Original subtitles

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

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Comanches are late.

They'll be here.

They always are.

When it comes to buying and selling,

them Comanches is real trustworthy.

Especially if you've got a gun at their bellies.

Well, that don't hurt none.

Looky here.

Well, doggone, what do you know?

They got a white woman with them.

Yeah, it's about time.

Ain't had one in about a month.

She don't look none too old, neither.

Looks like our luck is changing.

See you done pretty good this time.

Check the wagon, Poole.

Woman young.

Bring good price.

Well, that all depends.

You're white.

My being white ain't gonna make

a whole lot of difference to you, lady.

You got, uh,

anybody who'll pay ransom money for you?

Ransom money?

Yeah.

Anybody?

Relatives that are worth anything?

My people were all killed.

All of them.

Yeah, well, she ain't worth as much as she might be.

You finished?

Yeah.

Worth maybe $200.

You heard that?

Horses and wagon, more.

About $25.

How about woman?

Well, you heard her.

Ain't nobody to go ransom for her.

She worth something.

Oh, sure.

We'll take her down to Mexico and sell her.

Sell me?

That's right.

Ain't my fault, lady,

you got nobody left to pay ransom.

I'll give you $30.

Pay me.

You can't mean...

I'm a businessman, lady.

I do business with the Comanches.

I buy their stuff,

including their captives.

They take the money and buy guns.

Works out fine all the way around.

You let me know next time you get lucky.

Lots more money where that came from.

Hyah.

Well, howdy, Quint.

What you doing?

I'm, uh, shoeing horses, Chester.

Well, I mean,

how come that you've got so many of them?

Well, they're, uh, cavalry horses, Fort Dodge.

Well, how'd they get here?

They walked.

Well, I...

I mean, how come there ain't no troopers out there with them?

Well, a couple troopers brought them in this morning.

They'll be back to get them tonight.

That colonel doesn't want them loafing around Dodge all day.

You're going to get to be a rich man there, Quint.

Well, I would if I did this kind of business every day,

but I don't.

Don't they got a farrier out at the fort?

Well, they did have, but he was killed.

He was killed? How come?

Fighting Indians.

Comanches.

You want a drink of water or something?

No thanks, Chester.

Well, you-you got to stop to eat, don't you?

I don't have time.

Oh, that's ridiculous.

Anybody that works all day has got to keep up their strength.

You got to have something to eat.

I'm gonna get you a plate of meat right now.

Well, thanks, Chester.

Well, howdy there, Colonel.

Hello there, Chester.

I'd like you to meet my daughter, Lavinia.

This is Mr. Chester Goode.

- Miss Lavinia. - How do you do?

Would you get him out here, please, Sergeant?

- Yes, sir. - Are, uh...

are you gonna be living here in Dodge, are you?

Hardly. My home's in Dallas.

Oh, well, Dallas is, uh... it's a nice town.

Well, it's somewhat more civilized than an army fort.

Oh, now, you'd get used to it, Lavinia.

Lots of women have.

Oh, there he is.

Colonel Pate, Quint Asper.

Well, Quint, I've been wanting to meet you.

This is my daughter, Lavinia.

Ma'am.

You are the best farrier that I ever saw.

The way you shoe horses is a wonder.

You know, the United States Army could use you.

Have you ever thought of joining up?

Well, I don't think the United States Army

is the place for me, Colonel.

Oh, why not?

Well, you see, I'm half Comanche.

An Indian?

Lavinia.

Well, you may be half Comanche, but you're half white, too.

That's right.

It would be a shame to waste you shoeing horses.

You'd be invaluable, Quint.

I want you.

I want you for a scout.

I need you.

Well, no, thanks, Colonel.

I'm not interested.

Have you ever lived with the Comanches?

Yes, I have.

Well, then you know all their habits,

uh, their customs, where to find them.

You mean you're going after the Comanches, is that it?

Well, they've been raiding constantly recently,

and they've got to be stopped.

