Original subtitles

[ men shouting ]

[ man whistling ]

[ shouting, whistling continue ]

[ shouting, whistling continue ]

Hey, Costello.

We'’ll be finished with the drive in about an hour.

You wanna help us tear up the town tonight?

I told ya, I cut that stuff out.

Does the old man know his daughter'’s making such a good boy outta you?

Aw, shut up.

Oh, the princess really has the wring in your knickers.

Why don'’t you cut it out? You'’re getting nowhere.

Why don'’t you be one of the boys again?

I told ya, shut up.

If you think the old man'’s ever gonna buy your kind,

you'’re crazy. [ chuckling ]

[ whistles ] Ho! Ho!

♪ [ trumpet ]

Howdy, folks. I'’m the Old Ranger.

Just short of a hundred years ago,

Colonel Charles Goodnight, the first settler

and first cattleman in the Texas Panhandle,

blazed the famous Goodnight-Loving Trail,

from a million-acre ranch in Comanche country

to the longhorn loading pens at Dodge City, Kansas,

and started a chapter in the dramatic history of the wild Old West,

which is proved by this story.

We call it...

[ chattering ]

One, two, three, 23,000.

[ chattering continues ]

Aw, Julie, this is crazy.Crazy?

Us, like this, in plain sight of your father.

Oh, all he can see is hundred-dollar bills.

I'’d like to see a few of those myself.

You will.

And it'’s a pleasure to do business with you.

You made a good deal.I think so.

[ chuckles ] Good-bye.Good-bye.

All right, boys. Line up. Get your pay.

[ upbeat chattering ]

Oh, Julie, I'’ve been thinking and thinking.

About what?

About us.What about us?

It'’ll never work, Julie. There'’s too much against us. Altogether too much.

Oh, Jack, Dad'’ll change.

He may. But you won'’t.

I don'’t understand.

We live in different worlds.

You'’ve had money all your life, education, breeding, servants.

You'’ve lived in big houses.Oh, but none of that matters.

It does matter, Ju--I love you!

It does matter, Julie.

You'’ve never lived my kind of life,

and heaven help me, that'’s the only kind of life I can offer.

But I'’m sure I could live any-- Look.

I'’m sure of who you are, and what I am and all I am.

There you are, my boy.

Now, I better get in line before he calls my name

and wonders where I'’m at.Jack,

we made each other a promise.

Yes, and we both know we'’re fooling ourselves.

Julie, as far as your father'’s concerned,

I'’ll just be a saddle tramp the rest of my life.

The colonel had enough money to buy the rest of Texas before we even started the drive,

and now he'’s probably 20,000 richer

now that he'’s sold this year'’s cattle crop.

What I'’ve got coming, altogether,

I could probably buy me a couple of flea-bit doggies

with nothing left to feed '’em on.

Or you could spend it in Dodge City,

seeing the elephant, hearing the owl, and end up in the gutter,

or in jail.

I made you a promise.

I'’ll never do that again. Never, as long as I live!

Then what are we arguing about?

Oh, I love you so much, Julie.

[ hoofbeats approaching ]

[ men whooping ] [ gunshots ]

[ men continue whooping ]

COLONEL: Julie.

Since when have you been sneaking off,

sparkin'’ with a saddle tramp?

Colonel, you'’ve got no call to talk like that.

You might like to know we'’re engaged.

Marry the boss'’s daughter and his money, huh?

Colonel, I love your daughter.

You believe that, Julie?

Yes, I do, and you'’re not gonna stop us.

That'’s every dime you'’ll ever get out of me, cowboy.

Now, you pick it up, get back on your horse and go back where you belong.

You heard me. Move!

It'’s no use.

He'’s holding all the cards. I can'’t fight him.

You bet you can'’t.

I'’d just as soon kill you as look at you.

And so help me, if I ever catch you anywhere near her again,

I'’ll do it!

Now you git.

[ gun cocks ]

The next time, I won'’t miss.

I told ya it'’d never work out.

