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THEME SONG: Here he comes.

Here he comes!

There's the trumpets,

There's the drums,

Here he comes!

Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.

[humming]

[music playing]

Whoa!

Get it after, Sheriff. -Why?

What's going on here, Windy?

Quickest holdup I've even seen.

They potted Lucky in the arm, got all the money,

and got away quicker than you could bat an eyelash.

Where was this? When did it happen?

About 15 miles south of here.

Other side of Sulfur Creek.

All right, come on, boys, get your horses.

Mary, you take Lucky over to the hospital to the doctor.

Hey, how about me?

You ain't going to leave me out of this party.

[inaudible]. Come on, then.

All right, boys, let's go.

[galloping horses]

Ah, look's like the sheriff's got to hold town out with him.

Yeah.

Better signal the boys to get going, hadn't we?

Yeah.

Hey, Johnson, all right, let's get out of here.

Now don't forget what the boss said.

Go to town in different directions.

All right.

Well, I don't know.

I guess you boys might just as well

go home and get some sleep.

Windy, could you describe those bandits if you saw them again?

Tom, I don't know no more about what

they look like than you do.

Sounds fishy to me.

Oh, fishy, eh?

Stick 'em up.

Don't turn around.

Windy, what in Hades is the matter with you?

Put down that gun.

You try to turn around, and I'll drill

you right through the back.

Go on, try sneaking a look, Mister.

SHERIFF: Are you crazy?

What's the matter with you?

Heh, heh.

Just wanted to show this smart aleck,

this know it all, just how east it

is when you get a six-gun in your back to turn

on a man that says don't turn.

You try any more tricks like that, and you'll get drilled.

Not by the likes of you, Sonny.

Oh, well now, stop all this arguing.

We'll never find out who held up the stage.

Now let's get back to business.

Mr. Caldwell, are you sure that you

and me are the only ones who knew

when that money was coming in?

Positive.

And in view of that fact, I have only one course to follow.

I'm going to bring in a special detective

to investigate this case.

NIXON: Now you're getting smart.

Mr. Caldwell, do you mean to say that--

I mean that I'm going to have you investigated, yes.

Well, you call in your investigators.

Call in an army of investigators,

but don't you come near my office

asking for help until you've taken back what you've said.

And in front of the whole town.

Well, I don't know, but it seems as the Sheriff's the only

one who knows--

Don't you say nothing against the Sheriff, or I'll-- aah,

go button your lip.

Come on, Windy, let him talk.

Aaah.

[inaudible] For two cents I'd pin his ears back.

Yeah, for less than that.

Oh, now, come on, stop grumbling.

Ah, grumbling, I'll grumble him.

Now, Dad, you're getting all excited.

You can't help it if something like that--

Say, can you imagine that miserly

old weasel accusing me of--

Oh, Tom, I wouldn't pay no attention to him.

But I'd sure make him apologize.

You wouldn't pay no attention to him,

but you'd sure make him apologize.

What kind of talk is that, Windy?

Why you young squirt.

What's the matter with the way I talk?

Well, it just doesn't make sense.

MARY: Be quiet, both of you.

Well, you heard what Caldwell said.

If I don't catch that gang before his detective gets busy,

there's going to be a new Sheriff in this town.

Well, he can't hold you responsible, because Windy

and me were held up.

Yes, but they will.

MARY: Dad's right.

Caldwell and Nixon have tried more

than once to get rid of him.

He ain't got no more chance than a yearling

in a Texas cycle.

Yes, well, they'll do it.

I sure wish I had a couple of smart fellas

with brains to help me.

Well, you just say the word, and I'm

ready to go to work for you.

You?

He said smart with brains.

Oh, is that so?

I guess you don't remember the time

I tracked than Injun down all by myself over on the reservation.

I'll never forget it, Windy.

Thank you.

He went around in circles and blamed it on his horse.

Someday you're going to-- oohhh.

You see that?

Yeah, I saw it.

Certainly I did.

