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[train whistle blowing]

[gentle music]

♪ On a warm summer's evenin'

♪ On a train bound for nowhere

♪ I met up with the gambler

♪ We were both too tired to sleep ♪

♪ So we took turns a-starin'

♪ Out the window at the darkness ♪

♪ Til boredom overtook us,

♪ And he began to speak

♪ He said, son, I've made a life ♪

♪ Out of readin' people's faces ♪

♪ Knowin' what their cards were ♪

♪ By the way they held their eyes ♪

♪ So if you don't mind my sayin' ♪

♪ I can see you're out of aces

♪ For a taste of your whiskey

♪ I'll give you some advice

♪ So I handed him my bottle

♪ And he drank down my last swallow ♪

♪ Then he bummed a cigarette

♪ And asked me for a light

♪ And the night got deathly quiet ♪

♪ And his face lost all expression ♪

♪ Said if you're gonna play the game, boy ♪

♪ You gotta learn to play it right ♪

♪ You've got to know when to hold 'em ♪

♪ Know when to fold 'em

♪ Know when to walk away

♪ And know when to run

♪ You never count your money

♪ When you're sittin' at the table ♪

♪ There'll be time enough for countin' ♪

♪ When the dealin's done

- Woo!

Aces high and let 'em fly. [laughs]

Ahh, yeah, this time tomorrow,

we'll be in San Francisco

and playin' poker at the Palace Hotel with the best.

It's big doin's, big doin's, Brady.

Well, maybe not for you but for me.

Be hard times in a town like that

for a man without money, especially a gamblin' man.

Know what I mean?

- Oh, I know exactly what you mean,

and the answer is no.

- No, what?

- No, I will not stake you in San Francisco.

- Ugh.

Brady, you still got the 10,000 you won from Stowbridge.

I helped you win it.

Remember?

I read the room for ya.

- The first thing a smart gambler learns is

you never gamble with borrowed money.

And the second thing is, if it's another gambler,

you never loan it.

- Is this gonna be another one of those

brains in the head saves blisters

on the feet speeches again?

- No.

This is gonna be one of those the bigger

the mouth, the smarter you look

when you keep it closed speeches.

- [Arthur] He thought he had me,

but he's gonna have to get up

early in the morning before he beats me.

- [Man] Yes, indeed.

- Well, I'd like to propose a toast,

to San Francisco and lady luck.

- [Man] Here, here.

- And Brady Hawkes' hide on a platter.

[laughing]

- He's carrying $10,000 of your money, Mr. Stowbridge.

- Well, that may be, but not for long,

only until we get to San Francisco.

There, I expect my fortune to change, and his.

- To San Francisco. - San Francisco!

- San Francisco.

- Hey, Dad, Dad!

Guess what?

- Hold on, son, what are you so excited about?

- Some wild animals just got on the train.

- Wild animals?

- On this train?

- The conductor said they just got on last stop.

There's a lion, a tiger and even some monkeys.

Can I got see 'em, Dad?

I've never seen any wild animals before.

- What about the elephant I gave you?

- Well, he's great, but he's not alive.

These are.

Can I go see 'em, Dad, please?

- Sure, if the conductor said it's all right,

but you be careful.

- I will.

Thanks, Dad.

- He's some kid, isn't he?

- You bet.

- The conductor said I could see the animals.

- [Train Worker] Come on in.

[train whistle blowing]

- Let's ride.

[dramatic music]

- Brady, I figure the only way to raise

a stake between here and San Francisco

is to win it from you.

- Well, if you're ever gonna beat me,

now's the time to do it.

San Francisco's my last game.

- You're kiddin', aren't ya?

- No.

[dramatic music]

- Yeah, but what about San Francisco?

- We'll be leavin' there and goin' north,

maybe Oregon.

- Oregon?

What, and become a farmer?

- A father.

[dramatic music]

- May I have some more champagne, please?

- Well, Lilly, I'm glad to see that you

appreciate really fine champagne.

That's a good vintage, Millind '69.

- Aw, shucks, I wouldn't know the difference

between that and scamper juice.

It just makes me feel good.

- Remember, Mr. Stowbridge, little ole Lilly

was just a school teacher from Possum Creek

when you met her.

- No longer, huh, Lilly?

[Lilly and Arthur laugh]

[train whistle blowing]

- Since this is my last shot at ya,

how about a little five card stud?

- And just what do you plan on playing with?

- I got $10.

- $10 is a long way from a stake

for San Francisco, wouldn't you say?

- A man's gotta start somewheres.

By golly, I think I can do it.

- Oh, you do?

- Yup.

[dramatic music]

- [Robber] Stop the train, now!

[gun firing]

[brakes squealing]

[guns firing]

[woman screams] - Shut up, lady!

- Shut up!

Nothin's gonna happen to you.

Same goes for the rest of you folk,

just don't act up.

- Everything looks under control.

- [Arthur] What is the meaning of this?

- We're robbin' your train, Mr. Stowbridge.

Now, shut up.

- [Man] Hey you in there, open up!

- Now stay there.

- Open up, I said, now!

- I can't do that!

- Holt, Pickens.

[guns fire]

- Please don't shoot, please!

Please don't shoot!

- All right, boy, you get that door open,

or we will blast it!

- All right, I'll open up!

- Go get 'em.

Get that door open.

[tiger roars] - Ahh!

Help, help me!

Get him!

[gun clicks] - Damn.

Shoot that cat!

[gun fires]

[man moaning]

Silvera, get that kid.

How is he?

- Not good.

He can't ride.

- Then we're gonna leave him here.

Get the gold.

- Brady, Jeremiah.

