Original subtitles

[music playing]

[music playing]

Hey pops.

What's shaking?

Look, I just want to go home.

What'd you get in that drug store pops?

Little Seconal?

HM?

Let's see it.

Please, not, not my medicine.

We all got to get well old man.

I said let's see it.

Shoot.

That ain't dope.

Let's have your money old man.

I ain't got all day.

Aw shoot, pennies.

I should've got you when you come out the bank.

Have a good one.

Yeah?

[laughter]

[music playing]

MARK: You sure we're going to the right place?

JONATHAN: Sure, why?

MARK: This doesn't look to me like a neighborhood

for an angel.

Look at those guys.

They don't exactly look like Mouseketeers.

Come on, what are you worried about?

I'm not worried.

Well of course you're not worried,

you're already an angel.

I thought I'd put it off for a little while.

How do you know you're gonna be one?

Hey man.

Where you think you're going?

Just in there.

My friend's looking for some work.

Oh yeah?

What kind of work?

My friend here is a trainer.

I'm, I'm a cut man.

Cut man, huh?

I'm a cut man too, dick.

They don't make them like they used to.

You have a nice day.

I guess it's easy to be cool when you've already died once.

Move!

Double up, [inaudible],, double up.

Come on, come on, come on.

Move, move, move!

Come on.

Oh man, come on move.

Excuse me.

Yeah, what you need?

Uh, we're looking for Clarence Brooks.

That's me.

What can I do for you?

Boomer Brooks?

You fought middleweight in the '40s.

Well I see your friend here is a student of the lesser known

pugilists of the 20th century.

Yes I know in my heart you're one of the best.

Contender for the title.

Yeah, well, the Chicago [inaudible] crowd fixed that.

What can I do for you Fellows?

My friend and I are looking for some work.

We heard you might be able to use

a trainer and another cut man.

Well I was thinking about it.

But How'd you hear about it?

Word gets around, you know?

Yeah, well which one you is a cut man?

I am.

Give me some names.

Folks I can call.

Who'd you work for last.

Well, uh, I've been working mainly out of Vegas.

For who?

Hey, hold it.

Get over here Freddy.

Told you two guys to take it easy in there man.

Now look at this gash you opened up on Freddy's eye.

Oh man, he's got a fight in a week.

Now, why don't you let me take a look.

See, it's better than reading references.

OK.

There we go Fred.

There, how's that?

How'd you do that?

Just a nack.

That's a heck of a nack.

Enough to get me a job?

Sure.

Don't pay much, but you got the job all right.

All right.

You can start tomorrow.

Come on, I want you to meet my grandson.

He'll show you around.

Hey!

Joey, I want you to meet two new guys that'll be working here.

How you doing? I'm Jon.

Mark.

Good to see you.

Joey's fighting in the state championship.

If he keeps listening to his grandad and training hard,

he can go all the way to the Nationals.

Just got to keep putting out that sweat.

And what does this look like?

Yeah, well I want you to show them around the place, OK?

Hey, sure granddad.

Your locker room's over this way.

All right .

Thank you very much for the job.

Hey bro.

What's happening?

Hey, nothing much.

You want to get your hand off me man?

Shut up chump.

Because I'll be putting my hands all on you when we get in that

ring next week.

And I'll be thump, thump, thumping up

the side of your head.

Hey, let me tell you something, man.

You're going to find out that the ring is a lot

different than some back alley.

Who's your friend?

Oh, Thumper?

I grew up with him.

He and his gang run the neighborhood.

Doesn't seem to bother you any.

Like I said, things are different in the ring.

Here's a couple of lockers you can use.

But you better get a good lock on them,

or else you'll be going home in your shorts.

Thanks.

How soon you gonna turn pro?

I'm not going to.

Heard too much about that from my grandpa.

See, when you're good everybody wants a piece of it.

But when you're history, they throw what's left away.

Well, what are you gonna do?

Work with kids.

Teach them to box, to have pride.

Maybe they won't end up on the street

corners with Satan's Helpers.

Come on, let me show you the rest of the place.

Well, at least nobody Stole my car.

Who'd want to?

Cute, cute.

Why don't we take a look around the neighborhood.

Maybe we can find an apartment close by the gym.

OK.

[police sirens wailing]

Tell you what, this neighborhood

could use more kids like Joey.

Yeah, he's a fine boy all right.

I hope we get this assignment long enough to see him fight.

I got a feeling he's gonna put that punks lights out.

Hey, there he is.

Who?

Hey he's gonna jump.

[music playing]

You.

Hey there partner, how you doing?

Get away from me.

I'm going to jump.

