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♪♪ [ trumpet ]

Howdy, folks.
I'’m the Old Ranger,

with an exciting new story
of real life in the Old West.

Of the thousands
who poured into California

during the Gold Rush days,

only a few succeeded
in extracting great wealth
from the soil.

Some, however,
struck rich pay dirt
in other fields--

Philip Armour,
as a meatpacker;

John Studebaker,
as a manufacturer
of horseless carriages;

Mark Twain, as a writer;

and Levi Strauss,

the tailor who rounded the Horn
aboard a clipper ship

in the fall of 1850,

as the accidental
discoverer of...

[ Irish accent ]
Sure'’n the fog is getting worse,
wouldn'’t you say, Levi?

Got something to do
with the currents
off the California Coast.

San Francisco
can'’t be more than...[ creaking ]

Oh, I'’m-- I'm sorry.

Well, you can-- you can take
the man out of the steerage,

but not the--
not the steerage
out of the man.

Well, now,
I didn'’t bump into you
on purpose, Mr. Leacock.

Didn'’t you feel
the ship lurch?Yes.

Well, maybe it--
it lurches more

for those with a taste
for Irish whiskey.

Well, now, if I was
a drinkin'’ man,

I'’d let go with a good one--Easy, Pat.

You'’d think he owned
the whole ship.

[ chuckles ]
Maybe he does.

His father'’s bank
has got a first mortgage
on just about everything else.

Oh, it doesn'’t seem possible,
you could learn to hate
a man so much

in just 13,000 miles.

It'’s been
three months, Pat.

And if that'’s long enough
to form the kind
of a friendship we have,

then it'’s long enough
for anything.

Even for falling in love?

You too?

It'’s too bad she isn't twins.

Then there could be one
for each of us.

I haven'’t seen her tonight.
Have you?

Well, she went to her cabin
right after dinner.

She said she was feeling
overly tired again.

I don'’t think
she'’s a very well girl, Pat.

[ woman coughing ]

At least she'’s made
a speedy recovery tonight.

LEVI:
Yvonne!

Yvonne!

Well, are ya feelin'’
a might better, me love?

[ French accent ]
If I were dying, I could not
miss the last night out.

Oh, the California sunshine
will fix you up right quick.

I hope so, after spending
my last slew for passage.

Now, now, ya got nothin'’
to worry about, me darlin'’.

Levi'’s got enough merchandise
in the hold

to open the finest
dry goods store
in San Francisco.

And I'’ll be arriving there
with richer hides

and fancier fittings
than any other harness-maker
in the whole West.

We'’ll soon be coinin' money.

And we'’ll see to it
that you live like a queen.

I will live
like a working girl.

I intend finding a job... [ thud ]

Oh![ creaking ]

[ woman screaming ]

Something is wrong. [ bell clanging ]

There must be.
And I'’m going to find out
what it is right now.

[ clamoring ] [ woman screams ]

[ bell continues clanging ]

I'’m sorry, sir.
No passengers
are allowed below deck.

Why? What'’s happened?

Something rammed into us
in the fog,
ripped the hull.

We'’ve gotta
get below then.

Everything we own in the world
is-- is in the hold.

I'’m afraid, gentlemen,
that the only thing

that'’s left
in the hold right now
is water.

[ trolley bell clanging ]

[ coughing ]

Oh, Yvonne!

Well, you must be
the last passenger
off the ship.

Levi was under the impression
you'’d come ashore more than
an hour ago.

I went back for this.Oh.

Pat, were you and Levi
able to rescue
any of your belongings?

Everything of mine
was washed overboard.

And these crates
are all that'’s left

of the merchandise
for Levi'’s store.

And there can'’t be
much in the way
of dry goods in them.

He'’s gone over
to the insurance company now
to see what they'’d do about it.

Hmm?

It'’s classified
as an act of God.

The policies aren'’t worth
the paper they'’re written on.

PAT:
Well, I guess I'’d better
write a letter to me mother,

tellin'’ her I've arrived
safe and sound.

Well, we'’d better find
a good rooming house

for our poor, damp, little angel
just as soon as...

Uh-oh!What is it?

The water hasn'’t done
one bit of harm
to this whole crate of canvas.

Well, ya-- ya can'’t open
much of a dry goods store
with just canvas.

Don'’t you realize that half
of the houses in San Francisco
are built with canvas sides?

And the other half--
they'’ll buy that

to re-cover
the Conestoga wagons they used
coming out to California!

You'’re right, lad!

You are very clever, Levi.

