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[waves crashing]

[grand orchestral music]

[suspenseful orchestral music]

[rhythmic drum music]

[cattle mooing]

[horses clomping]

[cattle mooing]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[rhythmic drum music]

[cattle n_1ooing] [fnan] The lndlans. lndlans!

[Indians whooping] [rhythmic drum music]

[horses clomping] [gun firing]

[Indians whooping] [guns firing]

[guns firing]

[Indians whooping] [guns firing]

[horses whining]

[Indians whooping] [guns firing]

[Indians whooping]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[somber music]

- Mama.

[rhythmic drum music]

,60 Once a Marshal had a daughter ,60

,60 A pretty, winsome daughter ,60

,60 And he brung her up as the best as he knowed how ,60

,60 She didn't need a tutor ,60

,60 To handle a six-shooter ,60

,60 And her daddy was so proud he took a vow ,60

,60 Oh, my charming daughter with eyes like deep water ,60

,60 A starlight in your hair most every night ,60

,60 Oh, you been a heap of joy, how I wish you'd a been a boy ,60

,60 'Cause I know you'll stand beside me in a fight ,60

,60 Now this young Marshall's daughter ,60

,60 Done things she hadn't thought of ,60

,60 To help her daddy keep the peace and law ,60

[gunshots]

,60 At night she go up prowling ,60

,60 For the coyotes they was a-howling ,60

,60 And as a boy, she fought to help her Pa ,60

[gentle orchestral music]

[light orchestral music]

[Laurie voiceover] See that man coming up the trail.

Well, that's my dad, Ben Dawson.

One of the finest U.S. Marshals who ever lived.

And the finest father a girl ever had.

As a Marshal, he's respected and feared.

As a father, he's kind and gentle.

And he loved my mother very much.

But I wish her picture didn't remind him

of the man he swore to kill,

Triggers Gans.

The white renegade who led that Indian attack so long ago.

As I grew up, I often wish there was something I could do to help him.

And I probably never would have found a way

if it hadn't been for my little Mexican friend, Chico.

And that's not all, Chico.

The outlaws got away on the last job ahead of this one too. Gee.

Just breaks Daddy's heart if he lost his job after all these years.

- Si, I know. If you were muchacho instead of a girl.

- Yes, Chico.

If I only been a boy instead of a girl.

I tried to help Dad on his last job but he said it wasn't ladylike.

- Say, I have an idea.

Why don't you dressed like a boy?

And then when the bandits come,

you could say

"Alto! Manos arriba."

- Alto! Manos Arriba.

- What you think, huh? That is a good idea, no?

- Shh. [horse clomping]

Someone's coming. I better put you away.

- No, senorita. You cannot do this to me.

No, no, no.

- Yes, yes, yes.

- No, senorita. You cannot do this to me.

I want to see the man what is coming.

- How are you, Laurie? - Pyrus's amazing.

What are you doing away out here?

- Looking for you and your dad.

Got a letter for him from headquarters.

So your Uncle Jed said that I could go out and start looking for him.

Laurie, why didn't you come home when the last job was finished?

- Well, Russ. That's just the trouble.

Dad didn't get the job done.

He got shot in the leg, so we had to camp here

to give him time to heal.

But how did you ever find us? [chuckles]

It's pretty hard to hide a rig like that in this country.

Laurie, I said this before,

traveling with a medicine show is no life

for a young girl like yourself.

Why don't you let me take you away?

- It's no use, Russ.

As long as there's outlaws and murders,

they'll have to be Marshals like Dad to bring them to justice?

Well, and women like me to take care of the Marshal.

- Maybe we could talk him into retirement.

- Oh, not Dad.

He'll just curl up and die if he ever lost his job.

Say, have you ever seen a cavalry horse

after he's been taken off the picket line--

turned out to pasture?

- Yeah, maybe you're right.

I've got to admit, you lead a pretty exciting life,

Say, what did the old cavalry horse

caretaker get into this time?

- Well, it's the same old story

Dad got orders from headquarter

to report on some trouble in Bitten/vood.

[Laurie voiceover] With Dad posing as a medicine man.

We arrived there about noon. [lively vlolln musrc]

I was in wagon dressing

and Dad was getting ready to make his spiel.

The first act was just finishing

[crowd applause]

- Thank you. Thank you.

Step right in close, folks.

The big show is about ready to start.

Hey, you step in just a little closer

so the man behind you can see.

Everybody ready? Good.

Now I want you to hear Doc Dawson's.

Musical Maniacs.

[lively violin music]

About ready, Laurie?

- Be right out, Dad.

- Are you Doc Dawson?

- At your service, sir?

Well, I'm the Sheriff here.

You better come on over to my office.

And bring a bottle of that snake oil you're fixin' to sell.

- Oh, honey.

Give me a bottle of our famous tonic for the Sheriff here.

- Here you are, Dad.

- There you are.

- All right, follow me.

You better come along to miss

[lively violin music continues]

But you old horned toad if I'm glad to see you.

And you too, Laurie. How are you?

- Hello, Sheriff - Fine.

- You know, I've been trying to get a chance to talk to you

ever since I got in town that morning.

- I figured you was.

That's the reason I brought you in here.

- Say, how do you like the disguise?

- Oh, that's great.

But I bet it's the only medicine wagon in the world

that carries more guns than it does medicine. [laughs]

Hey, pull up a chair,

and I'll tell you why I sent for you.

- What's the matter, sonny? don't you feel good?

- I'm all right.

- What seems to be the trouble, Bill?

