Original subtitles

[ Horse Galloping ]

[ Gene Autry ] ♪ IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY ♪

♪ A LONG TIME AGO ♪

♪ I MET HER IN MONTEREY ♪

♪ IN OLD MEXICO ♪

♪ STARS AND STEEL GUITARS ♪

♪ AND RUBY LIPS AS RED AS WINE ♪

♪ BROKE SOMEBODY'S HEART ♪

♪ AND I'M AFRAID THAT IT WAS MINE ♪

♪ IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY ♪

♪ WITHOUT THINKING TWICE ♪

♪ I LEFT HER AND THREW AWAY THE KEY TO PARADISE ♪

♪ MY INDISCREET HEART ♪

♪ LONGS FOR THE SWEETHEART ♪

♪ THAT I LEFT IN OLD MONTEREY ♪♪

[ Bombs Descending ]

[ Mooing ]

THOSE ARMY PLANES ARE GONNA RUN OUR CATTLE TO SKIN AND BONES !

CONSARN THAT INFERNAL RACKET ! [ Bomb Descending, Explodes ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT, SALLIE ?

LOOK HERE, SALLIE. JUST ONE EGG.

WHAT DID YOU SAY, SARIE ? I SAID, "JUST ONE EGG."

THEM CHICKENS HAVE BEEN RUNNING SO FAST, THEY AIN'T EVEN STOPPED TO LAY.

I DON'T BLAME THEM. I WOULDN'T STOP TO LAY EITHER... THAT IS IF I WAS A CHICKEN.

[ Machine Guns Firing ]

[ Coughing ]

[ Continues Coughing ]

IT'S THEM ARMY PLANES. IT'S JUST AS BAD AS IF THERE WAS A REAL WAR GOING ON.

[ Airplane Engines Droning ]

[ Droning Continues ]

THEY DON'T EVEN KEEP THEM THINGS CAGED UP AT NIGHT. GET READY WITH THAT BRAKE.

[ Bomb Descending ] QUIET NOW. WHOA !

WHOA ! BEAR DOWN ON THAT BRAKE !

COME ON !

THERE WASN'T ANY HOLDING THEM MULES WHEN THE PLANES STARTED DROPPING THOSE BOMBS.

LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE SMART THING TO DO IS STAY OUT OF THAT CLOSED AREA...

AND USE THE OTHER ROAD.

IF WE DO THAT, IT WILL DOUBLE OUR COST OF HAULING.

DANGER AREA OR NO DANGER AREA,

WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE THAT SHORT CUT...

LIKE WE HAVE FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT WE THINK OF YOUR ORDERS TO CLEAR OUT.

THE ARMY AIN'T TAKING OUR LAND FOR NO TARGET PRACTICE.

TAKE THAT TO YOUR MAJOR AND TELL HIM WE'RE STAYING.

IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN A FEW BOMBS TO DRIVE US OUT.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DRIVE YOU OUT.

THE GOVERNMENT'S PAYING FOR YOUR LAND.

I GUESS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, SOLDIER. WE GOT OUR HOMES HERE.

MOST US WAS BORN AND RAISED RIGHT IN THIS VALLEY.

WE AIN'T INTERESTED IN SELLING AND MOVING ON.

THIS IS OUR LAND.

WE FOUGHT INDIANS AND THIEVES AND RUSTLERS TO GET IT.

BY CRACKY, WE'LL TAKE ON THE WHOLE DARN UNITED STATES ARMY TO KEEP IT.

NOW GET IN YOUR CAR AND GET.

♪♪ [ "Reveille" ]

MAJOR. YES, CAPTAIN ?

THERE IS THE NOTICE YOU ASKED ME TO POST, SIR.

THEY'RE CERTAINLY MAKING A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR US.

THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE DISTRICT WILL BE SEND OUT A DETACHMENT OF TROOPS.

NO, THAT'S THE ONE THING I WANT TO AVOID.

THESE PEOPLE ARE CITIZENS. THEY PAY TAXES.

AFTER ALL, THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THIS MAN'S ARMY GOING.

HAVE WE ANYBODY IN THE TROOP WHO USED TO BE A RANCHER ? I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

CHECK AND SEE. IF WE HAVE, I WANT TO TALK TO HIM. YES, SIR.

THAT'S RIGHT, MIKE. GIVE HIM MORE REIN.

CHARLIE, TAKE HOLD THERE !

WHEN YOU MAKE A MOVE, GO THROUGH WITH IT.

[ Whinnying ]

[ Gene ] I'LL TAKE HIM.

♪♪

[ Cheering ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪

♪♪ [ High Notes ] ♪♪ [ Final Low Note ]

NEXT TIME YOU TRY ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I'LL HAVE THOSE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU.

THE DRUM MAJOR BEAT YOU TO IT. HE TOLD US TO TURN THEM IN.

HE THROWED US OUT FOR SWINGING ONE OF THEM SLOW MARCHES.

[ Laughing ] WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT THAT ?

THE JOKE'S ON HIM. THIS IS OUR LAST DAY IN THE ARMY.

FROG'S QUITTING THE ARMY TOO. WHAT ?

HOW ABOUT IT, FROG ? AREN'T YOU REENLISTING WITH ME TOMORROW ?

UH-UH. NOT ME. I'VE HAD ALL THE ARMY LIFE I CAN STAND.

THERE AIN'T GONNA BE ANY MORE RISE-AND-SHINE AT 6:00 FOR YOUR UNCLE FROG.

YOU FELLOWS AREN'T SERIOUS ABOUT QUITTING, ARE YOU ?

SORRY, GENE, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

YOU CAN'T QUIT NOW. WE CAME IN THE ARMY AT THE SAME TIME.

- WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER ALL THESE YEARS. - I KNOW, GENE.

WE ALL FELT BAD ABOUT IT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO ENLIST FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

WELL, YOU'VE GOTTA ADMIT, WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES TOGETHER.

SURE, WE HAVE. THERE AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ARMY.

IT'S JUST THAT I'D RATHER BE PUNCHING COWS.

WE GOT A STANDING OFFER FROM A RADIO STATION BACK IN INDIANA.

THEY HEARD THOSE PHONOGRAPH RECORDS WE MADE LAST YEAR.

SEE HOW MUCH I WEIGH, WILL YOU ?

235. HOW MUCH ? 235 ?

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT ? AFTER TWO HOURS IN THAT ANIMATED STEAM BOX,

I'VE GAINED FIVE POUNDS.

♪♪ [ Bugle Call ]

GET READY TO STAND RETREAT, BOYS. STEP ON IT.

♪♪ [ Bugle Call ]

♪♪

I JUST HAPPENED TO THINK, THAT'S THE LAST TIME YOU BOYS STAND RETREAT.

KIND OF GOT YOU, DIDN'T IT ? NOT ME. I WAS GLAD TO GET IT OVER.

SAME HERE. YOU WOULDN'T CATCH ME CHOKING UP ABOUT THAT.

I GUESS THINGS WILL BE GOING ALONG HERE ABOUT THE SAME.

