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I've got some bad news for you. Yeah?

Your brother's been shot. Shot? How bad? He might not make it.

Starring James Garner and Jack Kelly.

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Here he comes.

He's here, everybody!

It's kind of hot, ain't it, Doc? Yeah, it sure is. Even hotter than usual for

around here, Doc.

Oh, I'm not a doctor. I hope nobody's sick.

and it's troubling me some, but a little animal will fix it.

You gonna stay a spell, Doc?

Maybe you're on a holiday, Doc.

You folks don't by any chance think that I'm Doc Holiday, do you? Well, it could

be, Doc.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but my name is Maverick, Brett Maverick. Oh, is

that so?

Yeah, I met Holiday once. He's a little shorter than I am. Of course, he isn't

half as good looking.

Could I speak with you alone for a bit, Mr.

Maverick? Well, you sure can.

Thank you. Cecil Tenderman's horse. Step right out of here.

I'm Sheriff Bill McPeters. It's a pleasure.

I figured I kind of ought to explain the way those folks are behaving.

You see, Cecil Mason, that beanpole that's holding your horse there?

Well, he's got a cut... Get out of here, Grady.

He's got a cousin who lives in Tombstone that writes regular.

Now, the cousin don't drink and he's generally considered to be reliable.

Well, he wrote that Doc Holliday was going to Yuma for a visit.

And we've got it figured down. The doc will be passing through here sometime

today. Well, good. You tell him I said hello.

I'll do that.

Now, let me tell you something. I can reason why a man like Holliday wouldn't

want it to be known there were Tom, Dick, and Harry who he is in a strange

A lot of folks might want to take a pot at him.

That makes sense.

But the people around here respect the name of Holliday.

Sheriff, my name is still Mavril. Sure it is.

Sure it is.

I tell you what, we're having a town meeting right here in the social hall.

always have some vittles with it. Kind of like having a picnic and doing

business all at the same time. Have you, Ed? Oh, I'm a little late, Sheriff.

I've got to meet a fellow in Yuma.

Yuma, huh?

Well, now, what else is there in that direction? Uh -huh.

I think I'll just pick up a can of sardines from your store there and ride

I'm a little late, as I say, and I appreciate your offer.

How long since you had eastern turkey with sage dressing?

Eastern turkey?

Eastern turkey. None of them scrawny old birds like you find around here, but

genuine knee -high eastern turkey.

With biscuits both brown and white and two kinds of gravy, thickening and

speckling.

Sheriff, it's been a long time since I had eastern turkey.

Folks, you better put on another plate for dinner.

Let's get in the kitchen and get things out of the oven. I'm accepting your

hospitality on one condition.

That you're inviting Brett Maverick to eat with you. Sure thing, Mr.

Maverick.

Don't let that upset you, son. Back east, they got a whole state named

All right, all right, folks.

Now, you ain't fashionable, and you all know your places.

Doc, come here, Maverick. You sit right there on the left.

Thank you, sir.

Come on out in the kitchen and lend me some help.

Well, hello.

Hello.

Brett Maverick. Laura Hayes.

But nobody ever bothers to call me that.

Folks just call me doll.

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, doll.

Isn't that a dreadful name?

My husband used to call me that. But ever since he died, folks have kind of

adopted it.

Well, I can understand that.

Oh. Here comes the bird!

Now, you get out of the way, great.

Here she comes.

Was I lying to you, mister? Or was I telling the truth?

Sheriff, you were telling the truth.

Hey, Sheriff, can I see you a minute?

I'm still eating, Cecil. Well, it's kind of important.

Oh, all right.

Excuse me, folks.

Doggone it, Cecil. I was entertaining the guest.

Hear me out, will you? There's another fellow out there watering his horse.

What about it? Well, he fits the description I've got of Doc Holliday

than that turkey eater over there.

His name is Maverick. He said it was, didn't he?

Oh, shut up. Let's have a look at this fellow outside.

Are you Holliday?

Nope. My name's Maverick.

Doggone it. There's something going on around here.

I wouldn't know about that, Sheriff. I just got here.

Where are you bound?

Yuma.

Did you have a nice trip, lad?

I mean Bart.