- Well, it's a new band of outlaws

that moved into this part of the territory, Ben.

- Mm.

Have you got any idea who their leader is?

- No, but he's plenty smart.

He's been hitting the Wells Fargo relay stations

and their banks from the smaller towns.

Well, so far, no one has seen his face and lived to tell about it.

Except this sonny here.

Now, they killed his Granddad over three parts relays stations

about two weeks ago.

- It was awful.

But I'll never forget what he looks like.

Someday I'll kill him just as he did my Gramps.

- Take it easy.

- I know just how you feel, sonny.

Tell us just what happened,

and we can help you catch him.

Are you? Honest?

- Cross my heart.

Now, you start from the beginning

and tell me everything you can remember.

- Well.

It was about eight o'clock at night.

It was really dark outside.

Gramps was giving me my lessons

like he did every night after supper.

Was about to ask him how much is nine times seven.

When he heard something outside

[horses clomping]

[suspenseful music buildup]

- Who is it?

[man] Come out with your hands up. [gunshot]

Looks like night riders, son.

Looking up for a little trouble.

You better get down out of sight.

[glass shatters]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[gunshots]

- There you are, Gramps. All loaded.

Thanks and now you be sure to get down out of sight.

[rifle cocks]

[gunshots outside]

[gunshots]

- Gramps! Is it bad, Gramps?

[gunshots]

- Just a-- Just a flea bite, son.

I'm afraid they got me outnumbered.

[gunshots]

- What you gonna do, Gramps?

- You'll see, son.

You'll see.

No use trying to hold out any longer, son.

Better give them all what they wanting.

Let them get out of here.

But, Gramps? You always said the company would never

lose a dollar of their money when it was in your hands.

- But I-.

I can't take any more chances of your life, son.

And don't you worry about old reputation.

I got my savings in the Bitten/vood Bank,

and that's enough to cover the company loss.

Don't you worry.

- You can't do that, Gramps.

That's your retirement money to pay for the ranch.

I won't let you do it.

- Oh, son. - I'll get 'em.

- Son!

Son!

No, no. Don't you-- [gun fires]

Gramps! [somber music]

Gramps! [somber music]

I'm sorry, Gramps!

I was just trying to help.

Don't die, Gramps.

Please don't die, Gramps,

G I'al'T'l pg?

[suspenseful music]

[dramatic orchestral music]

- It was terrible.

Now, Gramps is dead.

- You poor kid.

Well, Dad, won't this robbing and killing never stop?

Isn't there some way to make the West

a safe place for people to live and raise their families?

There must be some way.

Your dad has spent his whole life trying

to make that dream come true, Laurie.

- Yeah.

And someday we will.

Sonny.

Can you tell us anything else about this killer.

Did you ever see him before?

- No.

All I know is that he had a big scar on her left eye.

I heard one of the men called him Trigger.

- I've been giving a lot of thought to that.

It sounds like Trigger Gans.

Trigger again?

- Yeah. The law's been looking for him for a long time,

- And so have I.

- [Laurie] Dad?

- Honey,

you go over and help Mack with the show.

And take the boy with you.

- Would you like to see the show, sonny?

- And Laurie. - Yes, Dad.

Give him the biggest bag of candies in the wagon.

[light violin music]

That's a mighty fine boy, Bill.

You know, if I might have a son like him myself--

things had been different.

- Yeah.

Same old Ben.

You always did want a son, didn't you.

- Yeah.

Say, that kid got any relatives?

- No.

The poor kid has been all alone ever since Gans killed his granddad.

- Who's going to take care of 'him then?

Say, you don't suppose- - No, I'm sorry, Ben.

I'm afraid you're a little late.

You see, the widow Brown has already spoken for him.

In fact, we're taking up to her ranch this afternoon.

It looks like you're going to have to be satisfied

with that pretty daughter of yours.

And from what they tell me, she can outride and outshoot

any cowboy on the ranch.

- Yeah, I'm all proud of her, Bill.

Now that she's getting old enough to marry and settle down,

sometimes I wonder if I have done the right thing

by teaching her those things.

[people applause]

- Thank you, folks. Thank you very much.

And I would like you to meet the star of our show,

the girl you've been waiting to see. Ms. Laurie Dawson.

[people applause] [lively gentle muslc]

,60 My heart has plenty of room for you ,60

,60 More room than the ocean so blue ,60

- You did all right. Look at that.

,60 My heart has plenty of room for you ,60

,60 My heart has plenty of room for two ,60

,60 Each time it beats, it beats for you ,60

,60 You seem to hypnotize me ,60

,60 with your pretty eyes ,60

,60 I never think of leaving you ,60

,60 You said that you love me. ,60

,60 You kiss me and then ,60

,60 You left me to wonder ,60

,60 lfl ever see you again ,60

,60 My heart is bound to break in two ,60

,6O If I don't get a kiss from you ,6O

,60 But when I see you smile and when walking down the aisle ,60

,60 My heart has room for nobody but you ,60

,60 You said that you love me ,60

,60 You kissed me and then ,60

,60 You left me to wonder ,60

,60 lfl ever see you again ,60

,60 My heart is bound to break in two ,60

,6O If I don't get a kiss from you ,6O

,60 But when I see your smile ,60

,60 And you're walking down the aisle ,60

,60 My heart has room for nobody but you ,60

[people applause]

- Sonny, what are you doing?

- Give me that gun.

I was gonna get a beat on the man

that killed my Gramps.

- Are you sure? Which one is it?

- Oh, now you let him get away.