WE'LL BE GOING OUT ON PAYDAY AND GETTING IN THE SAME FIGHTS WITHOUT YOU.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU WILL.

FROG AND THE HOT SHOTS ARE LEAVING.

LET'S THROW A LITTLE PARTY AND SHOW THEM WHAT THEY'RE MISSING.

♪ I WAS BORN IN THE SADDLE ♪

♪ BORN TO RIDE THE RANGE ♪

♪ RAISE A-HERDING CATTLE ♪

♪ AND I'LL NEVER CHANGE ♪

♪ I WAS RIDING HERD AT FOUR ♪

♪ ROUNDING UP THE STRAYS ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE RIDING AT 94 ♪

♪ I NEVER COUNT MY DAYS ♪

♪ BORN IN THE SADDLE ♪

♪ BENEATH THE PRAIRIE SKIES ♪

♪ BORN TO RATTLE AN OLD .44 ♪

♪ AND I NEVER HOPE TO DIE ♪♪

YOU GOT THE REENLISTMENT PAPERS ?

YEAH, ALL FIVE OF THEM AND YOURS TOO.

♪ LIFE IS A BOOK THAT WE STUDY ♪

♪ SOME OF ITS LEAVES BRING A SIGH ♪

♪ THERE IT WAS WRITTEN MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ THAT WE MUST PART YOU AND I ♪

♪ NIGHTS WILL BE LONG ♪

♪ WHEN YOU GO AWAY ♪

♪ I'LL THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ ALL THROUGH THE DAY ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ QUITE SO TRUE ♪

♪ NIGHTS WILL BE LONG ♪

♪ WHEN YOU GO AWAY ♪

♪ I'LL THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ ALL THROUGH THE DAY ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES QUITE SO TRUE ♪

♪ I'LL MISS YOUR VOICE ♪

♪ THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND ♪

♪ JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪

♪ THAT I UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ MY BUDDIES ♪

♪ YOUR BUDDY ♪

♪ WILL MISS YOU ♪♪

GENE, I CAN'T STAND IT. I'M GONNA REENLIST.

[ Hot Shots ] ME TOO. SO AM I. THAT GOES FOR ME TOO.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT NOW. YOU'VE ALREADY MADE YOUR PLANS. HOW ABOUT THAT COW PUNCHING ?

FORGET IT. I'D MUCH RATHER BE PUNCHING GOOD OLD ARMY MULES.

- WHAT ABOUT THAT OFFER TO PLAY ON THE RADIO ? - WE'D RATHER PLAY FOR THE ARMY.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

NOW DON'T TRY TO TALK US OUT OF IT. WE'RE GONNA REENLIST, AIN'T WE ?

[ Hot Shots ] YOU BET WE ARE. CERTAINLY.

ALL RIGHT. HERE'S THE PAPERS ALL READY TO SIGN.

- BOYS, I SMELL A RAT. - YOUR COLLAR'S OPEN. SIGN RIGHT HERE.

SERGEANT, REPORT TO MAJOR FORBES AT ONCE.

GO AHEAD AND SIGN IT. I'LL SIGN MINE WHEN I GET BACK.

SERGEANT, WHY DO THESE RANCHERS TAKE SUCH A DEFIANT ATTITUDE ?

WITH THE MONEY THEY'D RECEIVE, THEY COULD BUY ELSEWHERE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DON'T WANT, MAJOR.

YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO GIVE UP THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR HOMES,

START ALL OVER NEW. I SEE.

I SYMPATHIZE WITH THEM, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY SUITABLE PROVING GROUND...

WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE AIR BASE, AND THEY'VE GOT TO GO.

I WISH THEY WEREN'T SO STUBBORN.

THEY WOULDN'T BE IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS VERY LONG IF THEY WEREN'T.

THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD I WANT TO DO IS TO FORCIBLY OCCUPY THAT AREA.

YET IF THEY'RE NOT OUT BY JULY 6,

I WON'T HAVE ANY ALTERNATIVE.

MAY I OFFER A SUGGESTION, SIR ? YES. WHAT IS IT ?

I SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE. LET ME GO UP THERE AND TALK TO THEM.

MAYBE I CAN DO SOMETHING.

BUT YOUR ENLISTMENT EXPIRES TOMORROW.

- I'M REENLISTING, SIR. - GOOD.

I THINK YOUR IDEA IS WORTH A TRY. YOU WON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

- TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, YOU WON'T HAVE REENLISTED. - I UNDERSTAND, SIR.

NOW YOU HAVE 15 DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR MISSION.

GOOD-BYE, SERGEANT, AND GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU, SIR.

UP, DOWN, ONE, TWO. UP, DOWN--

HEY, SERGEANT NEWSOME SAID YOU COULD SIGN YOUR REENLISTMENT PAPERS IN THE MORNING.

SORRY, FROG. I'M NOT SIGNING THEM. HE WAITED AROUND--

YOU WHAT ? WHAT ? I'M NOT REENLISTING.

BUT, GENE, YOU TALKED US INTO SIGNING.

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA STAY IN THE ARMY. YOU TOLD US SO.

HE CAN'T DO THAT TO US. YOU GOT US HOOKED FOR THREE MORE YEARS.

I GOT A RIGHT TO CHANGE MY MIND. WE'RE GOING WITH YOU.

YOU CAN'T. YOU'VE ALREADY SIGNED.

YOU TRY TO GET AWAY NOW, THEY'LL GRAB YOU FOR DESERTERS.

[ Man ] LIGHTS OUT ! ♪♪ [ "Taps" ]

GOOD NIGHT, BOYS.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

"TAPS."

MY BUDDY. GOOD TIMES TOGETHER.

PHOOEY !

I'LL BE A COCKEYED PIGEON IF I'LL TRUST ANYBODY AGAIN !

WHO STOLE MY PILLOW ?

HEZZIE, WAKE UP.

WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS ARMY.

YEAH, BUT HOW ? WE'RE GONNA GET THROWED OUT.

[ Man ] HEY, PIPE DOWN, YOU GUYS !

THIS IS THE PLACE, ALL RIGHT.

GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE MARINES, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.

HERE YOU ARE, BUDDY. [ Door Slams ]

♪♪ [ Band Playing ]

SAY, PLEASE... YOU GENTLEMEN GOT RESERVATIONS ?

"RESERVATIONS" ? WHAT DO YOU THINK WE ARE, INJUNS ?

[ Owner Muttering ]

THIS WILL BE ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I HOPE THEY GOT A GOOD FLOOR SHOW.

STILL DON'T SEE ANY MARINES. [ Frog ] I SAW A COUPLE SAILORS.

♪♪

[ Laughing ]

HEY, SAILOR, GIVE ME THAT MUSTARD.

NOW ? NOW.

GOOD WORK, BOYS. YOU ?

MY MUSICIANS-- WHERE IS MY MUSICIANS ?

THEY WAS TIRED. WE PUT THEM TO BED.

OH !

HELLO ? HELLO ? SEND THE POLICE, THE ARMY, THE NAVY !

SOMEBODY STEAL MY ORCHESTRA !

