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Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Hi, Chester.

Oh.

You, uh, been taking a little mid-afternoon meal, have you?

I didn't know that you was there, Mr. Dillon.

They feed you good?

Well, you know how it is.

A feller's insides gets to gnawing at him a little bit,

it-it... it gets kind of painful.

Oh, sure, sure.

What did it take to stop the pain?

Just a little old piece of steak is all.

Just a piece of steak, huh?

Well, I never did figure that a steak was much good

without a couple of eggs and a little speckledy gravy.

Did you?

Well, I always kind of liked potatoes on mine.

Well, I had potatoes all right.

I mean, potatoes, that's just part of the steak.

You know, you sound to me like you could use a little exercise.

Want to walk on down to the blacksmith's with me?

Sure, I'd be glad to, Mr. Dillon.

Was kind of wondering what I was going to do next.

Anybody who'd bring a horse to you

is plumb out of his head.

The day I got him home, he was so lame he couldn't walk.

You ought to be run out of business.

Please.

If it was my fault,

if you think I did a bad job, pay me nothing.

Sounds like a pretty fair deal, Tolman.

Oh, hello, Marshal.

Can't do better than that.

Wouldn't think of paying him.

Not after laming my horse.

That the horse?

No, of course not.

He's out at the place.

That's the last horse of mine

you're going to shoe, blacksmith.

I'm telling everybody I know about it.

Well, he always did have it in for you, didn't he?

Ah, he owns the land next door.

He wants to build a saloon,

but he needs my land here for it.

Why don't you just sell out for a big price and move out?

There are too many saloons in Dodge City now, Chester.

There's only one blacksmith shop.

Marshal, the horse Mr. Tolman rode today

is the one I shoed for him.

He's not lame.

Well, that dirty liar.

I'm a good blacksmith.

I never lame a horse.

Well, Emil, I can go after him,

make him pay up if you want me to.

No, Marshal, no trouble.

Well, Emil, is my horse ready?

Yeah, yeah. Sorry.

You leave him there.

I'll bring him to the stable later.

All right, fine.

Uh, what do I owe you, two dollars?

Two dollars, yes.

Thank you.

This will go into my new house.

- Your new house? - Out back.

I have plenty of room for my shop and for house, too.

Well, Tolman's not going to like that, is he?

I have good reason for house, Marshal.

I'll tell you someday.

All right, Emil. We'll see you later.

Yeah, thank you.

Emil.

Oh. Hello.

- Emil, hi. - Howdy.

I look funny to you?

Well, uh...

No.

No, it isn't that, Emil. It's just that...

We just never did see you in your Sunday clothes before.

Not even on a Sunday.

I got new wife coming.

You what?

Well, we are not married yet.

We get married on Saturday.

Well, who is she, Emil?

Her name is Gretchen Mueller.

I have never met her.

You haven't?

No, I... I answer advertisement at St. Louis paper, Doc.

It says, "Young German woman want husband."

So I wrote to the paper, and I-I said,

"Come to Dodge City, be wife.

Emil Wulheter."

Well, I'll be doggone.

Emil, congratulations.

Thank you.

I got a room for her at the Dodge House.

She could stay there until the house

is finished behind my shop.

I only need a few more days.

By golly, Emil, I think it's just fine.

Well, just wonderful.

Would you...

I was wondering maybe...

Look, uh, would you like us

to walk down to the depot with you?

Gretchen would like that, I think.

Knowing I have friends here.

Sure. I guess, uh, we could do that all right, couldn't we?

Why, sure.

Well, yeah, make her feel right at home, welcome, you know.

We might even kind of help to hold Emil up, too, you know?

Doc, I don't feel so good here.

I haven't got any medicine for that.

Oh, hold on. Here it comes now.

Look at that.

Well, that's got to be her, Emil.

Go get her.

Go. Go.

He's scared to death.

Oh, you know, that's an awful pretty woman

to get out of a newspaper, though.

Ich bin Emil Wulheter.

Guten Tag, Herr Wulheter.

Ich bin Gretchen Mueller.

Well, how in the world can they understand each other

talking like that?

Uh, this is the marshal.

How do you do, ma'am?

And this is the doctor.

I'm glad to know you.

And this is Chester Goode.

How do you do, ma'am?

I just awful hope you're welcome, uh, miss.

Thank you.

Oh, now, Gretchen, I will go and get your bags.

Ma'am, I hope you'll be very happy here.

Emil's a fine man.

I think I'm very lucky.

Yes, I-I think you are, too, ma'am.

He's... he's a gentleman, just fine.

Oh, he sure is.

I-I can tell you one thing... And I'll guarantee you...

That he... he won't never beat you up or nothing.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

Well, now, Doc, a lot of men beat up their wives.