He just gone in that saloon there.

But I'm getting him. - Now, wait a minute.

You wouldn't want to get just one of them

and let the others get away, would you know?

- No, but-- - Of course not.

You can't go in there.

He'll recognize you right away.

Say, I know what to do.

You tell me what he looks like,

and I'll go in and see who is with him.

- Well, he's got on a buckskin vest.

[indistinct chattering]

- Whiskey.

Everybody here, Frenchie - In the corner.

[indistinct chattering]

- See you later.

- But if he comes out, I'm gonna plug him.

- Now, you stay right here.

[lively piano music]

- [Trigger] I looked the whole town over.

Everything's set for the Wells Fargo Bank

tonight at midnight.

What are you snooping around here for?

- I'm not.

Came in to see the piano player about a job.

- Doing what?

- Singing and dancing.

Came to town with the medicine show.

I got tired of traveling around the territory.

I thought a job in here, would pay more dough.

- Oh, yeah. You're the filly I saw singing out on the wagon platform.

So, you dance too, huh?

You know I've got connections around here?

Maybe I can help you.

Thanks. Just the same.

No need to bother. - No bother.

You're cute.

You know, I got a hunch we're going to see a lot of each other.

- You know, I think you've got something there.

Sorry, I can't dance for you.

My partner isn't here.

- I'll take care of that, too.

Frenchie , you heard the lady,

You've been telling us about

what a great dancer he was up in Quebec.

How about giving the little girl a trial?

"0ui." Now, you are going to see something really good.

Kenny play some music?

- Get off of me. I don't wanna dance.

[lively piano music]

[laughs]

- Let me go.

[people laughs]

Put me down. Put me down.

- That was pretty good. [indistinct speech]

[laughs]

[laughs]

Come on, Frenchie. You get out of here.

- Now, does anyone else want a bottle of my wonder tonic?

Grows hair on bald heads.

Makes old bucks out of, huh--

Sorry folks. Take over, Don.

[lively music]

- Did you find him? - I sure did.

- Laurie? - Oh, Dad.

I've got something to tell-- - And I got something

to tell you young lady. I never thought that I would live

to see the day that my daughter would go into a place like that.

- But, Dad. Listen. - You listen to me.

I've told you a hundred times, that just because my work

takes me to all kinds of places and with all kinds of people.

It doesn't give you an excuse to be anything but a lady at all time.

- But Dad you got to listen.

I just saw Trigger Gans in there.

He's gone now but he'll come back.

He's planning to rob the bank at midnight.

- Tonight, huh?

That's just what I have been waiting for.

- Now.

Aren't you sorry you bore me out?

You know, I could help you a lot more if you'd let me.

- Sure, honey.

I appreciate the information.

But you're still my little girl,

and I won't have you messing in men's work.

- Oh, but Dad, you said yourself

that I could shoot better than any man you ever saw.

Please, let me help you.

You'll be outnumbered. - No, honey.

And ain't ladylike.

And I don't want to hear any more about it.

You stay in the wagon where you belong.

- Gosh, I wish I was a big man.

- So do I.

- And that's the whole story, Bill.

- Tonight at midnight.

You got any deputies?

- Yeah, two. But they're out on other jobs.

But I can deputize many men as you want.

- The less people know about this,

the better for us.

I want this to be a complete surprise.

[wind howls]

,60 Once a Marshal had a daughter ,60

,60 A pretty, winsome daughter. ,60

,60 And he brung her up as best as he knowed how ,60

,60 But the man who killed her mother ,60

,60 More than any other ,60

,60 The Marshall swore to get by power, and vow ,60

,60 Oh, my charming daughter with eyes like deep water ,60

,60 A starlight in your hair most every night ,60

,60 Oh, you been a heap of joy, how I wish you'd a been a boy ,60

,60 'Cause I know there's gonna be an awful fight ,60

,60 Now this here Marshall's daughter ,60

,60 Done everything she'd ought to ,60

,60 To help her Papi keep the peace and law ,60

,60 Till she spotted Trigger-Gan, that no-good killing man ,60

,60 The one that years before had killed her Ma ,60

,60 Well, that evening, just at midnight ,60

,60 At starry, starry midnight ,60

,60 The Marshall with his guns a-swingin' low ,60

,60 Went out to do some prowling, for the coyotes they was a-howling ,60

,60 And his words upon his lips came mighty slow ,60

,60 Oh, my charming daughter with eyes like deep water ,60

,60 A starlight in your hair most every night ,60

,60 Oh, you been a heap of joy, how I wish you'd a been a boy ,60

,60 'Cause I know there's gonna be an awful fight ,60

,60 Trigger-Gan the bank was robbin', the little girl was sobbin' ,60

,60 There weren't no smiles on no one's face that night ,60

,60 If she'd only been a man, she'd a got that Trigger-Gan ,60

,60 And saved her poor old Papi from this fight ,60

,60 Oh, my charming daughter with eyes like deep water ,60

,60 A starlight in your hair most every night ,60

,60 Oh, you been a heap of joy, how I wish you'd a been a boy ,60

,60 'Cause I know there's gonna be an awful fight ,60

,60 I know there's gonna be an awful fight ,60

[Ben] Bill?

Leave Gans to me.

There it is, Frenchie.

- Reach for Gans.

- Now, drop your guns.

[guns firing]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[guns firing]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[gunshots]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[gunshots]

- Dad, you're hurt.

No, I..

I'm all right.

Just a nick in the leg.

The thing that hurts most is--

that Gans got away.

