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[ UPTEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

KANSAS.

WHEN DESERT PLAINS SPREAD WITHOUT BOUNDARY,

BLEAK, STARK, AND BARREN SINCE TIME BEGAN.

THROUGH DROUGHT, DUST STORMS, CYCLONES,

AND THE HEAT OF RAINLESS SUMMERS,

VALIANT PIONEERS NURSED MEAGER CROPS

AND DREAMED OF A DAY OF FERTILE FIELDS,

PEACE, AND PLENTY.

BUT A MORE DEADLY MENACE WAS ABROAD.

CONSTANTLY THREATENING THEIR CROPS,

THEIR HOMES, AND THEIR VERY EXISTENCE,

THE RUTHLESS TRAIL RIDERS

AND THE DESTROYING HERDS OF LONGHORNS.

GATHERING IN FEEBLE RESISTANCE WITH FARM TOOLS AS WEAPONS,

SE AND THE DESTROYING HERDS OF LONGHORNS.

WANG GUNS OF THE TRAIL RIDERS.

ON CAME THE AVALANCHE OF DESTRUCTION,

URGED RELENTLESSLY FORWARD BY THE BATTLE CRY

OF THE COWBOYS -- "GET THE CATTLE THROUGH."

LIBERAL, KANSAS.

TRAIL'S END BECOMES TRAIL STREET.

♪

HEY, BILLY!

BILLY!

WHOA. HIYA, BILLY.

WELL. HOWDY, MR. MAYOR.

HOW'S THE GROCERY BUSINESS? NOT MUCH.

FOLKS ARE SCARED TO COME IN TOWN.

YEAH.

I HEAR YOU HAD QUITE A FRIGHT YOURSELF TO DEATH YESTERDAY.

YEP. THEM TRAIL RIDERS SURE MADE A WRECK OF THINGS OUT THERE.

PUT THE FARMERS PLUMB OUT OF BUSINESS FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

YEAH, AND THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A WRECK OUT OF THIS TOWN, TOO,

IF SOMETHIN' AIN'T DONE PRETTY SOON.

YOU'RE THE MAYOR OF LIBERAL.

HOW MUCH LONGER WE GOT TO PUT UP WITH SUCH GOINGS-ON?

TILL WE GET A NEW MARSHAL, I RECKON.

BUT IT'LL HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY THAT AIN'T PARTICULAR

ABOUT LIVIN' LONG.

YOU GOT ANY IDEAS? YEP.

AIN'T TELLIN' NOBODY RIGHT NOW.

THEY SURE DID RUIN THAT BIG PLACE OF BOWEN'S YESTERDAY.

BIG PLACE? YOU CALL THAT PLACE BIG?

WHY, BACK WHERE I COME FROM,

I GOT A COUSIN BY THE NAME OF BRANDYHEAD JONES.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, BILLY. YOU AIN'T GONNA TELL ME

ABOUT BRANDYHEAD JONES AGAIN?

YES, SIR. OLD BRANDYHEAD'S FARM

IS SO WIDE THAT THE HIRED MAN

AND THE HIRED GAL, FOLLOWIN' THEIR WEDDIN',

WENT OUT TO MILK THE COWS

THAT WAS GRAZING ON THE WEST SIDE.

WHEN THEY GOT BACK, THEY HAD A CHILD 1-YEAR-OLD.

OH. "OH."

[ GUNSHOTS ]

I'LL PUT A STOP TO THIS! NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, BILLY. WAIT A MINUTE.

COOL OFF A MINUTE, WILL YOU?

Carmody: OUT OF THE WAY, BOYS.

HELLO, LARKIN. GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK.

GLAD TO BE BACK. COME ON IN AND HAVE A DRINK.

I GOT TO TALK TO MAURY FIRST. SEE YOU LATER.

COME ON IN, BOYS, DRINKS ARE ON THE HOUSE.

[ MEN CHEERING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

HERE'S THE TALLY ON THE HERD, MAURY...

ALL LOADED AND SHIPPED LAST NIGHT.

EVERY HEAD ACCOUNTED FOR EXCEPT TWO

THAT WE SLAUGHTERED ON THE WAY FOR BEEF.

LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE

GETTIN' THROUGH THE GAP YESTERDAY.

YEAH, SOME PLOW JOCKEY

GOT TOO HANDY WITH A TRACE CHAIN.

YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS?

I'LL KNOW WHEN I SEE HIM AGAIN. AND WHEN I DO...

BETTER GO OVER AND HAVE DOC EVANS FIX YOU UP.

WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

SOMETHIN' GOOD?

I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.

Man: [ LAUGHS ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

WHOA! NOW, EASY, BOY!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, HANNAH? [ MOANING ]

HELP ME, MAYOR, WILL YOU?

HERE, I GOT HER. SET HER DOWN OVER THERE.

YEAH. HERE. RIGHT HERE.

-OH, SHE FAINTED. -SHE'S FAINTED, SHE'S FAINTED.

HERE. GIVE HER A LITTLE AIR.

OH!

HORSES!

HORSES IS A HEALTHY SMELL, HANNAH.

OH!

MR. MAYOR, AS A RESPECTABLE CITIZEN OF LIBERAL,

I DEMAND THAT SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

WELL, I RECKON WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHIN', HANNAH.

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES THINKING.

IT'S GETTING SO ALL THE BUSINESS IN THIS TOWN

GOES OVER THE BARS INSTEAD OF THE COUNTERS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SEE? THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

YEAH, THEY'RE GETTIN' AN EARLY START TODAY.

THINK WHAT IT WILL BE BY NIGHT.

AND THOSE AWFUL WOMEN -- RUBY STONE AND THE REST.

YEP, WE NEED A FIGHTIN' MARSHAL.

AND WE NEED HIM BAD.

BUT IT'LL BE A LONG TIME

BEFORE WE GET ONE AS GOOD AS OLD SAM PRITCHARD.

I'M SURE GLAD YOU MENTIONED SAM PRITCHARD, MAYOR.

HIS DAUGHTER SUSAN ASKED ME TO DELIVER A NOTE

TO ALLEN HARPER.

YOU KNOW, I'D HAVE PLUMB FORGOTTEN IT IF --

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GET ALONG AND DELIVER IT, THEN?

YEAH.

[ SNIFFING ]

HELIOTROPE.

WELL. YOU JUST GETTIN' UP?

I WORKED LATE LAST NIGHT.

THAT ALL THE BREAKFAST YOU HAVIN'?

THAT'S ALL I WANT. WELL, IT AIN'T ALL YOU NEED.

YOU'RE WORRIED.

ONE MORE FIGHT BETWEEN CATTLEMEN AND FARMERS,

AND I'LL BE OUT OF BUSINESS.

GETTING PRETTY BAD, ISN'T IT? SIX MORE FAMILIES PULLED OUT

FOR THE EAST LAST NIGHT. MM.

I SUPPOSE YOU'LL GIVE THEM ALL YOUR MONEY AS USUAL.

WELL, THEIR LAND COMES BACK IN MY HANDS AGAIN.

YEAH.

OH. OH, ALLEN.

I GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YOU. WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A, UH, BILLET-DOUX. A WHAT?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT SUSAN PRITCHARD SAYS IT WAS.

OR MAYBE IT'S A BILLY-DEAD.

I DON'T KNOW.

"BILLET-DOUX" IS FRENCH FOR LOVE LETTER.

I NEVER KNOWED THE FRENCH HAD TO HAVE A WORD FOR IT.

BILLY, YOU'VE GOT THIS THING SO MUSSED UP

I CAN'T READ IT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT SAYS?

OH, YOU'VE BEEN READING IT?

OH, YOU AND ME AIN'T GOT NO SECRETS

FROM EACH OTHER, HAVE WE?

WELL, I HADN'T PLANNED ON SHARING MY GIRL WITH YOU.

MAYBE NOT -- AFTER YOU'RE MARRIED.

UH, SHE WANTS YOU TO GO RIDING WITH HER.

I GOT RED ALL SADDLED UP READY TO GO.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?

I'VE GOT TO GET DRESSED.

NO, NO, NO. NOT THAT ONE.

THERE YOU ARE. WELL, THAT'S TOO LOUD.

IT'S THE ONE SHE GAVE YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, AIN'T IT?

YOU AIN'T EVEN WORE IT ONCE.

YOU KNOW, A WOMAN DON'T SHY AT A LITTLE MITE OF COLOR

WHEN SHE'S BEING SPARKED.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WOMEN? WHO -- ME?

WHY, I'VE HAD WOMEN FROM ARKANSAS TO ZANZIBAR.

NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE THINKIN',

I'M JUST A JACKRABBIT HOP AHEAD OF 'EM.

YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET NONE OF THIS.

YOU'VE GOT COMPETITION. LOGAN MAURY.

LOGAN MAURY.

THERE'S A GALOOT THAT KNOWS WHAT WOMEN LIKE.

AND HE'S SMOOTHER THAN A MOUSE'S EAR.

HEAR ANYTHING FROM DODGE CITY YET?

NARY A WORD. BUT I WILL.

YOU'RE ASKIN' HELP FROM A PRETTY BIG MAN, BILLY.

DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK THAT HELPIN' OUT THE LITTLE FELLER

IS WHAT MADE BAT MASTERSON BIG?

WELL, HE'D HAVE HAD YOUR LETTER BY NOW IF YOU WROTE IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "IF I WROTE IT"?

MAILED IT MYSELF.

SPECIAL DELIVERY, RUSH, PERSONAL.

COST ME ALMOST $3.

OF COURSE, THE INDIANS

COULD HAVE GOT THE STAGECOACH,

OR THE QUANTELLER GANG COULD HAVE GOT THE PONY --

OR A HURRICANE COULD HAVE BLOWN IT AWAY. YEP.

OR THE GRASSHOPPERS COULD HAVE --

GRASSHOPPERS? SAY, SAY, SAY, SAY.

DID I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE TIME THE GRASSHOPPERS

HIT BRANDYHEAD JONES' FARM BACK HOME?

NOT NOW, BILLY.

I'VE GOT A DATE. WELL, SIR,

THEY WAS ALMOST AS BIG AS MULES, THEM GRASSHOPPERS.

THEY BULLIED THE HORSES AND THE CATTLE.

THEY ET UP THE PLATFORM, THE PUMP, THE WAGONS.

FACT IS, THEY ET UP ALMOST EVERYTHING.

THEN THEY PICKED THEIR TEETH ON A BARBED-WIRE FENCE.

YOU AIN'T GONNA BELIEVE THIS, BUT...

OH.

BILLY.

OH, BILLY.

WILL I DO UNTIL BILLY GETS HERE?

Susan: HELLO, LOGAN.

SUE, YOU'RE THE LOVELIEST SIGHT THESE OLD EYES HAVE EVER SEEN.

WHY, LOGAN, ISN'T IT RATHER EARLY

FOR PRETTY SPEECHES?

BUT I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.

I'M IN LOVE WITH ALLEN HARPER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

QUITE A TRIANGLE, AREN'T WE?

YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ALLEN HARPER,

AND I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.

ALLEN'S A NICE FELLA.

I FEEL RATHER SORRY FOR HIM.

I'D LIKE TO HELP HIM IF I COULD.

SORRY FOR HIM? YES.

WASTING HIS LIFE OUT HERE.

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE IN THIS COUNTRY HOLD

FOR A MAN LIKE ALLEN HARPER?

