Original subtitles

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

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Just do as you're told and nothing will happen to you.

Everybody lie on the floor.

Not you.

You heard him. Get down!

Come on! Faster!

Facedown or this one's a dead man.

Open that safe.

It's open.

Show me.

Give him the bag.

Go on. Fill it up. Fill it up!

There's somebody coming. What do I do?

Use your head and let him in.

Go on. Take it. Come on!

Let's go.

Come on, kid, you'll see plenty of dead men soon enough.

Billy, I said get out of here!

Here comes another one!

Get my horse!

Oh, Matt, he's just a boy.

Yeah.

They must have got Billy.

They got him, all right.

Don't worry about Bill, worry about us when Ed gets here.

He ain't far behind.

Not with us holding the money, he ain't.

Wat, I wouldn't take that saddle off.

Ed might not like it.

Somebody's coming!

Don't take that saddle off, Wat.

We're going back for Billy.

I told you we shouldn't have brought that kid brother

of yours along on a job like this.

Put the gun down, Ed. You ain't gonna shoot me.

You don't know how close I come

to shooting all of you back there.

Running off and leaving Billy.

Simmer down, Ed.

You was the one had a chance to help him

back there, but you didn't bring him in.

He took a slug.

There was nothing I could do alone.

But the four of us could've got him out.

How do you know he's alive?

You just better hope he's alive.

If he is, he'll keep.

These horses can't run no more.

He's right, Ed.

We lost that marshal once.

We ain't likely to do it again.

Maybe Billy needs doctoring.

Well, I got a message...

Hey, you!

I got a message for all of you.

We're gonna get him back.

Okay, Ed.

We'll bring him back.

Nobody's bucking you.

Any luck, Marshal?

No... no, I'm afraid not, Dave.

I... They left some pretty good sign as far as Jack Creek,

but I lost track of them there.

Well, I sure wish I could give the folks good news

in tomorrow's paper.

Yeah, so do I.

Well, Doc's got the boy over in your office.

Maybe you'll get something out of him.

All right. Thanks.

Hey, Doc, ain't anybody around here got a shot of whiskey?

You're kind of a young'un

to be drinkin' loudmouth, ain't you, son?

Old enough to put a bullet in you if I had half the chance.

Well, if it ain't the big marshal

I been hearin' so much about.

How is he, Doc?

Well, he'll have a sore shoulder for a while but he'll live.

- Any luck? - Nope.

I told you he wouldn't catch 'em.

He give you any trouble?

Not unless you call a earache trouble, Matthew.

This here 'un's got a bigger mouth than anything else.

Son, you got any idea what you're involved in?

Don't you worry about me, Marshal.

You just better start worrying about yourself.

See what I mean?

You better take a good look at me, all of you,

'cause I ain't gonna be here long.

Oh, is that so?

My brother ain't gonna let me sit in no stinkin' jail.

Your brother, huh?

Is he the brave fella that shot Pete Sommars in the back?

What's your brother's name?

Maybe he'll tell you himself when he gets here.

He'll be here, too.

Oh, that's fine. I'd like to meet your brother.

Is it all right to lock him up, Doc?

Fine with me.

All right. Let's go, son.

Is that him?

Yeah, that's him.

He looks just the way I pictured him, only maybe bigger.

You gonna introduce me?

Well, of course I will, Will,

but they're having dinner right now.

Oh, well, he ain't gonna mind.

Not if what you said about him is true.

Well, all right.

But just say hello.

Now, don't go carrying on about everything I told you.

Okay, okay.

Well, look who's here. Hi, Thad.

- Hello, Miss Kitty, Marshal. - Thad.

I'd like you to meet a very good friend of mine,

Will Taylor from Oklahoma.

- Miss Russell. - Will.

Marshal Dillon.

- It's a pleasure to meet you, Marshal. - Good, Will.

I sure heard a lot about you up in Oklahoma,

h-how you's about the best lawman this country's ever seen.

- Will... - Well, sure, just a minute.

