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♪ Just because ♪ ♪ you're you, sweetheart, ♪

♪ And just because I'm I, ♪ ♪ our lives will come together ♪

♪ Without a tear or sigh. ♪

♪ And though the years ♪ ♪ roll slowly by, ♪

♪ You'll find I'll ever be true. ♪

♪ Just because you're ♪ ♪ my sweetheart. ♪

♪ Aren't you? ♪

♪ Are you? ♪

Oh.

Well, that's so... you did say you'd come back today,

didn't you?

Could you give us a few more days?

My husband's out on a wonderful prospect.

And besides, one of my relatives is coming here tonight,

and I'm certain he'll be able to help us in some way.

I'm positive everything will be all right in two or three days.

Old man Godsky's getting pretty sore at you delinquent tenants.

I'll try and stall him off for the day after tomorrow,

but that'll be the limit.

If your hubby can't dig up some money by then,

well, you'd better have your bags packed when I come back.

Thank you so much, Mr. Krump.

I'm certain we'll be able to dig up some money by then.

Well... goodbye.

Hello?

Was that Goose I saw going down the stairs?

He gave us till day after tomorrow.

How'd you make out?

Same old story.

100 guys, and only one job.

I seem to be getting nowhere fast.

John, Uncle Anthony is in town.

He called up today, and I got the bright idea

to ask him here for dinner.

There's a chance he might give you a job.

Oh, what did you do that for?

We can get along without him.

Well, a job is a job, no matter where it comes from.

Well, we've still got two days.

I'll figure out something by then.

Come on, let's figure out where we're going

to get a chicken for dinner.

Why a chicken?

Can't your uncle eat hamburgers as well as I can?

He can, but he's not going to tonight.

Well, how are we going to get a chicken?

The same way we've been getting the hamburgers.

Now run along.

We have a lot of things left.

Well, anything to keep these peace in the family.

OK by me.

Hello, Schultz, old boy.

Hello.

How about a ticket on credit till the day after tomorrow?

That's what you told me two months ago.

Not another bean.

Cash on the table.

Hey, what's the idea?

What am I running?

A delicatessen, or a pawnshop?

Thanks.

What you trying to promote these days, John?

Believe it or not, the only thing I'm trying to promote

is a job.

Wel, I'm glad to see you're getting

some sense into your head.

Just try standing in line for three

hours with a hundred other guys, waiting for one measly job.

What's happened to the old big shot here?

Get rich quick Johnny, the oil well promoter?

Sounds like he's come down to Earth, eh?

Oh, he has.

He's tried awfully hard.

Haven't you?

Now, that's fine.

Can't you do something for him, uncle?

Let me think.

Now, I'm no different than anybody else.

I've been hit, too.

Plenty.

John, I never was strong for outright charity,

and I don't take any different today.

I don't want any favors, uncle.

All I want is a chance to work.

Listen to him talk, eh?

You been reading the papers lately?

You know, back to the land?

All that sort of stuff?

- Yeah. - Sounds like the only answer.

Look... here's a letter from the bank,

about the mortgage on a piece of land I own.

A farm.

Present values is worth practically nothing.

Bank don't want it, and neither do I. Gonna let it go.

But it might mean something to you.

For a while, anyway.

Then, of course, there's always the chance you

might make the darn thing pay.

Get the bank to hold on.

How does it strike ya?

Why, Uncle Anthony...

That's darn nice of you.

You know, I could write a book on what

I don't know about farming.

But I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Would I have an even break to make the thing go?

That's up to you.

What do you say, Mary?

Oh, anything's better than fighting off

bill collectors day after day.

If it suits you, it's OK by me.

Have... have you got a map?

Would you write out the directions?

How far away is it?

When can we go?

Well, about 180 miles south of here

there's a town by the name of Arcadia.

You drive right down through the main stay.

Turn to the left, go maybe six miles.

Not bad, huh?

Our rent collector would have a hard time finding this place.

