Original subtitles

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

♪♪

Well, I've never heard of anything so stupid

in my whole life.

This young lady's blurting out of the situation

was most unfortunate.

There's no way in the world for you to get away from this.

There's little to be accomplished

by upsetting yourself, Miss Russell.

Well, there's plenty to be accomplished

when we get to the way station.

Unless you're going to tell me

that the Overland Stage Line is a part of this.

The Overland's only connection was their mistake

in ticketing you on this run.

There was one other mistake.

Oh?

This run ends in Dodge City.

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Driver.

Now, Miss Russell.

These men are kidnapping this girl.

The women are my prisoners.

Hold it right there, mister.

I have identification.

You move real slow.

You received instructions from our office?

Yeah, I got them right here, Mr. Vanner.

- Everything ready? - Yeah.

But I didn't know that you was bringing two prisoners.

What are you talking about, prisoners?

Last minute change of plans.

What's going on here?

It's okay, Bill.

They're from the Wellington Detective Agency.

I don't care who they are.

My name's Kitty Russell, and I own

the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City,

and that's where I'm going.

Nobody said nothing

about no Wellington men back down the line, mister.

We're taking these women to Hays City for trial.

The Neely gang's going to be watching the road

- from here on out. - Dal Neely?

That's why we're getting off here.

Neely doesn't want these women to come to trial.

I got an authorization from the home office, Bill.

Uh, Mr. Vanner, they said.

And this here's him, right enough.

Well, we don't want that Neely bunch after us.

Now, let's go.

You're not going to leave us here.

Lady, we're not interfering with the law.

Well, you tell Marshal Dillon when you get to Dodge

that Kitty Russell was taken off of this stage.

- Don't do that. - Why not?

The fewer people that know about this,

the better chance we'll have of reaching Hays alive.

Don't seem like telling a marshal would hurt none.

I want complete security.

Telling even the marshal could cause trouble.

You know how word gets around.

We better get moving.

Come on.

What about my things?

We'll take care of that.

I had a kerchief.

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Doc, that is mighty good.

Thanks for bringing it over.

Get away from there. That's mine.

- I paid for this. - Howdy.

Hello, Burke.

Yeah, got some good news for you, Marshal.

Miss Kitty's coming in from Saint Louis today.

- She is? - Yeah.

How'd you find that out?

Well, it says so right there.

- You read Matthew's telegraph? - Well, not exactly.

I suppose you know what stage she's coming in on, too, huh?

Afternoon, Doc, from Ellsworth.

Yeah, you see, Matt, you don't even have to read it now. He...

That's the last thing I'd ever do

is read somebody else's telegraph.

You can't read.

Smart aleck.

Well, it's going to be good to see her back in Dodge again.

- Yeah. - Yeah, sure is.

Hey! Why don't we have ourselves a little celebration?

Well, that's a good idea.

You know, we could go over to Delmonico's

and have a big feed and just...

Say, now, that is a very generous offer, Festus.

I'll tell... I, for one, accept right now.

- Me, too. - Oh, yeah, sounds good.

What-what time would you like us to be to your party, Festus?

Just, what time do you want us...?

Well, that ain't exactly what I had in mind.

See, what I meant was

we'd kind of all chip in a little bit and...

Sorry we're so crowded.

We'd asked for a light rig.

Didn't want to be bothered with a team.

Who are you?

Wellington men just don't take private citizens

off stagecoaches against their will.

We had to bring you along with us.

If you had sent your Marshal Dillon after us,

might have upset all our plans.

He would have.

And if he ever catches up...

Miss Russell, we're setting a trap for Dal Neely.

This young lady is the bait.

She's his daughter.

Your trap won't work, Mr. Vanner.

He won't come.

Miss Neely has agreed to help us.

She understands that her father has a debt to society.

I don't understand any such thing.

You understood the money that we paid you to help us.

You paid that to my mother.

I'm afraid it's a little too late to worry about that now.

You wrote the letter asking your father to meet you.

We believe that he will.

My mother made me write it.

She hates him.

She made me do it.