And if you try to stop me, I'll take you with me.

Whatever is bothering you, it isn't bad enough

to kill yourself over.

Bad enough, let me tell you something fella.

Old is bad.

I used to be somebody.

Now I'm nothing.

Broke, forgotten.

Can't walk the streets without those punks mugging me.

Now my eyes are going.

A couple of months I'll, I'll probably be blind.

I don't have the money for an operation.

And you say things can't be so bad.

Well, now that you mentioned, you do have a few problems.

But nothing we can't talk out.

I'm through with talking.

I never thought the Masked Rider would

take the coward's way out.

How do you know who I am?

Your voice.

I heard it enough times on Saturday matinees.

You're Morton Clay.

You remember me?

Sure I do.

You're the only one who does besides a couple

old cronies who are as broken down as I am.

It is him.

It is you.

You know, I became a cop because of you.

You stood for truth and justice, and the American way.

I, I think that was Superman.

Well, it's probably a bad time to ask but,

can I have your autograph?

[music playing]

[laughter]

Come on Mort.

What do you say?

Come on in.

Oh, why not.

I'd probably just break something anyway.

[laughter]

Well, this is home.

I guess I should, uh, Thank you two fellas.

This is where you live?

Uh-huh.

Back when I was working, the horses made

more money than the actors.

You live alone?

Oh no, no.

I got a roommate.

He's a widower, old friend.

Come on up and meet him.

Hey, why don't you two go ahead.

I've got something I got to take care of at the gym.

Want me to go with you?

No, I'll be fine.

See if you can get a room here.

I'll meet you back here in a little while.

All right.

All right, it's not much, but come on.

Do me a favor, don't mention anything

about what happened up there.

My faithful old Indian friend fusses enough about me.

You're kidding, you're rooming with Red Feather?

Yeah, but that's not his real name.

It's Sidney.

No, Sidney?

Yeah, Sidney Eagle.

[laughter]

Working hard Joey?

Hey, we're closed Thumper.

You're talking pretty big today, boy.

I guess we'll find out come fight time, huh?

No, you gonna to find out right now, fool.

See, come Fight Night I'm going to thump on you long and hard.

And you're going to let me do it.

I'm gonna what?

You heard me.

Because if you don't, that old granddad of yours

is going to be dead meat.

I ain't jiving you boy.

You gonna lose.

Or he gonna lose.

You think on it.

[music playing]

What are you gonna do?

How long you've been here?

Long enough.

What are you going to do about it?

You heard what he said.

I either throw the fight or else.

Oh, come on.

Maybe he's just trying to scare you.

Yeah, you don't know Satan's Helpers.

They don't care about Nothing.

What about the police?

Are you kidding?

What are they gonna do?

Even if they could bust them, they'd be

right back out on the streets.

They'd do my granddad even worse then.

Look Joey, I'm here to help you if you, if you want it.

You want to help me?

Just don't say anything to my granddad, to anybody.

We're closed now.

OK Joey.

[music playing]

You're kidding.

His real name is Murray?

Yeah, Murray Klein.

Well, of course we changed it before we did the first serial.

Studio gave us our names.

Well I mean, how far do you think

we'd have gotten if it was Masked

Murray and his faithful Indian friend Sidney.

[laughter]

I hear you.

MORTON: Hey, Sid, give me a hand with this trunk.

You carried it up here yourself.

MORTON: That was 20 years ago.

20 years.

[knocking]

- I'll get the door. - OK.

Coming.

Everything all right?

I'll tell you about it later.

You're not gonna believe this.

Martin's roommate is--

Red feather.

Yeah.

Well, you know his real name?

Sidney.

Sometimes you not a lot of fun to be with.

Well, here it is.

Oh, Hi Jonathan.

This is my friend Sidney.

How you doing?

What's in the trunk?

Oh, nothing.

Ghosts, that's all.

Ah, it's stuff from the show.

I talked him into showing them to me.

Are you kidding?

He's dying to show it to you.

Hey Sidney, bad choice of words at our age.

Oh, look at that.

Look at that.

Could you try that on?

He'd never fit in it.

Too much pasta, too many eclairs in the old [inaudible]

to ever get in that thing again.

Well, we were something once though, weren't we?

Now we all live around here.

Concentrating mostly on staying regular.

You say you all live around here.

Like who?

Oh, Buck [inaudible] Deadwood Dick, and--

Lash Latham, Roland Rinaldo.

You mean all the great old timers,

they all live around here?

Yeah.

We were around before residuals.

Oh boy, I'd sure like to meet them.

Well, that's easy enough.

We all get together at the cafeteria.

Talk about the good old days.

Would you like to join us?

