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Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Wait a minute, cowboy.

Let me go, mister.

No one knocks a drink out of my hand and just walks off.

It's a mistake. I didn't see you standing there.

Well, why not?

I just didn't see you, that's all.

Well, can you see me now?

Of course I can.

Can you hear me?

Please, mister, I got to get back to camp.

I said, can you hear me?

Well?

You're a dirty pig.

- You're a dirty bullying pig. - What?

You eat from a trough, mister.

All right, get back inside.

Go on.

You hear me?

Go on, all of you.

None of you saw anything.

Any one of you says anything about this, you're gonna get the same.

Go on.

All right, hold it here.

I'll take that gun.

Dave Walsh here draw first, that it?

Clem?

Dave drew first.

He's lying, Marshal.

He tried to kill me. I had to do it.

All right, let's go.

You're not gonna jail me, are you, Marshal?

Till the judge decides what to do with you.

Well, they couldn't hang me for this, could they?

Let's go.

Some of you boys take care of him, will you?

Breakfast ready yet?

Just bread and coffee. I'll have some bacon in a minute.

I'll need some grub to take along.

It's a three-day ride to Dodge, and... Fill these.

Vince, it won't do no good, you can't bring Dave back.

- He's dead. - That Dodge marshal

didn't need to arrest my brother.

- I'm gonna kill him, Maise. - That marshal arrested him two months ago.

Dave was hanged in Hayes City.

And I'm going after the man who is responsible.

The marshal will kill you, or you will kill him,

and end up hanging for it, just like Dave.

Not the way I'm gonna do it.

I got me a plan.

- I'm gonna fix things just right. - You'll still hang.

I told you, I got me a plan.

He's gonna make me kill him.

He's gonna draw first.

When he does, I'll get him and I'll go free.

♪ Oh, rabbit run and rabbit flew ♪

♪ And the rabbit tore his tail in two ♪

Hey, you know, I think it's about time for dinner,

don't you, Mr. Dillon?

Yeah, I guess so, for anybody that's put in a hard morning's work.

Yeah... Well, now... Now, just a minute. That ain't hardly fair, Mr. Dillon.

I swept out the place this morning.

I went out there and I got a whole big load of stove wood.

Brought it in.

Yeah. I was meaning to ask you about that.

Kind of curious. How come you loaded up the office

with firewood in hot weather like this?

Well, the thing was, you see,

when I was sweeping out in there, it was so doggone hot

that... uh, well, I just got to thinking

about the winter time, you see, just to kind of cool off, you know?

And-And then I got to remembering

how doggone cold it is in the winter time,

and, well, it's just such a terrible thing

to have to go out in all that wind

and-and the weather, and uh, to get the wood...

Well, I just figured it was better to go out and get it

when it was nice and warm.

Mm-hmm. Well, serves me right for asking.

Yeah. Huh?

Nothing, Chester. Nothing.

Well, what about dinner?

- You Marshal Dillon? - What can I do for you?

I was thinking, maybe I could do something for you.

- That so? - My name is Wylie.

- Vince Wylie. - Well, what's on your mind?

Well, I'm new in town. I was figuring on staying a spell.

Marshal,

I'm not one to hold with violence and lawbreakin' and all.

Well, you ain't gonna like it around here very long,

I can tell you that.

Oh, this is Chester Goode, here.

I was thinking, maybe you could use my help.

Help?

Well, from what I heard, a town like this

must run a lawman ragged, trying to keep the peace here.

Well, we manage to get along all right.

'Course. Ain't a man alive can't use some help.

I'm real good with a gun, Marshal.

- Real good. - Where are you from?

Just outside Tascosa.

Mm-hmm.

Mr. Wylie, if we need any help, we'll call on you.

Well, now, that's fine,

but until then I'll be kind of keeping my eye out for trouble.

Be ready to help any time.

Just one thing for you to remember.

What's that?

Keeping the peace here is my job.

Huh.

Well, he was kind of a meddlesome type, wasn't he?

Trying to make a kind of a rabbit trap.

Rabbit trap, hmm?

Yeah.

It'll cost you 10.

I'll call.

Aces and jacks.

No, no, over here.

I'm tired of asking you, Touhey.

You put that money right over here.

I told you it's not your money, Rudd.

You seen the cards.

I seen the way they come off the deck, too.

You saying I dealt crooked?

That knife ain't gonna do you any good, Rudd.

That's enough.

You stay out of this, stranger.

Looks like I kind of got the drop on you, mister.

Now give me that gun.

Drop that knife on the table.

I'll drop it in your belly.

I said drop it!

Now I'll leave these with the marshal.