- So, there you have it.

- Hmm.

Must have been a bitter pill for Ben to swallow

after hunting for Gans so long.

- Yes.

Poor Daddy.

Wounded twice in four months.

- Hey, that could be very serious for man of his age.

Where is the old war horse? I don't see him around.

- He's down by the creek. watering the horses.

- Who is that? - Oh, no, don't get excited.

That was my friend Chico.

- Where is he? - Right here.

- Here. Mm.

- Whittled it out of wood.

I saw one just like it

in the theater in Dodge City last year.

[Russ] What does your Dad think about it?

Dad doesn't know about Chico.

I wouldn't dare let him see me playin' with dolls.

- You know, Laurie. You're a funny girl.

First you learn to ride and shoot like a man.

And now ventriloquism.

- Well, that's only the first half of the book.

Take a look at the back.

- Jujitsu, Japanese wrestling.

Now, why would any girl want to learn about jujitsu?

- Oh, that's for the boys

when they put their arms around me and try to kiss me.

- Oh.

Wow. I bet that wouldn't stop me from kissing you

if I had my arms around you.

- Why don't you try it?

- Well, I reckon I will. [chuckles]

[body thuds]

- Gee, Russ.

I didn't mean to be so rough. Are you all right?

- Yeah.

Yeah, sure, sure.

[horse whinnies]

- Here comes Dad.

- Well, hello, Russ.

- How are you, Mr. Dawson? - Oh, fine, Russ. Fine.

I never felt better in my life.

Hey, what are you doing out here?

- Well, we got a letter for you from headquarters.

Thought it might be important, so I offered to bring it out.

- Oh, four days through Indian Country.

Just to bring me a letter.

You sure it wasn't just to see Laurie.

- [chuckles] Oh, Dad.

- Well, here's a surprise, honey.

I'm being sent back to my own territory.

You suppose back home, they found out

I'm a U.S. Marshal. - No, sir.

They still think you're a traveling Medicine man.

- That's good. What seems to be the trouble back there?

- Some bad news, Mr. Dawson.

Take a look at this.

[Ben] Hmm. Rustlers on rampage.

[dramatic orchestral music] [gunshots]

[cattle mooing]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[flames cracking]

[horse whinnies]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[gunshots]

[train whistles]

[gunshots]

[explosion]

[gunshots]

[horses clomping]

[light orchestral music]

- Oh, Uncle, Jed.

I'm so glad to get back home and be with you again.

- Well, this old ranch hasn't been the same

since you got big enough to go gallivanting

around the country with your Dad. [laughs]

Let me look at you.

I just can't believe that

you're the same little girl that I have to bring up

here on the ranch after your mother died.

You're just too pretty to be true.

- You old flatter. But I love it.

- Glad to be back, Jed.

- It's good to have you, Ben.

And you certainly got back at the right time.

The ranch was having a protest meeting this afternoon.

You just have time to get cleaned up and get over there.

Come on, Laurie. I want to show you

what I've done to your old room.

I think you all know why I call this meeting.

Something has got to be done about the rustling and killing

that's going on out in the territory.

- That's right.

There's a cattle buyer at the circle J. right now

buying the herd because Mr. Jones is afraid you can't hold him

and you can't make a living out of a ranch with no stock.

- What's the matter with the Sheriff?

Sheriff Barnes has done a fine job here in the Deep Fork District,

but your ranches are all out in the territory,

and that's outside of his jurisdiction.

- I'd send for a U.S. Marshal.

That wouldn't do any good. They just lay low, De Leeuw left.

- We ought to take the law in our own hands.

- Yeah, but how?

- I think I have the answer to this.

I know that some of you might have been hit pretty hard.

I've worked out a plan to organize a Cattlemen's Association

so we can all work together.

My bank will make loans to any of you men

who need help to get back on your feet.

[indistinct chattering]

How about you being the first to sign up, Jed?

It's the largest ranch in the territory.

I'm sure you can see the advantages of forming this association.

I'm afraid I don't agree with you, Anderson.

The Dawsons will take care of their own,

and the rest of you better do some thinking

before you get stampeded into this thing.

Look at what happened to George Stevens.

He mortgaged his spread to build a new barn to the bank.

And two weeks after it was finished,

he got a bullet in the back and now the bank owns his spread.

And the same thing happened to Joe Green and Happy Brown.

And everyone else that borrowed money from the bank.

- That's not true, Jed.

- Maybe Jed don't need no help,

but how about the little fellows like me

and the rest of you that haven't got a big spread

like the Lazy D to back you up?

- Now, wait a minute.

I'm one of those little man, and I think Jed's right,

the rest of your man can do what you want.

As far as I'm concerned, I don't want a thing

to do with Anderson and he's hired gunmen.

Ready to go, Jed?

- Yes. - Come on, Larry.

- I don't like that kind of talk, Mason

You seem to be pretty anxious to put a stop to this association.

Maybe, you know, a little bit more about this wrestling than we think.

- I'm sorry about this misunderstanding, Mr. Anderson.

I'm sure Uncle Jed will feel differently

about your plan after he's had time to think it over.

Could we have another meeting later?

- Why, of course. Miss Dawson.

Nice having you and Ben back home.

- Thank you.

[light orchestral music]

[horses clomping]

- Well..

Hello. honey, - Hello, Dad.

Hello, Russ. - Hello, Laurie.

Now, do you get along with your knitting?

- I don't know,

I follow the instructions, but something seems to be wrong.

- Well, that's all right.

It's rather...