- Beat them up regular. - Well, I know that,

and it's, uh, kind of a shame that some people

didn't spend more time paddling their children.

Well, what do you mean by that?

All right, all right, now, just a minute.

I'm afraid you'll have to excuse these two.

I think they don't mean everything they say, yes?

That's right.

I found them, Gretchen.

Now we go to the hotel.

We get married on Saturday.

We have a big party at Dodge House after.

You'll be there?

We sure will.

Oh, I-I should say so.

I just love weddings and parties, too.

You come to our party.

We make you very happy.

Well, thank you. Thank you very much.

Auf Wiedersehen.

- Bye, ma'am. - Bye.

Well, by golly.

I'll tell you, this calls

for a little bit of a celebration, I think.

And I'll buy the drinks, too.

Well, glory be.

First round, I mean.

- Just the first round. - Oh, yeah.

Come on.

Well...

to Emil and Gretchen.

Hey, do you know, if it wasn't for them,

we all three would still be sitting over there

in front of your office in the hot sun.

Well, Doc, if, uh, this is what it takes

to get you to spend some money, I'm going to start

promoting some more marriages around this town.

Well, sure, I'm in favor of that.

Why... why don't you start with Chester there?

He's ready. He's overripe.

Well, that's better than being all pruned up

like some people that I know.

Oh, don't laugh at him.

When are you going to get married, Chester?

- Me? - Mm-hmm.

Well, I only own a saddle and one pair of boots.

How in the world could I afford me a wife?

You could marry a rich woman.

Well, what in the world would a rich woman want with me?

Well, now, I don't know, Chester.

You know, with a clean shirt on,

you might be an entirely different person.

Matt.

Clem, give us some glasses and a bottle of rye whiskey.

So, the blacksmith finally got himself a gal, huh?

Bought right out of a newspaper.

I wouldn't buy a hound dog that way, let alone a woman.

One of them foreigners in town is too many.

Now we got two of them.

You know, what we ought to do is tar and feather them

and send them on their way.

Good idea, Tolman.

And we'd have a lot of fun doing it, too.

All right, boys.

Well, if it ain't the marshal.

Look, I heard what you're saying.

So?

You leave them alone... All three of you.

This ain't got nothing to do with the law.

I'll decide what has to do with the law.

Now, you stay away from them, or I'll lock you up.

You'll lock us up?

Emil's a patient man, but don't push him too far.

You stay away from him and his bride.

Bride?

Why, she ain't nothing but...

Take him out of here.

You haven't heard the end of this, Marshal.

You know, Mr. Dillon, I don't understand it.

Understand what?

Well, why we wasn't invited to the wedding.

Chester, nobody's going to the wedding

except Emil, Gretchen and the preacher.

Yeah, but why?

Well, evidently, that's the way they want it.

Don't let it spoil the party for you.

Oh, don't you worry none about that.

I'm going to have me a real good time at this party.

Well, just see that you do your drinking

with one hand, will you?

Well, I don't know.

Around this crowd, Mr. Dillon, you got to move fast

to get more than one little old cupful.

Well, sometimes one little old cupful

can be too much, too, you know?

Yeah, well, that depends upon who the man is.

Yeah.

Well, you ready?

Yeah, just about.

I don't think that I can improve too much on that.

All right.

Let's go.

Come. Come, come.

Everybody dance. Come, come.

Welcome.

Ma'am, Emil.

Good evening, Marshal, Chester.

Well, I see that, uh, you're all married and everything.

Oh, you bet we are, Chester.

For good and for all.

Please, Marshal, go help yourself to a drink.

Thank you, ma'am.

Oh, you, too, Chester.

Well, I guess a celebration like this

does kind of call for at least one.

Please. Please.

Mr. Dillon, I'll get you a beer.

Yeah.

I-I see that you've...

got a head start on everybody here.

You betcha I did.

Knowing how you and Matt feel about free refreshments,

I wasn't gonna take any chances, I'll tell you that.

Here you are, Mr. Dillon.

Oh, thank you.

Well, I sure hope nobody gets shot tonight.

Why?

I'd hate to see the hole you'd put in 'em

trying to find the bullet.

Well, just because

you can't keep the peace around here

is no sign I can't enjoy myself.

What are you doing, guarding that thing?

What?

That-that whiskey barrel there.

- Ugh. - You know, you ought to go

sit down somewheres, Doc.

You don't look right, hanging around here

like a-a dry steer at a spring.

I'll be on my feet a long time

after they've rolled you out of here, I'll tell you that.

Say, is Kitty coming over?

Yeah, I guess she'll be along in a little bit.

Oh. Oh.

Gosh, were they invited?

