Original subtitles

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

They here already, Matt?

Yeah, stage just pulled in, Dave.

Didn't waste no time, did they?

No, they didn't.

Well, now, you're about to lose your number-one tenant.

Oh, excuse me, Louie, number-two tenant.

Louie, you can go now.

Marshal, ain't this something?

Yes, sir, Marshal.

You take care, hear?

You, too.

Anything I can do.

Thanks, Louie.

Better start getting your things together, Dave.

Ain't as though I'm gonna need them, Matt.

You find somebody who can use them.

All right.

I'm beholden to you for all you done.

Well, afraid I didn't do enough, Dave.

Well, so long as you believed I didn't kill Lucy.

Well, you know that.

I just wish we could have made a jury believe it.

Way things was, they couldn't believe no other way.

They had to go on the evidence.

Your standing by me, though, it meant a lot.

Well, I knew you longer and better than they did, Dave.

I had the edge on them.

Thanks.

Who'd a figured it'd to have all turned out like this

the time I met her in the Long Branch?

Dave, do you have any relatives or family or anything?

No, there's nobody.

Funny how things work out.

I wasn't even planning on coming into town that night.

I truly loved Lucy.

I know you did, Dave.

First time I ever thought of planting roots.

Oh, I'd never have hurt her.

And in time, I would have gotten her to have me.

Marshal Dillon?

- Yeah? - I'm from Hays City, Marshal.

I came for the prisoner.

There he is.

Ain't you taking a chance with him?

No.

Well, I'll play it a bit safer, if it's all the same.

Seems kind of strange, from what I heard about you.

I mean, leaving a killer standing free like this.

There's your release.

Must be true...

folks saying you don't believe he done it.

Well, the court did.

Enough to hang him, leastwise.

Let's go.

Matt...

I want you to know that...

I know it's the law that's turning me over to him,

not you.

The law says this has to be,

and I understand.

And I understand something else.

Wearing that badge ain't the easiest...

but it's the right man wearing it.

Thanks, Dave.

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Hello, Kitty.

Well, what'd you do, retire from the human race?

What do you mean?

Well, I haven't seen much of you lately.

You haven't been around the last few nights.

Yeah, I... I been busy.

Trying to find a way to save Dave Ingalls' life, huh?

I'm afraid there's no way I can do it, Kitty.

Matt, look, I-I know Dave was a friend and all, but...

all the evidence said he killed Lucy.

I know.

He was sweet on her and jealous of her.

Everybody in town knew it. Some people even say

that he was sore because she wouldn't marry him.

Yeah. I know that, too.

And they were alone when it happened.

Yeah, except for the one that Dave said killed her.

Matt, you've done everything you could

to prove that there was somebody else.

But I couldn't do it.

Well, don't you think you could believe that...

well, that maybe you're wrong, and that Dave lied to you?

Well, it'd be easier, yeah.

Well, I think for your own sake, you ought to.

I wish I could, Kitty, but I just can't.

Look, I've got to get going. I-I'll see you later.

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Louie.

Marshal... I'm drunk.

Yeah, I can see that, Louie.

Now, go on home, will you?

Can't, Marshal.

I've come to surrender myself.

Not this time, Louie.

I'm too busy.

You know why I'm drunk?

It's Dave.

I liked him.

You liked him, too.

Louie... I'm just too busy

to take care of you right now.

Now, run along, like I said.

You should have done something for Dave.

You shouldn't have let them take him away!

Oh, I see you been in the sauce again.

- Hi, Matt. - Doc.

No, thanks.

You should've been giving some of this to Louie.

- Writing a letter, huh? - Mm.

Governor?

Yep.

Matt, do you think it's gonna do any good?

Well, it might if I ever get it finished.

Doc, I'm trying to get it on the afternoon stage.

Well, I...

I just come by to see if you and Kitty might have...

supper with me.

I'll, uh... I'll be over at Delmonico's about 7:00

if, uh...

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They're gonna hang that fella in about three days, Leroy,

and then it's gonna be too late, it's gonna be too late.

Owen, listen, I say it's too risky.

Leroy...

Leroy... come morning, I am gonna be

the tallest man west of St. Louis.

Yeah, well, you just better ease up on that stuff first.

Lookie here.

Nary a single quiver.

Look, Owen, even with the edge you think you've got,

I wouldn't face Matt Dillon.

Takes an awful steady hand

to hold a gun on a man about set to kill you.

- Yeah, that's so. - Mm-hmm.

How steady you think that marshal's gonna be

when I tell him I'm the one that killed that girl

his friend's about to hang for doing in, huh?

Well, Owen, number one, you didn't kill that girl.

And number two, what happens if he don't believe you?

Well, now, number one, a dead man's confession is no good.

