LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE FASTER THAN JOE.

WHO SAYS SO?

I'VE SEEN YOU BOTH DRAW. YOU'RE FASTER.

WHY SHOULD THE MATTER EVER COME UP?

JAKE.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MY DEPUTY?

I'D HATE IT.

EVEN IF I LIVED, I'D HATE IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE PAYING YOU,

BUT IT AIN'T ENOUGH.

HE'S EXPECTING YOU.

SOMEONE TOLD HIM YOU WAS COMING.

[Music playing]

[Music stops]

I HEAR YOU'RE GOING TO ARREST ME.

YOU DON'T LOOK NEAR AS TOUGH

AS SOME OF THEM OTHER SHERIFFS,

PARTICULARLY THAT OLD BOY WHO LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.

AFTER HE TOOK THE JOB.

JOE, YOU JUST MAKE ME FEEL TIRED ALL OVER,

WHEN YOU TALK LIKE THAT.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO HAVE TO KILL A MAN

WITHOUT HAVING TO LISTEN

TO HIS STUPID TALK FIRST.

REMEMBER, I'VE SEEN YOU DRAW.

[Man]ALL RIGHT, SHERIFF, HOLD IT.

DROP YOUR GUN BELT.

[Gunshots]

I COULDN'T LET HIM SHOOT YOU IN THE BACK.

OH, YOU COULD HAVE.

IS THIS THE KIND OF TOWN YOU PEOPLE WANT?

IS THIS THE KIND OF LIFE YOU WANT TO LEAD?

THREE KILLINGS IN ONE SALOON ALONE.

THE SUN HASN'T EVEN SET YET!

ANY MORE FOOLISHNESS, I'LL CLOSE THIS PLACE.

YES, SIR.

I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU.

PICK IT UP, JOE.

GO ON, PICK IT UP.

I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, JAKE.

YOU ARE ONE TOUGH-TALKING BLOWHARD.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL COME ON.

LIKE IT OR NOT.

WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE NOW.

COME ON.

EASY, BOYS.

ME AND THE SHERIFF TAKES A DIM VIEW

OF SHOWOFFS WITH GUNS.

REMEMBER, THE SHERIFF SAID NO MORE SHOOTING

TILL THE SUN GOES DOWN.

IS THAT WHAT HE SAID? CLOSE ENOUGH.

DRINKS ARE ON THE HOUSE!

JAKE, LOOK AROUND THE DESK THERE

FOR A DEPUTY SHERIFF'S BADGE.

I NEVER SAID I WAS TAKING NO JOB AS A DEPUTY.

YOU'RE TRYING TO CORNER ME.

I'M SURPRISED AT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME, TOO.

I WAS JUST RIDING THROUGH ON MY WAY TO AUSTRALIA.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

THIS IS PLAIN STUPID.

YOU CALLING THE SHERIFF STUPID?

DO I HAVE TO LISTEN TO HIM?

HE'S JUST THE TOWN CHARACTER.

WAS THE TOWN CHARACTER.

I'M NOW A DEPUTY SHERIFF,

AND PROBABLY THE SECOND FASTEST GUN HERE.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

WELL, HE PROBABLY IS.

IF HE ISN'T, HE WILL BE

AFTER I'VE WORKED WITH HIM

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

COME ON, JOE.

JOE, THE RIGHT CELL IS YOURS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY BARS YET.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE AS IF THERE WERE BARS.

YOU STAY ON THAT SIDE OF THE LINE.

AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

WHAT?

IN THIS JAIL,

YOU STAY ON THAT SIDE OF THE LINE

AND WE WILL JUST GET ALONG FINE.

YOU EXPECT ME TO SIT IN THIS LOUSY CELL--

WHAT'S THAT RED STUFF ON THE FLOOR THERE?

THAT'S THE POOR FELLOW

THAT CROSSED THE LINE EARLIER TODAY.

JOE, JUST STAY THERE AND BEHAVE YOURSELF.

WANT SOMETHING TO READ?

READ?

NO, I GUESS YOU WOULDN'T. SORRY.

WELL, I SEE YOU FOUND A BADGE.

YEAH.

ARE WE CLEANING UP THIS TOWN?

YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ALL BY OURSELVES?

WE WOULDN'T REFUSE HELP.

NOBODY'S GOING TO OFFER HELP.

YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT, JAKE.

HOW MUCH MONEY AM I MAKING?

WELL, LET'S SEE.

THEY'RE PAYING ME $150 A MONTH.

SAY YOUR SALARY IS HALF THAT,

PLUS ROOM AND BOARD, PLUS AMMUNITION

YOU NEED FOR THE JOB.

OF COURSE, I HAVEN'T CHECKED

WITH THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL--

THEY MIGHT TURN ME DOWN?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

THEIR ATTITUDE WILL LIKELY BE,

"IF HE'S WILLING TO TAKE THE JOB,

"DON'T ROCK THE BOAT."

YOU CAN BET THAT'S WHAT THEIR ATTITUDE WILL BE.

EVER BEEN SHERIFF OF A TOWN THAT NEEDED CLEANING UP?

NO.

EVER BEEN A SHERIFF OF ANY KIND OF TOWN?

NO, NOT THAT EITHER.

BUT THE MAYOR THOUGHT I WAS QUALIFIED.

HE'D THINK THAT IF YOU WAS BLIND AND CRIPPLED IN BOTH LEGS.

YOU'VE GOT THE SITUATION PEGGED.

WANT ME TO WARM SOME COFFEE?

