All language subtitles for Aces and Eights (1936)enENemb.ENGLISHripdf

[music playing]

NARRATOR: Gunfighter almost
triumphed over death.

His gun was drawn, thumb
had cocked the hammer.

His cards were neatly stacked.

He had held two pair.

And so it was from then on,
Aces and Eights were called,

the death hand.

Cast in the same mold
was another who, however,

unlike Wild Bill, never carried
a six shooter preferring to let

agile fingers do his talking.

From the Missouri
to the Rockies,

he was known as
Gentleman Tim Madigan.

And the Aces and Eights that
spelled death for Wild Bill

shows a different fate
for Gentleman Tim.

[music playing]

[horse climbing rock]

It's a long way, Tim, from
Deadwood Gulch to here.

I hope my reputation
hasn't preceded us.

Anyway, we'll go in and see
what this town has to offer.

Another temple of chance.

Mix of those chips
is music to my ears.

Ah, lucky day.

Well, my reputation
has preceded me.

Such is the price of fame.

That marshal ain't
exactly flattering.

[wagon wheels driving by]

Give me two cards.

I'll give you a play, Spanish,
seen' as the rest of your money

is in the pot.

What do ya got?

Three queens.

Three kings.

You don't object if I
sit in her do you, Morgan?

No, I guess not.

You got a lot of nerve coming
back from Nevada after having

been run out, haven't you?

I've been up in Reno tearing
up some titles on a mining deal.

This is no limit,
not completely.

Just right.

What do you do?

GAMBLER: Pass.

I'll open it.

Oh, I'll stay.

I'll raise, $5, $10, $20.

I'll see it.

I've got no business in here,
but might as well trail along.

GAMBLER: Cards?
GAMBLER: Two.

I was always taught in a case
like this to draw one card.

Two to the dealer.

It's gonna cost
you just $50 more.

I'll just call that.

Aces and eights.

Mister, when you dealt
yourself that pair of aces,

you forgot and dealt me three.

Are you suggesting
that I'm cheating?

Well, there's five aces on
the table and you're dealing.

Put the irons up back, Mister.

You and I've got
some talkin' to do.

We certainly have seeing
as my money is in the pot.

MARSHAL: Hello Tim.

Well, Marshal.

We meet again.

Yeah.

You boys do your talking
outside, and then both of you

get out of town pronto.

Just as you say.

We're entitle to
Tim's stake, ain't we?

Go ahead, help yourself,
but make it honest.

All bets are off.

[all talking at once in saloon]

Probably saved your bankroll.

Well, it was gone
before that happened.

I'm broke.

When I told you to stay
out of Nevada, I meant it.

I'm interested in some mining
property at Roaring Gulch.

I had to come across the
line to fix up some deeds.

In future, do your
business in California.

Say Marshal.

Who was that man just went out?

That's Gentleman Tim Madigan.

[all talking at once]

Well, you called
me out here, Mister.

Let's go down to Casey's.

What's the idea of
making a monkey outta me?

You're a disgrace to our
dishonorable profession.

I slipped in that extra ace
because I caught you dealing

from a stacked deck when
you took that Spanish boy's

money away from him.

Say, how'd you see me?

I'm pretty fast?

Not fast enough.

Although it's against
my principle to cheat--

You palmed off an ace on me.

Ah.

Well, I guess we can accept
that marshal's invitation now.

You cheated me, Senor.

Trying to crawfish, huh?

Bad enough lose when
the play is fair.

Nobody squawks
when he's a winner.

I have never before, as
you say, squawked at losing.

What do want of me?

I'll trouble you for my money.

[gun shot]

Where did that shot come from?

Down there.

[all talking at once]

It's the tin horn.

Yeah, and he's been robbed.

Must have went
right through him.

It's a 0.45.

The six shooter is a 0.45 too.

Looks like he was
shot with his own gun.

There's only one
man I know who can

tear a deck of cards four ways.

I want Gentleman Tim Madigan.

'GENTLEMAN' TIM MADIGAN: My
name ought to be pretty well

known around here before long.

