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NARRATOR: In 1848, the United States and Mexico signed a peace treaty

that opened up the great Southwest to the wagons of the pioneers.

But when they came to occupy it,

they found a lot of other early Americans

who didn't know or care about our deal with Mexico.

They had the idea it was their country.

So one day a wagon train with an Army escort was attacked.

(GUNS FIRING)

They buried their dead where they fell.

OFFICER: Fire!

Then they pushed on to Fort Gardner,

one of the military outposts that dotted the trail to California.

But there was something mysterious about this attack.

Something that set it apart from all previous raids on wagon trains.

(ALL CHATTERING) So Colonel Pollard, commandant of the post,

ordered an immediate investigation.

Your attention, please.

This is Major Davison, Captain Laurence,

and our confidential liaison officer, Mr. James Eagle,

who, being part Indian himself,

has been of great assistance to us in Indian matters.

Now, the reason for this inquiry is simply this,

there is evidence that a spy was operating in your camp

the night of the attack.

Now, Captain Weightman, have you any suspicion as to the guilty person?

Nothing on which I could base a formal accusation, sir.

Well, I have.

You don't have to search no further. There's your spy! That murdering redskin!

Silence, please.

Mr. Simms, I'll have to ask you to restrain yourself.

Uh, Crockett, I understand this Indian

has acted as your assistant scout in other expeditions?

That's right, sir. Red Hawk and me, we sort of grew up together.

He's a Cherokee.

When he was a boy, his village was wiped out by Comanches.

Some missionaries brought him up. I'd stake my life on him.

Well, that--that's a strong statement.

CROCKETT: I can back it up, sir.

POLLARD: Go ahead.

Well, we hadn't had a mite of trouble till we hit the Kiowa Indian country.

We were rolling along through the San Juan Valley.

CROCKETT: I had been scouting out ahead with Tex McGee, the civilian wagon boss,

and we didn't like what we ran into.

We rode in to report to the Captain

that what used to be a friendly Indian village had plumb disappeared.

I was just trying to convince the Captain

that the time to worry about Indians

(MAN WHOOPING) is when they ain't where they ought to be

when Red Hawk rode in from scouting the hills on our north flank.

The tribes gather at council fires.

They talk of war against all white men.

Any sign of Sleeping Fox's village?

They are making a new camp to the north.

Braves paint their faces for the warpath.

Reckon I better ride out and have a powwow with them.

It's worth trying, Crockett.

See if you can find out what's back of all this.

The Army will round up the leaders and hang them.

Looks like it'll take a heap of rounding up, Captain.

Come on, Hawk, let's head for those rocks.

CAPTAIN: Troupe, forward!

CROCKETT: We rode a good five miles into the hills

and never saw a feather or a pony track.

Reckon it's us that got rounded up.

Looks like Sleeping Fox invited us to a party whether we like it or not.

Lead the horses back to those rocks.

Why you lead soldiers and white wagons into my people's country?

Soldiers go to Fort Gardner.

White wagons go to Land of Setting Sun.

They mean no harm to your people, Sleeping Fox.

Many tribes meet at council fire under new chief.

The word has passed. It is war.

Go, tell your people to turn back before it's too late.

Sorry, Chief, our orders are to go ahead.

Then you will not go back.

CROCKETT: I didn't know whether he was bluffing or not,

but I didn't have to wait long to find out.

(GUNS FIRING)

(WAR CRIES)

Pick off the chiefs. Might turn them back.

CROCKETT: After that one charge, Sleeping Fox wasted no more men on us.

He figured he had us sewed up anyway.

By dark, Sleeping Fox had half the braves of his tribe with him.

And I knew if we didn't get out before sun-up,

we wouldn't get out at all.

Not many shots left, Hawk.

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(MOANS)

Thanks, Davy.

Let's get him on your horse, Red Hawk.

CROCKETT: That dead Indian gave us just the one chance we needed.

We drew straws to see which one of us was to lead the Indians a-chase,

and Red Hawk won.

If you can shake them off, meet me at the head of the canyon.

I'll make it on foot across the rim rock.

All right, Davy.

Good luck. Thanks.

(YELLS)

(WAR CRIES)

(GUNS FIRING)

CROCKETT: I made it over the rim rock all right and found my horse there.

Red Hawk had done a good job of fooling the war party

and met me at the mouth of the canyon.

I left him to scout the hills, while I rode on to warn the camp.

Halt or I'll fire.

It's Davy, you idgit!

Hello, Captain. Why, Crockett, I'm glad to see you.

I'm glad to see you, too, Captain.

I was just about to write down in my report

that you were missing in line of duty.

Not quite, but pretty close.

Did they get Red Hawk?

No, no, he's out scouting Indians for me while I came in to report.

We're in for trouble, Captain.

(GUNS FIRING)

(YELLING)

Looks like the trouble's already started.

(GUNSHOTS CONTINUE)

Evening, ma'am. Good evening.

Hurt or anything?

Guess I'm all in one piece.

Your husband, is he all right?

He's not my husband. He's a driver I hired in St. Louis.

Oh.

Hey, if you cuss those horses a little, mister,

they'll slow down a lot quicker.

He can't understand you, he's a deaf-mute.

You mean, you came all the way through Indian country alone?

Why, yes.

Hundreds of miles alone, and you've still got your hair.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

MAN: Anybody get hurt?

Take it easy, folks.

The lady is too excited to answer a lot of questions, right now.

A couple of you men, take care of the horses.

Hey, your driver had better get some rest.

He will.

How did you ever happen to leave St. Louis alone?

Well, there aren't many ways

for a girl with no family to earn a living

and I thought with all the migration west,

there might be a need for schoolteachers.

You, a schoolmarm?

Is that so startling?

Yes, ma'am, it sure is.

Now, how did I ever get the idea

that a schoolmarm looked like a last year's bird nest?

Guess maybe education is nicer than I figured it was.

Oh, Captain Weightman, this is Miss Frances Oatman.

Come all the way from St. Louis to join our outfit.

Congratulations on your narrow escape, Miss Oatman.

(HORSE GALLOPING)

TEX: Davy!

We lost them in the rocks, Davy,

but I stopped on the way back

and lifted the hair of the one you four-footed.

You mean you scalped him?

Oh, no, ma'am. I don't scalp 'em.

I just cut off their pigtails,

make hatbands and pretties for my bridle.

Miss Oatman, I should like a detailed report on what happened,

for my dispatches East.

Would you mind coming to headquarters?

Not at all, Captain.

Yonder goes something I never would believe, Tex.

A schoolmarm that's pretty as a picture.

Hey now, you--you ain't gone and fell without even firing a shot, have you?

You're aiming to get yourself hog-tied.

Maybe, but I aim to get me some education.

Well, sir, I reckon that's about all till the night of the attack.

Colonel, can't we get down to business?

My wife's out there bad hurt,

and there's the sneaking devil that brought it on her.

Mr. Simms, we all understand and sympathize with you,

but this is an investigation, not a trial.

Why don't you ask him what he was doing up in the hills

with his Injun friends for two days.

They didn't jump us until the night he came back.

Red Hawk, is that true?

Yes, sir.

I tried to learn who is the leader uniting the tribes in war upon the whites.

But with no success?

No, sir, but there is such a man. I heard them speak of him.

When was this?

HAWK: The night of the attack.

Go on, tell us about it.

I had picked up the blood trail of one of Sleeping Fox's Indian braves.

HAWK: It led me to a meeting place in the mountains.

(MAN SPEAKING NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE)

They spoke of many guns and much ammunition the new Chief had given them.

They were planning to attack the wagon train.

Camp was made that night near Red Butte.

They had no idea that danger was so near at hand.