Uh, well, I g... I guess you're really busy, Marshal,

with that holdup that Thad was telling me about.

Uh, well, you got a line on the fellas that done it?

Well, no, I... I'm afraid not yet.

- Come on, Will... - Well, uh, sure, but...

Well, just one thing, Marshal,

uh, Thad was telling me how you sometimes let him help out.

Well, I-I never been a lawman or nothin', but,

well, if you ever need anyone to help with anything,

I-I'd sure be pleased to pitch in.

Well, thank you. Thank you very much.

Anything at all. You can sure count on me.

Well, can I touch you, Marshal?

Finish your supper.

Clear understood, now,

we got 20 cents riding on this game.

20 cents.

When I make my next move, Doc,

you are fixin' to squall like a masked cat.

Smoke that in your cob pipe.

- Is that it? - That's it.

Well, Festus,

I surely hope that 20 cents isn't your entire life savings.

Just don't mind that.

Just go ahead on and make your move.

Get away now. This is mine.

I can handle this just fine.

Just trying to figure out which one of his stupid mistakes

to take advantage of.

There you are, Doc.

Oh, hello, Carl.

Tillie's come her time, Doc.

Again, huh?

But I'm sure of it!

This is it, Doc! We got to hurry.

I-I mean, after six kids, a man gets to read sign, you know.

Yeah, you had me out there twice last week.

- But I know this is it, Doc! - Carl, will you quit hollering?

- Carl! Just... Shh! Be quiet! - This here's an important game!

Now, I'll finish this game like that and I'll be right with you.

I just don't know whether to...

No.

Let me see.

Go on, Doc.

- Why, you clumsy clodhopper! - Look what you went and did.

- If you'd quitted jumping... - Get my horse and buggy.

Uh, give me my 20 cents.

- What for? - Well, shoot,

I been a-whompin' you right from the start.

You couldn't beat me at checkers

if you lived to be 100 years old.

I'm going up and getting my bag.

Now go get my horse and buggy.

Give me my money!

Well, I'll get him myself.

Never mind. I'll get your dang horse and buggy.

You acted hasty, Doc.

I seen a move.

So did I, Doc.

Get out of my way.

Evening, Marshal.

What's the matter with Doc?

Oh, he's mad.

Well, at least that's normal.

Well, Billy...

glad to see you're still here.

Make all the jokes you like, Marshal.

You're gonna choke on 'em 'fore long.

Well, looks like it must have been quite a checker game.

Yeah, it, uh, did get kind of exciting.

Mm-hmm. Well, as long as you're gonna be around, Thad... here.

What's this for?

Well, might as well make yourself useful.

Do you think they're really coming after him?

No harm in being prepared.

Billy.

Ed...

You okay, kid?

I am now.

Look at this. Look at this.

Putting my kid brother in a place like this.

I ain't no kid.

Not no more.

Are they roughing you any?

Nah. Knew it wouldn't do 'em no good.

You're all right, Billy.

Hey, you know something,

you're getting to be more like me every day, ain't you?

I'm gonna have you out of here in no time.

I know it was just a matter of time.

Just sit tight.

Ed, there's two of 'em in the office.

When me and you ride out of here,

they're gonna still be in that office.

Permanent.

Okie and Durgen,

you go round the back.

When you hear bullets, you bust out with Billy.

Thad.

Yeah, I heard it.

Cover.

That your brother?

You ain't never gonna get Ed.

Never!

Ed? What's his last name?

You better get somebody to help you here, Thad.

Right.

Son, I'm gonna tell you something...

This kind of attitude's not gonna help you at all.

You're scaring me to death, Marshal.

- Morning, Festus. - Howdy, Thad.

Jimmy said the marshal wanted to see me.

Yeah, he's right inside there.

You wanted to see me, Marshal?

Uh, yeah, Thad, I want you to keep an eye on things for us

while we're gone around here.

Be glad to.

Him and those boys that tried to make a run on us last night,

we figure they may be holed up close to town.

Festus and I are gonna see if we can find 'em.