Well, Colonel, I'm afraid

you're going after the wrong people.

The wrong people?

Comanches have been raiding, sure,

but when they raid steady like this,

it only means one thing.

The renegade whites are behind them.

Now, wait a minute, I don't think I...

A man named Trask runs them.

Their meeting place is down south of here,

where the Crooked Creek runs into the Cimarron.

You go after the renegades,

and the Comanches will quit raiding altogether.

Well, he's right, Colonel.

Them renegade whites, they'll...

they'll buy anything that the Comanches bring them.

Yes, I've heard of them, but if we put the Indians down,

the renegade whites will be out of business, too.

Well, the day you go after those whites,

I'll give you a hand.

Of course.

Anything to kill a white man.

Anything to kill these white men, yes, ma'am.

Whatever you decide, Colonel.

I'm going after the Indians, Quint.

The rest doesn't make sense to me.

Yeah.

Well, I got one more shoe to tack on,

and I'll be finished.

That's all of them, isn't it?

Is that so, Sergeant?

Yes, sir, this bunch will do it.

I've got a couple of men coming for them in an hour.

Good. Well, Quint, if you ever change your mind,

let me know.

Bye, Chester, Quint.

The colonel's kind of hardheaded.

Well, a man's got to do things his own way, I guess.

Daughter's kind of pretty, though, wasn't she?

I mean, she's kind of spoiled to my way of thinking, but...

She's sure got spirit.

Spirit?

Well, that's awful fair of you after the way she treated you.

Well, I'll... I'll go get your eats.

Oh, it's you.

"Oh, it's you."

Now, don't get smart.

"Now, don't get smart."

You do that to me again, and I'll...

"You do that to me again, and I'll..."

Well, looky here.

Matt.

Oh, hello, Doc.

You going to dinner right away?

Well, I was kind of figuring on it, yeah.

- Fine. - Oh, you got the mail, huh?

Yeah, it's right there, Mr. Dillon.

I got a letter here from my brother, Magnus.

Oh, where is Magnus these days?

Da... uh, Damascus.

Damascus?

Yeah, Damascus.

Well, I had no idea he was such a world traveler.

Well, Damascus ain't so far away, Doc.

It's only about 200 miles east of Fort Smith.

Oh, Arkansas, you mean?

Yeah, Arkansas.

What's the matter with Arkansas?

Nothing wrong with it at all.

Well, I'd sure rather be there than here.

That'd suit me just fine.

At least the Comanches ain't raiding

and fighting all over it.

Well, now what in thunder is he talking about, Matt?

Well, they raided a small wagon party

south of here yesterday, Doc.

- They did? - Killed all the men.

They didn't find any of the women.

Bad business.

Well, you coming?

"Well, you coming?"

What did Magnus have to say?

You mean my brother?

Well, he's the only Magnus I know of.

- Oh. - He coming to Dodge?

Oh, heavens, no.

Gracious sakes, I should say not.

Why?

Well, I got enough problems, Miss Kitty,

without having my brother, Magnus, following me around.

How would you like it if your brother come to Dodge?

Well, I'd love it if I had one.

Well, that's just 'cause that you're a woman.

Hello, Matt.

Hi, Kitty.

- Mr. Dillon. - Chester.

There's the man I'm looking for.

I'll be back in a minute.

Hello, Quint.

- Matt. - How you feeling?

Tired.

Did you finish up the army horses?

All 27 of them.

Well, you got anything lined up for tomorrow?

No. Why?

How would you like to get out of town for a day or two?

I'd like nothing better.

Good. You know Sam Gordon?

- The stage driver. - Yeah.

Saw him on the street; he needs a shotgun man

for tomorrow's run south.

He's got one now.

Come on, let's have a beer, and then we'll find him.

Let's get this stuff on the stage.

Well, this is a sad day for me, Lavinia.

Once you're back on the prairie chasing Indians,

you won't miss me.

Seems like you've just arrived.

It's been over a week, Father.