Folks, I'd like you to meet my brother, Bart Maverick.

Well, say, we sure are pleased to meet you.

We was wrapping ourselves around some vittles. How long since you had eastern

turkey with sage dressing? And two kinds of gravy, thickening and speckling.

Well, it's out for good.

Well, come on in and pull up a chair.

Cecil Tenderman's horse.

I'll tell you something, son. I once knew a drummer from Kansas City. His

was Holstein.

Now, you come here and make yourself at home.

Maggie, get a clean plate for the gentleman.

Now, you sit here next to the widow Hayes.

Mr. Earp. Oh, I mean Maverick.

Thanks, Sheriff.

What's the play? I don't know, but the food's great.

Peggy, you've got a room at the hotel, haven't you? Yeah, sure.

I'll make room.

What started you out for Yuma?

Same thing that started you, Brother Bart.

I started running out of coin.

Why do you think these people are trying to delay us here?

Not us, Brother Bart.

Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.

Expecting somebody? That might be.

You figuring on being in town long?

As long as we want, Sheriff, just like always.

We got a couple other visitors here.

That so?

Yeah, they're in the social hall having breakfast of steak and eggs this very

minute. Am I supposed to wonder who they are?

Might prove interesting.

All right, Sheriff, who are they?

Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp.

I guess you know the Clantons and Tombstone are first cousins of mine.

Rupp don't get along too good with them Clantons, does he?

I know you don't like us hanging around town, Sheriff, but I never thought you'd

import boogeymen to scare us away.

Well, it isn't against the law to be a cousin of the Clantons, and boogeymen

haven't scared me since I was a toddler.

Tell your friends if they want to talk to me about anything, I'll be up at the

stable.

At least I'll be there until the stage rolls in.

Come on.

He's got more grit than I reckoned on. I told you he was never a coward.

You're too high just inside the doors.

Russ, you and Injun climb up in the loft. I'm going to stay out here and

decoy. And remember, don't let reputation scare you.

A bullet can stop Holliday and Earp just as dead as the next fellow.

Right.

What's your name?

Jim Mundy.

Oh, yeah, I've heard of him. He's pretty fast with the guns.

He's the fastest in these parts.

You've heard of him, haven't you, Bart?

I heard the name, I guess.

You sure you won't join us, Sheriff? But he's outside now.

Who? Jim Mundy.

Oh, yeah, the gunfighter. He's first cousin to the Clantons, you know.

That so?

Well, the Clantons are a bad bunch, Sheriff.

At least have some coffee.

Ain't you fellas even interested?

Interested? The Jim Mundys out there.

No? You, Bart?

I've seen gunfighters before.

But I told him you fellas was in here.

Well, I doubt if he ever heard of us.

He said he'd be waiting to see you down at the livery stable. See us?

That's right. Why?

Did you tell him the Maverick brothers were in here?

No, sir.

I told him Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp was in here. You fellas didn't fool me

none.

Well, Sheriff, what did you do a fool thing like that for?

Don't you know the Earp and the Clantons are feuding? I do. Well, you could get

us killed.

Now, you go back there and tell him you made a mistake.

Mistake? Yeah.

in there, Sheriff. Not a dad -blame thing.

They still claim their name is Maverick. Maverick's is killed!

Oh, shut up, Grady.

What do you think?

I think they're bluffing. Well, with my own ears, I heard the big one call the

little one Wyatt. So did I.

You know what I'm gonna do?

No, what are you gonna do? I'm gonna throw a little bluff of my own around

Sheriff's coming along.

You give them my message?

I did.

And they got a message for you.

They say if you ain't out of town in the next 30 minutes, they'll be coming

around to see you.

That's so.

Well, you take another message for me.

I'm going to save them the walk up here, Sheriff.

They want to see me?

In exactly 10 minutes, I'm coming down to that saloon to look them over.

Oh, now, you wouldn't want to do a fool thing like that.

You just deliver my message, hmm?

You really going down there?

Sure I am.

But you and Injun are going in the back way so you can cover the whole place

from the kitchen.

Then you and Max will go in the front way with me.

What's happening now, Sheriff? No time for talk, Cecil.

No time for talk.