[laughter]

Russ,

you'll look awful funny walking around this. [laughter]

- Gee, you're home early today, Dad.

I didn't expect you for hours.

- Anything new? - No.

Same old story.

I saw four of them run away with a small bunch,

but they split up and got away.

I guess I ain't good at trailing as I used to be.

- You'll get them, Dad.

But I still think the Cattlemen's Association is a good idea.

And I'm sure it'd make your job easier.

- Well, maybe.

But not with Anderson as gunrunner.

I'm more convinced than ever

that Jed is right and They're mixed up in this rustling.,

but knowing and proving is a different story.

Oh, forget the whole thing, I'm too tired to think about it.

- Mr. Dawson did you ever think of settling down on your ranch

or retiring?

- Me retired?

- Nah-huh.

That ain't for me kids.

I've been in this law business too long.

Besides, it's in my blood.

If I ever had to put my gun away, I'd be lost.

We've been together too long.

Say, Russ,

did I ever tell you about the day I got this gun.

[light music]

It was many years ago.

I was staying in the Cactus Bar in Pecos.

I was this young buck at the time.

I heard a ruckus In boss' office, you know me.

I just couldn't resist getting into it.

[dramatic orchestral music]

[glass shatters]

I'm just as good a man as I was 20 years ago.

- You sure are Mr. Dawson.

- [horse whinnies] Look, Daddy.

Uncle, Jed, What's the matter?

- Ambushed

[somber music]

- Is he...

- I'm sorry, Laurie.

- Now you've got to get 'em, Dad.

- Yes, I know, honey. And we will. Later.

- But Dad...

Uncle Jed?

Something's got to be done.

Now!

[dramatic orchestral music]

[horse whinnies]

[howling]

[howling]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[light orchestral music]

[horses clomping]

And before I became an actor on the showboat,

I used to drive a Stagecoach, you know?

- You did? - Yeah.

I drove the Stagecoach without any wheels.

- What held it up? - Bandits.

[laughs]

I hope I'm not boring you folks with my experience.

- No, no, not at all, Mr. Murray.

It's all so exciting.

Especially the way you outwitted the bandits and crooked gamblers.

Couldn't you tell us more about that?

Well, I don't like to brag, you know,

but my unfailing ability to recognize an outlaw.

Plus the unmatched skill that I have with the six-shooter

didn't give me the side of advantage.

I never forget the time I ran into Ace King.

He was-- He was the most notorious. bandit on the river, you know.

[horses clopping]

Ah, those were the days. But enough about me.

Let's talk about you, Miss Balton.

Uh, Deep Fork, is that your home?

- Well, I imagine it will be from now on.

You see, I'm the new schoolmarm.

- You a schoolmarm? She's a schoolmarm.

Well, tell me,

who do you have to see about enrolling In your class?

- Now, Mr. Murray, be serious. - I am serious.

I was very backward in school, you know.

- Well, it certainly looks like you've outgrown it.

How was your department in those days.

- Very good. Very good. Would you believe it?

That every morning I used to bring in my pretty teachers an apple.

- Oh, teacher's pet. - One of them did.

[laughs]

[suspenseful orchestral music]

[shouting indistinctly]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[gunshots]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[gunshot]

[horses clomping]

[gunshots]

[gunshot]

[horses clomping]

- What's all the shooting about? - It must be a Reception Committee

from town to greet you.

- Of course, the Reception Committee to meet me, isn't that nice?

I've got to greet 'em all.

Hi ya. b°vS!

[gunshot]

Oh!

Reception Committee? This is a hold-up.

- Now, Mr. Murray, you can show us how brave you are.

And save us from the bandits.

- Yeah, of course I could.

When I get my gun.

When I get my gun, I got it.

I'll take care of those boys in the back--

Oh, that's the wrong gun. That's the one I used for show.

[horses clomping]

[gunshot]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[howling]

[gunshot] [howling]

- It's El Coyote?

[gunshots]

[howling]

[horse clomping]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[howling]

[howling]

[gunshot]

[dramatic orchestral music]

- Well, they're gone.

And you were very brave. - Huh.

- Think what I would have done if I had a real gun.

- It's too bad all the men aren't so brave.

- Oh, I--

I wouldn't say that, Miss. Tiddleford.

Some men just don't take naturally to have guns in a life of action.

Are you-- you take this gentleman here.

He's a peaceful, law-abiding citizen.

Probably his first contact with violence.

You wouldn't know an outlaw from a bag of beans,

would you, Parson?

Now, myself, I can spot a crook a mile away.

- Mr. Dawson have you heard about the masked rider?

He just saved the barracks payroll.

- You mean, the one they call out El Coyote?

- That's right. [chuckles]

- Must be quite a kid.

Wish I had a son like him. [chuckles]

- Look at that.

El Coyote robs rustlers.

When I took one of this deal, I thought you were tough.

Now, you let one masked man make fools of a lot of you.

- He may be afraid to show his face,

but he throws men like he was coming out of a Gatling gun.

You ought to see his eyes--

give you the creeps.

If I want anything done right around here.

I'll have to do it myself.

Take care of him the same way I took care of Jed Dawson.

[gentle piano music]

,60 I'll go to the end of the world ,60

,60 For you ,60

,60 If you would only be mine ,60

,60 I'll make all the dreams ,60

,60 That you dream come true ,60

,60 If you would only be mine ,60

,60 Like the good book tell us ,60

,60 Just ask and you'll receive ,60

,60 As you know I love you ,60

,60 You're all I'll ever need ,60

- Hello, Russ. - How are you, Laurie.