Over a week,

and I haven't laid eyes on you for two years.

Well, an army fort's no place for a woman.

I don't know how Mother ever stood it.

Well, it was hard on your mother,

but no harder than for other women.

She knew her duty.

She did it.

And died young.

She died proud, Vinnie.

Proud as can be.

Well, I guess I haven't got the same kind of pride.

Let's not argue about it, Father.

It's all settled,

and I'm leaving in a few minutes.

I know, my dear. It's all right.

It's all set, sir.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Are you about ready to leave?

Yep, just as soon as my shotgun man gets here.

Well, we might as well wait out here.

There's no use your sitting in there

until it's time to go.

Those filthy men.

It's the worst part of stage travel.

Well, look who's here.

- Morning. - Morning, Quint.

You, uh, seeing somebody off, Colonel?

Yes, Lavinia is going back to Dallas.

Oh, I see.

And by the way, Quint, I wanted you to know

that that job as a scout is still open to you.

Well, like I said before, Colonel,

the day you go after those renegade whites,

I'll give you a hand.

You're a stubborn man, Quint.

So are you, Colonel.

I suppose it would give you a great deal of pleasure

to go hunting down those white men.

Yes, it would.

Where have you been?

You said 9:00. It's 9:00.

Well, let's get moving.

Is he going?

That's right.

I'm riding shotgun.

Now, really, Father...

Oh, Lavinia, I have no doubt he'll be a highly competent man

with that rifle he's carrying.

You mean you trust him?

Yes, Lavinia, I do.

Come on, folks.

This stage is leaving.

Good-bye, my dear.

Hyah!

Giddyap!

Hyah! Hyah!

Find anything?

I picked a spot; we won't have no trouble.

Find any good cover?

That stagecoach will be right on top of us

before they know what's happening.

Good, then we can get the killing done right off.

You better not go getting wild like you sometimes do.

Might just be a woman or two on that stage.

I ain't about to kill no woman.

You better not.

Woman that's riding a stagecoach

is more likely to be worth ransom

than some of those poor wagon train immigrants.

We ain't had too much luck lately, either.

Yeah.

Trask is beginning to think maybe we're holding out on him.

How could we do that?

Oh, there's a way.

How would that be, Brice?

Well,

let's just say there is a woman on that stage,

and let's say that...

that somebody will pay ransom for her.

We just hide her out somewhere, collect the ransom ourselves.

And not tell Trask about it, you mean?

No.

No, we tell him later.

Tell him nobody had ransomed her.

Then he takes her down to Mexico, sells her.

We're all ahead of the game.

That is, less'n she tells Trask about the ransom money.

You ever hear about splitting a blackbird's tongue

to make it talk?

Yeah.

Works just the opposite with a woman.

About time we went to work.

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Looks like a good place for an ambush up there, Sam.

I ain't never been ambushed there yet.

What does that prove?

Prove you're carrying on just like an old lady.

That's how ladies get old... By being careful.

Wake up, cowboy.

I said, "Wake up."

Ain't nothing wrong. We're just playing it safe.

Put the lady between you and keep your eyes peeled.

Anything happens or goes wrong,

you get down on the floor...

ma'am.

Quint, you beat anything I ever seen.

Hyah!

Hyah!

Hyah!

Whoa.

- You all right? - Yes.

- Stay down on the floor. - He's badly hurt.

He'll either make it or he won't.

Now, stay down on the floor.

Poole! Mclver!

Meet at the horses!

Meet at the horses!

Poole, come on!

I'll get him out of here.

I may need this.

Want us to get mounted and rush 'em?

- What's going on? - Just take it easy.

What do you mean, take it easy? What's the matter with you?

They could be driving off!

They can't drive off without us hearing them.

What'd you call the fight off for?

There's only one of them doing any harm.

We could take care of him.

You heard that scream... That's a woman!

You want to get her killed?

Who said anything about killing a woman?

By accident.

Yeah. Maybe you're right, Brice.

How we gonna get her?