(SINGING I'M SEEING NELLIE HOME)

Kind of a happy camp, tonight.

Isn't it?

Yeah, I wonder why it can't always be peaceful like this.

There's a powerful lot of land in this country.

Enough for everybody. Indians and whites alike.

If they'd only portion it out.

That's been tried, by treaties.

The settlers always move into the Indian's lands.

Yeah, I aim to do something about that some day.

I'd like to go to Washington like my uncle did, the famous Davy Crockett.

Oh, Hawk.

This is Red Hawk, my assistant scout.

He does all the hard work for me.

Miss Oatman joined our outfit the night we had

our little ruckus with Sleeping Fox.

Excuse us, ma'am.

Red Hawk's been out in the hills for two days,

and I reckon I'd better get him some grub.

What did you find out, Hawk?

War party, Kiowas. Many braves.

How far away?

In hills just beyond camp. They come to attack tonight.

Are you sure?

I heard them talk.

We'd better go tell the Captain.

HAWK: The Captain ordered the camp on the alert

and doubled the guard on the horses.

The plan was to make the Kiowas think

the camp was asleep and unprepared,

but every man was ready and waiting.

It was ordered that no one should shoot

until the Captain himself fired the signal gun.

What makes you so sure they'll attack from this side?

My guess is they'll try to run off the horses.

Cavalry and wagons ain't much good without horses.

(WHISTLING)

(WHISTLING)

(WHISTLING)

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(GUNS CLICKING)

(WHISTLING)

(GUNS FIRING)

(WAR CRIES)

You're still alive, you murdering devil.

You'll never shoot another innocent woman and kid ever again.

Simms, get a hold of yourself.

It don't do no good, clubbing a dead Indian.

I'd like to stomp him right in the ground. Him and everyone like him.

Come on, now, Simms. Come on.

This shadow you saw,

could you tell whether it was a man, woman or child?

No, sir. It moved, then it was gone.

This dispatch case has been tampered with.

I always use the old cavalryman's trick

of wrapping a horse hair around the buckle when I put my papers away.

You can see for yourself, the horse hair's gone, and the papers are disarranged.

When did you last close the case?

This evening when I left the tent to go to supper.

Well, whoever it was must have come in under the back wall

during the attack.

Come on, Hawk, let's see if we can find any tracks.

HAWK: Crockett and I found footprints leading out from camp.

Someone had contacted Indians during the fight.

POLLARD: Is that about all you have to tell us, Red Hawk?

Yes, sir.

There was nothing else? No, sir.

Colonel Pollard, is this court going to take an Injun's word?

I'll take his word.

Well, I saw him at the Captain's tent.

Those moccasin prints, doesn't that pin it on him?

No more than it pins it on a lot of other people who wear moccasins around camp.

Like me.

Mr. Simms, you're making the accusations.

Suppose you tell us what you were doing through the attack.

I was busy watching my wife get shot down.

(POLLARD CLEARS THROAT)

POLLARD: Let's proceed with the investigation.

Here, here now, easy.

That might go off and scare somebody.

POLLARD: Simms, under the circumstances

we'll excuse you from the rest of the hearing.

Well, gentlemen,

we've examined all the witnesses and got nowhere.

A dispatch from Great Plains, sir.

That's all.

Well, there can no longer be any doubt that there was a spy

and that he made good use of the information

he got from your dispatches, Weightman.

The Indians of the Great Plains area are on the move.

Colonel, did you ever hear of Indians messing around

with military dispatches?

Never.

No, it looks almost like some white man's brain's back of all this.

What's your opinion, Mr. Eagle?

Men of many tribes bring their furs to my trading post.

I have heard some talk of local unrest, but nothing more.

You don't seem to take much stock

in this new chief uniting the tribes in a general uprising, eh?

Frankly, no.

Oh, Crockett...

Now, you've been through this country before,

I must send fresh supplies and ammunition to Great Plains.

Can heavily loaded wagons get through Manitou Pass?

Yeah, you can make it all right, Colonel.

The long way around, through South Pass, is easier going.

There ain't no call for you to feel low-down, Hawk.

Nobody suspects you except that tenderfoot Simms. He's just Injun-jumpy.

I'd like to clear away even his suspicions.

Got any ideas how to do it?

No.

Have you?

Who me? All I know about is horses and wagons.

You take the schoolmarm's team there, for instance.

What about them?

Oh, nothing, except when she come rearing into camp that night

them horses were sure galloping mighty fresh

for a team what drug a wagon all the way from St. Louis.

She may have changed horses somewhere.

Ain't no livery stable this side of Santa Fe that I knows of.

MAN: Howdy, Miss Oatman.

Oh!

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you.

I'm not easily frightened, but you popped out so suddenly.

I was just thinking of you and there you were.

I've been wanting to tell you since the hearing, that I, for one,

never had any doubts about you.

That is good to hear.

It would be better still if I had no doubts about you.

(LAUGHING) Oh, that sounds so mysterious.

What is your tribe?

My tribe?

It is difficult for one of Indian blood to hide it from another Indian.

I felt it the first time I saw you.

My father is half Dakota.

My mother was white.

And the name, "Oatman"?

It was my mother's family name.

I've used it since I was sent to white schools, since I was a little girl.

Why are you ashamed of your Indian blood?

I'm not, I'm proud of it.

But why boast about it among people who are prejudiced and suspicious?

If that is your only secret,

it will be safe with me.

Well, what else could there be?

When the hungry fox hunts,

he overlooks no tracks.

Where you been? Chief been waiting for you.

I...

TEX: I'll take care of him for you, Davy.

Is something troubling you, Davy?

What would you say, Hawk, if I told you I don't think that driver of Miss Oatman's

is deaf or dumb?

I would say what troubles you most is the question,

does the girl know it?

I ain't made any secrets as to how I feel about her.

Why do you think the man is false?

Because I saw an Indian stableman at Eagle's corral talking to him.

Did this man, Ben, also talk?

No.

No, he just made signs and noises like he does around camp.

But it looked like he could hear, and if he can hear, he can talk.

An Army doctor told me that.

It should be easy enough to trap this man.

Yeah.

Yeah, wait here.

Hello, Miss Frances. Hello, Davy.

Meet my twin sister, Maggie.

She don't favor you much.

Well, we're the same size.

Funny, I can't get used to that driver of yours being deaf and dumb.

How'd you ever happen to hire him, anyhow?

Well, for one thing, I knew I'd be pretty safe

coming across Indian country with him.

Yeah, how does that figure?

Why, didn't you know that Indians never harm anyone

mentally or physically afflicted?

What do you know, I forgot all about that.

But it's true.

Old Jim Bridger got away from a whole mess of Blackfoot Indians

by pretending he'd gone crazy.

FRANCES: Of course, that war party that chased us into your camp

didn't give me a chance to explain about Ben.

Yeah, I reckon Ben takes a lot of explaining.

(GUN FIRING)

(LAUGHS) Doggone my hide, I...

I'd forgotten all about this spare gun of mine having a hair-trigger.

I hope I didn't scare you none, ma'am.

(LAUGHING) Not as much as it did you.

I'd better have this thing fixed, before I shoot somebody.

Accidental-like.

Well, Hawk, I'm sure glad to get that off my mind.

It is good to see my friend happy again.

Afternoon, Captain.

Afternoon, Crockett.

The Colonel and I have decided to hold back our choice of routes

until we come to the fork in the trail.

That's a good idea.

And if anyone should want to know before then?

Report it to me at once. That in itself would be suspicious.

Yes, sir. Be ready to roll at sunrise.

I'll be ready, sir.

Tex? TEX: Oh!

Better ride into town and round up your pilgrims,

we roll at sun-up.

Column, right!

Stay back here, and keep moving, Tex.

I'll ride forward with the Captain.