I NEVER TURN DOWN A CUP OF COFFEE.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN OUT WEST?

FOUR YEARS.

FROM WHERE?

EAST.

I'M FROM INDIANA.

THAT COULD BE GOOD OR BAD.

YOUR FOUR YEARS OUT WEST, WHAT YOU BEEN DOING?

MOSTLY MAKING MY WAY TO AUSTRALIA.

FOR FOUR YEARS?

SOME TAKE LONGER THAN OTHERS.

WHAT'S IN AUSTRALIA?

LOTS OF THINGS. YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, JAKE?

AW, I...

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WANT A DEPUTY

WHO'S AT EASE IN HIS MIND.

WELL, YOU AIN'T GOT ONE.

YOU WON'T GET ONE AROUND HERE.

WHY AUSTRALIA?

YOU'D KNOW IF YOU EVER READ A BOOK ON IT.

I NEVER SEEN ONE.

THEY GOT ONE IN THE CHICAGO LIBRARY.

IF EVER YOU'RE THERE YOU OUGHT TO TAKE A LOOK.

THEY GOT PICTURES.

THEY GOT LITTLE PEOPLE ABOUT LIKE THAT.

THEY GOT A STICK

THAT WHEN THEY THROW IT AWAY,

IT COMES RIGHT BACK.

THEY GOT ONE ANIMAL THAT HOPS AND'LL BOX YOU

AND CARRIES THINGS IN ITS TUMMY.

WHEN YOU SHOT JOE'S FRIEND IN THE BACK,

YOU FIRED TWO SHOTS.

I FIGURED THEY WENT IN ABOUT THAT FAR APART.

PRETTY SLOPPY SHOOTING, JAKE.

WELL, I WAS IN A HURRY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

I WASN'T TRYING TO GROUP MY SHOTS.

IF HE'D BEEN FIVE FEET FURTHER AWAY,

YOU'D HAVE MISSED HIM ENTIRELY.

I'D SAY THAT WAS PRETTY PITIFUL KILLING, JAKE.

SEE THAT BOTTOM NAIL?

YEAH.

IT'S WEIRD THAT ANYBODY COULD SHOOT LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST PRACTICE.

HOW COME YOU'RE UNKNOWN?

A SHOOTER LIKE YOU WHO DRAWS AS FAST AS YOU

SHOULD HAVE A REPUTATION.

A REPUTATION JUST GETS YOU KILLED.

YOU GO ON PRACTICING.

I'LL PUT JOE BACK IN JAIL.

JOE.

I TOOK THE BULLETS OUT.

YOU JUST WON'T COOPERATE.

I KEEP LAYING DOWN THE RULES.

YOU DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION.

WAIT TILL MY PA AND BROTHERS FIND OUT I'M HERE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETIN' YOUR WHOLE FAMILY.

COME ON.

I WAS HUMILIATED IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS.

I DOUBT IF YOU HAVE THAT MANY FRIENDS.

THEN I HAVE TO SIT IN JAIL.

PA WILL SKIN ME ALIVE FOR GETTING CAUGHT.

HE DOESN'T MIND YOUR MURDERING,

JUST DON'T GET CAUGHT?

I DIDN'T MURDER ANYBODY, THAT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

WE'LL LET THE JUDGE DECIDE THAT.

WE DO HAVE A JUDGE?

NEVER NEEDED ONE TILL YOU COME.

SPOILED ALL YOUR FUN?

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

OH, THAT'S FUNNY.

THAT'S REAL FUNNY.

[Humming]

GOT ANY RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS AGAINST DRINKING, SHERIFF?

NOT SINCE GIVING UP MY PARISH.

I'M ONLY KIDDING, MAYOR.

OH. HA HA!

WHAT ABOUT MY DEPUTY?

OK, BUT WHY DID YOU PICK JAKE?

JACK BACKED ME UP WHEN IT COUNTED.

ANOTHER MAN MIGHT NOT.

THEN IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE.

HOW ABOUT A JUDGE?

THE NEED AIN'T EXACTLY BEEN FELT BEFORE.

JOE SAID THAT.

BUT, IF I CAN'T APPOINT ONE, WHO CAN?

MUST HAVE BEEN SOME SHOW AT THE SALOON.

SOBERED UP THE TOWN.

THAT'S GOOD.

MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.

IT WAS FUN HERE UP TILL NOW.

EVERYTHING WAS WIDE OPEN.

NOBODY LOOKED DOWN ON ANYBODY WHO SHOT SOMEBODY ELSE.

NOBODY POKING THEIR NOSES INTO NOBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS

WITHOUT GETTING THEIR NOSES BLASTED OFF.

NOW THAT WE GOT LAW AND ORDER,

CHURCHES WILL MOVE IN.

THAT'S USUALLY THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENS.

THEN THE WOMEN WILL FORM COMMITTEES AND HAVIN' BAZAARS.

THEY'LL CHASE MADAME ORR'S GIRLS OUT

OR MAKE THEM GET MARRIED OR WORSE.

BUT LIKE YOU SAID, THE LAW IS THE LAW

AND WE ALL HAVE TO FACE UP TO IT.

WHEN DID I SAY THAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I WAS BROKE WHEN YOU OFFERED ME THIS JOB.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE IT.

THERE'S DOZENS OF OTHER JOBS.

WELL, DON'T WORRY.

I'M NOT GONNA KEEP IT TOO LONG.

REMEMBER, I'M JUST PASSING THROUGH

ON MY WAY TO AUSTRALIA.

