Original subtitles

Well, you and Sammy are birds of a feather, ain't ya?

All right, honcho.

One more time.

Where are they?

Please, patron.

I'm just asking you to tell me where is Sammy.

Where's Sammy?

You trying to kill him, mister?

What's it to you?

I guess I don't like to see

anyone killed unless there's a reason.

Well, I'll give you a reason, sonny.

A white boy has been stole by a redskin.

And that's a killing offense.

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ Did Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪

You take my advice.

Stay back.

That's enough, Deeb.

Just trying to do my job, Mr. Wallace.

Get outta here, Luis.

What do you want?

I heard there was a spread around here

taken hands on for a drive.

Guess I got me the wrong ranch.

You want a job, you can join up in the search.

Otherwise, move on.

Was it your boy that was stole?

That's right.

Sammy Hart's gonna hang.

That's a promise.

Well, you riding with us?

No, sir.

Water up and get out.

All right, Deeb, let's go.

Some other time, sonny.

You all right, compadre?

Gracias, senor.

You're certain about that?

I wish to heaven I were.

That's just what makes it so terrible.

You say that Sammy stole a pinto pony too?

For his tribe, it was good luck.

Kiowa?

Si.

How old is Sammy Hart?

Very old, senor.

Maybe 60, 80.

Can't solve it.

Just where around here was Sammy born?

Let go of me.

I'm not gonna hurt you, boy.

You might hurt someone with this though.

I never shot nobody before.

Well, you think this is a good time to start?

Billy?

My name's Aguila.

Aguila?

That's eagle, isn't it?

My name is Johnny.

My pa send you?

No, but he's worried some about you though.

He don't care.

Yes he does, Billy.

This where Sammy is, Billy?

No, you can't go in there.

Billy, I ran with the Kiowas once.

I know a little bit about the burying.

This is where Sammy was born, isn't it?

That's where he's come back to die.

Billy, see this?

It's an eagle claw.

It's authentic, chief of the Kiowas gave me this

when he took me into his tribe.

Can I see Sammy now?

Sammy's known for most of a year now.

Well don't you think it'd be best

if we left him now?

I promised him I'd stay.

For the burying.

Now, you keep warm here, Sammy.

Hear me?

I can't go in there no more.

Billy?

Get away from me.

You hungry, Billy?

No, sir.

Well, maybe we can fix that up.

How old are you, Billy?

11, almost.

I remember when I was 11.

I had a grandfather I loved too.

Did he die?

Yeah, yeah he did.

I remember we had a big service

over there at the cemetery and everybody came.

So to say goodbye.

I think we oughta take Sammy into town, Billy.

I imagine there are a lot of folks there

who would like to say goodbye to him too.

No sir, only me.

Besides, he don't put in much

with them town burials and all.

Not being a Christian.

Not that he has anything against Christians.

It's just that he ain't one.

Seems like you and Sammy had a lot to talk about.

Johnny, I'd like to ask you something funny.

Do you think that God,

I mean the one over in the Sunday school,

do you think he cares about Indians too?

I think he does, Billy.

What is it, Billy?

Death chant.

What he is, here and now.

And feel no regrets after he's gone.

Is that so?

You want me to take you home?

I think Sammy would understand.

No, sir.

I reckon I'll stay.

Well, the beans are ready now.

You hungry?

Think maybe I am.

Gotta be careful about the fire, Johnny.

So they don't find us.

We will.

I bet Deeb was awfully mad about his pinto.

I was gonna bring it back, honest.

Well, you gotta have a pinto

for proper burying, Billy.

I suppose you let me worry about.

Deeb and your pa for now.

Thank you.

I'll tell you something else, Billy Wallace.

Anytime you feel like crying, you cry.

- Hey, Deeb. - Yeah.

Ms. Landon over in the cutoff

said she'd seen him early this morning.

Well, now what, Billy?

This dove, it's got Sammy's soul now.

When we let it go later, Sammy's free too.

Uh-huh.

Don't be scared.

There, you're pretty, ain't ya?

Sammy teach you that, Billy?

Maybe we'll join up,

if you still got a notion to.

You're putting me on, ain't you, Johnny?

Yeah, I reckon I am.

Johnny, guess we'd better start

to gather up the brush now.

Aren't you gonna show Sammy the dove, Billy?

I think he'd be mighty pleased to see it.

Death chant, isn't it, Billy?

Yeah.

Do you want me to come with you?

No sir, I reckon you don't have to.

You just gather up the brush, that's fine enough.

Billy!

And so he ran into the cage.

Just like you said he would, Sammy.

And wham, I got him.

Sammy.

I felt like I died too at first.

But then this friend came along.

Just like you said somebody would.

And now, I don't feel so bad no more.

I wanted to tell you, Sammy,

so you wouldn't worry.

Sammy.

I just hoping you might be able to say goodbye.

Where are they?

The boy's all right, Deeb.

You gotta take my word for it.

He went with Sammy because he wanted to.

The old man's dying.

Dying?

Well, ain't that too bad.

Maybe we oughta give him a hand, boys.

You can't go in there, Deeb.

I can't?

Now, who gave you call to say?

Didn't you hear what I told you?

The old man's dying.

That old man stole my pinto.

Besides.

I figure maybe he's putting you on,

so sundown comes, he can slip away.

Where's Billy?

He's all right, Mr. Wallace.

He's with Sammy Hart in there.

Sammy's dying and your boy would like to stay with him.

That's all there is to it.

Just a minute, sir.

I don't know you, Mr. Wallace,

except through the eyes of your son.

And maybe that's not a very fair picture.

But what you say to Billy now

is gonna be the most important thing

you say to him in his entire life.

Maybe the most important thing in your life too.

What?

You may not realize this, Mr. Wallace,

but you got a very lonely

and a very brave boy.

Sammy Hart was his whole reason to live.

Now if that's a sin, then I'd,

I'd say the fault was yours and not Sammy's.

Your boy's scared of you, Mr. Wallace.

Who are you?

Nobody at all.

Just a friend of your son's.

Billy.

He's dead, Pa.

I don't care if you whip me.

I had to come.

I'm not gonna whip you, son.

You worried your mother and me

because you didn't tell us you were going.

Maybe you couldn't.

We were afraid something had happened to you, Billy.

That's all.

Some men,

some men find it hard to show how they feel

about important things and everyday things.

I know I do.

Even a brave man cries when a friend is lost.

Your staying here with Sammy

is a very brave and a very fine thing.

Sammy isn't dead, Billy.

Not so long as we remember him.

I think you already know that.

I know.

I never did get your name.

Yuma, Johnny Yuma.

Thank you, Johnny Yuma.

Ready to come home now, son?

I'll take care of things, Billy.

I'll see that the burying is proper.

He said goodbye to me, Johnny.

I knew he would, Aguila.

I'm ready, Pa.

So long, Sammy.

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ Did Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ He got fightin' mad, this rebel lad ♪

♪ He packed no star as he wondered far ♪

♪ Where the only law was a hook and a draw ♪

♪ The Rebel ♪ ♪ Away ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪ ♪ Away rode the Rebel ♪

♪ He searched the land, this restless lad ♪

♪ He was panther quick and leather tough ♪

♪ 'Cause he figured that he had been pushed enough ♪

♪ The Rebel ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪

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