Original subtitles

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Daddy?

What is it?

Those two men out there.

You... you get in the brush there and hide.

- Hmm? - And don't come out no matter what.

- Oh, now really... - Don't argue.

Now go in there and don't show yourself no matter what.

- Promise me now. - All right, I promise.

Hello?

You alone here?

Yes, I'm alone.

What's a man like you doing out here alone?

I'm a school teacher.

I'm headed for Pueblo.

I reckon I ain't never seen a school teacher up close before.

I ain't never had no learning myself.

That's why I'm going west.

There's a great need for learning out here.

I thought school teachers was women.

You don't look like no woman to me.

What do you got in that wagon, school teacher?

Oh, nothing.

I mean, just my personal belongings, that's all.

Yeah?

Better take a look, Webb.

Uh, we wouldn't want to miss nothing.

No, no, we wouldn't want to do that, no.

Now you keep away from there!

You got no right going through my things!

- Oh! - You just keep quiet, old man.

Hey, Scorp, lookie here.

Well, now.

You got a woman with you.

No. No, they're... they're my wife's.

She died on the way.

I think he's lying, Webb.

Well, maybe he's got something else around here.

Look. Look in there.

Well, he was going to burn us.

We better get out of here.

Got nothing we want around here anyway.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Daddy?

Dad... Daddy?

Oh, no.

I'll kill you.

Oh. Oh, Daddy.

♪ Then get away ♪

♪♪

♪ Go get you some red ♪

♪ Baby, get away ♪

♪ Oh, a rambling... ♪

Well, hello, Chester.

Howdy, Howard.

Well, are you, uh...?

Are you about ready, are you?

Huh?

Well, I...

Come on, let's get started.

You can dust that thing off later.

I ain't sure I should, Chester.

Oh, Howard, people like a hotel to be a nice, homey place,

not something that's run like a bank.

Well, nobody can say that about the Dodge House.

Well, you take your job too serious.

It ain't that important, Howard.

It's important to me, Chester.

Well, so is this checker game.

Just drag up that chair there and let's get started.

Yeah?

All right.

You want something, miss?

Oh, are... are you the clerk?

Yes.

Well, I'd like a room, please, if you don't mind.

A room?

Yes, and I'm... I'm awfully tired.

That's your luggage?

Yes.

You got money for a room?

Oh. Well, I didn't expect to pay in... in advance.

- Oh. - Well, I...

Here, here. Sit down right there.

- You sit down there, ma'am. - Thank you.

Howard, get her a room.

Can't you see she's all tuckered out? Now go on.

- All right, Chester. - Well, yeah.

Now, where... where you from, ma'am?

St. Louis, but I...

I walked the last 40 miles.

You walked 40 miles?

My horses ran off.

You... you mean to say

that you've been crossing that prairie out there all alone?

Yes.

- Here you go, miss. - Oh, thank you.

Howard, I'm gonna see if I can get Doc Adams,

and then I'm gonna see if I can get Mr. Dillon.

- Now you take care of her. - Well, I don't...

- Now... - Just-just... just take care of yourself.

Oh.

The... room's at the top of the stairs.

Thank you.

All right now, miss, you just drink all of that.

Mm.

Room number two, Mr. Dillon.

Well, I'll be glad to talk to her, Chester,

but I don't know what there is I can do for her.

Well, she's just in awful bad shape,

and she don't seem to have no friends or nothing.

I thought you ought to see her anyway.

Come in.

How is she, Doc?

Well, she's fine.

Nothing wrong with her that a good night's rest won't cure.

Uh, Miss Harriet, I'd like for you to meet Marshal Dillon.

- Oh, how do you do, Marshal? - How do?

There will be some food along for you in just a minute.

I stopped by Delmonico's and told them

to fix you up a nice, big pot of thick soup.

Thank you, Chester.

I-I thought that we ought to start off

with something kind of light.

Thick soup, huh?

Well, you go back down to Delmonico's

and tell them to boil a chicken for this young lady.

His idea of nourishing soup, miss, is something thick enough

you can eat with a fork

with ham and beans and everything in it.

Well, I'm... I'm not hungry just now anyway, but...

but I do appreciate all you've done, Chester.

Well, that's all right.

Harriet, I understand you had a 40-mile walk.

Yes.

Oh, Chester said your horses

ran off with you.

Were you traveling with a wagon?

Yes, they, uh... they got away during the night.

Well, that's too bad.

Were you traveling alone?

Yes.

I see. Well, uh... where'd you come from?

I'm from St. Louis.

I was headed here for Dodge.

I had a little bad luck.

It could happen to anybody.

Hmm. You were lucky you got here.

It isn't very often

a girl travels alone out on the prairie.

I did, Marshal.

Sure.

Well, uh, Harriet, you get yourself some rest.

It was nice to meet you.

Marshal.