Why do you always tease Windy the way you do?

I think you're mean.

I don't know.

I just like to see him get mad.

Gets as hot as an old stove.

But I think he may be able to help Dad.

After all, he knows the country around here pretty well.

Well, he should, the old maverick.

He and Hoppy's been riding heard in this state for years.

Hoppy.

I wonder what's happened to him?

I haven't seen him in months.

He's over at the West Basin helping

old man Brown with the roundup.

There.

Now take care of it, and don't get any dirt in it.

I won't.

It'll be all right in a few days,

then we'll get those holdup artists.

That may be too late, Lucky, and being Sheriff

means so much to Dad.

Now stop your worrying.

Forget it.

I'll see you tonight at supper.

Say, Sis, this isn't the way to Aunt Martha's.

We're not going there.

We're not?

That's what you told Dad.

Where are we then?

To find Hopalong Cassidy.

Oh, boy.

Hey, that's the Sheriff's kids.

Yeah.

What are they snooping around here for?

Easy.

I'll take care of this.

Hi, strangers.

Hello.

A long way from home, ain't you?

No, sir.

Well, that is not so far.

No?

You ride around these parts much?

Just depends.

Depends on what?

Oh, just which way we want to ride.

Well, next time you go for a ride,

better go another direction.

We only wanted to water our horses.

Well, water your horses someplace else.

Now get out of here.

(SINGING) Take me back to those wide open spaces,

where a friend is a friend, and where a pal is a pal,

right or wrong Right or wrong.

I can hear the banjos ringing by the evening campfire gleam.

I can hear the cowhands singing out along some cowboy's dream.

What I'd give just to live in God's country,

near the sage and the clover, let me

live my life over once again.

Once again.

Once again.

Take me back to those wide open spaces,

where a friend is a friend, and a pal all along, all along,

all along.

Watch me scare 'em.

[gunshot]

It's all right, boys, come out of your holes.

Well, look who's here.

This is a surprise.

I hope the surprise didn't hurt anyone.

No.

How are you, Hoppy?

Fine, Mary.

Gosh, you're just as pretty as ever.

Thanks.

Say, what are you two doing so far from your home range?

I just had to see you, Hoppy.

Dad doesn't know I'm here, but he needs help right away.

What's wrong?

What's happened?

Well, in the first place. the stage was held up again.

CAMP COOK: Hey!

Get out of there.

It's bad enough to have a lot of cow punchers

around here without visitors coming

in and shooting up the place.

Well, I'm hungry.

If you were hungry, wouldn't you want something to eat?

Well, all right.

But I'm not half as hungry as I'll be for breakfast.

Breakfast?

You-- you going to stay here all night?

Yeah, Sis said I could.

Well, I'll be a mule skinner.

People--

You should have sent Lucky or somebody.

That's a dangerous ride, especially

with bandits hanging around.

I couldn't.

Lucky got shot.

What?

Well, it's not serious.

Just in his arm.

Yeah, but it's in his gun arm.

And if he got in trouble, he couldn't draw like I can.

I see.

Well, anyway, we come near to having to shoot it out

when we stopped over at that cabin at Sulfur Creek.

Is that so?

What happened?

Someone came out of the cabin and told us to move on.

Nobody lives in that old cabin.

It's been deserted for years.

I know it.

Someone's there now.

There is?

Well, that's funny.

There was nobody there two days ago.

I brought some cattle by there.

What'd you do?

Well, when I saw he didn't have no six-gun on him,

I just figured it was no use for me to start trouble,

so we just moved on.

That was a good idea.

I want to see Lucky for a minute, Mary.

You ride on home, and I'll be over in a little while.

All right.

Come over and have supper with us.

That sounds good to me.

See you later, Hoppy.

All right.

Hi, Hoppy.

I ain't seen you in a long time.

How are you, Ed.

Just come in to check up on Lucky.

I heard he got shot.

ED: Oh, him and Windy's over at the jail.