CROP FAILURE YEAR AFTER YEAR,

EVERY CENT HE CAN BEG OR BORROW INVESTED IN THE LAND.

THAT'LL NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU, WILL IT, LOGAN?

I SHOULD SAY NOT.

I KNOW WHAT I WANT, SUSAN.

AND YOU MAKE A MAN WANT THE BEST.

WHY, ALLEN, YOU TALK ABOUT WINDS AND CYCLONES.

BACK WHERE ME AND BRANDYHEAD JONES WAS BORN,

ONE TIME, THE WIND BLOWED SO HARD,

BLOWED THE CHICKEN FEATHERS

RIGHT OFF THE CHICKENS ONTO THE DUCKS,

AND THE DUCK FEATHERS ONTO THE CHICKENS.

FUNNIEST THING YOU EVER SAW.

[ LAUGHS ]

TO HEAR THEM DUCKS A-CACKLIN' AND A-CROWIN'.

AND THE CHICKENS A-QUACKIN' AND A--

LOOK WHO'S SPARKIN' OUR GAL.

HELLO, ALLEN.

HELLO, SUSAN.

HERE HE IS, MISS SUSAN.

THANK YOU, BILLY.

HELLO, LOGAN. HELLO, ALLEN.

SORRY I'M LATE, BUT BILLY AND I HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION

ABOUT WHICH NECKTIE I SHOULD WEAR.

BILLY WON, AND HERE IT IS.

I CAN'T SAY AS I BLAME YOU

FOR NOT WANTING TO WEAR IT, ALLEN.

IT IS A LITTLE ON THE GAUDY SIDE.

GAUDY?

I'LL HAVE YOU UNDERSTAND I PICKED THAT TIE OUT MYSELF

FOR ALLEN'S BIRTHDAY.

THERE YOU ARE, ALLEN.

HE'S AS SHINY AS A NEW PENNY,

RARING TO GO. -BYE, NOW.

-GOODBYE. -SO LONG, BILLY.

THEY MAKE A RIGHT PRETTY COUPLE, DON'T THEY?

♪

NOW, LOOK, SUSAN...

IT WON'T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS.

SOMEDAY, INSTEAD OF ALL THIS DESOLATION,

THERE WILL BE FIELDS OF RIPENING WHEAT

JUST AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE...

AND THE SUN SMILING DOWN ON THE MOST PROSPEROUS STATE

IN THE UNION -- KANSAS.

MY FATHER HAD A DREAM LIKE YOURS.

AND MY MOTHER SHARED IT.

SHE LET HIM KEEP HER HERE,

FIGHTING THE HEAT AND THE LAWLESSNESS

UNTIL SHE DIED.

AND THEN DAD WAS MURDERED

ENFORCING THE LAW ON TRAIL STREET.

BUT THE COUNTRY IS NEW, SUSAN.

THE GROWING PAINS OF ANY NEW COUNTRY...

WELL, THEY ALWAYS BRING HARDSHIP AND VIOLENCE.

THAT'LL CHANGE.

OH, ALLEN, TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE.

TAKE ME BACK EAST, WHERE WE BOTH BELONG.

NO, SUSAN. WE BOTH BELONG HERE.

NOW STAY HERE WITH ME AND HELP ME FIGHT THIS THING.

I'M LEAVING HERE, ALLEN...

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.

THAT SOUNDS KIND OF FINAL.

IT IS FINAL, ALLEN.

LET ME ASK YOU ONE THING --

WHAT DID LOGAN MAURY HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR DECISION?

HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM AND LIVE IN CHICAGO.

OH, I SEE.

NO, YOU DON'T SEE!

YOU'RE A MAN IN A MAN'S COUNTRY

AND BLIND TO A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT.

KANSAS...

WHERE WOMAN WEAR THEIR LIVES UP

TRYING TO BLEED A CROP OUT OF A WASTELAND...

WORKING AND WAITING FOR SOMETHING THAT --

THAT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

QUIET, GENTS. QUIET!

QUIET! QUIET!

ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORIENTAL,

I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN PRESENTING OUR STAR,

MISS RUBY STONE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ SLOW MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪ ONCE IN A LIFETIME TO FALL IN LOVE ♪

♪ VOW TO EACH OTHER, "HERE IS MY HEART"

♪ THEN THEY MUST PART

♪ THEN THEY MUST PART

♪ BUT I'M STILL DREAMING

♪ YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER

♪ REMEMBER

♪ ALL THE THINGS I CAN'T FORGET ♪

♪ CAN'T FORGET

♪ THINGS THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO SOMEONE ♪

♪ TO SOMEONE

♪ WHO IS DREAMING OF THEM YET

♪ DREAMING OF THEM YET

♪ THROUGH A THOUSAND MEMORIES

♪ MY MEMORIES

♪ THERE IS ONLY ONE REGRET

♪ ONE REGRET

♪ THAT YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER

♪ REMEMBER

♪ ALL THE THINGS I CAN'T FORGET ♪

♪ I'LL BEEN THINKING OF YOU

♪ THROUGH A THOUSAND MEMORIES

♪ THERE IS ONLY ONE REGRET

♪ THAT YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER

♪ ALL THE THINGS I CAN'T FORGET ♪

♪ I CAN'T FORGET

[ MUSIC ENDS, CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

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MAURY WANTS TO SEE YOU, RUBY.

WHERE IS HE?

MY OFFICE.

HELLO, DARLING. Logan: HI, RUBY.

WELL, THAT'S A FINE GREETING.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO KISS ME, OR ARE YOU TOO BUSY?

NEVER TOO BUSY FOR THAT.

[ Unenthusiastically ] OH, THANKS.

KIND OF STINGY THIS MORNING, AREN'T YOU?

SORRY, BUT I HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS ON MY MIND.

MORE IMPORTANT THAN ME?

I'M BRANCHING OUT, RUBY.

I CAN SEE THE LOGAN MAURY HERD,

WITH MY OWN BRAND GRAZING ON 50,000 ACRES...

MY OWN LOADING PEN,

SHIPPING 2,000 HEAD A YEAR TO CHICAGO.

YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT FOR A YOUNG FELLA.

TOO MUCH AMBITION ISN'T SAFE.

LISTEN, I'M GETTING A DOLLAR-A-HEAD COMMISSION

ON CATTLE SHIPMENTS.

THE REAL PROFIT IS RAISING THE MEAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS --

$80 A HEAD INSTEAD OF $1.

BUT THAT CALLS FOR GRAZING LAND.

AND THERE'S NONE AROUND HERE TO BE LEASED.

THE FARMERS -- I DON'T WANT TO LEASE IT.

I WANT TO OWN IT.

AND AS FOR THE FARMERS, I HAVE SOME IDEAS

ABOUT HANDLING THEM...

LEGITIMATELY.

ISN'T ALLEN HARPER THE MAN TO HANDLE LEGITIMATELY?

HE CONTROLS MOST OF THAT LAND, YOU KNOW.

LOOK, RUBY, IT'S DOG EAT DOG...

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.

YOU ALSO HAVE SOME IDEAS

ABOUT ALLEN'S GIRL, SUSAN PRITCHARD.

HAVEN'T YOU, SWEETHEART? YOU'RE CRAZY.

WELL, YOU'RE PLAYIN' WITH FIREWORKS HERE, LOGAN.

THE CANARY MIGHT EAT THE CAT.

NOW THAT YOU'VE CHANGED THE SUBJECT TO PERSONALITY,

SUPPOSE WE TALK ABOUT YOU.

WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST IN ALLEN HARPER?

OH. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SENT FOR ME.

YES.

I'VE BEEN HEARING SOME THINGS I DON'T LIKE, RUBY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU AREN'T JEALOUS, ARE YOU, SWEETHEART?

NO. JUST WARNING YOU.

THAT'S ALL.

WELL, IF THAT'S ALL YOU WANTED TO SEE ME ABOUT,

I'LL GO BACK TO WORK.

Eben: OH, MR. HARPER.

ARE YOU QUITTING, TOO?

I CAN'T STAND KANSAS NO LONGER.

YOU CAN'T MAKE ANYTHING GROW HERE.

NO, MR. HARPER. WE'RE THROUGH.

YOU HOLD MY MORTGAGE.

AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO THE LAND.

I WISHED I'D NEVER SEEN IT OR KANSAS.

[ COINS JINGLING ]

I WISH IT WAS MORE, EBEN.

GOOD LUCK.

WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.

[ SMOOCHES ] HYAH! HA!

COME ON!

SAY, YOU'RE THE SODBUSTER

THAT HIT ME WITH THAT CHAIN!

OH, NO! NO, PLEASE, PLEASE. DON'T!

COME ON DOWN HERE! COME ON!

NO!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

COME ON! FIGHT! COME ON!

COME ON!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

[ PUNCHES LANDING ]

IF ANY FRIENDS OF THIS MAN WISH TO CARRY THIS FURTHER,

NOW'S THE TIME TO SPEAK UP.

MY NAME IS ALLEN HARPER.

AND I'M MIGHTY OBLIGED TO YOU. GLAD TO KNOW YOU, HARPER.

QUITE A FIGHT YOU PUT UP.

[ HUMMING ]

LOOK HERE, MY FRIEND.

YOU'RE TAKING QUITE A LOAD ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

WHO ARE YOU? I RUN THE ORIENTAL OVER THERE.

AND WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN TROUBLES HERE IN LIBERAL.

YOU DON'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT.

IF I HADN'T HAVE HAPPENED ALONG,

YOU'D HAVE TO HANG THIS MAN FOR MURDER.

YOU TALK LIKE A PEACE OFFICER.

EVERY CITIZEN IS A PEACE OFFICER

WHEN THE PEACE IS VIOLATED.

THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY BY STATUTE.

THE STATUTES HAVEN'T REACHED THIS PART OF KANSAS YET.

YOU'VE PLENTY TO LEARN, MY FRIEND.

AMONG OTHER THINGS, I'LL INFORM YOU THAT NO COWBOY

WILL EVER HANG IN LIBERAL.

-THAT'S RIGHT. -THAT'S RIGHT.

LIBERAL IS THE COUNTY SEAT.

ACCORDING TO LAW, IT'S WHERE KILLERS HANG WHEN CONVICTED.

LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY --

IF THEY'RE CONVICTED, THEY HANG.

I'D ADVISE YOU TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR TOWN.

I'VE BEEN DOING A LITTLE ALONG THAT LINE.

BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUGGESTION.

I'LL TRY TO LEARN MORE.

GOOD START WOULD BE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

OH, DIDN'T I? SOCIAL ERROR.

THE NAME'S WILLIAM BARCLAY MASTERSON,

UNITED STATES MARSHAL.

BAT MASTERSON? YES.

I'M LOOKING FOR MY OLD FRIEND, BILLY BURNS.

WELL, MR. MASTERSON,

I THINK I SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE TOWN

WHEN I SAY WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

IF I CAN EVER DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, LET ME KNOW.

IN THE MEANTIME, DROP IN, SEE US.

THANKS.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

ALLEN! ALLEN!

LET ME THROUGH HERE, PLEASE.

YOU ALL RIGHT, SON?

I'M ALL RIGHT, BILLY. BILLY!

YOU OLD COYOTE!

BAT!

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WHY, YOU OLD HORNED TOAD!

GLAD TO SEE YOU. GLAD TO SEE YOU.