I wouldn't miss that for the world.

What a great shot.

There, see that's me and my golden Palomino.

Mark, Mark.

Hey, that's Lash.

[laughter]

And Roland.

There's the picture of you Roland.

Ripped a lot of shirts in the old days.

Yeah, better days.

Better days.

MARK: Sidney, can I ask you to do me a favor?

Sure kid, what?

Well, could--

Nah, I feel dumb asking.

Oh, don't be coy kid.

It's not often everyone remembers us like you do.

Well, could you, you know, say fresh tracks, huh?

[laughter]

Oh you mean like, like this?

Oh, fresh track.

Look like maybe three, four hour old.

[laughter]

What you got to eat pops?

Sandwiches.

I can see that.

What kind?

Turkey, ham, salami.

Turkey.

Crime pays in the rare.

Ham.

Crime pays in the rare.

All three.

And crime doesn't pay.

[laughter]

[music playing]

Getting dark.

I think we better be getting on home.

Better days.

Yeah, better days.

MARK: Told you that's a bad bunch.

And they threatened Joey.

You saw them tonight.

I'll tell you what, that gang runs this neighborhood.

There's got to be a way to reach people like them.

Yeah, there's a way all right.

Just reach out and pinch his head off.

Aw, come on, violence isn't the answer.

Try telling that to Thumper.

Listen, I hope you don't mind my saying so,

but I think maybe this one time I know a little more about this

than you do.

I spent my whole life on the streets.

The only way to deal with a gang like that

is to put the fear of God in them.

And how do I go about doing that?

Easy, you go down to the clubhouse

and you beat some sense into them.

Oh, come on.

And we're back to the violence again.

Well, then scare them.

How?

I don't know.

A bet a little thunder and lightning in their clubhouse

would to get their attention.

Come on Mark, I'm here to help people, not

scare them or hurt them.

Besides, what do you think they'd

do to boomer after we left?

Ah, there's got to be another way.

Why don't you give me a sign or something?

Well, he better give it to you as soon.

Joey fights in less than 48 hours.

[music playing]

Hey Joey?

what on earth are you doing awake?

Just couldn't sleep grandpa.

Thinking about the fight, huh?

Yeah, I guess.

Yeah, well the only time a fighter should worry

is if he's coming into the ring and he's not in shape.

Now, what kind of shape do you think you're in?

Good.

Good, son, you're in great shape.

Even if you don't knock him out, that Thumper

will be sucking air out of the rafters by the third round.

You see the way trains.

Yeah, I've seen.

I've been around a long time son.

I've seen a lot of young fighters come up,

and you're the best.

Grandpa--

Look, just hold on.

I'm not saying that because I'm your grandfather.

Now, we've always been honest with each other haven't we?

Haven't we?

Yes sir.

All right then.

You're going to go into that ring

Friday and turn this neighborhood around.

There are going to be a bunch of kids there watching the fight.

They're going to find out that you don't have to be a Satan's

Helper to be somebody.

Just be a good person, and work hard.

That's what makes you somebody.

[music playing]

Now, you get yourself to sleep.

Grandpa?

Yes son?

I love you, you know?

I love you too.

See you in the morning.

Hey Joey, I'm going down to see Mr Grogan at the bank,

run a few errands.

Be back in a few hours.

Yeah, OK grandpa.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Are you sure?

I'm fine.

Sure.

OK, I'll see you in a little while.

There you go.

Thanks Joey.

What do you want me to do first?

Hey, I don't care what you do.

Go steal some hubcaps.

Do something useful, just leave me alone.

Hey Joey, I'm sorry if I did anything wrong.

You didn't do anything wrong.

It's all right.

Why is he mad at me?

He's not mad at you.

He's got a lot of things on his mind.

You know, a big fight coming up and all.

Right after the fight he'll be right back to his old self

again.

He's not scared of Thumper is he?

Heck no.

Well, all of us kids are counting on him.

We don't want to be scared anymore either.

Yeah, I know.

Why don't you do some work on the speed bag, eh?

OK.

Thanks Mark.

Tell your grandfather?

Tell him what?

Come on, you know what I'm talking about.

Jonathan told you.

Yeah.

Well who else is he told?

Nobody.

Then keep it that way.

Joey, you can't do this.

It means too much.

Not just you, but to those kids out there.

Now who you think you're talking to?

You don't know nothing about down here.

Oh, you come in here with your chest

all puffed out about changing things,

then you find out what it's like and you just move on.

But I live here.

My granddad, he lives here.

One.

Man can't change anything.

Well, I'm going to find out about that.

Mark!

Mark.