You must want him awful bad.

He murdered two Wellington agents.

We want him that bad.

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Mr. Vanner?

Hennington.

Take the women inside.

Who is she?

Minor complication.

Are these the men we asked for?

This is them.

Do they know their business?

They're the best the Topeka office has.

They know what they're up against?

They do.

What about your positions?

Got four spots out here that covers the whole area.

Come in, come in.

That's right.

Well, uh...

Sit over there, ladies.

I'll get you some coffee.

Well...

Uh, well, this is, uh...

Well, I...

I don't see the likes of you two up here very often.

Man would be a fool not to come after a pair like this.

Look, but don't touch, Swiger.

Oh, you don't want no coffee, ma'am.

How about a little scamper juice?

It tastes mighty good after a long ride.

Keep to yourself, Swiger.

Well, now, let's don't sour up, Mr. Vanner.

Just do what I said.

Well, maybe I'm good enough to get myself killed

helping to trap Neely, but I ain't good enough to...

You're getting paid plenty for what you're doing.

Sorry. This will all be over in a matter of a few hours.

It'll be just starting.

I promise you.

She sent a wire saying she'd be on this stage.

Her name's Kitty Russell.

I told you, Marshal, I never know no names.

Well, Miss Russell is the owner of the...

Well, you got eyeballs, ain't you?

She's the purtiest redheaded woman you've ever saw.

Well, the womenfolk we had on board

got off back down the line.

Now, we gotta be moving on, Marshal.

We got a schedule to keep.

Now, wait a minute. What's your name?

Cassidy.

How come I never saw you on this Dodge run before?

Oh, they just changed me over from the Abilene run.

Well, we think Miss Russell was on this stage.

If she was, she wouldn't have got off, I'll tell you that.

Well, I can't help what she would or wouldn't do.

You carrying any valuables on here?

Yeah.

- Let me have your keys. - Now, hold on.

Let me have the keys.

Check it, Festus.

You got no call to do that.

The money box is here.

Everything seems up to snuff, Matthew.

I'm making a full report on this, Marshal.

You've got no call to hold me.

Matt.

Here you are.

Mister, you better start your report right now.

Hope you pretty ladies enjoyed your grub.

I live on the stuff myself.

You know, it seems to be a pure waste of time and money.

Dal Neely's too sharp to fall for a thing like this.

Man like him can just smell a trap.

But our deal holds.

Whether he shows or not, I get paid.

That was the agreement.

I hate her.

I hate her for this.

Carrie...

My own mother.

Look at us, hiding like animals,

waiting to jump on him.

I'll never forgive her.

Carrie, please.

Tell me this was right.

Tell me what my mother did was right.

I hope he doesn't come.

Then why should he?

What do I mean to him?

He doesn't even know me.

Somebody's coming.

Who is he?

Man named Swayles.

He's been up north all spring.

Whoa. Ho.

Get rid of him.

But I want them skins.

Just do what I said... Get rid of him.

But if I don't get them pelts, I'm going to have to be paid.

You'll get your money.

Now, do what I said.

He's come out for a piece to make a trade...

Get rid of him!

I'll do my best.

Mighty fine bunch of skins you got there, Swayles.

But, you know, the time ain't ready.

You just come back tomorrow and...

Hello, Swiger.

Neely.

How many is inside?

I-I thought you was...

Where's Swayles?

I asked you a question.

Nobody inside.

I'll make you the same offer I made to your friend Swayles.

Live or die.

It's up to you.

Get going.

He's bringing him inside.

Get them out of sight.

In there.

What are you doing, Swiger? I thought I...

Drop the gun.

Drop it, or I'll kill him.

You'll never get away with it, Neely.

I've got men all around outside.

Yeah, I know.

Call them in.

McGee, do as he says.

Get out, Swiger.

Come on down, men.

Neely's inside.

Call them down, or you're next.

You go to blazes.

Call them down.

You men...

this is Vanner.

Put down your guns and come in.

Boles, get Swiger.

They forced me. They had a gun at my head.

Shut up.