Thank goodness.

Look, a windmill!

You know what that's for?

To tell which way the wind blows.

Yeah.

Naw, what are you talking about?

I suppose you think that's a mule?

Well, he had a mule for a father, didn't he?

Or a mother. Which is it?

Neither.

Or both.

I don't know.

And the house, too.

I thought your uncle might have been kidding about the house.

And, uh... a fireplace.

And in a sort of, uh, tool shed, there were shovels, hoes,

and a couple of old rakes.

Then I found another room with all kinds of seeds on the floor.

Oh, boy.

Tomorrow I start in.

This farm is going to grow food like it never has before.

Potatoes are ready.

Oh, John, the toast!

Aw...

Bet you've never slept on pine boughs before.

Uh-uh.

It tickles.

I learned how to make them when I was a boy scout.

Go ahead and put your blanket down.

That's the stuff.

Smells good.

How do you like my pillow?

Oh, that's a humdinger.

Put those over ya.

There you are.

Well, good night.

Goodnight.

John?

What?

You're so far away.

Couldn't you come a little closer?

Oh, holy smoke. I'm all tucked in.

You know... you know, I'm so afraid of dreams.

Yoo-hoo.

Yoo-hoo.

Crazy fool, ya.

Hey.

Why don't you put the axle over that hole

there, and then shove the jack under?

Thanks.

That's a good idea.

That should put the old car right.

I've fixed the tire to go, and I've got this much gas only.

I'd like to help you out, but I haven't got any gas here.

You going far?

I was going to California.

Pan gold, maybe.

But I don't think I get there now.

That's tough, all right.

Where did you start from?

I was a farmer in Minnesota, but they take my farm away.

Yeah, it's been pretty hard on you guys.

Say, I'll bet you know all about farming?

I always think so.

'Til last couple years.

How'd you like to come in here and work this place with me?

I just got here yesterday myself,

and I don't know much about this farming racket.

- Say, fella, you yoking? - Honest, no joking.

Come on, I'll open the gate.

See how she goes?

Water makes ground just like chocolate cake.

Say, that's wonderful.

I'd sure like some sardines tonight for a change.

I haven't had any since last night.

Oh, hello there.

Hello.

Hilda, my wife, say maybe you like come eat hot rabbit stew?

Oh... we'll be right over.

Thanks very much.

You're very welcome.

Say... how's that, huh?

Well, the next time you want rabbit stew,

you use fix of wire like this, and a loop like this,

and here comes the rabbit.

Clonk, clonk, clonk. Bing!

And he's catched.

And if wire don't get him, I stop him so.

Well, can you imagine that?

Wonderful.

And those carrots she was on the other end of these weeds

you cut down yesterday.

Oh, John.

You mean I've got...

Yeah, sure.

Well, what do you know about that?

Carrots grow on weeds.

No!

I was just thinking how much that Swede has done in one day.

There must be a lot of fellas in the same boat.

Just driving someplace until they run out of gas.

Look... if one man can do as much as he has in one day, well...

Why wouldn't ten men do ten times as much?

You know, a... a plumber, a carpenter, a stonemason?

A sort of co-operative community.

Where money isn't so important.

You help me, I help you.

Great idea, huh?

If it suits you, it's OK by me.

And they're still pouring in.

Dozens of them, John.

Look.

Whoa.

Come on, Napoleon.

Line up, men.

- What's your trade? - Barber.

Can't use ya.

- How about you? - I'm a cigar salesman.

- What can you do? - High class pants pressing.

This is a farm, not a hotel.

Plumber.

Well, that's something.

- Carpenter. - No kidding.

I'm a first violinist.

I can do anything anyone else can do.

Now, look... I'll be back for you guys.

Keep your places.

It won't do you any good to rush me.

Don't you know a trade?

Can you fix a machine, till the soil?

Can you use your hands?

I can use nothing but my hands, but only to make music.

Yeah, well, you see, we're building up a... a...