Good-bye, Julie.

Julie...

♪ [ upbeat piano ][ chattering ]

[ laughter ]

[ hoofbeats approaching ] [ men whooping ]

[ gunshot ]

[ whooping continues ]

Come on!Come on!

[ upbeat chatter ]

Hold on, boys. Hold on.

Now, we ain'’t done nothin' to send in your put-in, Marshal.

Not yet anyhow.

First time up from Texas?

First and last, and what about it?

Just wanted to make sure you knew the local rules, that'’s all.

Well, we ain'’t got time right now to listen to any of '’em.

You'’ll listen. You'’ll listen real good,

or you'’ll ride outta here faster than you rode in.

Now, how drunk ya get while your money holds out is your hard luck,

but how you behave while you'’re doing it is my department.

We got a nice, big jail.

What kind of a trail town you tryin'’ to run?

Well, I'’d say it'’d be kind of tough on troublesome trail hands,

so just leave your artillery on your saddles.

It'’ll be there, in my office, when you ride out.

I suggest a good time would be between now and tomorrow, at sundown.

Oh, you'’re real, real tough, Marshal.

No. Just tired.

And I'’m getting tireder listenin'’ to you.

♪ [ upbeat piano ]

[ chattering ]

[ hoofbeats approaching ]

Who'’d you make the drive with, cowboy?

I forget.

Well, I kind of worry when I see a loner on the prowl.

Is there a law against a man who'’s got a thirst?

No, there isn'’t.

But there is against his bellying up to the bar

with that hardware hanging on him.

So I'’ll keep it for ya, just in case.

♪ [ piano continues ]

[ chattering, laughing ]

Whiskey.

Hey. Put this back in your pocket,

or it won'’t last long enough to get you drunk.

Out.

Well, look what the cat drug in.

I thought he swore off on whiskey.

Yeah, and cards, and women, and cussing,

and all the other bad habits us common cowpokes don'’t know no better than.

You think maybe the colonel caught on to what he was up to, and run him off of the property?

[ men chuckle ]

Way to find out is to go ask.Yeah.

Jack, how ya doin'’?

I'’m doing fine.

You know, they say it'’s not healthy for a man to drink alone.

Buy your own poison.

Well, hear now.

Just because you didn'’t fool the colonel like you thought you would...

Skaggs--Ah-ah-ah-ah.

Now, you ain'’t allowed to get into fights.

I heard Miss Princess Julie tell you so.

And she'’s the boss.

Except when the old man takes charge.

But you had your fun while it lasted.

Didn'’t ya, Jack?

[ men exclaiming ]

[ shouting in encouragement ]

That'’s it!Attaboy!

Go on! Get him!

Come on!

Get in there and hit him!

Get in there!

[ shouting in encouragement ]

Get at him!

[ woman screams ]

[ chattering ]

I'’m gonna mark you.

I'’m gonna put my brand on you.

[ grunts ]

Get outta here, cowboy.

Nothing good'’s gonna come outta this.

Through the arch.

All right, boy.

Where'’s the other one?

Well, just saves the taxpayers another trail transport and room.

Come on. Let'’s go.

MAN: I'’ll tell you what, friend.

I don'’t think you got anything, so I'’m gonna raise you. [ coins clink ]

MAN #2: Well, I'’ll see that and raise you another five.

[ chuckles ] You trying to bluff me, or something?

Here. I'’m gonna call your five.

I tell ya, I'’ll be merciful to ya.

I'’ll just call you. What you got?

MAN #3: Throw your money up there, boy. It'’s there.

There you go.

[ laughs ] That ain'’t nothing.

Here.

All right, gentlemen. Read '’em and weep.

[ laughing ]

What do you want, cowboy?

That depends on what you got for sale.

[ laughing ]

I don'’t sell anything, cowboy. I'’m Santa Claus.

I just go around giving people money.

I know. I saw you doing it.

Out at Colonel Stedman'’s trail camp.