- It ain't here, Charlie.

- What do you mean it ain't here?

- Well, the box is empty.

- That fella Stowbridge owns this train's

supposed to be aboard, go get 'im!

- [Robber] Which one's Stowbridge?

- I am.

- Get out here!

- Now listen you!

- Bring him!

Come on.

- [Jeremiah] Put me down!

Put me down!

Put me down! - Shut up!

- That's my boy.

- Dad! - Hold it right there, mister.

- I'm Stowbridge.

You're Charlie McCourt.

Well, well, Charlie McCourt,

train robber, renegade, cold-blooded murderer.

- Nice to meet ya.

- This is my train, McCourt.

If there's any damage, anybody gets hurt,

I'll see to it personally that you hang.

- Sounds like he's a little late

for the news, ain't he, Charlie?

- Where's the gold?

- I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.

- You know damn well what I'm talkin' about!

Silvera.

You tell me where that gold is

or this boy's gonna get killed.

- Stop it!

- And you tell me good, Mr. Stowbridge,

or I'll come back on you.

- Oh, for God sakes, tell him, will ya!

The boy's life is at stake!

- It's on its way to the bank in Jubilee.

- Hell, that's in Arizona,

300 miles over across hard desert.

I know for a fact there ain't no train

goes into Jubilee.

Don't lie, Stowbridge.

I hate to see you lie!

- It didn't go by train.

It went overland by stage.

You see, McCourt, this has all been

a little decoy.

- Decoy.

You, you seem real proud of yourself.

- Well, we had it from a reliable source

there could be a robbery.

- They were right.

I tell you what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna take this man's kid with me to Jubilee.

- You're not takin' my son any--

[punch thuds] Ugh!

- Leave him alone! - Shut up!

Shut up!

Stowbridge, I want a letter from you

ordering the release of that gold

when I turn over the kid.

- You're crazy.

- Now, mister, now!

- All right, Pettibone.

All right, write it out like he said.

I'll sign it.

- Pettibone!

I want it in cash, $1 million.

That gold is just too heavy to move around.

You listen to me, fella.

If this an tries any tricks,

anything at all, the boy dies, guaranteed.

- Let me tell you somethin'.

You don't worry about Stowbridge.

You worry about me.

And if anything happens to that boy,

whether it's your doin' or somebody else's doin's,

you'll die, I guarantee.

Ugh!

[somber music]

[Brady coughing]

- Sign it.

Okay, let's get outta here.

Mount up!

When's that gold gettin' to Jubilee?

- Within the week.

- Mister!

You'll find your boy in Jubilee.

Alive or dead is up to Stowbridge.

Let's go!

- Dad, what am I gonna do?

- Do what they tell ya.

It'll be all right, I promise.

- [Jeremiah] Don't let them take me!

Dad!

- Check with the engineer, see if there's any damage.

Well, Hawkes, I guess you owe me.

Telling McCourt where the gold was bound,

[sighs] that saved your boy's life, for now.

- For now, well now that sounds like

you don't plan on livin' up to your end of the deal.

- Well, Hawkes, what I did just now

was called for, but it's your son.

- And your million dollars.

- That's right.

All right, I'll be open with you.

I mean to get to Jubilee before McCourt does.

You could do us both a favor.

Catch him, Hawkes, before he gets there.

- Hold on, are you sayin' you wouldn't

turn that money over even if it meant Jeremiah dyin'?

- I just bought your boy some time.

The rest is up to you.

- No good...

- He's right, Billy.

- What's the story?

- There's damage.

- How bad?

- They can get her to Sutter's Creek,

but we'll definitely have to stay over

for repairs there.

- All right, get them to fire it up.

Let's get out of here as fast as we can.

- Yes, sir.

Fire it up!

- Come on, Brady.

Hey, Brady!

Well, I told the sheriff what happened.

He said he was gonna get a posse together.

That is, till he heard it was Charlie McCourt.

Now he says there's nothin' that he can do.

- I guess I'll just have to go

after him alone then.

- What are you, crazy?

That's a whole gang.

There must be at least a dozen men in it.

Look, the sheriff said that we could wire

the law over there, and--

- The law hasn't caught up with the McCourt gang by now.

It's plain to me I can't count on them.

- All right, then I'll go fetch us

some horses, how about that?

- Jeremiah's my responsibility,

nobody else's, including yours.

I should've never let him go alone

to that baggage car.

- Yeah but, Brady, one man against that whole bunch.

I was figurin' we were gonna be a team,

and I don't mean just gamblin', either.

- Billy, I'm goin' alone.

- Hey, Brady.

You take care now.

[energetic music]

[moves to gentle music]

- [Charlie] Check the back trail, Daniels.

See if we were followed.

- Where's the gold?

- There wasn't any.

They figured us comin'.

- Charlie, you said there'd be gold on that train.

- [Charlie] Where's the coffee?

- I packed up.

Why the kid?

- The kid's gonna make us a million dollars.

- How?

- You best take a look at that.

- Skinny little thing.

[chuckles] I'll be damned.

How'd you manage this?

- I told him what to write.

- Charlie, I know for a fact

that you can't read,

and none of those Tom fools can,

so how'd you know they wrote

what you wanted them to?

- I made it pretty clear that if they didn't,

the kid would get his throat cut. [chuckles]

They had no way of knowin' whether I could read or not.

- [laughs] That's one way of gettin' things done,

luck of the Irish.

You did good, Charlie.

Man, I couldn't've drawn up a better contract myself.

It's simple and direct, a million bucks

or you kill the kid.

That's good, Charlie.

- You fellers best be gettin' on your horses

and ridin' for it.