All right, Davy.

Their last water camp will be at Indian Springs.

Then they'll have to decide what route they're going to take.

We'll be at camp close by.

Get our horses and pack ponies ready, we're leaving tonight.

Reckon you'll have this dress ready for the Virginia Reel

with your prize scholar when we get to Great Plains?

That depends on how long it takes.

I can't sew while we're rolling

and I'll need at least three evenings to finish it.

Ah, you're sure going to cut a dash among the gold braid boys in that outfit.

Reckon I won't even have a look in.

Now, there's no use fishing like that.

I won't promise you a dance

until you finish that English composition I told you to write.

Oh, she's did.

(LAUGHING) Davy, "She's did."

Well, she's done. It's done.

This composition isn't feminine.

Well, she's sure all about a female.

So I see.

It's a beautiful composition, Davy.

Your teacher is proud of you.

Well, I know it ain't spelled very good,

I always get into trouble with them little tadpole letters, "g" and "p."

Can't remember which side their head's turned on.

Maybe my head's turned the wrong way, too.

Give me a chance to study this, and I'll correct it as soon as I can.

Well, I ought to get A for effort anyhow.

All of that,

and that dance at Great Plains, too.

Well, that makes me as happy as a horned toad on a hot rock.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you.

Teacher kept you after school, didn't she?

Tex, do you reckon I can get me some store-bought clothes in Great Plains?

Store-bought clothes?

Mr. Crockett, the Captain wants to see you.

Maybe he'll lend you a stovepipe hat, you gall-darned dude.

Store-bought clothes!

Crockett, from our camp here, at Indian Springs,

how long will it take us to reach the mouth of Manitou Pass?

Well, we ought to be there by noon tomorrow.

Looks like a perfect place for an ambush.

Yeah.

Yeah, the devil himself couldn't have built a better one.

Captain, let's play it safe and go through South Pass.

If they attack there we'll stand a good chance to beat them off.

Very well, Crockett. South Pass it is.

The only thing is, sir, we'll have to let the camp know tonight,

so we can take on water.

South Pass is bone-dry.

That means we'll be letting the spy know as well.

Hawk and I'll keep a close watch.

You know, this may smoke him out.

Right.

If we don't learn who it is before we get to Great Plains,

we'll never know.

Go to it.

Yes, sir.

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

We're going by way of South Pass, folks.

Hello, Davy, you and the Captain playing checkers again?

Ah, sort of.

Figuring out which pass we'll head for

when we hit the fork in the trail tomorrow.

Oh? You didn't decide, I suppose.

CROCKETT: Yeah, we sure did.

Looks like you'll get that dress finished in time for our dance.

We're going the long way, through South Pass.

Say, what's the idea of dragging this thing out three extra days?

Two things, Simms.

South Pass is an easy wagon trail and open country.

No place for an ambush.

Tex.

Mmm?

Spread word around camp to fill all the water barrels before we roll in the morning.

There'll be three dry camps in a row.

No sleep for you and me tonight, Hawk.

Do you think the spy might try to pass that news on to the Kiowa?

It wouldn't surprise me a bit if the big wolf of the Kiowas

was out there in the hills now waiting for it.

In the dark, wolf and coyote look alike.

Yeah, but tonight, we're weasel-trapping.

You watch this half of the circle, I'll take the other.

And if someone should leave camp?

Follow and bring them back.

(WHISPERING) I'll slip out and join High Tree.

If Crockett trails me, we'll lead him far off the track.

When things are quiet, I'll get away myself.

One of us has to get word to my father.

Welcome to my fire.

I was watching you and Davy Crockett.

You didn't tell him about me, did you?

No, but you are wrong in thinking it would turn his heart against you.

Oh, if I thought that, there would be no problem.

I like him very much, but I'm not in love with him.

Isn't it too soon to know where your heart will lead you?

It doesn't take long for a girl to know that.

In its hurry to reach the shining river,

the mountain brook makes many mistakes.

But all the time it knows where it's going,

and nothing can keep the brook and the river apart for long.

Good night.

Good night.

We only got his horse.

Watch for him at the head of the canyon.

(NEIGHS)

This is the same gun you couldn't hear at Gardner the other day,

and it's still got a hair-trigger.

That don't work anymore, you good-for-nothing renegade.

You heard the stone I threw. Come on, now, speak up.

Oh, so you want to play Indian, do you?

Come on, weasel.

Well, I can't knock a runt like you around,

but I can sure play Indian with you.

Come on, now.

This is a favorite game of those Kiowas you've been helping out.

When I cut the next one, I don't know whether she'll hold or not.

So you better start talking.

Who were you taking that information to?

Well, have it your own way.

But you're taking an awful chance.

Well, what do you know.

She's still holding.

Well, here goes nothing.

Wait, don't. I'll talk.

(SPEAKS NATIVE AMERICAN WORD)

This is my daughter. It was she who made our plans possible

by learning the white Chief's secrets.

Did you bring the information I want?

Yes. They're taking the long way, by South Pass.

You're sure?

It was announced tonight.

Where is Ben?

We were being closely watched.

He left first, to lead Davy Crockett out of the way.

You have done your work well.

Tomorrow you will ride with us as an Indian princess.

Now go and get some rest.

The white men have chosen to face battle with us at South Pass.

That means we will need the warriors from all the villages.

The fort at Great Plains will first be surrounded and cut off.

Then at South Pass,

we must have enough warriors to attack from three sides.

Tie him up.

If you were not fighting on the side of the white men,

I could make good use of you.

You'll need all your breath to tell these Kiowas what a great man you are.

You'll die in tomorrow's sun.

When the wet rawhide shrinks and cuts into your flesh,

perhaps you'll regret those words.

(SPEAKING NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE)

You are not weakening, Princess?

This is just one of the little Kiowa games.

Is it so wrong that I have taken the side of the Indians

against the whites?

You've taken the side of a man

who would bring destruction upon these tribes,

through his own desire for power and glory.

My father fights only for the good of all Indians.

Even when he called you a princess, he was thinking only of himself.

A new Indian emperor, a second Pontiac.

That comes strangely

from a man whose own people were massacred by the whites.

My people were destroyed by Comanches.

Bad Indians, like these Kiowas.

This false cause that your father is leading

will bring more destruction upon the tribes

than all the white settlers and soldiers combined.

I ought to step on you like a wood tick.

But I reckon I'll leave that to the Army.

Come on, get goin'. We got a long walk ahead of us.

Come on!

Come on!

(GASPS)

Do you think this brave understands any English?

It isn't likely.

If you could get one hand free

and trick him into coming within your reach,

I can do the rest.

HAWK: The thong is loosening now.

When will I know when you're ready?

You will hear me ask him for water.

(SPEAKING NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE)

(BRAVE GRUNTING)

Many thanks.

You make an excellent spy, but a very bad Kiowa princess.

Perhaps I can teach them more pleasant games than torturing prisoners.

You mean to stay?

This is where I belong, with my father.

Then we're still enemies.

My orders were to bring you in.

I'm afraid I make as bad a soldier as you do a Kiowa.

It seems we both put our hearts above our duty.

Here, go while you have the chance.

What beats me is how I let her pull the wool over my eyes like that.

You're not alone.

Wait till Colonel Pollard hears about his confidential Indian agent, James Eagle.

I wish I knew whether or not

she got the information to her father.

Well, we should find out something more about that right now.

Hello, Hawk.

I've just come from Eagle's camp. The girl is there.

She told him, of course, which pass we're taking?

Yes, sir. She reached her father's camp

before I could overtake her and the Kiowa guide.

Eagle has summoned all the tribes for battle.

How do we know this Injun didn't let her go on purpose?

Why don't you get back to your wagon,

before I forget I'm littler than you?