Caldwell's detective's there, and he's been asking everybody

the darnest questions.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Well, I guess I'll look in on him.

Who's that fella?

Oh, that's Cassidy.

He's the sidekick of the kid that got

shot in the stagecoach holdup.

And if I know him, he'll track that gang

to Hades, just to even up for what they did to Lucky.

He can outdraw and outshoot any man I've ever seen.

You don't say.

And you're sure, Mr. Caldwell, you

and the Sheriff were the only ones

who the money was on the stage?

Positive.

That is, except the driver and the guard.

Now you hold on there, Mister.

Don't you try to get me and Lucky mixed up in this thing.

You give us a letter to take to the bank

and wait for an answer.

Well, we waited so dern long, we missed our supper.

Ah.

You mean you received the money under cover of darkness.

I don't mean no such thing.

There weren't no cover on it except those canvas bags,

and they were white.

You see, after waiting a long time,

the bank clerk told us to come back in the morning

when we were ready to pull out. They'd give us the answer then.

That's right.

So we pulled up in front of the bank,

and they give us six bags of $20 gold pieces.

How did you know the bags were full of $20 gold pieces?

Because he told us they was.

You said he gave you a letter and told to wait for an answer.

Better make up your mind to one story and stick to it.

Don't you tell me what to do.

Or I'll tell you a story you won't forget right soon,

you tin horn Shylock Homes.

Now, Windy, don't get all riled up.

What he means is, it was after the holdup Mr. Caldwell

told us what was in those bags.

Well, Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Sheriff, that's

all for tonight. Tomorrow we'll start tracking.

That is, if we can find anybody around here that

knows anything about tracking.

Knows anything about tracking?

Why I forgot more about tracking than any man in this country.

Humph, tracking.

I guess he didn't like what I said.

Well, he can take it or leave it.

Yeah, and I'm just the one that can do it, too.

(LAUGHING) Well, Hoppy.

Hello there.

How are you, Tom?

I'm fine, thanks.

Gee whiz, I sure am glad to see you.

Thanks.

How are you, partner?

What are you doing in town?

I heard Lucky got shot.

I thought I'd come in and see what happened.

How's your arm?

Oh, it's all right.

Say, you ought to have been here a little sooner, Hoppy,

and hear me tell that detective off.

Shucks, I was too slick for him.

He'd lead me into a trap, and then I'd wiggle

out of it, just like that.

-Yeah, I heard. -Oh.

Well, tell me what's been going on around here?

Well, I tell you, Hoppy, it's a long story.

I'll have to tell you about it later.

How about you fellas all coming over to the house for supper?

Good idea.

I never did like to listen to a long story on an empty stomach.

So come on before I eat Windy.

Oh.

Well, you see, Caldwell, the banker and Nixon,

he's the real estate agent, they used to be partners,

but they had an argument of some kind and split up.

Still partners in all that land they gobbled up.

What land?

They own everything around here except six ranches east

of the river.

That's right.

If Nixon gets those, they'll control the water rights.

If you ask me, they got 'em now.

What do you mean?

Well, you see, the men who own those ranches

have the mortgage to Nixon.

The mortgage is due, so Nixon either

wants the money or the land.

So Caldwell said he'd loan the boys the money to pay Nixon,

but he'd have to send for it.

He doesn't keep that much on hand at the bank.

Well, then the money the bandits got from the stage

is the money Caldwell was going to loan the ranchers.

That it?

Oh, yeah, that's right $30,000 in $20 gold pieces,

$5,000 in the bank.

Are you sure of that?

Well, at least, that's what Caldwell said.

And didn't you say that the bags were

marked Ranchers National Bank?

Yes, I saw them in Green River when we put them in the box.

By cracky, Hoppy, I got it.

Nixon must have heared we was bringing the money in.

Him wanting the land, he didn't want the boys to get the money

so they could pay him off.

That's why he's trying to make folks suspicious of Tom.

Say, I never thought of that.

I'll arrest him on suspicion.