- Pray tell why?

- 'Cause my dad'll be comin',

and if you're still here, it'll be hell and flood.

- You got yourself a handful.

Well now, sonny, we wouldn't want to tangle

with a man like your daddy.

- [Charlie] Uh, come on.

He's ridin' with you, Silvera.

Get on up there, kid.

- [Man In Bowler] Lad's got a lot of spirit, Charlie.

But I would advise you don't take him with us.

- Why not?

- We'll have every lawman west of the Missouri after us.

- They already are.

What's the difference?

- Abducting a kid, Charlie.

- You sound like you're still a lawyer, Colonel.

- I may not be collecting any fees, Mr. McCourt,

but I still know the law, and I say we leave

the kid here, and we move out.

- Move out, to where?

We're going to Jubilee and get the money.

The kid's our insurance.

Don't worry, Colonel, I won't ride you into a noose.

♪ Hello, my baby

♪ Hello, my honey

♪ Hello, my good time pal

♪ Send me a kiss by wire

♪ Baby, my heart's on fire

♪ If you refuse me

♪ Baby, you'll lose me

♪ Then you'll be left alone

♪ So, baby, write me and tell me I'm your own ♪

♪ I've got a little baby

♪ But he's - Is there a Mr. Swanson

in the house, son?

- Yes, sir.

That's him right over there.

- Thank you.

♪ I've never seen my honey

♪ But he's mine all right - Mr. Swanson, I hate

to disturb you, but I could use some provisions.

- [Swanson] Later, later.

- [Brady] Sorry, sir, but I need 'em now.

- Hey, will you hold the noise down?

♪ His latest letter told me - I'd be happy to give

you a few extra dollars if--

- Can't you see I'm watching the lady sing?

[chair scrapes] - I told you to hold

the noise down!

- I'll be outta your way in a minute.

Mr. Swenson, I think it'd be--

- Get your hands of me. - Oomph!

- Hey, mister, I'm trying to make

a living up here, in case you haven't noticed.

- Sorry, ma'am.

I never meant for this to get out of hand.

And you're right.

I've been awfully rude.

And I should've never interrupted

such a beautiful and talented lady as you.

Why don't you let me try and make it up to you?

- How?

- Well, you know All Them Golden Slippers, don't ya?

- Yeah.

- Why don't you sing it, and I'll buy the whole

house a round of drinks.

[crowd cheers]

- On one condition, that the house sings it with me.

[crowd cheers]

- Looks like you've made yourself a deal.

Drinks are on me!

- [Man] Hey, you're okay, son!

Where's my beer?

[lively music] ♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Golden slippers I'm goin' to wear ♪

♪ 'Cause they look so neat

♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Oh, them golden slippers - Thanks, son.

- Yes, sir, Mr. Hawkes.

♪ Golden slippers I'm goin' to wear ♪

♪ To walk the golden street

♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Golden slippers I'm goin' to wear ♪

♪ Because they look so neat

♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Oh, them golden slippers

♪ Golden slippers I'm goin' to wear ♪

♪ To walk the golden street

♪ Golden slippers I'm goin' to wear ♪

♪ To walk the golden street

[crowd cheers]

- What'd you find?

- There's nobody comin'.

- Daniels just rode in.

There's no sign of anyone following.

That's what makes me nervous.

- Amigo, what are you worrying for?

It's bad for the digestion.

Look, there is no posse following us.

The sun is warm, and somewhere a beautiful lady

is waiting to greet Silvera.

How long is gonna take us to get to Jubilee?

- Eight, nine days.

- Hmm.

Then we will all be very rich, hmm?

No problems, no worries, good tequila.

And the beautiful lady will be very pleased.

So, you see my friend, it is all going very good.

- That's my point, it's going too good.

I don't trust that fella Stowbridge

and that kid's father, I don't think

we've seen the last of him.

I seen the look in his eye.

He ain't one to sit back.

- Come on, boy, eat it.

You got a long ride ahead.

- You can keep your stinkin' food.

I don't want it!

- [Colonel] You gotta eat somethin', boy.

- You don't want it?

Don't eat it.

Keep away from him.

[quiet music]

[dramatic music]

[tense music]

- You learned a valuable lesson today, boy.

You never turn down a good meal or a free one.

This is just beans, but right now they're

gonna taste like New Orleans' finest.

- Are you gonna get in any trouble for this?

- Trouble? [chuckles]

Son, if I weren't in trouble, I wouldn't be here.

There was a time in my life when I

would have had nothing to do

with this sordid business.

Trouble, no, no trouble.

But you're worth a million dollars to us,

so we gotta keep you hale and hearty.

You oughta be proud, boy.

Hell, you're worth a million.

McCourt himself is worth only 40,000.

- You're never gonna get me there.

- Ugh, boy, don't test them, please,

and don't toy with them.

You stay alive.

That's the main thing.

You stay alive for your father and yourself, hmm?

It sounds like I'm addressin' a jury, don't it? [chuckles]

Here.

It gets a little cold.

All right?

Goodnight, boy.

- Goodnight.

Thanks for the beans.

- Your welcome for the beans.

[gentle music]

[light music]

- Montana, you'd make a heck of a mountain man.

[owl hooting]

[peaceful music]

[bear growling]

Whoa!

Brady, don't shoot, don't shoot!

- Billy, what the?

[bear growls]

Oh.

[lighthearted music]

What are you doin' here?

- Just making sure you're all right.

- [Brady] Is this your idea of all right?

Ahh! - Brady!

[bear growls]

- Billy, I knew this was

gonna be an interesting day,

but I had not planned on this.

- Well, I didn't exactly mean for it to happen, you know.

