1 00:00:45,132 --> 00:00:50,093 ♪ Take me back like a child to see ♪ 2 00:00:51,225 --> 00:00:56,404 ♪ Faces lost in the memories 3 00:00:56,447 --> 00:01:00,625 ♪ If I could only go back 4 00:01:00,669 --> 00:01:03,237 [dogs growling] 5 00:01:07,154 --> 00:01:08,677 [dog yelping] 6 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:09,460 - Ho, ho. 7 00:01:09,504 --> 00:01:10,592 Stop it. 8 00:01:10,635 --> 00:01:13,421 Come on, get out of there. 9 00:01:13,464 --> 00:01:14,248 Stop it! 10 00:01:15,988 --> 00:01:16,728 [barks] 11 00:01:16,772 --> 00:01:17,729 Hey, hey! 12 00:01:17,773 --> 00:01:18,513 Get outta here. 13 00:01:18,556 --> 00:01:19,601 Get. 14 00:01:23,561 --> 00:01:24,475 Hey, fella. 15 00:01:25,389 --> 00:01:26,608 How you doing? 16 00:01:29,393 --> 00:01:30,786 He hurt you there? 17 00:01:33,571 --> 00:01:36,531 [dog whining] 18 00:01:36,574 --> 00:01:37,445 Oh, good dog. 19 00:01:40,448 --> 00:01:42,102 That's a good boy. 20 00:01:43,755 --> 00:01:45,366 That's a good dog. 21 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,808 It felt like forever since I'd held a dog in my arms. 22 00:01:52,851 --> 00:01:54,418 No creature could live in my heart 23 00:01:54,462 --> 00:01:57,465 like those dogs of mine so long ago. 24 00:01:59,684 --> 00:02:03,949 This place is far away from the wilderness I came from. 25 00:02:03,993 --> 00:02:06,778 Forever and a thousand miles away. 26 00:02:11,653 --> 00:02:13,176 Here you go, boy. 27 00:02:20,749 --> 00:02:23,447 [upbeat music] 28 00:02:27,669 --> 00:02:31,412 I was a little boy growing up deep in the Ozark Mountains 29 00:02:31,455 --> 00:02:35,067 with my mom and dad and my two little sisters. 30 00:02:35,111 --> 00:02:39,681 And woods in all directions as far as the eye could see. 31 00:02:42,466 --> 00:02:44,903 My ma was part Cherokee. 32 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:46,905 And there was a legend in those parts 33 00:02:46,949 --> 00:02:48,472 that a little Indian boy and girl 34 00:02:48,516 --> 00:02:51,562 got lost in a blizzard and died. 35 00:02:51,606 --> 00:02:52,998 When they found them in the spring, 36 00:02:53,042 --> 00:02:56,306 a beautiful red fern had grown up between them. 37 00:02:56,350 --> 00:02:59,091 And that spot was sacred forever. 38 00:03:35,998 --> 00:03:38,609 [dog barking] 39 00:04:06,507 --> 00:04:09,423 [car horn honks] 40 00:04:19,563 --> 00:04:20,999 - Howdy. - Howdy. 41 00:04:21,043 --> 00:04:23,088 - [Woman] Morning. - What can I do for you? 42 00:04:23,132 --> 00:04:24,264 - [Man] You Will Coleman? 43 00:04:24,307 --> 00:04:25,830 - [Will] That's right. 44 00:04:25,874 --> 00:04:28,485 - [Man] Well, this is Hod Bellington, and I'm Ben Kyle. 45 00:04:28,529 --> 00:04:29,530 - Good to meet you. 46 00:04:29,573 --> 00:04:31,401 That's my wife, Jenny. 47 00:04:31,445 --> 00:04:32,228 - Howdy, ma'am. 48 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,011 - Howdy. 49 00:04:33,055 --> 00:04:34,796 - My daughter, Sarah. 50 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,102 Alice, hiding behind the post. 51 00:04:37,146 --> 00:04:38,843 And there's my son, Billy. 52 00:04:38,887 --> 00:04:40,584 - We're up from Tulsa. 53 00:04:40,628 --> 00:04:41,498 - Oh, really? 54 00:04:41,542 --> 00:04:42,412 We got some kinfolk up there. 55 00:04:42,456 --> 00:04:43,805 - We know that. 56 00:04:43,848 --> 00:04:45,241 Your uncle Fred's the one that sent us out here. 57 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:47,678 Says you got the finest coon hunting in the Ozarks. 58 00:04:47,722 --> 00:04:48,462 - How about that? 59 00:04:48,505 --> 00:04:49,506 You hear that, Jenny? 60 00:04:49,550 --> 00:04:50,638 Uncle Fred sent 'em down here. 61 00:04:50,681 --> 00:04:51,943 How's he doing? 62 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:54,337 - Feed and grain business doing right good. 63 00:04:54,381 --> 00:04:56,818 Says he wants to sell and move back East. 64 00:04:56,861 --> 00:04:57,732 - Yeah, we heard about that. 65 00:04:57,775 --> 00:04:59,603 We were hoping to... 66 00:05:00,474 --> 00:05:02,389 Hoping to make him an offer sometime. 67 00:05:02,432 --> 00:05:04,042 - Boy, that sure would be a fine thing 68 00:05:04,086 --> 00:05:05,566 for a family like yours. 69 00:05:05,609 --> 00:05:07,350 'Course, it'd be mighty tough giving up 70 00:05:07,394 --> 00:05:09,221 country like this, too. 71 00:05:09,265 --> 00:05:10,484 - You'll stay for supper? 72 00:05:10,527 --> 00:05:12,137 - Why, that's mighty kind of you, ma'am. 73 00:05:12,181 --> 00:05:14,139 - Well, if we're going to get any hunting done, 74 00:05:14,183 --> 00:05:16,403 we're gonna have to set up camp before dark. 75 00:05:16,446 --> 00:05:18,405 That is, of course, if we have your permission. 76 00:05:18,448 --> 00:05:19,667 - Oh, that'd be fine. 77 00:05:19,710 --> 00:05:22,060 - There's a nice spot just down the river 78 00:05:22,104 --> 00:05:23,801 called Dripping Springs. 79 00:05:23,845 --> 00:05:25,934 - Well, this road'll take you right to it. 80 00:05:25,977 --> 00:05:29,198 - With hounds like these, you're bound to tree a few. 81 00:05:29,241 --> 00:05:32,244 - Well, they're the best in Mr. Bellington's kennel. 82 00:05:32,288 --> 00:05:33,594 - They're sure fine ones, mister. 83 00:05:33,637 --> 00:05:34,638 - [Hod] They're champions. 84 00:05:34,682 --> 00:05:36,074 - Yep. 85 00:05:36,118 --> 00:05:38,120 Won the coon hunting competition three years runnin'. 86 00:05:38,163 --> 00:05:39,513 - Is that right? 87 00:05:39,556 --> 00:05:43,604 - Hey, you got any hounds of your own, son? 88 00:05:43,647 --> 00:05:45,388 Well, ain't that a shame? 89 00:05:45,432 --> 00:05:46,911 All this fine hunting. 90 00:05:46,955 --> 00:05:48,130 - [Hod] It's getting late, Kyle. 91 00:05:48,173 --> 00:05:49,436 Maybe we ought to go. 92 00:05:49,479 --> 00:05:51,829 - Sure thing, Mr. Bellington. 93 00:05:51,873 --> 00:05:53,527 It's mighty nice meeting you folks. 94 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:55,833 - Yeah, y'all take care, now. 95 00:06:04,451 --> 00:06:07,497 [dog barks] 96 00:06:07,541 --> 00:06:10,370 [subdued music] 97 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,084 [dogs barking] 98 00:06:57,678 --> 00:06:59,331 I'm out back, son. 99 00:07:03,553 --> 00:07:04,815 Thank you, Billy. 100 00:07:08,689 --> 00:07:10,255 I was down at Grandpa's store yesterday 101 00:07:10,299 --> 00:07:11,822 and he said that old man Stanton's collie's 102 00:07:11,866 --> 00:07:13,084 about to have pups. 103 00:07:13,128 --> 00:07:14,303 And I'm sure he'd be glad to. 104 00:07:14,346 --> 00:07:15,739 - Pa? 105 00:07:15,783 --> 00:07:18,568 I don't want no collie. 106 00:07:18,612 --> 00:07:21,179 I want huntin' dogs. - I know what you want, son. 107 00:07:21,223 --> 00:07:23,181 But huntin' dogs cost money. 108 00:07:23,225 --> 00:07:25,488 Right now there's a Bluetick pup outside Grandpa's store. 109 00:07:25,532 --> 00:07:27,316 It's going for $35. 110 00:07:27,359 --> 00:07:29,492 - Can I go see him? 111 00:07:29,536 --> 00:07:32,321 - Did you hear what I said, boy? I said $35. 112 00:07:32,364 --> 00:07:33,801 - Can I at least go look at him? 113 00:07:33,844 --> 00:07:35,585 Please, Papa? 114 00:07:35,629 --> 00:07:37,500 - Did you finish stacking that cordwood? 115 00:07:37,544 --> 00:07:38,675 - Yes, sir. 116 00:07:38,719 --> 00:07:41,461 - Well, I guess it won't hurt nothing. 117 00:07:41,504 --> 00:07:42,723 Be back by noon. 118 00:07:42,766 --> 00:07:44,768 We gotta fix that fence down by the south end. 119 00:07:44,812 --> 00:07:46,509 - [Billy] Okay. 120 00:07:46,553 --> 00:07:51,601 Every town has its characters and every boy has his nemesis. 121 00:07:51,645 --> 00:07:53,647 Mine was the Pritchards. 122 00:07:53,690 --> 00:07:55,475 We didn't have no train running through 123 00:07:55,518 --> 00:07:58,216 our neck of the woods and no train tracks neither. 124 00:07:58,260 --> 00:08:00,567 But if we did, the Pritchards would definitely 125 00:08:00,610 --> 00:08:03,004 be on the other side of 'em. 126 00:08:03,047 --> 00:08:04,222 - I don't know. 127 00:08:04,266 --> 00:08:07,312 $35 is a lot to pay for a dog like that. 128 00:08:07,356 --> 00:08:08,575 - He ain't worth more than 20, Pa. 129 00:08:08,618 --> 00:08:09,401 - Hey, Billy. 130 00:08:09,445 --> 00:08:10,446 How you doing? 131 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:12,230 - [Boy] Not even that much. 132 00:08:12,274 --> 00:08:15,843 - Well, if you don't like the price, 133 00:08:15,886 --> 00:08:17,497 you better talk to Chet Parker. 134 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:19,237 It's his hound. 135 00:08:19,281 --> 00:08:22,197 I'm just trying to sell it for him. 136 00:08:24,329 --> 00:08:25,592 - All right. 137 00:08:25,635 --> 00:08:27,289 We'll take it. 138 00:08:27,332 --> 00:08:29,421 It ain't no $35 dog. 139 00:08:29,465 --> 00:08:32,076 But I promised these boys a hound, I'm gonna get 'em one. 140 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,600 Even if it is a poor one. 141 00:08:33,643 --> 00:08:35,863 Now, there's five, 25, 35. 142 00:08:37,865 --> 00:08:39,083 Come on, boys. 143 00:08:43,131 --> 00:08:45,481 - I sure seen better dogs in my day. 144 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:50,051 - It'll be hard, but we'll make something out of him. 145 00:08:51,095 --> 00:08:54,403 - Guess it's better than no dog at all. 146 00:09:00,191 --> 00:09:02,890 - Well, that's a real shame. 147 00:09:02,933 --> 00:09:05,370 And, sure as I'm living, that's dog's gonna end up 148 00:09:05,414 --> 00:09:08,417 being just as mean as they are. 149 00:09:08,460 --> 00:09:10,941 Bootleg money, that's for sure. 150 00:09:12,464 --> 00:09:13,248 Well. 151 00:09:15,206 --> 00:09:15,990 Oh, Billy. 152 00:09:17,644 --> 00:09:19,559 I wish I could've bought him for you myself, 153 00:09:19,602 --> 00:09:23,388 but I ain't much better off than your pa. 154 00:09:23,432 --> 00:09:25,565 Don't you worry, son. 155 00:09:25,608 --> 00:09:27,697 You'll have your own hound before too long. 156 00:09:27,741 --> 00:09:29,525 - I don't know, Grandpa. 157 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:32,615 Sometimes I think God don't want me to have any. 158 00:09:32,659 --> 00:09:37,489 - Well, maybe that's 'cause you ain't doing your fair share. 159 00:09:37,533 --> 00:09:38,752 - What do you mean? 160 00:09:38,795 --> 00:09:39,840 - Ah, Billy. 161 00:09:40,623 --> 00:09:43,495 If God was of mind to get you a dog, 162 00:09:43,539 --> 00:09:46,847 that'd be easy as cuttin' lard. 163 00:09:46,890 --> 00:09:48,675 But then he'd be doing all the work. 164 00:09:48,718 --> 00:09:49,980 That ain't good for your character. 165 00:09:50,024 --> 00:09:51,808 - I don't want character. 166 00:09:51,852 --> 00:09:53,593 I want dogs. 167 00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:54,419 - I know. 168 00:09:55,899 --> 00:09:57,945 And if you want dogs bad enough, you're gonna have dogs. 169 00:09:57,988 --> 00:10:02,993 But if you want God's help, you gotta meet Him halfways. 170 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:04,821 - What does that mean? 171 00:10:04,865 --> 00:10:08,259 - What, about meeting Him halfways? 