Please, give me a chance.

I have strong wrists.

Strong fingers. I'll learn.

Oh, let me stay and work.

I'll do anything.

- Don't go away, partner. - Thank you.

- I'm a stonemason. - OK!

- Thank you. - Mister.

Mister. I'll till the soil.

I'll sow seeds. I'll sow anything.

What can you do?

What's to be done?

Well, did you read the sign?

We're looking for men skilled in basic trades, like, uh...

Farmers, carpenters, mechanics.

Have you got a tractor?

Well, you can call it that.

I'll drive the tractor.

Do you know anything about farming?

I said I'd drive the tractor.

Mister, listen... listen, you've got to listen.

I'm going to have a baby.

Any day, now.

What's that?

Not me.

My wife, in the car.

Well, why didn't you tell me so?

Hey, Mary, he's going to have a baby.

- Congratulations! - Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm an undertaker.

When Captain John Smith and his gang

arrived on this continent, what did they do?

Stand around and beef about the unemployment situation,

or value of the dollar?

No!

They set to work, to make their own employment.

Build their own houses, and grow their own food.

On the Mayflower, there was a... a planter,

a printer, a doctor, a soldier, a bookkeeper, and so on.

And that's what we've got here.

If they got along without landlords and grocery bills, so can we!

What we've got to do is help ourselves by helping others.

We've got the land, and we've got the strength!

Yeah.

And we haven't got any Indians coming around to scalp us, either.

Now, you don't have to stay.

You can go whenever you want to.

But if you do stay, make up your minds to work!

And put this thing over.

That's right! Yeah!

Folks, I've got two bushels of taters

in the back of my Flivver.

I suggest that we throw everything we have in together, into one common pot.

Money, food... everything.

You can have my three hens, and a rooster.

I got a $20 gold piece.

I got two sacks of flour.

I'll throw in my goat.

And here's my 5.60.

How's for $1.80?

Marvelous! Marvelous!

All right.

You, uh... the man with the potatoes.

- What's your name? - Hannibal.

George Washington Hannibal.

All right, Hannibal.

You're commissary sergeant.

Accepted with pleasure, sir.

Who had that $20 gold piece?

Here it is.

You've got charge of the dough. The, uh, finances, if any.

OK.

Mr. Chairman, and friends, what form of government

are we going to have?

Well, uh... whatever most of the crowd wants.

Then I suggest, my friends, that we bind ourselves

together in sacred covenant, and establish

an immortal democracy!

Wait, it was that kind of talk that

got us here in the first place.

No!

We must have a socialistic form of government.

The government must control everything,

including the profits.

That's right.

Aw, baloney!

Wait a minute.

Let me talk.

I don't even know what those words mean, them fellas been talking.

All I know is we got a big job here, and we need a big boss.

And John Sims is fella for boss!

Sims for boss!

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hooray!

Hooray!

Hooray!

♪ The army now, ♪ ♪ so get behind a plow. ♪

♪ You're gonna get rich ♪ ♪ by digging a ditch. ♪

♪ You're in the army now. ♪

♪ You're part of the army ♪ ♪ now, so get behind a plow. ♪

Down here.

Well, boys, it's up to us.

We start here.

Giddy-up!

Come on!

All right, men!

Get in the harness, and let's do some plowing!

Come on!

Get together, there.

All right, Frank.

Spread out.

Come on boys!

Hey, carpenter?

Yeah?

Look, I'm a stonemason.

I'll build you a fireplace if you'll set

up the framework for my house.

OK.

These stones have got me licked.

Well, I don't do so good with the wood, myself.

How are the violin lessons going, eh?

The lessons are coming fine.

How about my shoe?

Fine, fine.

Hey.

This is my land.

Your land?

I got here first, and the boss said...

I had it picked out yesterday.

That ain't my fault if you didn't know it.

Now scram!

I won't.

Say, you can't get away with that.

No?

All right.

Now you scram.