[music playing]

[music playing]

And where have you been?

Just walking around the neighborhood.

I wasn't due in until 3:00.

You seen your friend?

No, isn't he here?

Yeah, he was.

You told him, didn't you?

Yeah Joey, I told him.

Well, if he's as dumb as he was acting,

he's probably gotten himself in a big trouble about now.

what are you talking about?

My guess is that he's went down

to take on Satan's Helpers.

Single handed.

I wouldn't follow him, or you're going to need a cut man.

I heal quick.

Say what?

You heard me the first time.

You're gonna lay off Joy's grandfather.

[laughter]

Or what?

You're going to turn us in?

That's right.

For what?

We ain't done nothing.

You're wasting your time friend.

Now, why don't you get out of here before I hurt you.

Why don't you just try that.

You know something, you just might be the dumbest

white man I ever met.

Mark!

And who are you?

He's with me.

Well, if I was you I'd get your friend out

of here while I feel generous.

Come on Mark.

Let's, Let's go.

what do you mean let's go?

Just what I said, let's go.

You're not going to run from this punk.

Mark.

The boss won't like it, I know.

Shut up!

The both of you.

Now, what are you talking about, the boss?

Who's your boss?

You wouldn't know him.

Well, let me tell you something,

ain't nobody moving in on this neighborhood.

You hear me?

Nobody!

You better watch your mouth with him.

Say what?

Mark, he said we could go.

Why don't we, why don't we go?

Now Jonathan, enough is enough.

Now come on.

Stick it to him.

Take hold of him.

Now, I'm going to thump a little on your friend here.

And you take him back to your boss

and you show him what happens to dudes to try to move

in on the Satan's Helpers.

[music playing]

You're going to be sorry.

Who was I to know you wouldn't be able to zap them?

I mean, you're an angel.

I thought you we're gonna stick them all to the ceiling.

If he'd have wanted that he would have sent Joe Lewis

down here on the assignment.

I tried to tell you that.

Yeah, but I thought that was because you

were against violence.

How come you didn't have the stuff?

Because when I do something he doesn't want me to do,

he doesn't give me the stuff.

My fault I guess.

You don't have to guess.

[knocking]

I'll get it.

Joey.

Yeah, I just want to thank you for butting in.

Thumper just called me over to gym,

said he didn't like me talking to your boss.

Whoever that is.

So to make sure he didn't try anything else,

they grabbed my granddad.

They what?

That's right.

They're going to hold him till after the fight.

I take a dive in the third, and you stay out of it from now on!

What do we do now?

That's a very good question.

I just wish I had an answer for it.

All right.

All right, now let's just think this thing out.

Now, obviously he doesn't want you to put the fear of him

into them, or he would have let you.

Right.

Can't go to the police because they got Joey's grandpa.

Right.

So maybe this is just one of those assignments that

doesn't work out, you know?

You said it yourself, you know, you're new with this.

Maybe you don't have enough experience

Angeling to figure it out.

That's it. MARK:

Yeah, I knew it.

No, no that's not what I mean.

I've been trying to figure out how to solve this,

but it's not up to me.

It's not up to any angel.

Well, if an angel can't handle it, who can?

I think this is a job for the Masked Rider.

Look young fella, I know you mean well.

But we're too old, washed up.

We had our day in the sun.

Now, come on Morton.

You and your friends were heroes once.

That was in the movie.

No, not just in the movies.

From what I heard you did your best

to set an example for the kids that looked up to you.

Well, there's a bunch of kids in this neighborhood

who don't have any heroes except Thumper and his gang.

I'd like to help you kid, but you're asking something

that just isn't possible.

Why not?

What do you mean why not?

Take a look at us.

I am taking a look you.

You know what I see?

I see a bunch of heroes that gave up.

That's not fair.

That's right, it's not fair.

It's not fair to the kids in this neighborhood.

They got a gang.

Because they've got a leader.

Don't you see, you men could be leaders.

Don't you think the people in this neighborhood

are fed up with living in fear?

They'd follow anybody who had enough guts to stand

up to the Satan's Helpers.

Look, it's happened in other neighborhoods.

They got watchdog groups, the Guardian Angels.

Gray Panthers.

Morton, you men could make a difference.

It's crazy.

Any crazier than thinking about jumping off a building?

All right.

I'm for it.

Who's with me?

[music playing]

All right Sidney, break out the suits.

We're going to ride!

Hey old man, it's time to make that call.

Don't want Little Joey worrying about his grandpa.

You're pitiful, you know That?

Cut the jive pops.

And make the call.

Tell me, how does it feel not to be man

enough to take on my grandson.

To have to kidnap some old man to make a kid throw a fight.

