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Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Now, where you going, Annie?

You'd be surprised if I brought home enough catfish

for dinner, wouldn't you?

Why, I'd be real pleased.

But you're sure you ought to go fishing alone?

Those fish aren't big enough to eat me, Ma.

Ned...

Ned, what do you think?

You think it's safe for Annie to go fishing over there?

Oh, sure, this ain't Injun country.

But don't you go far.

We're getting a late enough start this morning.

I won't, I promise.

Now, don't you worry, Ma.

I'll worry until we get to Dodge.

That'll be tomorrow night.

Thank goodness.

I'm gonna miss being out here.

We're mighty lucky, Ned.

Ain't many got a daughter like that.

Or a wife like you.

Thank you, Ned.

Ned...

It's all right.

There's a woman with them.

Look at her.

And... look at them.

Hello.

What you carrying in that wagon?

Our things. Why?

Take a look, Oliver.

Now, just a minute.

Boys.

Just how many people did you think you could shoot, mister?

Here, Casper...

this un's better'n your'n.

What do you want here?

Money.

What makes you think we have money?

Oh, we don't expect much,

but everybody carries a little.

Hey! Hey, I found it, Ma!

Right here, 'hind the seat.

You pilgrims is all alike.

You even hide your poke in the same place, time after time.

Same place.

You mean you make a living out of robbing people?

Simsie...

Now, look, you have our money; take it and leave.

Don't. Please.

Please don't.

Why not?

What do people like you got to live for?

Doggone it, Ma.

If you kill them, we got to dig ground.

No, we don't.

You find anything in that wagon worth keeping?

Ah, just a lot of junk, Ma.

The horses are worth something, I reckon.

All right, boys, let's get it over with,

then you can put them both in the wagon.

Hold it, Matt.

What's the trouble?

Ah, these antelope are slipping.

Oh.

Ho.

We get back to Dodge and tell them our game

fell off the packhorse, nobody'll believe us.

- Let's go. - Yep.

Hyah!

Look like Indians?

It could've been.

Quint...

A man and a woman.

What do you think?

It's hard to tell.

If the woman was old, the Indians would've left her.

Well, there's no use trying to track them from here.

People using this trail every day.

Why don't you get that canvas off the antelope.

We'll... we'll bury them.

All right.

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Whew! This is hot work.

Ah, you men.

It's too hot in the summertime to cut the wood,

and too cold in the winter.

If Mother Nature did things right,

she'd have growed this tree just stow-size and no bigger.

Then little boys would never grow up to be strong men.

I got my growth, Rosie.

Sam?

What's the matter?

There's something in that brush out there.

You stay here, Rosie.

I'll go root it out.

No, Sam, shoot from here.

Well, now, Rosie, I can't shoot at what I can't see.

Wait till I find out what it is, then I'll start shooting.

By heaven, you come out of there.

Come on out!

Don't shoot me.

Please, please don't shoot.

Well, I'll be.

Why, you poor child, ain't nobody gonna harm you.

Why, you look half-starved.

Who are you? Where'd you come from?

Never mind that now, Sam.

Let's get her taken care of first.

Now, you come on with me.

I'll fix you a bite to eat and give you a bath

and fix you up a little, huh?

Come on.

Sam, Annie, dinner's ready.

Coming.

Now, what are you two doing out here?

It's a cage.

Pretty good one, huh?

I'll put you both in a cage

if you don't wash up for dinner now.

She means it, Annie.

What's the cage for?

Remember this morning at breakfast, we were talking,

and I said I'd never had a pet?

- Yes. - Well, Sam's gonna catch me one.

Now, what kind of a pet needs a cage?

Possum.

I saw a mother and a baby down by the river.

Day before yesterday.

And he says he can catch one.

And we'll keep it here till I tame it.

Isn't it wonderful?

Well, I should say so.

And they're the cutest little things in the world.

Yeah, we'll finish it this afternoon, Annie.

You hungry?

Starved.

It didn't take her long to recover, did it?