You can pick 'em up on your way out of town.

- What is this anyway? - Hold it.

Right there.

Marshal, this man's crazy.

Came up here with a gun in his hand and was gonna shoot us.

Put that gun away, Wylie.

Just stopped a fight, Marshal.

They were just about to have at each other.

Ah, he accused me of cheating.

You was cheating!

All right, you two can pick these up in my office later.

Go on and get out of here and cool off somewhere.

What's your game, Wylie?

No game, Marshal.

It's just like I told you yesterday.

I don't hold with violence and law breaking, and I want to help.

And I told you yesterday

that keeping the peace in Dodge City is my job.

Remember it.

Well.

That Vince Wylie sure moved right in.

- Didn't waste a minute. - Huh, he sure didn't.

He saved a bad situation here.

Those two were about ready to kill each other.

You know anything about him, Kitty?

Hm-mm. He just rode into town yesterday.

Why, is something wrong?

Well, he's up to something. I can't figure out what it is.

Well, all he did was stop a row.

You can't be expected to be everywhere at once.

You know, you ought to be grateful for a little help every once in a while.

Hmm. You be grateful for me. Buy him a drink or something.

I'll be back later.

Well, Miss Kitty.

Seems like the marshal's kind of put out with me.

Well, he's got a lot on his mind.

Nah. He just don't appreciate me.

Why don't you have a drink? The best house whiskey.

It'll only cost you 25 cents a shot.

Yee-hoo!

That's enough, cowboy.

What's the matter? What's the matter? What's the matter?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

You're drunk.

You bet I'm drunk!

Well, it's against the law to be drunk. You're disturbing the peace.

You're crazy.

Yahoo!

This man was disturbing the peace.

Hi, Doc.

Matt's not here, huh?

Mmm...

Well, I'm sure glad you're not a patient of mine right now.

Why?

Well, I couldn't very well earn a fee, I don't think.

What do you mean?

Well, one of the most important things

that I prescribe for my patients sometimes

is a lot of rest,

and I just don't think I could conscientiously collect a fee from you

for telling you that now.

Doc, you know, you can beat around the bush

more than anybody that I ever seen.

Why don't you just come right out and say that you think I'm lazy

and just have done with it?

Well, that is an amazingly accurate self-diagnosis.

What?

Where'd you say Matt was?

Well, I didn't say, now that you ask,

but, uh, he... he went up to White's Crossing

with some papers, if you got to know.

Hmm.

I wish he was here.

He left yesterday morning. He ought to be riding in any time.

I've got to talk to him.

He ain't here. He can't be here every time that you want to talk to him

just so that you'll have somebody to pass the time of day with.

He's got a lot more to do than just to hang around Dodge here

and take care of Dodge. He's got the whole of Ford County

to look out after, clear out onto the Territories,

clear up north and down south to the Nations.

It's a big job.

Well, there are some folks that don't think he's doing too good at it.

Well, I guess they got somebody else they figure can do a better job.

Hmm, well, there are those that think Vince Wylie might be able to.

Oh, Vince Wylie.

Why, that troublemaker. You know what he does?

He just hangs around and picks on people that ain't doing no harm at all.

Hello, Doc, Chester.

- Matt, how are you? - Mr. Dillon.

I didn't even know you'd left town.

- Oh? - I'd like to talk to you.

- What about? - Well, Vince Wylie.

People around here say he's doing your job for you.

That so?

Hadn't you heard any talk about it?

Well, people always like to complain about the law, Doc.

You know, I think it makes them feel less guilty about themselves.

Well, maybe so, but that's not doing your reputation any good.

- I'll tell you that. - Mr. Dillon ain't worried

about what a few old gossips are going to say.

- Well, it's not just old gossips. - Ohh.

Howard and Old Man Dolby over there at the Dodge House

are telling everybody how good this fella is,

and they're gonna make Matt put him on as a deputy.

If they have to call a town meeting.

Don't that sound a little bit silly to you?

- They are? - Well, yes, they are,

and you got to do something about that.

I guess I'd better.

Chester, would you get the stuff off my horse?

I'll be back in a few minutes.

You can sure make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Afternoon, Marshal.

You, uh, keeping an eye on things, are you, Wylie?

I do my best.

Mm-hmm.

I came here to tell you that you're through, right now.

I ain't so sure about that, Marshal.

There's a lot of citizens in this town that seem to appreciate what I'm doing.

What's your game, Wylie? What are you after?

I wouldn't mind fixing it so you wasn't no lawman no more.

I don't know what your reasons are, and I'm not interested in them.

I'm just telling you that you're through right now.