- And you wonder why I want to do

these things alone.

What did you do to that bear?

- I didn't do nothing.

He just come out of nowhere,

scared me and my horse half out of our hides.

- Well, what happened to San Francisco?

I thought you were gonna go play poker

and make a lotta money.

- Sometimes, a man has to make a gamble

beyond any poker table.

- Oh, I wish I'd said that.

[bear growling]

And I wish you'd said that.

- Shh.

I know all about bears.

They don't go near the water.

- [Brady] Well, he looks gentle enough.

I hear when they're young they're real cute.

- Yeah.

Brady, this is a very unusual bear.

Come on!

- [Brady] Billy!

You and your bears.

- [Billy] Is he still comin'?

- [Brady] He's still comin'.

- Oh!

Oh, whoa!

Whoa!

- What do you two think you're doin'?

- [Billy] Saving you from a bear, ma'am.

Any chance we could discuss this someplace else?

Waa.

- [Woman] Ha!

[bear growling]

[funny music]

- Let's go!

Come on!

[energetic music]

[gentle music]

- We can't go up that.

We'll have to double back, find another way.

Silvera!

- [speaking in foreign language]

You better not run off like that again.

Otherwise, you're gonna make me very angry.

I don't like getting angry.

Now, no more running away, comprende?

All right.

Come on.

- Silvera, por favor, maybe you let the boy

ride with me for a while.

- All right.

You ride with the old man,

but I'm gonna be keeping an eye on you.

Go on.

- Charlie, we've been pushin' ever since

we took that train.

Maybe we oughta ease up so the horses'll last.

Come on, boy, get up there.

- You ride ahead, see if you can find

a ranch or a spread hereabouts.

Someplace where we can make ourselves

at home for a few hours.

- Somethin' to eat besides beans?

- You got the idea.

- Mm mm. - Hey, Brady!

Ha ha, I finally got 'em.

- [Brady] Good, where were they?

- [Billy] All over the place.

- Well, it smells good.

What is it?

- A little bit of everything, I'm afraid.

I was raised in the Texas Panhandle.

My mother learned to cook with anything

she could get her hands on.

- Sounds dangerous.

- This stuff is dangerous.

By the way, I really am sorry

about what happened back in the saloon.

- Uh, that's all right.

It sorta livened up my day.

Besides, you seemed in an almighty hurry.

- Brady.

I swear, I had to chase that mule of yours

five miles before I caught up with her.

Hoo, it sure is rough country.

Isn't it a little dangerous for a woman

like you to be travelin' all alone?

- I'm an entertainer.

The past few months, I've been workin'

the gold caps along the mother lode country.

Now I'm tryin' my luck up this part.

- There seemed to be quite a few men

willing to stand in line to watch

a pretty lady sing.

She sings well too, Billy.

- Didn't think you noticed.

- I noticed.

Where to from here?

- The next town.

- What's that?

- Rawlins, cow town, supposed to be a lot happening there.

What are you two doin' in this part of the country?

- Gambling.

We're gamblers, ma'am.

- Gamblers.

Your Brady Hawkes, and from what I hear,

you can play wherever or with whoever you choose.

Travelin' all this way lookin' for a game,

it doesn't make sense, Mr. Hawkes.

- Make it Brady.

- All right, Brady.

- If you'll excuse me, I'll go check on my horse.

- Something's drivin' him, a man like that

comin' into country like this.

Gotta be a good reason.

- There is, but you're gonna have to

hear it from him.

[energetic music]

[gun firing]

- [Colonel] Charlie, it appears Mr. Holt

has found something.

- [Charlie] Let's go see what it is.

[gentle music]

- It ain't exactly the Cottage Hotel in Deadwood,

but they're cookin' up there.

There's plenty of food.

- It'll do.

Howdy, this looks real nice.

Mind if we join ya?

- Who's this?

Hola. - Looks like there's not

enough here for all of us.

- We can fix that.

- [Man] They got fresh milk.

- Why don't they do somethin'?

- What do you mean?

- They're stealin' their food.

- Well, sometimes, son, it's better

to let things lie.

- How do you mean?

- [Colonel] I mean that in the morning,

we'll be gone, and they'll still be alive.

The man there, he figured that out

when he saw us ride in.

- You sure are different from the others.

- I used to think so.

[men laughing]

- Well, what did they say?

- They've replaced the throttle stem twice,

and it still won't hold pressure.

- Now look, I don't care what it takes.

I don't care if they have to work

around the clock to fix this train.

We are losing valuable time!

- Maybe the boy's father has been

able to slow 'em down.

- Well, that may be, but we can't count on that.

Now, you tell 'em to get this train moving!

- Yes, sir.

- Put it back, it's hers!

- Ha.

- [Colonel] Holt!

- Hey, you better put a lid on this boy.

- He took it from the box.

He just stole it!

You're nothin' but a stinkin' thief!

They're all thieves!

- Of course we're thieves. [laughs]

- It's bad enough that you steal their food.

- All right, Holt, what'd you take?

Put it back.

- You're crazy.

- It means nothing to you, Holt,

it's a trinket.

It's important to the woman.

Anyone with a face as ugly as yours

should avoid looking into mirrors!

- What's the matter with you, Greeley?

You do know what we are, don't you?

We're outlaws.

- Yes, Mr. McCourt, but I had hoped

outlaws with stature.

- Give it back.

Give it back!

Kid, mind your own business.

Come on, we're ridin'.

- Come on, let's get ready to go.

[somber music]

- Greeley, you gave her money.

- Yes.

Well, I felt that we took advantage

of their hospitality, and I felt

they had something coming.