Well, I'd hope not.

There they are.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna dance with the bride.

Is that all?

Watch.

Good evening, Mr. Tolman.

How 'bout a dance, little gal?

Emil?

Never mind him; he don't matter. Let's dance.

Uh, you are welcome here, Mr. Tolman.

There's food on the table and drink.

I don't want to drink, I want to dance!

We are all friends here, Mr. Tolman.

We want no trouble.

Then get out of the way, blacksmith!

Maybe you had too much to drink.

Maybe you need some water for your head.

- You grab him! I'll hit him! - Put him down!

Put me down!

I'll put you down!

I'll get even with you, you-you stupid blacksmith!

Come on, boys.

I am sorry, everybody.

L-Let's go back and have fun.

No trouble on Emil's wedding night.

Hello.

Hello, Emil.

I sure hate to bother you at a time like this.

You are Spooner.

You are one of Tolman's men.

Yeah, but that's got nothing to do with what I'm here about.

Best you leave a man alone on his wedding night.

Evening, ma'am.

I-I was just trying to tell your husband about some trouble.

Trouble?

It's a man, up the river at Willow Bend.

He needs help.

What kind of help?

His wagon busted down.

He told us only a blacksmith could fix it.

Uh, this is not some kind of trick that Tolman put you up to?

Oh, no.

Are you telling the truth?

Yes, ma'am, I sure am.

But can't it wait until morning?

No.

His wife's in the back of the wagon.

She's about to have a baby.

Well, I am very sorry, but...

Look, I don't care if you come or not.

The man begged me to come here and get you and I done it.

So it's off my conscience.

Night, ma'am.

I think it's best you go, Emil.

All right.

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Well, the house is gone, but Gretchen is safe.

I thank God for that.

Emil, I'm, uh, I'm gonna take her along with me.

Thank you. That is good.

I have things to do here.

I will come for you later.

It's a little bit late, Mr. Dillon.

I'll walk along with them.

Good, Chester.

That's a bad thing that Tolman and his men did, Marshal.

You think it was Tolman, Emil?

His man, Spooner... it was him that came and told me

I was needed at Willow Bend.

I found no broken wagon there...

No man, no wife about to have a baby.

Well, then they just did that to get rid of you here

so you'd be out of the way.

Emil, if you, uh, if you'll say

that it was Tolman's responsibility,

I'll have him in jail by morning.

No, Marshal. I will handle this myself.

Now, wait a minute, Emil.

There will be no killing.

But for the first time, I'm very angry.

I will wait.

And when I see Tolman, I will teach him a lesson.

I will teach him good.

All right, Emil.

I'll leave it up to you.

Mr. Dillon?

What is it, Chester?

Well, that Emil Wulheter's been walking

up and down the street there for the last hour.

He has?

Yeah, I wonder what he's up to.

Well, he's waiting, Chester.

Yeah, I know that, but what for?

Well, it's Monday, and Gil Tolman always

comes into town to get his supplies on Monday.

Yeah?

He's sure to come today,

because if he doesn't, people will get suspicious of him.

Well, they're-they're suspicious already.

Well, I don't think Emil started that.

Well, no, he didn't start it; I haven't heard him say a word.

But they are suspicious.

Tell you what I'd like to have you do, if you don't mind,

is going outside and keep an eye on him.

The minute Gil Tolman shows up in town, let me know.

Little something I want to do before, uh, Emil gets to him.

All right.

Mr. Dillon, they just rode into town.

Tolman.

Oh, hello, Marshal.

Hear about the fire the other night?

You mean out at the blacksmith's place?

Yeah.

Well, I'm kind of sorry I missed that one.

See, Spooner and Willy and me went out the place

and took to playing poker all night.

Yeah, I lost ten dollars.

I'd like to have your gun, Tolman.

What's this all about?

I haven't got time to argue with you.

Tolman.

I believe that Emil's got something to say to you, Tolman.

Mr. Tolman, you don't pay me for my work.

You lie about me.

You burn my house.

If I am alone, that is different...

but Gretchen.

You must never try to hurt her again.

Now I teach you that.

You lay a hand on me, you fight all three of us.

Three against one, Mr. Dillon.

Hadn't you ought to do something?

No, I think Emil can handle this, Chester.

You just watch.

I teach all of you.

Emil?

You all right?

Yeah.

Hey, some of you fellas give us a hand here

with these men, will you?

Just drag 'em off and stack 'em up somewhere

till they get their health back.

Good fight.

Come on.

Come on. Get up.

Maybe now, no more trouble.

Well, Emil, you got the whole town on your side.

They're not gonna bother you anymore.

I think not.

I go get Gretchen now.

It's time we start to build our new home.

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