You're leaving town.

To get me out of town, you're going to have to shoot me.

That's up to you.

You're going to have to murder me or get yourself shot trying

because I ain't going to draw first.

It ain't healthy to draw first around here, Marshal.

I had a brother that tried it.

He killed a man, and the law took him in for murder.

Right here in Dodge.

I never took in a man named Wylie.

I took small advantage of you, Marshal.

My real name's Walsh.

Oh, yeah.

Dave Walsh, huh?

My brother.

He murdered a man, Walsh, in cold blood.

Well, I ain't going to chance that, Marshal.

I'm seeing to it that you draw first...

and fix you good if you kill me that way.

But there's a fair chance I'll kill you

in self-defense.

Walsh, you're a fool.

I'll get to you, Marshal.

I'm getting closer every day, and there's nothing you can do.

You start complaining on me now,

a lot of folks around here think you're afraid for your job.

Now let me tell you something, mister.

If you want to get yourself killed, you're going at it the right way.

If you think I can't run you out of town without drawing first and all that stuff,

you're crazy.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

And if you're in this town after midnight tonight,

you're going to find out what I'm talking about.

You'll draw on me, Marshall.

You wait.

I'll think of something.

Midnight, remember.

Thank you.

Guess I better be going.

It's been a real pleasure talking to you, Miss Kitty.

Well, it's been a pleasure for me, too, Chester.

- Well, good night. - Good night.

Yeah.

How d'you do?

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Run, rabbit, run, the dogs will get you ♪

♪ Run, rabbit, run, you better get away ♪

♪ Run, rabbit, run, the dogs will get you ♪

♪ Run, rabbit, run, you better get away ♪

♪ Oh, the rabbit run and rabbit flew ♪

♪ The rabbit tore his tail in two ♪

- ♪ Run, rabbit, run, the dogs will... ♪ - Chester.

What the... Huh?

Oh.

Howdy.

Are you, uh...

you keeping the peace, are you?

I sure am.

Well, doesn't look like you're gonna have much luck tonight.

There ain't much harm being done.

Looks to me like you've been bellied up to the bar all evening.

Yeah. That there's a fact.

Oh, you admit it, huh?

Well, you know, uh, Vince, I don't see no reason to deny it.

Uh, I paid for my drinks.

That doesn't give you any right to come stumbling out in the street

singing and carrying on and all.

Stumbling, huh?

Let me tell you something.

I can walk just as straight a line as you can.

You can holler louder, that's for sure.

Well, I didn't figure that you'd know anything about music.

Disturbing the peace is what I'd call it, Chester.

Well, then you just better start calling it something else.

I never disturbed the peace in my life.

That's the first sign of a troublemaker...

Always got to deny everything.

I ain't denying nothing!

Marshal Dillon's been too easy on you. I can see that.

What do you mean by that?

You need fixing, Chester.

Well, just what do you plan on doing about it?

Oh, you're gonna give me an argument, huh?

You just go tend to your pigs someplace.

I think Marshal will see things different now.

Hey, look.

Hey, why, that's Chester.

He passed out.

Aw, he wasn't that drunk.

Hey.

He's been hit, Lee, on the head.

Maybe he done it when he fell down.

No.

He's been hit a couple of times.

Then he ain't drunk.

Well, you seen him in there. He was just feeling good.

Someone's gone and hit him and hard.

Might have busted his head.

Well, we can't leave him here.

You stay here. I'm gonna go get the marshal.

He was over here, Marshal.

Thanks, Bob.

Let me through here, will you?

How is he? Is he hurt bad?

It didn't do him any good.

Uhh... Ohh... Chester.

Chester, can you hear me?

What did he say?

I can't make it out.

It's going to be a while before he comes around.

Looks to me like somebody pistol-whipped him.

You sure you didn't see anybody around here?

Nobody at all, Marshal.

How about the rest of you men? Anybody seen anything?

No need to ask anybody, Marshal.

I done it.

He was disturbing the peace.

Drunk and rowdy.

I quieted him down good, didn't I?

Yeah.

You sure did.

You're gonna have to draw first, Marshal.

There are plenty of witnesses.

That so?

Go ahead and draw.

Go on. Draw.

I said draw.

Go ahead, draw!

Now get up.

All right, take this.

And the next time you come back to town, you better come shooting

because I'm not going to waste any time on you again.

Hey, Chester.

How do you feel?

You ever get kicked in the head by a mule?

Well, come on. We'll get you up to Doc's.

- Oh, well... - Get up.

Okay.

I'm sure not gonna start making my own coffee

after all these years.

Come on now. Easy.