Soon you will be a big,
important businessman here.[ laughs ]

[ imitating Yvonne ]
Soon, Pat and I will both
be big, important businessmen!

[ laughs ]

And, Pat, you can
still write your mother

that you have
the best harness shop
here in San Francisco.

And I'’ll drop
my brothers a short note

and tell them
I wasn'’t so stupid

when I insisted upon bringing
crates of canvas along.

[ laughs ]
Boy!

¿Sí, señor?

Will you watch
this stuff for a while? !¡Sí!

For this,
I would watch it forever.

I won'’t be gone that long.

And it won'’t be forever
before we move you
out of that boarding house

and into a palace, either.

Look. Me Arab.

Will ya leave that stuff alone,
ya young devil?

What'’s the difference?
Nobody but Pedrito

has the slightest interest
in even a yard of it.

I wonder if I could get
a job on a ship

working me way back East.

It'’s going to be tough
going home after being
in such a hurry

[ singsongy ]
to write my brothers
how smart I was.

Well! I didn'’t think
I'’d still have

any passengers left
to say good-bye to.

Oh, by the saints!
I didn'’t recognize you

without your officer'’s uniform.

I'’m getting rid of it for good.
I'’m following their lead.

Those that have
abandoned their ships
and headed for the goldfields.

Good luck to ya.

Well, that answers why
no one'’s bought any canvas
for their homes.

No sense in buying it
when you can get it free
from abandoned ships.

Yeah, but it'’d still be hard
to make off with enough

for a top for one of them
covered wagons.

And it'’s a cinch
they all need re-covering

after crossing
half of the continent.

[ speaking Spanish ]
It'’s very simple.

No one re-covers covered wagons
because no one is going back.

And I had to have
you tell me how badly

I underestimated
my fellow men.

Pat, they'’ve come here
from four corners of the Earth.

But they'’re Californians now.

And no matter how tough
the going gets,
they are sticking it out here.

Well, now, the sons of Erin
have never turned tail.

Nor those of Israel.

Me too.

[ both laugh ]

This day,
you find a job?

No one wants to hire a man
who'’s goin' into business
for himself

at the earliest opportunity.

Well, I had to
be open about it.

Maybe you too open.

You have any luck?

[ sighs ]
I'’ve been to visit--Well, I have the good news.

Darlin'’!Pardon me for barging in,

but one cannot knock
on a tent flap.

What'’s the good news?

I got a job in the office
of the navigation company.

I have started work
already today.

Are you not happy for me?Why, of course we are.

Yvonne, you think
you'’re well enough?

Well, of course I am!

All the work does
is make me ravenous.

Is no one going to invite me
to stay for supper tonight?Oh, well, sure.

There is enough.

Next week,
when I get my first salary,
I take you all out to dinner.

No. Oh, no, no.
We couldn'’t allow that.

Why, what kind of men
do you think we are, when--
Oh, no. No.

You have been feeding me
ever since we have arrived
in San Francisco.

And you will be
my guests at dinner
a week from tonight,

or I will never s--

What'’s the matter?Yvonne!
Get some water, quick.

Yvonne, you all right?

It is nothing.

It'’s the excitement
of the new job.

I'’ll be all right.
There'’s no need to worry.

There'’s a doctor
upstairs with Yvonne.
She is sick.

Oh--I tell the doctor
you are waiting here.

He says you not come up
and excite patient.

He be down momentito.

I don'’t like it, Pat.
I'’m worried.

Well, I'’m worried too.

Which one of you'’s
the husband?

Neither one of us.Yet.

Well, I must'’ve misconstrued
what the boy said.

But in any event, that girl
will have to quit her job
and leave San Francisco at once.

She probably won'’t
live long enough
to be anyone'’s bride.

Well, is it-- is it truly
that bad, Doctor?

Well, I don'’t think
it'’s a question
of today or tomorrow,

but she should get away
from these coastal fogs
as soon as possible.

She'’s going to need
expert medical care
and a special diet.

I see.

I'’m sorry to be
the bearer of such bad news,

but I always think
it'’s better to know.

Good day.

It is better to know.

Pedrito, you run upstairs
and tell Yvonne

that Pat will be
with her in a minute.

Sí.

What about you?

I couldn'’t stand to face her
and say good-bye.

"Good-bye"?

But, you mean,
you'’re walking out on us?

Pat, everything the doctor
mentioned is expensive,
and we'’re broke.

I'’m going to the goldfields.

I don'’t know a thing
about mining, Pat,

but I love Yvonne so much,

I'’ll dig that stuff
out of the rocks with
my fingernails if I have to.

