All language subtitles for The Yellow Mountain (1954)

Whoa! Thanks.

Menlo's place is right down the
street and around the corner.

It's called the Fandango.

Giddyap! Hup! Giddyap!
Giddyap there!

[ People Chattering, Shouting ]

♪♪ [ Honky-tonk Piano ]

♪♪ [ Piano Continues ]

[ Laughter ]

I'm sorry, mister.
You can't go up there.

Sam?

[ Clicks ]

Andy!

You tried this before, Andy.

You never
tried thatbefore.Progress.

Are you sore
because of the blonde?

Or was it the redhead?

That champagne and gold dust
gets 'em every time.

[ Loud Crash ]

Get outta here!

This is private.
Get out.

Go on!

[ Door Closes ]Now, where were we?

Why don't we just talk?

I came 600 miles
to beat your head off.

[ Panting ]
Progress.

Sam? Sam!

Clean up this mess. Who is he?

I told him he couldn't come up here.

He's just an old friend
that came to call. Friend?

We haven't seen each other
for a couple of years.

It's a good thing
you weren't strangers.

I'll clean that up myself.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Muffled Groan ]

Before you finish trying
to knock my head off,

would you tell me
what this is all about?

I came for my $1,200.Is that all?

I thought it was
something serious.1,200, Pete.

Any way you want to pay me--
except a check.

What do we do now--
waltz around again? That's up to you.

I got a dozen boys downstairs
that will knock your head off
for nothing.

Call 'em. Can't do that
to an old friend.

You're mypigeon.
Come on downstairs.
I'll buy you a drink.

All I want is $1,200--
my half of our claim you sold.

What do you mean?
I only got 2,200.

I'm counting the hundred
you took out of my pocket.

[ Snaps Fingers ]Oh, yeah.
I almost forgot.

I was in a hurry to leave,
and I put on your trousers.
[ Chuckles ]

You see, Andy, I got tired
of your conscience.
It held me back.

Every time I dreamed up
something good,
you chilled it.

Tell you what, Pete.
Give me my money,
and I'll leave,

take my conscience with me.

Still got it, huh?
[ Chuckles ]

How'd you like
to parlay that 1,200
into a few million?

What'll we do with
the widows and orphans?

Same old honest Andy, huh?

All right.
You'll get your money.

I'm running a little short,
but I guess I can make it.

Bannon's downstairs,
and I think he's coming up.

I want to talk to you, Menlo.

Go ahead.
I see you brought your interpreter.

I want to talk to you alone.

It's all right.
He's a friend of mine--
Andy Martin.

You bought up some claims
on the south face
of Columbia Mountain.

That's right. When you knew I had
two shafts sunk there.

Yep. Maybe you didn't know...

I figured on buying up
them claims myself.

I got there first, Bannon.
They were there
for anybody to buy.

But you've been running
Goldfield so long,

you figured nobody else
had guts enough to horn in
on the south face.

I did.

All right. You have
the claims, Menlo.

Between the two of us,
you and me control
that south face.

So? So we throw in together--
the works.

The two places, the claims--
everything.

Something big,
huh? Real big.

Partners? Sure.

That way, we freeze
everybody else out.50-50?

75-25.
The 25's you.

Talk's over.
So long, Bannon.

Better change your mind, Menlo,

or you're through.

Looks like we got trouble, Andy.

Looks like you've got trouble.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshot ]

Put that away before
I make you eat it.

So you got yourself
a gunslinger, eh?

Not a gunslinger, Bannon.

I'm Pete's partner.

It was a nice talk, Bannon.

[ Laughing ][ Door Closes ]

Thanks, Andy.

You know, I think
they wanted to kill me. Well, who doesn't?

All right, I'll get you
your 1,200.

Let it ride, Pete.
I wouldn't want to short us.

Like you said,
it must be something big.

Bigger than 1,200, eh, partner?

Well, what do you know?
You learned something
from me after all.

You mean you're
cutting yourself in?

Any argument? 50-50?

What else?

[ Drawer Closes ]All right.

- It'll be just like old times.
- Even better.

It won'tbe like old times.
[ Laughs ]

Come on.
I'll buy you that drink.

[ Both Laughing ]

♪♪ [ Honky-tonk Piano ]

Oh, Sam, put these
away, will you?

Right.

[ Laughter ]

You got anything
you're proud of?

Real proud, Jackpot.
Fifty bucks' worth.

Guess I got more to be proud of.
Hundred more.

Like the Good Book says,
"Pride goeth before a fall."

Your hundred and a hundred more.

I'm calling you.