TOOK YOU SO LONG TO GET HERE,

YOU'D THINK DODGE CITY WAS IN CHINA,

AND YOU WAS SWIMMIN' OVER.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

I'D HAVE GOTTEN HERE SOONER, BUT THE TIDE WAS AGIN ME.

YEAH.

I TOLD YOU HE'D DO ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND.

YOU ONCE ASKED ME IF I HAD ANY IDEAS ABOUT A NEW MARSHAL.

WELL, MR. MAYOR, MEET MY IDEA OF A TOWN MARSHAL.

I GUESS THIS MAKES YOUR WELCOME

IN LIBERAL OFFICIAL, MR. MASTERSON.

WELL, YOUR HONOR, MY PERSONAL OBSERVATION IS,

WHAT THIS TOWN NEEDS IS A LITTLE LAW AND ORDER.

I, UH -- I ACCEPT THE JOB. GOOD.

GOOD! WE SURE NEED YOU.

FINE. MY FIRST OFFICIAL ACT

WILL BE TO GET THESE TWO BUCKAROOS TO JAIL.

COME ON, MAYOR.

ME AND THE MAYOR WILL TAKE THIS ONE.

BAT, YOU AND ALLEN TAKE THE OTHER ONE.

GET UP ON YOUR FEET, YOU BROKEN-DOWN COW WADDY.

COME ON, LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

YEAH, YOU CAN DO YOUR POSSUM PLAYIN' IN THE HOOSEGOW.

YOU FELLERS AIN'T GONNA BE LONESOME IN THERE VERY LONG.

BEFORE BAT MASTERSON GETS THROUGH WITH THIS TOWN,

THIS JAIL WILL BE MORE POPULOUS

THAN A HOUND DOG WITH THE FLEAS.

YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, THIS REMINDS ME OF THE TIME --

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, BILLY. WAIT A MINUTE.

SHUCKS. YOU TALK TOO MUCH.

I RECKON THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S HEARD

ABOUT YOUR EXTERMINATIN' THE VERMIN

OUT OF DODGE CITY, BAT.

I SURE HOPE YOU CAN DO AS MUCH FOR LIBERAL.

I CAN ARRANGE TIME OFF FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

THIS TOWN MIGHT PROVE INTERESTING.

INTERESTING?

WELL, IF YOU FIND MURDER, ROBBERS,

AND CATTLE RUSTLERS INTERESTING,

HA, YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY YOURSELF HERE.

BUT I MUST HAVE A FREE HAND, MR. MAYOR.

AND I'M MORE THAN OBLIGED TO GIVE IT TO YOU.

OH, UH, HOW MANY DEPUTIES WILL YOU NEED?

ONLY ONE.

DON'T LOOK AT ME. YOU'RE ELECTED, BILLY.

NO, SIR. NO, SIR.

I-I AIN'T EVEN RUN FOR DEPUTY.

IT'LL ONLY BE A PART-TIME JOB.

YEAH.

WHAT YOU MEAN IS A SHORT-TIME JOB.

[ High-pitched voice ] I'M TOO YOUNG!

[ Normal voice ] HEAR THAT? YOU SEE, MY VOICE IS JUST CHANGIN'.

ALL I NEED IS SOMEONE TO HELP ME CARRY THE LOAD.

YOU CAN CARRY THE LOAD YOURSELF, BAT MASTERSON.

HEY.

THAT SETTLES IT, BILLY.

NOW YOU'RE MY DEPUTY. NO, SIR.

I AIN'T NUTHER.

TAKE IT EASY.

THIS MAKES YOU VERY IMPORTANT.

IT DOES?

SURE, IT DOES.

NOW, MR. MAYOR,

WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT YOUR FARMERS

HAVING TROUBLE RAISING CROPS?

WELL, I PLANTED 40 ACRES EACH

OF CORN, BARLEY, OATS, AND WHEAT.

AND UP TO NOW, THEY'RE ABOUT DONE FOR.

WOULD A RAIN SAVE THEM?

WELL, IT MIGHT HELP 'EM ALONG A BIT.

BUT A SINGLE RAIN AIN'T GONNA BRING IN NO CROP.

NO USE COUNTING ON SUMMER RAIN IN THIS COUNTRY.

HM. YOU FIND A WAY

TO BRING IN A CROP WITHOUT RAIN,

AND THEY'LL MAKE YOU GOVERNOR OF KANSAS.

YOU HEAR THAT?

YOU MIGHT GET TO BE GOVERNOR

BY BRINGING UP CROPS WITHOUT RAIN.

WITHOUT RAIN? IT'S BEEN DONE.

SOME OF THE FARMERS AROUND HERE HAVE TRIED THAT,

BUT IT HASN'T WORKED.

A FARMER NAMED McKEON LIVES OUT HERE A PIECE

AND CLAIMS HE HAS A SECRET SYSTEM.

IT'LL REVOLUTIONIZE FARMING.

IT'LL MEAN CROPS AND FENCES FROM HERE TO PIKES PEAK.

HAS HE HAD ANY LUCK?

WELL, HE GOT PART OF A CROP UP, I UNDERSTAND,

BUT THE CATTLE RUINED IT.

AND THEY PUT HIM TO BED, BADLY HURT, TRYING TO PROTECT IT.

TROT OUT THERE AND SEE HIM, HARPER.

I HAVE, BUT HE WON'T TALK TO ME.

WELL, TRY HIM AGAIN.

IF HIS SYSTEM WORKS, IT MEANS THE KEY

TO ALL YOUR TROUBLES, DOESN'T IT?

IT CERTAINLY DOES.

YOU TALK LIKE A MAN WHO'S BETTING ON THIS FARMERS.

WITH MY SHIRT --

$50,000, EVERY CENT I CAN BEG OR BORROW.

I LIKE A MAN WHO PLAYS HIS HUNCHES BIG.

ME TOO! AND MY FIRST OFFICIAL ACT

WILL BE TO GO ALONG WITH HIM.

I'LL GO AND SADDLE RED FOR YOU.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

ALLEN, FUNNY THING

HOW SOME MEN ALWAYS WANT TO DO SOMETHING

AND THE CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST THEM.

NOW, TAKE ME FOR INSTANCE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A PEACE OFFICER,

YET HERE I AM.

WHAT IS IT YOU WANT, BAT?

YOU'D LAUGH IF YOU KNEW. EVERYBODY DOES.

I WON'T LAUGH.

I WANT TO BE A NEWSPAPERMAN, WHAT THEY CALL A JOURNALIST.

I CAN WRITE. IT COMES NATURAL TO ME.

BUT THEY WON'T LET ME.

WHO WON'T LET YOU?

EDITORS OR PUBLISHERS.

SURE, THEY'RE GLAD

TO SHAKE THE HAND OF THE MAN WHO TAMED DODGE.

BUT WHEN I TELL 'EM I WANT TO PUT AWAY MY GUNS

AND BE A WRITER, THEY FREEZE LIKE PARTRIDGE ON EGGS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY?

"GIVE US A STORY, A BIG STORY.

GIVE US THAT, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A JOB AS BIG AS THE YARN."

YOU'LL GET YOUR YARN SOMEDAY.

IF I LIVE THAT LONG.

MEANTIME, ALLEN, YOU AND I

ARE STUCK IN THE TOUGHEST COW TOWN IN KANSAS.

YOU WANT TO GROW WHEAT. I WANT TO WRITE.

I'LL MOST LIKELY WIND UP IN BOOT HILL.

AND YOU'LL PROBABLY GIVE UP AND GO HOME.

YOU MIGHT BE WRONG ABOUT BOTH OF US.

I HOPE I AM.

♪

ARE YOU SURE YOU GOT IT ALL STRAIGHT, SANDY?

SURE. SURE, I GOT IT.

THERE'S A FARMER OUT HERE WITH AN IDEA

THAT'S GONNA PUT US ALL OUT OF BUSINESS.

THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO TELL MAURY.

THAT'S RIGHT. GET GOIN'.

HEY, WHAT'S THAT FARMER'S NAME AGAIN?

McKEON, McKEON.

YEAH. McKEON. THAT'S IT.

♪

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN!

HELLO, TIM. HELLO, MR. HARPER.

I HEARD YOU WERE HURT. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

NO CUSSIN' TRAIL HERDER CAN PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS.

I'M TOO TOUGH. YOU NEED A DOCTOR.

I AIN'T SPENDIN' ONE RED CENT ON NO DOCTOR.

TOO BLAMED STINGY.

SHUT YOUR TRAP, STABLEBOY. STABLEBOY?!

YES. WHY, YOU OLD...

BILLY, BILLY, BILLY.

BILLY, WHERE IS THAT MEDICINE WE BROUGHT?

STABLEBOY.

DID THOSE TRAIL HERDERS DO MUCH DAMAGE, TIM?

MY CROP'S GONE.

WHAT THEM RAMPAGIN' LONGHORNS DIDN'T TROMP DOWN, THEY ET.

YOU'RE NOT QUITTING, ARE YOU?

QUITTIN'? I'M JUST STARTIN'.

I LEARNED SOMETHIN'.

I KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT YEAR WHEN THE LAND'S ALL FENCED IN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HANGIN' ONTO EVERY DOLLAR FOR.

WHAT DO YOU LEARN, TIM?

NEVER MIND. THAT'S MY SECRET.

BUT I'M GOING TO GROW WHEAT.

WAIT A MINUTE. THIS AIN'T NO WHEAT BELT.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY CORN?

BESIDES, CORN'S GOOD FOR MORE THINGS THAN WHEAT.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT RAISING WHEAT?

WHO -- ME?

YOU! WHY, BRANDYHEAD JONES

RAISED THE FINEST...

BILLY, WILL YOU GIVE MY HORSE A DRINK? OF THIS?

RED HASN'T HAD ANY WATER SINCE WE LEFT TOWN.

DON'T LET THAT BOTHER YOU, TIM.

HE DOESN'T MEAN IT. I KNOW, I KNOW.

I UNDERSTAND THE FARMERS ARE RUNNIN' OUT LIKE SCARED SHEEP.

YEAH, THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY TIRED OF IT.

DID EBEN BOWEN LEAVE?

HE PULLED OUT FOR THE EAST.

THAT FOOL. WHY DIDN'T HE HANG ON?

BOWEN'S LIKE ALL THE OTHERS

'ROUND HERE THAT CALL THEMSELVES FARMERS.

ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS SCRATCH THE SOIL,

THROW IN THE SEED,

AND THEN SIT DOWN AND WATCH IT GROW 'EM A FORTUNE.

BUT THAT AIN'T THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE DONE IN KANSAS.

WHAT IS THE WAY, TIM?

I AIN'T SAYIN' JUST NOW.

SAY, MR. HARPER,

YOU HOLDIN' THE MORTGAGE ON THAT BOWEN PLACE.

IF YOU'LL TAKE A BIG DISCOUNT, I'LL TAKE IT OVER.

I GOT THE CASH RIGHT HERE.

[ COINS JINGLING ]

WHY DON'T YOU PUT THAT IN THE BANK?

BANKS GO BUSTED.

BUT THE MAN THAT'S GOT A GOOD CHUNK OF LAND

OWNS SOMETHIN'.

MAYBE YOU NEED SOME MONEY YOURSELF.

I DO, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.

IF YOU'RE GONNA KEEP THAT MUCH MONEY AROUND THE HOUSE,

YOU NEED PROTECTION.

HAVE YOU GOT A GUN?

I AIN'T SPENDIN' NO MONEY FOR GUNS.