I'LL DRINK TO THAT.

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AH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU WAS ON FIRE, PRUDY!

FIRE?

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THESE STUPID THINGS

THAT HAPPEN TO ME!

SOMEBODY BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SOON.

THAT'S QUITE A DAUGHTER

YOU GOT THERE, MR. MAYOR.

I THINK SHE'S CRAZY.

WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?

I KNOW WHAT I'D THINK.

SHE'S HAD SOME TERRIBLE SHOCKS THIS YEAR.

SHE GOT WEALTHY ALMOST OVERNIGHT.

MAYBE IT UNHINGED HER A LITTLE.

THEN SHE WAS ALWAYS BIG FOR HER AGE.

PUBERTY HIT HER HARD. THAT'LL DO IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW--

IT WILL!

AS A DISINTERESTED STRANGER, HOW DOES SHE HIT YOU?

WELL...

YOU ARE DISINTERESTED, AIN'T YOU?

YOU COULD SAFELY SAY THAT.

SHE'S A RICH LITTLE OLD GAL IN HER OWN NAME.

SHE OWNS THE MILLARD FRYMORE MEMORIAL MINING COMPANY.

WHOEVER MARRIES HER GETS THE MINE?

SHAFT AND ALL.

THAT WON'T HURT HER IN CERTAIN CIRCLES, WILL IT?

I'D BETTER FRY UP SOMETHING TO EAT.

NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I BETTER GO RELIEVE JAKE.

THIS IS HIS FIRST NIGHT ON DUTY.

YOU'RE EXPECTING TROUBLE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE DANBYS.

YOU COULD HAVE WAITED

BEFORE STIRRING UP THAT HORNET'S NEST.

WHEN CLEANING UP A MESS,

YOU DON'T JUST LET IT GET BIGGER.

I GUESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHAT GIVES YOU THAT IDEA, MAYOR?

PUBERTY.

YOU AIN'T HANDLING THIS

ALL BY YOURSELF, ARE YOU, PA?

DOES IT TAKE MORE THAN ONE DANBY?

YOU ARE A TIGER.

YOU'LL CHARGE IN THERE AND--

AND WHAT?

I DIDN'T MEAN NOTHING.

YOU AIN'T GOT BRAINS ENOUGH TO MEAN NOTHING.

GO ORDER A DRINK.

I'LL BE BACK WITH JOE BEFORE YOU CAN FINISH IT.

YOU GOT ONE OF MY CHILDREN HERE.

HOW DARE YOU WALK INTO MY OFFICE

AND PULL A GUN ON ME.

GET YOUR FINGER OUT OF THERE.

HOW DARE YOU!

TAKE YOUR FINGER OUT OF MY GUN.

YOU BETTER TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THAT TRIGGER.

AND LET THE HAMMER DOWN REAL SLOW.

IF THAT GUN WENT OFF,

IT WOULD HAVE BLOWED UP IN MY FACE.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE HELPED MY FINGER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, MR. DANBY?

MY SON, JOE.

IT SEEMS JOE MURDERED A MAN THIS AFTERNOON.

I HEARD IT WAS FAIR GUNFIGHT.

I WAS RIGHT THERE.

WHERE?

IN THE SALOON WHEN JOE KILLED HIM.

THAT WAS REAL SMART OF HIM.

I'VE BEEN AROUND JOE ALL AFTERNOON,

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM DO ONE SMART THING YET.

ANYTHING ELSE?

CAN I SEE HIM?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE THAT APPROACH FIRST?

HE'S RIGHT IN THERE.

I'M OBLIGED TO YOU.

HI, PA.

WHAT IS THIS?

NO BARS IN THE WINDOW, NO BARS IN THE CELL.

NO BARS NOWHERE.

WHAT'S KEEPING YOU IN HERE?

THAT GUY OUT THERE.

HE WON'T LET ME MOVE TWO INCHES.

HE LIES ABOUT WHETHER MY GUN'S LOADED.

WHAT?

ARE YOU GETTING ME OUT?

NEVER MIND THAT. WHO DID YOU KILL?

I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.

HE WAS SOME BUM. BESIDES, HE DREW FIRST.

ARE YOU GONNA BELIEVE ME OR THAT LIAR OUT THERE?

WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP?

IT WASN'T ANYBODY THAT WE KNOW.

YOU SAID NO JAIL COULD HOLD A DANBY.

WELL, NOW THEY BUILT ONE.

AW.

YEAH, YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY HERE

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

BUT WE RUN THIS TOWN.

I AGREE WITH THAT SHERIFF.

YOU DON'T DAZZLE NOBODY WITH YOUR INTELLIGENCE.

YOU SIT TIGHT HERE

TILL I'VE THOUGHT THIS THING OUT.

COULDN'T YOU HAVE DONE IT

WHEN THE SHERIFF WEREN'T LOOKING?

HE WASN'T THE SHERIFF THEN.

HEY, I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT BEFORE.

THAT COULD BE A LOOPHOLE

TO HELP ME GET OUT.

DON'T YOU TRY TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION.

LEAVE THAT TO ME AND THE BOYS.

THAT'S A LOUSY JAIL.

WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.

[Door opens]

WHAT'S HE SUPPOSED TO BE?

MY DEPUTY.

LAST WEEK HE WAS SHOVELING--

HE WAS WORKING IN THE STABLE.

HE'S BEEN PROMOTED.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THIS TOWN?

WHAT DID DANBY WANT?

HE JUST CAME IN AND WE TALKED.