And number two, I think he's gonna believe me

just long enough to make him think about trying to wing me,

and that's just gonna give me time enough

to get him right dead at center.

Mm-hmm. And then what, hm?

- And then... - Mm.

And then Owen Pardee is going to swing

a wide loop.

How many you figure is gonna face down the man

who shot Marshal Matt Dillon?

Asa Janin might.

Yeah, well, he just might think twice, too.

If he's mean...

If he's mean enough

to kill a woman that walked away from him,

- he's just mean enough to try you. - Yeah.

Well, I ain't gonna...

fret about that right now.

Let's go find ourselves a marshal to kill.

Nah... no, no. No.

You find him.

I'll stand way over to one side and watch.

Hey, mister.

You ain't paid for that last drink.

That marshal makes his rounds

the way he has the past couple of nights,

he'll be along here any second now, Leroy.

Owen, listen to me.

They can hang you, you think of that?

Not for a fair fight, they won't.

He'll have his gun out, and he'll be gut-shot.

Owen, does having a name mean that much to you?

It means more than that to me.

I'm tired of being a nobody people look at and never see.

But, Owen, what if it don't work?

Now, look, Leroy, if you're so all-fired scared,

- you get on back to that saloon! - Owen, if you don't mind...

Marshal.

I'm gonna kill you, Marshal.

Well, that's been tried before.

Not by me.

Who are you?

Name's Owen Pardee.

I'm the one that killed that girl

your friend's about to hang for doing in.

Don't shoot me, Marshal!

- Get back here. - It was Owen's doing.

Get back here.

Get up here.

Wasn't supposed to be this way.

And what's this about your killing Lucy Firth?

Some of you men get him up to Doc Adams right away.

Owen! Owen, tell him I had nothing to do with it!

Owen!

What are you gonna do, Marshal?

I'm gonna get some answers out of you.

- But it was Owen! Owen... - Just move.

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Let's have it.

Marshal, it wasn't me shot you, it was Owen.

But you were with him.

But I didn't...

I knew it wouldn't work, I had a feeling

and I told him, but no.

He said he killed that girl.

No, Marshal, he said that to shake you

so's your aim be off, but he didn't kill her!

- It was one or the other of you. - No, Marshal, he was lying!

- It was Asa Janin killed her! - Who's Asa Janin?

Come on, who is he?

Me and Owen and some others rode with him.

Where can I find him?

We was supposed to meet him in Valeda, Texas.

Marshal, this piece of lace,

this Lucy?

She was his woman, and she left him,

and he found her here in Dodge and he killed her!

Marshal, you got to believe me.

Did you see him kill her?

No!

But, Marshal, he said he did it.

He-he bragged on it.

He said... he said no woman ever walked out on him before.

He even told us about the one was with her.

Your friend.

Yeah.

All right.

Marshal, you do believe me?

What does this Janin look like?

He's a big man, and he wears a patch.

Marshal, you couldn't miss him for trying.

Get in there.

Marshal, do you believe...

Get in there.

Matt?

Oh, there you are.

Thought I heard you got winged.

Can I have a look there?

Doc, I'm in an awful hurry.

Well, now, there's... there's a thing

like blood poisoning, you know?

Sit down here.

Gonna have a look at it.

All right, but make it as fast as you can, Doc.

Well, that's just a crease.

Well, I could have told you that.

Well, just the same, I want to clean it out for you.

Bandage it.

You'll have an awful sore arm if I don't.

It stings a little.

You sure did a good job on that fella

you sent over to the office.

What about him?

Dead.

I heard there was two of 'em.

I've got the other one locked up back here.

Doc, hurry up, will you?

What the thunder's your hurry?

Well, the first thing I gotta do is get down

to the telegraph office and send a wire to the governor.

Well, the telegraph office is closed,

and Charlie Kruter is over at the Long Branch.

Just saw him go in there.

What are you wiring the governor about?

I found out who killed Lucy Firth.

Well, who?

Not Dave?

No, sir.

Well, who was it?

Now, Doc, it's too long a story,

I haven't got time to tell you right now.

- Look, do me a favor, will you? - Sure.

Get somebody to feed him for a few days

and keep an eye on him.

Sure, I'll do that. But where you going?

Well, I'm going to Valeda, Texas.

That's where this killer's supposed to be.

Is there anything else I can do for you?

Just tell Charlie to get over to the telegraph office

as soon as he can.

By golly, I'm sure...

sure glad about Dave.

Yeah.

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Howdy.

Evening.

Sure hope I didn't startle you none.

Oh, I saw your campfire from out a ways,

but this being Indian country,

I thought it could be Comanches.

But I smelled the coffee and I knew different.

You alone?

Yup.