- Sam, it ain't right. - What ain't?

This child needs some decent clothes.

We need some things in Dodge, too.

Why don't we take the wagon and go in tomorrow, huh?

Well, why not?

What do you say, Annie?

You don't have to buy me things.

What better we got to do with our money?

Get off your horses and come over here.

Oliver.

Oh, here.

Hulett.

Simsie.

Ma...?

Casper.

Now, I want you boys to get into that there saloon

and start drinking.

And if you're any kind of men,

you ought to be broke in about an hour.

Then I'll meet you at Delmonico's for dinner.

Is that clear? Is there any questions?

You just remember one thing:

I raised you boys to be gentlemen,

and I aim for you to act like it.

Now, get in there.

Hey, fellas! Look!

She's something.

That's a real pretty little thing, huh?

Like a little bird.

What's the matter with you boys?

That's just a little old farmer girl.

Now, you get in there and talk

to them saloon girls like men, you hear me?

Go on.

Move!

Hello, Doc.

Well, you look mighty comfortable.

Well, I'm not.

Oh, well, uh, maybe I can get you a pillow or something.

Suppose you drank up all the coffee, huh?

By God, there's gonna be a revolution.

Revolution? Where?

Right here, in this country.

That's what it says here, this editor,

and I agree with him.

Unless they do something

to get rid of that man in the White House.

I thought you were the one

that voted for that man in the White House.

Well, he tricked me.

Just like he did a lot of other folks.

He hasn't done anything he promised; nothing.

Well, now, I was just out there on Front Street.

I didn't see any signs of a revolution out there.

You know, you haven't got the faintest idea

what I'm talking about.

What you ought to do, instead of sleeping half the day

and carousing around most of the night, like you do,

why, you ought to read a little.

And keep yourself informed, like I do.

Well, why don't you inform me?

Well, I'm trying to.

What this man here says, in essence...

And it's true...

Is that what's wrong with our economy here in this country

is that there's an awful lot of wealthy folks back East

that are hoarding all the money.

There's none of it in circulation.

Well, I know how we can help the economy

and improve your disposition at the same time.

Let's take some of that money you're hoarding

and put it into circulation.

Subscribe to a different paper.

Your own.

Hiya, Marshal.

Well, Sam. Rose.

Hi, Doc. Marshal.

Hello, Rose. Sam.

Annie, I'd like you to meet Marshal Dillon.

Doc Adams.

Annie Shields.

Well, how are you?

- How do you do? - How do, Annie?

Well, wouldn't you ladies like to sit down?

- All right, thank you. - Thank you.

Miss.

What can I do for you, Sam?

Well, we'd like your help.

We want to adopt Annie.

And we don't know how to go about it.

Legally, I mean.

I see.

Well, I think that's a problem

for Judge Brooking, don't you, Doc?

Well, yes, I'd say so.

Well, I tell you, he'll be by here in a week or so.

Why don't you stop back then?

- We'll talk it over with him. - That's fine.

Uh, I don't recall anybody with the name of Shield

around here, miss.

Are you from Dodge, here?

Well, we were on our way to Dodge...

when my family was killed.

That's where I saw you.

You saw me?

You and another man.

You rode up to the wagon later, after it burned.

Just like I told you.

These two men rode up and I hid.

Then I got scared and ran.

Up Oak Creek, Marshal.

Annie went out fishing,

and when she came back,

her wagon was burned and her folks were dead.

Somebody killed 'em.

I'm awfully sorry about that, Annie. I...

I'm sorry we didn't see you out there, too.

Well, I walked and walked...

until I found Sam and Rose's place.

I rode out to the wagon next day.

I saw where you buried 'em.

Well, Annie, you, uh...

you sure you don't have any idea who might have done it?

You didn't see anybody out there?

Well, I was down at the stream fishing,

and I heard some shooting...

but I just thought my pa had seen some game.

Sam...

we better be getting along now.

The rest of our things'll be ready over at the general store.

Well, Annie...