We'll go get 'em after dark.

Everything's easy in the dark.

Are they dead?

Yeah.

What's happening? I don't understand it.

It could be they're waiting for dark.

Well, do we have to wait, too?

Why don't you take a chance and drive out of here?

Because I'd make too easy a target

sitting up there on top of that stage.

Oh. So that's it.

Miss Lavinia, if they get me, they're gonna get you for sure.

Why don't you go out there and let them know who you are,

that you're half Indian?

Because those are white men out there.

How do you know that?

Like you say, I'm half Indian...

I can smell them.

Well, what are we going to do?

Those two saddles up on top of this coach...

Come dark, I'll strip the harness off these horses

and slap the saddles on.

Then we'll ride out of here.

Ride? In these clothes?

Well, you can stay here.

I may just do that.

You know what they got in mind for you?

Hold you for ransom.

And whether they get it or not, they'll sell you

- across the border. - Sell me.

That would occur to you.

In all that stuff you brought along,

you must have some riding clothes in there someplace.

Where would I change, anyway?

Right where you are.

I'll get your stuff.

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Take this.

It's loaded.

Don't try to use it to scare anybody.

Only when you have to.

And take that hat off.

What about them?

We don't have time to bury 'em.

- Come on. - We'll ride straight into them.

There's only three of 'em.

They've scattered... they can't cover the whole area.

How can we tell which point they haven't covered?

Well, I'll ride out of here and...

take those two horses with me.

That'll draw their fire.

You watch for it, and ride through the hole they've left.

But ride easy.

What do you mean, ride easy?

Well, their attention will be on me

unless they see or hear you.

Aren't you taking an awful chance?

Yeah. But I'm half Comanche, remember?

I'm just full of tricks.

Now, come on.

Hang on to that other horse. I'm gonna ride out of here fast.

Where'll I go?

Just ride in a straight line. I'll find you.

Quint?

Good luck.

Hyah!

Get the horses! We'll run him down!

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Oh, Quint, I wasn't sure it was you.

I told you I'd find you.

I-I'm sorry.

Forgive me. I-I wasn't...

I was upset.

Sure.

Are you sure they didn't follow you?

No, but they'll be on our trail come daylight.

This time, they'll bring every man they got.

But why?

I killed one of them.

Oh, no.

So now it's not just you they're after.

What are we going to do?

How tired are you?

I can make it.

Well, we'll ride out of here and find a good place to hide.

Quint... I'm glad you're here.

Did you feed the men?

Well, feed 'em!

- Trask. - Well?

We ran into a little trouble.

We sure did.

Poole... he got killed.

MclVER: They had a man riding shotgun with a rifle.

- Yes. - He was a terror!

Yeah. He's still out there somewhere.

He's got a woman, too.

That's why we came back.

We need help.

Now, don't blame us for not finding them.

This man makes tracks like an Injun.

We did right, didn't we?

What was in the treasure box?

The treasure box!

Well, it was dark when he killed Poole.

He was riding around like a crazy man.

We took off after him.

We forgot about everything else.

You're gonna pay for it. You're gonna pay for it plenty.

But first I want that woman.

And I want that man that killed Poole.

Now, get the men mounted.

Trask says mount up, men.

You know, by golly, the food gets worse here all the time.

Matt, I tell you what I'm thinking about.

Why don't you go hunting

and bring something home for Kitty to cook for us?

We'll have a good meal.

I can't cook.

Well, neither can they.

Doc, you, uh, getting tired of the food here

or you just want to get a free meal? Which is it?

A little bit of both.

Mr. Dillon, I've been looking all over for you.

You know that stage

that Quint and Colonel Pate's daughter was on?

- It never did get to Oklahoma City. - What?

They got a telegram over at the stage office

wondering what happened.

It was eight hours overdue when they sent it.

Well, you better go get our horses, Chester.

I'll meet you back at the office.

Doc, can you, uh, take care of this?

Yeah, I'll take care of it.