172 00:10:08,303 --> 00:10:09,086 Well... 173 00:10:13,221 --> 00:10:16,311 Why don't you think about that, okay? 174 00:10:23,318 --> 00:10:28,323 ["Southside Stomp" by Jenai and the Junction] 175 00:10:31,587 --> 00:10:34,024 ♪ You can feel the rhythm coming from the alley ♪ 176 00:10:34,068 --> 00:10:37,071 ♪ Down around the corner near the vacant lot ♪ 177 00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:39,639 ♪ It'll get inside you the moment that it finds you ♪ 178 00:10:39,682 --> 00:10:44,731 ♪ Everybody's talking about the Southside Stomp ♪ 179 00:10:48,517 --> 00:10:51,041 ♪ Mommy's on the trashcan, Daddy's on the drainpipe ♪ 180 00:10:51,085 --> 00:10:54,001 ♪ Johnny's jamming hard on an old crate box ♪ 181 00:10:54,044 --> 00:10:56,699 ♪ You can hear the backbeat even from the back streets ♪ 182 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:59,746 ♪ Everybody's checking out the Southside Stomp ♪ 183 00:10:59,789 --> 00:11:02,531 ♪ If you want to feel alive 184 00:11:02,574 --> 00:11:05,186 ♪ Shake loose what's locked up inside ♪ 185 00:11:05,229 --> 00:11:08,363 ♪ Do the Southside Stomp 186 00:11:08,406 --> 00:11:11,235 ♪ Southside Stomp 187 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:13,977 ♪ If you want to just let go 188 00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:16,545 ♪ Stir up something in your soul ♪ 189 00:11:16,588 --> 00:11:19,591 ♪ Do the Southside Stomp 190 00:11:19,635 --> 00:11:22,594 ♪ Southside Stomp 191 00:11:22,638 --> 00:11:25,467 ♪ Toes are tapping, things are heating up ♪ 192 00:11:25,510 --> 00:11:28,339 ♪ Everybody's dancing, putting on a strut ♪ 193 00:11:28,383 --> 00:11:31,038 ♪ We're working the scene, smoking up the blacktop ♪ 194 00:11:31,081 --> 00:11:36,086 ♪ Everybody's doing it, the Southside Stomp ♪ 195 00:11:36,826 --> 00:11:41,831 ♪ Come on, stomp 196 00:11:45,530 --> 00:11:48,272 ♪ If you want to feel alive 197 00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:50,710 ♪ Shake loose what's locked up inside ♪ 198 00:11:50,753 --> 00:11:53,887 ♪ Do the Southside Stomp 199 00:11:53,930 --> 00:11:56,759 ♪ Southside Stomp 200 00:11:56,803 --> 00:11:59,544 ♪ If you want to just let go 201 00:11:59,588 --> 00:12:02,286 ♪ Stir up something in your soul ♪ 202 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:05,420 ♪ Do the Southside Stomp 203 00:12:05,463 --> 00:12:08,249 ♪ Southside Stomp 204 00:12:10,991 --> 00:12:11,774 - [Billy] Thanks. 205 00:12:11,818 --> 00:12:13,341 - Take care, now. 206 00:12:20,652 --> 00:12:23,046 - Where in blue blazes did that come from? 207 00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:24,265 - I saved it. 208 00:12:24,308 --> 00:12:25,440 - You saved it? 209 00:12:25,483 --> 00:12:28,095 - So I can buy two hound pups. 210 00:12:30,314 --> 00:12:33,143 Will you order 'em for me? 211 00:12:33,187 --> 00:12:35,276 - How long you been saving up, boy? 212 00:12:35,319 --> 00:12:36,756 - A long time. 213 00:12:36,799 --> 00:12:40,194 I did what you said, about meeting God halfway. 214 00:12:40,237 --> 00:12:42,936 He's the one that helped me. 215 00:12:42,979 --> 00:12:44,372 - Your pa know you have this? 216 00:12:44,415 --> 00:12:46,940 - Pa needs a new mule real bad. 217 00:12:46,983 --> 00:12:49,681 But I want them dogs real bad, too. 218 00:12:49,725 --> 00:12:50,508 - Oh. 219 00:12:53,163 --> 00:12:53,947 Hmm. 220 00:12:58,429 --> 00:13:01,824 You must have worked real hard for that. 221 00:13:03,043 --> 00:13:03,826 Earned it. 222 00:13:05,654 --> 00:13:07,874 That there is your money. 223 00:13:07,917 --> 00:13:11,791 You want them dogs, you're gonna get them dogs. 224 00:13:15,969 --> 00:13:17,579 I'll guarantee that. 225 00:13:27,676 --> 00:13:29,896 - [Jenny] Billy, you done your schoolwork? 226 00:13:29,939 --> 00:13:31,854 - I'm doing it now, Ma. 227 00:13:42,778 --> 00:13:45,346 - I want you to understand something, Billy. 228 00:13:45,389 --> 00:13:47,043 I love this place. 229 00:13:47,087 --> 00:13:50,394 It was my mother's land, and her people before her. 230 00:13:50,438 --> 00:13:51,831 And it'll break my heart to leave, 231 00:13:51,874 --> 00:13:54,181 and it'll break your father's heart, as well. 232 00:13:54,224 --> 00:13:55,573 But I know we gotta go to where my children 233 00:13:55,617 --> 00:13:58,315 can get a proper education. 234 00:13:58,359 --> 00:14:00,883 Better than I can give you here. 235 00:14:00,927 --> 00:14:03,320 Now, finish your schoolwork. 236 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:14,462 - [Will] Hey, Billy. 237 00:14:15,332 --> 00:14:16,551 - [Billy] Need some help with that feed? 238 00:14:16,594 --> 00:14:17,595 - Naw, I got it. 239 00:14:17,639 --> 00:14:18,640 I was just down at Grandpa's store. 240 00:14:18,683 --> 00:14:20,947 He said he's got something for you. 241 00:14:20,990 --> 00:14:24,211 [uptempo banjo music] 242 00:14:50,628 --> 00:14:54,676 - All right, baking powder, a pound of pork, and... 243 00:14:55,503 --> 00:14:56,504 Hey, Billy. 244 00:14:56,547 --> 00:14:57,287 How you doing? 245 00:14:57,331 --> 00:14:58,375 - Ah, hey, Billy. 246 00:14:58,419 --> 00:14:59,507 - Well, I sure thank you, Ms. Carter. 247 00:14:59,550 --> 00:15:00,987 And I, uh... 248 00:15:01,030 --> 00:15:02,814 I'm just gonna put this on your bill. 249 00:15:02,858 --> 00:15:03,641 - Appreciate it. 250 00:15:03,685 --> 00:15:04,425 - Okay. 251 00:15:04,468 --> 00:15:06,557 DJ, here you go. 252 00:15:06,601 --> 00:15:07,558 - [Ms. Carter] Thank you. 253 00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:09,125 - Well, are they here? 254 00:15:09,169 --> 00:15:10,387 - What are you talking about? 255 00:15:10,431 --> 00:15:11,171 Is what here? 256 00:15:11,214 --> 00:15:13,129 [Billy groans] 257 00:15:13,173 --> 00:15:15,392 Oh, you know what? 258 00:15:15,436 --> 00:15:18,830 I think something did come for you. Oh, I had it on me. 259 00:15:18,874 --> 00:15:19,614 Wait a minute, now. 260 00:15:19,657 --> 00:15:21,311 Just... 261 00:15:21,355 --> 00:15:22,356 There it is, yeah. 262 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:23,487 There you go. 263 00:15:24,662 --> 00:15:26,447 - [Billy] What's this? 264 00:15:27,448 --> 00:15:28,449 Where are they? 265 00:15:28,492 --> 00:15:29,450 - Tahlequah. 266 00:15:29,493 --> 00:15:30,494 - Tahlequah? 267 00:15:30,538 --> 00:15:32,018 - [Grandpa] Yes, sir. 268 00:15:32,061 --> 00:15:32,888 - Doggone. 269 00:15:34,063 --> 00:15:36,283 That's halfway down the river. 270 00:15:36,326 --> 00:15:37,937 Well, why didn't they come here? 271 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:40,940 - Well, the mail buggy don't deliver dogs, that's why. 272 00:15:40,983 --> 00:15:42,158 - Tahlequah? 273 00:15:42,202 --> 00:15:43,377 - Well, don't get all upset. 274 00:15:43,420 --> 00:15:44,813 I mean, I already talked to Jim Hedges. 275 00:15:44,856 --> 00:15:46,075 He's going over there Saturday. 276 00:15:46,119 --> 00:15:47,424 He'd be happy to give you a ride. 277 00:15:47,468 --> 00:15:48,425 - What if he forgets? 278 00:15:48,469 --> 00:15:50,645 - Well, he ain't gonna forget. 279 00:15:50,688 --> 00:15:52,473 Have a piece of licorice here and stand on your head. 280 00:15:52,516 --> 00:15:54,257 That'll calm you down. 281 00:15:54,301 --> 00:15:56,390 Oh, I have something else for you. 282 00:15:56,433 --> 00:15:58,174 It'll make you feel better. 283 00:15:58,218 --> 00:15:59,306 There you go. 284 00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:01,482 - [Billy] Well, what's this for? 285 00:16:01,525 --> 00:16:03,005 - Well, that's the Depression. 286 00:16:03,049 --> 00:16:05,573 Price is going down on everything, including hounds. 287 00:16:05,616 --> 00:16:06,966 That's your change. 288 00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:08,054 - A whole week. 289 00:16:08,097 --> 00:16:08,880 - Hey, Billy. 290 00:16:08,924 --> 00:16:09,794 You waited this long. 291 00:16:09,838 --> 00:16:11,535 Few more days ain't gonna hurt. 292 00:16:11,579 --> 00:16:13,668 Now, go stand on your head. 293 00:16:27,595 --> 00:16:28,683 - Didn't think hunting dogs 294 00:16:28,726 --> 00:16:31,686 was on the schoolwork schedule, Billy. 295 00:16:31,729 --> 00:16:33,122 - I'm sorry, Ma. 296 00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:35,559 I just get so excited thinking about 297 00:16:35,603 --> 00:16:37,866 having my own little pups. 298 00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:39,389 - Now, I need you to promise me that you'll put 299 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:40,521 your schoolwork first and you put away 300 00:16:40,564 --> 00:16:43,002 this daydreaming about dogs. 301 00:16:44,568 --> 00:16:46,483 - I promise. 302 00:16:46,527 --> 00:16:48,746 - Cross your heart? 303 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:51,488 - Cross my heart and hope to die. 304 00:16:53,795 --> 00:16:56,624 [subdued music] 305 00:17:05,372 --> 00:17:08,418 My ma was always worried I was gonna turn out a hillbilly 306 00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:12,031 and this was just the sort of behavior that would prove it. 307 00:17:12,074 --> 00:17:13,641 I was in trouble. 308 00:17:13,684 --> 00:17:15,469 But there was no way around it. 309 00:17:15,512 --> 00:17:17,384 My pups might be starving to death 310 00:17:17,427 --> 00:17:19,951 15 miles away in Tahlequah. 311 00:17:19,995 --> 00:17:22,476 And I was never gonna make it back in time for supper. 312 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:26,306 ♪ Remember the traveler 313 00:17:26,349 --> 00:17:29,787 ♪ Bring us safely home 314 00:17:29,831 --> 00:17:33,661 ♪ Heavenly father 315 00:17:33,704 --> 00:17:37,360 ♪ Remember the traveler 316 00:17:37,404 --> 00:17:41,103 ♪ Bring us safely home 317 00:17:41,147 --> 00:17:43,497 ♪ Safely home 318 00:17:49,851 --> 00:17:51,592 [owl hoots] 319 00:17:51,635 --> 00:17:53,115 - [Billy] There was this old wives' tale 320 00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:55,987 that two owl hoots means bad luck. 321 00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:59,426 I was busting to take this shortcut, 322 00:17:59,469 --> 00:18:01,645 so I had a real good listen. 323 00:18:05,345 --> 00:18:07,216 [owl hoots] 324 00:18:07,260 --> 00:18:08,870 'Course I missed it. 325 00:18:11,699 --> 00:18:13,004 - [Man] Hey! 326 00:18:13,048 --> 00:18:14,049 Who's there? 327 00:18:17,226 --> 00:18:18,009 [gun fires] 328 00:18:18,053 --> 00:18:20,751 [tense music] 329 00:18:20,795 --> 00:18:23,189 [gun fires] 330 00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:40,467 [horns honking] 331 00:18:43,557 --> 00:18:45,428 - [Billy] I'd never been in a big city before 332 00:18:45,472 --> 00:18:48,431 and I'd never seen half this stuff in Grandpa's store. 333 00:18:48,475 --> 00:18:49,693 That's for sure. 334 00:18:50,738 --> 00:18:54,785 Anyway, I reckoned I was fitting in pretty good. 335 00:18:54,829 --> 00:18:57,353 I just needed to find them railway tracks 336 00:18:57,397 --> 00:19:00,182 'cause I knew where they'd take me. 337 00:19:00,226 --> 00:19:05,231 ♪ I look around at all the faces and I see ♪ 338 00:19:05,492 --> 00:19:09,365 ♪ All the lonely people looking back at me ♪ 339 00:19:09,409 --> 00:19:11,411 - [Boy] Hey, look what we got here. 340 00:19:11,454 --> 00:19:12,847 This hillbilly. 341 00:19:12,890 --> 00:19:14,414 ♪ Rich, poor, don't matter we're all the same ♪ 342 00:19:14,457 --> 00:19:15,589 - Hey, Wendell. 343 00:19:15,632 --> 00:19:17,417 Look what we got here. 344 00:19:18,505 --> 00:19:19,245 - Look at that. 345 00:19:19,288 --> 00:19:20,594 Barefoot and all. 346 00:19:21,769 --> 00:19:26,600 ♪ What the world needs now is love ♪ 347 00:19:26,643 --> 00:19:28,689 ♪ Love and only love 348 00:19:28,732 --> 00:19:32,519 ♪ A little help from up above 349 00:19:36,697 --> 00:19:37,915 - Are you the? 350 00:19:37,959 --> 00:19:39,395 - Morning. 351 00:19:39,439 --> 00:19:40,570 - Morning. 352 00:19:40,614 --> 00:19:41,702 I was wondering. 353 00:19:41,745 --> 00:19:44,139 - Kinda warm out there today, isn't it? 354 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:44,922 - Yes, sir. 355 00:19:44,966 --> 00:19:45,967 Sure is. 356 00:19:46,010 --> 00:19:48,099 - Might be fixing to rain, though. 