We ought to burn this place down with you in it.

Up by the post.

You went to an awful lot of trouble, Vanner.

It would have been worth it.

Well, maybe you'll live to try again.

If I don't, somebody else will be along to get you.

He'll have to be a lot smarter than what you are.

How much did they pay you?

Thousand dollars.

You could have gotten five, maybe more.

If you knew it was a trap, then why did you come?

I wanted to see how much you've changed.

Please.

You're my daughter, plain enough.

Favor your ma a touch.

What's your name?

Kitty Russell.

I didn't expect a bonus.

Oh, I'm sorry to disappoint you.

Oh, you haven't yet, Red.

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Keep that stuff as light as you can, Thad.

We want to travel fast.

I wish you'd let me go with you, Matt.

Well, I got to have you stay here and look after things.

And if you want any extra horses?

We'll pick them up at the way station if we do.

Just be sure we got plenty of water.

One thing we don't want to do

is get off the trail looking for a spring.

Yeah, providing you find a trail to get off of.

I just think you ought to take a posse.

A posse would slow us down, Doc.

Well, the more men you have looking, the better.

Well, just don't you fret none, now, Doc.

I'll find a trail.

All right, Festus, let's go.

Wait a minute, Matt.

I think you've overlooked something here.

Neely may be mixed up in this.

Well, we don't know that for sure, Doc.

We don't even know

those other two men were Wellington agents.

- Festus. - What?

If you...

I'm counting on you.

Now, I swear I had a chance to thwart 'em.

Let the women go.

Miss Russell had nothing to do with this.

We'd be better off shutting him up for good.

We got enough lawmen dogging our trail.

We'll leave him, like I said.

After we get the women out.

Then I can come back and finish the job.

Right now, we only got the law after us.

We butcher five unarmed men, there won't be a cow town

in the whole territory where we can buy a day's rest.

What if they get loose?

Let 'em.

They ain't going no place in this country without horses.

Now, get out of here and get ready to ride.

Neely.

If you have any decency left,

don't take your daughter out of here with that bunch.

All I seen so far is a girl selling her pa

to the highest bidder.

Listen, Neely.

Vanner made me come along with him

the same way as he and your wife

made her write the letter that set this whole thing up.

I figured that.

I didn't want to write it.

Didn't you?

I don't hate you.

I don't know you.

But you're scared of me.

Why shouldn't she be?

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After we get to know one another, that'll change.

- Let's go. - Where to?

I can't see your knowing makes much difference.

Why don't you just leave us?

I'll see that she gets back to Saint Louis.

She's my daughter. I'll say where she goes.

You're a hunted man, Neely.

There isn't anyplace where she can be safe.

You ain't making it no easier for yourself, Red.

Now, both of you, climb on that rig.

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She told you who she was, and you still let them take her?

Well, now, they was Wellington agents, Marshal.

I had orders to cooperate with them.

I got the letter right inside.

Why, I ought to drive my...

Well, Mr. Vanner said they was prisoners

- he was taking to Hays City. - All right, that's enough.

Which way did they go?

North.

Just the two of them with the two women.

Now, they couldn't make much time, Marshal,

'cause they had my rig and two horses.

And that's all I know... I swear it.

What kind of wheels were on the rig?

Oak wood.

And the horse was shod just yesterday... - 00, sir.

Let's go.

Better run on to them tracks pretty quick,

I'll tell you that.

Right on up that way, Marshal.

Uh, you'll run onto them easy enough.

I could still drop back

once the women are far enough away.

I told you before, we don't kill them.

And I told you why.

I ain't sure it's the smartest.

You don't have to be sure.

You just have to follow orders.

You figure on taking that girl all the way?

She don't concern you, Boles.

Well, I just got to thinking, we figure to hit that bank...

Nothing's changed.

We're all set for the bank.

We go through with it just like we planned.

Any questions?

Well, I just want to know how things stand.

Well, they stand like always.

And nothing else is any of your business.

That means my daughter.

Sure thing, Dal.

Now, get up ahead on lookout and let me be.