[ Sobbing ] I GOT NO MUSIC !

THE TIME HAS ARRIVED. HEZZIE, FETCH THE ZITHER.

THE ZITHER ? YEAH ! YEAH !

THE ZITHER ! THE ZITHER ! I GOT IT, BOY. I GOT IT.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

♪♪

♪ RAIN MAKES ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL IT'S SURE SOME RECIPE ♪

♪ I'M GOING OUT SOME RAINY DAY AND LET IT POUR ON ME ♪

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN GIDDYAP THERE WE'RE GOING HOME ♪

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN GIDDYAP THERE WE'RE GOING HOME ♪

MY TURN ? [ Laughs ] YOUR TURN, HEZZIE.

♪ A PEANUT SITTING ON A RAILROAD TRACK HIS HEART WENT ALL A-FLUTTER ♪

♪ ALONG COME A CHOO-CHOO TRAIN PEANUT BUTTER ♪ ♪♪ [ Train Whistle ]

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN GIDDYAP THERE WE'RE GOING HOME ♪

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN GIDDYAP THERE WE'RE GOING HOME ♪

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ♪ LOOKS LIKE YOUR TIME, GABE.

[ Chuckles ]

♪♪ [ Loudly, Softer ]

♪♪ [ Louder, Softer ]

♪ I THOUGHT I'D JOIN THE CAVALRY TO PLAY THE CLARINET ♪

♪ BUT THEY HANDED ME A SHOVEL AND I'M A-SHOVELING YET ♪

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN GIDDYAP THERE WE'RE GOING HOME ♪

♪ WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN GIDDYAP THERE WE'RE GOING HOME ♪

MY TURN ? YOUR TURN, KENNY.

♪ I-- ♪ HEY !

♪ I-- ♪

♪♪ [ Blows Horn ]

[ Audience Laughing ]

♪ I HAD A DATE THE OTHER NIGHT ♪

HELLO, HELLO ? HEY, NEVER MIND THE POLICE.

EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. EH ?

I GOT GOOD MUSIC. HEAR IT ? BET YOUR LIFE. ♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪ GOING HOME ♪

YOUR TURN, HEZZIE. HEY, IT'S YOUR TURN !

YOUR TURN, HEZZIE ! [ Mimicking Horse Trotting ]

OH, HE WANTS TO TROT. I'LL GET THE TIME OF THE RACE, BOYS.

[ Shouts ] MY TURN ?

♪♪

♪♪ [ Horns Squeaking ]

♪♪

♪♪ [ Sour Notes ]

[ Audience Laughing ]

♪♪ [ Sour Note ]

[ Audience Laughing ]

[ Gasping ]

MY TELEPHONE. I MUST TELEPHONE.

POLICE, POLICE ! COME QUICK ! THEY KILL ME !

I LOSE MY MONEY ! THEY RUINING ME ! POLICE ! COME ON !

♪♪

♪♪ [ Horn Blowing ]

[ Audience Laughing ]

♪♪ [ Piano ]

♪♪ [ Sour Notes ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪ [ Glissando ] [ Audience Clapping ]

HERE.

WHAT'S THAT TEN DOLLARS FOR ?

THE COVER CHARGE. OKAY, IT'S A BARGAIN.

THERE'S A COVER CHARGE. IF WE GOT TO PAY FOR THE COVERS, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THEM WITH US.

WHAT ? WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

[ Pandemonium ]

COME ON, BOYS. CATCH THEM. THAT WAY.

[ Man ] CALL THE POLICE ! SOMEBODY CALL THE POLICE !

[ Woman Screams ]

[ Yells ] GENE !

GET HIM, HEZZIE ! GET HIM !

[ Shouting ] THEY'RE M.P.s, HEZZIE ! GENE ! GENE !

COME ON. I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

[ Forbes ] WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELVES ?

MAJOR, WE'RE SURE SORRY FOR WHAT WE DONE. YES, SIR.

IT'S ALL OUR FAULT. WE'RE VERY BAD SOLDIERS.

YES, WE'RE A DISGRACE TO THE ARMY.

[ Forbes ] YOU CERTAINLY ARE.

YOU'RE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND BATTERY, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY,

INCITING A RIOT, RESISTING ARREST.

GEE, THAT'S BAD. WE SURE GOT IT COMING TO US.

MAJOR, I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU IF YOU KICKED US CLEAN OUT OF THE ARMY.

I CERTAINLY SHOULD. [ Frog ] YES, SIR, YOU CERTAINLY SHOULD.

THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS CHARGES.

THEY CALL FOR THE STIFFEST PUNISHMENT ALLOWED UNDER ARMY REGULATIONS.

IN CASES LIKE THIS, THE OFFENDING PARTIES...

ARE SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL FROM THE SERVICE, BY COURT-MARTIAL.

BUT I CAN'T OVERLOOK YOUR FINE RECORDS.

YOU'LL BE CONFINED TO THE GUARDHOUSE FOR 30 DAYS EXTRA DUTY.

COULD YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET OUT TO THE MARSHALL RANCH ?

NO SPEAK ENGLISH. ¿ DONDE ESTA EL RANCHO MARSHALL ?

I DON'T SPEAK MEXICAN EITHER.

HOW DO YOU DO, MR. AUTRY ? DON'T "HOW DO YOU DO" ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ? HELLO, GENE.

WHAT IS THIS ? WE'VE RUN AWAY FROM THE ARMY.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING WITH YOU. NO, YOU'RE NOT.

I DON'T WANT ANY DESERTERS WITH ME.

LOOK, THE ARMY WILL NEVER MISS US. NEITHER WILL I.

PARDON ME, MA'AM. COULD YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET OUT TO THE MARSHALL RANCH ?

OF COURSE. THREE MILES THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, TAKE THE ROAD ALONG THE LAKE.

LEFT AT THE FIRST CROSSROAD, RIGHT AT THE BIG OAK,

STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AND THE NAME IS ON THE MAILBOX.

THAT'S FINE. SOUNDS A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME AGAIN AND SLOW UP ON IT ?

I HAVE TO HURRY WITH THIS MAIL. PLEASE LISTEN THIS TIME. TAKE THE ROAD ALONG THE LAKE--

[ Whistle Blowing ] SORRY, THERE'S THE TRAIN.

SORRY. I HAVE TO LOCK UP.

WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS ? I DIDN'T SAY.

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO. OH, MY KEYS--

[ Whistle Blowing ]

OH, IT'S TOO LATE. THE TRAIN'S GONE.

MAIL ROBBERY !

DON'T, UNCLE GABBY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

GEE, HE SURE CAN RIDE !

HE MADE IT. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT ?

WE'LL HELP YOU, MA'AM. SHE'S SURE CAUGHT.

WHAT DO YOU FIGURE WE BETTER DO ? SAW DOWN THE DOOR.

NO, LET'S CUT OFF THE DRESS. YEAH.

[ Both ] DON'T YOU DARE UNDRESS OUR NIECE...

YOU-- YOU RUFFIANS.

TAKE IT EASY, OLD GIRLS. I GOT A SWELL IDEA.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE CALLED US, SALLIE ?