357 00:19:48,143 --> 00:19:49,623 - We could use some up where I come from. 358 00:19:49,666 --> 00:19:51,581 - Oh, where might that be? 359 00:19:51,625 --> 00:19:53,017 - Up the river a ways. 360 00:19:53,061 --> 00:19:55,498 About 10, 12 miles as the crow flies. 361 00:19:55,542 --> 00:19:57,761 - You know, I've got a crate back there 362 00:19:57,805 --> 00:20:02,766 making some strange noises for a boy who lives up the river. 363 00:20:02,810 --> 00:20:05,291 The name is Billy Coleman. 364 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:06,422 - Yes, sir. 365 00:20:06,466 --> 00:20:07,684 That's me. - Come on back here, now. 366 00:20:07,728 --> 00:20:08,859 I'll show you. 367 00:20:08,903 --> 00:20:11,384 [puppies whining] 368 00:20:11,427 --> 00:20:13,386 Well, there they are. 369 00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:18,565 What do you think? 370 00:20:18,608 --> 00:20:21,437 [playful music] 371 00:20:26,573 --> 00:20:29,140 Aren't you gonna pick 'em up? 372 00:20:36,104 --> 00:20:39,063 See, they already know you. 373 00:20:39,107 --> 00:20:40,891 You're gonna need a gunny sack to carry them in, 374 00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:42,371 and I've cut a couple of slits in them 375 00:20:42,415 --> 00:20:45,374 so that they won't smother. 376 00:20:45,418 --> 00:20:46,593 - Do I owe you anything? 377 00:20:46,636 --> 00:20:48,116 - Oh, no. 378 00:20:48,159 --> 00:20:49,596 There's a small feed bill, but I'll take care of that. 379 00:20:49,639 --> 00:20:51,380 Ain't much, anyway. 380 00:20:53,469 --> 00:20:55,428 Well, now, ain't that something? 381 00:20:55,471 --> 00:20:57,517 - Well, thanks again. 382 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:58,344 - Okay. 383 00:21:01,347 --> 00:21:02,957 Good luck and good huntin'. 384 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,524 - [Billy] Thanks. 385 00:21:21,367 --> 00:21:22,150 - Hey, boy. 386 00:21:22,193 --> 00:21:23,238 What's your name? 387 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:24,413 - Billy Coleman. 388 00:21:26,023 --> 00:21:27,416 - How come you ain't wearing no shoes? 389 00:21:27,460 --> 00:21:28,939 - [Boy] He's one of them hill people. 390 00:21:28,983 --> 00:21:30,593 - Think he can feel that? 391 00:21:30,637 --> 00:21:32,291 - What you got there? 392 00:21:32,334 --> 00:21:34,380 [dog whimpering] 393 00:21:34,423 --> 00:21:35,859 - Don't do that. 394 00:21:37,470 --> 00:21:39,298 I said, don't do that. 395 00:21:40,647 --> 00:21:42,431 - So, you want to fight, huh? 396 00:21:42,475 --> 00:21:45,434 - Nah, but don't touch my dogs again. 397 00:21:45,478 --> 00:21:46,305 - Beat him up. 398 00:21:46,348 --> 00:21:47,436 - Come on, you can lick him. 399 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,569 He's just a hillbilly. 400 00:21:49,612 --> 00:21:51,179 [yells] 401 00:21:51,222 --> 00:21:53,529 - He's busted my nose! 402 00:21:53,573 --> 00:21:54,835 - [Boy] Grab him. 403 00:22:02,233 --> 00:22:04,497 - [Kid] You're dead meat. 404 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:05,846 - All right, all right. 405 00:22:05,889 --> 00:22:06,629 Break it up. 406 00:22:06,673 --> 00:22:07,500 That's it. 407 00:22:07,543 --> 00:22:08,892 Get up, get up. - Sheriff. 408 00:22:08,936 --> 00:22:10,416 - You boys get on home. 409 00:22:10,459 --> 00:22:12,505 Your parents are going to hear about this. 410 00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:13,332 Go on. 411 00:22:15,464 --> 00:22:16,291 Get! 412 00:22:18,032 --> 00:22:19,468 You all right, son? 413 00:22:21,427 --> 00:22:23,037 - [Billy] My dogs. 414 00:22:25,648 --> 00:22:27,389 - Here's your dogs. 415 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:32,394 - Thanks. 416 00:22:32,438 --> 00:22:33,526 - You're welcome. 417 00:22:33,569 --> 00:22:36,224 - Come over here and sit down. 418 00:22:41,142 --> 00:22:42,143 Here you go. 419 00:22:44,537 --> 00:22:45,625 There you go. 420 00:22:47,931 --> 00:22:50,456 These are fine-looking dogs. 421 00:22:50,499 --> 00:22:52,109 Where'd you get 'em? 422 00:22:52,153 --> 00:22:54,721 - From a dog kennel in Kentucky. 423 00:22:54,764 --> 00:22:56,287 They cost me $40. 424 00:22:57,288 --> 00:23:00,030 - You mean to tell me you paid for 'em yourself? 425 00:23:00,074 --> 00:23:01,423 - Yes, sir. 426 00:23:01,467 --> 00:23:02,729 - Well, you had to slop a lot of hogs 427 00:23:02,772 --> 00:23:04,426 and cut a lot of cordwood to get 428 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:06,123 that kind of money together, son. 429 00:23:06,167 --> 00:23:07,516 - I sure did. 430 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,083 - What's your name? 431 00:23:09,910 --> 00:23:11,825 - I'm Billy Coleman. 432 00:23:11,868 --> 00:23:14,262 - I'm Sheriff O'Donnell. 433 00:23:14,305 --> 00:23:16,438 You any kin to Will Coleman up the river? 434 00:23:16,482 --> 00:23:17,265 - Yes, sir. 435 00:23:17,308 --> 00:23:18,484 He's my daddy. 436 00:23:19,441 --> 00:23:21,225 - That explains a lot. 437 00:23:22,618 --> 00:23:24,403 - Is there a place nearby that sells things 438 00:23:24,446 --> 00:23:26,405 like overalls and candy? 439 00:23:27,928 --> 00:23:30,713 Candy with mushy centers? 440 00:23:30,757 --> 00:23:33,542 [whimsical music] 441 00:24:14,931 --> 00:24:17,543 [dog yelping] 442 00:24:19,545 --> 00:24:20,589 - One of 'em's calling for you. 443 00:24:20,633 --> 00:24:22,112 [laughs] 444 00:24:22,156 --> 00:24:23,679 You cleaned up good. 445 00:24:23,723 --> 00:24:25,507 Good-looking shoes. 446 00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:26,465 Mm-mm. 447 00:24:26,508 --> 00:24:27,944 Listen. 448 00:24:27,988 --> 00:24:30,164 Let me buy you a soda pop before you head for home. 449 00:24:30,207 --> 00:24:32,471 - Oh, I ain't never had any before. 450 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:36,170 - Well, for one who's just starting a soda pop habit, 451 00:24:36,213 --> 00:24:38,520 I would suggest strawberry. 452 00:24:40,174 --> 00:24:42,481 [lid pops] 453 00:24:49,357 --> 00:24:50,750 - [Billy] Well, that strawberry soda was about 454 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:53,535 the best thing I'd ever tasted. 455 00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:54,318 [Billy burps] 456 00:24:54,362 --> 00:24:56,495 [laughs] 457 00:25:04,981 --> 00:25:06,853 I couldn't figure out why anyone would put 458 00:25:06,896 --> 00:25:10,509 these things on their feet on purpose. 459 00:25:10,552 --> 00:25:12,902 But I had my pups and them dogs was already 460 00:25:12,946 --> 00:25:15,426 about to bust my heart in two. 461 00:25:15,470 --> 00:25:17,646 I tried not to think about that black cloud 462 00:25:17,690 --> 00:25:20,519 hanging over me when I got home. 463 00:25:27,613 --> 00:25:29,484 [snarling] 464 00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:31,878 [tense music] 465 00:25:37,623 --> 00:25:39,625 [snarling] 466 00:25:41,235 --> 00:25:44,020 [dogs whimpering] 467 00:25:48,329 --> 00:25:49,112 Ya, ya! 468 00:25:55,771 --> 00:25:58,557 [leaves rustling] 469 00:26:14,137 --> 00:26:16,923 [dogs whimpering] 470 00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:29,109 Dan, Ann, come here. 471 00:26:32,286 --> 00:26:33,504 Well, I'll be. 472 00:26:42,513 --> 00:26:43,253 - [Jenny] Billy. 473 00:26:43,297 --> 00:26:44,428 - [Billy] Ma, I. 474 00:26:44,472 --> 00:26:45,604 - Don't you say a word, Billy Coleman. 475 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,475 You broke a promise to me. 476 00:26:47,518 --> 00:26:49,346 - I had to get my pups, Ma. 477 00:26:49,390 --> 00:26:50,478 They might have died. 478 00:26:50,521 --> 00:26:53,350 You never would have let me go. 479 00:26:53,394 --> 00:26:56,571 Turns out it was Billy Coleman's lucky day. 480 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:58,617 This here's little Ann, and that's Dan. 481 00:26:58,660 --> 00:26:59,835 Just as I'd hoped. 482 00:26:59,879 --> 00:27:02,577 the sight of me all beat up and sore... 483 00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:05,362 Well, it was too much for her. 484 00:27:05,406 --> 00:27:07,713 - [Jenny] Papa went over the hill looking for you. 485 00:27:07,756 --> 00:27:09,671 Come on home, now. 486 00:27:09,715 --> 00:27:11,325 - [Will] Well, Jenny, will you looky here? 487 00:27:11,368 --> 00:27:13,370 - [Sarah] Are those your dogs, Billy? 488 00:27:13,414 --> 00:27:14,284 - [Billy] Mm-hmm. 489 00:27:14,328 --> 00:27:17,113 - Did you bring me a treat? 490 00:27:17,157 --> 00:27:18,506 - There you go. 491 00:27:18,549 --> 00:27:20,247 - [Sarah] What about me? 492 00:27:20,290 --> 00:27:22,379 - [Alice] Thanks, Billy. 493 00:27:22,423 --> 00:27:24,381 - [Billy] Here you are. 494 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:26,122 - They're sure fine hounds, son. 495 00:27:26,166 --> 00:27:27,950 - I figure they'll do. 496 00:27:28,821 --> 00:27:30,387 Here. 497 00:27:30,431 --> 00:27:32,215 This is for you, Pa. 498 00:27:32,259 --> 00:27:34,304 - Thank you, son. 499 00:27:34,348 --> 00:27:36,350 - This is for you, Mama. 500 00:27:37,568 --> 00:27:39,614 - Let's open these up. 501 00:27:46,577 --> 00:27:47,535 Oh, well, now. 502 00:27:48,623 --> 00:27:50,320 Will you looky here? 503 00:27:50,364 --> 00:27:51,495 And just in time. 504 00:27:51,539 --> 00:27:55,586 These old ones are barely keeping me in 505 00:27:55,630 --> 00:27:56,805 Jenny. 506 00:27:56,849 --> 00:27:58,589 Your mama's been wanting a new dress. 507 00:27:58,633 --> 00:28:01,505 Looks like there's enough material there for half a dozen. 508 00:28:01,549 --> 00:28:03,464 - You like it, Mama? 509 00:28:03,507 --> 00:28:05,205 The colors are all right? 510 00:28:05,248 --> 00:28:07,294 - It's perfect. 511 00:28:07,337 --> 00:28:09,470 Thank you, Billy. 512 00:28:09,513 --> 00:28:10,384 - Yeah, thank you, son. 513 00:28:10,427 --> 00:28:11,646 It's mighty thoughtful of you. 514 00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:13,430 - [Jenny] Tell your pa their names. 515 00:28:13,474 --> 00:28:18,087 - Well, this one is old Dan and this one's little Ann. 516 00:28:18,958 --> 00:28:21,003 - I'd say that fits 'em both just fine. 517 00:28:21,047 --> 00:28:22,657 What do you say, Jenny? 518 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:27,749 - I think it's about time this boy has a decent meal. 519 00:28:27,793 --> 00:28:30,970 [upbeat guitar music] 520 00:28:45,245 --> 00:28:47,726 [dogs barking] 521 00:29:02,044 --> 00:29:04,394 [growling] 522 00:29:13,490 --> 00:29:15,405 - [Billy] Come on, Dan. 523 00:29:25,415 --> 00:29:26,503 Over here, Dan. 524 00:29:28,984 --> 00:29:31,508 [dogs barking] 525 00:29:47,481 --> 00:29:49,439 [barking] 526 00:29:56,882 --> 00:29:57,621 Come on old Dan. 527 00:29:57,665 --> 00:29:58,927 Get it, get it. 528 00:30:04,454 --> 00:30:05,194 All right. 529 00:30:05,238 --> 00:30:06,587 Come here, Dan. 530 00:30:08,894 --> 00:30:11,244 Time for the big test. 531 00:30:11,287 --> 00:30:13,333 You two wait here. 532 00:30:13,376 --> 00:30:15,596 [barking] 533 00:30:43,929 --> 00:30:44,668 All right. 534 00:30:44,712 --> 00:30:45,452 Come on, go. 535 00:30:45,495 --> 00:30:47,019 Come on, come on. 536 00:30:52,589 --> 00:30:55,288 [dogs barking] 537 00:31:38,766 --> 00:31:41,464 [metal scraping] 538 00:31:44,990 --> 00:31:47,644 - Gimme a little more water, son. 539 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,735 Just a little. 540 00:31:51,779 --> 00:31:52,562 That's it. 541 00:31:56,610 --> 00:31:58,960 - You know, Grandpa says in New England 542 00:31:59,004 --> 00:32:01,571 everyone's going crazy over coonskin coats. 