- Where have you been the last few days?

I thought you deserted me. - I've been in town

trying to keep an eye on Anderson and his friends.

You know, they're getting mad enough to bite a rattlesnake.

I think it's on account of the way this masked rider,

The El Coyote, been messing up their robin' and rustling.

- Well, that's the way it should be.

If they get mad enough,

maybe they'll make a mistake Dad's have been waiting for.

- You know,

the thing I can't understand is why this El Coyote

never captures any of them.

- He just scares them off and let them go.

- Yes. That is strange, isn't it?

Maybe he's trying to get the evidence

to tie Anderson with the rustlers the same as Dad is.

- It could be.

- Well.

Whatever the reason is,

I sure hope we find out

who it was it killed Uncle Jed.

- You know, I've been thinking about that, too.

Laurie.

Ain't right for a young girl like yourself

to have to worry about outlaws and killings.

What you need is a home of your own and children.

So I'd watch out for you and work for you.

- That's what every girl needs. - Laurie.

I've been in love with you since the first day we've met.

And, well,--

I've been building up a little spread on my own while you're away.

And all it needs is the right person to settle down.

Help me run it.

- Yes, but Russ--

Laurie. Laurie. Honey, look. You'd love it, honest, you would.

It's a nice little cabin right in the center grove of cottonwood trees

and plenty of grass on a stream of the clearest water you ever did see.

- Oh, please, Russ.

I can't even think of anything like that now.

I still have Dad to take care of.

Mm.

Right now I have to fix supper.

- But, Laurie.

- He'll come charging in just once too often.

That'll be the end of that coyote.

- Just bought a plug it tobacco at the store.

- What's so exciting about that?

- I was looking at some saddles back into the grain sacks

when Jones came in.

He had a little talk with Morris.

He said he didn't trust your bank anymore.

And that Ben Dawson was holding over $25,000 for him

until he could take it over to the county seat.

- So that's it.

Ben Dawson drew $50,000 of a Lazy D money out of the bank this morning.

Must have it all stashed away together someplace.

I think we'd better have a talk with Dawson.

- Now you're talking our language.

- Take him over to the Bear Valley Cabin.

Let me know when you get him there. - Right, Boss.

[gentle orchestral music]

[yelling indistinctly]

- I want to tell you, we're sure glad to be here.

We had a real rough trip.

But we brought along the mail and a couple of females too.

[all laughing]

To first of all, I want you to meet your new schoolmarm.

This is Miss Balton,

Here's the young lady that has a very, very broad knowledge.

And I also have another young lady here,

Miss Tiddleford.

[laughs] Miss Tiddleford.

She's-- she's pretty broad herself.

[all laughing]

And I know ladies and gentlemen, that you'll be very glad to know

that we've brought you your new Parson.

Your new Parson.

Parson come on out here and meet the folks.

[suspenseful orchestral music]

- Parson, my eye!

[Ben] That's Trigger Gans.

[gunshot]

[yelling indistinctly]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[shouting indistinctly]

- Quiet.

Quiet now. Listen to me.

There'll be no lynching.

Trigger Gans is my prisoner.

- It's no good, Sheriff.

Gans killed my brother Ed in a bank hold-up a year ago.

And I'm gonna see that he pays for.

- Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute, men.

You've got to listen Sheriff Barnes.

Nobody wants to see Gans

pay for his crimes any more than I do.

Lynching is no good.

Why a law that's not lawful in all respects,

it's worth no law at all.

- All right, Ben, I'll go along with you.

- Take him away now. - Well, come on.

[indistinct chattering]

- Trigger Gans. - Yeah.

I thought you said he was gonna show us

how to handle these people.

- That fool.

I told him not to show up in the daytime.

Maybe that's why he dressed up like a Parson.

- Keep your eye on Ben Dawson.

- Mr. Anderson.

I'm Smiling Billy Murray,

I'm on your show here, you know.

I came in under coach with that Trigger Gans.

[chuckles] He didn't fool me. I know. He was no good all the time.

You know, Mr. Anderson I can tell those crooks a mile away.

[lively music]

[indistinct chattering]

- Hey, you, bartender give me a drink before the fight starts.

Give me another drink before the fight starts.

[lively music continues]

- Hey, bartender, come here.

Hurry up. Give me another drink before the fight starts.

[crowd applause]

Hey, you come here.

Give me another drink before the fight starts.

- Say, wait a minute.

When is this fight gonna start?

- When you find out I can't pay for these drinks.

[body thuds]

[fanfare]

- Quiet, quiet. Quiet please.

And now we bring you the star of our show,

A man whose father was the captain of a tug-of-war team.

And this guy was the first-- [audience applause]

[laughing]

Smiling Billy Murray.

[audience applause]

- Good to see you, yes indeed. Thank you very much.

And I'm glad to be back here in Deep Fork.

Incidentally, bartender,

you're absolutely right about that tug- of-war team.

And here to prove it is the rope.

[all laughing]

Watch your remarks, bartender. Watch your remarks.

Because when I get aroused, I'm a pretty bad actor.

- [Bartender] Yeah. The same thing goes when you're not around

[all laughing]

- Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to do a little card game

showing you how they're playing.

Incidentally, if anybody sees the Son of Paleface,

don't tell him I wear this hat.

[all laughing] _ [Bartender] Walt a minute.

If you're a real cowboy, how come your legs ain't bowed?

- I ride a very thin horse.

[all laughing]

Oh, seriously, I have a little card game I'm going to put on tonight.