Trent, you and Young take care of the horses,

and get some wood.

Go help Boles rustle up some grub.

- Look here... - Now.

Carrie.

You two will sleep in here.

Here's my coat.

You won't let them hurt her?

Don't you fret.

The way they look at her.

Like men look at a woman.

Some women.

You like her?

She's been good to me.

Nobody will hurt her... You got my word.

When we get some coals in here, it'll warm it up.

What is it?

I remember the smell.

The smell of sage and saddle leather...

Cowhand's work.

I remember it.

Your ma hated it and everything about it.

She, uh, tell you things about me?

Some.

None good, I'll wager.

Well, don't reckon she can be blamed.

I remember other things.

You do?

A well pump by a big tree.

That was on our farm.

I remember you were gone a lot.

Hiring out to the big ranches for wages to run the farm.

Your ma wanted all the things I could never give her...

Fancy clothes, city living.

She knew when she married you

you couldn't give her those things.

Yeah.

It's been roughest on you.

I just wish it could be the same.

It's never the same.

There's one thing that is.

You came after me.

Miss Russell was treated as well as possible

under the circumstances.

The circumstances are she was kidnapped.

We had no choice.

She could've got killed.

Still could be.

Dal Neely murdered two Wellington agents,

and two more were killed by his men here today.

Mister, I'm going to tell you one thing...

You better hope nothing happens to Kitty Russell or that girl.

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She's all tuckered out.

No wonder.

Been a lot of years.

Whose fault is that?

Her ma's.

What kind of a girl is she?

She's your daughter.

Yeah, that should answer the question, shouldn't it?

Maybe I'll keep her with me for a spell,

find out for myself.

If you want to ruin her life.

I'm her father.

Maybe she wants to be with me.

If she does, it's probably because she feels guilty

because of what her mother did to you.

Her mother run off from a poor cowboy

with never more than a month's pay in his pocket.

It ain't that way now.

Maybe we can make it up some, to each other...

Me and Carrie.

You can't start life over.

I owe her.

I'm going to start paying what I owe.

You're going to pay? You're going to take.

You're a lot of woman, Kitty.

Come with us.

I told you, I'm choosy.

I could take you.

It wouldn't be as good, but maybe it would be worth it.

And show Carrie what you're really like?

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That fellow waiting for you back in Dodge...

I envy him.

He must be some tall cotton.

He is.

And if I know him, he's not just waiting.

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That time already?

Already?

I thought it'd never get here.

Anything?

Ah...

You know, we'd...

all be cozy enough...

if Dal wasn't so...

You quit thinking what you're thinking, Young.

Get some sleep.

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Easy, Red.

Nobody's going to hurt you.

I just have the makings of a little party here...

Just you and me.

How about it?

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

All right.

What happened?

She was trying to get away.

You're a liar.

Trying to get away?

All right, but she started it.

She gave me the come-on.

Listen, if I give any man a come-on,

it's not going to be anything like you.

Get out.

You're taking her word against mine?

If I find you in this room again,

I ain't going to bother to ask why.

'Cause you won't be able to answer.

Go back to sleep, Carrie.

I'll see it don't happen again.

Before long, you and me will be away from all this.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Till the next time.

There won't be a next time.

You heard what my father said.

Yeah, I heard him.

He's not like they say.

If he was, he wouldn't have stopped that man.

There's only one thing wrong with that reasoning.

It isn't true.

It is true.

He's a good man.

And if he wants me to stay with him, I will.

You belong back in Saint Louis with your mother.

My mother doesn't want me

any more than she wanted the life she had with my father.

But your staying here with him isn't going to change anything.

At least he wants me with him.

Can't you see? None of this would have happened

if my mother hadn't left him.

That's no excuse for all the crimes he's committed.

Better get back in bed.

It's cold.

Young didn't mean nothing.

You know how he is.

Yeah, I know how he is.

It's been a long spell since we hit any town.

That's my daughter in there.

She's going to see worse than that as time goes on, Dal.

The blazes she will.

I'm pulling out.

You what?

After tomorrow, you're on your own.