Uh, not so fast, Tom.

You might be right.

But if Nixon had anything to do with this,

it's my guess he had plenty of help.

Now if we just take our time, we'll round up the whole gang.

SHERIFF: Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right at that, Hoppy.

Say, I just happened to think.

I left my horse tied up out there in the street.

I'd better go out there and get him.

You'll excuse me, will you?

Why sure, go right ahead.

Don't say anything about seeing anybody at that deserted shack.

Why? You think the men out there--

I don't know.

And I don't want your father to go

out there until I've had a chance

to do a little investigating.

You're not going out there tonight, Hoppy.

No.

I'll be back in a little while.

Hello, Cassidy, you're quite a stranger.

Yeah, I've been kind of busy with a roundup.

Going to be in town for a while?

Just a couple of days.

I haven't finished my branding yet.

Fine. Tell old man Brown hello for me.

Yeah, I'll do that.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Say, it won't hurt to keep an eye on him.

Better warn the boys, too.

All right.

It's Dutch and Johnson.

It's about time that they were showing up.

Yeah.

Here's some more grub for you, fellas.

Enough to last you a few more days.

A few days?

How long we got to hang around this place?

MALE SPEAKER: Till the boss says it's

safe to move this stuff in.

And another thing.

You know that fella they call Cassidy?

Yeah.

Well, if you see him around here, get rid of him.

Come on.

Hey, what are you doing?

Just taking part of my share in case

we've got to make a fast getaway.

Yeah, I know, but supposing the boss finds out?

We're taking the chances, ain't we?

Sitting out here with the stuff while the rest of them's

in town having a good time.

MALE SPEAKER 2: Yeah, but listen--

MALE SPEAKER 3: Oh, put $200 in your belt and forget about it.

All right.

Hi, Hoppy.

Hello, Dick.

You going back to the ranch already?

No, not yet.

Hey, I thought you was warned to keep away from here.

They can't tell me where to ride.

Thatta boy.

But don't get too sure of yourself.

I won't.

Hey, you got your gun loaded?

Yeah.

You want to help me out in some dangerous work?

Sure.

We gonna get some gun play?

Well, we might.

Oh, boy.

Now listen, you won't let me down, will you, partner?

Not me, Hoppy.

All right.

Now here's what I want you to do.

Remember the old shack down there where you and Mary

stopped to water your ponies?

Yeah.

I want you to ride down there, go

around in front of the house.

Say, there's that darn kid again.

I thought I told you to stay away from here.

Yes, sir.

I guess I just forgot.

Get on your horse and get out of here.

The next time you come prowling around this place,

there won't be no warning.

Yes, sir.

You handled everything just right.

But we're not through yet.

I gotta go back to town.

I want you to hide out here someplace with your pony

where you can watch that cabin.

Someplace where they can't see you.

Now if anybody comes around, get on your pony

and follow them wherever they go.

I want to go out there and tell them just what I told you.

All right.

I don't know what you're up to, Hoppy,

but I guess you know what you're doing.

Now we'll know soon enough whether I'm right.

Say, what's the meeting all about?

I don't know.

Here comes the Sheriff now.

Boys, I'm deputizing every available man in this town.

Now I've scoured the entire south country,

and I haven't found a trace of those stagecoach bandits.

I want you boys to go and get your horses,

and we'll scour the north country,

because I think that that gang is headed that way.

I think that they're trying to throw us off their tracks

by doubling back up the river.

You men oil up your guns, because we're

going to get plenty of fight when we meet up with that gang.

All right now, get your horses.

I wish Hoppy would tell me what his game is.

He never kept nothing from me before.

Why he wants the whole town to ride north

is more than I can figure out.

Anything that Hoppy does is more than you can figure out.

Oh, yeah?

Well, you're so dern good at arithmetic,

suppose you try to figure it out, you young smart aleck.

All right, Windy, you and Lucky take care of things

until we get back.

Come on, boys.

All right, boys, we're moving in with the stuff.