"OLD GIRLS," ARE WE ?

DON'T, SARIE. YOU'LL BREAK THE UMBRELLA.

THERE YOU ARE. YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT WINDOW.

HE'LL DO NOTHING OF THE KIND.

THIS IS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, AND THEY CAN PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES.

I'D LIKE TO BURN DOWN THE WHOLE GULDURN POST OFFICE.

UNCLE GABBY, HOW CAN YOU SAY SUCH A THING ?

THE GOVERNMENT'S TRYING TO RUN US OFF OUR LAND.

AND ME A VETERAN OF SEVEN WARS.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I RODE WITH TEDDY ROOSEVELT IN MEXICO.

YES, SIR. SAVED HIS LIFE HALF A DOZEN TIMES.

UNCLE GABBY--

RIGHT THERE'S THE MEDAL HE GIVE ME.

THANKS, STRANGER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE STRANGERS VERY LONG.

I JUST BOUGHT THE MARSHALL RANCH. WHAT DID YOU SAY ?

THAT'S RIGHT. WE TOOK HER OVER LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL.

THE THIEVING COYOTE.

DIDN'T HE TELL YOU THE ARMY WAS TRYING TO TAKE OVER THIS LAND ? I'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE.

SINCE YOU'LL BE DELIVERING MY MAIL, I RECKON YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW MY NAME.

IT'S GENE AUTRY. YEAH, YOU'LL WANT TO WATCH HIM TOO.

HE'LL WRITE HIMSELF LETTERS AND BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE MAILBOX.

OUR NIECE DON'T DELIVER NO MAIL.

AND WE DON'T LIKE NO STRANGERS AROUND HERE NEITHER, ESPECIALLY FAT ONES.

[ Chuckling ]

HERE'S YOUR HORSE, MISTER. THANK YOU, SONNY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME ? JIMMY WHITTAKER. I'M JILL'S BROTHER.

OH. WELL, SEE YOU LATER, JILL.

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR RANCH IS ? YOU TOLD ME.

THREE MILES ACROSS TOWN, TAKE THE ROAD ALONG THE LAKE, LEFT AT THE CROSSROADS,

RIGHT AT THE BIG OAK TREE, STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE NAME'S ON THE MAILBOX.

COMING IN, UNCLE GABBY ? I CERTAINLY AIN'T.

YOU DON'T CATCH ME SETTING FOOT ON NO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

IF YOU TOOK MY ADVICE, YOU'D HAVE QUIT YOUR JOB SIX MONTHS AGO.

SOMEBODY HAS TO LOOK AFTER THE MAIL. [ Groans ]

HEY, WHAT ARE THOSE FELLOWS DOING IN TOWN ? A COUPLE OF RANCHERS.

JUST BOUGHT THE MARSHALL PLACE. RANCHERS ?

YEAH. DON'T LET THEM KID YOU. THEY'RE CAVALRYMEN.

CAVALRYMEN ? ARE YOU SURE ?

I'M POSITIVE. I'VE SEEN THEM AT CAMP KENDALL SEVERAL TIMES.

WELL, I'LL BE A LOP-EARED JACKRABBIT.

TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING OVER ON US, ARE THEY ?

WELL, THEY WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT.

ME AND THE BOYS WILL GIVE THEM A RECEPTION THEY WON'T SOON FORGET.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ?

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME DESERTERS FROM CAMP KENDALL.

ONE OF THEM'S A BIG, FAT, FUNNY-LOOKING FELLOW.

HAVE YOU SEEN THEM ? WHY, YES, I--

- DID YOU SAY "DESERTERS" ? - YES.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THEY DID PASS BY HERE EARLY THIS MORNING.

I WAS SITTING OUT IN FRONT OF THE RANCH HOUSE TAKING POTSHOTS...

AT SOME ARMY PLANES THAT WERE FLYING OVER.

THEY WERE ABOUT A MILE HIGH, STRUNG OUT JUST LIKE A LOT OF BUZZARDS.

BUT I TOOK CAREFUL AIM WITH THIS HERE GUN AND LET THEM HAVE IT.

WINGED THEIR GAS TANKS, JUST AS PRETTY, ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER.

I'LL BE DAD-BLAMED IF THEY DIDN'T ALL TURN TAIL AND MAKE FORCED LANDINGS...

OVER IN THEM HILLS.

THESE PEOPLE AIN'T VERY FRIENDLY UP HERE, ARE THEY ?

YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. HERE'S WHERE WE PART.

YOU'RE GONNA REPORT BACK TO THE POST. I AIN'T EITHER.

SOLDIERS ARE COMING AFTER YOU. WHAT FOR ?

BECAUSE YOU'RE DESERTERS.

[ Yelling ] YOU'D BETTER RIDE !

[ Gunshots Continue ]

[ Bomb Dropping ]

THEM PLANES HAS GOT US SPOTTED !

WE'LL HAVE TO RISK IT ANYHOW, BOYS. COME ON.

[ Bombs Dropping, Gunfire Continues ]

[ Gene ] YOU CAN'T DO THAT ! COME BACK HERE !

[ Screams ]

[ Bomb Descending ]

THIS IS IT, ALL RIGHT. HEY, GENE ! GENE !

I WONDER WHERE GENE IS.

I WONDER WHERE THEM SOLDIERS ARE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM. THEY'LL NEVER FIND US NOW.

[ Screams ] EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF !

[ Yelling ] GENE !

[ Gurgling, Yelling ] GENE, COME AND GET ME !

GENE ! HELP ! WHERE ARE YOU, GENE ? GENE, WHERE ARE YOU ?

WHERE ARE YOU, GENE ? HEY, GENE, WHERE ARE YOU ?

HEY, FROG !

OH, MY NOSE.

YOU HURT ? HUH ?

ARE YOU HURT ? NOT VERY BAD, I GUESS.

NOT AS BAD AS I'M GONNA BE WHEN THEM GENDARMES CATCH ME AND TAKE ME TO THE POST.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK. WHO SAID IT AND WHY NOT ?

I TELEPHONED THE MAJOR AND FIXED IT SO YOU BOYS CAN STAY HERE WITH ME.

NO KIDDING ? ON THE LEVEL ? NO KIDDING ! ON THE LEVEL !

[ Cheering ] HEY, FELLAS ! HEY, FELLAS !

[ Yelling ]

HERE'S A LETTER FROM OUR ATTORNEY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER ?

THE GOVERNMENT WON'T EVEN CONSIDER OUR PRICE FOR THIS BORAX MINE.

THEY CLAIM THEIR APPRAISED VALUATION IS MORE THAN FAIR, AND THAT'S ALL THEY'LL PAY.

I HAD A HUNCH WE WOULDN'T GET AWAY WITH THIS.

WE'RE NOT THROUGH. LISTEN TO THIS.

"THE TROUBLE THE GOVERNMENT IS HAVING WITH THE RANCHERS IS FRONT-PAGE NEWS.