- What's happenin' to you, Colonel?

It appears to me you're gettin'

a little more civilized than the rest of us.

- Maybe I have a little more conscience than you,

Charlie, but don't worry about it.

I'm losing it fast.

- Don't plan on bein' here long enough for that.

- Oh, while you're gettin' grain for the horses,

I'll have me a look around, that's all.

Oh uh, so long, Kate.

- Bye, Billy.

- Are you lookin' or shoppin'?

- Well, actually, I'm just passin' through.

- You miss too much when you just pass through.

Why don't you come in and have a drink?

- I really don't have that much time.

- Aw, come on, just one.

- Well, just one.

One won't take that long, will it?

- No.

- [Brady] Here, let me help you with that.

- Thanks.

- Thanks, son.

We'll be leaving in a few minutes,

and I just wanted to say thanks

for being at the right place at the right time.

- Well, maybe we'll cross paths again.

- I hope so.

- Oh, Brady.

Whoever or whatever you're lookin' for, good luck.

- Thanks, Kate.

- I'm afraid I can't stay much longer.

You see, my friend is in an awful.

Brady!

I gotta go, darlin'.

- Oh, come on, honey, just a little bit longer?

We'll have a great time.

You won't be sorry.

- Oh, I'm already sorry.

But I still gotta go.

- Bye-bye. - Ha!

So long!

Brady!

[concerned music]

- Jenkins.

You're comin' with me.

- Not a woman.

[gun fires]

- Sounds like shootin'. - There's a shot over there.

[people muttering]

- What happened here?

- There's $1,000 on his head.

- You're a bounty hunter?

- [Woman] Said she's a bounty hunter.

- Well, let me tell you something.

I don't want your breed around here, man or woman.

I don't like gun play, not in my town.

- I'll be out of your town, sheriff,

as soon as I get my money.

- I'll have to wire the marshal over at Tombstone.

It'll take a day or so.

- I'll wait.

- I'll get him buried.

- [Man] Who's she?

- [Townsperson] I don't know.

- [???] There's a way station three miles

up the road, Charlie.

The cookin' smells pretty good.

- What about supplies?

- We can get 'em there.

- I don't want anybody seein' that kid,

so I'm leavin' him here with you.

Ride over toward the foothills.

Wait for us there.

- Charlie, I, I feel I could use a good

sit-down dinner myself.

- We'll bring you somethin' along,

maybe a licorice stick for the kid.

- [Colonel] Well, boy, it looks as though you

and me are stuck with each other.

- I don't want any.

- Come on, lad.

Look, like I said before, the best thing

you can do for yourself and your father

is to stay alive.

- When you meet up with him,

you're gonna wish you'd never seen me.

- Must be quite a fella, huh?

- You'll see when he catches up to you.

- Well, all I can do about that, lad,

is throw a prayer in the general direction

of heaven hoping it never comes to be.

What does your father do?

I mean, when he's not smiting outlaws.

- He's a gambler.

Everybody knows who he is.

- [Colonel] Oh, really?

- Brady Hawkes.

- Hawkes, sorry, I never heard of him.

But then, I have not been traveling

in exclusive circles lately.

- How come you talk so different?

- Oh, that's my Princeton education.

It was bound to catch up with me.

- Princeton, what's that?

- [laughs] What's Princeton?

It's a university, where young men go

to pursue a vocation or maybe a dream.

- You mind makin' that a little more plain?

Remember, I'm only 12.

- All right, I went to Princeton to study law,

to become a lawyer.

- Did you become a lawyer?

- You betcha, the finest in Charleston.

- What happened?

I mean, what are you doin'--

- Riding with Charlie McCourt?

Well, when you study law,

you gotta pass what they call the bar.

Now, I was very loyal to the bar.

Unfortunately, I switched allegiance to another bar.

It was called the Red Lantern

down the street from my office.

It was one bar I never could get passed. [chuckles]

But till then, I had a good practice,

a good family, until then.

What happened?

Good whiskey, bad company.

- Well, they split up.

- That doesn't make sense.

Why would they do that?

- I don't know.

But what I do know is three horses went that way

and the rest of 'em went that way.

- Yeah, the same direction they been

headin' all along, east.

Which way we go?

- East.

- All right.

- [Colonel] What took you so long?

- We brought you a little present.

- [Colonel] What's this?

- [Charlie] A little somethin' we picked up along the way.

[men shouting]

What'd you find?

- The boy was right.

He said his father would come after us, and he is.

He's got his young friend with him.

- Just the two of 'em?

- Si.

- How close are they?

- Too close.

- All right, let's kill 'em.

I leave that pleasure to you, Silvera.

Right over that bluff we get into the red rock country.

You can ambush 'em there.

How many men will you need?

- [Silvera] Three, that's all.

- [Charlie] Ten miles beyond is a big mesa.

We'll wait for you there.

- Ha!

- Hey, hey, hey.

[speaking in foreign language]

What are you tryin' to do?

Gimme the knife, huh?

- Don't call me that!

My name's Jeremiah!

- [laughs] All right, Jeremiah!

Why you wanna start trouble, huh?

- 'Cause you're fixin' to kill my dad,

and I'm not gonna let you!

- [Silvera] [laughs] Give me the knife.

Hey, come on, give me the knife.

Come on, come on, hey.

Come on, come on.

- Stop it, stop it!

Stop toyin' around.

[Jeremiah struggling]

All right, let's get outta here.

[dramatic music]

- [Billy] Look here, Brady,

those tracks that split back there,

they're joined up again.

You reckon that means Jeremiah's back with 'em?

- [Brady] I hope so.

[tense music]

- Still headin' east.