- Bye, Kitty. - Bye.

That sure doesn't sound good, does it?

Sure don't.

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Renegades are everywhere. All of 'em, it looks like.

You sure it's us they're looking for?

I'm sure.

Then, in time, they're bound to find us, aren't they?

If we just sit here and do nothing about it, they will.

- I got an idea. - You do?

I found signs of Indians out there... Comanches.

Not too far from here.

Oh, no.

You got nothing to fear from Comanches.

I keep forgetting.

They're here to trade with those renegades.

So the renegades and the Indians don't bother each other.

What's that got to do with us?

Well, you aren't gonna like this too much,

but as a white woman, well...

well, you're not very safe.

But as an Indian squaw,

you'll be all right.

I'd make a fine-looking squaw.

You'd do all right.

You're not serious about this, are you?

Well, it's a lot better than being taken by those renegades.

You'll be safe here for a little while longer.

If you hear anything, get in those bushes

and cover up like I showed you.

Those Comanches I told you about...

I'm gonna take our horses and ride out the back way.

If I can find them, I'll...

I'll trade our horses for Indian ponies.

With luck, I can exchange our equipment

for clothes and food.

You stay under cover.

Please hurry, Quint.

Be back as soon as I can.

♪♪

Well, that's the first time

the cavalry ever beat me anywhere.

What in the world happened?

Let's go take a look.

Hello, Colonel.

Marshal.

You sure got here fast.

I had a man waiting at the telegraph office, Marshal.

I see.

Yes, the driver and two men passengers.

And there's no trace of my daughter.

Or Quint Asper.

Did you find any arrows?

No, but they stole the horses.

That means Indians.

Maybe.

Indians always steal the horses, Marshal.

What about the treasure box?

No, they didn't touch it.

Indians wouldn't.

We opened it. It had nothing.

Well, we'd better get going

as soon as they're finished.

Well, we've been trying to decide which way.

Ah, they could be anywhere.

Well, I got a good idea where to start.

Where?

Down south of here, where Crooked Creek

runs into the Cimarron.

Why there, Marshal?

'Cause that's where the renegade whites hang out.

I'm interested in Comanches, not renegade whites.

Well, this is where the Comanches

bring their loot, Colonel.

And their women prisoners.

All right, we'll go, Marshal.

The graves are ready, sir.

Thank you, Sergeant.

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Put these on. Hurry up.

I watched you down there.

You were taking an awful big chance.

I had to.

Well...

get out of those clothes and we'll bury them.

What about my skin?

What good will clothes do?

Here.

What's this?

It's a dye the Comanches use to color cloth.

Mix it around with that water,

and rub it on good.

It'll work fine.

Hurry up.

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Well?

Surprised you speak English.

I've been thinking about that.

In case we run into those men,

maybe you'd better teach me a few words of Comanche.

All right.

That'll do for a start.

What does it mean?

All white men are fools.

You really take advantage, don't you?

That's the first time I've ever seen you laugh.

It's been a long time.

You really brought some food?

I'm starved.

All right, let's eat.

What's that?

I don't know what it's called in English.

It's made with corn.

It's lucky I found those Comanches when I did.

They must have thought you were one of the renegades.

Well, not for long.

I just thought of something.

This bow... Where's your rifle?

I traded it to 'em.

Not having a rifle will make us look all the more like Indians.

I still have that pistol.

We're gonna have to get rid of that, too.

We're gonna have to leave before long.

Shouldn't we wait till after dark?

Oh, Indians don't travel at night,

especially with their women.

With their women.

What?

Nothing.

You've worn that before. What is it?

My mother gave it to me.

Your mother was Indian?

Yeah. Comanche.

Your father was white?

Yeah.

Where are they now?

My mother died last winter.

And your father?

He was killed... by white men.

I'll bury your clothes.

They're renegades, aren't they?

Yeah.

Just remember everything I told you.

I shall.

You're a brave woman. Just go on being that way.

You won't be ashamed of me.

You speak English?