"IF YOU CAN KEEP THE RANCHERS STIRRED UP AND MAKE IT APPEAR THAT THEY ARE BEING INJURED,

"PUBLIC SENTIMENT WILL BE WITH THEM...

AND I'M SURE THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY YOUR PRICE TO AVOID ANY ADDITIONAL TROUBLE."

KEEPING THEM HOTHEADS STIRRED UP OUGHT TO BE A CINCH.

WELL, COME ON, SON. WE GOT WORK TO DO.

YOU AIN'T AIMING TO TAKE JIMMY OUT WITH THE CATTLE, ARE YOU ?

WHY NOT ? WE'RE ONLY TAKING THEM OVER TO THE SOUTH RANGE.

SARIE'S RIGHT. JIMMY'S GOT TO HELP US PUT UP THE PRESERVES.

AUNT SALLIE--

[ Gasps ]

SERVES YOU RIGHT. I NEVER SEEN THE BEAT OF ASKING JIMMY TO DO A MAN'S WORK.

"MAN'S WORK" ? SHUCKS.

WHEN I WAS HIS AGE, I WAS RIDING NIGHT HERD IN INJUN COUNTRY.

YES, AND GETTING MAN'S WAGES FOR IT TOO.

GENE'S COMING OVER TO HELP UNCLE GABBY.

HE'S SAYS I'M AS GOOD A HAND AS ANYBODY.

DARN TOOTING, YOU ARE. I CAN GO, CAN'T I, JILL ?

I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN IT.

OW ! OH, MERCY SAKES.

CAN'T NOBODY AROUND HERE LEAVE MY PRESERVES ALONE ? GET ON OUT OF HERE.

HERE'S YOUR LUNCH, JILL. I PUT IN A PIECE OF CAKE I BAKED LAST NIGHT.

THANKS, SALLIE. YOU BETTER HURRY ON.

YOU'LL BE LATE FOR WORK.

SEEMS LIKE JIMMY'S TOOK QUITE A FANCY TO THIS AUTRY FELLA.

JIMMY AIN'T THE ONLY ONE. I GOT A SNOOPING HUNCH THAT JILL'S CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

BUT, SARIE, AIN'T LOVE ROMANTIC ? OH, PSHAW.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. GABBY'S HERD IS ON THE SOUTH ROAD.

WE'LL FIND THEM.

[ Gene ] ♪ I'M A ROVING COWBOY ♪

♪ RIDING ALL DAY LONG ♪

♪ TUMBLEWEEDS AROUND ME ♪

♪ SING THEIR LONELY SONG ♪

♪ NIGHTS UNDERNEATH THE PRAIRIE MOON ♪

♪ I RIDE ALONG AND SING A TUNE ♪

♪ SEE THEM TUMBLING DOWN ♪

♪ PLEDGING THEIR LOVE TO THE GROUND ♪

♪ LONELY BUT FREE I'LL BE FOUND ♪

♪ DRIFTING ALONG ♪

♪ WITH THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS ♪

♪ CARES OF THE PAST ARE BEHIND ♪

♪ NOWHERE TO GO BUT I'LL FIND ♪

♪ JUST WHERE THE TRAIL WILL WIND ♪

♪ DRIFTING ALONG ♪

♪ WITH THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS ♪

♪ I KNOW WHEN NIGHT IS GONE ♪

♪ THAT A NEW WORLD'S BORN AT DAWN ♪

♪ I'LL KEEP ROLLING ALONG ♪

♪ DEEP IN MY HEART IS A SONG ♪

♪ HERE ON THE RANGE I BELONG ♪

♪ DRIFTING ALONG WITH THE TUMBLING ♪

♪ TUMBLEWEEDS ♪♪

[ Airplane Approaching ]

[ Wranglers Shouting ]

[ Airplane Approaching ]

[ Cattle Mooing ]

KEEP THEM BUNCHED TOGETHER THERE ! HO !

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ARMY SMOKE SCREENS AHEAD.

WHAT DID HE SAY ? I DON'T KNOW. SOME FOOL COWPUNCHER SHOWING OFF.

HEY, THERE'S CATTLE AHEAD ! THERE'S CATTLE ON THE TRACK !

- [ Shouting ] - [ Train Whistle Blowing ]

JIMMY ? JIMMY, WHERE ARE YOU ?

GENE, I CAN'T FIND THAT BOY ANYWHERE !

CAREFUL. THAT SHOULDER'S BROKEN.

I'D LIKE TO GET MY HANDS ON THE ARMY MEN THAT DONE THIS. [ Airplane Approaching ]

[ Gabby Fires ]

SERGEANT AUTRY ON DETACHED DUTY.

I WANT TO TALK TO THE AIR BASE.

OKAY.

CALLING STATION THREE.

COLONEL HADSELL, PLEASE.

POSITIVELY NOT. NO FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE LATE YESTERDAY.

I SAW A PLANE UP HERE BEARING ARMY INSIGNIA.

IT'S BEEN CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLE. I WANTED TO CHECK ON IT.

- I'LL HAVE MY MEN ON THE LOOKOUT. - THANK YOU, SIR.

HOW'S JIMMY ?

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. ALL HE NEEDS IS PLENTY OF REST AND QUIET.

I KNOWED SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I'LL SUE THE GOVERNMENT. THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO. YES, SIR.

SUE THEM FOR A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

I WANTED UNCLE GABBY TO SELL AND MOVE OUT, BUT I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.

WE'RE GONNA STAY AND FIGHT. YEAH.

THE ARMY DIDN'T SEND THAT PLANE OUT. HOW DO YOU KNOW ?

WELL-- WELL, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THEY'D DO A THING LIKE THAT, THAT'S ALL.

STRIKES ME YOU KNOW A POWERFUL LOT ABOUT ARMY GOINGS-ONS.

JILL, YOU'LL HAVE PUT YOUR BROTHER TO SLEEP.

ME AND SALLIE CAN'T DO NOTHING AT ALL WITH HIM.

MIGHT AS WELL BE TALKING TO THE BEDPOST. I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

IT'S GENE HE'S A-WANTING. YOU BETTER GO ALONG.

IF YOU'D LISTENED TO US IN THE FIRST PLACE, JIMMY WOULD HAVE STAYED AT HOME.

YES, SIR. IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT HE'S LAYING FLAT ON HIS BACK.

SUPPOSE HE DID BREAK A COUPLE BONES. WHAT OF IT ?

HOW ABOUT THE TIME I WAS SCOUTING FOR GENERAL CUSTER ?

TRAMPLED BY A HERD OF BUFFALO, I WAS.

BROKE THIS LEFT LEG IN FIVE PIECES.

WHAT DID I DO ? WENT RIGHT OUT AND MADE MYSELF A PAIR OF SPLINTS,

PUT THEM ON, WALKED 50 MILES TO A DOCTOR.

THAT'S HOW I HAPPENED TO GET THIS HERE MEDAL. CUSTER GIVE IT TO ME HIMSELF.

[ Groans ] STOP JUMPING AROUND LIKE A JUMPING JACK !

DOGGONE IT, YOU GOT ME DOING IT.

GENE, I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. SHOOT.