You're wasting your time, Marshal.

My brother's too smart to get caught by somebody like you

and that hillbilly out there.

- You ready, Festus? - All set, Matthew.

All right.

Thad, when ol' Doc gets back, you better get some cotton

and stuff it in your ears.

That young robin a-flappin' his jaws'll drive you crazy.

Hey, lawman...

my brother told me a lawman ain't nothing but a man

that found a way to get his share,

while he keeps you from getting yours.

Well, I guess you're entitled to think what you want to think.

But if you ask me,

you got an awful lot to learn.

I just saw the marshal.

Well, he headed out, looking for some evidence on those outlaws.

Well, he said you'd fill me in

on what happened here last night.

Mm, wasn't much.

Wasn't much?

Well, they tried for the boy, but they didn't get him.

Well, the marshal said one of them was killed.

That's right.

- And you say nothing happened? - Mm-hmm.

Now, you listen to me:

Until the time that this sort of thing

is faced up to with a damn sight more anger,

until the time that people begin to think that this is not just

a way of life that's gonna continue...

Dave...

What is it?

Didn't I read something like that in yesterday's paper?

You did.

Now read today's.

Okie?

Ain't seen nobody yet, Ed.

When we gonna split that money, Ed?

Not till we get Billy.

Way you're figuring now, that's liable to be a long time.

Well, you figure that, you ain't too smart.

Inside a week, we're gonna have that marshal

so he don't know which way to turn.

Ed!

Somebody coming down the road in a buggy,

heading for Dodge.

All right, now you get moving.

Come on, get moving!

You do what I told you, and you do it good.

Whoa... whoa!

Headed for Dodge, mister?

I'm heading for Dodge.

You a doc, are you?

I'm a doctor and I'm heading for Dodge.

Now what else?

Don't get your dander up, Doc.

All we want to do is ask a little information.

What do you want to know?

Well, uh, you being a doctor,

I reckon you know the marshal pretty well.

Well enough.

Friend of yours?

Yes, the marshal's a very good friend of mine.

And I haven't got time to sit here and discuss it with you.

I've got to get on into...

Not quite yet, Doc.

See, we, uh, got this, uh, message we want you to deliver

to the marshal, and, uh... we're gonna make sure

that he knows we mean it.

What is your message? I haven't got all day.

He's in a hurry.

Now that I got your attention, Doc...

there's a little more of that message I want you to deliver.

Find anything, Matthew?

No. They must be using the regular roads.

Well, that figures... Nobody knows 'em,

so they ain't taking no chances.

Well, it's too early to give up on 'em yet.

I tell you what... I'll take Spring Road,

you take the meadow and I'll meet you back here.

I'd just like to see them yahoos on the other end of my rifle.

Well, now, wait a minute, Festus.

If you run across 'em, don't try to handle it yourself.

Come back here and we'll try to figure out something.

I'll do 'er, Matthew.

- Dave. - Hi, angel.

Breakfast is ready.

Okay, dear, I'll be right there.

Don't let it get cold.

No, I won't.

Doc, what happened to you?

Oh, Dave, here, take... take that.

Easy.

Thank you.

Now, say, uh, go get Matt, will you?

Well, I can't, Doc.

He and Festus are out looking for the gang.

Well, just...

When he gets back, tell him I want to see him.

All right.

- Let me help you upstairs. - No, I can, I can make it fine.

Thanks, Dave.

Well, at least tell me who did this to you, Doc.

Dave, just... have somebody

take care of my rig for me, there, will you?

Now, hold on here, Doc.

Now just answer me this one question:

this beating got anything to do with the holdup?

Doc, I'm a newspaperman; I got a right to know.

Well, I'm not questioning your right to know, Dave,

I just don't know whether I have the right to tell you or not.

You see, this is Matt's business, and when he gets back

I'm gonna tell him all there is about it.

And then he can tell you whatever he wants to.

What's all the excitement about?

Well, I didn't see, but someone said the doctor got beat up.