I'm going to give you an idea

of how they're playing cards down in Tombstone.

Down in Tombstone.

And I have some very fine guests with us.

Wonderful people that you know.

First of all, this all-American cowboy, Johnny Mack Brown.

Let's get him on here, will you?

[audience cheering]

- Hi ya, Murray. - So good to see you.

- John, we're gonna play a little game of cards.

Just to show the folks how they're playing down south.

But before-- you know what we ought to do,

we ought to make John--

give us a little bit of that gun twirl, would you like to see it?

[all] yes!

[gunshot]

[all laughing]

[gunshots]

- You like that?

[crowd cheering]

- Well, John!

Now we're gonna to play a little game of cards now.

- Just we two? - No, no, no.

I invited another friend of mine.

Rattlesnake, Jimmy Wakely.

- Oh, no, no. I don't want to play with him again.

He cheats. - Hey, wait a minute, John.

Wait a minute. You got to play with him.

After all, he's been invited, and he's on his way over--

[bell rings]

I think I hear the bell now.

Jimmy Wakely!

[crowd cheering]

- Hello, Jimmy. - Johnny

- Hi, Jim! Good to see you.

- Hey, I'm glad to be with you. What are we gonna do?

- We're gonna play poker, you know.

- We're gonna play poker. Just the three of us?

- No, no, no. I invited Roughhouse Buddy Baer.

- I don't want to play with him, he cheats.

- Oh, no, wait a minute. You got to play.

- Well, I got-- - Look, you gotta play with him.

After all, he's already been invited and he's on his way over.

[bell rings]

In fact, I think-- I think I hear the bell now.

Buddy Baer!

[crowd cheering]

- Hello, Johnny.

- How are you, Buddy? Good to see ya. [groans]

[all laughs]

Well, come on, boys. Let's sit down and play cards.

- Oh, just a minute. I invited another friend of mine.

- You invited somebody else? - Yes.

- Who was it?

- Good-eye Preston Foster. - Preston Foster?

I don't want to play with him. He cheats.

[all arguing indistinctly]

- I will not play. Oh!

[all laughing]

Oh, oh. All right. All right.

As a matter of fact, I think I hear the bell now.

[bell rings]

[crowd cheering]

[all saluting]

- Jim you sit down here.

I'll go over here.

My gosh. It's good to see you fellas, you know.

- [all] Good to be here. - Let's bet some money.

Yeah, let's put the money up on the table.

- [all] Put on the table.

- What are we gonna play?

- Draw Poker Deuces Wild. - - Draw Poker Deuces Wild. Okay.

Incidentally, oh, you know something? I forgot the cards.

I'll run down the general store. - Don't worry about it.

Don't worry about it. I brought my own.

- That's fine.

[audience laughs]

- All right, I'll deal.

- Wait a minute. They're my cards. I'll deal 'em.

- That's right. - Let him deal 'em.

- All right. You don't mind if I cut 'em, do you?

- All right, cut 'em.

[audience laughs]

- One. Two. Three.

Four. Five. - I like poker game.

- One. Two-- I like the way he deals.

- Three. Four. Five.

One. Two. Three. Four. Five. [audience laughs]

One. Two. Three.

- Four. Five. - Wow.

That's a very funny way to deal. I say that.

- They're my cards, I'll deal 'em any way I want.

- Oh, all right. Okay.

All right, here we go Draw Poker Deuces Wild.

[audience laughs]

[audience laughs]

[woman laughs]

[audience laughs]

[audience chattering indistinctly]

- Hey, Jimmy._ What game we playing?

- Draw Poker Deuces Wild.

- Just don't change the game, that's all.

- All right, who opens pot. [audience laughs]

- I'll open it. $200. - $200, huh?

Just a minute. I got to study this hand.

I got to be tough hand there.

Okay, there's your $200, and I'm raising a dollar.

[audience laughs] I'm plunging here.

- I'm staying. - I'll see you.

- I'm looking.

- I'm looking.

And I'll raise your $400.

- Huh, great.

- There's your $400, I raise $800.

[chuckles]

I got to study this a little bit.

All right.

There's your $800.

I'm raised again. Half a dollar.

[audience laughs]

- [Jimmy] I'll see it. - [Johnny] Look.

- [Preston] I'll stay, and I'll raise your $1,600.

- Here are the $1,600. And I raise $3,200.

- You raise again, huh?

Jimmy, there's only one deck, isn't it?.

- That's right. - Right, yeah.

[audience laughs]

Okay, I'll just stay. That's all I don't want to throw my dough away.

I got a good chance for the inside straight here.

- All right.

Gamblers cards?

[Preston] How many do you want?

- I'll take four.

[audience laughs]

- I wonder if he's bluffing.

[audience laughs]

- How many cards do you want?

- Oh, I'll just struggle along with these.

- Wait a minute.

What game are we playing? - Poker.

- What kind of poker? - Draw Poker.

- Then you got to draw some cards.

[all yelling] Now draw some cards!

[Murray] I don't wany any cards! [all yelling] Draw some cards!

- All right. [audience laughs]

I don't need any. [all yelling] Draw some cards!

[audience laughs] Okay, okay.

I've got to draw a card.

Okay.

I'll take three.

[woman yells] No!

[all laughing]

[crowd laughing]

[indistinct chattering]

- I do, lady. [chuckles]

Just give you one. That's all. [chuckles]

- [Jimmy] Take Two.

[Johnny] I'll take Two. [audience laughs]

- All the money on the pot. This play wins.