543 00:32:01,615 --> 00:32:03,051 - Is that right? 544 00:32:03,095 --> 00:32:05,575 - So we should be getting a good price. 545 00:32:05,619 --> 00:32:07,534 - Well, I'll tell you what. 546 00:32:07,577 --> 00:32:08,970 You can use the side of the smokehouse wall 547 00:32:09,014 --> 00:32:12,495 if you think your hounds can cover it. 548 00:32:12,539 --> 00:32:15,281 - It ain't hardly big enough. 549 00:32:15,324 --> 00:32:16,499 - It's not, huh? 550 00:32:19,546 --> 00:32:21,983 What are you gonna do with all that money? 551 00:32:22,027 --> 00:32:22,853 - Well... 552 00:32:24,377 --> 00:32:28,381 You were always saying how you could use another mule. 553 00:32:29,686 --> 00:32:32,211 - Well, you be careful with this axe, son. 554 00:32:32,254 --> 00:32:35,040 I put a fine edge on that hatchet. 555 00:32:36,084 --> 00:32:38,826 It's for cutting down trees with coons in, and that's it. 556 00:32:38,869 --> 00:32:39,740 - Yes, sir. 557 00:32:40,915 --> 00:32:42,090 - Look at them. 558 00:32:42,134 --> 00:32:45,093 They're sure enough ready to go huntin'. 559 00:32:47,095 --> 00:32:49,054 - Here's a little somethin' for when you get hungry. 560 00:32:49,097 --> 00:32:49,880 - Don't worry, Mama. 561 00:32:49,924 --> 00:32:50,969 I'll be fine. 562 00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,929 - Yeah, well, put this on. 563 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:56,017 I just don't understand why you have 564 00:32:56,061 --> 00:32:57,714 to do your hunting at night. 565 00:32:57,758 --> 00:33:00,543 - Well, that's when ringtails are up and about. 566 00:33:00,587 --> 00:33:01,370 Come on, Billy. 567 00:33:01,414 --> 00:33:02,676 Better get going. 568 00:33:06,027 --> 00:33:07,115 And good luck, son. 569 00:33:07,159 --> 00:33:08,421 I expect to see a big coonskin on 570 00:33:08,464 --> 00:33:11,119 the smokehouse wall in the morning, okay? 571 00:33:11,163 --> 00:33:12,033 - [Billy] All right. 572 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:14,905 See you all in the morning. 573 00:33:14,949 --> 00:33:16,037 - Bye, Billy. 574 00:33:16,081 --> 00:33:17,778 - [Sarah] Bye, Billy. 575 00:33:19,171 --> 00:33:20,172 - Woo-wee! 576 00:33:20,215 --> 00:33:22,957 [Billy chuckles] 577 00:33:24,350 --> 00:33:26,526 - I hope he'll be all right. 578 00:33:29,572 --> 00:33:30,617 Will? 579 00:33:34,577 --> 00:33:38,581 What are we going to do about Uncle Fred's offer? 580 00:33:38,625 --> 00:33:40,366 - Oh, it'll take a miracle to get that $1000 581 00:33:40,409 --> 00:33:42,368 he's asking us to put down. 582 00:33:42,411 --> 00:33:46,241 I mean, Uncle Fred wants to go back East by springtime. 583 00:33:46,285 --> 00:33:47,068 - Well. 584 00:33:48,243 --> 00:33:52,856 I suppose I can do some patchwork, and 585 00:34:02,170 --> 00:34:07,175 - You're working your fingers to the bone as it is. 586 00:34:07,219 --> 00:34:09,395 Pretty as they are. 587 00:34:09,438 --> 00:34:12,441 I sure wish I could've given you an easier life. 588 00:34:12,485 --> 00:34:14,313 - You're doing fine. 589 00:34:16,619 --> 00:34:18,578 I just want my children to be able to go to school 590 00:34:18,621 --> 00:34:20,710 so they can read and write. 591 00:34:21,842 --> 00:34:23,365 And go to church. 592 00:34:29,458 --> 00:34:31,765 [bright guitar music] 593 00:34:31,808 --> 00:34:34,507 [dogs barking] 594 00:34:38,380 --> 00:34:41,514 [raccoon chittering] 595 00:34:57,486 --> 00:34:59,358 - I'm ashamed of you, little girl. 596 00:34:59,401 --> 00:35:01,360 You let that ringtail fool you like this. 597 00:35:01,403 --> 00:35:03,362 You'll never be a coonhound. 598 00:35:03,405 --> 00:35:04,580 You either, Dan. 599 00:35:06,408 --> 00:35:08,323 [dogs barking] 600 00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:10,151 You'll never fool them again! 601 00:35:10,195 --> 00:35:10,978 Not never! 602 00:35:16,984 --> 00:35:20,118 [raccoon chittering] 603 00:35:20,857 --> 00:35:23,556 [dogs barking] 604 00:36:10,777 --> 00:36:11,560 Doggone. 605 00:36:17,479 --> 00:36:18,263 All right. 606 00:36:19,481 --> 00:36:22,180 Now, I made a promise and I'll keep it. 607 00:36:22,223 --> 00:36:25,400 We'll get that coon, whatever it takes. 608 00:36:25,444 --> 00:36:26,227 Yeah. 609 00:36:28,273 --> 00:36:30,710 [upbeat music] 610 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:41,895 Those dogs must have thought I'd lost my marbles. 611 00:36:41,938 --> 00:36:43,810 Anyone else would have. 612 00:36:45,028 --> 00:36:46,900 I didn't know how I was gonna do it, 613 00:36:46,943 --> 00:36:49,207 but a promise is a promise. 614 00:37:16,103 --> 00:37:17,365 - Billy, Billy. 615 00:37:19,889 --> 00:37:21,021 Come on, son. 616 00:37:23,458 --> 00:37:24,329 - [Billy] I couldn't come home. 617 00:37:24,372 --> 00:37:27,288 My dogs put one up a tree. 618 00:37:27,332 --> 00:37:29,769 - Oh, that's a big sycamore. 619 00:37:29,812 --> 00:37:31,423 - Biggest in the whole river bottom. 620 00:37:31,466 --> 00:37:32,467 - There ain't no use cutting down 621 00:37:32,511 --> 00:37:35,514 a tree like this just for one coon. 622 00:37:35,557 --> 00:37:36,558 Come on, Billy. 623 00:37:36,602 --> 00:37:37,342 Let's go home. 624 00:37:37,385 --> 00:37:39,518 - I can't, Papa. 625 00:37:39,561 --> 00:37:40,301 - You can't? 626 00:37:40,345 --> 00:37:41,737 Why? 627 00:37:41,781 --> 00:37:44,218 - I made a bargain with the dogs. 628 00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:48,048 I told 'em if they put one up a tree, I'd do the rest. 629 00:37:48,091 --> 00:37:49,789 They done their part. 630 00:37:49,832 --> 00:37:51,921 It's up to me to do mine. 631 00:37:55,621 --> 00:37:58,493 - [Jenny] Let me take a look at those hands. 632 00:37:58,537 --> 00:37:59,973 Does that hurt? 633 00:38:00,016 --> 00:38:01,279 - [Billy] It's all right. 634 00:38:01,322 --> 00:38:03,455 - You gonna cut down a tree like this, Billy, 635 00:38:03,498 --> 00:38:05,500 you need a man-size axe. 636 00:38:09,504 --> 00:38:11,506 Here are my gloves. 637 00:38:11,550 --> 00:38:12,551 - Thanks, Pa. 638 00:38:12,594 --> 00:38:13,726 - And before you swing that axe, 639 00:38:13,769 --> 00:38:15,423 I want you to eat these eggs. 640 00:38:15,467 --> 00:38:18,078 You can share the biscuits with the hounds, okay? 641 00:38:18,121 --> 00:38:18,905 All right. 642 00:38:24,258 --> 00:38:26,478 - Billy, can you handle this? 643 00:38:28,828 --> 00:38:30,482 - Yes, Grandpa. 644 00:38:30,525 --> 00:38:32,571 - Well, I guess every boy should have a tree like this 645 00:38:32,614 --> 00:38:35,095 to chop down once in his lifetime. 646 00:38:35,138 --> 00:38:37,489 We're gonna have enough wood for three seasons. 647 00:38:37,532 --> 00:38:40,056 You take care now, all right? 648 00:38:43,016 --> 00:38:45,584 [subdued music] 649 00:39:54,217 --> 00:39:56,394 [barking] 650 00:40:00,398 --> 00:40:03,052 [dramatic music] 651 00:40:16,326 --> 00:40:19,112 - I just can't do it, little girl. 652 00:40:20,330 --> 00:40:21,593 My strength's all gone. 653 00:40:21,636 --> 00:40:24,073 [both bark] 654 00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:28,034 Haven't I done my fair share? 655 00:40:30,776 --> 00:40:33,082 Can't you help me a little? 656 00:40:35,476 --> 00:40:37,957 [wind rushing] 657 00:40:58,586 --> 00:41:00,545 [barking] 658 00:41:04,636 --> 00:41:05,463 Come on. 659 00:41:07,552 --> 00:41:08,335 Come on, Ann. 660 00:41:08,378 --> 00:41:09,467 Come on, Dan. 661 00:41:15,777 --> 00:41:18,606 [tree cracking] 662 00:41:29,269 --> 00:41:30,052 Woo-hoo! 663 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:34,230 [dogs barking] 664 00:41:40,106 --> 00:41:40,889 Woo-hoo! 665 00:41:46,286 --> 00:41:48,375 Ma always regretted the cap she made me 666 00:41:48,418 --> 00:41:51,030 out of that first coon hide. 667 00:41:51,073 --> 00:41:54,947 She said after that I had raccoon on the brain. 668 00:41:55,991 --> 00:41:58,472 Lucky for me, it turns out the price we were getting 669 00:41:58,516 --> 00:42:01,431 for those skins was turning what I loved doing most 670 00:42:01,475 --> 00:42:05,827 in the world into a whole lot of money for the family. 671 00:42:07,002 --> 00:42:10,528 Meanwhile, me and my dogs were getting known in those parts 672 00:42:10,571 --> 00:42:14,357 on account of bringing in the most skins to Grandpa's store. 673 00:42:14,401 --> 00:42:16,577 - I tell you, I never seen anything like it in my life. 674 00:42:16,621 --> 00:42:19,232 When that male Redbone grabbed that raccoon by the tail, 675 00:42:19,275 --> 00:42:20,799 he wasn't anywhere nears a tree. 676 00:42:20,842 --> 00:42:21,582 - Is that right? 677 00:42:21,626 --> 00:42:22,801 - That's right. 678 00:42:22,844 --> 00:42:24,411 And last week, we sent a bundle of furs 679 00:42:24,454 --> 00:42:25,804 like you wouldn't believe. 680 00:42:25,847 --> 00:42:27,109 - If they're as good as you say they are, 681 00:42:27,153 --> 00:42:29,329 you ought to enter in that fall competition. 682 00:42:29,372 --> 00:42:30,460 Might have a chance to win 683 00:42:30,504 --> 00:42:32,288 and find out how good they really are. 684 00:42:32,332 --> 00:42:33,072 - Oh, they're good. 685 00:42:33,115 --> 00:42:34,029 They're good. 686 00:42:34,073 --> 00:42:35,030 - There's the boy now. 687 00:42:35,074 --> 00:42:35,814 - Hey, Billy. 688 00:42:35,857 --> 00:42:37,380 How you doing? 689 00:42:37,424 --> 00:42:39,600 - Your grandpa's been bragging up a storm about you, boy. 690 00:42:39,644 --> 00:42:42,560 If you and them Redbones is half as good as he says, 691 00:42:42,603 --> 00:42:43,822 I got a pesky ringtail out there been 692 00:42:43,865 --> 00:42:46,215 getting into my chickens, stealing eggs. 693 00:42:46,259 --> 00:42:47,608 Could use your help one of these nights. 694 00:42:47,652 --> 00:42:48,957 - Just tell me when. 695 00:42:49,001 --> 00:42:50,002 - Anytime this week. 696 00:42:50,045 --> 00:42:51,264 How's Thursday night? 697 00:42:51,307 --> 00:42:52,918 - That should be all right. 698 00:42:52,961 --> 00:42:54,006 - All right, I gotta get going. 699 00:42:54,049 --> 00:42:55,137 - All right, take it easy. 700 00:42:55,181 --> 00:42:56,051 - [Man] Barley's waiting in the field. 701 00:42:56,095 --> 00:42:57,618 - All righty. 702 00:42:57,662 --> 00:42:58,619 We'll see you later. 703 00:42:58,663 --> 00:42:59,577 - [Man] All right. 704 00:42:59,620 --> 00:43:01,013 - Hey. 705 00:43:01,056 --> 00:43:03,363 Where's them hounds we been hearing so much about? 706 00:43:03,406 --> 00:43:04,407 - Back home. 707 00:43:05,539 --> 00:43:07,454 Ma needs a big sack of cornmeal. 708 00:43:07,497 --> 00:43:08,586 - All righty. 709 00:43:09,630 --> 00:43:10,544 Here you go. 710 00:43:10,588 --> 00:43:11,676 And here's the Pritchards'. 711 00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:13,895 You boys need anything else? 712 00:43:13,939 --> 00:43:17,290 - [Boy] Uh, gimme two plugs of tobacco. 713 00:43:17,333 --> 00:43:18,552 - Little young for that, ain't you? 714 00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:20,119 - It's for my pa. 715 00:43:24,036 --> 00:43:25,428 - Is them hounds of yours really as good 716 00:43:25,472 --> 00:43:27,474 as the old man says they are? 717 00:43:27,517 --> 00:43:29,215 - My grandpa doesn't lie. 718 00:43:29,258 --> 00:43:30,738 Why? 719 00:43:30,782 --> 00:43:32,958 - Since you're so sure of yourself, wanna make a bet? 720 00:43:33,001 --> 00:43:34,002 - No. 721 00:43:34,046 --> 00:43:35,351 - What's the matter, you chicken? 722 00:43:35,395 --> 00:43:37,397 [imitating chicken] 723 00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:39,878 - No, I just don't wanna. 