YOU AREN'T TAKING BACK WHAT YOU SAID...

ABOUT ME BEING AS GOOD A HAND AS ANYBODY, ARE YOU ?

OF COURSE NOT.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PUNCHERS GET THROWN OFF THEIR HORSE. GOOD ONES TOO.

YOU'D BETTER GET SOME SLEEP, YOUNG MAN. I'M NOT TIRED, JILL.

YOU GO AHEAD AND DO WHAT YOUR SISTER SAYS. THERE.

YOU CAN'T MAKE ME SLEEP IF I DON'T WANT TO.

♪♪ [ Music Box ]

[ Gene ] ♪ LITTLE PARDNER ♪

♪ THE DAY IS ENDING ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO COUNT YOUR SHEEP ♪

♪ THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE ♪

♪ IN DREAMLAND ♪

♪ GO TO SLEEP ♪

♪ LITTLE PARDNER ♪

♪ THE SANDMAN'S RIDING ♪

♪ OLD CHAMP ACROSS THE SKY ♪

♪ SO DREAM SWEET DREAMS ♪

♪ LITTLE PARDNER ♪

♪ CLOSE YOUR EYES ♪♪

WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE, PARDNER ?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LET THEM RUN YOU OUT, ARE YOU ? DURN TOOTING, THEY AIN'T.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ? I AIN'T GONNA PAY NO ATTENTION TO THEM.

THAT'S IT. STICK HERE AND FIGHT IT. IF I HAD A HOME AND FAMILY HERE,

I'D SHOOT THE FIRST MAN THAT STEPPED ON MY PROPERTY.

WAIT A MINUTE, FELLAS. THAT'S ONLY GOING TO CAUSE BLOODSHED.

IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN--

SHUT UP, YOU YELLOW DESERTER !

YOU COULDN'T HIT ME WITH A HANDFUL OF SHOT. [ Laughing ]

ALL RIGHT. [ Continues Laughing ]

TAKE IT EASY, GILMAN.

[ Gasps ]

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU FELLAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER.

EVERYBODY CONCERNED OUGHT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

I SUGGEST WE CALL A MEETING TOMORROW AT THE TOWN HALL...

AND TAKE A VOTE ON WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

BY CRACKY, YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'LL DO.

THESE ARE THE ENEMY'S POSITIONS.

SQUADRON "C" WILL LEAD THE ATTACK FROM THE NORTH,

SQUADRON "D" FROM THE SOUTH.

THE FIRST BOMBS WILL BE DROPPED FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET.

KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT FOR THAT MYSTERY PLANE...

AND BE CAREFUL OF CIVILIANS WHO MAY BE IN THAT AREA.

ANY QUESTIONS ?

VERY WELL. TAKE COMMAND OF YOUR SQUADRONS.

FOLKS, TOMORROW AT 12:00 NOON...

THE GOVERNMENT IS FIXING TO TAKE OVER ALL THIS PROPERTY.

[ Gabby Continues ] THAT STUFF FROM THE MAJOR ISN'T HERE YET.

FROG'S STILL WAITING AT THE RANCH.

[ Gabby ] FIRST WE'LL HEAR WHAT MR. STEVENSON HAS TO SAY.

[ Gene ] WAIT A MINUTE, GABBY. EVERYBODY ISN'T HERE YET.

WHILE WE'RE WAITING, LET'S HAVE SOME MUSIC. GET UP THERE, BOYS.

ARE YOU READY, HEZZIE ?

♪♪ [ Ascending Scale ] OKAY !

LET'S GO.

♪♪ [ Vocalizing ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪ [ Gibberish ]

♪ OH, WOW ♪

♪ OH, MY ♪

♪ CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINIE ♪

♪ AND LOSE VIRGINIA BLUES ♪

♪♪ [ Gibberish ]

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE ? A FIGHT.

♪ CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINIE ♪

♪ AND LOSE VIRGINIA BLUES ♪♪

[ Audience Applauding, Cheering ]

FOLKS, ANYBODY THAT AIN'T HERE NOW DON'T DESERVE TO BE.

[ Laughing ] ALL RIGHT, MR. STEVENSON.

FRIENDS,

163 YEARS AGO TODAY...

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS SIGNED--

A DECLARATION WHICH GAVE EVERY MAN THE RIGHT...

TO LIVE HIS OWN LIFE IN HIS OWN WAY. [ Cheering ]

THIS GREAT COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON THAT RIGHT,

BUT NOW IT'S BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM US.

AND WITH NO CONSIDERATION...

FOR THE TOIL AND SACRIFICE WE PUT INTO OUR HOMES AND LANDS,

WE'RE TOLD TO MOVE ON JUST BECAUSE THE ARMY HAS ANOTHER USE FOR THEM.

[ Airplane Engines Droning ] COME UP HERE, JIMMY.

[ Droning Continues ]

THIS LAD HERE WAS NEARLY KILLED IN THE STAMPEDED...

CAUSED BY ONE OF THOSE PLANES !

ARE WE GOING TO PUT UP WITH THIS TREATMENT ? NO ! NO !

OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS, AND WE'LL FIGHT FOR OURS !

AND IF WE STICK TOGETHER, WE'LL GET THEM !

- YOU'RE DURN TOOTIN' WE WILL ! - [ Shouting, Murmuring ]

JUST A MINUTE, FOLKS ! TAKE YOUR SEATS.

AFTER MR. STEVENSON'S STIRRING SPEECH,

I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELING THE WAY YOU DO,

BUT YOU'RE FORGETTING SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT:

YOUR WIVES AND FAMILIES.

[ Bombs Exploding ] [ Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM IF YOU SHOOT IT OUT WITH THE ARMY ?

YEAH, WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN TO US ?

NOTHING EVER DOES. NO. [ Sniffs ]

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, FRIENDS. ANYONE WHOSE INTERESTS ARE THE SAME AS OURS...

HAS A RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS OPINION.

BUT AUTRY ISN'T ONE OF US ! NEVER HAS BEEN !

BECAUSE HE AND HIS MEN ARE STILL IN THE ARMY !

THAT AIN'T SO ! [ Stevenson ] YOU'RE WRONG, GABBY.

I'VE BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF AUTRY ALL ALONG.

YESTERDAY I PHONED MAJOR FORBES WHERE HE COULD FIND THOSE DESERTERS HE WAS LOOKING FOR,

BUT HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

THAT'S PROOF ENOUGH, ISN'T IT ?

HOW ABOUT IT, GENE ? IT'S TRUE, GABBY.

I CAME HERE PURPOSELY TO TRY TO SETTLE YOUR DISPUTE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

I'M SORRY YOU DONE THIS, SON.

YOU BETTER GET OUT OF TOWN JUST AS FAST AS YOU CAN, AND KEEP RIGHT ON GOING.

WE OUGHT TO TAR AND FEATHER HIM !

DON'T ANYBODY MOVE ! I GOT EVERYTHING, GENE !

EVERYBODY TAKE YOUR SEAT.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHETHER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT OR NOT.

DON'T LET ANYBODY OUT, FELLAS.

SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN !

FOLKS, I WANT YOU TO SEE THESE PICTURES.

THEY'RE ACTUAL SCENES OF WAR, AND SHOW THE TERRIBLE DAMAGE...

AND THE LOSS OF LIFE SUFFERED BY THE CIVILIAN POPULATION.

LET IT GO, GABE !

THERE USED TO BE A TIME WHEN THE SOLDIER WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FACED PHYSICAL DANGER.

BUT IN THE MODERN WARFARE OF TODAY, THAT HAS CHANGED.

NOW NO CITY OR HOME IS SAFE WHEN A COUNTRY IS INVADED.

IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, A PEACEFUL CITY...

CAN BE TURNED INTO A MASSIVE RUINS,

LEAVING THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS KILLED, MAIMED OR HOMELESS.

BOMBING PLANES-- A SIGHT THAT FILLS EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD WITH TERROR--

SENDS THEM RUNNING FOR COVER LIKE CHICKENS WHEN THEY SEE A HAWK.

BUT NO COVER IS SAFE FROM THESE HAWKS.

FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THIS EXPLOSION OF ONE BOMB.

AND HERE ARE MORE WAR SCENES FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY.

A COUNTRY WHOSE PEACE-LOVING PEOPLE, UNEQUIPPED AND UNTRAINED FOR FIGHTING,

WAGED A DESPERATE BUT HOPELESS BATTLE AGAINST THE INVASION OF OUTSIDE POWERS...

WHO USED THEM AND THEIR PROPERTY TO TEST NEW WAR MATERIALS.

AGAIN, WE SEE THE SAME AWFUL RESULTS:

PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS AND WITHOUT A WAY TO EARN A LIVING;

CHILDREN STARVING, CRYING FOR THEIR PARENTS THEY'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN;

HANGING ONTO THEIR TOYS AND CRIPPLED FOR LIFE.

SO THEY HOBBLE AWAY; TINY, INNOCENT VICTIMS OF MAN'S MADNESS.

NOT A VERY PRETTY PICTURE, IS IT ?

WHAT YOU SAW THERE COULD HAPPEN RIGHT HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.

AND WILL HAPPEN UNLESS WE HAVE A FIGHTING FORCE...

SO SUPERIOR THAT NO ONE WOULD DARE ATTACK US.

BY THAT I DON'T MEAN MORE MEN, MORE GUNS...

AND MORE EQUIPMENT THAN ANYONE ELSE,

BUT BETTER MEN AND BETTER GUNS AND BETTER EQUIPMENT.

AND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BETTER,

WE NEED PLACES WHERE OUR MEN CAN TRAIN...

AND OUR EQUIPMENT CAN BE TESTED OVER AND OVER...

UNTIL EVERY FLAW HAS BEEN FOUND AND CORRECTED.

THAT'S WHY THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BUY THIS LAND...

AND IS WILLING TO PAY MORE THAN A FAIR PRICE FOR IT.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF YOU ARE SUCH POOR AMERICANS...

THAT YOU WON'T BE PROUD TO DO YOUR PART FOR SUCH A CAUSE.

[ Murmuring ]

FOLKS, I HATE TO ADMIT IT,

BUT GENE HAS CONVINCED ME THAT I BEEN ALL WRONG.

THE TROUBLE WITH US IS WE BEEN THINKING OF OUR OWN MEASLY SELVES SO MUCH...

WE FORGOT THERE'S 140 MILLION OTHER PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY.

WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE RUMPUS I'VE KICKED UP...

AND... [ Laughs ] ALL THE ARMY PLANES I'VE SHOT DOWN,

I FEEL DOWNRIGHT MEAN AND ORNERY.

I RECKON I OWE THIS HERE COUNTRY AN APOLOGY...

AND, BY CRACKY, I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO THEM.

♪ O COLUMBIA THE GEM OF THE OCEAN ♪

♪ THE HOME OF THE BRAVE AND THE FREE ♪

♪ THE SHRINE OF EACH PATRIOT'S DEVOTION ♪

♪ OUR WORLD OFFERS HOMAGE TO THEE ♪ ♪♪ [ Piano ]

♪ THY MANDATES MAKE HEROES ASSEMBLE ♪

♪ WHEN LIBERTY'S FORM STANDS IN VIEW ♪

♪ THY BANNERS MAKE TYRANNY TREMBLE ♪

♪ WHEN BORNE BY THE RED WHITE AND BLUE ♪

♪ WHEN BORNE BY THE RED WHITE AND BLUE ♪

♪ WHEN BORNE BY THE RED WHITE AND BLUE ♪

♪ THY BANNERS MAKE TYRANNY TREMBLE ♪

♪ WHEN BORNE BY THE RED WHITE AND BLUE ♪♪

I FEEL BETTER NOW, AUNT SARIE.

LET'S GO BACK AND SEE THE FUN. NO, SIREE.

YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH EXCITEMENTS FOR ONE DAY. YOU'RE STILL A SICK BOY.

WHAT YOU NEED IS PLENTY OF REST. GIDDAP HERE.

WHOA.

YOU HUSTLE AND GET TO BED. I'LL BE IN THERE AS SOON AS I UNHITCH THE HORSE.

GIDDAP. GIDDAP.

[ Airplanes Approaching ]

JIMMY ! [ Gasps ]

[ Jill Sobbing ]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. HOW COULD THEY HAVE DONE THIS TO JIMMY ?

THERE, THERE, JILL. WE GOT TO BE BRAVE. CRYING WON'T BRING HIM BACK.

I WISHED IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME INSTEAD.

I'M AWFUL SORRY, JILL.

YOU OUGHT TO BE SORRY !

YOU AND YOUR ARMY MEN ARE NOTHING BUT MURDERERS.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.

DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT AFTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE ?

COMING INTO THIS TOWN, PRETENDING YOU WERE A DESERTER,

MAKING FRIENDS, AND ALL THE TIME YOU WERE TRYING TO DRIVE US OUT OF OUR HOMES !

YOU KILLED JIMMY !

JILL'S RIGHT. I'M GIVING YOU TWO HOURS TO GET OUT OF TOWN.

IF YOU SHOW YOUR FACE AROUND HERE AGAIN,

I'LL BLOW YOU TO KINGDOM COME.

♪♪ [ Organ ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪ WE SHALL MEET ♪

♪ BUT WE SHALL MISS HIM ♪

♪ THERE WILL BE ♪

♪ ONE VACANT CHAIR ♪

♪ WE SHALL LINGER ♪

♪ TO CARESS HIM-- ♪

♪ SLEEP TODAY ♪

♪ O EARLY FALLEN ♪

♪ IN THY GREEN ♪

♪ AND NARROW BED ♪

♪ WHISPERS FROM THE PINE ♪

♪ AND SADNESS ♪

♪ MINGLE WITH ♪

♪ THE TEARS WE SHED ♪

♪ WE SHALL MEET ♪

♪ BUT WE SHALL MISS HIM ♪

♪ THERE WILL BE ♪

♪ ONE VACANT CHAIR ♪

♪ WE SHALL LINGER ♪

♪ TO CARESS HIM ♪

♪ WHEN WE BREATHE ♪

♪ OUR EVENING PRAYER ♪♪

THIS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE DRY LAKE DISTRICT...

DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY MANEUVERS.

HERE'S GABBY'S RANCH JUST OUTSIDE THE BOMBING AREA.

THIS MUST HAVE BEEN MADE JUST BEFORE THE EXPLOSION.

HERE'S SARIE'S BUGGY. WAIT A MINUTE !

THERE'S A CAR BEHIND THAT BARN.

IT LOOKS LIKE GILMAN'S. TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

SAME KIND OF TRUNK, SAME KIND OF CAR.

IT SURE DOES LOOK LIKE IT. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ?

CHECK UP ON THAT CAR. FRANK, YOU AND KENNY FIND OUT THE NAMES...

OF EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT WHO OWNS A CAR LIKE THAT.

FROG, COME WITH ME.

LOOKS LIKE A NEW TIRE, FROG.

BEEN CUT BY A ROCK OR SOMETHING.

NOW WE GOT TO FIND GILMAN'S CAR.

♪♪ [ "Little Pardner" ]

BOY, THAT FITS LIKE A GLOVE.

THAT'S IT.

ALL WE GOTTA DO NOW IS ARREST GILMAN.

NOT YET. I WANT TO LOOK AROUND FIRST.

TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

[ Alarm Ringing ]

NOW WE DONE IT.

COME ON, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON !

[ Alarm Continues Ringing ]

ALL RIGHT, BOYS, TIE IT RIGHT UP IN THERE.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE. I RECKON THAT WILL DO IT.

THIS REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I STOOD OFF GERONIMO AND HIS WHOLE DURN TRIBE.

YES, SIR. DIDN'T HAVE ALL THIS HELP NEITHER.

THAT'S HOW I HAPPENED TO GET THIS MEDAL HERE.

[ Horses Approaching ]

DON'T START NOTHING UNLESS I GIVE THE WORD.

MEN, I'VE COME HERE TO ASK YOU FOR THE LAST TIME...

TO GIVE UP THIS RESISTANCE AND LEAVE THIS TOWN PEACEABLY.

THIS TOWN WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT MORE PEACEFUL, GENERAL,

IF IT WAS YOU AND YOUR MEN THAT LEFT IT.

NO ONE REGRETS THIS SITUATION MORE THAN I DO, BUT I HAVE MY ORDERS.

- IT'S MY DUTY TO CARRY THEM OUT. - IF YOU CAN.

IN ONE HOUR, MY MEN WILL OCCUPY THIS TOWN.

DON'T FORGET, 12:00 IS THE DEADLINE.

YEAH ? WELL, DON'T YOU FORGET THIS BARRICADE'S A DEADLINE.

ANY SOLDIER THAT CROSSES IT WILL BE DEADER THAN A BUFFALO CHIP,

JUST AS LONG AS THERE'S ONE OF US LEFT TO PULL THE TRIGGER.

WHAT'S UP ? PLENTY. WHERE'S MAJOR FORBES AND THE CAVALRY ?

THEY'RE HEADING FOR COLBY TO TAKE OVER THE TOWN. SHUCKS.

I'LL NEVER CATCH THEM. NELLIE'S WINDED.

WHY DON'T YOU CALL A TAXI ?

HEY, GET AWAY FROM THERE !

HEY, GET OUT OF THAT TANK !

I THOUGHT WE TOLD YOU TO GET OUT AND STAY OUT.

I FOUND OUT WHO BLEW UP YOUR HOUSE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

THAT LETTER SHOWS THE BORAX COMPANY HAD A REASON TO CAUSE TROUBLE.

AND LOOK AT THAT PICTURE.

THAT WAS MADE BY AN ARMY PLANE DURING MANEUVERS JUST AS YOUR HOUSE WAS BLOWN UP.

IT ALSO SHOWS A CAR BEHIND YOUR BARN WITH TWO MEN BESIDE IT.

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO BLEW UP YOUR HOUSE. DIRTY, LOWDOWN RATTLESNAKES.

WHERE ARE THEY ? UP AT THE BORAX PLANT.

COME ON, FELLERS. WE BEEN FIGHTING THE WRONG PEOPLE.

WATCH IT, TROOPS. HALT !

MAJOR, IF YOU WANT TO GET IN A DILLY OF A FIGHT, FOLLOW ME. WHAT'S THAT ?

SERGEANT AUTRY'S FOUND OUT THAT STEVENSON IS THE GUY CAUSING ALL THE TROUBLE.

THE SERGEANT AND THE RANCHERS IS HEADED FOR THE BORAX MINE.

THERE'S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN. BUGLER !

♪♪

[ Frog Yelling ] GENE ! GENE !

[ Frog Screaming ]

COME ON, BOYS !

COME ON, LET'S HURRY IT UP.

[ Gunfire ]

[ Gunfire Continues ]

COME ON, MEN !

COME ON !

[ Gunfire Continues ]

LOOKS LIKE THEY KIND OF GOT MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR.

WE HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE TO REACH THEM THIS WAY.

MAYBE I CAN WIGGLE UP TO THEM ON MY BELLY INJUN-FASHION AND BURN THEM OUT,

LIKE THE TIME I DID WHEN I WAS WITH BUFFALO BILL AT THE BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND.

THAT'S THE TIME I GOT THIS HERE MEDAL.

YOU WOULDN'T GET HALFWAY UP THERE.

WHAT IN TARNATION IS THAT THING ?

AM I TOO LATE, GENE ? NO, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.

COME ON, MEN.

BRACE YOUR FEET !

WE'VE GOT TO STOP THAT TANK.

OH, YEAH ? [ Groans ]

GET THEM GUNS, BOYS !

YOU SURE SMOKED THEM OUT, GENE.

THERE WASN'T MUCH FIGHT LEFT IN THEM SKUNKS AFTER YOU GOT THEM OUT IN THE OPEN.

IT REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I WAS WITH SAM HOUSTON DOWN IN TEXAS--

YES, SIR, THAT'S HOW I HAPPENED TO GET THIS MEDAL.

I KNOW, BUT DID YOU GET STEVENSON AND GILMAN ?

BY CRACKY, I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THEM.

GET GOING, FROG. GET GOING. WHERE YOU GOING NOW ?

♪ IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY ♪

♪ A LONG TIME AGO ♪

♪ I MET HER IN MONTEREY ♪

♪ IN OLD MEXICO ♪

♪ STARS AND STEEL GUITARS ♪

♪ AND RUBY LIPS AS RED AS WINE ♪

♪ BROKE SOMEBODY'S HEART ♪

♪ AND I'M AFRAID THAT IT WAS MINE ♪

♪ IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY ♪

♪ WITHOUT THINKING TWICE ♪

♪ I LEFT HER AND THREW AWAY ♪

♪ THE KEY TO PARADISE ♪

♪ MY INDISCREET HEART ♪

♪ LONGS FOR THE SWEETHEART ♪

♪ THAT I LEFT IN OLD MONTEREY ♪♪