[all] All the mqney in the pot [Murray] Thls play wlns.

[Johnny] I have the winning hand.

That's a Straight. - Yeah.

[Jimmy] That ain't good enough.

I got a Flush. - [Murray] Yeah.

- Just a minute, I got the winning hand.

Full House. - Wait it a minute, boys!

I got the winning hand.

I got Five Aces. I had 'em from the beginning.

I had to Deuce 'em-- - Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

I got the winning hand.

- You got a hand beats Five Aces.

- I got a hand beats Five Aces.

- What do you got? I got a Flitty Word Diddly.

[audience laughs]

- A what? - A Flitty Word Diddly.

What's a Flitty Word Diddly?

- No two cards alike. Everyone is different.

[audience laughs]

- So that's a Flitty Word Diddly?

Boy, I've had that hand a thousand times.

I never knew what it was.

[audience laughs]

[fanfare]

[crowd cheering]

[lively music]

- Come on, let's follow him.

[gentle orchestral music]

[suspenseful orchestral music]

[horses clomping]

All right, Ben, you're going with us.

[Laurie imitating a boy] "Alto!"

"Manos arriba!"

- You take care of them. And I'll get these two.

[dramatic orchestral music]

"Bajense de sus caballos. Pronto"

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[indistinct yelling]

- Well, the mysterious masked rider.

Let's take his mask off to see who little runt is.

I never did like to shoot strangers.

[Laurie imitating a boy] "Levantense y comiencen a andar."

"Y si los vuelvo a ver los mato."

[howling]

[gunshots]

[horses clomping]

[gunshot]

- Just nicked his shoulder.

Just take his horse and take him to the cabin.

- I'll get the boss.

[dramatic orchestral music]

- Where's the money you drew out of the bank?

All right, Ben, you're a smart man.

If you don't tell us where the money is.

You'll never get out of that chair alive.

So I'll make a deal with you.

You tell us where it is.

We'll take it and clear out of the country.

- You're wasting your time.

Anderson,

I wouldn't make a deal with you on a rotten pair of bridal range.

- Let me talk to him.

[thud]

- I said you're wasting your time.

- He'll talk when I get through with him.

- You'd better start talking, Ben.

- No.

- Give me that meat slicer.

You better start talking, Ben.

Ranching's pretty tough for a blind man

- I'll give until I count three.

One.

Two.

[gunshot]

[dramatic music]

[Laurie imitating a boy] "Manos arriba."

"Volt\/©ense. Pronto"

[Ben] "Cuidado."

"Carajo. Malditos cobardes."

- Thanks, son.

[Laurie imitating a boy] "Sus prisioneros, senor."

- Just relax boys.

[dramatic orchestral music]

[howling]

[dramatic orchestral music]

[howling]

[howling]

[dramatic music continues]

[gun firing]

[gun firing]

[howling]

[howling] [horse whinnies]

[dramatic music continues]

[howling]

[howling]

[howling]

[howling]

[gunshot] [rifle cocks]

[howling]

[gunshot]

[suspenseful orchestral music]

[howling]

- [Laurie] It's all over. Anderson.

[Anderson] Wait a minute. Don't shoot.

- [Laurie]I'm taking you into Sheriff Barnes.

- That voice.

Killed Uncle Jed, and I'll see that you're hang for it.

- Ben's daughter.

Well, you're all mixed up.

I didn't shoot Jed.

Why, you've been trying to find the man

when I did it myself.

- Don't move, Anderson.

- Wait a minute.

- One more step and It'll be your last.

And drop that rifle. - All right.

But you're making a mistake.

[body thuds]

,60 Now this young Marshall's daughter ,60

,60 Done things she hadn't thought of ,60

,60 To help her Papi keep the peace and law ,60

,60 At night she go up prowling ,60

,60 For the coyotes they was a-howling,60

,60 And as boy ,60

,60 She fought to help her Pa ,60

,60 Oh, my charming daughter with eyes like deep water ,60

,60 A starlight in your hair most every night ,60

,60 Oh, you been a heap of joy, how I wish you'd a been a boy ,60

,60 'Cause I know you'll stand beside me in a fight ,60

[Russ] Laurie?

- [Russ] Oh, Laurie?

Laurie?

- Oh, hello, Russ. - Oh.

Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know you were, huh--

- Oh, don't go, Russ. I'll be right out.

You just caught me ironing my shirt in the kitchen.

[Laurie] Any news?

- Yeah, I'll say there is Anderson and his gang are threw.

- What?

How did it happen?

Is Dad all right?

- Oh, he's fine.

Told me to tell you to be home

just as soon as he filled out his report on the case.

- Gee, Russ.

I'm sure glad it's all over.

- So am I.

You know, with Anderson and Trigger Gans out of the way,

maybe your dad will decide to settle and--

retire on his ranch.

- Well, if he does you know, what's the first thing I'm going to do?

- No, Laurie, what? - This.

[romantic orchestral music]

[horse whinnies]

Oh, here is Dad now.

[gentle orchestral music]

Russ just told me the goof news dad. - Yes, sir.

Things are gonna be pretty quiet around here now.

Augie Hock broke down and told the whole story.

After El Coyote dumped Anderson's body

off in front of the Sheriffs office.

- Did they find out that you're Marshal?

- No, thanks to that Coyote guy, I sure owe him a lot.

Any thoughts Mr. Dawson.

Do you have any idea who he is?

- No. I wish I did.

The sound of his voice is pretty young,

but believe me, he's a real man.