Who did you murder and when?

I don't seem to remember,
but I'm not going to hang

around Nevada to find out.

JOSE HERNANDEZ: Ouch.
Spots card.

It's an unlucky day.

And the dice never lie much.

We're separating here.

I'm crossing over
into California.

Did you hear about the gold
strike at Roaring Gulch?

I'll meet you there
the first of the month.

Well, hasta la vista.

Look's like Madigan's horse.

That sure is, come on.

Well, I--I guess that's the
end of Gentleman Tim Madigan.

Anyway, if he skips out of
Nevada over to California

before he cashed in his chips.

Well, if you're asking me,
he's a pretty live corpse.

Well, he may be
safe for a while,

but I've got him tagged
so that I'll get him

in California or kingdom come.

I'm getting on that card
sharp's trail right now,

and I'm not coming back alone.

[talking gamblers and drinkers]

Hello, Harden.

Well, hello Morgan.

Any luck in Reno?

I've got a set
of documents here

that'll open Hernandez' eyes.

Joe Springer says they'll even
fool a Philadelphia lawyer.

Good.

Come on into my office, Ace.

Who's that?

I don't know.

He showed up yesterday.

I guess he's hoping
to get his yellow lead

without using thicker pans.

From your look,
you've met before.

Yeah, we have.

But I ain't craving to renew
our acquaintance just yet.

Well, looks like luck is
changing your way again,

Spanish.

Perhaps this time,
Senor, my luck will hold.

I've been hoping that
I'd meet up with you.

Give me your gun.

You know I never carry a gun.

That tin horn you took
out of the Last Chance

was shot deader than a mackerel.

You can't do anything
about this in California.

No?

I got myself deputized.

Put out your wrists.

Now I didn't
shoot that gambler.

I had an argument
but that's all.

Are you sure you didn't
use a little derringer?

Not even a little derringer.

Then if you didn't
kill the tin horn,

why did you take the
shortcut out of Nevada?

To save my neck.

First I knew of it was when
I saw your advertising,

and the miners in Nevada
don't care much about the law.

Now I've crippled my horse.

I know you won't mind if
I change and take yours.

Now, I'm going to
pay you the courtesy

of trusting in your honor.

Don't pick that up
until after I'm gone.

And I hope we won't
meet up for a long time.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE IN
BACKGROUND]

I hope this isn't an example
of California hospitality.

It wasn't there when I rode
out to meet you this morning.

Looks like it's time for
me to change my Identity.

From now on, Tim Madigan
becomes Tom Harrington.

Well, I wish you the
luck of the Irish.

And I'll probably need
it, but I don't think

I'll ride into Roaring Gulch.

I'll ride into town
and see what's what.

Well, good luck to you.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE IN
BACKGROUND]

[horse hooves clopping]

Buenos dias, Amigo.

Good afternoon to you.

Perhaps you don't remember me.

I remember you very well,
but why do you call me friend?

When you flipped that
fifth ace in the deal,

and you exposed that
card sharp up in Nevada,

you did me a good turn.

What makes you
think I did that?

I wasn't dealing.

Well, I-- I-- I
was just guessing.

That game taught me a lesson.

I hope it did you too.

Well, I hope what
you did for me didn't

get you into any trouble.

Forget it.

Maybe you'll learn that only
easy marks play for high stakes

with strangers.

The marshal told us
your name after you

left with the gambler.

That reward would give you a
good stake at the Gold Dollar.

I don't believe you did this.

Thanks.

Good bye.

Just a minute.

The Rancho of Don Hernandez
lies just over the valley.

It's his habit to
welcome the travelers.

Very pleasant Spanish custom.

Which unfortunately I
had nearly forgotten.

No one will ever
think to look for you

at the Rancho Hernandez.

Adios.

Adios.

I do not understand, Senor, the
Rancho Hernandez has belonged

in my family for generations.

This documento
proves what I say.

It doesn't prove anything now.

I went to the capital and
checked up like I said I did.

It'll take years
maybe to straighten

out the deeds and
transfers involved

with the original grant.