How'’s it going, Levi?[ breathing heavily ]

Been in town?Yeah.

There weren'’t no mail for ya
this time, neither, Levi.

Reckon she must'’ve married
the other man.

[ chuckles ]Better she did.

Oh, I was just kidding.

I didn'’t even know
it was a girl'’s letter
you was waitin'’ for.

That'’s all right.

Her marrying someone else
isn'’t what's worrying me most.

Well, why should it?
There'’s always another woman,

just like there'’s always
new diggings.

I think I'’ve tried
all the diggings--

Moat'’s Hill, Angels' Camp,
Murphy'’s.

Half of Mariposa County.

And I'’ve got smashed knuckles
and frostbitten fingers

for every ounce of gold
in my poke.

Well, at least
you found some.

Not one-tenth of what I need.

It'’s no use.
I'’ll never make it
as a miner.

Your mind'’s made up, eh?Just now.

I'’m going back
to San Francisco.

It'’s better to know.

[ grunts ]

Levi! Well, now...

Well-- Well,
aren'’t you glad to see me?

Yes, yes, yes.

I'’m just--
I'’m just surprised
that you'’re still here.

I thought you and Yvonne
had gotten married,
and that...

Oh, Levi,
I wish it were true.

But I went
right from the stage depot
to the rooming house,

and they told me you'’d
moved her out over a month ago.

Well, the truth
of the matter is,

I couldn'’t afford to pay
her board bill any longer.

And when Pedrito'’s
aunt and uncle
offered to take her in...

She'’s living
at their house?

Why, they'’ve got
so many kids,

they didn'’t have
enough room for Pedrito.

[ sighs ]

Well, at least this'’ll pay
for her room rent

and maybe some of
the other things
she'’ll be needing.

No. No.
Wait a minute, lad.

There'’s something I better
be tellin'’ ya.

That sack of yours
would have to be filled
with rubies

to do Yvonne much good now.

She'’s worse?Aye.

Then why didn'’t you
write and tell me?

Well, she asked me
not to, and...

Well, I knew that
if you'’d struck it rich,
we'’d be hearing from ya, but...

Oh, Levi,
I-I'’ve been worried sick

about trying
to raise the money.

How much, and how soon?

Enough for transportation
to some other climate,

and medicine,
and special food,

and constant attention...

Oh, a hundred other things
that I'’ve clean forgot.

And only yesterday,
the doctor told me that...

the end of this very week
would be our deadline.

[ sighs ]

Any words from my brothers?

Oh.

There'’s a bill of lading.

But it'’ll be months
before the merchandise arrives.

Maybe with
the gold I'’ve got

and the promise
of merchandise,

it may be enough.

Now, what thought have you got
in your mind now, lad?

It'’s not exactly
a thought, Pat.

It'’s more like a prayer.

All right.

[ horse sputtering ]

Well, here we are.

But why a store?

Well, there'’s a room in the back
that'’ll be just perfect
for you, Yvonne.

And this way, we can look in
on you every minute or so,
around the clock.

[ Yvonne chuckles ]

It took all the gold
that Levi dug,

but the first month'’s rent
is paid.

And I'’ve got
a long-term lease
on it too.

Well?

The best chair
in the whole house.

I think maybe this company--

it will be a long time
in the future, no?

Oh, not at all.
With a store
in a good location

and a bill of lading to prove
I'’ll have goods to sell here,

why, everyone will think
I have plenty of money.

So I shouldn'’t have
any trouble borrowing some.

Oh, but you went
to all the bankers
in San Francisco before.

A new bank just opened.

It'’s down the street,
as a matter of fact.

You are talking about
that terrible man
you fought on the ship?

Well, yes, but...

Well, Leacock is not
holding a grudge.

And when he has seen you,

do you think he will
be fooled into believing
you are the success?

Well, I used to be a tailor.

Maybe I could make myself
a new suit.

Out of what, that canvas?

I could dye it...
if I had some dye.

My aunt!
I think maybe she has some.

Good. Everything
is settled now.

except getting you
to your boudoir.

I better get to my aunt'’s
for the dye, huh?

Mademoiselle. [ door opens ]

Merci.

Oh, that'’s good dye
that Pedrito got.

You don'’t have to worry
about getting caught
in the rain, Levi.

No, but I'’m getting worried
about getting
to Leacock'’s office on time.

My, what the dickens
is keeping that boy?

I mean,
it shouldn'’t take that long
to get one spool of thread.