Those powders I gave you will get you a good night's rest,

and you'll feel better tomorrow.

Thank you, Doc.

If there's anything that you need, you just send for me.

Thank you, Chester.

Well, what do you think now, Mr. Dillon?

Well, I don't think she's telling us everything.

What do you mean?

Doc, what do you think?

Well, I believe the part about the 40-mile walk, all right,

but just don't think you got the whole story yet.

I don't, either.

Uh, I'm looking for the owner.

Over there.

Who?

The lady, Miss Kitty Russell.

The lady?

That's right, miss.

Hello.

- Miss Russell? - That's right.

My name's Harriet Horne.

I'm looking for a job.

- Well, sit down. - Thank you.

I've heard about you.

The marshal and Chester are friends of mine.

Oh.

Well, you look pretty good

for a girl who arrived in town yesterday, broke and on foot.

Well, I... I bought this dress this morning, on credit.

Well, I'd say you were a good risk.

You know if... if you're looking for a job here,

all I can tell you is that,

well, I don't think the Long Branch is any place

for a girl like you.

You don't think I can handle it?

There are other jobs.

Maybe I can help you find one.

Chester was talking about this place,

and he said, "Sooner or later,

every man in the west comes in here."

What's that got to do with it?

I want this job.

I've got to have it.

You must be looking for somebody.

Yes.

Maybe I know him.

I'm, uh...

looking for a husband.

All right.

Okay.

You can start tomorrow.

Thank you.

But you're gonna hate it.

You're really gonna hate it.

How's everything going here?

- Fine, Miss Kitty. - Good.

Well, the thing is,

you're just not happy here.

- I-I... I can... I can tell. - Oh, Chester.

- Oh. - You look like you're enjoying yourself.

- Well... - Kitty.

Uh, see what I mean to say is that it's-it's just not right.

That's all.

Oh, now, Chester, please don't worry about me.

I get along fine here.

Well... you-you can't tell me that, no.

I mean, what I mean is

that no lady like yourself could... could get along...

Now, don't you tell Miss Kitty that. She'll fire me.

Well, she oughtn't have hired you here in the first place.

I told her that. I did. I told her.

Well, now, what did she say?

Well, she just...

She said she had a reason.

Did she tell you what it was?

No.

She said if I was a gentleman that I wouldn't have asked.

Uh, of course it was too late then.

I mean... I'd already asked.

Oh, Chester.

Please, look, don't let it bother you.

You... you are a gentleman.

Well, that's... It's-it's...

She didn't tell me the-the reason, though. Uh...

What's the matter?

- Nothing. - No?

Nothing at all.

Do you know those two men, Chester?

Who, Webb Hoagler and Dan Scorp?

Yeah, I know 'em.

One of 'em is no better than the other, though.

I can tell you that.

Why?

I've got to talk to them.

What for?

Well, I'm supposed to be working here, remember?

Well, yeah, but, I mean, I'm a customer, too.

No, you're not.

You're a friend.

- Oh... - Now, excuse me.

Hello, gentlemen.

Beat it.

No, no, wait a minute.

Have a drink?

Yes, thank you.

Barkeep, bring us another glass.

For the lady.

Well, now, you're new here, ain't you, honey?

Mm-hmm.

My name is Harriet.

You should, uh, come in here more often.

Well, now, maybe I will.

Now, you never mind him.

I'm the one that ordered you the drink.

Thank you.

No, no, no, down it.

It's good for you.

You know, I like that.

A man who tells you what he wants.

Hey, you're all right, Harriet.

Oh, I've only been here for a few days.

I, I hope you both aren't just riding through.

Oh, we'll be here for a while.

We, we drift in and out.

Good.

This town needs some real men.

Now, you're talking about me, ain't you?

I'm, I'm talking about both of you.

You, uh, you look like you're a good fighter.

Fighter?

He ain't half the fighter I am.

You, uh, like a man who can fight, huh?

I like a man who knows what he wants and takes it.

Keeps it, too.

I don't like wishy-washy men.

You came to the right place, honey,

'cause nobody ever took nothing from Dan Scorp.

Oh, I can believe that.

But, uh, why don't we sit down?

It'd be cozier, don't you think?

Be a lot cozier without him.

But I like both of you.

You couldn't stand him very long anyway, Harriet.

He ain't got much manners.

I'll lay you odds on how long she could stand me.

You men... you're always betting on everything.

Be anything more, Chester?

Put that on my bill.

I, uh, I hope I'll see you both more often.

Oh, you will, honey.

Who is it?

Marshal Dillon.

Oh, I'm, I'm coming.

What is it you want, Marshal?

Harriet, I'd like to talk to you for a minute if I can.

- Come in. - Thank you.

I, uh, didn't expect you to come calling, Marshal.

Harriet, I wanted to, uh, talk to you about Scorp and Hoagler.

What about them?