- Bad? - Well, I don't know, but...

Well, I guess not too bad, 'cause that newspaper fella

said he was all right.

Well, do they know who did it?

No, I guess nobody knows for sure, but...

Well, I'll bet it's got something to do

with them outlaws that robbed the bank.

Will, you got outlaws on the brain.

Well, I don't understand you, Thad.

Well, back where we come from, nothing ever happens.

A-And in three days here, there's been a-a bank robbery,

an attack on the jail, and now the doctor's been beat up.

I-I mean, well, anybody can see

these things have got to be connected.

Why don't you just leave it to the marshal.

That's his business.

Well, I ain't interfering with the marshal.

I'm-I'm just interested, is all.

I'm gonna poke around a little and see if I can't find out

what happened to the doctor.

Hey, mister.

You know the name of that young fellow over there?

Sure.

That's Thad Greenwood.

Why?

Nothing.

Just thought he looked like somebody I knew.

Friend of the marshal's, is he?

If you've been in this town before,

you sure should know that.

Yeah, suppose I would.

Thank you.

Can I help you?

Would you be, uh, Thad Greenwood?

Yeah, that's right.

Well, I got a message for you.

I met this great big fella

out at the, uh, abandoned way station at Black Fork.

Said he was the marshal here.

- Mr. Dillon? - That's right.

Said he wanted to see you out there right away.

When was this?

Oh, early this morning.

Well he told me to stay here and guard the jail.

Well, like the fella said, it's no cloth off my britches.

All I did was to bring you the message.

What you do about it's your problem.

Oh, Doc. This is gonna sting.

Well, I know it's gonna sting. Just put it on there.

Oh...

- Okay... - Oh...

Do I put anything else on it?

No, that's... that's all right.

Let me look at you.

Oh...

- You ought to be in bed. - Well...

I'm not going to bed.

Oh, I know that. You're too stubborn.

You're also too stubborn to tell anybody what happened to you

and who did this.

No, I'm not, Kitty; I just didn't know how to handle this.

But I'm gonna tell you.

Same fellas that did this to me

are the ones that held up the bank.

Well, I guessed that much.

Well, that's not all.

They gave me a message for Matt.

They told me to tell him that unless he released

that young hyena from jail,

that anybody that was close to him was gonna get this.

Or worse.

Now you know that includes you.

Yeah.

You know something? I...

I'm scared.

All right, good.

Want you to go home now.

Want you to tell Sam to keep that shotgun loaded.

Don't you set foot out of the Long Branch.

Don't worry, Doc... I won't.

You take care of that.

I'll be fine.

You mean, you ain't going, even after the marshal sent for you?

No, I'm not.

But what if he really needs you?

I can't help it.

He told me to stay here and watch that prisoner,

and that's exactly what I'm gonna do until he gets back.

Oh, he sure is gonna be mad when you don't show up.

If he sent that message.

But you can't be sure he didn't!

No, I can't, but he wouldn't have sent it with a stranger.

He would have sent it with Festus.

Well, maybe he couldn't.

Well, maybe he's got the gang pinned down,

and he needs Festus to help him, and you, too.

I ain't going, Will, and that's all there is to it.

Well, somebody's got to go.

You listen to me, Will.

If I don't show up, and all that's gonna happen is,

the marshal's got a 40-mile ride back into town,

and he'll just chew me out.

But if he didn't send that message,

then whoever does ride out there

could very well be walking right into a trap.

I'll be careful, Thad. I give you my word.

Now, just stay out of it, will you?

Listen, Thad, if the marshal really needs somebody,

well, then, somebody ought to go.

I'll tell him you're holding the fort.

Will...?

Will!

Marshal?

Marshal Dillon?

Marshal?

Marshal Dillon?

What's the matter with you?

I'm hungry.

Well, in this jail,

you don't eat until 6:00, and not a minute before.

What time is it now?

It's only a few minutes after 5:00.

That dumb head of a marshal get back yet?

How old are you?

Going on 16. Why?