FOR WHAT A PISTOL WOULD COST,

I COULD GET ME THE KIND OF A PLOW I NEED.

IF YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT ME,

I'D BE GLAD TO BORROW YOURS.

ALL RIGHT.

ON ONE CONDITION --

THAT YOU PUT THAT MONEY IN THE BANK

JUST AS SOON AS YOU GET TO TOWN.

IT'S A DEAL.

AND I'LL SEND DR. EVANS OUT TO SEE YOU.

I WON'T PAY FOR NO DOCTOR!

THEN I'LL TAKE IT OUT OF THE COST OF THE BOWEN MORTGAGE.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYIN' TO DO -- DROWN YOURSELF?

GO ON BACK TO TOWN, BOTH OF YOU,

AND LEAVE ME ALONE!

EVERYBODY IN KANSAS IS TRYIN' TO SKIN ME!

UNLESS YOU ENJOYED YOUR RIDE OUT HERE,

YOU TOOK THE TRIP FOR NOTHIN'.

YOU DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING.

I LEARNED THAT McKEON KNOWS SOMETHING.

HE WOULDN'T WANT TO BUY ALL THAT LAND

UNLESS HE WAS PRETTY SURE OF HIS SECRET WORKING.

I KNOW McKEON. SO DO I.

HE'D KEEP IT FOR HIMSELF, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE HE'S GOT.

THE OLD PORCUPINE.

DIDN'T EVEN PAY ME FOR THAT WHISKEY.

YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT OF THE MORTGAGE, TOO.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪ SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ THAT IS THE SORT OF LESSON YOU MUST TEACH ♪

♪ IF YOU WANT TO WIN HER HAND

♪ LET THE MAIDEN UNDERSTAND

♪ THAT SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ THAT IS THE SORT OF LESSON YOU MUST TEACH ♪

♪ IF YOU WANT TO WIN HER HAND

♪ LET THE MAIDEN UNDERSTAND

♪ THAT SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

WHEN YOU SEE A PRETTY MAIDEN WHO HAS JUST TURNED 17,

YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO WIN HER FOR YOUR WIFE.

♪ YOUR WIFE

DON'T START THE GAME BY SAYING SHE'S THE SWEETEST THING

YOU'VE SEEN.

A YOUNG GIRL'S HEART'S THE STRANGEST THING IN LIFE.

♪ IN LIFE

DO NOT LET HER THINK

THAT YOU ARE SURE TO OFFER HER YOUR HAND.

SHE'LL LIKE IT BETTER IF YOU'RE OUT OF REACH.

♪ OUT OF REACH

NO MATTER HOW YOU LOVE HER GIVE THE GIRL TO UNDERSTAND

SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH.

♪ ON THE BEACH

♪ SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ THAT IS THE SORT OF LESSON YOU MUST TEACH ♪

♪ IF YOU WANT TO WIN HER HAND

♪ LET THE MAIDEN UNDERSTAND

♪ THAT SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ THAT IS THE SORT OF LESSON YOU MUST TEACH ♪

♪ IF YOU WANT TO WIN HER HAND

♪ LET THE MAIDEN UNDERSTAND

♪ THAT SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ♪

♪ ON THE BEACH

[ MUSIC ENDS, WHISTLING, CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Man: NOW PLACE YOUR BETS!

THERE SHE GOES 'ROUND AND 'ROUND, BOYS.

MAKE YOUR BETS.

THOUGHT I'D LIKE TO SAY HELLO, MR. MASTERSON.

I'M RUBY STONE. AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW.

HIYA, MISS RUBY.

I WANTED TO MEET YOU BEFORE YOU LEFT.

WELL, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

YOU'RE NOT?

WELL, THAT WILL BE A NOVELTY FOR LIBERAL.

PEACE OFFICERS DON'T STAY LONG AROUND HERE.

WELL, LADY, JUST TO BE DIFFERENT,

I PLAN TO BE AROUND A WHILE.

PARDON THE INTRUSION, MR. MASTERSON.

LOGAN MAURY WANTS TO SEE YOU.

LOGAN MAURY?

WELL, HERE I AM.

HE SAYS IT'S PRIVATE.

HE'S WAITING FOR YOU IN MY OFFICE.

I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT WHY THOSE OFFICERS DIDN'T STAY.

SEE YOU LATER, MISS RUBY. Man: OKAY, PLACE YOUR BETS.

'ROUND SHE GOES.

MR. MAURY, THIS IS MR. MASTERSON.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MET.

GLAD TO MEET YOU, MR. MASTERSON. THANKS.

YOU GENTS JUST MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

IF YOU WANT ANYTHING YOU DON'T SEE, JUST HOLLER.

SIT DOWN, MR. MASTERSON.

YOU CAN DROP THE "MISTER," YOUNG FELLA.

THAT'S FINE. NO FORMALITIES.

JUST A FRIENDLY LITTLE TALK.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

NO, THANKS.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, MAURY. WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

WELL, WE HAVE QUITE A PROBLEM HERE.

LIKE MOST COMMUNITIES IN THE NEW WEST,

TWO FACTIONS ARE IN CONFLICT --

THE FARMERS AND THE CATTLEMEN.

NOW, I'M IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS.

AND IT'S MY JOB TO SHIP BEEF TO THE MARKET.

PEOPLE MUST HAVE MEAT, YOU KNOW.

THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE BREAD, TOO.

I WAS COMING TO THAT, MASTERSON.

THIS IS CATTLE COUNTRY.

THE FARMERS HERE CAN'T GET A CROP UP.

THEY KNOW IT, AND THEY'RE LEAVING IN DROVES.

WELL, THAT WOULD SEEM TO SETTLE THINGS FOR YOU, WOULDN'T IT?

WELL, YOU'D THINK SO, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO COME IN,

STRINGING THEIR BARBED WIRE

AND SHUTTING MY CATTLE OFF FROM THE RAILROAD.

IT'S THEIR PROPERTY.

THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN.

YOU SEE, MASTERSON, WITH YOU ON OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE,

WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

[ HUMMING ]

SO, THERE IT IS, MASTERSON.

YOU PLAY ALONG WITH ME,

AND IN A YEAR, YOU'LL BE A RICH MAN.

YOU CAN THROW THAT BADGE AWAY AND LIVE LIKE A KING.

LOOK, MAURY, I WOULDN'T MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU

IF IT WAS ENDORSED BY THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF.

WE'RE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE STREET.

AND I'LL STAY ON MINE.

ALL RIGHT, MAURY.

TELL YOUR GUNMAN TO COME OUT OF THERE WITH HIS HANDS UP.

COME ON OUT, SANDY.

DROP THAT GUN.

SANDY, YOU'RE IN BAD COMPANY AROUND HERE.

TAKE MY ADVICE AND GET OUT OF TOWN.

WHAT'LL I DO, MAURY?

YOU HEARD WHAT HE SAID.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ WOMEN SCREAMING, INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

MR. MASTERSON... SHUT UP.

DON'T PRESS YOUR LUCK TOO FAR, MAURY.

NEXT TIME, IT MIGHT BE YOU WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU START HUMMIN' NOW?

[ HOOFBEATS ]

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING, BILLY. YEP.

BETTER GET A LITTLE SLEEP FOR YOURSELF.

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

ALLEN...

BEFORE YOU TELL ME I SHOULDN'T BE HERE,

I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU.

NOW, WHAT IS IT THAT'S SO IMPORTANT?

I CAME TO WARN YOU AGAINST LOGAN MAURY.

YOU DIDN'T COME HERE TO WARN ME ABOUT SOMETHING

I'VE KNOWN EVER SINCE HE CAME TO LIBERAL.

NO, THERE'S SOMETHING MORE, SOMETHING UNDERNEATH

THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO COVER UP WITH WORDS.

NOW, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, IT'S SUSAN PRITCHARD.

SHE'S IN DANGER.

WHAT KIND OF DANGER?

LOGAN MAURY.

WELL, THAT'S SUSAN'S PROBLEM.

SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.

NOT AGAINST HIM.

I SHOULD KNOW, SHOULDN'T I?

OH, IF YOU LOVE HER, ALLEN, TALK TO HER.

YOU'VE GOT TO.

IT'S NOT SUSAN OR ME YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT.

IT'S YOURSELF AND LOGAN MAURY, ISN'T IT?

ISN'T IT?

YOU'RE RIGHT, ALLEN.

IF I WERE FIGHTING FOR SUSAN, I'D GO STRAIGHT TO HER.

I'M FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S MINE.

WHATEVER HE IS, HE BELONGS TO ME.

AND I'M NOT GIVING HIM UP.

GET HOLD OF YOURSELF, HONEY.

I'M SORRY.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I HEARD YOU SAY THAT?

I GUESS SINCE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO TALK.

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK HOME?

I ANSWERED THAT THE FIRST TIME YOU FOUND ME HERE.

I'M STILL ASKING YOU.

YOU'RE GOOD, ALLEN.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND TO ME SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID,

BUT...I'M NOT GOING BACK HOME.

I'M SORRY, RUBY.

SO AM I...

FOR A LOT OF THINGS.

Bat: ALLEN?

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT VERY HEALTHY STANDING THERE

WITH THAT LIGHT BEHIND YOU.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.

BAT, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THE ORIENTAL CANARY SNEAKING BACK HOME.

NO, YOU'RE ALL MIXED UP THERE.

OH.

WELL, I'M -- I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I WAS THINKING.

WHAT'D YOU FIND OUT AT McKEON'S PLACE?

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

♪

TOO HIGH.

TOO BAD.

STARTING TOMORROW, THOSE TRAIL RIDERS

ARE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE.

Man: "OFFICIAL NOTICE.

ON AND AFTER SUNRISE, JUNE THE 30th,

NO FIREARMS WILL BE PERMITTED IN LIBERAL TOWNSHIP.

BAT MASTERSON, U.S. MARSHAL."

LET'S SEE IF THE NAME LIBERAL MEANS ANYTHING!

-LET'S GO! -COME ON!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

MASTERSON, WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I'LL GET TO YOU FELLAS IN JUST A MINUTE.

THERE'S YOUR HORSE, AND HERE'S YOUR GUN.

ONE MORE THING, LARKIN -- IF I CATCH YOU IN LIBERAL AGAIN,

I'LL SAVE KANSAS THE TROUBLE OF HANGIN' YOU.

YOU WON'T CATCH ME.

I GOT MORE IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO DO THAN HANGIN' AROUND HERE.

WHAT ABOUT SLIM? AIN'T YOU LETTIN' HIM OUT, TOO?

SLIM'S GOT A CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AGAINST HIM.

THE JURY'S GONNA HAVE TO DECIDE WHEN HE GETS OUT.

GET GOIN'.

OUT!

WELL, BOYS, I SEE YOU BELIEVE IN SIGNS.

IT'S MIGHTY NICE OF YOU TO BE SO ANXIOUS TO OBEY THE LAW

THAT YOU WALK CLEAR DOWN HERE TO SURRENDER YOUR GUNS.

NOW, WITH THAT KIND OF COOPERATION,

LIBERAL'S GONNA BE A NICE, PEACEFUL PLACE

FOR THE CITIZENS.

THAT'S RIGHT. GET IT OUT.

ALL OF YOU GET 'EM OUT.

BILLY, PASS THE SACK. DROP 'EM IN, BOYS.

YOU'LL GET 'EM BACK WHEN YOU LEAVE TOWN.

COME ON, BUB.

DROP IT IN, DROP IT IN.