Build your house.

He won't bother you anymore.

Let me know if you run into anymore slugs like that.

I've been watching you, mug, and I want you to get this...

There ain't no place in this camp for your kind of guy.

You either play ball, or you beat it.

We're gonna have law and order here.

We're going to have it if I have to clean up on half the outfit.

Wipe your nose and behave.

Say, Mrs. Grundy.

Would you like to look at Sunday's paper?

Sure would.

Thanks.

You know, you left that lantern burning all night.

I did?

- Good morning. - Good morning, Rob.

Hey, Herman.

Michael?

Hey!

What's the idea?

It really works, doesn't it?

Of course.

Didn't you think it would?

It makes you feel safe.

Confidant.

Well... like somebody was kind of watching over ya.

John...

There's nothing for people to worry about.

Not when they've got the earth.

It's... it's like a...

A... a mother.

It's wonderful!

Yeah!

It is coming up!

Come here!

It was seven days ago we planted!

Almighty Father, we thank thee for this glorious evidence

of thy everlasting care, and of thy bounty.

Blessed be thy name.

Thou has made the earth fruitful,

that our labor be productive.

We are grateful for this proof of thy watchfulness.

It restoreth our hope and faith that with thy help,

we shall not want for our daily bread.

Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory.

Now and forever.

Amen.

Amen.

Come quick, Papa. It's... it's a boy.

A boy? It's a boy!

I never had such service in all my life.

Oh, you deserve it.

Is the noise too loud for you, mamma?

Should they stop celebrating this just

because I got another baby?

I love it.

He's a fine son you have, Mr. Cohen.

You're telling me.

I hope I can do as much for you someday.

Take my card.

Take my card.

Oh, Mr. Hannibal.

Thank you, Mr. Cohen.

Hey.

Ain't that this place?

You said it, Louie.

Well, don't you folks own this farm?

No, Louie, we don't.

It's so beautiful.

Take a good look at it, honey.

It's probably our last chance.

Chris says that the taller the corn gets, the more beautiful it looks.

The stalks bend in the wind, he says.

They never stop climbing.

Yeah.

Say, they... they get taller than I am.

Pure up there.

Oh, John, I don't ever want to leave here.

John! John! The sheriff is here!

Let's go, honey.

I am directed, by order of the superior court,

to offer a public option the following piece of property

in Center County, the farm known as the Roger S. Wilson farm,

consisting of 160 acres, more or less, in Ottaway Township,

together with the farm buildings and equipment

complete, to satisfy the judgment of $4,482.17,

and costs, in favor of the Central City Bank and Trust Company.

Bids are now acceptable on this farm.

What am I offered?

Well, who's going to start the bidding?

I'll bid one for...

Hey, what's the big idea?

You don't want to bid, mister.

I said, who's going to start the bidding?

Come on, gents.

Start off the bidding.

I bid $1.75.

What was that?

I said a dollar, six bits.

What is this, a joke?

Why, the mortgage alone is $4,000,

and the property is worth four times that much.

I bid $1.85.

This is ridiculous!

$1.85 bid for this valuable farm property?

This sale can't go on.

Come on.

You know the law, sheriff.

Receive two bids, the property must be sold.

Who told you that?

State law.

Article 46. Section three.

Look it up.

Pretty smart, ain't ya?

All right.

I'm bid $1.85 for this fine farm.

Do I hear any other bids?

The ridiculous low price of $1.85

bid for this wonderful farm.

Come on, folks! Bid!

I gotta get more money than that for this wonderful place.

We've decided that since you started this thing

and been bossing it, we wanted to give the farm to you.

That's right, boss.

I ain't given up men, and I don't know how to thank ya.

But where did you get the idea, anyway?

Down in Iowa they sold a farm for $0.95.

We hated to have to pay $1.85.

Well, you're a great gang.

And if we all stick together, we can put this thing over.

Now, uh, what about food until the crops come through?