Dig it, my man, feels a whole lot

better than what you're going to feel if you don't

make that call and make it now.

And I mean, now.

Besides, from what I hear throwing

fights old stuff to you.

All I'm doing is keeping alive an old family tradition.

[laughter]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

BOOMER (ON PHONE): Joey?

Grandpa?

You OK?

BOOMER (ON PHONE): Yes, I'm fine.

They haven't hurt you or anything have they?

I'm

BOOMER (ON PHONE): I'm fine, kid.

Joey listen, I know what this is like.

I had a shot for the title once and some punks

stepped in on me.

What I'm saying is, I've lived with that could have been

and never had a chance to be all my life.

Don't let this happen to you son.

You go in there and you win, you hear?

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

THUMPER (ON PHONE): This is Thumper, Joey.

You leave my grandfather alone.

You hear me?

Well now that all depends on you now doesn't it Joey?

You got to figure out what voice you want to listen to.

Some senile old man who's willing to get his legs

broke so you can have a shot at me,

or old Thumper who wants to see you

and your granddad reunited in one piece.

You listening?

Yeah, I'm listening.

THUMPER (ON PHONE): Good.

That's very good.

Now, you stay on your feet and take your licks.

And old Boomer will still be able to walk

the next time you see him.

See you in the ring, champ.

[music playing]

Hey, Mau Mau, you stay here with a couple of guys

and watch over old Boomer here.

The rest of you can have the honor

of accompanying the next state champion to the ring.

[laughter]

[music playing]

[music playing]

[laughter]

What's going on?

Satan's Helpers kidnapped Boomer Brooks.

We're going to his rescue.

You got to be out of your mind.

Follow us and see.

[music playing]

I ain't gonna miss this.

Me neither.

[laughter]

Hey, what's going on?

This ain't Halloween.

They're taking on Satan's Helpers.

- Satan's Helpers? - That's right.

They got Boomer Brooks.

Those two crazy white guys said they're going to bust him out.

Hey, let's see this one go down!

Yeah, come on you guys.

Let's go!

All right.

[music playing]

All right all you in there!

You got 10 seconds to come Up!

Then we're coming in!

Hey, who in the hell is that?

Ah, that ain't no cop.

We'll take a look!

[laughter]

Hey, y'all gotta come and see this.

Who is it?

Just, just come look for yourself.

Bring the old man.

[laughter]

Look at that.

What are you silly people doing?

Your days of terrorizing this neighborhood are over.

Now, hand over Joey's grandfather.

Now look old man, I ain't got no time to be playing no games.

Now just get out of here.

That goes for all of you!

This is no game.

You better hand over the boys grandfather.

You want him?

Get past this.

If that is the way you want it senior.

Santamaria, I did not know you could still do it.

Neither did I.

OK.

OK, you old men want to play?

We'll play.

Now, come on and get some of this.

Come on!

Come on and get some of this!

Come on!

We' gonna just stand here?

Or are we going to do something?

This is our chance.

That's right, they can't stop all of us.

It's time to take back this neighborhood.

Just like the Masked Rider!

CROWD: Yeah!

Then what are we waiting for?

Come on.

[music playing]

Come on, we got a fight to go to.

Hey Mort!

Come on!

All right men.

Let's ride.

Ladies and gentlemen, the next bout

is for the state amateur light heavyweight championship.

Introducing first in this corner,

wearing the black trunks with the white stripes,

weighing 175 pounds.

A local neighborhood favorite, Joey Boomer!

[crowd cheering]

And in this corner weighing 171 pounds,

also a local favorite.

Wearing the black trunks with the red stripe

Thumper [inaudible]

[crowd cheering]

[music playing]

We got a fight to be at Driver.

And hurry.

We'll never make it on time.

Hey, we're gonna make it.

The Masked Rider always arrived in the nick of time.

I sure hope so.

Hau.

I don't know.

Me either.

[cheering]

[bell dings]

[booing]

Well, Morale I'm loving this.

Leave me alone Wiley.

[laughter]

[cheering]

What's going on here?

Joey.

Grandpa.

Joey.

It's OK.

They can't do anything to either one of us anymore.

It's OK to win If you still can.

[music playing]

Just watch me.

[cheering]

[buzzer]

[cheering]

Hey, where are those two young fellas anyway?

I don't know but, they're gone.

I guess.

Called himself Jonathan.

You know, I have a feeling if we ever

need him again he'll be back.

Yeah.

I don't know why but yeah, I think that's true.

I wish I knew his name.

I, I mean his real name.

I just wanted to thank him.

[music playing]

[laughter]

[music playing]