DROP IT IN THE BAG.

DEPUTY BURNS SPEAKIN'.

THAT'LL LEARN YOU NOT TO SASS THE LAW.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

ALL CONTRIBUTIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED.

YOU WAS RIGHT, BAT --

LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE GONNA BE REAL QUIET AROUND HERE

FROM NOW ON.

[ LAUGHS ]

NOW, JUST ONE MORE THING, MEN.

TAKE THAT SIGN BACK

AND PUT IT EXACTLY WHERE YOU FOUND IT.

YES, SIR. FROM NOW ON, WE CAN ALL

LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF CHANGES AROUND HERE.

YES. ALLEN SAID WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A NEW MARSHAL.

WE'VE CERTAINLY GOT ONE.

WELL, I HOPE HE'S JUST HALF AS GOOD AS YOUR DADDY WAS.

WELL, HOWDY, ED.

COME IN. HOWDY, HOWDY.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?

OH, I NEED SOME POTS AND PANS.

ALLEN.

HELLO, SUSAN.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

EXCUSE ME, JOHN.

OH, ALLEN, I-I WANT YOU TO FORGIVE ME.

I-I MEAN ABOUT YESTERDAY.

I HOPED YOU'D GIVE ME A CHANCE TO TELL YOU HOW SORRY I WAS.

YOU MEAN YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT LEAVING TOWN?

WELL, I-I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT LAST NIGHT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU COME OVER?

I WAS...BUSY LAST NIGHT.

OH.

WELL, DON'T BE BUSY TONIGHT.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND I'M HAVING A PARTY.

AND YOU'D BETTER BE THERE.

I'D LIKE TO SEE ANYBODY OR ANYTHING KEEP ME AWAY NOW.

I'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU.

I HAVE TO GO AND PICK UP HANNAH WEEKS NOW.

SHE'S DOING SOME SEWING FOR ME,

SO YOU'LL EXCUSE ME IF I RUN ALONG.

NEW CLOTHES MIGHT MEAN TRAVELING CLOTHES.

YES, AND IT MIGHT MEAN PARTY CLOTHES.

OH, SUSAN.

YOU'LL BE GOING BY DOC EVANS'.

WOULD YOU ASK HIM TO DROP IN ON TIM McKEON?

I'LL BE GLAD TO.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

GOOD MORNING, SUSAN.

GOOD MORNING, HANNAH.

YOUR DRESSES ARE READY FOR FITTING.

OH, FINE. I'LL DRIVE YOU OVER TO THE HOUSE.

WILL MR. MAURY BE AT THE PARTY TONIGHT?

OH, I SUPPOSE SO.

HE'S SO HANDSOME... AND RICH.

A GIRL COULD DO LOTS WORSE. MAYBE.

BUT I'M BUSY BEING HAPPY ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE.

DO YOU THINK HE'LL LIKE MY DRESS?

WHO -- MR. MAURY?

NO. MR. ALLEN HARPER.

OH.

YOU KNOW HOW I HATE GOSSIP, SUSAN,

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU.

I WAS UP VERY LATE WORKING ON YOUR DRESS LAST NIGHT,

AND I GLANCED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND...

[ WALTZ PLAYS ]

YOU'RE NOT HAPPY, ARE YOU, SWEETIE?

OF COURSE I AM.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD IT SAID

THAT WHEN THE MIND IS CONFUSED AND TROUBLED,

THERE'S COMFORT IN AN UNDERSTANDING FRIEND

STANDING BY.

YOU ARE THAT, AREN'T YOU, LOGAN?

I'D LIKE TO BE MORE THAN THAT IF YOU'D LET ME, SUSAN.

OH, PLEASE.

LIFE HOLDS SO MUCH MORE FOR BOTH OF US

THAN LIBERAL CAN OFFER.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR SO LONG THAT IT'S HARD

FOR ME TO BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVE ANY OTHER WAY.

AS SOON AS YOU SAY THE WORD, I'LL TAKE YOU WHERE THEY DO.

BUT YOUR INTERESTS ARE HERE, YOUR BUSINESS.

THAT WILL ALL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

WELL, WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?

I'LL TELL YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

♪

I'M AWFULLY GLAD YOU CAME OVER, MR. MASTERSON.

IT'S KIND OF LONELY 'ROUND HERE.

SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY IN TOWN TONIGHT IS AT THE PARTY.

THIS IS MORE LIKE MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME.

I DON'T BELONG TO THAT DRESSED-UP CROWD SOMEHOW.

WITH ONE EXCEPTION, YOU'RE THE ONE MAN IN TOWN

WHO DOES BELONG THERE.

MEANING ALLEN OR MAURY?

MEANING ALLEN.

ALLEN'S A FINE FELLOW.

I'M GONNA SEE HIM THROUGH IF I CAN.

I'LL APPRECIATE THAT.

HE'S GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HIM, TOO?

I THOUGHT IT WAS MAURY THAT...

THINGS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT, MR. MASTERSON.

YOU SEE, ALLEN'S PARENTS ADOPTED ME WHEN I WAS A BABY.

HEY, WHAT'S THE IDEA PUSHING ME TOWARDS THE BAR?

YOU KNOW I DON'T DRINK. BUT, MR. BURNS,

AIN'T YOU GONNA SPEND NOTHIN' BUT THE EVENIN'?

WELL, I'M AN EATIN' MAN MYSELF.

HEY, DID I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT BRANDYHEAD JONES?

THERE WAS THE GREATEST COOK THAT EVER LIVED.

WHY, ONE TIME, HE PUT MEXICAN JUMPING BEANS

IN THE PANCAKE BATTER SO THEY'D TURN THEMSELVES OVER.

YEAH.

♪

WELL, FOR THE LEADING LADY AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY,

YOU'RE KIND OF LOW IN SPIRITS.

QUITE A CHANGE FROM THIS MORNING, ISN'T IT?

A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN, ALLEN.

NOTHING SERIOUS, I HOPE.

I'M LEAVING FOR THE EAST TOMORROW.

TOMORROW?

WE'D BETTER TALK THAT OVER, HADN'T WE?

NO FURTHER DISCUSSION IS NECESSARY.

MY MIND IS MADE UP.

I KNOW ABOUT LAST NIGHT, ALLEN.

LAST NIGHT?

HANNAH WEEKS WAS UP RATHER LATE LAST NIGHT, WASN'T SHE?

FORTUNATELY FOR ME, YES.

COMING FROM THAT OLD GOSSIP,

I CAN SEE HOW YOU MIGHT FEEL NEGLECTED.

I CAN CLEAR THAT UP WITH A WORD.

IT ISN'T IMPORTANT, ALLEN.

IT IS TO ME.

BUT IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY...

MUCH OBLIGED, MISS RUBY. THAT WAS FINE.

YOU SIT HERE, AND I'LL GET SOME REFRESHMENTS.

KIND OF GETTING FRIENDLY WITH THE WRONG SIDE

OF THE STREET, AIN'T YOU, RUBY?

I DON'T THINK MAURY WOULD LIKE THAT.

WHY DON'T HE STAY HERE AND PROTECT HIS INTERESTS?

THAT'S WHAT HE LEAVES ME HERE FOR.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING, RUBY?

I SAW WHERE YOU WENT LAST NIGHT,

AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THEN IT WAS YOU.

I WASN'T TOO SURE IN THE DARK.

DON'T WORRY.

I LIKE YOU.

SO I HAVEN'T TOLD MAURY YET.

BUT I COULD.

YOU'D DOUBLE-CROSS YOUR OWN SISTER, WOULDN'T YOU?

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM?

AND I'LL CALL YOU A LIAR.

THEN WE'LL SEE WHO HE BELIEVES.

[ HUMMING ]

THAT'S A NICE NEW HAT YOU'RE WEARING, MR. CARMODY,

BUT HARDLY AS BECOMING AS THE ONE YOU WORE LAST NIGHT.

YOU KNOW -- THE ONE I SHOT THE HOLES IN.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO BE JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT,

MR. MASTERSON.

THAT'S PART OF MY JOB, MISS RUBY.

GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, BAT, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA QUIT TALKIN' AND A-SHOVIN'

AND START SHOOTIN', HUH?

YOU THINK YOU GOT SOME PRETTY TOUGH FELLERS

OVER THERE IN DODGE CITY.

I GUESS YOU AIN'T EVER HEARED OF DRY GUNS CURLY, HAVE YOU?

YOU SEE, OLD BRANDYHEAD JONES --

HE WAS A UNITED STATES MARSHAL, TOO.

HE DONE ALL THE HANGING OVER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THIS DRY GUNS CURLY I'M TELLIN' YOU ABOUT,

HE WAS SO TOUGH

THAT WHEN OLD BRANDYHEAD HUNG HIM, HIS TRIGGER FINGER

KEPT JERKING FOR TWO HOURS AFTER HE WAS DEAD.

[ KNIFE STRIKES ]

OLD BRANDYHEAD WAS QUITE A CHARACTER, WASN'T HE?

THAT HE WAS. THAT HE WAS.

HE WAS SOMEWHAT OF A LIAR, TOO, WASN'T HE?

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

I SAID, "HE'S STILL ALIVE, ISN'T HE?"

OH, OH. OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.

[ HOOFBEATS ]

HA!

[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

HYAH!

WHOA!

OUT OF MY WAY, BILLY. ARE YOU THE NEW MARSHAL?

YEP. WHAT'S THE MATTER?

HAVE YOU DONE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY,

OR HAS SOMEONE DONE SOMETHING TO YOU?

I'M DOC EVANS.

WELL, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, DOC?

IT'S MURDER, MARSHAL.

AND THERE'S THE GUN THAT DID IT.

WHO'S BEEN MURDERED? TIM McKEON.

I WENT OUT TO HIS PLACE SINCE ALLEN HARPER ASKED ME TO,

AND I FOUND TIM MURDERED IN HIS BED

AND THE HOUSE A SHAMBLES.

DID YOU FIND A SACK OF MONEY IN THE BED?

OH, THE BED WAS ALL CUT TO RIBBONS,

AND NO SIGN OF ANY MONEY.

LET ME SEE THAT GUN, BAT.

WHY, THAT BELONGS TO ALLEN.

♪

HELLO.

WHAT'S UP? YOU LOOK SERIOUS.

I AM.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

WELL, I'M...

I'M A LITTLE DOWN RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL GET OVER IT.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME KIND OF TROUBLE.

IS THIS YOUR GUN?

YES.

I LOANED IT TO TIM McKEON.

McKEON WAS MURDERED WITH IT THIS AFTERNOON.

WHO DID IT?

THE WHOLE TOWN WILL THINK YOU DID IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'M YOUR FRIEND, ALLEN. MAKE SURE OF THAT.

BUT I ALSO REPRESENT THE LAW.

SO, OFFICIALLY, I MUST ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

YOUR WORD WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH.

THANKS, BAT.

WERE YOU OUT McKEON'S WAY TODAY?

YEAH, THIS AFTERNOON.

I WAS LOOKING OVER SOME LAND.

DID YOU SEE McKEON? TALK TO HIM?

NO.

DID ANYBODY SEE YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

I DON'T KNOW.

I-I WASN'T HIDING FROM ANYBODY.

WHY SHOULD I WANT TO KILL HIM?

McKEON ALIVE WAS THE ANSWER TO MY FUTURE

AND MAYBE THE PROSPERITY OF KANSAS.

OH, TAKE IT EASY, ALLEN.