It's about time.

Leaving us stuck out here while you

fellas are having a good time.

Aw, quit your beefing.

Get the bags.

Any people around town?

No, the whole town rode north with the Sheriff

to catch the bandits.

Yeah?

You fellas go on in and see if everything's all right.

We'll wait here until you get back.

And hurry it up.

Were you fixing something to eat?

Not yet, Sing.

I'll let you know.

All right.

Where's Hoppy?

I got to see him, quick.

Oh, keep your shirt on, Son.

Here he comes.

Hoppy.

Two of them are coming to town now.

I just had time to beat 'em.

Where are the other two?

Waiting out on the edge of town.

They have bundles or something on their saddle.

Good work, Dick, now-- wait a minute.

That's them now.

We've got to keep our eyes open and work fast.

Now do just what I told you.

Boy, is this going to be a surprise party.

Forget the party, get your horse

and don't attract attention.

Come on.

-Everything OK? -Yeah.

Dutch and Johnson's waiting for the word

to come in with the stuff.

Oh, that's great.

Now don't give the signal until you see them ride out.

All right, Hoppy.

Go bring in the boys, we'll be waiting for you.

All right.

And hurry it up.

Ain't that the Sheriff's kid over there?

Sure.

Why?

How long's he been around town?

He rode in just a few minutes ago.

Just what I thought.

We should have bumped him off when we had the chance.

What are you talking about?

That kid, we caught him snooping

around the shack twice.

Why wasn't I told about this?

You're being told now.

And what's that warning you sent about Cassidy?

Yeah, my hunch was right.

But it's too late now to stop.

We've got to take a chance and quick.

You keep an eye on Cassidy and that kid.

And if they get too inquisitive, you know what to do.

I'll go bring in Dutch and Johnson.

You see that there's no interference

until we get rid of that money.

You keep an eye on that kid.

I'll watch Cassidy when he comes out.

Yeah.

Sing, give me some coffee and donuts.

All right.

I hope something happens here soon.

This wagon's harder than my bed.

It can't be.

It's just those old bones breaking out through your hide.

Why you young whipper-- Well, now,

Hoppy may have his suspicions, but I got mine, too.

I never did like that fella.

Hey, come on.

Listen, Sheriff, what's the game?

We've been waiting here three hours now.

Listen, don't get impatient.

All I know is Hoppy told us to wait here for him.

He'll be along shortly, don't worry.

Hoppy.

[knocking]

It's all right.

It's just one of the boys.

Get 'em up.

We need money, and we need it quick.

Clean out the safe, Windy.

All right, boy, tie them on your saddles.

All right, Windy, let's get out of here

before the Sheriff get's back.

You stay out of our way for five minutes

if you want to keep healthy.

That shot come from the bank.

NIXON: Go out the front way, quick.

All right, Sing, give me some hot coffee.

Get your horses, quick.

The bank was just held up.

They went down that way. -It was Windy and Lucky.

We started after them, but somebody shot

at us when we opened the door.

Yeah, and I got a hunch it was Cassidy.

Well, he was in the lunchroom.

We'll see.

You and Dutch sneak in the back way.

We'll go in the front, and if Cassidy makes a false move,

drill him.

Cassidy, how long have you been in here?

That comes under the heading of my business.

Sing, how about my coffee?

Well, this is my business.

Windy and Lucky just held up the bank and they had outside help.

And I got a pretty good hunch who it was.

Windy and Lucky just held up a bank?

That's the best joke I've heard in years.

Funny, isn't it?

Well, we'll get them and quick.

And if I find that you had a hand in this,

there's a necktie party for you, too.

Sing.

You watch for the Sheriff and send him out to Windy's shack.

Tell him I've gone out there.

SING: All right.

Get 'em up.

All right, get back in there.

Get his guns and go call Nixon.

What happened?

He tried to get out the rear door to help Windy and Lucky.

Where are they?

Over at Windy's shack.

Dutch, get some rope.