Looks like we're heading into plenty of trouble, Captain.

Yeah, but one thing is certain.

We've got to go on.

My orders are to reinforce Great Plains.

Well, we don't have to worry much until we reach

the fork in the trail at Manitou.

Right. Well, let's get moving.

Tex, hitch up. We're moving.

Chiefs of the Kiowas,

before calling you to the war path,

I used my knowledge of the white man's ways

to learn there will be no more troops or white wagons

sent to this region

until long after next winter snows have come and gone.

By then,

we will have all the tribes west of the Rocky Mountains

united with us in one great Indian nation.

An empire, free forever

from the heel of the white invader.

Now listen to my plan of battle.

Our first blow will fall on the fort at Great Plains.

Sleeping Fox,

tonight, your warriors will surround the fort,

tomorrow at dawn you will attack.

Agatchee, your braves will gather at South Pass.

When the troops and wagon train enter,

you will ride down on them in full force.

Arango, your men will strike from the center.

And yours, Orano,

will ride down on them from the north end.

Nothing can save them now.

We'll strike such terror in the hearts of the white men

they'll never come this way again.

No one shall escape us.

We'll massacre every man, woman and child.

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

Let her go.

Now I am certain of what I only suspected.

It was she who helped Red Hawk escape.

Her heart is with her mother's people.

Now let her die with them.

They're gathering in force, Lieutenant.

Here's Sergeant Gordon, sir. He has volunteered for the detail.

You realize the urgency of getting this message

through to Captain Weightman's column, do you, Sergeant?

I do, sir.

And you understand, that I'm not ordering you to attempt it.

You know what happened to the other messengers.

Yes, sir.

It's doubtful that you'll even reach the river.

The rocks are crawling with Indians.

I'd still like to try, sir.

Thanks, Gordon.

Lookee yonder, Cap. Something's comin'.

WEIGHTMAN: Sergeant, take her horse.

WEIGHTMAN: It isn't likely that you came here

just to submit to arrest, Miss Eagle.

I've come to bring you important information.

Very well. Dismount, please.

Then you admit entering my tent

and breaking into my dispatch case?

Yes, and last night I took more information to my father.

In making this confession, you realize that I have full authority

to order you shot as an enemy spy?

It doesn't matter.

Unless you act on what I say, I'll die anyway

with the rest of you at South Pass.

I wish we could believe you.

I'm making no excuses.

All my life I've waited for the day when I could help the Indian cause.

I believed in my father.

Until I learned he wasn't just waging a war, but planning a massacre.

You say he means to attack Great Plains at dawn tomorrow?

Yes, and also they'll be waiting at South Pass

to attack you in full force and destroy the wagon train.

How can we believe a word she says, Captain?

I agree with you, Simms.

We can't put much faith in a proven spy.

(HORSE GALLOPING)

Sergeant Gordon, with a dispatch from Great Plains, sir.

Which way did you come, Sergeant?

Manitou Pass, sir.

Any sign of hostiles there?

Not in the pass. They've got the fort cut off.

Other war parties are heading for South Pass.

What the Sergeant says, and this dispatch,

seem to bear out the girl's story.

Yes, sir, Captain, it sure does.

WEIGHTMAN: Tex TEX: Yeah.

Take the Sergeant along, and get him a fresh horse.

Sure, Cap.

Uh, Crockett.

We've got to get to Great Plains today.

They'll be wiped out if they don't get supplies and ammunition

before the attack in the morning.

Well, we'll have to switch our plans and go by the way of Manitou Pass, sir.

Well, we've got to chance it.

I'll send word to McHale we're coming through Manitou

and that we should reach him tonight.

Right, sir. Right.

Miss Eagle, it seems that you've told us the truth.

I want you to realize that I must hold you under arrest

until your case is judged by higher authority.

Yes, Captain.

I'll be responsible for her, sir.

Right.

Here you are, Sergeant.

Thank you.

Good luck to you.

Thank you, sir.

Chief Eagle!

I shoot soldier messenger on trail to Great Plains.

The whites have changed their plan. They come by Manitou.

My daughter must have told them

we'd be waiting to attack at South Pass.

They're trying to make fools of us.

Now it is they who will ride into a death trap.

Recall your warriors from the trails to South Pass.

Take them to the cliffs of Manitou. I'll join you there.

Assemble your braves

in the hidden valley on the east side of Manitou,

where you can watch every move of the enemy.

(SPEAKING NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE)

Captain, I hate to see the wagons enter Manitou without scoutin' it first.

There may be an ambush.

Suppose Red Hawk and me ride in a ways and see what's what?

That's my job now.

Yours is here with the wagons,

to look after the women and children.

You goin' in with the troops, sir?

And our supply wagons.

If you don't hear firing in a half an hour,

come ahead with the wagon train.

Right, sir. We'll be ready to roll.

Troop, forward!

Get 'em rolling!

It might be a good idea to scout to the rear, Tex.

They've separated. Now we can strike a double blow.

Have your braves join those on the cliffs to trap the soldiers.

Get your warriors ready to attack the wagon train when I give the signal.

(HORSE NEIGHING)

Let's try to get through.

Injuns! Injuns!

TEX: They fooled us, Davy.

They've got their troops bottled up in Manitou Pass.

Roll 'em. Form a circle!

Get 'em rollin'!

So all the Indians went to South Pass, did they?

Hawk, stand guard over her. If she tries to get away, you know what to do.

No, my friend.

You'll have to get someone else for that duty.

I don't understand you. I owe my life to this girl.

Her father held me prisoner. She helped me to escape.

Then you could have brought her in?

Yes.

Those were your orders, Hawk.

I guess you don't need to hear any more than that, Crockett.

They're in this thing together and have been right along.

I'll take your rifle.

Looks like the Army will have a double trial.

Trial? We ought to hang 'em both, right now.

No, we'll leave that to the Army.

Thomas, stand guard over both of 'em.

Davy, wait.

You can't believe I helped lead you into this trap?

If I believed anything else, I'd be a bigger fool

than you've already tried to make of me. Come on, Simms.

The attack's likely to come from that ridge.

Keep your eye on it, Simms.

(SPEAKING NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE)

(WAR CRIES)

Here they come.

Stay where you are.

Jimmy, keep down!

Roll over those wagons! Take cover!

Wet down that canvas!

We've only got one chance to get back to that wagon train.

Cross that river.

Doesn't look like much of a chance, sir.

If I only knew whether men and horses could live in that current.

I'll find out, sir.

Come back here, you fool! Donovan! Donovan!

Well, it looks like we're both gonna lose our hair.

The Captain's in as much trouble as we are.

Neither one of us is strong enough to fight our way out of this alone.

If there was only some way to get together.

Good idea, if we could only do it.

I'm going to do it, if I have to blast 'em out. Come on, Tex.

Pack 'em in tight back there.

It's a slim chance, but it's the only one we've got.

TEX: We'll keep you covered.

(YELLS)

Ha! Ha!

Bugler, sound the charge!

(BUGLE BLOWING)

(PEOPLE CHEERING)

Oh, you're all right.

Sergeant, bring in the prisoners.

Frances Oatman,

you are charged with conspiracy and espionage upon the United States Army.

Red Hawk,

you are charged with gross dereliction of duty in the face of the enemy.

Those are both capital offenses.

Captain, you proferred these charges. Are they correct as stated?

Yes, sir.

Crockett, as chief scout for this expedition,

you were in a position to know the facts. Are these charges true?

Yes, sir.

Before I pronounce sentence,

have you any details to offer bearing upon the case?

Details?

Yes, sir.

Take the young lady's case, for instance.

We found Captain Weightman's dispatches on the body of Chief Eagle.