Are you fellas really named Maverick? Because if you are, you're in for a mess

of trouble.

Did you tell Monday you made a mistake?

Why did you call him Wyatt yesterday?

I was just asking myself the same question.

How much trouble are we in, Sheriff?

I told him you fellas said if he wasn't out of town in 30 minutes that you'd be

down to see him.

You mean you told him Urban Holiday would? That's right.

We don't have to go.

It's a little beyond that now.

You mean it's a little beyond that?

He called you bluff.

Whose bluff?

I really did think you was Urban Holiday.

Well, what did Mundy say?

He said he'd save you the trip down.

Said he'd be up here to see you fellas in just ten minutes.

I gather by all of this that you're anxious to get Jim Mundy out of town?

That's right.

Mind telling us why?

Oh, we got a nice little town here.

Peaceful, except when Mundy and his bunch show up, they just kind of take

You see, truth is I can't handle them, so we have to put up with them and count

our blessings.

They live around here?

They've got a spread 20 miles south of here, right on the border.

We figured they'd use it as a depot for rustled cattle, but we've never been

able to prove it.

Why is it suddenly so important to get rid of them? Sounds like you've been

living with them up to now.

I see you haven't heard of the Silver Strike and the Linda Ways.

Meridian Mining Company keeps its payroll right here in the bank.

And you think Monday's got ideas about that? That's right.

See, the bank's important to the town, and we need the business with the mine.

250 miners come here every Saturday and get paid out of that bank across the

street.

Well, I don't know, Sheriff.

That bank looks pretty sturdy to me.

Oh, it's rock and brick from top to bottom, and they keep two armed guards

duty every minute that it's open.

If the company thought we couldn't absolutely protect that payroll, they'd

their business out of here over to Central City just like that.

Sheriff, every town in the territory has the same problem you do.

That's right.

Every bank is a target for holdups. But of all the towns I've been in, Sheriff,

your bank looks like it'd be about the hardest to take.

Well, if it can be taken, Monday's the man that'll do it. And him and his gang

have been hanging around town here a lot more than usual, Elite.

That's why we was hoping that you two fellas... Uh -oh.

That's him.

The one on the right.

I guess I'd better try to head him off.

What do we do?

Talk our way out.

Talk? That punch doesn't look like it's something for conversation.

You want to shoot your way out?

Let's talk.

It has several bottles of perfume in it. Oh, why, yes, ma 'am.

Certainly, ma 'am.

Say, are you getting off here in Bonita, ma 'am? Yes, sir.

Well, are you visiting somebody?

Junie.

Hello, Jimmy.

Hi, Junie. You look wonderful. I thought you'd forgotten I was due today.

I never do that.

Well, let's show ourselves.

It's awful hard to be mean when you got your arm around a girl as pretty as

that.

Oh, Sheriff, this is my cousin, Miss June Mundy. She's come out to visit me

a spell.

It's a real pleasure, ma 'am. But, Jim, you ain't gonna put a lady like this up

in that cow barn of yours, are you?

I know you're right.

Now that I see her, I realize she just wouldn't fit out at the ranch.

You think Mrs. Pierce could find a room for her in the hotel?

I imagine so. I just imagine so.

Oh, Sheriff, why don't you let Cass carry this?

June.

Excuse me for a minute.

Uh, Jim, you ain't gonna start nothing before the lady, are you?

No trouble, Sheriff.

I'd be grateful to you.

This way, ma 'am.

Jim,

that ain't Irv.

Neither, ma 'am.

Well, it may be Doc Holliday, but I know Irv when I see him.

The Sheriff's trying to bluff me.

Or else they're bluffing him.

Either way, it's good.

People in this town figure they've got Earp or Holiday around. They'll feel a

lot safer.

You gents want to see me?

No. No, live and let live is our way of thinking.

Good.

You keep thinking like that, you might live long enough to see your

grandchildren.

Have a nice trip, Miss Collins.

Are you addressing me, sir?

Why, Miss Collins, don't you remember me?

I'm afraid I don't.

But I'm sure it can be corrected.

My name's June Mundy.

How do you do, Miss Mundy?

A man I met when I was dancing in Abilene. A gambler.