What must I do to keep
what little I possess?

Um, $25,000 in gold will
satisfy the parties that

want this claim
including the land

on which the hacienda stands.

It's a great deal of money.

[knocking]

Come in, amigo.

I'm a strange.

I have quite a ride
ahead of me tomorrow,

and I wondered if I might
spent the night here.

Perhaps you'd be willing to--

JUANITA HERNANDEZ: Welcome
to Rancho Hernandez.

I am Juanita Hernandez.

Come, I will take
you to my father.

Thank you.

I will have the
money by next Tuesday

or give up the Rancho
Hernandez for this pledge.

I would much rather deliver
a quick claim on Tuesday.

Who is the young
man in the picture?

My son.

He has not been home in years.

I do not know where he is.

Well, good day and good luck.

Hasta la vista, amigo.

Someone waits father.

My name is Tom
Harrington, Sir, and I--

And he seeks shelter
for the night.

You are welcome, Senor.

Thank you.

Perhaps you have some baggage?

Well only my saddle bags and
blanket roll on the horse.

I will look after them.

Father, did you receive
good news from Senor Morgan?

It is as I expected.

The documento is not
sufficient proof.

You have met my brother
perhaps in your travels?

Well, no Senorita, I
never met your brother.

Your horse will be fed.

I'll show you to your room.

Well, this is very pleasant
after a hot, dusty journey.

The only dust in my house is on
that little jar, la copa d'oro.

A cup of gold, eh?

Yes, it is for those
who stop by the way

and might need a little help.

Saves them the embarrassment
of asking for it anyway,

doesn't it?

You know, you Californians
are very generous.

It is nothing, and you can
see by the dust it is long

since anyone needed a coin.

I can think of a lot of
places where a cup of gold

wouldn't get much chance
to gather any dust.

It is the custom that only
the needy take la copa d'oro.

Not even a thief would
pilfer the money.

Refresh yourself, Senor.

We dine in an hour.

Thank you.

We'll lose a prospect that's
worth a fortune if Hernandez

manages to raise that money.

Don't worry, he'll
never redeem this place.

But suppose he does.

Well, we can fix that.

How?

You know that boy
that hangs around here,

the one they call Spanish?

Yeah.

That's Hernandez' son, Jose.

Oh, I'm beginning
to see what you mean.

Better get to work on him.

Hello.

I'm more than glad to
see you Come on in.

I didn't know that you
were Don Hernandez'

son when we left Nevada.

Shake hands with Amos Harden.

He owns the Gold Dollar.

Glad to know you.

Your dad's a friend of mine.

Let's drink to this meeting.

No, Senor, whiskey is
worse for me than cards.

Land on hard luck again?

Yes.

Any Hernandez is
a friend of mine.

Here, your credit's
good with me.

Just sign this and
give it to the cashier.

Yeah, better luck this time.

If you see my father,
don't tell him you saw me.

Of course not.

How can I ever
thank you for this?

Don't try.

You've been so very kind to me,
I wished I could stay longer.

Perhaps we may
see you soon again

if you should pass this way.

I'll never forget
your hospitality.

My father asked me to
wish you well for him.

He rode late last night to
his brother in Capistrano.

And your brother, you
haven't seen him for sometime?

Please thank your father
for me, and thank you.

Come one.
Wake up.

I'm not asleep.

That marshal from
Nevada is in town.

Well, I just thinking
of my signature.

How can I ever redeem those
receipts I gave Senor Harden.

Well, you sure took
advantage of his good nature,

but he's your friend too.

Don't let the marshal worry ya.

I won't tell a soul what I saw.

What do you mean?

What I saw you do in
Nevada after that card cheat

knocked you down.

MARSHAL: Jose
Hernandez, I want you.

You broke your promise.

You talked to him about
me to learn my name.

Come on around with me.

Hey, where you taking him?

MARSHAL: None of your business.

You're not taking
Hernandez anyplace.

You're forgetting that
this town is plastered

with your advertising.

LUCKY: I told you told
you you once before,

put away your hardware, Mister.