Well, why don't you step down?

The coffee's hot.

Thank you.

Getting too dark to ride, anyway.

You sure are a long way from anywhere.

Yeah.

Nothing like a hot cup of coffee

when there's a bite in the air.

You a lawman?

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess neither one of us have much to worry about.

I do a little sheriffin' up in Tulamee, Colorado.

Name is Ward Macklin.

Oh...

I'm Matt Dillon.

Dodge City?

Yeah.

Looks like both of us are quite a ways from home.

Hey, you're kind of out of your jurisdiction

down here, aren't you?

Oh, I ain't on business, Marshal.

Tulamee don't need my hand much.

Pretty quiet little town.

I take off now and then,

just roam about.

I suppose you're out on business?

Yeah.

Well, I had a pretty long ride today.

I was about to turn in.

You mind if I bed down here with you?

I don't see any reason why not.

Thanks.

Which way you heading?

South.

So am I.

All right if I ride with you?

Well, it's Indian country.

Might be a good idea.

Thanks again.

- Good night. - Good night.

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What's the matter, can't you sleep?

Oh, I...

little restless.

It's gonna be daybreak in about an hour, anyway.

We got to heat the coffee.

Yeah.

Well, I suppose as long as it's gonna get light, anyway...

might as well break camp.

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Hold up, Marshal, will you?

Think my cinch is loose.

Where do you figure we are?

Must be in Texas by now.

Texas?

We must have traveled further than I thought.

Yeah, we've been pushing them pretty hard the past few hours.

We covered a lot of ground.

Marshal, you don't mind

if I ride on with you a ways further?

I mean, I got nowhere in particular to go, anyway.

No, long as you can keep up.

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Smallpox.

That's sure what it looks like, all right.

They died hard.

And a long way from nowhere.

Well, nothing we can do for them now.

Except to bury 'em.

Well, let's get on with it.

Get out of here.

Lookie here.

Doesn't seem to have it.

Well, you got to check it all over,

see if it's got any sores on the...

It looks clean enough.

You get down. I'll hand it to you.

If I haven't forgotten...

Now be careful with it.

Here, let me.

What do you suppose is wrong with him?

I don't know.

Could be one of two things.

Either he's hungry, or needs changing.

We'll check that out first.

See if you can't find a nice, big, clean cloth.

Might have to boil it. Make sure it's clean.

Well, go on.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

It's all right.

Hmm.

Here.

It's a lonely place to die, isn't it?

All dying's lonely, Marshal.

Can't even mark their graves. Don't know their names.

Guess we've done all we can for 'em then.

Yeah, I guess so.

You ever been married, Marshal?

No, I'm afraid not.

It's a great life with the right woman.

Were you married then?

I had a son, just a little older than this one.

Both are dead now.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's all right.

It's been a little while.

I sometimes keep wondering if the missing them will ever pass.

I'll get the horses.

Yeah.

Hey.

Yeah...

Oh, oh, oh...

Hmm.

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Now, be careful with him, you hear?

Now, if that ain't a sight to be seen.

Excuse me.

You the sheriff here?

Now, if I ain't, they're paying the wrong man.

Is, uh, that there what it sounds like?

We found him about 15 miles north of here, Sheriff.

Well, ain't nothing out there but nothing.

There's a couple of graves there now.

The baby's family.

Oh. Starts him out kind of low on the pole, don't it?

We were hoping there was somebody

around town be able to take care of him.

Well, I suppose so.

He ain't been fed in quite a while.

Well, I tell you what.

Down at the end of the street,

turn to your right, third house down.

Tell the wife I'll be home directly.

I'll be right back.

You know, the older a man gets, it seems like

the harder these dad-blame sniffles hang on.

- You want some coffee? - No. No, thanks.

That's sure too bad about that young'un's kin.

What happened?

Smallpox.

No, don't worry. The baby doesn't have it.

Oh, yeah.

Well, I don't reckon you'd be bringing that down on us.

What's your name?

Name's Matt Dillon.

I'm the marshal over in Dodge City.

Mine's Hank Colridge.

You've ridden a pretty fair distance, Marshal.

I'm headed for Valeda.

Ever been there before?

No, I never have. What can you tell me about it?

Just don't go riding into that place wearing that badge.

Makes folks there kind of itchy.

They may use it for a target.

See, that, uh, Valeda's a real sink hole.

Lawmen ain't too common a sight there.

And, uh, for sure, you wouldn't be exactly welcome.

How far is it?

It's about a three-hour ride, south.

Thanks for the advice.

Hey, uh, if I thought it'd do any good,

I'd give you some more advice.

What's that?

You and that deputy of yours

keep a close watch on each others' backs.

Even without wearing that badge,

uh, some of them folks can sure smell a lawman.