Give me three men and a truck, and I'll go up on Table Mountain and bring

back a whole load of apples.

There's a farmer down the road who raises hogs.

Maybe he'll give us some, and we'll pay him back after the harvest.

We'll bring home the bacon.

Say, that's swell.

If my wife's rabbits keep on multiplying, that'll help.

Say, that's fine.

Now, we'll start the first thing in the morning.

Come in.

I saw the light burning.

I hope you don't mind.

Not at all.

Say, what is this?

A gangsters' hang out, or something?

Why, no. We all work here.

We're farmers.

Say, where is this place?

I've been driving around in that darn rain for about five hours.

Must have taken the wrong road someplace.

My old man got tanked up in the last town we came through.

He did?

Passed out in the back of the car.

He's probably drowned by now.

- Is that your car? - Yes.

Say, would some of you fellas be good enough

to bring him up here, so that he can catch his breath?

Sure.

Hey, come on. A couple of you big guys.

- Uh, Louie? - Sure.

- Certainly. - Where's Louie?

- I just went to get a drink. - Oh.

- Come on. - Well, come on.

What are you waiting for?

Let's go.

My wife makes most wonderful preserves,

and we'll get plenty to eat.

Do you think it's ever gonna let up?

Still raining.

Well, let's wait for the corn.

You, uh, go over there and dry yourself out.

You'd better get the doc...

This old guy was drunk, but he's dead now.

Dead?

Are you sure?

Well, I guess I know a stiff when I see one, don't I?

Hey, Pipes.

Wait a minute.

Better get the undertaker, instead.

The undertaker?

Holy mackerel!

Hey, Spike, give me a hand with this thing.

We'll take it over to the barn.

OK.

You're being awfully brave about this.

Pop's not doing so bad out there.

He always wanted to live on a hill.

If it's all right for me to stay here like you said it was last night, I'll...

I'll go and unpack the laundry.

Maybe you oughta go in with her?

I think she'd rather be alone.

There was almost another funeral here yesterday.

Louie caught Jake Wilder sneaking off the place

- with some community goods. - He did?

Yeah.

Can you imagine the nerve of that guy?

He was going to sell the stuff outside.

Said his wife wanted a radio.

We'd last about a week here at that rate.

- What did you do? - Well, I... warned him.

But the next one that pulls anything like that

gets out of here. Believe me.

She seems to be feeling much better.

Oh, well.

Well, see you at lunch.

I have kitchen duty today.

All right.

You won't be lonesome.

No... no second helpings today.

Listen, chef, I'm not on a diet.

You will be if they don't bring me something to cook.

Is that the biggest hand out we get?

Pipe down.

- Here. - Thanks.

How is she?

Come on. I'm hungry.

Well, move over.

Sourpus.

Nice joint they got here.

Yeah.

Beautiful view.

Great idea, this village.

Swell chance for advancement.

I'm going to open up a beauty parlor.

Got a special invite from the head man.

Hey, what's eating ya? Cat got your tongue?

I don't know how long you're going to be here, or why.

That guy's married, and you lay off.

My gosh, ain't you anticipatory?

One half bin of potatoes.

Half a bin of potatoes.

About a dozen onions.

A dozen onions.

3/4 of a sack of beans.

Gee, I get a kick out of this.

A bushel of apples.

Those men better show up with some fruit today.

I always get more pep when I'm doing something.

Come in.

Hello.

Hello, Louie.

Uh, three cans of tomatoes.

How's it coming?

Not so hot.

We're hoping.

Twelve pounds of sugar.

Why? You got any ideas?

No. Not especially. I just wondering.

Well, don't come around here making it any worse

with that long face of yours.

Why Sally...

Well, I guess what you need is some dough.

Yeah. Wouldn't hurt.

Six summer squashes.

Two sacks of cornmeal.

There's a swell guy.

Well, I don't like him.

Gives me the willies.

That's enough.

Hey.

I want to know something, Chris.