So, at least we know she wasn't lying to us

when she tried to save us from ambush.

Well, uh, are you defending or accusing these prisoners?

Oh, neither, sir.

Just presenting details, like you asked for.

Now, in Red Hawk's case, well, if he hadn't ridden out

to help me get that powder wagon through them Kiowas,

none of us would be here today.

Well, are you suggesting that we let these prisoners go free?

Oh, no, sir. I'd hold them prisoner.

They ought to pay for what they did.

(CLEARING THROAT) Well, uh,

what are your recommendations as to sentence?

I'd--I'd hold 'em

until we can scare up a preacher to make them man and wife.

And furthermore, under military auspices,

you will start the first Indian school in this district,

with the hope that you both may help to bring about

a better understanding between the Indians and the whites.

Oh, thank you, sir.

Thank you, Davy.

Good luck.

You have honor in helping me with masterpiece.

I do?

Watch closely.

Now, roll me across painting.

You're going to be one big, messy Chief.

I say roll me.

Alright.

Now.

Chief.

Never have I seen such a fine war-paint job.

It is new impressionist school.

Someday, when I get through painting on me

I will paint on canvas.

You look good enough right now, to hang in museum.

Wagons.

'Me hear foreign music.'

You mustn't get shot, Chief. It would ruin the whole effect.

What are you? Warrior or art critic?

Put me on my horse.

Wrong way. Turn me round.

We give 'em big scare. No hurt him. Right, Chief?

Indians!

Johnny, Steve, Indians!

Johnny, Indians. Indians.

Indians.

They sure don't look like they're selling blankets.

Bullseye.

They shot my best pants.

Be glad you weren't in them.

Tell them we just want to get to San Francisco.

I'd rather send them a postcard when we get there.

Don't just sit there, Johnny. Do something.

- Hey, Steve. I got his spear. - Good shootin'.

White man's medicine shoot spear.

Hey, Steve. They quit.

Good thing, 'cause you never hit anybody with that contraption.

Maybe not, but it sure scared them to death.

'All you errant guzzling sinners.'

'Come forward on your knees and hear what the Lord says'

about the sin in San Francisco.

'Cause right here in San Francisco

in the year of our Lord, 1865..

...while men are being consumed by the flames

of a mighty civil war

you men have joined the army of the devil.

'Now listen to me.'

'The sins of the Barbary Coast have claimed ya'.'

Come close, everybody. I want you to see this.

Nothing up my sleeves, nothing under my hat.

Well, now, if you think that was magic

I want you to try a bottle of Dr. Long's Elixir.

See what his magic can do for you. Step right up.

'One dollar, don't crowd. There's enough for everybody.'

What do you say? Ah, my first customer of the evening.

Marshal Max Cooper.

- Where's your partner? - He's giving a guitar lesson.

He's got a new pupil.

No law against us picking up an honest dollar

here and there, is there, Marshal?

Who is this new pupil?

How do I know? I've never seen him.

I'm talking about a her.

Colonel Baskem's daughter.

Seems like this wild-eyed daughter of his

has taken a sudden interest in the guitar

and the Colonel wants to know about it.

Look, Marshal, selling Dr. Ludwig Long's Magic Elixir

I don't get to meet colonel's daughters.

Well, I'll have a look around for myself, anyway.

Oh, wait. Maybe I can find him.

Don't bother.

'Hey, bud, what do you think you're doing?'

'You think you can steal that right in front of my nose?'

Alright, you guys. Clear out, you understand?

- Have you seen Johnny? - No. What's the trouble?

- Plenty. Where's Charlie? - Over there, at his table.

- What's going on? - I'll tell you later.

You left the wagon alone?

Everybody out there's gonna be busy for a few minutes.

- Where's Johnny? - I don't know.

I haven't seen him around tonight.

I don't know if it means anything, Charlie.

The Marshal's looking for him and the Baskem girl.

Now, look, if Johnny let something slip..

Just do what I tell you. Try to warn him and tip off the girls.

- I better get back outside. - Alright.

Flo. Sue.

Come on.

- What's happening? - I can't find Johnny.

Where is he?

Where would I hide anybody in this outfit?

What did Steve want?

The Marshal's snooping around looking for Johnny.

Something about a girl and those guitar lessons.

If my Johnny is with another girl..

Hold it. Here's the Marshal now.

Hurry up. You girls change your costumes.

Go on. You kids get out there and keep the show going.

I'll try to hold him out front. Come on.

Hi ya', Max.

Come to look our girls over again tonight?

Tonight, I'm a music lover, Charlie.

In fact, I'm thinking of taking guitar lessons.

- I've seen gall in my day. - Sue.

'What are you two doing in my dressing room?'

- We-- - Never mind. Don't answer that.

I didn't expect you back so soon.

'Well, that's obvious.'

Maybe it's just as well or you would've been playing

the 1812 Overture.

Sue, listen. I was just giving a guitar lesson.

Oh, my..

This is Colonel Baskem's daughter.

Colonel Baskem?

The Colonel Baskem?

You shouldn't have told her who I am.

You don't have to worry. Sue is very understanding.

Oh, sure, Miss Baskem.

It's just that I was taken by surprise.

My father'll kill me if he knew I came to the Barbary Coast.

Oh, well, of course. It's no place for a decent girl.

- 'I didn't mean--' - I know what you meant.

Don't forget the veil when you go out.

- Will I see you soon? - Sure. In a few days.

Haven't you forgotten something?

It took Steve months to set that up

and you almost ruined it.

Why did he set it up with you?

Why didn't he set her up for himself?

Can I help it if she likes my guitar lessons?

- Oh Johnny, someday I'm gonna-- - Honey.

Would I have used your dressing room if I didn't love you?

Wait a minute. I need time to figure that one out.

We don't have any time. I've gotta see Steve right away.

But I..

Steve. The Colonel's daughter said it would be tonight.

- Tonight? - That's what she said.

Take the wagon over to the stable and hurry back.

We'll meet in Flo's dressing room.

- Who is it? - 'Steve.'

- Not even a hello kiss? - This is it, Flo.

- It has to be tonight. - You have the information?

Johnny got it out of the Baskem girl.

Steve, maybe you shouldn't try this.

After all these months of work? What are you talking about?

You're a soldier. What you're about to do isn't war.

In a battle, you could defend yourself. But this way?

It is part of the war, Flo. We're all doing what we have to.

And we have to remember that.

All of us.

I just don't want you to be hurt.

You expect me to argue with that?

No, Lieutenant Menlow.

A gentleman always agrees with a lady.

Yes.

'It's Johnny. Sue and Charlie are with me.'

Come on in. I want you to see this.

I know we've been over this many times before.

But this is the time that counts.

Tonight, is at 11 o'clock, the gold reaches the Mayor.

'As soon as the guards get into the mint counting roof'

'Johnny will blast a hole right through this wall.'

- You're sure it's tonight? - Yeah. Johnny found out.

The Colonel's bringing the gold in with a military escort.

You see? You balled me out.

And Jefferson Davis will probably give me a medal.

You didn't have to enjoy your work so much.

Remember. If Johnny and I fail, there can't be a second try.

I want all of you to get out--

Flo.

- Who is it? - 'Marshal Cooper.'

Relax, your nerves are showing. Let him in, Flo.

Well..

Are you all taking guitar lessons from him?

What about it, Marshal? The party's now getting started.

Charlie here was just going out for the liquor.

I suppose it's silly of me even to ask, but..

...do you know a girl named Maira Baskem?

Baskem, uh..

Baskem, let's see. Uh..

That would be under "B".

Unless I made a mistake and put it under uh..

- What was her first name again? - Maira.

Just forget it.

I know lots of other girls, Marshal. Would any of them do?

The Marshal's very happily married, Johnny.