Speak.

You ain't seen a white man around here with a woman?

You white man.

We're not looking for ourselves, stupid.

Shut up, Brice.

You know, that's about

as good-looking a squaw as I've ever seen.

Never you mind about her, Mclver.

You're Comanche, ain't you?

Comanche.

- He's with them others. - Oh.

Doggone, that's a good-looking woman.

Never you give her any mind, Mclver.

What difference does it make? He ain't no chief or nothing.

Yeah, I always figured you'd turn out to be a squaw man.

You don't bother me.

Why can't I take her, Trask?

Because they're Comanches, that's why.

We do business with them.

Little something like this

will turn them against us for good and all.

How'd they find out?

You keep on, I'm gonna shoot you.

All right, let's get riding.

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Stretch your legs?

Ma'am?

It's that man.

The one that was talking about me.

Now, you just take it easy and go along with everything I say,

just like a real squaw.

What do you plan to do?

I don't know just yet.

Never mind that stuff.

You know what I'm here for.

White man lost?

I ain't lost nothing, but you're just about to.

Now, I'm taking her with me,

and I don't want no objections from you.

White man take squaw.

Well, you're not as dumb as you look.

Now, you give me them reins.

I don't want to be chasing you across the prairie,

you take a mind to run.

Now, you stay right here.

You did fine.

It's just that I'm learning to trust you.

We better go.

What's the matter, Marshal?

Crooked Creek lies off that way, Colonel.

I know that.

Their stomping ground is down

where it flows into the Cimarron.

You're still talking about those white renegades?

Yeah.

It's Comanches I'm interested in, Marshal.

Well, they kind of run together down there.

You'll admit that we've been following the tracks

of a large body of Indians for some time, don't you?

Last 20 miles.

I aim to stay on it.

All right.

We'll leave you here.

That's your privilege, Marshal.

Forward... ho!

Comanches.

Let's get 'em... to the attack!

Gallop... ho!

Hyah! Hyah!

They're attacking, Mr. Dillon.

Well, that's Quint Asper. Stay here, Chester.

Colonel, that's just a brave and his squaw.

♪♪

Quint.

Hello, Colonel. How are you?

I just got back to Fort Dodge.

Dropped by to see you the first chance I got.

Oh. Where you been?

I took a company of troopers

down to where Crooked Creek runs into the Cimarron River.

And what did you find?

Just what you told me I'd find...

Camp full of renegade whites.

Uh, we wiped them out, of course.

Just wish I'd listened to you sooner, that's all.

Well, you got them. That's all that counts.

Say... is there any chance

of you reconsidering my offer

to come out to Fort Dodge as a scout?

- No. No, thank you, Colonel. - Or as a farrier?

You'd be a good man to have around, Quint.

Well, I'll do my, uh, blacksmithing

right here in Dodge.

You know, there was something else

I wanted to talk to you about, but I, uh...

Wait a minute.

Lavinia?

Well, I... I'll see you later, Quint.

I'll wait for you by the buggy.

Hello.

Hello, Quint.

I wasn't expecting you.

I don't imagine you were.

I'm not exactly dressed like a country gentleman.

You look like a hard-working blacksmith.

Nobody could complain about that.

You've changed.

I've learned a lot from you, Quint,

and I want to thank you for everything.

We never would have gotten out of there

if you hadn't been such a brave woman.

Coming from you, that's as fine a compliment as I've had.

I guess you'll be... moving on soon.

I'm not going back to Dallas.

I'm going to stay here at the fort.

Well, I bet your father's very pleased.

He's very fond of you.

He is.

That's something else I've learned.

Something else I have to thank you for.

Now that I'm going to be here at the fort,

maybe I'll see you from time to time.

Well, I don't get out to the fort much.

Oh, I didn't mean in the line of business.

I thought maybe you could come out and have supper with us

some evening.

Well, I'd... I'd like that.

I'd like that a lot.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, good-bye, Quint. We'll see you soon.

Colonel.

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