724 00:43:39,921 --> 00:43:42,358 - Billy, get yourself a peppermint there. 725 00:43:42,402 --> 00:43:43,446 Sure this is for your pa? 726 00:43:43,490 --> 00:43:45,884 - It's for my pa, all right. 727 00:43:47,363 --> 00:43:48,147 Tobacco. 728 00:43:49,452 --> 00:43:50,236 So what... 729 00:43:51,629 --> 00:43:53,587 Now, what do you boys think you're doing? 730 00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:54,806 What do you think you're doing in here? 731 00:43:54,849 --> 00:43:57,809 Get out of my store, right now! 732 00:43:57,852 --> 00:44:00,463 You're gonna have a fine time explaining this to your pa. 733 00:44:00,507 --> 00:44:02,944 Two plugs of tobacco he never seen. 734 00:44:02,988 --> 00:44:04,554 - I better get going. 735 00:44:04,598 --> 00:44:05,686 Remember to tell your folks. 736 00:44:05,730 --> 00:44:07,427 Sunday, supper at my place. 737 00:44:07,470 --> 00:44:08,297 - Okay. - Okay? 738 00:44:08,341 --> 00:44:09,298 - Thanks. - Take care now. 739 00:44:09,342 --> 00:44:10,648 - See you on Sunday. 740 00:44:10,691 --> 00:44:11,474 - Okay. 741 00:44:13,172 --> 00:44:14,521 - Hey, Billy boy. 742 00:44:14,564 --> 00:44:16,175 How you doing, you chicken? [imitating chicken] 743 00:44:16,218 --> 00:44:16,958 Come on. 744 00:44:17,002 --> 00:44:17,742 Come on, here we go. 745 00:44:17,785 --> 00:44:18,786 Come on. 746 00:44:18,830 --> 00:44:20,222 Come on, right here. 747 00:44:20,266 --> 00:44:21,180 Let's do it, come on. - What's going on out here? 748 00:44:21,223 --> 00:44:21,963 - Come on, let's go. 749 00:44:22,007 --> 00:44:22,877 - Hey, hey! 750 00:44:24,270 --> 00:44:26,054 Can't you Pritchards do nothing but make trouble? 751 00:44:26,098 --> 00:44:27,795 - We ain't looking to cause trouble. 752 00:44:27,839 --> 00:44:28,927 Just bet. 753 00:44:28,970 --> 00:44:29,710 - Bet? 754 00:44:29,754 --> 00:44:30,711 - [Boy] Bet. 755 00:44:30,755 --> 00:44:32,017 - On what? 756 00:44:32,060 --> 00:44:33,540 - Well, we got a ringtail out near our place 757 00:44:33,583 --> 00:44:35,673 that no dog's been smart enough to tree yet. 758 00:44:35,716 --> 00:44:37,631 - Every time they think they got him treed, 759 00:44:37,675 --> 00:44:39,415 he just disappears. 760 00:44:39,459 --> 00:44:40,547 Twice as big as you ever saw, 761 00:44:40,590 --> 00:44:42,375 and they call him the ghost coon. 762 00:44:42,418 --> 00:44:45,117 We got $5 says yours dog can't tree him. 763 00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:48,424 - I know my dogs can tree him, but we don't hold to bettin'. 764 00:44:48,468 --> 00:44:49,817 - Told you he was too chicken. 765 00:44:49,861 --> 00:44:50,862 [imitating chicken] 766 00:44:50,905 --> 00:44:51,689 - Wait there. 767 00:44:51,732 --> 00:44:52,646 Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it. 768 00:44:52,690 --> 00:44:53,560 You say $5? 769 00:44:53,603 --> 00:44:54,779 - $5. 770 00:44:54,822 --> 00:44:55,736 - [Grandpa] Just count Billy in on that. 771 00:44:55,780 --> 00:44:56,650 - Grandpa. 772 00:44:56,694 --> 00:44:58,130 - Now, you just take this, okay? 773 00:44:58,173 --> 00:44:59,609 Hold onto that. 774 00:44:59,653 --> 00:45:00,828 You hold onto your money, he'll hold onto his money. 775 00:45:00,872 --> 00:45:02,830 - But Grandpa, you said the Good Book says 776 00:45:02,874 --> 00:45:04,440 a wager's a fool's argument. 777 00:45:04,484 --> 00:45:07,443 - The Good Book never had to deal with no Pritchards. 778 00:45:07,487 --> 00:45:08,749 This better be on the fair and square, 779 00:45:08,793 --> 00:45:10,403 or I'll be talking to your pa. 780 00:45:10,446 --> 00:45:11,970 - Oh, it'll be fair. 781 00:45:12,013 --> 00:45:14,712 My pa would beat us to a pulp if he caught us cheating. 782 00:45:14,755 --> 00:45:16,452 'Bout meeting old Billy and his hounds 783 00:45:16,496 --> 00:45:19,586 in our pasture today around sunset? 784 00:45:19,629 --> 00:45:20,674 - I'll be there. 785 00:45:20,718 --> 00:45:21,457 - He'll be there. 786 00:45:21,501 --> 00:45:24,112 - Don't forget the $5. 787 00:45:24,156 --> 00:45:25,940 - [Boy] Yeah. 788 00:45:25,984 --> 00:45:26,811 - Hey, hey. 789 00:45:26,854 --> 00:45:27,855 - [Boy] We're gonna be rich. 790 00:45:27,899 --> 00:45:29,901 - Easiest $5 I'll ever see. 791 00:45:29,944 --> 00:45:30,902 - You mean two. 792 00:45:30,945 --> 00:45:32,207 I'm getting three, you know. 793 00:45:32,251 --> 00:45:34,209 - [Boy] It was my idea. 794 00:45:34,253 --> 00:45:36,777 - Billy, I have never asked nothing of no man on earth, 795 00:45:36,821 --> 00:45:41,347 but I am asking you to get that so-called ghost coon. 796 00:45:47,048 --> 00:45:47,832 - All right, all right. 797 00:45:47,875 --> 00:45:49,572 Come here, come here. 798 00:45:51,183 --> 00:45:52,271 Okay, you two. 799 00:45:52,314 --> 00:45:53,794 We gotta find this ghost coon tonight 800 00:45:53,838 --> 00:45:56,492 and show those Pritchards. 801 00:45:56,536 --> 00:46:00,061 Grandpa's counting on us, you understand? 802 00:46:01,454 --> 00:46:02,498 All right. 803 00:46:04,152 --> 00:46:05,719 Come on. 804 00:46:05,763 --> 00:46:07,416 Come on, little girl. 805 00:46:10,419 --> 00:46:11,769 This'll hold him. 806 00:46:11,812 --> 00:46:13,379 We don't want him fighting with those Coleman dogs. 807 00:46:13,422 --> 00:46:14,554 [dogs barking] 808 00:46:14,597 --> 00:46:15,337 - That's them. 809 00:46:15,381 --> 00:46:16,164 Come on. 810 00:46:17,383 --> 00:46:19,602 [barking] 811 00:46:28,611 --> 00:46:31,353 [dogs barking] 812 00:46:34,835 --> 00:46:35,923 - [Billy] Attagirl. 813 00:46:35,967 --> 00:46:38,578 - [Boy] They got the scent. 814 00:46:38,621 --> 00:46:39,361 - [Billy] Get him, Dan. 815 00:46:39,405 --> 00:46:40,798 Come on, let's go. 816 00:47:03,037 --> 00:47:03,821 Attagirl. 817 00:47:03,864 --> 00:47:04,647 Come on. 818 00:47:10,044 --> 00:47:11,002 - It's the ghost coon, all right. 819 00:47:11,045 --> 00:47:11,829 - [Boy] Yep. 820 00:47:11,872 --> 00:47:12,830 - He always goes this way. 821 00:47:12,873 --> 00:47:13,656 Come on. 822 00:47:22,056 --> 00:47:22,840 Hurry up, Rainie. 823 00:47:22,883 --> 00:47:23,666 Let's go. 824 00:47:24,842 --> 00:47:26,365 Come on, come on. 825 00:47:33,067 --> 00:47:35,287 [barking] 826 00:47:41,597 --> 00:47:43,773 [raccoon chittering] 827 00:47:43,817 --> 00:47:46,559 [dogs barking] 828 00:48:04,620 --> 00:48:05,404 That's him. 829 00:48:05,447 --> 00:48:07,928 He always finds that tree. 830 00:48:07,972 --> 00:48:10,104 There's no holes up there or nothing. 831 00:48:10,148 --> 00:48:11,584 We've been up there. 832 00:48:11,627 --> 00:48:13,107 He just disappears. 833 00:48:19,592 --> 00:48:20,723 He's gone. 834 00:48:20,767 --> 00:48:21,811 He's the ghost coon. 835 00:48:21,855 --> 00:48:23,944 - We want our five bucks. 836 00:48:28,427 --> 00:48:30,908 [dogs barking] 837 00:48:47,489 --> 00:48:49,665 What you doing up there, boy? 838 00:48:49,709 --> 00:48:50,928 He ain't up there. 839 00:48:50,971 --> 00:48:51,754 He's gone. 840 00:48:53,191 --> 00:48:56,629 - [Rainie] Come on down here and pay up. 841 00:49:00,589 --> 00:49:02,156 - That son of a gun. 842 00:49:11,426 --> 00:49:12,471 You were right. 843 00:49:13,559 --> 00:49:14,777 He's gone. 844 00:49:14,821 --> 00:49:16,344 He's disappeared. 845 00:49:20,131 --> 00:49:22,742 He's the ghost coon, all right. 846 00:49:22,785 --> 00:49:24,091 [dog barking] 847 00:49:24,135 --> 00:49:25,440 - It's old Blue. 848 00:49:25,484 --> 00:49:27,573 [tense music] 849 00:49:27,616 --> 00:49:28,791 - Look out, Dan! 850 00:49:34,710 --> 00:49:36,756 - Hey, get off him! 851 00:49:36,799 --> 00:49:38,801 [yells] 852 00:49:42,022 --> 00:49:43,371 - [Rainie] He's hurt real bad. 853 00:49:43,415 --> 00:49:44,982 I'm gonna get my pa. 854 00:49:56,515 --> 00:50:01,476 ♪ I'm kind of homesick 855 00:50:01,520 --> 00:50:05,828 ♪ For that country 856 00:50:05,872 --> 00:50:10,050 ♪ To which I've never been before ♪ 857 00:50:16,404 --> 00:50:21,453 ♪ No sad goodbyes 858 00:50:21,496 --> 00:50:26,501 ♪ Will there be spoken 859 00:50:26,762 --> 00:50:30,766 ♪ For time won't matter anymore ♪ 860 00:50:37,904 --> 00:50:42,474 ♪ Beulah land 861 00:50:42,517 --> 00:50:47,522 ♪ I'm longing for you 862 00:50:48,871 --> 00:50:53,224 ♪ And someday 863 00:50:53,267 --> 00:50:58,272 ♪ On thee I'll stand 864 00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:04,452 ♪ Where my home 865 00:51:04,496 --> 00:51:09,501 ♪ Shall be eternal 866 00:51:12,634 --> 00:51:17,552 ♪ Beulah land 867 00:51:17,596 --> 00:51:20,599 ♪ Sweet Beulah land 868 00:51:21,513 --> 00:51:23,689 - [Will] Don't go blaming yourself, Billy. 869 00:51:23,732 --> 00:51:26,474 - I'm the reason he's dead. 870 00:51:26,518 --> 00:51:29,564 - Billy, if anybody's at fault, it's me. 871 00:51:29,608 --> 00:51:31,784 I'm the one who called those boys' bet. 872 00:51:31,827 --> 00:51:32,567 - It's nobody's fault. 873 00:51:32,611 --> 00:51:34,352 It was an accident. 874 00:51:46,103 --> 00:51:47,887 - You can stop worrying, Mama, 875 00:51:47,930 --> 00:51:51,499 'cause I ain't never going huntin' again. 876 00:51:51,543 --> 00:51:54,111 [subdued music] 877 00:52:10,562 --> 00:52:12,172 - Come on, now, girls. 878 00:52:12,216 --> 00:52:15,480 Hurry up, Grandpa's waitin'. - I have an idea, Jenny, 879 00:52:15,523 --> 00:52:18,309 this ain't just a Sunday dinner we're going to. 880 00:52:18,352 --> 00:52:21,181 - What, do you think he's got something else up his sleeve? 881 00:52:21,225 --> 00:52:24,228 - Knowing your father, it could be anything, 882 00:52:24,271 --> 00:52:27,187 especially where Billy's concerned. 883 00:52:32,714 --> 00:52:34,194 - [Grandpa] All right, Jenny. 884 00:52:34,238 --> 00:52:35,717 I know you want some more tater pie. 885 00:52:35,761 --> 00:52:36,718 - Thank you, no. 886 00:52:36,762 --> 00:52:38,242 - Will, how about some? 887 00:52:38,285 --> 00:52:39,460 - No, no, I couldn't. 888 00:52:39,504 --> 00:52:41,201 - [Grandpa] Girls, huh? 889 00:52:41,245 --> 00:52:42,333 - No thanks, Grandpa. 890 00:52:42,376 --> 00:52:43,943 I'm stuffed. 891 00:52:43,986 --> 00:52:45,510 - I'm full, too. 892 00:52:45,553 --> 00:52:46,554 - Sarah, did you know this 893 00:52:46,598 --> 00:52:48,382 is your grandma's favorite recipe? 894 00:52:48,426 --> 00:52:49,731 - No more, Grandpa. 895 00:52:49,775 --> 00:52:52,343 - Now, what are you trying to do to us, George? 896 00:52:52,386 --> 00:52:54,475 - I'll just throw it to the critters, then. 897 00:52:54,519 --> 00:52:56,216 - All right, Papa. 898 00:52:56,260 --> 00:52:57,261 What is it? 899 00:52:57,304 --> 00:52:58,610 What's on your mind? 900 00:52:58,653 --> 00:52:59,654 - Mind? 901 00:52:59,698 --> 00:53:00,525 - Well, you must have some purpose 902 00:53:00,568 --> 00:53:02,222 for laying out a feed like this. 903 00:53:02,266 --> 00:53:04,224 - Well, I just wanted Jenny to get out of the kitchen 904 00:53:04,268 --> 00:53:06,618 and sample some real cooking here. 905 00:53:06,661 --> 00:53:08,489 - Papa, will you stop your teasing? 906 00:53:08,533 --> 00:53:10,317 You've got something up your sleeve, and what is it? 907 00:53:10,361 --> 00:53:11,666 - I don't. 908 00:53:11,710 --> 00:53:13,451 I got nothing up my sleeve, that's a promise. 909 00:53:13,494 --> 00:53:14,278 But, uh... 910 00:53:15,496 --> 00:53:17,194 I do have a little thing here in my pocket 911 00:53:17,237 --> 00:53:19,935 that might be of interest to you. 912 00:53:19,979 --> 00:53:22,895 Billy, why don't you read that out? 913 00:53:26,246 --> 00:53:29,423 - Ozark championship coon hunt to be held. 914 00:53:29,467 --> 00:53:31,382 - There you go. 915 00:53:31,425 --> 00:53:32,296 I don't know about y'all, 916 00:53:32,339 --> 00:53:33,427 but I've always been interested 917 00:53:33,471 --> 00:53:36,169 in being in a real coon hunt. 918 00:53:36,213 --> 00:53:37,953 Billy, all you have to do is enter old Dan 919 00:53:37,997 --> 00:53:40,391 and little Ann and we're in the contest. 