'Cause sometimes you don't act more than 12.

They ain't never gonna catch my brother.

You hear that?

They ain't never gonna catch him.

You're saying it with a little less certainty

than you did a few days ago.

Thad, everything all right?

It is if you sent me a message from Black Fork.

Black Fork? What are you talking about?

Fellow come in here, said he met you at the old way station

and that you wanted me down there right away.

We haven't been anywhere near Black Fork.

That's what I was afraid of.

I told him not to go.

- Told who? - Will.

You mean the boy I met in Delmonico's?

I tried to stop him, tried to warn him

that he might be falling into a trap, but he wouldn't listen.

He said you might really need some help.

Take over here, Festus.

Oh, I'm going with you.

Well, he's my friend.

All right.

Matthew, I...

Somebody's got to stay here, Festus.

They might just want to get us all out of town.

Whoa. Whoa.

- That's his horse. - Yeah.

Thad, you circle around the outside

and wait for my signal,

but be careful.

All right, Thad.

Oh, no!

"This is your second warning.

Let the boy go."

Second warning?

I...

I was so scared about Will, I forgot to tell you that...

they beat the doc up pretty bad.

Let's get him down. We got to get back to town.

"that these animals who shot a helpless citizen in the back,

"who brutally 'attacked-ed' Dr. Adams,

"and who made the savage and..."

What is that word?

"A... bortive."

"abortive attack on the marshal's office,

"not only be brought to justice,

but be hanged by the necks until they are dead."

Well, looks like we're...

we're dealing with a pretty violent man here.

Well, maybe he needs a little taming down.

Well, I think that's the least we could do.

What is this?

Well, what do you men want?

We just, uh, want to have a little talk, mister.

Did you write this?

Yes.

Well, now, that wasn't too smart,

particularly since these animals ain't even been caught yet.

One of 'em has, and the others soon will be.

- Ellen, please! - Get back there.

Well, now, look what I got here.

Leave her alone!

Ain't she a pretty one?

Just put him out for a while.

We'll take care of her first.

How is she, Kitty?

Well, she's not gonna die, if that's what you mean,

but she lost the baby.

Why couldn't it have been me they came after, Kitty?

Oh, they tried the other night.

Didn't work.

What are you gonna do?

All right, you get up.

Get out here.

Be back later.

What's going on?

You'll find out what's going on. Get in here.

All right, come here.

Hello, Dave.

I, uh...

I'm sorry to bother you, but I want this boy here

to see what his big, brave brother did to your wife.

All right, get in there.

Did your father want a son?

What?

Was he proud and happy when you were born?

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

Every man's got to have a son.

I promised him a son.

How do you know it was him?

He told us.

I don't believe it.

Matt...

Matt, I'm coming with you.

No, I want you to stay here.

Matt, I got a right. I'm coming with you.

Dave, you stay here with Ellen.

Uh, Marshal, uh...

Mr. Botkin.

All right, what did you want to see me about?

Now, Marshal, we realize you're a very busy man,

but we feel this is important enough to have a talk.

As you know, we represent the city fathers, and...

You're right, I am a busy man, Mr. Botkin.

Why don't you get to the point?

Well, quite frankly, Marshal, the whole town is upset.

Now, we've had two killings, three savage beatings,

perpetrated upon innocent citizens.

We all know the circumstances.

Why don't you tell us what the solution is?

Well, after that talk, we felt that...

you ought to turn that boy loose.

That's what you came here to tell me, huh?

That's the gist of it, yes.

All right, you've told me.

Now, suppose you all get on back to your business

and let me handle the law?

Does that mean you won't turn him loose?

You knew the answer to that one before you came here.

Hey.

Hello, Doc.

How you feeling?

Well, I'm fine.

Want a cup of coffee?

No. No, thanks.

I just saw Botkin and the wolf pack leave here.

No need to ask what they wanted, I guess.

Hmm.

No.

Yet, I'll tell you something funny, Doc.

I can't really blame 'em.

After all, I... I can't go on

letting innocent people around Dodge be killed and beaten up.