- They're not even tryin' to cover their tracks.

- That means they haven't got the slightest

idea that we're followin' 'em.

- Or they want us to follow 'em.

[gun fires]

- You're sure right about that!

- Get down!

[guns firing]

[gun clicking]

[gun firing]

- [Billy] Behind you!

I'm empty!

- Me too, let's go.

Billy, they don't shoot any better than you do.

- [Billy] What do you mean, I just saved your life.

- [Brady] Did you hit the one you were shootin' at?

- Far enough.

- [Billy] This is the one I was shootin' at.

- Down there.

- Ah ha!

- [Man In Gray Hat] Sit down.

- Here, gimme those.

[laughs] Well, Mr. Brady Hawkes,

how does it feel to be surrounded

by people who would love to kill you?

- Not too good.

Is my boy all right?

- A spirited one.

He better behave himself, or he's gonna get himself killed.

- If he's not alive when you get to Jubilee,

you tell McCourt, there'll be no payoff.

- Whh.

- What are you gonna do with us?

- Well, McCourt said to kill you,

and he's the boss and my friend.

Vultures, scavengers!

Have you no respect for the dead!

- Aw, Silvera, he's deader than corned beef.

You don't expect us to bury his goods

with him, do ya?

- Yeah, and what about his horse and saddle?

- They're mine.

- Yours?

- That's right, he left them to me in his will.

- Will, hell, this pig face never did

know how to write!

- He told me!

One day, he said to me, Silvera,

if I die, I want you to have my horse and saddle.

Right?

Enough, we're wasting time.

Well, I'm sorry I can't bury you two,

but maybe a good Christian will come along,

huh, say a few prayers, maybe leave flowers!

- Everyone stay where they are!

You're surrounded.

Throw your guns down.

[guns cocking]

- Ay, chihuahua.

You're right, Hawkes, it doesn't feel good.

[guns firing]

- Where are the horses?

- [Brady] I don't know.

- [Billy] Get him off me, Brady!

Get him off me!

[punch thuds]

- [Brady] Uh oh.

- Oh, no.

[gun fires]

[gun fires] - Ugh!

[gun fires]

[laughing]

- You know, that was a ranger I just hit, don't ya?

- Well, he didn't leave us many choices.

- I just hope we don't live to regret

the one we chose.

[guns cocking]

[gentle music]

- I'm Sergeant Norton, Arizona Rangers,

you're both under arrest.

- Well, Sergeant, I think there's a bit of a mistake.

- [Billy] Yeah, we're not outlaws, you see--

- Try tellin' that to him.

Come on.

- [Holt] When you figure Silvera'll be back?

- I don't know, sometime tonight.

Well, kid, looks to me like your old

man pushed his luck too far.

- Maybe he's carrying a hole card.

Never knew a gambler who didn't.

[men laughing]

[sad music]

- That's her.

- Now, lady, I want you outta town,

and I don't ever want to lay eyes

on your sort again.

- As long as there's men like Jenkins,

there'll be someone like me after him.

- Ask me, there's no difference 'tween the two.

- The fact is, Jenkins was right under your nose,

Sheriff, and you didn't do a thing about it.

- Goodbye, Miss Muldoon.

[tongue clucks]

[dangerous music]

- [Man] Whoa.

- Excuse me, I happen to be in a hurry.

- To collect another bounty?

- I don't understand.

- Jenkins was kin.

We was over in Clarksville when we heard

you gunned him down.

- Well, it wasn't quite like that.

See, Jenkins was a wanted man.

He carried a gun, and he tried to use it.

- Lady, I don't care how it happened, it happened.

- Look, I uh, I don't want any trouble.

- Well, you've got it.

[rifle fires]

[people scream]

- [Woman] Oh, look at that man!

There's the sheriff.

- Killin' follows you everywhere, don't it, lady?

- They drew on me.

I didn't have a choice!

- I know these men.

There ain't no posters on them.

Lady, I'm takin' you in.

You're gonna serve as an example

of what justice can be like in my town.

Now, get down!

[dramatic music]

- Now, in the mornin', the whole lot of ya

is gonna be moved out to Haines.

There you'll all face trial.

- Sergeant, I'm tellin' ya, we're not with the McCourt gang.

The fact is, we were chasin' 'em.

- [laughs] He's loco.

- Charlie McCourt's got my son,

and if the law's not gonna do anything about it,

you let me outta here, and I will.

- Let go of him, Hawkes.

- You know who I am?

- Know ya.

- Oh, then I see you frequent the better

houses of chance, Captain.

- That's not where I know him from,

although I'm very aware of that reputation also.

Release this man, please.

- Are you sure, Captain?

- I am sure.

- Well, what about me?

I'm with him.

We're partners.

- Well, that all depends.

We'll see.

Come along, Hawkes, I'll buy ya a drink.

You don't remember me.

- [Brady] Nope.

- Well, during the war, I was Colonel Collins,

commanding Fort Morton in Tennessee.

That's right, I was a Reb.

As I recall, you led a guerrilla attack

behind our lines, blew up an ammunition depot,

crippled a supply train and took 50 prisoners

without sufferin' a single casualty.

Well done.

- You've got one hell of a memory.

- I should.

I was one of those prisoners.

I assume you're still the same man.

- The war's behind us now.

- This is a different sort of war,

and you have a stake in it too.

We're also after McCourt, only for different reasons.

For five years now, he and his men

have terrorized every state they've passed through.

They go where they want.

They take what they want,

and nobody's been able to stop 'em.

It's become too much for even the law to handle,

which is why the government has called us in

and given us free reign to track McCourt anyway we can.