THEN HE WENT IN TO SEE JOE.

HE CAME BACK OUT, WE TALKED MORE,

AND THEN HE LEFT.

HE STRIKES ME AS BEING A LONELY MAN.

LONELY? DANBY?

HE'S A MEAN, NO-GOOD, LOW-DOWN BUSHWHACKER.

YOU SEE? NO WONDER HE'S LONELY.

HE STUCK HIS FINGER WHERE?

SHUT UP. EVERYBODY WILL LOOK.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU HAD YOUR GUN ON HIM?

I AIN'T EXPLAINING IT AGAIN.

I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN NOTHING.

INSTEAD OF ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS,

WHY DON'T YOU COME UP

WITH SOME HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS?

WHY DON'T THE THREE OF US GO THERE TOGETHER?

SO WHAT IF HE IS THE FASTEST GUN?

WHO SAYS HE'S THE FASTEST?

EVERYBODY.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IT ALL OVER TOWN.

WHAT COULD HE DO AGAINST THREE OF US?

KILL TWO OF US.

YOU AIN'T TALKING LIKE YOURSELF, PA.

YEAH.

YOU WERE ALWAYS CHARGIN' IN

WITH US TRYING TO HOLD YOU BACK.

WE AIN'T LETTING JOE HANG?

OF COURSE WE AIN'T.

WHO SAYS WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THIS SHERIFF?

WHO SAYS ANYBODY HAS TO DO IT?

WHY DON'T WE RUN HIM OFF

LIKE WE DID THE LAST SHERIFF?

BECAUSE THIS ONE WON'T GO.

HE DIDN'T THROW A SCARE INTO YOU, DID HE, PA?

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT THE WAY IT SOUNDED.

I MEANT, WHAT DID HE DO?

HE MADE ME A LITTLE MORE THOUGHTFUL.

WE'RE MAKING A LITTLE MONEY

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR LIVES.

AND THE CHANCE TO GET A LOT MORE.

IT'S A DUMB TIME TO FIND OUT

WHO'S FASTEST WITH A GUN.

US OR SOME SHOW-OFF THAT MIGHT BE LUCKY,

EVEN IF HE WASN'T GOOD.

WHO'LL HANDLE HIM?

SOME TRAMP THAT'S GOOD WITH A GUN

CAN ALWAYS BE HIRED.

YOU ALWAYS SAID DANBYS FIGHT THEIR OWN BATTLES.

MAYBE I MEANT ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE FAMILY.

I'M TAKING A LITTLE TRIP TOMORROW.

YOU TWO BEHAVE YOURSELVES.

DON'T MAKE THIS SHERIFF A MARTYR.

WHAT'S A MARTYR?

I'M SORRY. THEY DIDN'T USE THAT WORD IN THIRD GRADE?

I DIDN'T GET THAT FAR.

AW!

YOU REMEMBER WHEN I WAS STUCK IN THE SECOND GRADE?

OH, SHUT UP!

[Prudy] SHERIFF?

CAN I TALK TO YOU?

SURE, MISS PRUDY.

COULD WE SIT DOWN?

SURE.

WELL...

HOW CAN I BE OF SERVICE?

WHAT?

HOW CAN I BE OF SERVICE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SERVICE?

I DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK I MEAN?

I'M JUST A DUMB GIRL FROM A HICK TOWN.

[He clears his throat]

WHAT?

YOU SAID YOU'RE A DUMB GIRL--

I KNOW WHAT I SAID.

ALL I WANTED WAS TO EXPLAIN

SOME OF THOSE SILLY THINGS

YOU SAW ME DOING TODAY.

WHAT SILLY THINGS, MISS PRUDY?

HOW ABOUT WHEN I BURNED MY DRESS OFF?

WELL, THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE.

HOW ABOUT IN THE MUD

WHEN I WAS DEFENDING MYSELF FROM THAT PERVERT?

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ANY OVER STIMULATED GIRL

MIGHT GET HERSELF INTO.

HOW ABOUT IN THE TREE, HALF NAKED?

THAT ONE COULD TAKE A LITTLE EXPLANATION.

IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS

WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO WRONG.

EVERY ONE OF THOSE RIDICULOUS THINGS

THAT YOU SAW HAPPEN

HAS A PERFECTLY SIMPLE EXPLANATION.

NOT THAT IT MATTERS I JUST THOUGHT

IT WAS DUMB HAVING SUCH AN AT--

ATTRACTIVE MAN THINKING I WAS A HOPELESS LOONY.

WELL, LOONY MAYBE, BUT HOPELESS--

YOU...YOU THINK I'M ATTRACTIVE?

WELL...

I DON'T THINK A GIRL WOULD JUST CURL UP AND DIE

BECAUSE YOU SMILED AT HER,

BUT YES, I THINK YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE.

WELL, MISS PRUDY.

I SEE YOU'RE A YOUNG LADY

WHO BELIEVES IN LAYING HER CARDS ON THE TABLE.

WHAT?

LAYING HER CARDS ON THE TABLE.

WHEN A GIRL DOES THAT,

I THINK A MAN

SHOULD LAY HIS CARDS ON THE TABLE, TOO.

YOU'RE A VERY PRETTY AND ATTRACTIVE GIRL.

ANY MAN WOULD BE ONLY TOO GLAD

TO TAKE YOU OUT FOR A WALK IN THE EVENING.

I'D FEEL PRIVILEGED TO DO JUST THAT.

HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE THINKING MORE SERIOUSLY,

I'LL HAVE TO WARN YOU

I'M HEADED FOR AUSTRALIA.

I'M JUST PASSING THROUGH.

WHY, YOU CONCEITED--

CONCEITED?

I'M HEADED FOR AUSTRALIA.

WHO CARES WHERE YOU'RE GOING?

ANY GIRL THINKING ABOUT

ENTERING INTO ANY PERMANENT RELATIONSHIP--

I'M NOT THINKING OF ENTERING ONE OF THOSE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

DO YOU THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG?

THERE ISN'T TIME TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH!

GOOD NIGHT!

[Crash]

YOU ALL RIGHT, MISS PRUDY?

SHUT UP AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

[Crash]

[Prudy] DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!

[Olly] PRUDY?

YOU SHUT UP, TOO!

[Crash]

DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?

NO. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

WE'RE LOOKING FOR NUGGETS, VEINS, THE MOTHER LODE.

WHAT'S THE MOTHER LODE?

I GET THE FEELING

YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GOLD MINING.

OF COURSE I DON'T.

WHY DO YOU THINK I BROUGHT YOU?

I THOUGHT EVERYONE AROUND HERE KNEW ABOUT MINING.

BUT I DON'T.

I CAN GIVE YOU

TIPS ABOUT SHOVELING HORSE--

WORKING AROUND THE STABLE.

I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HUNTING GOLD.

CAN I PUT THIS STUFF DOWN?

NO, YOU BETTER NOT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I DO KNOW ABOUT PROSPECTING

IT'S YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON THE MOVE.

IT'S HEAVY.

LET ME REDISTRIBUTE THE WEIGHT FOR YOU.

I FEEL LIKE A JACKASS.

THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.

COME ON, JACK.

JAKE.

YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD FISHERMAN.

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT.

LIKE WHAT?

WHERE I WANT TO GO GOLD MINING.

YOU THINK THERE'S GOLD AROUND HERE?

YOU THINK THERE ISN'T?

JOE DANBY WILL BE MILES AWAY

WHEN WE GET BACK.

HE'S HANDCUFFED TO A POTBELLIED STOVE.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

HAVE A LITTLE LUNCH, TAKE A REST, THEN YOU START DIGGING.

HEY, JAKE,

HOW SHOULD WE SPLIT WHATEVER WE FIND?

60-40?

60 FOR WHO AND 40 FOR WHO?

THERE, YOU SEE?

SEE WHAT GOLD DOES?

WE'RE ALREADY ARGUING ABOUT IT.

60 FOR WHO AND 40 FOR WHO?

THERE'S GREED IN YOUR FACE.

YOU MEAN 60 FOR YOU, 40 FOR ME.

THANK YOU, JAKE.

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF YOU.

HEY, JAKE.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU BECAME MY DEPUTY?

I DID ODD JOBS.

LIKE WHAT?

A WHORE HOLDER AT MADAME HORSES--

A HORSE HOLDER AT MADAME ORR'S HOUSE.

A WHAT?

HORSE HOLDER.

WHEN THE HITCH RACK GOT FULL, I'D HOLD THE EXTRA HORSES.

YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH HORSES.

ONE END OR THE OTHER.

MY DADDY STOLE HORSES. THEY HUNG HIM.

THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING TO FIND OUT ABOUT A DEPUTY!

IF YOU HADN'T SHOVED THIS JOB DOWN MY THROAT,

YOU MIGHT HAVE FOUND OUT LOTS OF THINGS.

WANT MY BADGE BACK?

DON'T BE SILLY.

YOU BETTER CLEAN UP THOSE FISH.

I'LL TAKE A LITTLE NAP.

SURE IT WON'T DISTURB YOU?

NO.

JUST DON'T RATTLE THE POTS AND PANS.

[Gunshots]

YOU BOYS RIDE INTO TOWN MORE QUIETLY.

YOU DROVE YOUR POINT HOME.

GOOD.

GOOD.

THAT BRIGHTENS UP THE WHOLE PLACE.

I DON'T FEEL SO STUPID SETTING IN HERE.

TELL JAKE I WENT TO SEE THE MAYOR.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY DADDY?

NOT SINCE THE NIGHT WE HAD THAT LITTLE CHAT.

I'M SURE HE'S PLANNING A JAIL BREAK.

YOU THINK SO?

WHAT ELSE WOULD THEY BE DOING?

WHERE WILL I FIND THE SHERIFF?

I IMAGINE HE'S IN THE JAIL--

NO, WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE HE IS NOW COMIN' OUT OF THE HARDWARE STORE.

MUCH OBLIGED.

SHERIFF.

ANYBODY KNOW WHO HE WAS?

HE JUST RODE IN.

HE ASKED ME WHERE YOU WAS.

THANKS FOR POINTING ME OUT.

HOLD IT A MINUTE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO IN THERE RIGHT NOW, HONEY.

WAIT HERE JUST A MINUTE,

THEN I'LL JOIN YOU.

[Gunshots]

HONEY, I THINK I JUST BEEN...

DID YOU EVER SEE HIM BEFORE?

NO.

UH, JAKE.

AFTER LUNCH...

GOOD AFTERNOON, SHERIFF.

NO DUST TODAY.

ANOTHER ONE JUST RODE INTO TOWN.

YOU SURE?

YOU CAN'T MISS A PROFESSIONAL GUNFIGHTER.

HE'S GOT A LOOK ABOUT HIM LIKE NOBODY ELSE

AND HE'S BEEN ASKING AROUND FOR YOU.