I'm awful sorry about what's happened to you,

but... it's real nice that you got people like Rose and Sam

to... kind of help you.

Thank you, Doc.

Well, look, why don't you all come on back next week,

and Judge Brookings'll be here.

We'll... we'll talk it over with him.

Well, that's one date we'll keep.

All right, Sam.

Bye, Annie.

Thank you.

Oh, wait a minute here.

- Forgot this. - Oh, oh, thank you.

I'm not used to having one.

Sam just bought it for me.

Thank you again, Marshal.

Bye.

Hey, barkeep.

- What'll it be, fella? - I'll have one more of the same.

For all of you, huh?

I'm the one that ordered it.

- Well, I know, but... - Then get it!

They do what they want to do.

Hey, barkeep.

One more of the same.

- Just for you, huh? - Why, sure.

Look, do we have to go through this again?

All of you want another drink, is that right?

I might have another.

Maybe I will, too.

Yeah, you're right, she really is a pretty little thing.

- Like a little bird. - Yeah.

You don't hear her begging for no free liquor.

- Let's take her with us. - That's a good idea, Hulett!

You want to come with us?

Don't come near... Don't touch me!

- You're gonna come with us. - No. No!

- Grab her! - No! No...!

Hey, let that girl loose!

Don't! Oh!

- Now what do we do with her? - Let's take her to the horses.

Let go! No! Please!

Boys!

Here, you put that girl down!

My boys getting a little out of line, Marshal?

Out of line? I'm gonna throw 'em in jail!

Well, there ain't no necessity for that.

I'm their ma... I can handle them.

You rotten scum!

I ought to tear your hides off and salt you down!

I'll have at you later.

I raised my boys to be gentlemen, Marshal.

I won't have it no other way.

You folks all right?

All right, I guess.

Sure do thank you, Marshal.

Well, I'm sorry about this.

Let's go, Rosie.

Aw...

You mean one of my boys hit that poor man?

- What's your name? - Phoebe. Phoebe Strunk.

These are my boys.

This is Casper, Simsie, Hulett, Oliver.

Their pa is dead.

Where are you from?

Well, it ain't where we're from, Marshal,

it's... it's where we're headed.

San Francis...

San Francisco, Marshal.

My boys is gonna be sailors.

Sailors, huh?

Well, they's a harbor there, ain't they?

And ships?

All their lives, I've been wanting them to be sailors.

We've had some rough times, and it's a hard trip west,

but we'll make it.

Won't we, boys?

Sure, Ma.

Well, I'll tell you something, maybe San Francisco

can use you and your boys, but we don't want you around here.

Where are you camped?

Upriver a piece.

All right, you get out of Dodge and stay out.

Next time I see you around town I'm gonna throw you in jail,

- and that includes you. - You wouldn't dare!

You better get out of here right now before I change my mind.

Boys, let's go!

This ain't a fittin' town for decent folks.

Well, you gonna leave, Oliver?

Come on.

That's the last firewood I'm fetching.

Boy, you'll fetch firewood all night I tell you to!

All right. I'm sorry, Ma.

- Ma? - What?

I-I done lied to you this afternoon.

About what?

Remember we-we was leaving Dodge,

I-I said I was going hunting?

You didn't get nothin'.

I followed them people.

What people?

Well, you know... The ones that has a little gal.

I knowed it, I knowed it all along.

You sure are sneaky, Oliver.

Now, that ain't fair, Ma!

Him going off after her, alone like that.

Now, shut up, all of you!

Why, I never seen a bunch of men go so hog wild over a woman!

What's got into you?

Well, she's so pretty, Ma!

Like a little bird.

I don't know why we couldn't take her with us, Ma.

Maybe it ain't too late.

How about it, Ma?

Can't we take her to San Francisco with us?

Yeah, come on, Ma, huh?

Well, uh... I reckon we can.

I never could deny you boys nothin'.

She can cook and clean up.

When could we go get her, Ma?

Let's go get her now.

I'll let you know when you can go.

Right now we're going to sleep.

Go get my bedroll.