Sure. What?

What's the lowdown on this food situation?

Well, it don't looks good. And that's the truth.

No chance of getting any anywheres?

The men been out every day after rabbits and deer.

You know as well as I do there's no more rabbits,

and there ain't a deer in the county by this time.

That's right, I guess.

Hey. Take a look at this.

You'd probably guess something like that about me.

Yeah.

But what's this got to do with our food?

$500 has got a lot to do with it.

How?

You and me are going to take a trip into town.

You're coming back with $500.

Without me.

You get the reward. For the camp, see?

What do you think I am?

The camp's gotta have food.

There ain't a man in camp wouldn't rather

starve than eat that way.

Well, they'll get me, anyway, sooner or later.

I've forgotten I ever see that thing.

And that's the truth.

Well, the Cohen baby has colic.

- See you later. - OK.

Hi.

I'd rather be hit over the head than frightened to death.

Your car running all right?

I suppose so. Why?

You and me are driving into town.

What are we going to do? Get married?

No.

You're going to tell the sheriff that your name's

Mrs. John Sims.

The sheriff? Say, what is this?

Shh.

I'll tell you later.

Go get your car.

Hello.

Hello.

What's on your mind?

You know, Sally, this place has about got me down.

Oh, don't talk like that, honey.

Come on. Let's you and me take a walk.

That old moon will make you forget you ever had a worry.

Won't you?

Come on.

That fiddle player must feel romantic tonight.

I always feel like I'm wasting something

when there's a moon like that, and nothing's happening.

That's funny. I've often felt that way, too.

You know, you've been nice to me since I've been here.

- No. - Yeah.

You seem so different.

You're not fresh at all.

I think you're swell.

I'm no different from anybody else.

I think you are.

I think you're a great guy.

Yeah?

That's what I used to think, too.

But you can't buy food for a lot of hungry people

just by being a great guy.

It takes dough for that.

You want this place to succeed more than anything

else in the world, don't you?

What do you think?

Would you be awfully happy if you got a lot of money tonight?

What's the gag?

No gag.

500?

Where'd this come from?

Can you imagine?

Doing this for us?

$500 bucks?

Oh, boy!

Will Mary be surprised!

Come on!

You know, we oughta take a picture of this

and send it to Louie.

Not a bad idea.

♪ Oh, I'm going back to Oregon ♪ ♪ with my banjo on my knee. ♪

♪ Oh, Susanna, don't ♪ ♪ you cry for me. ♪

♪ I'm a... ♪

You been cutting weeds again, John?

You go jump in the lake.

The corn looks great.

Yeah.

She's nice and green, and she waves her arms to the sun.

But she's thirsty, John.

Very thirsty.

She wants a good drink of water.

Just one more rain.

I'll bet you my hat against yours it rains

before the end of the week.

I hope you're right, boss.

Say, what do you hear from Louie?

Our lawyer from the camp told the judge

why Louie had given himself up, and the judge promised

to go as easy as possible.

Oh, then everything's all right, hm?

Sure. Fine.

♪ Oh, I'm going back to Oregon ♪

♪ With my banjo on my knee. ♪

♪ Oh, Susanna, don't ♪ ♪ you cry for me. ♪

♪ I'm going back to Oregon ♪ ♪ with my banjo on my knee. ♪

Chris.

What do you say?

Well, if this sun keeps up...

Three, four days.

That's all.

Look.

That corn is dying.

I don't know what we're going to do.

Isn't there enough water in the world to do some good?

No.

Well... couldn't the men carry it from outside somewhere?

The bar company reservoir... How far is that?

Three, four miles.

We couldn't carry enough in buckets or tanks to do any good.

But we have such a lot of people here.

And a lot of cars.

The people are discouraged.

Well... the money is just about all gone,

and if we don't get rain, we won't have no crops.

I heard some of the men say they was getting ready to leave.

John?

Come here.

Sit down.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Nothing's the matter.