I'M SURE GETTING SICK OF THIS.

IT WOULD MAKE ME SICK, TOO.

COME ON.

WHY DO THEY ALWAYS HIT TOWN AT MEALTIME?

ARE YOU GOING TO KILL SOMEONE?

WE HOPE IT TURNS OUT THAT WAY.

IT'S A CHILDISH WAY FOR A GROWN MAN TO MAKE A LIVING.

GO FOR YOUR GUN.

YOU GO TO HELL.

AND STAY OUT!

IF EITHER OF YOU OPENS HIS STUPID MOUTH,

I'LL CHASE YOU RIGHT OUT OF TOWN.

LEAVE THE BOTTLE.

NOW HE'S DONE IT.

WHO?

THAT SHERIFF.

WHAT'S HE DONE?

HE'S PUSHED ME TOO FAR THIS TIME.

I'VE BEEN BENDING OVER BACKWARDS.

BUT THAT'S ALL FINISHED.

I'VE BEEN BENDING OVER BACKWARDS.

HE HASN'T PUSHED YOU INTO NO CORNER

WHERE YOU COULD BE PROVOKED INTO LOSIN' YOUR TEMPER.

I'M TIRED OF BEING A NICE FELLOW.

PA,

YOU BEEN TOUCHING UP YOUR HAIR AGAIN?

AGAIN?

IT JUST LOOKS BETTER IN SPOTS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SPOTS?

NOTHING.

WHAT'S NEXT, PA?

GET JOE OUT OF JAIL.

HOW?

LEAVE THAT TO ME.

I GOT IT FIGURED OUT.

WE'LL DO IT TONIGHT.

GET READY. THIS WILL HAPPEN AWFUL FAST.

PA.

HUH?

NOTHING. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHEN I YELL GO, WE ALL GO TOGETHER.

AND USE YOUR SPURS.

READY?

AH-HA!

NOW HE'S REALLY DONE IT!

WHO?

THAT SHERIFF!

[Joe] I KNEW IT WOULDN'T WORK.

WHY NOT?

THEY SET THESE BARS IN TOO SOLID.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I HELPED SET THEM.

LOOK,

ROUND UP THE HORSES.

RIDE OVER TO UNCLE MILT'S.

BRING STEVE, GEORGE, AND YOUNG MILT.

AND TOM,

YOU RIDE OUT TO UNCLE IRA'S.

TELL HIM TO BRING BILLY, JACK,

AND ANYONE ELSE HE CAN THINK TO BRING.

NO MORE FOOLIN' AROUND.

THAT'S A TWO-DAY RIDE TO UNCLE IRA'S.

I KNOW HOW FAR IT IS!

GO PICK UP SOME GRUB.

WE'LL MEET AT THE RANCH FRIDAY.

IF THEY DON'T WANT TO COME,

REMIND THEM THAT I'M HELPING THEM

TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGES.

GET GOING!

YOU HELPED PUT ON THEM BARS?

I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO.

AND THEY WAS GONNA PUT THEM ANYWAY.

THEY WILL HANG YOU ANYWAY.

PA, I DON'T THINK THEY'LL HANG ME.

THEY LAUGH ABOUT IT,

BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'LL REALLY DO IT.

YOU'LL SEE--

[Jack] DON'T MOVE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

THAT'S ALL I NEED,

SOME STABLE BUM ORDERING ME AROUND.

I'M TAKING MY SADDLE WITH ME.

IT AIN'T MINE, SO GO AHEAD.

IN A FEW DAYS, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

WERE THEY TRYING TO BUST YOU OUT?

YEAH.

PA'S GOT A HEART AS BIG AS THE OUTDOORS,

BUT HE DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN

IN HIS POOR OLD HEAD.

MAY I COMPLIMENT YOU

ON SUCH A ROMANTIC IDEA, MISS PRUDY?

THERE'S NOTHING ROMANTIC ABOUT IT.

NOTHING ROMANTIC ABOUT A RIDE ON A WARM AFTERNOON?

YOU THINK WHAT YOU WANT.

BUT YOU'D DO THAT ANYWAY.

YOU'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW ME IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK A MINUTE?

ALL RIGHT.

LIGHT YOURSELF UP A CIGAR, SHERIFF.

THANK YOU, MISS PRUDY.

I BELIEVE I WILL.

WAS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR

THAT YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?

WELL, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW,

MILT DANBY IS ROUNDING UP

HIS TWO BROTHERS AND ALL THEIR SONS.

THEY'RE GOING TO RIDE INTO TOWN.

THEY'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU AND JAKE

AND GET JOE OUT OF JAIL.

I HEARD ABOUT THAT.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER.

WE THINK THERE ARE 3 GROWN BOYS IN IRA'S FAMILY

AND 2 IN MILT'S FAMILY.

WITH THE 3 DANBYS HERE AND JOE IN JAIL,

THAT MAKES ABOUT 11.

PLUS SOME HIRED HANDS.

THAT'S ABOUT THE FIGURE

I ARRIVED AT, TOO, 10 OR 12.

OR 14 OR 15 MAYBE.

IT'S QUITE A FEW.

ALMOST A MOB, YOU MIGHT SAY.

HAVE YOU FIGURED WHAT YOU'LL DO?

MORE OR LESS.

WHAT?

I THOUGHT I MIGHT LEAVE TOWN.

GET OUT OF TOWN BEFORE THEY RIDE IN.

JUST KEEP ON GOING.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

WHY NOT?