You heard what I said!

Come on, come on.

Dinner's on the table!

Coming!

Think maybe she barbecued a side of beef, Annie?

I sure could use it.

Sorry, Sam. It's hominy grits.

- Oh, no! - I'm joking.

Come on, you'll see.

Hey...

Stew... that's one thing I never could get tired of.

Well, all I did was watch it cook.

It's really Annie's stew.

Hominy grits...

Well, I can make them, too.

Well, don't you go making 'em around here.

You say grace, Sam.

Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts,

which we are about to receive, through the bounty of Christ,

- our Lord, Amen. - Amen.

And thank Thee, Dear Lord, for giving me Sam and Rose.

And help me repay them for all their goodness.

Amen.

We thank Him for giving you to us, Annie.

Annie, how about some stew?

Where you going this afternoon, Sam?

Twin Buttes.

There's a well up there needs digging out.

You mind if I come along?

That is, if you don't need me around here.

If you bring your own pick.

You go ahead and go along, Annie.

It'll be good for you.

Who's there?

Sam!

You women stay inside.

Sam, what is it?

What do you people want here?

Now that ain't very neighborly, is it?

I don't aim to be neighborly.

One rifle against four.

You ain't got a chance.

Maybe not, but I'll sure do some shooting before I go down.

There she is.

What's your name, honey?

Annie.

I told you women to stay inside.

We don't aim to harm nobody.

Leastwise, we won't as long as you behave yourselves.

Hulett? Hulett!

Yeah? Yeah, Ma?

Get in the barn and saddle a horse!

Rest of you, get down.

You men get back on them horses.

Now hand your rifle to Oliver, mister.

And do it nice, for the women's sake.

Now take him in the house.

You want I should set fire to the place, Ma?

There'll be no burning this place,

not now, nor any other time.

I thought I made myself perfectly clear!

You, Annie, you come on over here.

What are you gonna do?

Please, let her be.

Do as I say, you don't want to see them two shot.

What do you want?

Take 'em in the house.

Don't hurt them.

We ain't gonna hurt nobody,

long as you do as you're told.

Here's a horse, Ma.

Where is everybody?

Take it, honey.

They're in the house, you go join 'em. Take it.

Please, what are they doing in there?

Well, now it's like this, Annie.

You do what you're told, and they won't get hurt.

And they do what they're told, and you won't get hurt.

Now get mounted and follow me.

Get mounted.

Those boys was right.

You're gonna be a big help around here.

You know how to cook?

Yes.

You got to remember one thing, Annie.

You don't do what you're told or you try to run away,

well, you're gonna ride back and shoot your folks.

Now you wouldn't want that to happen, would you?

- No. - No.

But how long do I have to stay here?

Don't trouble yourself none about it.

There they are.

You didn't say how long I had to stay here.

Well, that depends on how well you do

what you're supposed to do.

What did you bring me here for in the first place?

For company, Annie.

For company?!

My boys took a shine to you,

and I decided a new face around here wouldn't hurt none.

What did you do? You didn't hurt them.

You didn't, did you?

We just told 'em to be quiet.

Told 'em not to do no talking.

That way, you won't get hurt.

You could have told them that outside the house.

Well, we had to look for money, didn't we?

You robbed them?!

Of course we robbed them.

I'm sorry, Ma... Only a few dollars.

Every little bit helps.

Uh... Ma, I-I... I want to take Annie fishing.

All right, as long as you bring her back in time to cook supper.

I promise.

- Hello, Quint. - Good morning, Matt.

Wait a minute.

Where you, uh, where you headed?

Oh, I'm going upriver a ways.

Business?

I'm gonna check on Phoebe Strunk and her boys.

I keep wondering if they're still around.

I thought they went to San Francisco.

If they have, that's good.

Well, could you use a little company?

I thought you were a working man.

Well, just when I don't have anything else to do.

I like to stretch my legs a little bit.

Well, good. I'll meet you at Moss Grimmick's stable.

- Right. - All right?

Hey, Ma...

looks like we got company.