IF YOU HAD KILLED McKEON, I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CRAZY ENOUGH TO LEAVE THIS GUN THERE.

NOW GET THIS -- I KNOW YOU DIDN'T DO IT.

IF THERE WAS THE SMALLEST DOUBT IN MY MIND,

YOU'D BE LOCKED UP NOW, EVEN IF YOU WERE MY BROTHER.

BUT NO JURY WOULD -- IT WOULD NEVER GET TO A JURY.

THE OUTFIT THAT HAD McKEON KILLED WOULD SEE TO THAT.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

HEAR THAT?

SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE STARTING ALREADY.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WAIT A MINUTE!

WAIT A MINUTE!

WAIT A MINUTE! SHUT UP!

WAIT A MINUTE!

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT ALL YET!

THERE'S MORE. KEEP TALKIN', DOC.

BILLY'S SADDLING UP RED.

HE'LL HAVE HIM OUT BACK.

YOU'RE LETTING ME ESCAPE?

I'M SENDING YOU AFTER LANCE LARKIN.

WELL, WHY LANCE LARKIN? BECAUSE HE OVERHEARD US

DISCUSSING McKEON'S PLAN FOR GROWING WHEAT.

THERE'S THE MOTIVE FOR MURDER.

WHY WOULD LARKIN -- I'LL STAKE MY REPUTATION

THAT HE'S STILL WORKING FOR LOGAN MAURY.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

DEPUTY BURNS REPORTING FOR DUTY, MARSHAL.

NOW, ALLEN, IF YOU'D KILLED A MAN,

WHICH WAY WOULD YOU HEAD OUT OF LIBERAL?

NORTH, TOWARD THE PLATTE COUNTRY.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR

TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS?

I DO.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

TELL THEM WHO KILLED HIM.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHOSE GUN WAS FOUND THERE?

WELL, THAT DON'T MAKE HIM THE KILLER.

WHOSE GUN WAS IT?!

ALLEN HARPER'S.

ALLEN HARPER!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

THE MOTIVE WAS MURDER, I TELL YOU.

COLD-BLOODED MURDER.

ARE WE GONNA STAND HERE AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT?

Man: NO! [ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

ALLEN HARPER'S NOT A MURDERER!

HE DIDN'T DO IT. HE COULDN'T, AND YOU KNOW IT.

NOW LISTEN TO ME. LET THE LAW HANDLE THIS.

BAT MASTERSON WILL GIVE US A SQUARE DEAL, AND I KNOW HE WILL.

AND YOU WOULD, TOO, IF YOU KNEW HIM.

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH SPEECHES. WE WANT ACTION.

COME ON, LET'S GET HIM!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

♪

COME ON, ALLEN. HURRY UP.

AND DON'T FORGET TO TAKE GOOD CARE

OF THAT DEPUTY BADGE OF MINE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT SUSAN. I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

THANKS, BAT. YOU WON'T HAVE TO.

SHE'S LEAVING IN THE MORNING.

THINGS ARE SURE GETTING HOT AROUND HERE.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Man: COME ON!

Carmody: ALL RIGHT. LET US IN, HARPER.

[ POUNDING ON DOOR ]

HARPER!

HARPER?

[ HUMMING ]

DON'T MOVE!

CARMODY, I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW YOUR OFFENSE IS KNOWED

ON THE STATUTE BOOKS AS BREAKIN' AND ENTERIN'.

ALSO, VIOLATION OF THE SACRED PRIVACY

OF A MAN'S HOME.

THERE'S A PENALTY FOR THAT ONE, TOO.

I READ IT IN A BOOK OVER AT THE JAIL -- PAGE 34.

NOW GET OUT OF HERE, ALL OF YOU!

OR I'LL SPLATTER YOU ALL OVER THE WALL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, CARMODY?

LOOK HERE, BAT...

THESE CITIZENS HERE HAVE ELECTED ME SPOKESMAN.

LISTEN, FELLA.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE

I'LL ALLOW TO CALL ME BAT --

GOOD FRIENDS AND PEOPLE I LIKE.

YOU DON'T BELONG IN EITHER GROUP.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?

ALL RIGHT, MR. MASTERSON.

I'M TALKING FOR THEM, AND HERE IT IS --

THEY DON'T WANT ANY LEGAL HOCUS-POCUS,

AND THEY WON'T STAND FOR ANY TRICKS.

THEY WANT TIM McKEON'S MURDERER.

I EXPECT TO HAVE THAT GENT IN CUSTODY

AND HELD FOR LEGAL TRIAL BEFORE A QUALIFIED JUDGE

AND A JURY THAT'S NOT AFRAID TO DO ITS DUTY.

WHERE'S HARPER?

BY THIS TIME, HE'S WELL ON HIS WAY INTO THE PLATTE COUNTRY.

HE'LL NEVER SEE THE PLATTE COUNTRY.

WE'LL HANG THAT KILLER TO THE NEAREST TREE.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ] GET YOUR HORSES.

HOLD IT, MEN.

[ GUN COCKS ]

I'LL HAVE TO SHOOT THE FIRST MAN THAT STARTS AFTER HIM.

ALLEN HARPER'S NO MURDERER.

HE'S MY DEPUTY..

DULY SWORN IN TO THE SERVICE OF THE STATE.

I'VE SENT HIM AFTER THE REAL KILLER.

NOW GET ON ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

AND IF I EVER SEE ANY MORE OF THIS MOB HYSTERIA IN LIBERAL,

I'LL JAIL EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR RIOTING.

NOW GET OUT OF HERE, ALL OF YOU.

INCIDENTALLY, CARMODY,

SOMEDAY YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT NECESSARY

FOR ME TO KILL YOU.

♪

♪

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNFIRE ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

DROP THAT GUN, LARKIN.

♪

ALLEN HARPER. OF ALL PEOPLE.

OH, I RECKON I WAS NEVER SO GLAD

TO SEE ANYBODY IN ALL MY LIFE.

YOU TRY ANY TRICKS, AND I'LL KILL YOU.

THAT OLD CUSS HELD A GUN ON US.

HUSH UP, PA.

WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING IN THIS PART OF KANSAS?

BAT MASTERSON SENT ME AFTER THIS FELLA.

HE'S WANTED IN LIBERAL FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER.

DID YOU CLOSE UP YOUR LAND OFFICE?

HUSH UP, PA.

I DECLARE, YOU LOOK ALL TUCKERED OUT, YOUNG FELLA.

GIVE PA YOUR GUN. HE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT CRITTER.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE IT ON HIM IF HE STARTS ANY MUTTON SHINE.

I'LL BE PROUD TO SHOOT HIM IF HE AS MUCH AS BATS AN EYE.

COME ON, SON, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A NICE, COOL GLASS OF MILK.

Allen: THANK YOU, MRS. FERGUSON. THAT'LL BE FINE.

SIT DOWN OVER THERE. MAKE YOURSELF TO HOME.

♪

WHAT'S THAT? THAT?

THAT'S WHEAT.

DON'T YOU KNOW WHEAT WHEN YOU SEE IT?

BUT...

OUT HERE IN ALL THIS HEAT?

REAL KANSAS SUMMER.

110 IN THE SHADE RIGHT NOW.

WELL, HOW DID YOU DO IT? OUR BOY, CLEM,

GOES TO AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN MINNESOTA.

HE GOT THE SEED FROM WASHINGTON FOR US.

BUT WHAT KIND OF SEED DID HE GET...

HOLD YOUR HORSES, AND I'LL SHOW YOU!

THE SAME KIND THEY USE IN THE COLD COUNTRY.

SMART BOY, OUR CLEM.

HE FIGURED IF THE SEED

DIDN'T FREEZE IN THE MINNESOTA COLD

IT WOULDN'T BURN IN THE KANSAS HEAT.

SO WE PLOWED DEEP LIKE HE TOLD US.

OF COURSE, WE PRAYED A LITTLE, TOO.

WINTER WHEAT.

MRS. FERGUSON...

DO YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO OUR STATE?

IMPORTANT? IMPORTANT.

WHY, RIGHT NOW YOU COULD BE ELECTED GOVERNOR OF KANSAS.

PA, DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID?

I COULD BE ELECTED GOVERNOR OF KANSAS.

Billy: WHO IS IT? WHAT DO YOU WANT?

DAD BLAME IT!

I'VE BEEN STANDING GUARD AT THE JAIL ALL NIGHT --

OH, IT'S YOU AGAIN, MISS SUSAN.

IS THERE ANY NEWS OF ALLEN, BILLY?

IS HE BACK YET? LORD LOVE YOU,

IT'S JUST LIKE I TOLD YE --

WHEN HE GETS HERE, THE WHOLE TOWN WILL KNOW IT.

MAYBE MR. MASTERSON'S HEARD SOMETHING.

WELL, MY BEST ANSWER TO THAT IS,

IS YOU TAKE YOUR PRETTY LITTLE SELF

RIGHT DOWN TO THE JAIL

AND ASK THE GENTLEMAN IN PERSON.

OH, I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER HIM AGAIN.

WELL, HE CAN'T DO NO MORE THAN LOCK YOU UP.

GO AHEAD, HONEY.

MR. MASTERSON.

IS THERE ANY NEWS YET? NO.

BUT HE'LL BE ALONG ANY MOMENT NOW,

AND HE'LL BE BRINGING THE MAN HE WENT AFTER.

OH, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HIM...

NOTHING WILL, RUBY.

THAT CROWD DOWN AT THE ORIENTAL'S DANGEROUS.

LOGAN MAURY'S BETTING THAT HE WON'T COME BACK.

AND IF HE DOES, CARMODY SAYS THERE'LL BE A HANGING.

IF THERE'S ANY HANGING DONE IN LIBERAL, RUBY, I'LL DO IT.

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

OH, UH, COME IN, MISS SUSAN.

YOU KNOW MISS RUBY STONE?

I DON'T FREQUENT SALOONS, MR. MASTERSON.

NO, MISS PRITCHARD.

YOU PREFER TO HAVE SALOONKEEPERS FREQUENTING YOUR HOME.

WHY -- NOW, LADIES, WAIT A MINUTE.

I KNOW THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER USUALLY GETS THE WORST OF IT,

BUT I'M GONNA TAKE A CHANCE.

THERE'S NOBODY IN TOWN THAT THINKS MORE

OF ALLEN HARPER THAN I DO.

SO, NATURALLY, THE CONCERN

OF BOTH OF YOU FOR HIS SAFETY PLEASES ME.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS SEEING JUSTICE DONE

AND PEACE RESTORED TO LIBERAL.

THAT'S A LIE!

YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ALLEN, AND YOU LET LOGAN MAURY

TURN YOUR SILLY LITTLE HEAD AWAY FROM HIM.

SO THAT'S WHAT HURT YOU -- LOGAN MAURY.

YES, I'M HURT.

I'M HURT LIKE ALLEN'S HURT...

LIKE ANYONE IS THAT LOSES SOMETHING

THEY'VE BEEN HANGING ONTO, BELIEVING IN.

BUT YOU'LL GET WHAT I GOT.

AND WHEN THE POLISH WEARS THROUGH

AND HE RUNS OUT OF PRETTY LITTLE SPEECHES,

YOU'LL FIND WHAT A PHONY YOU PICKED.

AS PHONY AS YOU ARE YOURSELF!

OH.

I'M SORRY, MR. MASTERSON.

YOUR APOLOGY SHOULD GO TO MISS STONE.