I'VE NEVER MADE ANY SECRET OF THE FACT

THAT I'M ON MY WAY TO AUSTRALIA.

I DON'T THINK I'LL FIND

A BETTER TIME TO GET STARTED THAN RIGHT NOW.

BESIDES, I DON'T LIKE THE ODDS.

I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

BEFORE TOO MANY HOURS,

YOU'LL LOOK UP AND I'LL BE GONE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST MATURE THINGS

I'VE EVER HEARD OF A MAN DOING.

YOU THINK IT'S WHAT?

MATURE.

ANY OTHER MAN WOULD STICK AROUND

TO PROVE HE'S A MAN

AND GET A WHOLE TOWN SHOT UP.

MATURE?

MATURE, AS OPPOSED TO CHILDISH.

YOU DON'T THINK IT SOUNDED COWARDLY?

I MEAN, I TAKE A JOB AND THEN

WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH,

I SNEAK OUT IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.

YOU DIDN'T SAY THE DAY OR NIGHT.

BUT THE POINT IS

DIDN'T IT SOUND A LITTLE COWARDLY TO YOU?

NO, IT SOUNDS MATURE.

IT SOUNDED A LITTLE COWARDLY TO ME JUST NOW.

IT'S MATURE.

I KNOW IT'S COWARDLY

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DONE

A COWARDLY THING IN MY LIFE,

NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK.

I DIDN'T--

IT ISN'T MATURE. IT IS COWARDLY.

LET'S JUST CALL THINGS BY THEIR NAME.

WHAT IS THE MATTER?

I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE THROWING YOURSELF AT A MAN

YOU THINK IS A COWARD.

GO BACK TO TOWN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

THROWING MYSELF AT YOU?

DID YOU REALLY THINK I'D RUN?

THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

I'M NOT GOING TO,

SO YOU JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

ORDER! ORDER!

YOU HEARD THE MOTION.

THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS.

COUNT, HENRY.

1, 2, 3, 4,

5.

NOW,

THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOT GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS CRISIS

ABOUT TO BEFALL ON OUR FAIR COMMUNITY.

KEEPING THE HELL OFF THE STREETS TILL THE SHOOTING IS OVER,

RAISE YOUR HANDS.

COUNT 'EM, HENRY.

5, 10, 15...

I THINK WE PASSED THE MOTION.

ORDER!

ENTER IT IN THE BOOKS

THAT THE MAJORITY HAS RULED

AND AS YOUR MAYOR--

[Gunshot]

I OBJECT!

GET THAT GUN AWAY FROM HER.

YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN.

THIS IS A MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL,

WITH CERTAIN PROMINENT CITIZENS.

YOU CAN'T WALK IN AND INSULT EVERYONE.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WILL YOU HELP THE SHERIFF

AGAINST THE DANBYS?

IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

WHY NOT?

THERE ARE ECONOMIC FACTORS TO CONSIDER.

IT COULD AFFECT THE WHOLE TOWN.

I HEARD THE SHERIFF IS LEAVING TOWN.

YES, AND THE SHERIFF'S HEAD SETS SQUARELY ON HIS SHOULDERS.

NOW HE'S NOT LEAVING TOWN.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO CAUSED HIM

TO CHANGE HIS MIND.

THAT MAN HAD A GOOD IDEA.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WE WAITED SO LONG

FOR A MAN WHO WOULD STAND UP TO THE DANBYS.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THIS TOWN WAS LIKE BEFORE THE SHERIFF?

MURDERING, LYNCHING, MINERS SHOOTING UP THE TOWN,

ASIDE FROM THE FEW THINGS YOU MENTIONED,

IT WASN'T A BAD PLACE.

THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS WITH THE DANBYS

COULD BE WORKED OUT.

WHAT ABOUT JOE DANBY'S MURDER CHARGE?

THAT WOULD SOLVE ITSELF IF THE SHERIFF LEFT TOWN.

I SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN,

THE MEN IN THIS TOWN

ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF MISERABLE, COWARDLY CURS.

AS YOUR FATHER, I HAVE TO TAKE THAT.

BUT AS THE MAYOR OF THIS TOWN,

I SURE AS HELL DON'T.

THROW HER OUT, BOYS!

AND DON'T BE TOO GENTLE WITH HER.

DON'T LET HER TIE HERSELF TO THE POST!

IT'S A TRICK OF HERS,

TYING HERSELF TO THINGS.

DEATH TO ALL TYRANTS!

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

SHE SAID DEATH TO SOMEBODY OR OTHER.

SHE ALWAYS SAYS DEATH TO SOMEBODY SHE'S MAD AT.

ORDER! ORDER!

FORGET ABOUT GETTING HELP FROM THIS TOWN,

OR FROM ANYBODY FOR 100 MILES AROUND.

THAT'S JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY.

THEY CAN THROW GIRLS OUT OF MEETINGS

BUT THEY CAN'T DEFEND THEIR OWN TOWN

AGAINST A BUNCH OF CUTTHROATS.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW?

WE?

DON'T TURN DOWN HELP.

HOW IS JOE?

HE FIGURES HE'LL BE OUT SOON.

DID HE SEEM SORRY THAT WE MIGHT BE KILLED?

NO.

HE PLANNED TO SPIT ON OUR GRAVES.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE JOE.

LEAVING TOWN WAS A GOOD IDEA.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY.

YES, I DO. I TOOK THE JOB.

SO DID I.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL GO TO AUSTRALIA WITH YOU IF WE LEAVE NOW.