920 00:53:40,434 --> 00:53:42,567 - I told you, Grandpa. 921 00:53:42,610 --> 00:53:44,917 I ain't never going huntin' again. 922 00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:46,353 - I ain't talking about you entering, 923 00:53:46,397 --> 00:53:49,138 I'm talking about entering the dogs. 924 00:53:49,182 --> 00:53:51,967 Giving them dogs a chance to prove how good they are. 925 00:53:52,011 --> 00:53:53,447 Best in Oklahoma. 926 00:53:53,491 --> 00:53:56,798 Do you know I made a record of every coon he treed? 927 00:53:56,842 --> 00:53:59,932 I took it over to JB Johnson, down at the courthouse. 928 00:53:59,975 --> 00:54:03,109 He made some kind of notarized affidavit, 929 00:54:03,152 --> 00:54:04,502 or something like that. 930 00:54:04,545 --> 00:54:06,330 Turns out there ain't a pair of dogs in this county 931 00:54:06,373 --> 00:54:07,331 can hold a candle to his. 932 00:54:07,374 --> 00:54:08,549 - That's enough, now. 933 00:54:08,593 --> 00:54:09,463 - Enough? 934 00:54:09,507 --> 00:54:10,769 - Well, they're Billy's dogs. 935 00:54:10,812 --> 00:54:12,292 He worked for 'em. 936 00:54:12,336 --> 00:54:14,425 It's gotta be his decision. 937 00:54:17,384 --> 00:54:21,127 - Maybe I will have one more tiny slice of that tater pie. 938 00:54:21,170 --> 00:54:22,302 Then I think I need to get started 939 00:54:22,346 --> 00:54:23,477 on cleaning up the dishes. 940 00:54:23,521 --> 00:54:24,391 - [George] Oh, no you don't. 941 00:54:24,435 --> 00:54:26,088 That's Alice, and me, and Sarah. 942 00:54:26,132 --> 00:54:27,655 We're gonna do that, aren't we, girls? 943 00:54:27,699 --> 00:54:29,309 - I'll wash and Sarah can dry. 944 00:54:29,353 --> 00:54:31,572 - Maybe I wanna wash. 945 00:54:31,616 --> 00:54:32,921 - [Will] Maybe Billy and I can take a look at the pump 946 00:54:32,965 --> 00:54:34,793 out back and see what's causing that leak. 947 00:54:34,836 --> 00:54:35,576 - No, Will. 948 00:54:35,620 --> 00:54:36,490 No, no, relax. 949 00:54:36,534 --> 00:54:37,404 The Wilkins are coming Tuesday. 950 00:54:37,448 --> 00:54:38,753 - I'll do it. 951 00:54:38,797 --> 00:54:39,667 - Hmm? 952 00:54:39,711 --> 00:54:41,974 - Grandpa's right. 953 00:54:42,017 --> 00:54:44,150 Dan and Ann are the best. 954 00:54:45,107 --> 00:54:47,675 They have the right to prove it. 955 00:54:49,590 --> 00:54:51,505 - Well, I think that settles it. 956 00:54:51,549 --> 00:54:53,202 - All right, then. 957 00:54:55,553 --> 00:54:57,511 [upbeat music] 958 00:54:57,555 --> 00:55:00,035 [dogs barking] 959 00:55:17,139 --> 00:55:17,923 Howdy. 960 00:55:22,667 --> 00:55:27,106 Well, I expected a mess of people, but nothing like this. 961 00:55:27,149 --> 00:55:28,150 - There's those fellers who were huntin' 962 00:55:28,194 --> 00:55:30,675 over at our place a while back. 963 00:55:30,718 --> 00:55:31,719 - Mr. Bellington. 964 00:55:31,763 --> 00:55:34,809 He won the competition last year. 965 00:55:34,853 --> 00:55:36,376 - He must be here to win again. 966 00:55:36,420 --> 00:55:37,203 - We'll see about that. 967 00:55:37,246 --> 00:55:38,335 Right, Billy? 968 00:55:41,120 --> 00:55:42,469 - [Sheriff] Afternoon, folks. 969 00:55:42,513 --> 00:55:43,296 - [George] Howdy. 970 00:55:43,340 --> 00:55:44,079 - [Will] How you doing? 971 00:55:44,123 --> 00:55:45,472 - [Sheriff] Good. 972 00:55:46,430 --> 00:55:49,084 I'm collecting for the pool, if you're interested. 973 00:55:49,128 --> 00:55:49,911 Cash pool. 974 00:55:50,782 --> 00:55:51,870 - Cash pool? 975 00:55:51,913 --> 00:55:52,653 - [Sheriff] Uh-huh. 976 00:55:52,697 --> 00:55:54,612 - Howdy, Sheriff. 977 00:55:54,655 --> 00:55:56,396 - Well. 978 00:55:56,440 --> 00:55:57,571 [laughs] 979 00:55:57,615 --> 00:55:59,965 If it isn't the boy who tried to fight 980 00:56:00,008 --> 00:56:03,403 every kid in town all at the same time. 981 00:56:03,447 --> 00:56:05,623 [laughs] 982 00:56:05,666 --> 00:56:07,407 Are these the same pups? 983 00:56:07,451 --> 00:56:08,408 - Yes, sir. 984 00:56:08,452 --> 00:56:09,714 They sure are. 985 00:56:09,757 --> 00:56:11,411 - They sure grew into some fine-looking dogs. 986 00:56:11,455 --> 00:56:13,413 - Ah, thank you. 987 00:56:13,457 --> 00:56:15,459 Pa, Grandpa, this is the sheriff I told you about 988 00:56:15,502 --> 00:56:17,548 from Tahlequah. 989 00:56:17,591 --> 00:56:18,984 - Abe O'Donnell. 990 00:56:19,027 --> 00:56:20,333 I'm pleased to meet you at last. 991 00:56:20,377 --> 00:56:21,465 - Will Coleman. 992 00:56:21,508 --> 00:56:22,727 Thank you for looking after my boy. 993 00:56:22,770 --> 00:56:24,468 - George Randall. 994 00:56:24,511 --> 00:56:25,599 You said, uh. 995 00:56:25,643 --> 00:56:26,731 You said something about a cash pool? 996 00:56:26,774 --> 00:56:27,819 - Oh, yeah. 997 00:56:27,862 --> 00:56:30,343 Yeah, each contestant puts in $5. 998 00:56:30,387 --> 00:56:31,953 Make up a cash pool. 999 00:56:31,997 --> 00:56:34,782 Whoever wins, wins it, and the cup. 1000 00:56:34,826 --> 00:56:36,393 - $5? - Now, now wait a minute. 1001 00:56:36,436 --> 00:56:39,439 I think we'd better go along with that, there. 1002 00:56:39,483 --> 00:56:41,615 That's like finding money. 1003 00:56:41,659 --> 00:56:43,269 That ought to be $5. 1004 00:56:43,312 --> 00:56:45,489 Put it in their name, though, if you will. 1005 00:56:45,532 --> 00:56:46,315 - Coleman. 1006 00:56:46,359 --> 00:56:47,534 - Coleman. 1007 00:56:47,578 --> 00:56:49,188 [gun fires] 1008 00:56:49,231 --> 00:56:51,495 [uptempo music] 1009 00:56:51,538 --> 00:56:54,323 [dogs barking] 1010 00:57:20,175 --> 00:57:22,830 - But the point is, there ain't a pair of hounds out here 1011 00:57:22,874 --> 00:57:24,484 that ain't gonna be struggling to keep up 1012 00:57:24,528 --> 00:57:25,442 with these two dogs. 1013 00:57:25,485 --> 00:57:27,182 I promise you that. 1014 00:57:32,884 --> 00:57:35,321 - Let me have your attention in here, gentlemen. 1015 00:57:35,364 --> 00:57:36,496 All right? 1016 00:57:36,540 --> 00:57:38,367 I got a special bulletin. 1017 00:57:38,411 --> 00:57:43,024 Carl Brown's dogs have treed the first coon of this contest, 1018 00:57:43,068 --> 00:57:44,417 not 20 minutes ago. 1019 00:57:44,461 --> 00:57:47,202 And the dogs are on the trail of another one. 1020 00:57:47,246 --> 00:57:48,726 Hate to tell you this, but old Carl may whip you 1021 00:57:48,769 --> 00:57:50,858 before you even get a chance to start. 1022 00:57:50,902 --> 00:57:51,729 - Hear that, Grandpa? 1023 00:57:51,772 --> 00:57:54,079 - Yeah, I heard it. 1024 00:57:54,122 --> 00:57:56,168 - [Billy] They almost have two coons already. 1025 00:57:56,211 --> 00:57:59,563 - Now, don't you start quitting before you get started here. 1026 00:57:59,606 --> 00:58:01,086 - I don't know. 1027 00:58:01,129 --> 00:58:03,044 There's some mighty fine hounds out there. 1028 00:58:03,088 --> 00:58:04,611 - You know what they're doing? 1029 00:58:04,655 --> 00:58:05,569 They're just stirring 'em up for when you get out there. 1030 00:58:05,612 --> 00:58:06,744 You're gonna lick 'em, boy. 1031 00:58:06,787 --> 00:58:09,094 You're gonna lick 'em good. 1032 00:58:13,620 --> 00:58:15,317 [dogs barking] 1033 00:58:15,361 --> 00:58:17,319 - Sounds like they're onto one already. 1034 00:58:17,363 --> 00:58:18,190 - Yeah. 1035 00:58:18,233 --> 00:58:19,365 - [Ben] Well, howdy, folks. 1036 00:58:19,408 --> 00:58:20,845 - Howdy. - Hey, Mr. Kyle. 1037 00:58:20,888 --> 00:58:22,020 You remember my boy. 1038 00:58:22,063 --> 00:58:23,412 - Sure do. 1039 00:58:23,456 --> 00:58:25,545 Well, say, them your hounds, son? 1040 00:58:25,589 --> 00:58:28,461 Oh, I figured you'd get you some, but boy, 1041 00:58:28,505 --> 00:58:31,203 I didn't think that they'd be such fine ones. 1042 00:58:31,246 --> 00:58:32,465 Uh, what night'd you draw? 1043 00:58:32,509 --> 00:58:33,510 - Third. 1044 00:58:33,553 --> 00:58:35,642 - Say, you're a little unlucky. 1045 00:58:35,686 --> 00:58:37,296 - How come unlucky? 1046 00:58:37,339 --> 00:58:39,559 - Well, our Mr. Bellington has got his hounds 1047 00:58:39,603 --> 00:58:41,561 in the best shape ever. 1048 00:58:41,605 --> 00:58:43,432 There may not be any ringtails left 1049 00:58:43,476 --> 00:58:45,391 by the time you boys get out there. 1050 00:58:45,434 --> 00:58:47,349 [people laughing] 1051 00:58:47,393 --> 00:58:48,786 - Mr. Bellington better not start shining up 1052 00:58:48,829 --> 00:58:50,918 that award before he gets his hands on it. 1053 00:58:50,962 --> 00:58:52,311 I'll tell you that. 1054 00:58:52,354 --> 00:58:54,008 These two dogs here are gonna smell out every coon 1055 00:58:54,052 --> 00:58:55,706 from here to Arkansas and back. 1056 00:58:55,749 --> 00:58:58,535 [people laughing] 1057 00:58:59,623 --> 00:59:01,450 - [Ben] I'm gonna go get a little shuteye, fellas. 1058 00:59:01,494 --> 00:59:02,277 Good luck. 1059 00:59:03,670 --> 00:59:04,845 ♪ He was dead 1060 00:59:04,889 --> 00:59:06,412 ♪ I rammed my finger down his throat ♪ 1061 00:59:06,455 --> 00:59:08,370 ♪ And I pulled out a chicken head ♪ 1062 00:59:08,414 --> 00:59:10,242 ♪ Fare thee well, old Joe Clark ♪ 1063 00:59:10,285 --> 00:59:11,983 ♪ Fare thee well, I say 1064 00:59:12,026 --> 00:59:13,637 ♪ Fare thee well, old Joe Clark ♪ 1065 00:59:13,680 --> 00:59:17,466 ♪ Haven't got long to stay 1066 00:59:21,601 --> 00:59:23,516 - Them's nothing. 1067 00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:25,170 We just got started. 1068 00:59:25,213 --> 00:59:26,214 - [Man] I can't wait. 1069 00:59:26,258 --> 00:59:28,086 - All right, all right. 1070 00:59:28,129 --> 00:59:28,869 Come on, everybody. 1071 00:59:28,913 --> 00:59:30,349 Come on. 1072 00:59:30,392 --> 00:59:32,612 The eliminations are over. 1073 00:59:32,656 --> 00:59:35,963 Finalists are, no surprise, Hod Bellington. 1074 00:59:36,007 --> 00:59:37,835 [people cheering and applauding] 1075 00:59:37,878 --> 00:59:39,184 All right, Hod. 1076 00:59:40,533 --> 00:59:41,621 Carl Brown. 1077 00:59:41,665 --> 00:59:44,189 [people cheering and applauding] 1078 00:59:44,232 --> 00:59:45,059 Woo! 1079 00:59:46,539 --> 00:59:49,498 And a newcomer, Billy Coleman. 1080 00:59:49,542 --> 00:59:53,981 [people cheering and applauding] 1081 00:59:54,025 --> 00:59:57,463 Now, we're gonna start at sundown. 1082 00:59:57,506 --> 01:00:00,335 And the hounds that bring in the most coonskins 1083 01:00:00,379 --> 01:00:03,512 by sunup tomorrow morning's gonna win that cup. 1084 01:00:03,556 --> 01:00:07,734 [people cheering and applauding] 1085 01:00:07,778 --> 01:00:10,128 Not to mention that cash pool. 1086 01:00:10,171 --> 01:00:14,915 [people cheering and applauding] 1087 01:00:14,959 --> 01:00:15,742 Good luck. 1088 01:00:17,962 --> 01:00:19,877 - Well, these hounds are raring to go. 1089 01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:20,660 - So am I, Kyle. 1090 01:00:20,704 --> 01:00:21,661 So am I. 1091 01:00:21,705 --> 01:00:23,097 Get outta there. 1092 01:00:24,621 --> 01:00:26,187 How you doing, boys? 1093 01:00:26,231 --> 01:00:27,928 - Howdy. - Hey, how you doing? 1094 01:00:27,972 --> 01:00:29,321 - Pretty good. 1095 01:00:29,364 --> 01:00:30,583 - Good luck, Mr. Bellington. 1096 01:00:30,627 --> 01:00:31,802 - Well, thank you, young man. 1097 01:00:31,845 --> 01:00:33,804 Course, I won't be relying on good luck. 1098 01:00:33,847 --> 01:00:35,457 I'm gonna be relying on the finest 1099 01:00:35,501 --> 01:00:38,591 pair of coonhounds I've ever owned. 