There must be something.

You're upset.

You're not yourself.

I tell ya, nothing's the matter.

John, we've worked, we've starved...

We've licked everything together so far.

You've never held out on me before.

What is it, John?

Well... well, what do those guys expect me to do?

Climb up and poke my fist through a rain cloud?

They look up to you, John.

They look up to you for guidance and help.

They... they want to believe in you.

They've picked you as their leader.

Well, who asked them to pick me?

I can make mistakes, too, can't I?

I'm only human.

Can I help it if it...

If it don't rain?

No one expects you to.

But... keep your perspective.

Be the boss again.

Let them think you're not worried.

Let them think you know more than they do.

Aw, this cheap joint gives me a pain.

There's no future here.

No place for a guy with big time ideas.

Aw, what's the use?

I... I've got ideas bigger than this place.

- Real big stuff. - John!

This isn't you talking.

It's somebody else.

Some... stranger.

It's me, all right.

I'm finally getting wise to myself. That's all.

I'm fed up.

I'm sick of the whole place.

I'm through with it all. I quit!

Thanks.

I was getting tired of that piece, anyhow.

Won't you sit down?

Sally, I don't know how far this thing's gone between you

and John, but I do know he hasn't been

the same since you came here.

And I'm asking you to let him alone.

Well, don't blame me.

Can I help it if he likes me?

For the first time in his life, John's been making good.

And... and if you keep this up, you're going to ruin him.

You're going to ruin the chances of happiness

of all these people.

Happiness?

Don't make me laugh.

Why, this dump will never amount to anything.

And as for John...

I mean more to him than you and that whole boy scout camp put together.

Sally, I told you once you could stay

here as long as you want to.

Now I'm telling you to get out!

Oh, so you're the boss now, huh?

You know you don't belong in a place like this.

Get out!

All right.

I'll go.

You will?

Will you, Sally?

Sure.

Sure, I'll go.

Oh... Thanks.

But John's going with me.

John wouldn't go with you.

No?

John wouldn't go anywhere with you.

I'm not afraid of that.

Can I get you anything?

No, it's... it's all right.

Always... doing something, aren't ya?

Knitting, and... Things like that.

You run through a lot of socks, you know?

Yeah.

I... I guess I do.

You certainly take a lot of looking after.

You must get pretty tired of it sometimes.

It's my job.

John!

What?

Where are you doing?

Oh, I don't know.

You're going down to see the men?

Well, what's the use?

Everything is going all right.

You know... you know, this camp would certainly

be lost without you, John.

Yeah.

Well, uh... see ya later.

John?

Remember the day the sprouts came up?

Sure.

Sure, I remember.

Why?

Wasn't it wonderful?

Remember?

How you felt?

Yeah.

It... was nice.

Hey, what do you want to do?

Get us both killed?

Don't do that I got the heebie jeebies.

You'd better drive.

Listen to that.

The old power house is working again.

- You know what that means? - I'll bite.

What?

It means that water is running downstream

not two miles from the camp.

So what?

Well, Chris said irrigation would save the crops.

Oh, come on, honey. Let's get going.

It's getting late.

Chris said if we could get water in four or five days...

Forget it, baby. Don't think back.

Think ahead.

You and me.

You're going places.

Why, I'll bet in four days we could dig a ditch to carry

that water to the corn.

Oh, you're too big a guy to be digging ditches.

You belong with somebody that appreciates you.

You belong with me.

I'm going back.

If you go back, we're through!

You'll never see me again.

Johnny!

Aw.

Listen, men!

The old power house is working again.

There's water in that stream not two miles from here.

What we oughta do is get that water down here to our crops.

We've got five days to do it in, and I've got an idea

of how it oughta be done.

It'll mean work... Work without stopping.

Yeah? And what'll you be doing?

I'll be working right along with ya.

Now, are you going to follow me, or quite like yellow dogs?

Yeah, you're a fine one to be talking like that.