Gentlemen, Tim Madigan
is in Roaring Gulch.

He just left here.

Thanks Ace.

You arouse my curiosity.

Curious about me?

No, about that derringer.

You can put that away now, Ace.

Why should this
pistol interest you?

Ace, you were cold decked
by that gambler in Nevada,

and he's deader now than my
Aunt Emma's hopes of matrimony.

Are you hinting
that I had anything

to do with shooting him?

I don't recollect
that I said anything

about the tin horn being shot.

I thought you said he was.

Say, what were you
doing in Nevada, Ace,

when I run you outta there?

I had to see Lawyer
Joe's friend in Reno.

Hm.

That checks up all right.

Well, thanks for telling
me about Madigan.

I'll get on his
trail right away.

All right.

You better send one of
your pigeons fluttering

around the Rancho
Hernandez 'cause

I got an idea that Tim found
out something there last night

that might interest us.

Say, do you think that
one of your pigeons

could fly across the
Nevada line and ah--

give this to my deputy?

[horse making bronx cheers]

I'm leaving you here.

How can I ever face my
father and my sister?

They want you.

Why are you so kind to me after
you heard what Ace Morgan said?

Go inside, Jose, and
never mind what he said.

Forget it.

I wonder if he's
headed for the hacienda.

I'll trail him and find out.

This is a great day for
us, my brother and friends

of Capistrano have loaned me
the money to save our home,

and my son has returned.

Senor Harden is here to
see you, Don Hernandez.

Welcome to Rancho
Hernandez, Senor.

A chair Pedro and
ah-- some wine, Senor.

I can do without either.

I own the Gold Dollar,
and I'd like to know what

you're going to do about these.

Well, just what
are these, Senor?

Nearly $8,000 in promises
signed by your son.

Is this true?

No Hernandez has ever
dishonored his signature.

There is enough.

Help yourself.

It's a pity I didn't get you
out of the Gold Dollar sooner.

Well, you have returned, Senor.

I am glad.

You must pardon me, Sir,
but I overheard everything.

And I'm wondering if the
paying of those notes

is going to interfere with your
redeeming your pledge tomorrow.

This will be our last
night in the Rancho.

Perhaps you will remain with us.

Nothing would please me more.

May I have the same room?

The same room, mi amigo.

Thank you.

[pop on the wood of the dresser]

Father, why not
use la copa d'oro?

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE IN THE
SALOON]

If you're looking for
more credit, I'm just out.

This is a surprise.

I didn't expect to
find any friends here.

You fool.

They'd only hand you.

Now get back home, and no matter
what happens, keep your mouth

shut.

Well, I'm sorry you can't
get in my poker game.

Bet.

Pass.

Bet.

Well, we'll have to
take a look at these.

I'll open it.

GUS: Wait, this is a
$5 dollar limit game.

Excuse me.

I didn't know this was
a high stakes game.

We can accommodate your
craving for excitement.

Limits off boys.

Let's me out.

Deal me in, Gus.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE IN THE
SALOON]

To you.

Bet.

I'll open.

Well, let's see here.

And I guess that's
all for the rake.

I'm calling you.

What do ya got?

Well, there are
aces, four of them.

No one could have such a
run of luck on the level.

Well, we're using a house
deck, and you're dealing

half the time, aren't ya?

[cards shuffling]

I'll see that and raise it.

I'm clean.

You don't deserve a break,
but I'm going to give you one.

I'm bettin' the works.

If you're not afraid to
gamble with a square deck,

you'll call me.

MARSHAL: I want you, Tim.

Marshal, I'm giving
Haden a break.

And if you're as
interested in a square deal

as you are in making an
arrest, you'll give me one.

MARSHAL: What's on your mind?

I want the Gold Dollar
and everything in it.

I'm betting Harden of my
chips against the place

providing he'll play
with a square deck.

Are you suggesting the
house deck is crooked?

Everyone in it is marked.

Ace of spades.

Queen of hearts.

Jack of spades.

Ace of clubs.

Ten of diamonds.

Deuce of spades.

Tres of hearts.

Deuce four of a kind, nine.