[ chuckles ] You'’re one of his hired hands, huh?

No. Not anymore, I'’m not.

Mm.

You gonna deal those cards, or are you gonna shuffle '’em to death?

[ laughs ] You'’re in a hurry to bleed some more, aren'’t ya?

[ chuckles ]

You know how much I give your ex-boss for his longhorns?

No.

$23,465, cash.

That'’s a lot of money, cowboy.

It sure is.

[ laughs ] But I'’m getting it back a little at a time.

Go on and deal.

I think our young friend here wants me to deal him in.

Is that right, cowboy?

Here. Give me them cards.[ mutters ]

There you are. Put something in the middle there.

All contributions gratefully accepted.

[ chuckling ] Here.

You might as well get your money'’s worth while you're

mixin'’ in, uh, high society.

That'’s very generous of you.

You gonna take a look at them cards?

[ chuckling ]

Well, what ya got, cowboy?

[ laughing ]

You'’re not afraid, are ya, cowboy? [ laughs ]

Well, go ahead and bet. [ laughing ]

[ snoring ]

Come on, boy. Wake up. Wake up, son.

Come on! You'’re still alive! [ snorts ]

Wake up.[ gasps ]

Oh...

Well, you hold on to that head real tight. Maybe it won'’t fall off.

If you feel like taking some nourishment, it'’s free.

The coffee'’s terrible, but the eggs are worse.

[ sighs ] What all did I do?

Well, I'’d guess just about the same as usual.

Marshal, how long am I in for?

Well, that depends on when and how you can pay for the damage.

For what?

Oh, think hard. You'’ll remember.

A few little things like busting up the trail herder'’s rest.

You know, the last thing I remember,

I was sitting in a poker game with Sam Flint, the cattle buyer.

Well, boy, I could think of easier ways of going broke than that.

Yeah. So could I.

So could I.

Well, look, cowboy,

you know, I know a lot of bosses that come in and pay the damages.

So, if you want me, I'’ll try and get-- No!

One thing I don'’t need right now-- it'’s Colonel Stedman.

Ooh. Stedman, huh?

Well, son, you'’d just better settle down and relax,

'’cause you're gonna be here for quite a spell.

Oh?

You know him, do you?

Yeah, I know him. Known him for a long time.

I know him, and what he is.

[ lock clicks ]

[ door closes ]

Come, cowboy. You'’ve got a visit.

Marshal, do I have--

Yes, you have to, but just for a moment.

Don'’t bother, Marshal.

I can see him plain enough from here.

Well, I guess it'’s safe enough to leave you two together.

Well, what did you come here for?

I followed you. I ran away.

Oh?

Why did you do that?

Because I loved you.

Oh, Julie!

Why, you conceited...

Ooh, you made such a fool of me!

Father was right about you! I'’m such a fool!

Julie, I did the best I could!

Oh, yes. The best you know how.

Just so long as all it took was conversation!

I meant every word I ever said to you!

You couldn'’t change! You can'’t! You wouldn'’t if you could!

All right!

All right, Julie.

But like I said before,

it was never meant to be for us.

Just be glad you found it out in time.

In time?

In time to be reminded I fell in love with a trail tramp?

No, thank you, sir.

I'’m going back East where I have friends,

and I'’m going to stay there.

Julie, you can'’t do that.

Oh, I can'’t?

Who'’s going to stop me?

Julie? Julie!

Marshal!

Hey, Marshal, let me outta here!

Hey, hey, hey, cowboy. You tear down this jail, it'’s gonna be on your bill.

That him?

Your name'’s Costello? Jack Costello?

It was, the last I knew.

Hey, Marshal, let me outta here.He'’s the one. Give it to him.

Well, let'’s see. The way I figure, he owes me, uh...

Damages...

Oh, I'’ll settle for $100.

Whiskey and champagne for the girls, uh...

Make it another 75.

Yeah, and then disturbing the peace and costs,

I'’d say around 250, all told,

which is pretty cheap for all the fun you had.