Well, how you figure to stop it?

Only one way to stop 'em, Doc.

That's to take what they want out,

where they got to go through me to get it.

You mean you're gonna take that kid out of Dodge?

You got a better solution?

They'll cut you to pieces.

I'll tell you something, Doc,

that may be.

But I'm gonna take a couple of them with me.

♪♪

You ain't takin' me to prison.

Taking me out to shoot me, ain't you?

I know... you're gonna hang me.

I ain't responsible for the things Ed done.

Nobody ever could tell Ed what to do, least of all me.

Shut up, boy.

You are gonna kill me... I know it.

♪♪

Mr. Dillon, honest, I ain't never killed nobody.

I reckon you must hate me something fierce.

I-I believe it now.

Believe what?

That woman.

That's the worst thing Ed ever done.

I-It'd be like beating Ma.

I never did figure if Ma and Pa beat Ed 'cause he was mean

or if he was mean 'cause they beat him.

There was a good time, though.

It was after Ed saved my life.

Ed would remember better than me 'cause I was little.

I don't remember very well.

But I was drownin' in this creek

and Ed hauled me out and took me home.

Ma and Pa, they started kissing

and making over Ed for saving me.

It was the first time

I ever remember things being good at home.

They was good for quite a while.

Then Ed got into some kind of trouble again,

and the beating and hollering started all over.

But I kept remembering how Ed saved my life.

I'd do anything he said to make things better for him.

Wouldn't you, Marshal?

For a brother who'd saved you like that?

I think that'd depend on what he was asking me to do, Billy.

It'll be dark before long.

Getting to be a chill in the air already.

Here.

Why don't you try and get some sleep, Billy.

♪♪

Looky there.

And looky there.

That's some marshal,

leaving a trail behind a blind man could follow.

♪♪

Get down.

I knowed it.

Last night, I was beginning to hope for the best.

All right...

Reckon you got to do this, Marshal.

All right, get your hands out.

You're leaving me here to die slow, ain't you?

I'm leaving you here

because your brother will come and get you.

♪♪

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Look at that.

Look at that. Look what he done to Billy.

- Let's go cut him loose. - No.

No... Wait a minute.

You boys ever hear how they kill mountain lions down in Mexico?

No.

They tie up a live sheep, out where the lion's running,

and then they hole up somewhere close by.

And then when the lion comes out, they cut him down.

Do you reckon that marshal's out there somewhere waiting for us?

I know he is.

Only this time, we ain't gonna fall into the trap.

Come on. Let's go.

What are we gonna do, Ed?

We're gonna flush him out,

we're gonna kill him and we're gonna cut Billy loose.

What are you doing?

Thinking about our money.

You ain't gonna leave it hanging here on the horse, are you?

Yeah, I'm gonna leave it hanging.

I'm gonna leave it hanging here on the horse.

It'll be here when we get back.

Won't it, Wat?

Yeah, I guess so.

Okay, then let's just get this job over with.

Okie, you circle round to the north.

You, you take to the south.

I'm gonna work down the draw.

♪♪

Hey, Wat!

Give me a hand!

We found him!

Ed, don't kill him!

- What's the matter with the kid? - Never mind the kid.

Now, I'll get him from below, and you go get him from above.

Okay.

Hey, Marshal, I don't like what you done to Billy!

Hold it right there!

All right, Wat!

I got him, Wat!

Go get his rifle! I'm going down for Billy!

There goes my share.

Don't worry, mister.

You're gonna get everything that's coming to you.

Did you kill him?

I didn't miss him, kid.

Wat just made sure.

You really like it, don't you?

Shooting, killing and beating up women?

Shut up. I'm only trying to help you.

Drop it!

Watch it, Marshal, you'll hit the kid!

That's a chance I'll have to take.

He's dead, son.

Funny, I don't feel nothin'.

I don't feel glad.

I don't feel sorry.

He was my brother, but I don't feel nothin'.

All right, Billy, here.

We got some work to do.