WE'LL GO TO AUSTRALIA,

BUT FIRST WE GOT A FEW THINGS TO DO.

PRUDY, WOULD YOU STILL HELP?

SURE.

THE FIRST THING TO DO

IS GET JOE OUT OF HERE.

I GOT A COUPLE OF IDEAS,

WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH THIS THING.

I SURE LIKED HIS IDEA ABOUT LEAVING.

YOU GO IN THE COURTHOUSE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THIS?

HERE, YOU'LL NEED THESE.

JAKE, ARE YOU THERE?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?

OH, YEAH!

[Mutters] KEEP OUT OF THE LINE OF FIRE.

MAYOR...

CAN'T TALK NOW, SHERIFF.

WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY MEETING.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

I WON'T SHOOT THROUGH THE WINDOW.

TAKE CARE OF THESE, MY EATING TEETH.

I DON'T WANT TO GET THEM SHOT UP.

GET JOE.

HE AIN'T IN THERE.

HOLD IT!

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

THROW DOWN YOUR GUNS AND I'LL ACCEPT YOUR SURRENDER.

CAN'T YOU JUST WOUND SOMEBODY?

I ONLY SHOOT TO KILL.

WE DON'T WANT A MASSACRE.

HOLD IT!

HOLD IT!

JUST HOLD IT!

GO AHEAD!

WHERE'S JOE?

UPSTAIRS.

GO GET HIM.

PA, LOOK.

YOUR TEETH SAVED MY LIFE.

ALWAYS WORRYING ABOUT YOURSELF.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CHOW NOW?

LOOK!

I WANT YOU TO UNSTRAP YOUR GUN BELTS

AND THROW YOUR RIFLES DOWN,

OR I'M GOING TO SET THIS OFF.

YOU CAN'T BLUFF ME OUT WITH THAT OLD CANNON.

IT AIN'T EVEN LOADED.

SHALL WE SEE?

BELIEVE HIM, PA!

STAY OUT OF THIS, YOU MISERABLE COWARD.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE, DANBY?

JAKE, LET JOE LOOSE.

PUT THE REST OF THAT BUNCH IN JAIL.

BY MYSELF?

I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

WERE YOU REALLY GOING TO BLOW HIM UP?

THAT THING ISN'T LOADED.

I JUST STUCK THAT FAKE FUSE IN THERE.

SEE?

WOW!

MY BUSINESS!

I'LL FIND OUT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, MADAME ORR.

DISTURBING THE PEACE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE CLEANING UP THIS TOWN.

THAT WAS A TERRIBLE THING TO DO

TO THEM POOR UNFORTUNATE GIRLS.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THING WAS LOADED.

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING

TO AN UNFORTUNATE GIRL IN MY LIFE.

AW!

THOSE GIRLS ARE MY FRIENDS.

WHO HAVE WE HERE? IT'S THE SHERIFF.

IT'S THE SHERIFF, BOYS.

EVERYBODY IN THE TERRITORY

KNOWS WHO OUR SHERIFF IS.

I GUESS HE' S RIGHT AT THAT.

YOU'RE ABOUT THE MOST POPULAR CITIZEN

WE'VE GOT AROUND HERE.

THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.

WE'RE THINKING ABOUT SENDING

A DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON.

WE WANT YOU TO HEAD THAT DELEGATION.

NO, NO.

YOU WANT SOMEBODY WHO WILL BE HERE.

IF YOU'RE UPSET WITH US

ABOUT THAT DANBY BUSINESS--

WE WERE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY, SHERIFF.

I CAN SEE IT MIGHT NOT HAVE LOOKED THAT WAY.

NO, THAT'S NOT IT.

I'VE NEVER HIDDEN THE FACT

THAT I'M GOING TO AUSTRALIA.

WHICH REMINDS ME,

I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT GETTING STARTED AGAIN

ONE OF THESE DAYS.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME?

A SMALL CRISIS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED.

JUMP, MISS PRUDY!

JUMP!

BOYS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT

FROM NOW ON WHEN YOU PICK ON THIS YOUNG LADY,

YOU'LL BE PICKING ON MY GIRL.

WE HAD NO IDEA.

NOW YOU KNOW IT.

SPREAD THE WORD AROUND.

YES, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR GIRL?

FOR ONCE, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

KEEP OUT OF THIS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU'VE HAD THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYE

SINCE I HIT TOWN.

LET'S HAVE A LITTLE AGREEMENT.

AFTER WE'RE MARRIED,

WHEN I SAY WE'RE OFF TO AUSTRALIA,

WE PACK UP AND GO.

WHY WOULD I GO TO AUSTRALIA?

THAT'S WHERE YOUR HUSBAND WOULD BE.

OH.

WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY...

WHY DON'T YOU PUT ME DOWN?

OH, I LIKE IT LIKE THIS.

YOU WANT ME TO WALK YOU HOME?

IF YOU WANT TO.

SO...

ARE YOU REALLY ONE OF THE RICHEST GIRLS AROUND HERE?

THE RICHEST.

WELL, THAT'S NICE. THAT'S REAL NICE.

NOW, THE WAY THIS STORY ENDS

IS THAT THEY GET MARRIED.

HE BECOMES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE.

NEVER GETS TO AUSTRALIA,

BUT HE READS A LOT OF BOOKS ABOUT IT.

I GET TO BE SHERIFF OF THIS TOWN,

AND BECOME ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED CHARACTERS

IN WESTERN FOLKLORE.