That's more than I can say for me.

Well, someday, I'll ask you.

- I don't wanna hear about it. - Doesn't wanna hear about it.

- He only wants to hear about-- - Would you both please shut up?

We haven't broken any laws.

We don't get around in the same circles as Colonel's daughters.

Alright, alright.

Maybe Colonel Baskem should let the army handle this anyhow.

- The army? - Yeah.

Yes, wait a minute.

I know how you two guys could earn $500.

$500? That'd buy a lot of Elixir, Chief.

Yes, you get around town pretty good in that wagon of yours.

You draw a crowd. You get to see a lot of things that go on.

Some.

Army headquarters is offering a $500 reward for information

about some Confederate spies operating right here in town.

What makes you think we could spot a spy?

For $500, you could learn.

And you might meet a lot of interesting women.

Think of all the guitar lessons you could give.

Hey, the job even has fringe benefits.

You've got too many fringes already.

Well..

- Charlie. - Yeah.

I thought you told me you didn't allow guys

in girls' dressing rooms.

Uh, oh, well, I don't, Max.

That's the reason for the party, Marshal.

Charlie's gonna give Johnny a chance to be an entertainer.

This could be the beginning of Johnny's whole career.

That's right, and if Dr. Long's Magic Elixir can do that for me

think of what it can do for you.

In that case, I'll stick around, have a listen or two.

After all, you wouldn't want anybody to give you

a party for nothing.

And if your protege fails as an entertainer

remember, that $500 reward is waiting.

Oh, goodnight.

Steve, he knows something.

Your trouble is, you don't trust northerners.

Well, they don't trust us either.

Yeah. I guess that's what makes wars.

Steve, I'm scared stiff.

It'll all be over after tonight. One way or the other.

So you hold yourself together till then.

Do you mind if I tremble a little?

Sure. Go ahead. Have a good shake.

Twenty to 10:00.

The latest we can hit the mint is 11:15.

Right now, that Marshal's waiting out front for you

to start entertaining.

We'll be cutting it close. You girls change.

Come on, Johnny. We better make this show look good

till we're ready to pull out of here.

Hey, Steve, I didn't know Johnny could sing that good.

Sure. He gives guitar lessons, too.

Hey, how about that, they're applauding.

Yeah, yeah, I heard 'em. You're the best singing spy ever.

Steve, I just saw Charlie out there with the Marshal.

Well, I don't like them being so friendly.

Charlie is a civilian agent.

He's not gonna stick his neck in the noose if he doesn't have to.

Two minutes of 10:00, that gives us little over an hour.

Johnny, what if the Marshal wonders where you are?

You're supposed to be here to sing again.

If I'm still breathing by 11:30, I'll do my encore then.

If we're not back by 11:30, Flo, It'll be up to you.

You'll notify General Winthrop in Texas that..

...the mission has failed.

That's all there is to that.

'That's all there may be to the rest of the war.'

Takes gold to fight battles, and only the north has it.

Maybe the San Francisco men can finance the south, too.

Hurry, Johnny.

Men are so stupid.

When a woman wants something from a man

she makes love to him.

When a man wants something from a man, he goes to a war for it.

Jesus, I wish I could think of things to say like that.

How you doing, Mr. Shermer?

I'm glad, after tonight, there won't be anymore Mr. Shermer.

This is the last time you're wearing that getup.

So be careful.

'Alright.'

At least, this way, I'll make a fine looking corpse.

All set.

'Alright, alright. I'm coming.'

What? Oh-oh, it's you, Mr. Shermer.

Ah, you're a very careful, Watchman Elmer.

That's what I like. Then I know my office is protected.

- Ain't it kinda late for you? - Much, much too late.

But I have to get some papers from my safe.

I'll open the door for you, Mr. Shermer.

Alright.

- I'll hold the lamp for you. - Oh, thank you.

Charlie, when's that new singer of yours gonna sing again, huh?

What's the rush? A little of him goes a long way.

I'll admit, he's not as pretty as the girls

but he sounded mighty fine.

You know, those Chesnutt sisters with their girls gone to Frisco

two months ago, same time as Steve Menlo and Johnny Banner.

Well, girls are working for some tinhorn in Phoenix.

Ran out on him.

Kids were stranded and..

Well, Madison Show guys helped 'em get here.

Glad to see you telling the truth.

I checked out that Phoenix story.

Hate to drink a man mans beer

and then, have him shot at sunrise.

- Howdy, Garth. - Howdy.

How come the army's given us an escort, Colonel Baskem?

Let's just say that the northern gold is looking

better and better all the time to the south.

You think the rebs are crazy enough to try anything here?

The confederacy is desperate enough to try anything.

'Make sure you guys are on the alert.'

'Sure will.'

Colonel Baskem, we're alright now, thanks.

'Phil, I've been blinded.'

I can't see.

Oh, gee, thanks. I thought everything looked hairy.

You better stick to your singing.

You don't have much future in the spy business.

Come one, give me a hand.

If they're on schedule

they should be getting to the gold now.

Well, what if they aren't?

Oh, sis, I don't think I can stand it.

If that crazy Johnny's gonna get killed

well, I wanna be the one to do it.

Boy, I'd hate to carry this kinda loose change in my wallet.

You better tell the girls to get busy and entertain the audience

before we have that marshal breathing down our necks.

You tie the line around the cases, I'll go get the wagon.

Hey, Charlie, you ought to give that stuff up.

Looks like you're getting fits.

Yeah , I know. Here, have a couple of fits on me.

You said that Madison Show guy was gonna sing another song.

Max, why don't you be like other guys and watch girls?

Maybe I'm interested in Johnny Banner's future.

Look, I can't force him to sing.

I'm not even payin' him.

He'll sing again, just...hang around.

I will, as long as the free liquor holds out.

Let's get outta here.

- Hurry up, Johnny. - Alright, alright.

Who is it?

- What guy were you expecting? - Steve!

You were supposed to be here six minutes ago.

It seems more like six million years.

Believe me, I know what you mean.

- Johnny, is he.. - He's in one piece.

We're gettin' out of San Francisco tonight.

Tonight? But we'd be the first ones they'd suspect.

Johnny's gonna give 'em something else to think about.

You know, Charlie, I've had all the free liquor I can handle.

I think I'll look around for that vanishing guitar player.

Now wait a minute, Max. I told you, he'll be back.

You don't have to leave now--

Quiet.

'Quiet, everybody. Quiet.'

We've got some news we wanna pass down to the whole world.

You men have been so nice to us tonight.

We wanted you to be the first to know.

Sue and I got married today.

Married? They didn't have time..

...to.

Honey, what are you talking about? Are you crazy?

And we're leaving San Francisco tonight on our honeymoon.

Honeymoon!

Yes. Steve Menlo and the dancing bar maids and

the Chesnutt sisters and I are going into business together.

If you think I'm gonna let you get away with this--

Still think it's such a bad idea?

If Johnny ever let's go of her, she'll kill him.

How do you like that Madison Show guy?

Knifin' me in the back by takin' my girls away.

Charlie, you ought to be more like me.

- Huh? - Don't trust anybody.

Here it comes.

All hells broken loose. The mint's been robbed.

So, now I'm a married woman, without benefit of clergy.

Sue, you're acting like a girl.

Well, my mother didn't bring me up to be a spy.

Steve, would you tell her this was your idea?

We gonna leave Frisco together, we had to have some excuse.

- This wasn't our plan. - Neither was Maira Baskem.

What if she gets suspicious and tells her father?

'And that's another thing.'

Why don't we take Maira Baskem along on our honeymoon?

Why don't you tell her you'll marry her and keep her quiet?

Marry her? Are you crazy? I can only fight one war at a time.