Thanks, Sheriff.

Giddyap.

That's funny.

Leaving his deputy.

Welcome to Valeda.

Not often we see a new face in town.

Thanks.

Give me a beer.

No tengo cerveza, pero tengo whiskey.

All right.

Oh, I beg your pardon,

but that's, uh, my friend's place at the bar.

And that's my place.

Manolo, pour here first.

The stranger don't mind waiting.

Do you, stranger?

What did I do that for?

Hey.

The odds aren't very good, amigo.

Thanks for the welcome.

We'll be seeing each other again.

That's likely.

Yeah, that's more than likely.

I sure didn't think I was needed that much.

What are you doing here?

Well, it was the way I was headed

when we got run out of Bromley.

Let's take a table.

I'll get a bottle. It'll look better.

A bottle and a couple glasses.

Tell Asa Janin we're here.

Janin, señor?

You just tell Janin that a couple of friends

of Leroy and Owen Pardee are waiting for him.

This stuff'll probably burn holes in your boots.

All right, let's have it.

Have it?

You followed me down here. Why?

Why don't we just say

that we were traveling in the same direction?

You mean to tell me, you were in Dodge

at the time I killed Pardee?

That's right.

How come you didn't tell me about it before?

I was gonna tell you, but...

There's your man... Asa Janin.

What do you know about Asa Janin?

Look, you want to get him out of here, don't you?

You're gonna need my help.

You can ask all the questions you want to later.

Here he comes.

I understand you've been looking for me.

You Janin?

That's right.

Sit down.

Manolo tells me your friends of Pardee's.

Where is he?

He's on Boot Hill back in Dodge City.

What?

And there's a gun pointed right at your belly.

You make one move, I'll kill you right here.

Who are you?

I don't think names would mean anything to you.

What do you want?

We're taking you out of here.

You're what?

Back to Hays City.

That'll take some doing.

No, it won't.

'Cause you're gonna come along nice and easy.

Am I?

I got a lot of friends in here.

All I got to do is call out.

Go ahead.

Get on that horse.

You leaving town?

That's right.

It's time we finish what's been started.

It's finished, as far as I'm concerned.

Come, now, man, you know that's not true.

Look, there's no need for this.

Ah, but there is.

I may never see you again.

That way I'd never know for sure.

All right, move.

Come on, move!

Well, fine, then, Sheriff, you'll get those wires off

as soon as the telegraph office opens, right?

Yup. One to the warden in Hays City

- and one to the governor. - Thanks again.

Hey, Sheriff, how's the baby doing?

He's doing fine.

Take good care of him, hear?

Have a good trip to Hays.

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Marshal.

I'm sorry, Marshal.

I'm not gonna let you take him back to Hays City.

What are you talking about?

I'm gonna kill him.

Kill him? What for?

He's the one that murdered my wife and son.

Oh, I've looked for him for a long time, Matt.

A long time.

I've lived only to find him.

With him dead, maybe I can start remembering my family again.

I see.

That's why you followed me all this time.

I was following Pardee and the other one,

but you changed that in Dodge City.

Ward, you can't do this.

For one thing, he's the proof I need

to keep an innocent man from being hung.

Sorry, Matt.

Ward, you've been a lawman all your life... you can't do it.

He's gonna get hung as soon as he gets to Hays City anyway,

you know that.

My wife and son...

I'm not gonna let you do it.

I'm gonna do it, Matt, even if I have to kill you.

You can ride away now, if you want.

I'm not gonna do that.

Well, as long as you're gonna shoot me...

why don't you shoot me in the back?

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How does it feel, Marshal?

I'll be standing on this leg at your hanging.

Well, I'm getting tired.

Be sure and wake me early, huh?

♪♪

Janin!

Maybe next time, Marshal.

There isn't gonna be any next time. Move.

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Now, get back over there.

Don't you worry about me sleeping any more tonight.

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Hello, Marshal.

Well, we got Janin locked up.

- How's your leg? - Oh, it's fine.

Fine. The doctor said it's gonna be all right.

Say, I'd like to go and see Dave Ingalls.

Uh, sit down, Marshal.

Well, no, thanks, not right now.

I'd like to see Dave first and tell him about Janin,

that he's gonna be a free man.

Well, is something wrong?

Dave Ingalls is dead.

Dead?

He was killed trying to escape.

It happened before your first telegram ever came.

I... I tried to contact you.

There's nothing I can say, I know.

No one was to blame.

There was nothing to be done, except...

try to stop him.

♪♪

I want you to know...

I know it's the law that's turning me over to him,

not you.

The law says this has to be,

and I understand.

And I understand something else.

Wearing that badge ain't the easiest...

but it's the right man wearing it.

♪♪