Oh, Pat,
you'’re gonna wear it out
with all that polishing.

All I need is enough thread
to sew on some pockets.

Well, what'’s the matter
with these?They'’re just flaps.

I mean, who had time
to sew on real pockets?

I figured to make patch pockets
on the pants.

I mean, after all,
I can'’t have the bill of lading

and a lease
sticking out of my coat pocket
like a porcupine.

I have to have pants pockets.

Well, what can we do about it?

Rivet them on?

Well, why not?

Uh, why not what?

Rivet them on.

You mean that, lad?

Of course I do.

With rivets,
they certainly won'’t come off.

All right.
Anything you say.

How do they look?Oh, they look fine.

Good.

May even set a new style.[ chuckles ]

[ sighs ]

Well...

I'’m off.

Aye.
[ chuckles ]

YVONNE:
Come in.

I'’m leaving now.

Levi, even if
you should get this loan,

it would not be right
to spend any of it on me.

I am getting it.
And until the business
gets along,

I'’ll spend as much of it
as it takes to make you well.

Now, then,
what I came back for
was to ask

if you thought
I looked all right.

You look wonderful, Levi.

No banker in the world
could possibly turn down a man

as prosperous-looking...
and as fine as you.

Thank you.

It'’s an airtight lease,
of course,

and the store'’s
in a good location.

Well, I figured if you chose
Sacramento Street for your bank,
it had to be the best.

Yes.

Well, this is, uh,

quite a large shipment
your brothers
have consigned to you.

Then you'’ll
approve the loan?

It should be...

but it won'’t.

Well, what is that
supposed to mean?

Well, you see,
I pride myself on knowing

the good credit risks
in San Francisco
from the bad, Mr. Strauss.

And I'’ve kept tabs on you.

You get rid of those
liabilities of yours,

and I'’ll reconsider
your loan application.

My "liabilities"?

That shiftless Irishman,
that little Mexican beggar,

and that sick French girl
who'’s been living off you.

After all,
I'’m not financing

your charity ward
for impoverished foreigners.

"Foreigners"?

We'’re all foreigners
out here.

There wouldn'’t be
any United States
without foreigners, Leacock.

But I'’ve got an idea
that we could do without
the likes of you!

"Deposits and withdrawals"!

"Accounts payable"!

Money!

That'’s the only thing
that counts.

Not people.

We may be born
under different signs,

but we all live
by the dollar sign.

Why, there'’s even a price tag
on everything we eat and drink!

That advertisement
do something to you, mister?

Ah, whatever it is,
it'’ll seem a lot
less serious tomorrow.

That'’s the trouble--
it won'’t.

[ sighs ]
I guess money worries

got me a little hot
under the collar.

Thanks for stopping me
before I

made a bigger fool
out of myself.

Ah, we'’ll clear
a path for ya.

Show'’s over, folks.
Head back to your own corral.

[ murmuring ]

You shouldn'’t have
any money worries
after you open up,

if you sell pants
like those you'’re wearing.

These pants?Be just the thing
for the range.

And you'’d sell a heap of them
to miners, too, Levi.

Them rivets look good
and strong.

"Rivets"?Yeah. Rivets.

Gentlemen, step inside.

[ chattering ]

[ mutters ]
What'’s this all about?

Rivets."Rivets"?

Will you tell him
what you just told me?

You could sure carry
as many ore samples
as you wanted

without ripping off
them riveted pockets.

"Riveted pockets"?
Oh, aye.

Pants you can buy now
ain'’t worth a hoot
up in the diggings.

They'’d be first-rate
for carpentry work.

As a matter of fact,
any laboring man
would be glad to get a pair.

You mean we'’re going
into the pants business?

Well, if these gentlemen
will be kind enough
to give us their names,

their sizes,
and a dollar apiece,
we are in the pants business.

I'’d sure buy a pair
for a dollar.Me too.

I want a pair
just like Levi'’s.Here'’s mine.

[ chattering ][ mutters ]

Stewart over there.And Mike.

I want another loop
right here at the back, see...

MAN:
I'’m 32 in the waist...

[ chattering continues ]

All that commotion, Levi--
what is it?

Success knocking
our door down.

Oh, it sounds wonderful. It is wonderful.

Now we'’ll have all the money
we'’ll ever need.

Oh, Levi.

Unfortunately,
Yvonne didn'’t live long enough

to see the pants like Levi'’s
become an integral part
of the West.

Levi Strauss never married,
but he founded
the company which,

since the late 1850s,
when this pair was made,

has turned out over
150 million pairs of Levi'’s.