I'M SORRY, RUBY.

FORGET IT.

HA! I KNOWED WE'D GET HIM, SON.

LARKIN, YOU MAKE ONE MOVE,

AND THERE WILL BE AN EMPTY HORSE WALKING DOWN THIS STREET.

HIS SHOWIN' UP ALIVE

IS GONNA MAKE YOU PAY OFF A LOT OF BETS.

COME ON. YOU -- GO ON.

GET BACK THERE.

I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU FOLKS AGAIN TO STAY BACK THERE.

WELL, BEN, WE GOT HIM.

GOOD WORK, ALLEN.

I'LL HAVE TO RECOMMEND YOU FOR PROMOTION.

WELL, YOU SENT ME AFTER McKEON'S KILLER.

HERE HE IS.

LOCK HIM UP, DEPUTY BURNS.

Billy: KEEP THAT POINTING RIGHT AT HIM, MAYOR.

COME ON, GET OUT OF THERE.

DEPUTY BURNS IS TALKING.

LARKIN, YOU'RE GONNA GET 30 DAYS FOR THAT KILLIN'.

THEN WE'RE GONNA HANG YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

HERE'S YOUR EVIDENCE, BAT.

AND I'LL HAVE PLENTY OF WITNESSES WHEN YOU NEED THEM.

GOOD WORK.

WHAT'S IN THAT SACK -- MORE EVIDENCE?

NOPE.

BUT THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MY TRIP.

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.

REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT COLLECTING IN CROWDS.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE LEAVING TODAY.

HOW COULD I?

GOING AWAY WASN'T AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING YOU WERE ALL RIGHT.

THIS TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO STAY PUT.

WHEN BAT MASTERSON SENDS US DEPUTIES AFTER A MAN,

WE BRING HIM BACK.

WELL, ALLEN, I GUESS YOU CAN GIVE ME MY BADGE.

YOU AIN'T GOT NO FURTHER USE FOR IT.

YOU KNOW, BAT, THIS REMINDS ME -- AH, SHUT UP, BILLY,

YOU TALK TOO MUCH. [ LAUGHS ]

HEY, MAYOR, HAVE YOU BEEN GIVING HIM IDEAS?

NOW, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, YOU OLD GOAT.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS. ALL RIGHT, BOYS.

GO AHEAD, ALLEN. WHAT'S THE REST OF THE STORY?

Allen: WELL, IT'S STRANGE HOW THINGS WORK OUT, BAT.

McKEON WAS KILLED, AND HIS SECRET DIED WITH HIM.

AND YET HIS DEATH EXPOSED THE VERY THING

HE WAS TRYING TO HIDE.

WHY, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS A BIT MUDDLED,

BUT HERE'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

YOU SENT ME AFTER McKEON'S KILLER.

AND THAT TRAIL LED TO THE THING

THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT --

HOW TO GROW WHEAT IN KANSAS.

AND THERE IT IS.

[ WHISTLES ]

♪

Man: HEY, FELLAS! LOOK!

COME AND SEE WHAT'S OUTSIDE.

YOU WERE RIGHT, MAURY.

LOOKS LIKE ALL THE FARMERS ARE LEAVING US.

NO MORE FARMS AND NO MORE FENCES.

HOW'S THAT GONNA HELP US?

THEIR LAND GOES BACK TO HARPER, DON'T IT?

HE CAN STILL SELL IT TO THE FIRST EASY MARK

THAT COMES ALONG, CAN'T HE?

HARPER'S ALL THROUGH SELLING LAND.

ONLY HE DON'T KNOW IT.

HOLD IT, JASON.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

JUST WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, MR. HARPER -- WE'RE LEAVING.

BILLY, GET THAT SACK I BROUGHT IN.

Billy: COME ON, MAYOR.

YOU WON'T GO WHEN YOU SEE WHAT I'VE GOT TO SHOW YOU.

Jason: AW, YOU SHOWED US KANSAS,

BUT WE'VE LOOKED AT IT LONG ENOUGH.

WE'RE GOING BACK EAST.

YOU BETTER WAIT, MISTER.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.

Billy: COME ON. GET IT THROUGH.

COME ON, MOVE ASIDE HERE. MOVE ASIDE.

THERE IT IS, ALLEN.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS, FOLKS?

IT'S WHEAT!

-OH, WHEAT! -WHEAT!

AS STRONG AND HEALTHY AS ANY IN THE WORLD.

RAISED JUST OVER THE LINE IN MEADE COUNTY

IN SPITE OF THE SUMMER HEAT AND THE DROUGHT.

NOW, I KNOW THE SECRET, FOLKS. AND IT'S ALL YOURS.

IT'LL MEAN PROSPERITY AFTER ALL YOUR YEARS

OF PATIENCE AND HARD WORK.

KANSAS WILL BE THE BREADBASKET OF THE WORLD.

NOW, I CAN GET THE MONEY TO STAKE YOU

TO A NEW START, FOLKS.

SO, PLEASE, PLEASE, GO BACK TO YOUR HOMES.

IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

WE AIN'T GOT NO HOMES TO GO BACK TO.

ALL US FARM FOLKS SOLD OUR INTEREST

IN THE MORTGAGES THAT YOU HOLD.

WELL, WHO BOUGHT YOU OUT?

LOGAN MAURY.

EASY, SON.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] WAIT A MINUTE! WAIT A MINUTE!

WAIT A MINUTE! WAIT A MINUTE!

I FEEL THE SAME WAY AS YOU DO.

WHEN THAT LAST CARAVAN OF FARMERS MOVED OUT TODAY,

IT WAS THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR TOWN RUNNING OUT.

OUR HOMES, OUR BUSINESS,

OUR VERY EXISTENCE IS THREATENED.

Man: WE WERE HERE FIRST, AND WE BELONG HERE.

THAT SCARING-AND-SHOOTING BUSINESS WORKS TWO WAYS.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

ORDER NOW.

WAIT A MINUTE!

LISTEN, FRIENDS...

LOGAN MAURY'S MEN ARE DRUNK WITH LIQUOR.

YOU'RE DRUNK WITH ANGER.

THAT'S WORSE. IT'S MORE DANGEROUS.

MOB RULE IS A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR LAW AND ORDER

AND CAN ONLY BRING WHOLESALE MURDER.

WHY, THIS KIND OF WILD TALK MAKES LAWBREAKERS

OUT OF DECENT CITIZENS LIKE YOURSELVES.

AND YOU WOULD FORCE ME AS A PEACE OFFICER

TO TURN MY GUNS ON YOU

TO PROTECT LOGAN MAURY AND HIS TRAIL HERDERS.

LOGAN MAURY TRICKED MY NEIGHBORS OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

AIN'T YOU GOT A LAW THAT COVERS THAT?

HE BOUGHT YOUR NEIGHBORS' LAND FAIR AND PROPER

AND WITHIN HIS RIGHTS.

ALL CRIMINALS MAKE MISTAKES.

AND WHEN HE SLIPS, I PROMISE YOU,

YOU WON'T BE BOTHERED WITH HIM AGAIN.

NOW, I...

I WANT ALL OF YOU GOOD PEOPLE TO COOPERATE WITH THE LAW

BY RETURNING TO YOUR HOMES QUIETLY.

DEPUTY BURNS WILL CLEAR THE HALL.

YOU HEARED WHAT HE SAID, FOLKS.

WE GOT A NEW LAW HERE AGIN ILLEGAL ASSEMBLY.

TO ME, THAT MEANS RIOT.

STATUTE 248, PAGE 94.

GO ON HOME NOW. YOU TOO, HANNAH.

GO ON, GO ON, GO ON.

COME ON. STEP ALONG. A LITTLE LIVELY.

HI, RUBY. HOWDY. COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON. MR. MASTERSON.

THOSE DEEDS LOGAN MAURY HOLDS ON THE FARMLANDS --

ARE THEY LEGAL?

YES, THEY WILL BE AS SOON AS THEY'RE RECORDED.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, RUBY?

IS MAURY WORRIED ABOUT IT?

NOT ABOUT THAT.

HIS ONLY FEAR RIGHT NOW IS LARKIN GOING TO TRIAL.

HE'S GOT A RIGHT TO WORRY.

LARKIN'S GOING TO TRIAL, AND HE'S GOING TO HANG.

THAT'S WHAT SCARES HIM.

HE'S AFRAID LARKIN WILL TALK,

AND HE'LL DRAG THEM ALL TO THE GALLOWS WITH HIM.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M FIGURING ON, RUBY.

I RECKON YOU BOYS ARE JUST ABOUT

THE MOST IMPORTANT CITIZENS OF LIBERAL TODAY.

YOU CARRY A MESSAGE THAT BAT MASTERSON

WANTS TO BE DELIVERED TO EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD.

THIS IS THE FIRST SPECIAL EDITION

YOU EVER GOT OUT, HEY, CHARLIE?

YEP. IT'S ONLY ONE PAGE, BUT IT'S DYNAMITE.

NOW GET GOING AND DON'T THROW ANY OF THEM AWAY.

HERE YOU ARE.

BAT MASTERSON SAID EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE.

HERE YOU ARE. HERE YOU ARE.

HERE, MISTER. HERE, MISTER.

HEY, LUKE, YOU CAN READ. WHAT DOES THIS THING SAY?

Luke: SAYS, "WARNING TO THE CITIZENS OF LIBERAL.

THE LAW HAS COME TO STAY."

THE BOSS HAS GOT TO SEE THIS.

HEY, CARMODY, CARMODY.

LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT'S ALL THE EXCITEMENT?

LISTEN TO THIS -- "THE LAW HAS COME TO STAY.

THE FIRST ACTION WILL BE THE LEGAL TRIAL

OF LANCE LARKIN FOR MURDER

WITH JUDGE WILLIS ADAMS PRESIDING."

THAT'S THAT HANGING JUDGE FROM DODGE CITY.

GIVE ME THAT.

"SPECIAL PROSECUTORS FROM TOPEKA WILL REPRESENT THE STATE,

CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION,

AND DEMAND HANGING FOR ALL PERSONS

INVOLVED IN THE McKEON MURDER."

THAT'S US, BOSS...

IF LARKIN STARTS TALKIN'.

SUPPOSE LARKIN WASN'T HERE TO TALK.

YEAH. TAKE HIM AWAY FROM THE LAW.

FIRST THING IS HAVE THE BOYS PICK UP THE GUNS

AND GET OUT OF TOWN. RIGHT.

♪

YOU FELLAS HAVE ALL GOT YOUR GUNS BACK.

NOW GET OUT OF TOWN WITH THEM FAST.

THAT'S NOT ADVICE. IT'S A WARNING.

GOOD THING I AIN'T RUNNING THIS SHOW.

I WOULDN'T TRUST YOU SCORPIONS WITH A CAP PISTOL.

SHOW AIN'T OVER YET, BUB. BUB?!

I'LL BUB YOU IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF TOWN.

NOW GET OUT OF HERE, ALL OF YOU!

GET GOIN'.

HEY, LARKIN, YOU FIGURE MAURY IS GONNA LET US STAY HERE?

TAKE IT EASY, SLIM.

HE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO LEAVE ME HERE.

I HOPE THAT'S THE LAST OF THEM.

WELL, IT AIN'T.

I'M BETTING BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,

THIS TOWN WILL BE HOTTER THAN A $2 PISTOL

ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.

YEP. I'M AFRAID YOU'RE RIGHT, BILLY.