- 'Oh, you--' - Cut that out, both of you.

None of us are free till that gold's safe

in General Wingate's hands in El Paso.

Tell the girls they have 15 minutes to get packed. Come on.

You know, sis, General Sherman was right.

War is hell.

Country like this sure makes it easy to forget there's a war on.

Yeah, if the law ever catches up with us,

they'll help us remember it in a hurry.

Can't you ever get your mind off from business?

Even a phony husband's better that none.

Why don't you sit upfront with Johnny?

What, with Steve up there? Now what good is that?

Steve's a magician. Tell him to disappear.

Here you are, Chief.

Best popcorn I ever eat.

This is the one secret we don't give white man.

Wagon.

It is wagon, with magic gun.

Put me on my horse.

No backwards this time.

Woah.

Look, we're getting some great advance notices.

That's show business.

Yeah, well, I won't breathe easy again till we reach El Paso

and put that gold right in General Wingate's hands.

Why did I volunteer for this?

Lieutenants never volunteer for anything.

Oh, don't those guys ever give up?

I knew we should've sent 'em a postcard.

Hey, they're surrounding us.

Somebody's been giving them lessons.

We're gonna have to fight 'em. Girls, take cover.

Get under the wagon. Come on, Johnny.

Keep your heads down, girls.

How long we supposed to do this?

What's the matter? You getting dizzy?

For God's sake, what are you doing?

They're not getting a second chance at my pants.

This time, I've got 'em on. Emily, hand me that valise.

Get down. You wanna be killed?

That make-up salesman was right.

He said, with this stuff, you could always get your man.

- Hand me some more ammunition. - Here.

This time, try to hit somebody.

Don't worry, I will.

He's got a guitar.

Hey, that crazy Indian was trying to copy my act.

I don't know why, that's the second time he's walked out.

- Back in the wagons, girls. - Get outta here.

Where you get this medicine?

One of these days, you're gonna get me killed.

- Morning, Marshal. - Morning.

Anything new on the mint robbery?

The same routine stuff that's been coming in

for the last couple of weeks.

Got a message from the sheriff at Walkersville, Nevada.

Now, nothings gone through his area, but a medicine show wagon.

- Heading south. - South?

- Will that mean anything? - Depends on how far south.

Listen, you get a message off to

Sheriff Joe Steadman in Prescott, Arizona.

I want him to let me know if that medicine wagon

comes into his territory, just that, nothing more.

Yes, sir.

Frank.

Look, I'm gonna be gone for a few weeks.

While I'm away, you're in charge, you understand?

If you need to get in touch with me

you can reach me through Stella Dewitt.

At the Grand Palace Theater in Prescott, Arizona.

Murph said you wanted to see me.

That's right, Rink.

Max Cooper sent us a wire from San Francisco.

Wants us to be on the lookout for some kind

of a travelling medicine show, maybe heading our way.

What did they do, Joe? Kill somebody with their medicine?

The wire didn't say.

So we gotta look for somebody and Max Cooper don't say why.

That's the size of it.

Now, take enough supplies so you can scout

as far north as the Moapa river.

The Moapa, that'll keep me out for a week.

You're drawing a deputy's salary unless you'd like to quit.

Deputy's salary will do just fine..

...for now.

If you see the medicine wagon, come back and tell me.

That's all you have to do.

Shouldn't lather you up too much.

I'll see you in about a week.

Hey, kids, how about this? Fish for dinner.

Oh, great. Charming.

They're wonderful.

Here it comes.

- See you back at the wagon. - Alright.

Oh, that's cold.

'That's enough. That's all, I've had enough.'

'Your turn.'

Well, what do you know?

I've been riding these plains for years

I've never seen anything like it.

Look, buster, if you didn't buy a ticket, the shows over.

Oh, now, you don't have to be bashful in front of me.

No, you don't. No, you don't.

'Steve!'

'Steve.'

Stay here, girls.

I always did like nice, clean girls.

Johnny.

Don't move, fella'.

'In case you're interested, I can kill you with this.'

And play your funeral march at the same time.

So, just drop the gun.

Over there.

Don't Johnny, you're likely to hit everybody

but the right one with that thing.

Nice work, Steve.

I don't think I'm cut out for this kind of work.

- You were wonderful. - You sure taught him a lesson.

That darn old peeping Tom.

You're a mess. How can I kiss a face like that?

You can't.

That guy knocked the pucker outta me.

Is the brawl over?

Yes, it's all over. Hold the guitar.

You see this badge around here?

'That means, I'm the law around here.'

I just might put it in my report that you were resisting arrest.

Yeah, you do that.

And maybe, we'll make out a report, too.

You take your horse and get outta here.

Can I keep my gun?

You'll have to get along without a gun

till you get where you're going.

I'm going back to Prescott.

Prescott, Arizona?

'Yeah.'

I got some unfriendly advice for you

if you're thinking of going there.

Don't you do it.

I got a good memory, I'll remember this.

We have to go through Prescott to get to General Wingate.

He'll give us trouble, Steve.

Let's just hope he can't think up more than we can handle.

You know what time it is?

- It's after midnight. - Why aren't you sleeping?

You're the one who got all the exercise today.

You ought to be getting some rest.

I must've been crazy to get talked into this detail.

The sheriff hit you too hired or something?

Maybe he knocked some sense into me.

Girls should never have been a part of this detail.

The responsibility of that goal is enough without a..

...a flock of females to worry about.

I thought we've been some help.

Alright, alright. You've helped.

It's just that..

Well, men and women don't belong together on a job like this.

It makes complications.

Sometimes, complications can be interesting.

Look, Flo, do you know why we need that gold?

Because the south is...bankrupt.

And even if we win the war, the south will still be broke.

Plantations are ruined, harbors have been shelled and burned.

Almost every cotton broker is out of business.

It would be years before a man could..

...earn enough money to get married and..

Look, I fell in love with you

with nothing but that idiotic wagon to call a home.

Hey, maybe we could paint it and carpet it

add a couple of bedrooms for the children.

Maybe, I can laugh at that tomorrow, Flo.

- Not tonight. - Okay.

Do you mind if I just sit here for a while and dream?

Hey, bridegroom.

- Are you lost or something? - Shh, shh.

Now, it can't be both ways. Either I'm married or I'm not.

And I've made up my mind.

Good. Now, we can get back to sleep.

And since not being married doesn't have much of a future

I've decided to see a preacher when we get to Prescott.

The sun's got to you.

It's the moon.

What's with moons?

When you've seen one, you've seen them all.

Oh, stop fighting me.

I've decided you love me.

I'm glad you told me.

And you know how I know?

It's...well, it's like eating peanuts.

What's like eating peanuts?

Ever since that kiss on the stage in San Francisco..

...I've wanted more.

Well, for your information, peanuts give me heartburn.

After we see the preacher, we'll have a real honeymoon.

Just you, me and the guitar...

and the marriage license.

Look, cut-cut that out.

If you're hungry, get a sandwich.

Oh, stop changing the subject.

Ah, really, the way things are, I could be killed.

And you'd be nothing but a widow.

My mother always said

"It's better to have had peanuts and lost

than never to have had peanuts at all."

Will you stop going on about peanuts?

You know how to shut me up.

You're sure that's the kind of peanuts

your mother was talking about?

Now, you stop going on about peanuts.

You know something?

War is not bad... once you get used to it.

Rink, see that?

Richmond's been evacuated.

- General Lee's on the run. - Yeah? Where's he gonna run to?

- What happened to you? - Nothing.

Face looked better than that when you left here.

Well, why didn't you tell me there'd be girls

with that medicine show?

- You saw 'em? - Um. Real good.

I wasn't talking about the girl.

Oh, they're just a bunch of cheap tramps.