Yeah, it's that marshal.

We're in trouble.

We ain't in no trouble.

What if he's looking for Annie?

You tell Simsie to keep her hid,

then to come back here like nothing's wrong.

Simsie...

you got to keep Annie hid out a spell.

What for?

Marshal's coming to visit.

The marshal...!

We think he's come to find her.

Now, you hold her!

Well...

morning, Marshal.

What you doing out here?

Eh, just came out to see if you were still around.

We're still around.

Sit down and have some coffee.

No, thanks.

You ain't still bearing us a grudge

about what happened the other day,

are you, Marshal?

Where's the rest of your family?

Well, there's Hulett.

Is Simsie still fishing?

Yes'm.

Simsie's catching our supper for us, Marshal.

Down by the river.

Where'd you get this?

Uh, that's my purse.

Now, I asked you a question, I want a straight answer.

Where'd you get it?

Oh, well, Marshal,

you know that little "squirmish"

we had in town the other day?

Well, Casper, he took a liking to it,

and then he just took it from that little...

Annie girl.

Weren't no money in it.

Thought you said you were going west.

When are you leaving?

We are.

Yeah, we are, just as soon as we get a chance

to catch our breath.

Marshal...

you know that, uh,

fella you got with you?

He don't look very trustworthy to me.

I'd keep an eye on him, if I was you.

You know, he could be part Indian or something.

He is.

♪♪

That worked fine, Ma.

They're riding out.

Yeah, sure, but that's a smart marshal.

Gonna have his eye on us, and I don't like it.

Well, we can still follow him and shoot him, Ma.

Yeah.

We may have to, before we're through.

What's bothering you?

I don't know, there's something I don't like

about this whole situation.

Figure that old gal was lying?

I don't know.

I think we better just ride by

the Kinney place on our way home.

Come on.

"Gone visiting. Sam Kinney."

Sam?

That's kind of funny.

There's nobody around at all.

They used to have some pigs here, too,

and couple of cows.

Well, I doubt he took 'em visiting with him.

Let's have a look around, huh?

I'll check the barn.

Quint!

I found them.

Sam and Rose Kinney.

Fine people.

None better.

Made 'em write that note,

and then they killed them.

They got that girl with them, haven't they?

Let's go get 'em.

Hyah!

The old woman's smarter than we figured she was.

Yeah.

My guess is they pulled out right after we left.

Yeah, about four hours ago, I'd say.

And they'll be traveling faster than we are.

We'll be tracking them.

Come dark, Matt, it's gonna be hard to find that trail.

Well, we'll stop for camp for the night.

I figure they will, too, probably.

- Quint? - Yeah?

It's gonna be a pretty rough fight.

So?

Well, it's a bad bunch.

You know they're murderers and as soon as they see us,

they'll know we know.

They'll go down fighting, is that what you mean?

Isn't your job.

Stretched your legs a little.

Why don't you head back to town.

I'll string along.

Okay, let's head on west.

See if we can pick up their trail.

Horses all right?

Just fine, Ma.

Unless some mountain lion comes looking after meat.

Look at her.

Scaredy cat.

Leave that poor girl alone.

She's got enough on her mind already.

They ain't no mountain lions around here, stupid.

What y'all got on your mind anyway?

Well?

Tell us.

Yeah, you got any complaints or anything,

we'd like to hear them.

You're animals!

All of you!

It'll be a shame to spoil that pretty face,

but I'll sure do it.

What are we gonna do with her tonight, Ma?

She'll run off sure, if we don't watch out.

We're gonna watch out,

and you take the first couple of hours.

You mean stand guard?

What if that nosy marshal didn't go back to Dodge?

What if he went over to Annie's instead?

He wouldn't find nothing.

Of course he wouldn't.

He's already suspicious, ain't he?

You mean you think he's on our trail already, Ma?

I always figure there's somebody on our trail.

Mm, it's gonna rain.

I can smell it.

Then we got nothing to worry about, Ma.

It'll wash out our trail.