Yeah, you're the guy we have to thank

for being in this spot.

Forget what you think of me!

Think of yourselves!

Think of your homes!

Your wives, your kids!

Think of everything you've worked so hard for!

Think of losing it because you wouldn't take another chance!

Chris, you said irrigation would save the crops.

By working day and night, we might be able to dig a ditch

and bring that water down here.

That'll save our crops, won't it?

Men, it means everything in the world to ya!

Come on, let's try it!

Chris, how about you?

I'll go get my shovel, John.

Think it'll work, Chris?

- Go get your shovel. - OK.

If you go, Rock, I'm going, too.

- All right - Yes, and I'm going, too.

Here, take me with you.

And me, too!

We're not licked!

We're going to win!

That a boy, John!

Follow ya, John!

Come on, fellas!

Let's go!

Come on, fellas!

All right, men.

Nix on the conversation. We're about to commence.

About a foot and a half by two.

Yeah, I've got about four feet to the stream.

- Go ahead and mark the way. - All right.

The picks first, then the shovels.

Come on. Let's bear down on it.

Go straight through the brush.

Look at how I'm swinging.

High and hard.

- Bring it in, now. - I'm next.

Keep it going.

Let me at it.

All right, boys. Right through here.

We can bring it straight across.

Rock, put one stake there, and one out here.

Now, push.

Give me a hand.

Get this out of the way.

Look out! That's my shoe.

Clear it out.

Swing now. Let's get going.

Keep it up. Bear down. Bear down.

Keep moving, softy.

That oughta do it.

You watch my pick, I'll watch yours.

I don't want to clip your ear off.

Come on.

Full shovels.

What's your hurry?

We got a long way to go.

Yeah, well, let's get there.

All right, come on. Come here, you fellas.

Give us a hand, here. Hurry up.

Come on, now. All together.

Heave!

Giddyup!

Giddyup!

Get in the holler there...

Oh, boy.

Get outta my way.

They're coming.

Big one.

Get out of the way.

Hey, you're slowing.

Help me with this big one.

What's that?

Come on, boys.

Come and get it.

There's a highway right through that part.

Whereabouts?

- Is that it? - Yes.

That's it right there.

Then she'll head off just to the right of that tree.

OK.

Hey, fellas!

We're making a turn here!

Come on! Let's go!

I'll be right with you.

Now there it's too thick in there.

Not on this side, too.

Well, now look. We could go right through here.

All right. You take this tree.

We'll go ahead.

The next one's mine.

Get that tall tree out of the way.

I want a ride in the burrough...

That's right. Get a rope above us.

Heads up!

There she goes!

Right this way, boys.

Can you see all right?

Yes, ma'am.

Any of you ladies got any adhesive tape?

It'd be ham sandwiches if we had any ham.

I'm thirstier than that cornfield.

I've been hungry since 6:00 this morning.

- More coffee? - No, thanks.

I'd better get back to work.

Coffee?

Good.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Here you are.

Thanks.

What are you waiting for?

Those diggers will be on there next.

Throw that log down to Chris.

Give them here!

Come on, hurry up.

Throw that down to Chris.

Come on.

Hurry up, there.

Look out below!

Hey!

All right, Rock.

I'll take that corner here.

Hit it in there.

Start bringing up that corrugated iron.

Corrugated iron coming up.

Let me have that, Chris.

Put this piece there.

Should have brought the fenders off my sedan.

You go stake out the rest of the way.

They gotta make this water come.

Yeah!

Get a load in my wagon if you can.

Dig in, boys.

Let's go back and dam the stream!

Come on!

Hey, wait for Avey!

Avey!

Maybe he'll dig his stuff up.

Keep up with you fellas.

What you need is strength.

There's they are, ready to welcome you home.

Come on!

And that's the last stick.

The ditch is done!

She's finished!

We're ready!

All set!

All clear to go!

Let her come!

Come on!

Let's go!

All right.

OK by me.