I usually know enough to keep them eyes shut.

Who is she?

She says her name is June Mundy.

Where'd you know her?

Abilene.

Dancer. Every time she went into her act, I would.

Well, it is nice when they watch something besides you and the cards.

Another cup of coffee?

Yeah.

with you now. I'm going to be nervous as a Mexican dog in a snowstorm from now

until KD.

Sheriff, when those miners get paid, where do they spend the money?

Oh, they hang around town here, drink and gamble.

Enough of that, cousin.

Oh, honey, save that cousin stuff for outside.

Let's talk business.

Nothing to talk about.

You're not a plant.

I know you plan to rob a bank, but I don't know how.

And if it's the bank I saw outside... It is the bank you saw outside.

It looks impossible.

Yeah, doesn't that?

Let's build a solid brick.

And iron on the windows.

And two mean guards inside with big guns.

If they go home at night after they lock up, they won't have to worry about

them. Well, what do you do? Just walk up and start sawing through the iron

shutters and pray nobody pays any attention?

Well, but they would pay attention, honey. This is a very nosy town. Oh,

keep our minds on business.

How?

Where do you think the bank is now?

It's there, right down there.

This room is built over it.

This wood is all that's between... No, no, no, no, no. It's not going to be

easy.

Underneath this floor, there are eight -by -twelve -inch beams set flush, and

under the beams there's thick plaster.

Now, we're going to have to smuggle equipment up here.

Another thing, we have to finish the job tomorrow night because Saturday's

payday.

That isn't much time.

And isn't cutting through wood and plaster noisy?

Sure.

But nobody will hear it.

That's why we're going to use you.

I'm tired.

I'm very, very tired.

me like the kind of men I'm trying to get away from.

All right, all right.

I'll wait.

Miss, there's the dynamite.

Yes.

Well, good girl.

You know, if one of us had tried to buy this much explosive a hundred miles in

any direction, they'd have an army around that bank right now.

Your costume.

One of them.

Good.

I know just how we can use it.

Gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?

I know that most of you have never thought of me as a particularly good

neighbor, but I haven't felt the same about you folks here in Bonita, and I

to prove it.

So tomorrow night, I'm going to throw a party.

It'll mean free food and free drinks for everybody in town.

That's not all.

I have another surprise for you, a big surprise.

You're probably wondering about this.

Well, this afternoon, my cousin, Miss June Monday, arrived in town.

It just so happens that by profession, this beautiful young lady is an exotic

ballet dancer.

So tomorrow night at exactly 10 o 'clock, she's going to dance for us here

this hall.

And this, this is the costume she'll wear.

Mr. Maverick. Good afternoon, Mrs. Hayes.

Why, Mr.

Maverick, why so formal?

Mrs. Hayes, indeed.

I thought you frowned on the nickname of doll.

Well, I do, but I've been called that so much, I don't even recognize any other

name. All right, then, doll.

You just call me Brett.

All right.

Brett.

Less noise?

Ah, this is bad. Why can't we let it go till the night?

If I get it through you a thick head, there won't be time tonight. We've got

inches of solid beam to go through tonight.

I've explained this to you over and over. The whole thing's timed out down

the minute. All right, you don't have to yell at me. I ain't deaf, you know.

Both of you are making twice the noise that nail did.

Hurry up.

That ought to bubble it.

Who is it?

Your neighbor, Bart Maverick.

Yes, Mr. Maverick?

Are you alone?

Yes, I am.

Why?

Well, I was just going to go for a walk. Would you like to join me?

That's nice of you, Mr. Maverick, but I'm still very tired from my trip.

Perhaps tomorrow.

All right, then I'll ask again tomorrow.

Sorry to have bothered you.

Now, wait a minute.

He didn't hear anything.

And even if he did, what would it mean to him?

If he gives it two seconds thought, he'll figure out what it was.

I feel a lot safer if he doesn't do any thinking or any talking.

If he heard something, why didn't he mention it?

Look, 30 seconds after that nail squilled, he's knocking on your door. He

hear it. Sounds to me like he did. Now, wait.

If I thought he stood in the way of our plans, I'd take a gun and do it myself.

But I don't believe he heard anything.