It'll wash out the trail we're gonna make, too.

What do you mean?

We're gonna move out.

Oliver!

Casper!

What's going on, Ma?

I thought you were tired, Ma.

I am, but I don't want to get my rest in jail.

Now, go saddle my horse.

Whatever you say, Ma.

What do you got in your mind, Ma?

You gonna ride all night?

I'm gonna ride till it stops raining.

But it ain't started to rain yet.

It ain't?

Annie, you go saddle your own horse,

and be quick about it.

What is it?

Ah, it's this doggone rain.

Miserable, ain't it?

You know, Quint...

that old woman's pretty smart.

What do you suppose she's doing right about now?

She's traveling.

Miserable, wet, tired, but she's traveling.

You bet she is.

She's not leaving any tracks either.

I know what you're thinking.

We're gonna chance it, Quint.

We know the general direction they're headed in,

we just got to light out and hope we're lucky enough

to stumble on them.

I'll tell you one thing, we'll travel faster

now that we're not tracking.

I hope we're traveling in the right direction.

Ah, it's a chance,

but if we find them, it's worth it.

We'll camp here.

Ah, whoever could find us now, Ma?

That rain really wiped out our tracks.

Want I should build a fire?

Oh, we don't need a fire; we need sleep.

But you can take care of my horse.

Simsie, you stake out Annie's horse.

I can do it myself.

Oh, sure. Fix it so it can run off.

You come over here and sit down.

You been planning on running off, ain't you?

- Who wouldn't? - You got no manners, child!

Now you listen to me... You don't stop that complaining,

you know we're gonna have to treat you bad.

Treat me bad?!

Casper!

Come here.

Yeah, Ma?

You was gonna take the first watch, remember?

- Oh, but, Ma, I'm tired... - You ain't any tired-er

than everybody else!

Now, you can stand guard for an hour.

Get yourself a piece of rope.

- Rope? What fer? - To tie her up with.

Please, I won't run away.

Tie her real good and tight.

If she gives you any trouble, use that on her.

Why, sure, Ma.

You come with me.

You go on...!

You come with me now.

Can't tell a thing, can you?

Only be a guess.

I'd say they're still headed west.

Yeah. So we better chance it.

We got to keep moving or we'll lose 'em for sure.

Wake up.

- Oh, don't, please. - There ain't no reason

why I should be on watch here all alone.

These ropes... can't you undo these ropes?

Now, what would Ma say?

Just for a while.

Just for a little bit.

My hands and feet are numb.

That's 'cause you got uppity with Ma.

If he pokes her one more time with that stick,

I'm going in there.

Just take it easy now, Quint.

We were lucky to find 'em; we don't want to spoil it now.

Got to figure some way of... getting in there

without getting Annie hit.

What about that big bear they got on guard?

He's gonna be the first to go.

One of us is gonna have to sneak in there and...

get him without making any noise.

I'll take him.

All right.

Do whatever you have to do with Phoebe,

but get Annie out of the way fast.

You're gonna have your hands full with those other three.

I don't mind.

Not with those three.

- Good hunting. - Right.

Sing me a song, Annie.

But sing it soft.

You wake up Ma, she'll get real nasty.

You gonna sing me a song or do you want to get stuck again?

I'll sing.

♪ Camptown races five miles long ♪

♪ Doo-da, doo-da ♪

♪ Camptown races sing this song ♪

Boys!

Hold it!

No...!

Ma!

You killed Ma.

Quint...

what about him?

Dead.

Annie... you all right?

I don't know.

I don't know if anything will be right again.

Time will change that, Annie.

Time will make things look a lot better to you.

We got some burying to do here, Quint.

And we'll get these two back to Dodge;

they'll hang for murder, sure.

What about her?

You gonna tell her about Sam and Rose Kinney?

There's plenty of time for that.

She kind of deserves a little better luck from now on,

don't she, Matt?

Yeah.

Yeah, she does.

With her folks being dead and all now, I...

guess maybe it'll be up to us, see she gets that luck.