But I'm afraid I'm too old for this assignment.

- Your real problem is your men are too green.

- [Collins] Which is where you come in.

- Just what makes you think I can be the difference?

- Because you've gone through worse

and come out in one piece.

You can do it.

And you've got a reason, your son.

- You're right, but I'm gonna need men

at least as tough as McCourt's.

I know where to find 'em,

but there's gotta be somethin' in it for them.

- There's a reward out for McCourt

and his men of over $100,000.

You know where to find McCourt?

- I think so.

He's headed for Jubilee,

but I plan on catchin' up with him

long before he gets there.

- I hope you do, or it's bad news for Jubilee.

- My friend's still locked up.

I'm gonna need him.

- Done.

I've got your guns.

[train whistle blowing]

- Well?

- I wired ahead to Hawkin's Crossing.

There'll be a wagon waiting.

- Hawkin's Crossing.

- I was wondering, sir, if you wired the bank in Jubilee,

told them about McCourt.

- What's the point?

That bank is too small to hold out

against McCourt's gang.

Matter of fact, the whole town is too small.

No, the only way is to beat him there

and then move the money.

- What happens if he's there when we arrive?

- I've been thinking about that.

We're gonna be needing someone,

someone who, like they say, is cut

from the same leather as McCourt.

You understand what I'm saying?

- Yes, I do.

- Do you think you could take care of it?

- Yes, sir.

- Do it.

- I don't know what you told that feller

back there, but I'm sure glad you got me

outta there when you did.

I was about to take that Silvera apart.

- I bet he sleeps better at night

knowin' you're gone too.

- Where are we goin' now?

- To pick up some old friends of mine.

♪ Yes, we'll gather at the river ♪

This is the one.

- [Billy] Is this the place?

- This is the place.

[explosion booming]

[horses whinnying]

- My God, Brady, his leg!

- Hey, Wichita.

- Brady!

- I see you're still workin' with a short fuse.

- Well, keeps me on my toes, you might say.

- Looks to me like you could use a grub stake.

- You always could read a room.

- I got a proposition for ya.

- Talk to me.

- Charlie McCourt.

- You goin' after him?

- That's right.

- [laughs] Well, I know hell's waitin' for us, Brady,

but I ain't in no particular hurry to get there.

Who else you got?

- Just me and the kid.

- Well, he ain't all cowlick and Adam's apple,

but you're gonna need some more help.

- You know it's a shame old Ben Wade's

not around to help us.

- Wade ain't around, but Reece is.

Of course, he's so damn mean.

- He's mean, but he is good.

- Well, sounds like he'll fit right in with us.

- Where is he?

- Rawlins.

- Brady, weren't we just there?

- Looks like we're goin' back.

You with us?

- Wait'll I get my gear.

[light music]

Brady!

Brady, dammit, wait!

Come on, come on, we got an adventure, let's go!

Come on.

Brady!

[mule brays]

Brady, come on, mule!

- I'd offer you a drink, lad,

the only thing I'm afraid it might

make you too brave.

- Why do they call you Colonel?

- I was named after a very illustrious man

named Colonel Jonathan Collier.

- Who's he?

- Meet Colonel Jonathan Collier,

the finest bourbon whiskey this side

of New Orleans. [chuckles]

- Charlie!

No trace of 'em, Charlie.

- What about the kid's father and that other one?

- Not a sign of them neither.

- Carson?

- [Carson] Yeah.

- Ride back, find out what happened.

- Where are you gonna be, Charlie?

- We'll be right here.

Go on.

[tense music]

[gentle music]

- [Man] Hey, slow down a minute, okay?

Hey, let's sit - Look at that.

- [Man] down and talk about this.

- There's a man that's got himself in some kind of bind.

- [Billy] Yeah, I wonder what he's done.

- Whatever it was, nobody deserves that.

- Am I goin' too fast for ya?

Get up, boy.

- [Man] Ugh!

- Brady, he's pretty good.

Think we could use him?

- He's the best I've ever seen.

Come on.

- I'll fetch his horse.

- [Wichita] Come on.

- Mister, I figure you owe me at least $100.

Now, I figure that horse to be worth about 50,

maybe 75 with the saddle and all.

I tell you what, I like you so much,

I'll just call it even.

Oh, howdy.

- [Brady] What's goin' on there?

- Just doin' a little business.

- I knowd I owed him the money.

I was gonna pay him in good time.

- You must be real happy to get that debt off your mind.

- See you're pretty good with that rope.

Would you be lookin' for a job?

- Well, maybe, what doin'?

- Suppose you've heard of Charlie McCourt.

- Who hasn't?

- [Billy] We're after him.

- Well, he rides with a whole gang.

- Them too.

- You're kiddin'.

You mean, just the three of you?

- No, we're lookin' to pick up another man in Rawlins.

- What's in it for me?

- There's a $100,000 reward for McCourt

and his gang, even split.

- You got yourself another man.

Hey, as long as we're goin' to Rawlins,

I just heard of a bounty hunter there.

Cut down four gunfighters, and they drew first.

- Sure wouldn't hurt to check into it.

- What's your name, boy?

- Pete Masket.

- Pete, Billy Montana.

- Hey, what about me?

- You can keep the rope.

[crowd cheering]

- Hey, son?

- Deputy.

- Deputy.

When's the hangin'?

- Tomorrow, noon sharp.

We're gonna be makin' history,

first woman ever to be hanged in these parts.

- What'd she do?

- Bounty hunter, buried five men in two days.

Cut 'em down like wheat.

- That bounty hunter was a woman?

- Yup.

Named Kate Muldoon.

- Kate?