Underneath this, there's $100 ,000.

Outside, there's a man who might keep us from getting it. Now, what's more

important to you, the money or the man?

Check and see if that hole's clear.

Afternoon, Brother Brett.

Nice day for a ride. It couldn't be nicer, Brother Bart.

Looks like Dahl's got another sightseer for the route.

Shut up.

Excuse me.

What for?

Your guess is good as mine.

You tell your tin horn brother to stay away from my friend, Mrs. Hayes.

Your friend?

Why don't you just tell him yourself?

Excuse me.

Smaverick!

Now, I'd like to oblige you, but I'm not wearing a gun.

Oh, you tin horns carry one out of sight someplace?

Uh -huh, I don't.

Draw.

Tin horn.

I would, but I don't have anything to draw.

I said draw.

You don't believe me. Draw!

Look, mister, I don't know why you picked this fight, but if you tell me

bothering you, maybe we can straighten it out.

Self -defense, like everybody saw.

He knocked me down and tried to draw me. I saw it.

I saw it, too, but I didn't see Maverick try to draw no gun.

What do you think that is?

A turnip?

news for you. Yeah?

Your brother's been shot.

Shot? How bad?

He might not make it.

Where is he?

Doc Keller's office.

Well, looks like you might live after all, Mr. Maverick.

If that bullet had struck an inch in any other direction, you just wouldn't be

here.

How long am I going to be off my feet? It depends.

I don't want to move you away from here for a day or two.

I got to fix the dressing. Now, you just see, don't wiggle around none. Yes,

sir.

So, you got yourself shot.

That's the rumor.

I guess you had it coming.

Yeah. One thing I'm sorry for, though. What's that?

Missed tonight's party.

That's all right. I'll say hello for you.

Brett, you're not planning anything old -fashioned, are you? You know, like

getting revenge for Noni, brother?

I'm not mad at anybody.

They didn't shoot me.

That's right.

I certainly wouldn't do anything about it if it was the other way around.

I ain't supposed to tell this girl to bite a little bit.

I'll be getting along.

I can't stand the sight of pain.

Brett, I wish it was you lying here instead of me.

That's my boy.

Oh, is he all right?

Yeah.

Sheriff, why did the Eakins pick a fight?

I don't know. Nobody seems to.

Here's your brother's gun.

Is this the gun my brother pulled on Akins? That's the story. It's got quite

few notches on it.

There's room for another.

Which one is Akins? He's the young one with the yellow eyes, rides the paint.

And he's got quite a reputation with the gun.

Sheriff, you'd be surprised how many men I know that have reputations with guns

and no better than an ordinary cowhand. Well, how good are you?

Well, I'm not too good, but then I always like to think the next man is

worse. You got a gun for us? I don't know. I'll have to think it over.

All right, let's get busy. Hand me a salt.

Come on, bartenders, how about another round on Jim Lundy?

Let's get these glasses filled up, little lady.

How about a drink? No, thank you.

Where's your man, Akin?

He didn't come tonight.

Crazy. Well, look, Jason, he headed south. By now, he's probably somewhere

Mexico.

If he changes his mind, tell him I'd like to see him.

I'll do that.

Jim.

That galoot's wearing my gun.

Yeah, I know.

Anyone gives us trouble tonight, I hope it's him.

Keep those glasses empty and I'll keep them full.

You take

another turn, Cass.

Let me have it.

How long before they relieve us?

Another ten minutes.

Mrs. Pierce, open the door.

I'm dressing.

What is it you want?

What's going on in your room?

What's that grating noise?

I didn't hear anything.

I'd like to look inside, please.

No, Mrs. Pierce. This is my hotel, and this is my room. You have no right

breaking in.

Very well.

I'll see what the sheriff has to say.

Get her back here.

Wait!

I suppose you do have a right to know what's going on.

Please, come in.

Oh, Tito?

Yeah, what can I do for you?

You see Russ Aiken's horse along here anywhere?

Yeah, yeah, right here. This is Russ's horse.

That's funny.

An old mungy bunch has got their horses here.

They generally keep them in the stable while they're in town.

Thanks, Susie.

Julie, what are you doing out here?