WELL, COULDN'T YOU STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS?

WHEN IT STARTS, WE'LL BE READY FOR 'EM.

I'M JUST STANDING HERE WAITING FOR ORDERS.

THAT'S ALL. WELL, HERE THEY ARE, DEPUTY BURNS.

♪

HEY! HUP!

HEY, JASON.

HOLD UP, JASON.

I'VE GOT IMPORTANT NEWS.

IT'S OFFICIAL. GET THEM ALL BACK HERE.

I WANT THEM ALL TO HEAR IT.

HEY, FOLKS! COME ON DOWN HERE!

WE GOT SOMETHING WE WANT YOU TO HEAR.

♪

[ HAMMER POUNDING ]

[ HAMMER POUNDING ]

HI, MAYOR.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

THE TOWN'S SO QUIET YOU CAN HEAR YOUR HAIR GROW.

WELL, HOWDY, DAVE.

WHEN DID YOU GET BACK? LAST NIGHT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THE NEW MARSHAL ORDERED ALL THE MEN

TO GET THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF TOWN.

EXPECTING TROUBLE?

HE'S GOT LOGAN MAURY'S TOUGHEST KILLER IN JAIL FOR MURDER.

MAURY'S CROWD WILL NEVER LET HIM KEEP HIM THERE.

WELL, BAT FIGURES THEY'LL TRY TO TAKE HIM.

THAT'S HIS PLAN.

YOU SEE, DEFENDING THE JAIL GIVES HIM THE LEGAL RIGHT

TO DO SOME PLAIN AND FANCY SHOOTING.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYOR.

THEY'LL BE SHOOTING, TOO.

THEY'RE A MURDEROUS CREW.

HM! A MURDEROUS CREW TRIED TO RUN DODGE CITY ONCE.

AND THEN BAT MASTERSON STEPPED IN.

AFTER A WHOLESALE FUNERAL ON BOOT HILL,

THE TOWN WENT SUDDENLY PEACEFUL AGAIN.

I SAW BILLY BURNS HIGHTAIL IT OUT OF TOWN.

WHERE'S HE BOUND FOR?

WELL, LOGAN MAURY AND HIS MEN

PRACTICALLY DROVE ALL THE FARMERS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

SO BAT FIGURES THEY'D LIKE TO BE IN ON THE KILL.

SO HE SENT THE OLD COOT AFTER 'EM.

KIND OF A PAUL REVERE, WITH WHISKERS.

YEP. NOW YOU GO ON HOME, DAVE, AND GET YOUR RIFLE.

AND KEEP OFF THE STREET

UNTIL YOU HEAR TWO SHOTS FROM THE TOWER.

AND WHEN YOU DO, WHY, COME A-RUNNING

AND SHOOTING ANYTHING YOU SEE ON A HORSE.

NOW YOU ALL AGREE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTION?

-YES, SIR. -YEP.

I'LL SPEAK FOR ALL OF US.

WE'RE PROUD YOU CAUGHT UP WITH US, BILLY.

WE'LL CAMP RIGHT HERE AND KEEP A WATCH

FOR YOUR SIGNAL, JUST LIKE YOU SAID.

AND WHEN WE SEE IT, WE'LL COME A-RUNNIN'.

Man: YEAH! THAT'S PRIME, JASON. LET ME THROUGH, FOLKS.

COME ON. Man #2: SO LONG.

LISTEN, FELLAS, LISTEN.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY'VE GOT OUR PAL LANCE LARKIN

IN JAIL FOR MURDER.

HE'S AS INNOCENT AS YOU ARE.

MASTERSON, WITH THOSE FARMERS BEHIND HIM,

WILL LEAD HIM STRAIGHT TO THE GALLOWS.

ARE YOU GONNA STAND FOR THAT?

-NO! -NO!

NO, WE'LL GET LARKIN OUT OF JAIL, WON'T WE, BOYS?

GOOD BOYS.

I KNEW YOU'D FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT IT.

NOW, LISTEN...

WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT,

IF A STRAY BULLET SHOULD HAPPEN TO CATCH MASTERSON ACCIDENTLY,

I GOT AN IDEA THERE WOULD BE A BIG REWARD FOR A MAN

WHO WOULD SHOOT SO BAD.

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, WILSON.

GET THEM OUT OF HERE AS SOON AS IT'S DARK.

RIGHT. COME ON. LET'S HAVE A DRINK.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

HEY, MASTERSON.

YOU DIDN'T THINK

THAT YOU WERE GONNA STOP MY FRIENDS

FROM GETTING ME OUT OF HERE, DID YOU?

IF THEY DO, YOU'LL GO OUT FEET FIRST

WITH A BULLET RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES,

AND NOT IN THE BACK, LIKE YOU GAVE McKEON.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

I THOUGHT YOU BOYS MIGHT NEED SOME HELP.

THEY WERE MY FATHER'S.

WE CAN USE THEM, ALLEN.

WE SURE CAN.

BUT YOU'D BETTER GET ALONG HOME.

THERE'S LIABLE TO BE A LOT OF SHOOTING HERE.

WHY, ALLEN HARPER,

IF THERE'S ANY SHOOTING TO BE DONE, I BELONG HERE.

I CAN SHOOT BETTER THAN YOU CAN ANYHOW.

NOW SHE'S TALKING LIKE SAM PRITCHARD'S DAUGHTER.

COME ON IN, SUSAN.

Ruby: ♪ THINGS THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO SOMEONE ♪

♪ WHO IS DREAMING OF THEM YET

♪ THROUGH A THOUSAND MEMORIES

♪ THERE IS ONLY ONE REGRET

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

HEY, BOSS. SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.

TRAIL STREET'S EMPTY. NO COVER FOR OUR MEN.

I KNOW ALL THAT. THE BOYS SET?

THEY'LL HIT TOWN SOON AS IT'S DARK.

GOOD.

♪

ALL RIGHT, BOYS. LET'S GO.

[ MEN WHOOPING ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

FOLKS, THIS IS IT.

HYAH!

THERE IT IS, MEN. LET'S GET GOING!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Billy: OPEN UP. DEPUTY BURNS REPORTING.

[ POUNDING ON DOOR ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER? DON'T YOU KNOW I'M ON YOUR SIDE?

LET ME IN THERE, ALLEN. GIVE ME SOME SHOOTING ROOM.

BAT, I WISH OLD BRANDYHEAD JONES WAS --

QUIET, BILLY. YOU TALK TOO MUCH.

♪

[ GUNFIRE ]

[ GUNFIRE ]

DEPUTY BURNS, TAKE SUSAN AND THE OTHERS OUT THE BACK.

WE AIN'T GOING TO -- THAT'S AN ORDER.

YOU HEARED WHAT HE SAID. GET TO GETTIN'.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU...

YOU KNOW WE AIN'T GONNA GO NO PLACE WITHOUT YOU.

I WONDER WHAT IN SAM HILL HAPPENED TO MY FARMERS.

I KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO US IF THEY DON'T HURRY UP.

♪

[ GUNSHOTS ]

HERE THEY COME!

[ GUNFIRE ]

[ GLASS SHATTERING ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"

YOU ONCE TOLD ME THAT IN THIS COUNTRY,

IT'S EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.

THAT GOES FOR WOMEN, TOO, DOESN'T IT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN YOU TURNED AWAY FROM ME FOR SUSAN PRITCHARD,

I WAS SO HURT I WANTED TO DIE.

BUT I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO NOW.

I FEEL NOTHING BUT CONTEMPT FOR YOU.

I NEVER THOUGHT IT'D BE SO EASY TO SAY THAT.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE SAID IT.

YES, AND I HAVE A LOT MORE TO SAY.

YOU AND YOUR CRAZY AMBITION

ABOUT GREAT HERDS, THOUSANDS OF ACRES,

AND TRAINLOADS OF CATTLE HAS EXPLODED.

THE FARMERS YOU DROVE FROM THEIR HOMES ARE FIGHTING BACK.

RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE RIDING TO A FINISH ON TRAIL STREET.

WHAT DO I CARE ABOUT THE FARMERS?

I GOT THE LAND AND WIPED OUT HARPER, TOO.

YOU HAD THEIR LAND.

THOSE DEEDS YOU HELD WERE JUST SCRAPS OF PAPER

UNTIL RECORDED AT TOPEKA.

DON'T WORRY -- THEY'LL BE RECORDED.

THEY'LL NEVER BE RECORDED...

BECAUSE I BURNED THEM.

AND HERE'S WHAT'S LEFT OF THEM.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

Carmody: HOLD IT, MAURY.

[ GUN CLICKS ]

[ GUNFIRE ]

STOP SHOOTING, MEN.

Man: HOLD YOUR FIRE, BOYS.

[ GUNSHOT ]

OH, ALLEN, GET DR. EVANS.

NO. DON'T LEAVE ME, ALLEN.

SUSAN...

I ONCE HATED YOU BECAUSE...

I THOUGHT YOU ROBBED ME

OF SOMETHING THAT BELONGED TO ME.

I'M SORRY.

I UNDERSTAND, RUBY.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT ALLEN AND ME.

WE WERE KIDS TOGETHER...

RAISED TOGETHER IN A LITTLE TOWN BACK EAST.

I RAN AWAY FROM HOME.

RUBY...

I MUST TELL YOU THIS --

THE FARMERS ARE GONNA GET THEIR HOMES BACK.

TELL YOUR MOTHER I'M SORRY.

WOMAN KILLER.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

-HOORAY! HOORAY! -HEY!

OH, WAIT A MINUTE!

AS MAYOR OF LIBERAL

AND SPEAKING OFFICIALLY ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS,

I WISH YOU TWO YOUNGSTERS A HAPPY HONEYMOON.

HURRY BACK HOME, MR. AND MRS. HARPER.

-HOORAY! -HOORAY!

Billy: OUT OF THE WAY.

GOOD LUCK!

I DON'T SEE WHY YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEW YORK FOR A JOB.

YOU WASN'T CUT OUT TO BE A -- A JOURNALIST,

WHATEVER THAT MEANS. [ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, SON, I'VE GOT TO TRY

BECAUSE I'LL NEVER BE HAPPY IF I DON'T.

OH, YOU BELONG IN THE WEST.

AND WE NEED YOU RIGHT HERE.

BUT YOU'RE IN CHARGE HERE, MARSHAL.

SOMEDAY YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BIG CITY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "SOMEDAY"?

WE GOT ONE ALREADY.

LOOK AT THEM COMING IN.

THICKER THAN FLIES AROUND A MOLASSES BARREL.

Man: ALL ABOARD!

GOODBYE, OLD-TIMER.

HERE'S SOMETHING I THINK A LOT OF.

BE SURE AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT, NOW.

Girl: BYE. GOODBYE, BAT. WE AIN'T GONNA FORGET

WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOODBYE.

-GOODBYE. -GOODBYE.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

HEY!

WHOA!

[ GUNSHOTS ]

HEY!

NO FIREARMS

ALLOWED IN THE CITY LIMITS.

GIVE ME THAT GUN.

BRANDYHEAD JONES.

I COME TO VISIT YOU, COUSIN WILLY.

DON'T YOU GIVE ME THAT "COUSIN WILLY" STUFF.

I'M THE LAW AROUND HERE.

MY FIRST OFFICIAL ACT WILL BE TO LOCK YOU UP

FOR VIOLATION OF STATUE 265, PAGE 34.

NOW GET OUT OF THERE! HURRY UP!