1100 01:00:38,635 --> 01:00:40,375 Good luck to you. 1101 01:00:40,419 --> 01:00:41,333 See you. 1102 01:00:41,376 --> 01:00:42,856 Let's go feed these guys. 1103 01:00:42,900 --> 01:00:44,553 - Sure thing, Hod. 1104 01:00:49,080 --> 01:00:49,820 - Come on, Billy. 1105 01:00:49,863 --> 01:00:51,125 We got a long night. 1106 01:00:51,169 --> 01:00:52,736 Let's get some rest. 1107 01:00:56,391 --> 01:00:59,177 [thunder rumbles] 1108 01:01:00,569 --> 01:01:02,310 - [Billy] We're in luck. 1109 01:01:02,354 --> 01:01:04,051 - [George] How's that, boy? 1110 01:01:04,095 --> 01:01:07,141 - You know how coons like to feed before a coming storm. 1111 01:01:07,185 --> 01:01:09,535 Lots to feed on in them pools. 1112 01:01:09,578 --> 01:01:10,971 Crawdads and minnows. 1113 01:01:11,015 --> 01:01:12,190 - Let's stop here, then. 1114 01:01:12,233 --> 01:01:14,148 - Okay. - Whoa. 1115 01:01:14,192 --> 01:01:16,194 - [Billy] Come on, let's go, Ann. Come on. 1116 01:01:16,237 --> 01:01:16,977 - [George] Okay, little girl. 1117 01:01:17,021 --> 01:01:18,283 Get ready to go. 1118 01:01:18,326 --> 01:01:19,719 - Sounds like they're onto one already. 1119 01:01:19,763 --> 01:01:21,068 - Let 'em go, let 'em go. 1120 01:01:21,112 --> 01:01:22,635 - Okay, go! 1121 01:01:22,679 --> 01:01:23,723 [dogs barking] 1122 01:01:23,767 --> 01:01:24,942 - [Will] Come on, let's go. 1123 01:01:24,985 --> 01:01:25,725 Yeah! 1124 01:01:25,769 --> 01:01:26,552 Woo! 1125 01:01:26,595 --> 01:01:27,335 - [Billy] Yeah, all right. 1126 01:01:27,379 --> 01:01:28,554 Come on, let's go. 1127 01:01:28,597 --> 01:01:29,381 Yeah. 1128 01:01:33,515 --> 01:01:35,604 [lightning crashing] 1129 01:01:35,648 --> 01:01:37,824 [barking] 1130 01:01:40,435 --> 01:01:42,307 - [Will] Woo-hoo! 1131 01:01:42,350 --> 01:01:43,874 - [Billy] Yeah. 1132 01:01:43,917 --> 01:01:44,962 - Woo! 1133 01:01:45,005 --> 01:01:46,877 - Son, are you ready for number two? 1134 01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:47,834 - [George] Never had a chance. 1135 01:01:47,878 --> 01:01:48,748 - Ready as I'll ever be. 1136 01:01:48,792 --> 01:01:49,749 - Come on. 1137 01:01:49,793 --> 01:01:51,011 Let's get 'em. 1138 01:01:52,534 --> 01:01:53,535 - First one. 1139 01:01:53,579 --> 01:01:54,493 - [Will] Woo! 1140 01:01:54,536 --> 01:01:55,189 - That's the first one. - Yeah. 1141 01:01:55,233 --> 01:01:57,104 - That's the first one. 1142 01:02:00,281 --> 01:02:02,327 - [Man] Whoa. Whoa! 1143 01:02:02,370 --> 01:02:04,024 Ain't this the Coleman buggy? 1144 01:02:04,068 --> 01:02:07,071 How they gonna make it back to camp? 1145 01:02:11,292 --> 01:02:12,859 - How did you and Mr. Bellington do? 1146 01:02:12,903 --> 01:02:14,556 - Well, we got lucky. 1147 01:02:14,600 --> 01:02:17,951 We got three of 'em, before this blasted storm blew in. 1148 01:02:17,995 --> 01:02:19,518 - That puts you ahead. 1149 01:02:19,561 --> 01:02:21,041 Brad and me got skunks. 1150 01:02:21,085 --> 01:02:21,955 - And the Coleman boy? 1151 01:02:21,999 --> 01:02:22,956 He still out there? 1152 01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:24,523 - He hasn't come in yet. 1153 01:02:24,566 --> 01:02:27,047 If I know that boy, he ain't got no quit in him. 1154 01:02:27,091 --> 01:02:28,222 - Billy, hold up. 1155 01:02:28,266 --> 01:02:29,571 Hold up, Billy. 1156 01:02:31,008 --> 01:02:32,270 Son. 1157 01:02:32,313 --> 01:02:33,488 Okay, in a storm like this the coons'll 1158 01:02:33,532 --> 01:02:34,838 be heading for the den. 1159 01:02:34,881 --> 01:02:37,492 - Hope Dan and Ann tree 'em before they get there. 1160 01:02:37,536 --> 01:02:41,322 - Hope them other hunters are as cold as we are. 1161 01:02:41,366 --> 01:02:43,585 [dogs barking] 1162 01:02:43,629 --> 01:02:44,761 - I hear 'em. 1163 01:02:44,804 --> 01:02:45,544 - Billy. 1164 01:02:45,587 --> 01:02:46,893 Hold on, Billy. 1165 01:02:47,851 --> 01:02:48,677 Son. 1166 01:02:49,853 --> 01:02:52,203 - [George] Wait a minute. 1167 01:02:52,246 --> 01:02:53,334 Hold on, boy. 1168 01:02:55,467 --> 01:02:58,687 - [Will] Sounds like they're up ahead. 1169 01:03:05,520 --> 01:03:07,044 - [George] Billy! 1170 01:03:07,958 --> 01:03:08,959 Wait up! 1171 01:03:09,002 --> 01:03:12,005 [lightning crashes] 1172 01:03:13,877 --> 01:03:16,140 [grunting] 1173 01:03:21,449 --> 01:03:23,669 [barking] 1174 01:03:29,980 --> 01:03:31,329 - Woo! 1175 01:03:31,372 --> 01:03:32,678 They got one. 1176 01:03:32,721 --> 01:03:35,072 - [Abe] Can you believe it? 1177 01:03:35,115 --> 01:03:35,855 - Woo! 1178 01:03:35,899 --> 01:03:36,813 - [Billy] All right. 1179 01:03:36,856 --> 01:03:37,857 Yeah. 1180 01:03:37,901 --> 01:03:39,511 - [Abe] Wait. 1181 01:03:39,554 --> 01:03:40,294 There's two. 1182 01:03:40,338 --> 01:03:41,513 - Two? 1183 01:03:41,556 --> 01:03:42,427 - [Abe] No, no. 1184 01:03:42,470 --> 01:03:44,516 No, there's three. 1185 01:03:44,559 --> 01:03:45,517 - [Billy] Three coons? 1186 01:03:45,560 --> 01:03:47,649 - Ain't that something, Grandpa? 1187 01:03:47,693 --> 01:03:48,868 - Grandpa? 1188 01:03:48,912 --> 01:03:49,913 - George? 1189 01:03:49,956 --> 01:03:50,739 - Grandpa? 1190 01:03:50,783 --> 01:03:52,393 - He was right behind me. 1191 01:03:52,437 --> 01:03:53,220 - Grandpa! 1192 01:03:55,832 --> 01:03:57,355 The dogs can find him. 1193 01:03:57,398 --> 01:03:58,922 - Son, we better go find your grandpa. 1194 01:03:58,965 --> 01:04:00,488 It's getting bad. 1195 01:04:00,532 --> 01:04:03,535 The dogs'll stay on that tree with them coons up there. 1196 01:04:03,578 --> 01:04:05,145 - Dan, Ann? 1197 01:04:05,189 --> 01:04:07,060 You need to understand something. 1198 01:04:07,104 --> 01:04:09,715 Grandpa's in trouble and we need to help him. 1199 01:04:09,758 --> 01:04:10,803 Now, you two are the only ones 1200 01:04:10,847 --> 01:04:12,936 who can find him in this here storm, 1201 01:04:12,979 --> 01:04:17,114 so you have to forget about the hunt and winning. 1202 01:04:19,029 --> 01:04:20,117 Come on, now. 1203 01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:21,379 Let's go. Come on, let's go get him. 1204 01:04:21,422 --> 01:04:22,423 Come on! 1205 01:04:22,467 --> 01:04:24,425 [dogs barking] 1206 01:04:24,469 --> 01:04:27,167 [dramatic music] 1207 01:04:30,562 --> 01:04:32,738 - Come on this way, boy. 1208 01:04:32,781 --> 01:04:35,132 - [Abe] Seems this storm is letting up. 1209 01:04:35,175 --> 01:04:37,438 - Pa, they can't find him. 1210 01:04:37,482 --> 01:04:38,613 Here, smell for Grandpa. 1211 01:04:38,657 --> 01:04:39,876 Here, smell for Grandpa. 1212 01:04:39,919 --> 01:04:40,833 Smell for Grandpa. 1213 01:04:40,877 --> 01:04:42,400 Smell, smell. 1214 01:04:42,443 --> 01:04:43,618 - They lost him. 1215 01:04:45,403 --> 01:04:48,101 [dogs barking] 1216 01:04:48,145 --> 01:04:51,017 Oh, they're onto another coon, now. 1217 01:04:59,504 --> 01:05:01,071 - [Abe] They got something. 1218 01:05:01,114 --> 01:05:01,898 - Go get Billy. 1219 01:05:01,941 --> 01:05:02,724 Go on! 1220 01:05:04,030 --> 01:05:06,250 [barking] 1221 01:05:08,687 --> 01:05:09,427 - That's them. 1222 01:05:09,470 --> 01:05:11,037 They found him. 1223 01:05:11,081 --> 01:05:11,864 - George! 1224 01:05:11,908 --> 01:05:12,691 - Grandpa! 1225 01:05:20,699 --> 01:05:21,526 Grandpa. 1226 01:05:21,569 --> 01:05:22,614 Grandpa, are you all right? 1227 01:05:22,657 --> 01:05:23,397 - I'm all right, boy. 1228 01:05:23,441 --> 01:05:24,790 - [Will] Where you hurt? 1229 01:05:24,833 --> 01:05:26,618 - It's the leg. 1230 01:05:26,661 --> 01:05:28,054 I think it broke. 1231 01:05:28,098 --> 01:05:28,881 - Okay. 1232 01:05:28,925 --> 01:05:29,969 Billy, I need... 1233 01:05:30,013 --> 01:05:31,449 I need a fair-sized branch, okay? 1234 01:05:31,492 --> 01:05:33,755 - Is he gonna be all right? 1235 01:05:33,799 --> 01:05:34,539 - [Billy] Okay. 1236 01:05:34,582 --> 01:05:35,322 - He's gonna be fine. 1237 01:05:35,366 --> 01:05:36,454 - I'm gonna go for help. 1238 01:05:36,497 --> 01:05:38,499 It's starting to let up. 1239 01:05:42,590 --> 01:05:43,330 [George grunts] 1240 01:05:43,374 --> 01:05:44,114 - Okay. 1241 01:05:44,157 --> 01:05:44,941 Sorry, Grandpa. 1242 01:05:44,984 --> 01:05:46,029 I'm sorry. 1243 01:05:46,072 --> 01:05:49,336 We didn't get those coons, though. 1244 01:05:49,380 --> 01:05:50,337 We got Grandpa, though. 1245 01:05:50,381 --> 01:05:52,426 - You caught no coons? 1246 01:06:02,784 --> 01:06:03,960 - Hey, Billy. 1247 01:06:04,003 --> 01:06:05,396 They're about to give that trophy away. 1248 01:06:05,439 --> 01:06:07,354 Ain't you gonna come? 1249 01:06:07,398 --> 01:06:09,487 - I'd rather not, Pa. 1250 01:06:09,530 --> 01:06:10,531 - Well, if that's the way you feel, 1251 01:06:10,575 --> 01:06:13,360 I ain't gonna tell you otherwise. 1252 01:06:13,404 --> 01:06:14,927 You're a good man. 1253 01:06:14,971 --> 01:06:17,408 You proved it again last night. 1254 01:06:18,539 --> 01:06:19,584 Yeah. 1255 01:06:27,461 --> 01:06:28,332 - Hey, George. 1256 01:06:28,375 --> 01:06:29,681 Better late than never. 1257 01:06:29,724 --> 01:06:31,726 You know, I think he broke his leg 1258 01:06:31,770 --> 01:06:33,511 just to get some attention, don't you? 1259 01:06:33,554 --> 01:06:35,034 [people laughing] 1260 01:06:35,078 --> 01:06:37,167 - I bet I could still beat you in a footrace, Sheriff. 1261 01:06:37,210 --> 01:06:39,082 - Bet you can. 1262 01:06:39,125 --> 01:06:40,822 I think it's safe to say this is 1263 01:06:40,866 --> 01:06:43,434 the most exciting hunt I've ever been on. 1264 01:06:43,477 --> 01:06:44,522 - I'll say amen to that. 1265 01:06:44,565 --> 01:06:46,263 - All right, everybody. 1266 01:06:46,306 --> 01:06:49,440 Now we come to the moment we've all been waiting for. 1267 01:06:49,483 --> 01:06:52,008 Presentation of this beautiful cup. 1268 01:06:52,051 --> 01:06:54,575 I don't think anybody's gonna be surprised 1269 01:06:54,619 --> 01:06:56,142 when I call the winner up here, 1270 01:06:56,186 --> 01:07:00,016 'cause this is the fourth year in a row for this fella. 1271 01:07:00,059 --> 01:07:03,236 I declare the winner of the 20th 1272 01:07:03,280 --> 01:07:07,371 Annual Coonhound Championship to be Hod Bellington. 1273 01:07:08,763 --> 01:07:11,027 [clapping] 1274 01:07:12,985 --> 01:07:14,378 Here you go, sir. 1275 01:07:14,421 --> 01:07:15,553 Congratulations. 1276 01:07:15,596 --> 01:07:17,294 - Thank you, Sheriff. 1277 01:07:18,469 --> 01:07:21,472 [people applauding] 1278 01:07:27,434 --> 01:07:28,740 Thank you, young man. 1279 01:07:28,783 --> 01:07:31,177 That was a sportsman-like thing for you to do. 1280 01:07:31,221 --> 01:07:33,353 I know how you felt about winning this cup, 1281 01:07:33,397 --> 01:07:35,312 'cause I know how you feel about your dogs, 1282 01:07:35,355 --> 01:07:37,183 and for good reason. 1283 01:07:38,054 --> 01:07:40,447 Now, about this trophy. 1284 01:07:40,491 --> 01:07:43,320 To be truthful, folks, I didn't sleep real good last night. 1285 01:07:43,363 --> 01:07:45,757 And the reason I didn't sleep real good is 'cause 1286 01:07:45,800 --> 01:07:49,108 I knew that young Coleman's dogs here treed three coons, 1287 01:07:49,152 --> 01:07:51,110 in addition to the one earlier, 1288 01:07:51,154 --> 01:07:55,462 which would've given him four to my dogs' three. 1289 01:07:55,506 --> 01:07:59,423 I also know that he called his dogs off them coons 1290 01:07:59,466 --> 01:08:02,861 and abandoned them there to go find his grandpa. 1291 01:08:02,904 --> 01:08:04,558 Now, I know the rule book states 1292 01:08:04,602 --> 01:08:07,300 that you're supposed to present the skins to the judges. 1293 01:08:07,344 --> 01:08:09,563 But, in all honesty, 1294 01:08:09,607 --> 01:08:11,609 I don't want my dogs winning a championship 1295 01:08:11,652 --> 01:08:13,524 that wasn't theirs clear. 