Bring him over here.

That'll hold them.

Come on, let's get our horses.

[bell clanging]

There's the bell.

Come on, boys, let's go.

Say, if the Sheriff hears that, he'll come back in a hurry.

You go back and bring him out. -OK.

Boys.

Come over this way, Sing.

That's it.

Dick, get a knife.

Hurry up, hurry up.

There's Dad.

Tell him I want him.

Windy and Lucky held up the bank.

What are you talking about?

Never mind, come on hurry up.

Dad, Dad!

Wait up.

Wait a minute, Dad.

Dad!

He rode away with Caldwell before I could stop him.

That's all right.

Don't worry about it.

Yeah, but they'll do something to Windy

and Lucky if you're not there.

Well, that's right.

Get my gun there.

Cut Sing loose.

[gunshots]

Look at him duck.

I ain't had so much fun since I had the measles.

Never mind the fun, what I want to know is, where's Hoppy?

Keep shooting, fellas.

I'm going to try and move in closer.

Hey, Lucky, watch that rabbit go for his hole.

Windy, there's the Sheriff and the posse.

Where's Hoppy?

Well, you [inaudible].

Holy mackerel, ain't he with them?

All right, shoot 'em up, boys.

Why you.

Hold your fire, Sheriff.

SHERIFF: All right, hold your fire, boys.

Hold you fire.

Boy, am I glad to see you.

Got here just in time.

What are you talking about?

I could have held them off for a whole week all by myself.

All right, come on, let's go to jail.

Jail?

Come on.

You never told us nothin' about no jail.

Come on, get going.

I don't have to tell you fellas everything.

All right, Sheriff, here they are.

Get the cuffs on them. -All right.

Get their guns, boys.

Mr. Caldwell, we recovered the money stolen from your bank.

I chose to give Windy and Lucky a fair deal.

I'm going to have to ask you to identify your property.

Why, of course.

I know every bag.

Where is it?

Uh, just a minute.

$30,000 is a lot of money.

And I ain't taking any chances with it while it's in my care.

You men will have to leave your guns out here.

You, too, Hoppy.

All right, come on.

Mary, you wait out in the office, please.

Now Mr. Caldwell, will you please describe

the bags and their contents?

There were six bags each marked Ranchers National Bank.

Each bag contained $5,000 in $20 gold pieces.

I see.

Windy, you and Lucky uncover those bags

and put them up here where we can all see them.

Ranchers National Bank, Ranchers National Bank,

Ranchers National Bank, Ranchers National Bank,

Ranchers National Bank, and Ranchers National Bank.

That's right, now open them up and count the money.

WINDY: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

LUCKY: $400.

WINDY: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

LUCKY: $500.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

These are Hoppy's, aren't they?

Yeah.

WINDY: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100.

20, 40, 60, 80.

There's $5,000 in each bag but this one.

And that's, uh, 820 short.

Well, your identification incomplete, Mr. Caldwell.

Say, uh, Sheriff.

Yeah.

You know I hate to pin this on Windy and Lucky,

but the case looks pretty complete to me.

Mr. Caldwell, you'd swear that that

was the money Windy and Lucky stole from your bank,

wouldn't you?

Why, of course.

There's no mistake about it.

That's just what I thought.

Yes, they've taken the $820 that's missing.

But you're mistaken there, Mr. Caldwell.

Your own men stole that money while they were guarding it

in that shack on Sulfur Creek where

they took it after the holdup.

While you and Mr. Nixon was trying to figure out

a way to move it into the bank.

Say, what does this mean?

You figure it out.

Why I, I, uh, where's my detective?

Jumpin' gee-hosa-fat.

We'll get him for you, Mr. Caldwell.

Hey.

That's better.

Goodbye, boys.

I'm sure glad you happened to ride into town, Hoppy.

Yeah, and I'm sure glad Dick and Mary happened

to ride into camp, too.

Well, so long.

Good luck, Hoppy.

Happy riding.

So long.

[music playing]