You said she was huntin' bounty?

- Yup, but that makes no difference to Marshal Dudley.

Between us, she didn't do nothin' that wrong.

First fella she shot was wanted

for killin' 10 men.

And the others, they had the drop on her,

and she done it outta self defense.

But the marshal here is new

and fixed on gettin' himself a reputation.

- Thanks for your information.

- I'll be darned.

- Oh, if you fellas are still around,

right after the hangin', there'll be a barn dance.

- Sure would hate to miss that! [chuckles]

- Well, what are we gonna do, Brady?

- Well, first we're gonna go find Reece.

Then we're gonna find ourselves a fast gun.

- That's sure gonna spoil their barn dance.

- Yeah, unless we get caught.

- And if we get caught, they'll have one

hell of a barn dance.

- 20 times! - You wouldn't get me

off my horse now. - 20 times, easily.

[men shouting]

- [Man] Come on, chase him over here my way.

- [Wichita] You know, Brady, I saw a saloon back there.

That'd be the first place to look for somebody like Reece.

- That's right, Brady, that's always the first

place a man hits when he rides into any town.

- Damn, Reece.

Don't you know you can't be mean

if you can't be accurate?

- Hello, Brady.

Been a long time.

- What are you doin' this far west?

I thought you had a little piece of land down in--

- Missouri.

Unfortunately, some land grabbers took it

while I was off fightin' for our glorious cause.

- Uh, Reece, I see you ain't changed a bit.

- [Reece] Wichita.

- Billy Montana, Pete Masket.

- [Reece] What you fellers doin' out here?

- Lookin' for you.

How'd you like to make some money with us?

- You usually work alone, Brady.

What's your game?

- You know, I think these gentlemen

want to talk some business.

Come on, I'll buy ya a beer.

Brady, you know where to find us.

- Money, huh?

Doin' what?

- Charlie McCourt.

- McCourt?

What about him?

- There's a bounty on him, a big bounty,

for him and his gang.

- That ain't your style.

- Let's just say I need a stake.

- I don't need the trouble or the money.

Had a pretty good run at cards lately.

Even you might find me tough, Brady.

- Reece, you couldn't beat me with a stacked

deck and three aces up your sleeve.

- Let's see.

[cheerful music]

Call.

- 10s over sixes.

- [Reece] Fives over twos.

- [Brady] I'll see your 100 and three more.

- I fold.

That's worth 100.

- Seven, no help.

Pair of 10s.

200.

- I'll see ya.

- Three 10s.

- Deck's gettin' a little cold.

- Not for me.

I'll see your 100 and raise you three.

- [Reece] I fold.

- I like the way you deal, Reece.

- I'll bet you do.

Pair of 10s.

- Three threes.

You oughta play better.

- Hey, somebody's ridin' in!

It's Carson.

- What'd you find?

- Silvera's in jail.

- [Charlie] What about the others?

- Dead.

- All of 'em?

- Yeah.

- You said jail, where?

- Haines, not much of a town or jail.

- What about the kid's father?

- [Carson] I don't know.

Maybe he's dead too.

- He's not dead, he's not!

You'll find that out when he catches up to you!

- Easy, boy, easy.

- Holt, you and Carson, ride back there,

and break Silvera out of that jailhouse.

The rest of us'll be pullin' out at daybreak.

We'll meet ya at painted rock.

- Mr. McCourt, if that gambler man

isn't dead, then where do you suppose he is?

- I don't know, but three of my men are dead.

- Eight of diamonds, five of clubs, no help.

Your eight bets.

- 200.

- Now, you know you gotta catch another diamond

to make that work, assuming, of course,

you've got one in the hole.

- It's gonna cost ya to see it.

- Three of diamonds, possible flush, very possible.

Pair of twos.

Pair of twos bets $200.

- I'll see your 200 and raise you 500 and one.

- Is that all your cash, Reece?

- Every dime.

- So what you're sayin' is, you have a diamond in the hole.

- That's exactly what I'm sayin'.

It's been a long time since I've seen

a pair of deuces beat that.

- This pair of deuces thinks it can beat that.

- How'd you know?

- I'm a gambler.

I'm supposed to know.

You know that job I offered you is still open.

- Big bounty, huh?

- $100,000, equal split.

- When do we leave?

- First thing in the morning.

[gentle music]

[door creaks]

[somber music]

- Good morning, ma'am.

- I've had better.

- Big turnout, Miss Muldoon.

Seems history's being made today.

You're gonna be the first lady to be hanged in these parts.

- I can do without the honor.

- Katherine Muldoon, you violated the law.

- Listen, if you're gonna talk, talk.

If you're gonna hang me, hang me.

- This ain't your show, Miss Muldoon, it's mine.

Katherine Muldoon, you are herewith sentenced to hang.

[gentle music]

[dramatic music]

♪ You've got to know when to hold 'em ♪

♪ Know when to fold 'em

♪ Know when to walk away

♪ And know when to run

♪ You never count your money

♪ When you're sittin' at the table ♪

♪ There'll be time enough for countin' ♪

♪ When the dealin's done

♪ You got to know when to hold 'em ♪

♪ When to hold 'em

♪ Know when to fold 'em

♪ When to fold 'em

♪ Know when to walk away

♪ And know when to run

♪ You never count your money

♪ When sittin' at the table

♪ There'll be time enough for countin' ♪

♪ When the dealin's done

♪ You got to know when to hold 'em ♪

♪ Know when to fold 'em

♪ Know when to walk away

♪ And know when to run

♪ You never count your money

♪ When you're sittin' at the table ♪

♪ There'll be time enough for countin' ♪

♪ When the dealin's done