I've been hearing what's going on

down there in the Long Branch.

It, uh, kind of sounds to me

like you're trying to get 'em into a fight.

I beg your pardon.

Keep this up, you're gonna get 'em killed, you know.

You're pretty smart, aren't you, Marshal?

Harriet, look.

I'd like to help you if I can.

Now, why don't you tell me the whole story?

Tell me who was out there with you.

My father.

They killed him and then they ran off the horses.

Well, I was hiding, but I saw it all.

I see.

I'm terribly sorry, Harriet.

Look, uh, I'll go and pick 'em up right now.

Oh, no, you won't.

They're mine.

Now, Harriet, I can understand how you feel,

but this is my job, not yours.

I'll pick 'em up, I'll put 'em in jail,

and they'll stand trial for what they've done.

I won't testify, I won't give evidence,

I won't even tell you where it happened.

Now, Harriet...

No, they're mine.

They're going to die because of me.

I'll be their hangman, not you or anybody else!

Harriet, you're making a big mistake.

You can get hurt doing this.

This isn't your kind of game.

I'm sorry, Marshal.

Look... if you change your mind, let me know.

- How they doing in there? - Oh, same ol' thing.

Over Harriet, you mean?

Yeah, well, she's really got 'em going now.

What do you mean?

Well, just a little more time and they're gonna be fighting.

There ain't no doubt about it.

Now, Chester, I'll tell you what I want you to do.

- What? - Go in there and tell Scorp

I want to talk to him out here.

All right.

What do you want to see me for, Marshal?

I'm busy.

What's the matter?

Afraid your friend's going to run off with Harriet

while you're in there?

How do you know so much?

You know, I can understand him being taken in by her,

but I thought you had more sense than that.

What are you talking about?

Pretty smart, isn't she?

Comes into town a complete stranger,

and inside of a couple of days

she's got two good friends fighting over her,

about to kill each other.

Makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

Well, what's your interest?

I don't like you, Scorp, and I don't like your partner,

but I don't like gunfighting either.

Well, I guess you're right, Marshal.

Yeah.

Woman ain't worth fighting over.

You think he means that, Mr. Dillon?

Chester, did you get a good night's sleep last night?

Sure did, yeah.

I want you to stay in here tonight

and keep a close watch on Harriet.

If anything unusual happens, let me know right away.

It's pretty here, isn't it?

That's why I brought you out here, honey.

Let's get down.

Oh, uh, I can't stay.

I, uh, promised Dan Scorp

I'd meet him for dinner at Delmonico's at 2:00.

But it ain't hardly noon yet.

We got plenty of time.

All right, just for a minute, then.

Sure.

Oh, why don't we, uh, take a walk over and look at the river?

Look, I just don't have time.

What's bothering you, Harriet?

Nothing.

You, uh, you worried Scorp might take it wrong if you're late?

Of course not.

I told Dan I was going for a ride with you this morning.

You sure did, honey.

Now, what do you mean by that?

Look.

Well, Dan, what are you doing here?

Are, uh, are you jealous because I came here with Webb?

No, I ain't jealous.

No reason I should be jealous, is there, Webb?

No reason I know of.

We've been partners a long time.

I don't reckon any gal is going to bust us up.

Not hardly.

Except I don't like being used by a gal, do you?

No, I don't, and I figure,

anybody that tries it ought to be taught a lesson.

What are you talking about?

Well, you thought you were playing it real smart

when you played us off one against the other,

didn't you, honey?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Did you ever get whipped with a rope?

You wouldn't dare.

Oh, honey, it'll be a lesson you won't never forget,

not for a long time.

- Hold it just a minute, honey. - Let go of me.

There's something I've been wanting to do

- for a long time. - Let go of me.

No.

Hold it.

Howdy, Marshal.

Now, Harriet... you ready to play it my way now?

Yes, I'll testify.

I'll give the judge all the evidence he'll need.

What are you talking about?

In case you'd forgotten about it, the man you killed

out in the prairie the other day was her father.

That's a lie, Marshal.

She was hiding in the bushes, she saw the whole thing.

Now, wait a minute, Marshal, you know that...

Don't shoot, Marshal.

Chester, get his gun out.

All right, let's go.

Uh, Marshal.

I, uh, I don't know what I would have done

if you hadn't gotten there when you did.

Well, Harriet, I'm afraid you'll have

to thank Chester here for that.

He camped outside the hotel all night

and he saw you leave this morning with Hoagler.

Chester, why don't you walk Harriet back to the hotel, huh?

Well...

Appreciate it, Chester.

Bye, Harriet.

Marshal.

Well... I...

All right, you know, as a matter of fact,

maybe after you get washed up and freshened up a bit,

maybe you, you'd like a little bit

of something to eat, you know.

Probably some good, nourishing food

is just what you might need the most.

Like, uh, some soup?

Yeah.