Man wouldn't look at 'em twice.

Well, in your case, I expect once was just about enough.

I got some more information on that outfit after you left.

Over there.

Mint robbery? It's right there, I could have taken them.

Our orders weren't to take them

but to report if they were in our area.

Yeah, that's what I'm doing, isn't it?

I'm reporting. Now, look.

Those tin horns were following the Moapa river south.

If they keep going the way they were headed

they're gonna be paying us a visit right here.

I lost mine.

Alright, Rink.

You earned your salary.

Well, you gonna notify Max Cooper?

Thinking about that 5000 reward?

No. I'm just thinking.

I bet, you didn't think I could do that.

Hmm. South on the Moapa.

That'd put them in Prescott and if they went on a straight line

they'd end up in El Paso.

George, that confederate General Wingate

you know if he's still in El Paso?

Well, the last I heard, he was.

Well, I kinda hate to break in on a honeymoon.

We could have Sheriff Steadman hold 'em for questioning.

Yeah, presuming they've got the gold.

Well, aren't you?

No, I'm presuming that

if they took the gold, they've got it safely hid by now.

And if Sheriff Joe Steadman starts nosing around

we may never see that pretty gold again.

And you know the US mint.

They don't like to do business like that.

You going after him?

My nose is longer than Joe Steadman's.

And maybe just long enough

to smell out the gold a little better.

- Well, I'll see you, George. - Good luck, Marshal.

You're sure singing that romantic stuff like you mean it.

I think I've been eating too many peanuts.

Hey, look.

Prescott, just around the corner.

The last hurdle. Then, El Paso.

Prescott and our friend with the deputy badge.

Aren't those usually saved for Sunday?

Sometimes, they ring them

when somebody important is gonna be buried.

Yeah, well, let's just hope

that it isn't us they consider important.

Hey, pal, what's going on here?

Where you been, mister? The war is over.

- The war? - General Lee surrendered.

The whole shooting match is finished.

Oh...it's over!

No more fighting!

South lost, there's nothing left.

We're left.

Yo...something out here you ought to see.

Come on, ladies, we're celebrating.

Those are the girls you wouldn't look twice at, huh?

Well, I might change my mind.

They're looking better all the time.

You stay away from them.

Max Cooper gets here, they're none of our business.

Hey, hold it a second, boys, hold it.

Come on, everybody, finish up your celebration

at the Palace Grand.

'Your gold ain't no good today. Drinks are on you old pal.'

Stella de Whiz!

- The gold? - Gosh, the gold.

We're stuck with it.

No war, no General Windgate, no El Paso.

- Where does that leave us? - I'm not sure.

Oh, Miss. Can you direct us to the best hotel?

There's only one, Stella de Whiz's place.

It's just down the street.

So, it gets down to one thing.

We're no longer members of the confederate army.

Yeah, if we get caught with the gold now

we could be thrown in prison as outlaw.

Now, why don't we give the money to charity?

Something like the society for travelling showgirls.

All of us would like to keep the gold, Sue

but I don't think we're the types.

We wouldn't want to start our lives over that way.

But with the war over, who can we trust?

'Who can we return the gold to?'

The law? Guys like that gun crazy Deputy?

- Who is it? - 'Open up, honey.'

'It's everybody's pal, Stella de Whiz.'

Something we can do for you?

Oh, now, nobody leaves everybody's pal out in the hall.

Well, are you folks just passing through

or you gonna stay and enjoy the wonders of Prescott for a while?

- We're pulling out tomorrow. - 'Tomorrow?'

'We have business to take care of.'

Now, you're telling me that phony medicine show of yours

makes you a living?

- We're satisfied. - Ah, that's too bad.

I could sure use a new show at my place.

Pay a lot more than that side coil you're peddling.

Thanks but, uh..

Oh, Steve, we've been on the trail such a long time.

We could sleep in beds again.

We might need a little time, Steve.

Alright, Stella, we'll stay a bit

but I'm not saying how long.

Good deal, handsome. You start tonight.

Oh, and uh, whatever you kids have got, show it, huh?

- You don't like the idea? - It's the gold, Flo.

You know what our lives would be worth

if the wrong people started getting ideas.

This will give us time to locate the right authorities.

And then, we'll get rid of it.

Alright, Johnny, but till we do we'll spell each other

watching that wagon. Show or no show.

- Hi, baby. - Hi.

Oh, you didn't get here any too soon, sweetie.

Oh, what's the matter?

They're getting ready to leave Prescott tomorrow.

Oh, no!

Don't worry. Old Stella changed their minds.

How?

They start working my show tonight.

Well, if that gold is still in their wagon

one night is all we'll need.

Of course, if it isn't, then we're gonna have to find

where they did put it.

Well, the war ended just in time, didn't it, sweetie?

To good old General Grant.

Keep them entertained till I get back.

Charlie.

If you want to dance, why don't you get yourself a girl?

What are you trying to do? Make me grey?

It's Charlie, I caught him sneaking into the wagon.

That'd be Charlie, alright.

Old friend probably would have killed us to get the gold.

Vultures are starting to gather around.

What do we do with him?

Don't know, depends on whether he's on this alone or not.

Come on, give me a hand.

As soon as I'm finished at the theater, I'll be back.

I'll warn the girls we have to get out of here.

Introduction to "Rolling on."

- We got your message. - What should we do now?

Go and do your routine, then get ready to travel.

Isn't it getting crowded in here?

I just caught another vulture.

Good work, he's one vulture who could've caught us.

You think he was working with Charlie?

He says no.

Then Rink was just guessing about the gold.

I don't like the way he guesses.

He broke into our property without a warrant.

That could land him in jail long enough for us to get out.

How about making that something fancy, like a noose?

Come on, help me tie him up.

We've to turn both of them over to the sheriff.

It's the sheriff, trying to get his hot little hands on the loot

just like the rest of them.

'There's nobody we can trust around here.'

Yeah, at least, we are honest crooks.

Meanwhile, we are stuck with the gold.

All my life, I wanted to be stuck like that.

We'll have to forget the Conestoga. It will slow us down.

Where are we going that fast?

Fort Marshall outside San Francisco

If General Lee could surrender to Union Army, so can we.

There is an alley way running in back of the buildings.

Maybe we can get close enough to the palace

to pick up the girls without bring spotted.

I'll wait here, you get the girls.

And hurry.

Oh, what happened?

Boy, you really mess things up.

We can still stop that wagon before it gets out of town.

You won't have a chance against Steve and Johnny.

That is why we are gonna cut them in. We need their help.

'Come on get me out of this mess.'

Come on, come on, our luck can't last forever.

Alright, let's go.

Alright, you two, that's as far as you are gone.

Steve.

Indians? Out of the way.

Fairface, come this way. This way.

How do we get out of this one?

Look, pal, this is no time for your games.

We make one good deal. Almost wholesale.

We stop pale faces from chasing you.

You give me the powerful medicine that talks like gun.

Not the guitar.

You got yourself a deal.

Wa-hoo, there'll be hot time at Wigwam tonight.

That guitar was like a baby to me.

Are you kidding? I can do better than that.

They haven't got any guns. Come on, let's go for the gold.

Chief..

- White man's medicine. - Big white man's medicine.

That would be great for shooting ducks.

Every man for himself.

Johnny and I'll hitch up to Conestoga.

You girls get the rest of your things together

and we'll return that gold to Fort Marshall.

Glad to hear that.

- Hi. - Marshal Max Cooper.

Glad to hear you're taking the gold back to the fort.

- Do you mind if I ride along? - Are we under arrest?

Oh, let's just call it temporary protective custody.

Hey, we're free.

- Ah, free. - Oh, it's over.

Yes, yes, it's over.

You're the last of the confederate army to surrender.