1296 01:08:13,567 --> 01:08:18,268 So I hereby declare Billy Coleman and his fine Redbones 1297 01:08:19,617 --> 01:08:22,489 champions and winners of this beautiful trophy. 1298 01:08:22,533 --> 01:08:25,623 [people cheering and applauding] 1299 01:08:25,666 --> 01:08:27,581 - Come on up here, son. 1300 01:08:32,282 --> 01:08:33,370 There you go. 1301 01:08:35,372 --> 01:08:36,373 - Take it, son. 1302 01:08:36,416 --> 01:08:37,765 You won it fair and square. 1303 01:08:37,809 --> 01:08:39,550 But you better be ready to give it back next year, 1304 01:08:39,593 --> 01:08:42,074 'cause me and my Walkers are gonna beat the britches 1305 01:08:42,118 --> 01:08:44,163 off you and these Redbones here. 1306 01:08:44,207 --> 01:08:46,948 [people laughing] 1307 01:08:46,992 --> 01:08:48,254 - Folks, folks. 1308 01:08:49,603 --> 01:08:50,387 Folks. 1309 01:08:51,475 --> 01:08:53,085 I don't know how you feel right now, 1310 01:08:53,129 --> 01:08:55,827 but from where I'm standing, I... 1311 01:08:55,870 --> 01:08:57,394 I think Mr. Bellington deserves 1312 01:08:57,437 --> 01:09:00,310 a real Oklahoma hand for this here. 1313 01:09:00,353 --> 01:09:04,488 [people cheering and applauding] 1314 01:09:05,402 --> 01:09:06,968 - Woo! 1315 01:09:07,012 --> 01:09:10,146 - Now, how about this cash pool? 1316 01:09:10,189 --> 01:09:13,279 - Well, I reckon he won that fair and square too, Sheriff. 1317 01:09:13,323 --> 01:09:14,106 - Woo! 1318 01:09:14,150 --> 01:09:15,499 Yes, all right. 1319 01:09:15,542 --> 01:09:19,372 [people cheering and applauding] 1320 01:09:34,431 --> 01:09:36,476 [laughing] 1321 01:09:49,750 --> 01:09:52,536 - Billy, where's your father? 1322 01:09:52,579 --> 01:09:54,494 - Grandpa hurt his leg a bit. 1323 01:09:54,538 --> 01:09:55,539 Pa's fixing him up. 1324 01:09:55,582 --> 01:09:57,018 He'll be here soon. 1325 01:09:57,062 --> 01:09:58,455 - What happened? 1326 01:10:01,066 --> 01:10:02,546 - He just had a little fall. 1327 01:10:02,589 --> 01:10:04,678 Pa says he'll be all right. 1328 01:10:06,245 --> 01:10:07,812 - What is it, Billy? 1329 01:10:12,295 --> 01:10:13,121 - We won. 1330 01:10:14,514 --> 01:10:15,776 - You what? 1331 01:10:15,820 --> 01:10:16,951 - We won. 1332 01:10:16,995 --> 01:10:18,126 Little Dan, and Ann, and me. 1333 01:10:18,170 --> 01:10:19,606 We won first prize. 1334 01:10:21,304 --> 01:10:22,696 Here. 1335 01:10:22,740 --> 01:10:24,307 This is for you, Ma. 1336 01:10:24,350 --> 01:10:27,353 We won the best-looking dogs prize, too. 1337 01:10:27,397 --> 01:10:29,834 Or at least, little Ann did. 1338 01:10:30,965 --> 01:10:33,446 So we can move to Tulsa. 1339 01:10:33,490 --> 01:10:36,101 So you can have your dream, too. 1340 01:10:40,366 --> 01:10:43,369 - What about you and your dogs, Billy? 1341 01:10:43,413 --> 01:10:45,371 - We'll be all right. 1342 01:10:45,415 --> 01:10:48,418 They can chase cars and squirrels. 1343 01:10:48,461 --> 01:10:51,290 [subdued music] 1344 01:11:00,517 --> 01:11:02,910 [dog whining] 1345 01:11:20,580 --> 01:11:22,800 I knew our days on the farm were numbered, 1346 01:11:22,843 --> 01:11:24,758 so me and my dogs took to the woods 1347 01:11:24,802 --> 01:11:27,370 whenever my schoolwork was done. 1348 01:11:28,414 --> 01:11:31,156 [dogs barking] 1349 01:11:32,853 --> 01:11:34,942 It was like we were drinking up the moonlight 1350 01:11:34,986 --> 01:11:36,683 while we could. 1351 01:11:36,727 --> 01:11:39,425 And we couldn't get enough of it. 1352 01:11:44,865 --> 01:11:47,085 [barking] 1353 01:12:02,579 --> 01:12:04,885 [tense music] 1354 01:12:04,929 --> 01:12:07,018 [growls] 1355 01:12:17,333 --> 01:12:18,421 Dan, get back. 1356 01:12:18,464 --> 01:12:19,291 Get back. 1357 01:12:27,255 --> 01:12:29,519 [growling] 1358 01:12:34,437 --> 01:12:35,481 No! 1359 01:12:36,569 --> 01:12:37,353 Dan! 1360 01:12:43,794 --> 01:12:46,405 [Dan whining] 1361 01:12:49,408 --> 01:12:50,409 Ann! 1362 01:12:55,240 --> 01:12:56,023 Ya, ya! 1363 01:12:58,809 --> 01:13:00,114 Ann, come back! 1364 01:13:02,465 --> 01:13:05,119 [Dan whining] 1365 01:13:12,692 --> 01:13:13,432 Stay, Dan. 1366 01:13:13,476 --> 01:13:15,216 Stay. 1367 01:13:15,260 --> 01:13:17,828 [subdued music] 1368 01:13:25,009 --> 01:13:25,792 Dan. 1369 01:13:27,011 --> 01:13:28,360 It's okay, Dan. 1370 01:13:30,841 --> 01:13:33,060 [sobbing] 1371 01:13:35,715 --> 01:13:37,021 It's all right. 1372 01:13:47,292 --> 01:13:48,075 Good girl. 1373 01:13:48,119 --> 01:13:48,902 Good girl. 1374 01:13:55,561 --> 01:13:56,867 It's all right. 1375 01:14:07,181 --> 01:14:09,619 [somber music] 1376 01:14:45,437 --> 01:14:49,572 In the days that followed we all grieved for old Dan. 1377 01:14:49,615 --> 01:14:53,967 It was hard to know whose heart was broke the most. 1378 01:14:54,011 --> 01:14:57,101 Pa, I'm gonna go check on little Ann. 1379 01:15:08,068 --> 01:15:10,506 What's wrong, little girl? 1380 01:15:10,549 --> 01:15:12,508 You have to eat something. 1381 01:15:14,292 --> 01:15:15,075 Please? 1382 01:15:27,566 --> 01:15:30,308 Sometimes you just know what's gonna happen, 1383 01:15:30,351 --> 01:15:34,355 even if you won't listen to the voice that tells you so. 1384 01:15:34,399 --> 01:15:36,488 And as sure as I knew that winter was coming 1385 01:15:36,532 --> 01:15:38,446 and we were moving to Tulsa, 1386 01:15:38,490 --> 01:15:40,579 I knew little Ann's heart was broke 1387 01:15:40,623 --> 01:15:43,408 and she didn't want to live without old Dan. 1388 01:15:43,451 --> 01:15:45,758 But I wasn't gonna admit it 1389 01:15:45,802 --> 01:15:50,328 and I wasn't gonna let her go without a fight. 1390 01:15:50,371 --> 01:15:51,285 Little Ann! 1391 01:15:52,591 --> 01:15:53,461 Little Ann! 1392 01:15:57,378 --> 01:15:58,162 Ann? 1393 01:15:59,555 --> 01:16:00,468 Little Ann! 1394 01:16:01,818 --> 01:16:04,037 Where is she? - She ain't in the barn, son. 1395 01:16:04,081 --> 01:16:05,517 Have you checked in the house? 1396 01:16:05,561 --> 01:16:07,432 - I looked there already. 1397 01:16:08,564 --> 01:16:11,392 [subdued music] 1398 01:16:43,555 --> 01:16:45,252 I don't understand. 1399 01:16:47,037 --> 01:16:49,561 I prayed for both of my dogs. 1400 01:16:50,431 --> 01:16:52,608 And now they're both dead. 1401 01:16:55,480 --> 01:16:57,656 - Your mama said some prayers, too, Billy. 1402 01:16:57,700 --> 01:17:02,705 And 'cause of your dogs, those prayers were answered. 1403 01:17:02,966 --> 01:17:04,228 I need to get started. 1404 01:17:04,271 --> 01:17:07,448 Little Ann deserves a proper burial box. 1405 01:17:25,902 --> 01:17:26,685 - Mama? 1406 01:17:28,556 --> 01:17:31,951 Do you think God made a heaven for dogs? 1407 01:17:32,778 --> 01:17:34,911 - I'm sure He did, Billy. 1408 01:17:35,912 --> 01:17:37,348 I'm sure He did. 1409 01:17:52,102 --> 01:17:54,408 - If we want to get to Wagner by night, we better get going. 1410 01:17:54,452 --> 01:17:56,106 - We're just about ready. 1411 01:17:56,149 --> 01:17:57,455 - [Alice] You're supposed to sit in the back. 1412 01:17:57,498 --> 01:17:59,022 - Uh-uh. 1413 01:17:59,065 --> 01:18:00,588 - I don't want to hear any more out of either of you now. 1414 01:18:00,632 --> 01:18:03,200 I want you to just sit where I told you. Here, hold that. 1415 01:18:03,243 --> 01:18:05,419 - [Alice] I want to hold Mama's hat. 1416 01:18:05,463 --> 01:18:07,639 - I want to hold Mama's hat. 1417 01:18:08,988 --> 01:18:11,643 - That's everything, Pa. 1418 01:18:11,687 --> 01:18:13,863 Can I go down the river just one more time? 1419 01:18:13,906 --> 01:18:15,473 - All right, son. 1420 01:18:18,955 --> 01:18:20,086 Don't linger. 1421 01:18:38,017 --> 01:18:38,888 Mama, Papa! 1422 01:18:40,846 --> 01:18:43,066 Come here, hurry! 1423 01:18:43,109 --> 01:18:45,721 [subdued music] 1424 01:18:58,255 --> 01:19:00,126 - Ain't that something? 1425 01:19:10,006 --> 01:19:11,398 - It's a red fern. 1426 01:19:12,704 --> 01:19:14,401 It's beautiful. 1427 01:19:14,445 --> 01:19:18,928 Maybe the Lord's trying to tell you something, Billy. 1428 01:19:21,931 --> 01:19:25,499 - [Billy] They say only an angel can plant those seeds. 1429 01:19:25,543 --> 01:19:29,373 And whenever that happened those ferns never died, 1430 01:19:29,416 --> 01:19:32,071 and that spot was sacred forever. 1431 01:19:44,257 --> 01:19:47,391 I never made it back to those mountains, 1432 01:19:47,434 --> 01:19:49,393 but I can still hear the wind in the trees 1433 01:19:49,436 --> 01:19:52,700 and the sounds of my dogs baying at those coons 1434 01:19:52,744 --> 01:19:56,095 rolling over the hills under the moonlight. 1435 01:19:56,139 --> 01:20:01,318 I hope to go back one day to stand by the graves of my dogs 1436 01:20:01,361 --> 01:20:05,844 in that valley by the river where the red fern grows. 1437 01:20:08,499 --> 01:20:11,197 [sweeping music] 1438 01:20:20,598 --> 01:20:23,035 [dogs barking] 1439 01:20:42,794 --> 01:20:45,971 [uptempo banjo music] 1440 01:21:13,520 --> 01:21:15,522 [barks] 1441 01:21:17,220 --> 01:21:19,526 [growling] 1442 01:21:26,794 --> 01:21:30,798 ["Way Back When" by Steve Holy] 1443 01:21:42,375 --> 01:21:45,074 ♪ There was a time 1444 01:21:45,117 --> 01:21:49,905 ♪ When they played for the love of the game ♪ 1445 01:21:49,948 --> 01:21:52,820 ♪ When a soldier gave his life 1446 01:21:52,864 --> 01:21:57,695 ♪ He knew it wasn't in vain 1447 01:21:57,738 --> 01:22:00,393 ♪ A time when a father offered 1448 01:22:00,437 --> 01:22:04,528 ♪ More than just his name 1449 01:22:04,571 --> 01:22:08,140 ♪ When everybody stood behind 1450 01:22:08,184 --> 01:22:13,189 ♪ The promises they made 1451 01:22:13,667 --> 01:22:17,497 ♪ That was somewhere way back when ♪ 1452 01:22:17,541 --> 01:22:21,327 ♪ That's the way the world was then ♪ 1453 01:22:21,371 --> 01:22:25,027 ♪ When I love you meant forever ♪ 1454 01:22:25,070 --> 01:22:28,595 ♪ Up until the very end 1455 01:22:28,639 --> 01:22:32,469 ♪ Not like the way that things are now ♪ 1456 01:22:32,512 --> 01:22:36,038 ♪ Where the lawyers write the vows ♪ 1457 01:22:36,081 --> 01:22:40,346 ♪ I want the kind of love our parents had ♪ 1458 01:22:40,390 --> 01:22:44,046 ♪ We can learn from them 1459 01:22:44,089 --> 01:22:46,439 ♪ The ways 1460 01:22:46,483 --> 01:22:51,488 ♪ The ways of way back when 1461 01:22:53,229 --> 01:22:55,709 ♪ There was a time when love 1462 01:22:55,753 --> 01:23:00,323 ♪ Was saved for the wedding day ♪ 1463 01:23:00,366 --> 01:23:01,977 ♪ It's safe to say 1464 01:23:02,020 --> 01:23:06,982 ♪ That kind of thing don't happen today ♪ 1465 01:23:08,505 --> 01:23:10,986 ♪ It wasn't so long ago 1466 01:23:11,029 --> 01:23:14,772 ♪ We bowed our heads and prayed ♪ 1467 01:23:14,815 --> 01:23:18,471 ♪ And faith was more than just a word ♪ 1468 01:23:18,515 --> 01:23:23,520 ♪ You heard some preacher say 1469 01:23:24,173 --> 01:23:27,828 ♪ That was somewhere way back when ♪ 1470 01:23:27,872 --> 01:23:31,484 ♪ That's the way the world was then ♪ 1471 01:23:31,528 --> 01:23:35,836 ♪ I want the kind of love our parents had ♪ 1472 01:23:35,880 --> 01:23:39,362 ♪ We can learn from them 1473 01:23:39,405 --> 01:23:41,320 ♪ The ways 1474 01:23:41,364 --> 01:23:45,194 ♪ The ways of way back when 1475 01:23:55,334 --> 01:24:00,339 ["If I Could Only Go Back Again" by Jim Witter] 1476 01:24:07,564 --> 01:24:12,569 ♪ If I could only go back again ♪ 1477 01:24:13,570 --> 01:24:18,575 ♪ To the places where I've been ♪ 1478 01:24:20,142 --> 01:24:25,103 ♪ Feeling love as we did then 1479 01:24:25,147 --> 01:24:30,108 ♪ If I could only go back 1480 01:24:31,414 --> 01:24:36,419 ♪ If I could only go back 1481 01:24:37,246 --> 01:24:42,251 ♪ To live in your heart again 1482 01:24:43,426 --> 01:24:48,431 ♪ To love and let life begin 1483 01:24:49,388 --> 01:24:54,393 ♪ To run free as the wind 1484 01:24:55,873 --> 01:24:58,571 ♪ Forever more