We'll need a lookout from now on. There's already been one slip -up. What?

Look in there.

She didn't see nobody but June. It's all right.

All right.

The engine will spell you. You and Cas get over the hall.

I could use a drink, too, you know.

That's you.

That gambling man's looking for you with blood in his eye, and we don't want any

unnecessary disturbances.

You stand watch outside.

And send Junior in here.

All right.

What are you doing down here?

What would you do if that was Russ Aikens instead of me at the door?

Oh, the doctor left me a prescription?

I don't know.

You'll be all right.

Well, you figured out why Aikens picked a quarrel yet?

Nope. Doesn't seem to be any reason.

You ride off with the widow and he guns me down.

Is there something you aren't telling me?

No.

You're the only one I saw all day.

He was coming down for late breakfast.

Saw you and the widow.

And there he was.

You didn't see anybody else?

Oh, I did ask our little dancing friend if she'd like to take a walk.

She said no.

Well, maybe that's it.

Maybe Aikens doesn't want you walking with Miss Mundy.

Yeah, but she didn't have time to tell him anything about it.

She would if he was in the room when you asked.

Did you see him in the room?

No.

But even so, it isn't likely he'd get mad enough to kill me.

She did say no.

Yeah, you're right. There just doesn't seem to be any reason.

I'll visit you later.

Hey, I see you got a new gun.

Yeah, real bargain.

Where'd you get it?

Took it off a fellow who got shot.

It's alright.

There's no one out there.

Fix the blankets.

I just heard a new story. What did I tell you? It's all new.

Hi, sir.

Hi. Hi.

Aiken's showed up yet?

Not yet. All the others are here, though.

Those aren't the same two that were here earlier, are they?

But, John, this ain't.

I reckon Jim went over to fetch his cousin. She's due for a dance here in

minutes.

Hey, Russ.

The brother's on his way up.

Who is it?

Brett Maverick, miss.

Could I see you for a minute?

What is it you want, Mr. Maverick?

I'm looking for Russ Akins.

What makes you think he's in here?

You're an attractive woman.

He's a man.

Thank you, Mr. Maverick.

Since you feel that way, perhaps I can call on you to do me a favor.

Yes, ma 'am.

Well, I promised my cousin I'd entertain for the town at 10 o 'clock, and it's

almost that time now.

Would you escort me over?

I'd consider it a pleasure, ma 'am.

This isn't the costume Jim promised I'd wear, but I'm sure the men won't be

disappointed. Oh, I'm sure they won't.

This won't take long.

You boys get that rope ready.

It's after ten, ain't it? Where's Jim and the girl at?

Yeah, if that little old gal don't show up, how do you put that thing on? You

look cute in it. Oh, Doc.

I'll go see if they're coming.

Oh, yes, he is now.

Where's your cousin?

He should be here.

There he is.

On the bar? Sure. We've got to give these folks a real treat.

The more they like it, the louder they'll yell. All right, boys. Put her

there.

I can't share them.

there's someone in the hall

Another sound and I'll kill you.

They've gone away.

Oh, miss.

I wonder if you could help me. I locked myself out of my room. Number 17?

Well, we aren't supposed to do that.

But I guess it'll be all right.

Okay, thank you. And I'll bring these back to you in five minutes.

Thank you.

Hurry up with that dynamite.

Guys, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Hurry up with that dynamite.

Here comes the dynamite.

Russ! Russ, what's wrong?

What are you doing? There's enough powder to blow a jail castle!

That's right, Mundy.

Now throw your guns in the corner and lie down on the floor where I can see

Then I might pull the fuse.

Stay the way you are, gentlemen.

You may be in that position from now on.

There you are. An even split on the reward

money. Still don't know why you want to count me in on it. I didn't do anything.

Oh, I don't know. If you hadn't have gotten yourself shot, I might never have

started wondering about Miss Mundy's room.

Now I ask you, could anyone want a nicer brother than you?

Well, don't be too grateful.

I might get a guilty conscience later.

Because I don't plan to let you keep it. Cut.

get a bite of food in this town?

I think we can fix you up, Mr... Holiday.

Doc Holiday.

Sheriff, another one of them Maverick boys is out here.