Four nines.

Now you're loco trying
to ring in marked cards

on Gentleman Tim Madigan.

'GENTLEMAN' TIM MADIGAN: I broke
my work when I sat in this game

with Harden.

I had a good reason for it,
but I'm through with cards

after tonight.

MARSHAL: You're free to go until
8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

I'm trusting you to
show up at the Captain's

office at that time.

Thanks.

CAPTAIN DE LOPEZ: I, Senor, will
provide the honest deck, me,

myself, in person.

How about it, Harden?

You can't bluff me.

It's a bet.

Deal one cold hand after
Captain cuts the deck.

[cards shuffling]

Two pairs.

Aces and eights.

You win.

Come into my office.

I'll give you the deed.

Take care of this, Lucky.

Gentleman Tim Madigan, he is--

Ah, I know.

He is superb.

Ah, we agree on everything, eh?

Am razor.

Yeah.

There's the deed
to the Gold Dollar.

You can keep your saloon.

I don't want it.

All I want is the gold you
sold from Don Hernandez

by cold decking his son, but
you can tell Ace Morgan for me

that I'll get back that
pledge of Don Hernandez

if it's the last thing I do.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE IN THE
SALOON]

Maybe Tim isn't interested
in the Gold Dollar, but I am.

And being partners,
I'm moving right in.

Come around and see me
once in a while, will you?

Folks, you're gazing at the new
force of the temple of chance.

The drinks are on the house.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE IN THE
SALOON]

CAPTAIN DE LOPEZ: I am
very happy, Senor Harden,

to put you under arrest.

Whey you-- why, you
can't get away with this.

I am sorry.

I cannot redeem my
pledge with gold.

When must we leave our home?

Oh, you won't have to hurry.

I'm sure you can
have until tomorrow.

Gracias Senor.

Where's your father?

He's gone.

But I haven't.

You're a little late,
Madigan, with the money

you stole from the Gold Dollar.

Oh, no I'm not.

I understand you
never carry a gun.

That's right.

Throw me those bags.

Come and take'em.

What right can you
have of that money?

As much right as he has.

He stole it.

He's not only a card
cheat but a thief.

His name is Gentleman
Tim Madigan.

I'm Tim Madigan all right.

Throw me those bags.

Give them to him, please.

Throw me those bags.

[gun shot]

What's the matter?

It's the American and Morgan.

[knocking]

[knocking]

Start riding, Tim.

The marshal's headed this
way, and he ain't giving

you till tomorrow morning.

I'm stayin'.

Go out the back way, please.

Everything Ace
Morgan said is true.

I promised myself I'd square
accounts so I'm staying.

Well, Marshal, I'm ready, but
you said I'd have till morning.

Well, yeah, well, I
had to change my mind.

You know how it is.

I do not know of
what he is accused,

but he has done more for
me than I can ever repay.

All right, Marshal.

JOSE HERNANDEZ:
One moment, Senor.

It's my turn to talk now.

Just keep your mouth shut.

Come on.

Wait a minute.

I killed that gambler in Nevada.

Tim, the day you took
my horse away from me,

I believe every word
that you told me,

and I swore that I'd square you.

Now, I've just been hounding
you to cover my tracks.

Where did you hide the
derringer you used?

Well, I never had a derringer.

No?

I followed the card cheat and
asked him to return my money.

He knocked me down,
and my hand encountered

the gun on the ground.
I fired and he fell.

MARSHAL: Shucks, son,
the led from that gun

never killed anybody,
but that slug did, and it

came from a derringer pistol.

I heard you was
bettin' Jose Hernandez.

You said you saw him
kill that gambler,

and you described
the scene perfectly.

Would you like the
bullets in his pistol?

MARSHAL: Yeah, sure would help.

There you are.

Those two slugs came
from the same smooth bore.

All right, Morgan, let's go.

I'll never forget that you
kept silent after hearing

what Ace Morgan said about me.

And you were close to
hanging for it too.

Forget it.

Ah, lucky day.

It is indeed a lucky day
for the house of Hernandez.

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