I'm heading west with Carrie.

What about the bank in Nettleton?

That's just like we planned.

The redhead?

You can fight over her all you want to.

That ought to be interesting.

Yeah.

Write me about it someday.

What do you suppose they're going to do in Nettleton?

I know what they're going to do.

Doesn't it bother you?

If that's what it takes

for my father and me to be together, no.

I don't believe you.

Doesn't make much difference whether you do or not.

He loves me.

Maybe he does.

But that's not enough.

It is to me.

Horse is ready, Dal.

Be right there.

Carrie.

Come tomorrow, we head for California.

We'll make a fresh start, just you and me.

Can we?

It'll never happen.

We can, and we will.

You'll never stop running, and you know it.

I promise you, I'll make it happen.

You can't. Stop lying to her.

Shut up.

- Carrie... - Did you tell her

what's going to happen at the Nettleton Bank?

Nothing's going to happen.

It's all worked out.

Well, suppose something goes wrong.

Suppose somebody tries to stop you.

You will shoot, won't you?

I said shut up.

Does that tell you anything?

Dal, the boys are waiting.

We'll be back by noon.

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Well, as long as they still got that rig,

I guess they got Kitty with them.

Well, she'll be all right, Matthew.

No doubting that.

Long as that Neely is a-holdin' her for one of them hostages,

they ain't going to hurt her none.

I guarantee you that.

As long as they need a hostage.

I've been doing my best not to think about that.

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Well, this is a nice little cozy group.

How much would it take?

For what?

To buy my way out of here.

What do you got to offer?

I own the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City.

That so?

I could raise a few thousand.

You'd mail it to me, right?

You have my word.

No offense, Red, but...

I'd rather take my cut of the Nettleton Bank job

than your word in the mail.

Well, let me give you some advice.

What's that?

You better put a lot of miles between yourself and this place,

because when Matt Dillon shows up here,

you're going to wish you'd taken my offer.

If you expect him to show up, why the offer?

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That big feller on that sorrel.

Dal Neely.

Let's get him.

Now, wait a minute.

We don't know where they got Kitty.

Well, I'll just be plumb polite when I ask them.

Festus, I'd much rather they showed us.

Come on.

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Dinner's ready.

I'm not hungry.

You better eat something while you can.

You're a regular little homemaker, aren't you?

Give me some of that stew.

Get it yourself.

I said get me some of that stew.

Look, Red,

I'm only going to tell you one more time.

Yes, sir, you're a regular little homemaker.

This is your last chance.

You can either go with me or you can stay.

Kitty?

For once, you've shown some sense.

I'm not going with you,

but I'll do everything I can to help.

Hook up that rein.

You'll regret it as long as you live.

Got no place else to go.

You never will have, the way you're going.

Kitty!

I got to admit, I asked for stew.

Hi. My name is Timmons.

I wrote you last week about a deposit

for a cattle purchase I'm making.

Oh, yes, Mr. Timmons, I have your letter right here.

This way, please.

This is Mr. Timmons.

Teller, could you break this five for me?

Give me three dollars in silver.

I think you counted wrong.

That don't add up to five dollars.

Keep your hands on the reins, and don't go getting skittery.

No.

Back door.

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Hold it.

I won't miss again.

You can't make it out of here, Neely.

I don't know how you figured this, lawman,

but it ain't over yet.

Throw down your gun. Come out of there.

Ain't likely.

If I go, I won't be alone.

You follow me, and I'll... I'll kill this man.

No! No!

No!

Festus, hold it!

He's getting away, Matthew.

That's exactly what I want him to do.

You stay here and take care of him.

See nobody follows us.

Well... Matthew?

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What happened?

- Everything happened. - Where's Young and Boles?

Young is dead. The law got Boles.

- Let's go. - I'll get the horses.

- You ain't going. - What?

I need your horse.

- Carrie, come on. - No!

- Leave her alone. - I don't want to go with you.

Hold it, Neely.

Move over there.

All right, now take off your gun belt, slow.

I'm not going to tell you again.

Matt!

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