What fun? Who had?

What are you two talking about?You, Costello.

Well, don'’t you remember, cowboy?

You give me that to hold for ya in case you over-drank your capacity,

which you did.

Go on. Read it.

Oh, no.

No.

It can'’t be.

[ laughing ]

Hit me with something, Marshal. I must be dreaming!

Oh, no, cowboy. You'’re awake.

[ lock unlocking ]

Say, don'’t you wanna get outta here?

I do.

[ chuckles ]

Hey, Julie! Julie, wait!

Let go of me! Let go!

I will in a minute, if you still want me to.

But answer me one question first.

How did you get out of jail?Never mind about that.

Do you love me?No, I don'’t!

I never called a lady a liar before.

How dare you call me a liar!

Then don'’t you dare lie to me.

Why, you-- you good-for-nothing--

Hey, cowboy, you'’re holding up the United States mail.

You know that, don'’t ya?

First time I lost a passenger that way.

[ whistles ]

Never mind. We'’ll have our honeymoon on the railroad track.

I wouldn'’t marry you if--

You'’ll marry me.

Jack.

I warned you. I warned both of you.

Now, wait a minute, Colonel. There'’s something you ought to know.

I know all about you, trail tramp.

I quit being one of them.

Move away from him, Julie.

Colonel, you'’ve got no call to shoot me.

He'’s not gonna shoot anybody.

At least not today.

Colonel, you'’re off the reservation. I suggest you get back on it.

This is a family matter, Bannerman.

None of your affair.

When there'’s killing, it is.

'’Cause I have to hang the killer, and I don'’t like hanging.

This trail tramp ran away with my daughter.

Now, now. The way it looked to me, she was running after him.

Now, lookit here, Marshal.You look here.

You dropped this in the rush.

And so I did. Thank you, Marshal.

Have a look at that, Colonel.

Why, that'’s the bill of sale I gave Sam Flint when he bought my herd.

That'’s right. And you'’ll notice the herd's been signed over to a new owner.

A fellow named Jack Costello. That'’s me.

What on earth...

[ paper rustles ]

Didn'’t you tell the lady?

I didn'’t get around to it.

Anyhow, I wouldn'’t want a wife that'’d married me for my money.

Now, what in the world have you--Well, I'’ll tell ya.

Mr. Flint was dealing the cards, and I drew four beautiful ladies.

And they all looked like you.

And we went on from there, and I beat Mr. Flint

down to nickel number one, and then...

Mr. Flint put up the bill of sale.

And your future husband, being too full of firewater to have good sense,

met the bet on a bobtail flush, jack high,

and drew another beautiful lady.

Well, that kind of changes the picture, doesn'’t it, Mr. Stedman?

Well, I must say, I--

Don'’t say anything until you can say it all, and mean it.

Now, listen, Julie, this doesn'’t change anything.

I'’m still your father, and I still say--

Now, now, wait a minute. I think I should say something.

What?

Well, I'’ve been around this town for a long time.

Long enough to remember when you were just a wild trail hand,

and I remember the night when all that changed.

Now, wait a minute--That was the night that you came in

off a trail drive, got a load under your belt,

and played your poke against winning the herd that you just brought in.

Remember?

Why, Dad, is that true?

Well, that was a long time ago.

A man forgets.

I guess what I should'’ve said is that I would like to help you and--

you and Jack here find a new cattle buyer,

maybe get you a better price for your herd.

Thank you, Dad, but we won'’t need any help.

Will we?

That, we won'’t.

That is, if you'’ve seen enough elephants

and heard enough owls.

Oh!

The famed Western authority Paul Wellman once put it this way:

"The truest tales about the Old West

"are the ones you can'’t quite nail down

to name, and date, and place."

The people they were about became too important

to care to be reminded of how they got their start,

so they covered up the embarrassing facts

as rapidly and completely as possible.

But certain legends refuse to die,

and the reason is, that once upon a time, they were true.

And so it was with Julie and Jack Costello.