That there's the deed
to my 50-50 Mine.

It ain't worth a bobtail flush.

Now wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

There's dust.
Real dust.

I want some chips for it.

Sam.

Look, mister, I dug
that dust myself.

It's real good.

All right, old-timer.
All right.

Get him some chips for it.

In a minute, we're
gonna see what you--

Hello, honey.

Nevada! I hit
an inside straight!

You come on. Just came to 200,
Jackpot.

You sold the dust? Yeah.

Nevada! It ain't ladylike
to bust up a game!

That'll be all, miss.

Don't be too sure! Maybe you'd better go.

Not before I see
Pete Menlo. Come on.

[ Laughter ]

Where's Pete Menlo?

In his office.

Sam, clean up the mess.

[ Mutters ]

I filled a inside straight.

I filled a inside straight!

Allow me.

You said he was here.

I had to say something.
You were beginning
to take the place apart.

Why not tell me
what it's all about?
I'm Pete's partner.

My father gambles away
every penny.

I asked Pete Menlo
to keep him out of here.

If he doesn't come in here,
he goes across the street to Bannon's.

No, he wouldn't.
He hates Bannon.

Now, look, miss.
Miss--

Wray. Nevada Wray.

All right, Nevada.
Let's look at it this way.

There's no law to keep
your father out of here.

If we shut him
out of the Fandango,

he'll find a game
somewhere else.

The dust was worth 200.

This squares it.

I like the idea,
but, uh, isn't it a little expensive?

Hello, Nevada.
How's Jackpot?

You promised to keep him out of here.

He was here? You know he was.

You shouldn't blame me
for your father's
weakness, Nevada.

I'm blaming you for taking
advantage of his weakness.

Please keep him out of here.
Give him a chance.

Nevada, the boys
must have slipped up
or misunderstood.

I gave you my word.
I wouldn't break it.
You know that.

And you won't ever let him
come in here again? Never.

He won't get past
the front door.

Fine.

I'm sorry if I caused you
any trouble.

Forget it.

[ Chuckling ]

It's all in knowing how
to handle 'em, Andy.

Her old man still trying
to fill an inside straight?

You never gave any orders
to keep him out of here. Why should I?

Sooner or later,
he's gonna build up
such a big tab,

she's gonna have
to be very nice to me.

You never make an investment
unless it pays a return,
do you, Pete?

I didn't know it showed.
Anyway, I got something
more important.

Geraghty, spread out the map.
Geraghty's my lawyer.

He just picked up some new
claims for me this morning.

Now look.

These are the claims I had
up to this morning.

These are Bannon's.

This morning, they discovered
a 20-foot ledge...

in the Bobtail Horse Mine.

Here's the Bobtail.

These are my new claims.

I'm betting that Bobtail ledge
runs right into my new claims.

How come Bannon didn't
snap up the claims?

Mm, couple of reasons.

First, he thought he could
force me in with him.

Second, he doesn't know
about the Bobtail ledge.

That doesn't make sense.
You knew.

The Bobtail outfit
kept it a big secret.

They were gonna buy
the claims themselves.

Mr. Geraghty used to work
for the Bobtail outfit--
until tonight.

You see, Mr. Geraghty lost
a considerable sum of money
at my tables.

Now he's square.

Right, Mr. Geraghty?

Tomorrow morning,
I'm gonna start sinking
the Menlo number 1.

- And you're gonna manage it.
- And have Bannon try and kill me too?

It's legal.
I just got a tip.
That's all.

I'm very happy
right here at the Fandango
counting our money.

But you know mining.
I need you, Andy.

We'll hire a manager.No. This is
too important.

I'm gambling every cent
I've got on this ledge.

You're the only one around here
that can be trusted.

You're so right.

I'd almost forgotten.

All right, I'll manage our mine.

You mean you're
cutting yourself in
on the mine too?

I'm cutting myself in
on everything.

[ Chuckles ]

This man is dishonest.

[ All Laughing ]

Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa now!

You're just in time, Pete.

We're gonna blast again. Nothing
showing yet, huh?

Nothing to get excited about,
but you never can tell.

This might do it.

Here. Let me try it.
Might change our luck.

You gonna stay here?

No!

Andy, look!

We own us a gold mine. Well, if it's gonna
make you unhappy,

I'll keep the gold,
you can have the mine.

[ Laughs ]
I got a hunch it'll get richer.

We'll steepen the angle
and take on full crews. Right now.

Right now, I'd better
get some of this stuff
to that assay office.

Coming? Not me.

I'm gonna stay right here
and rub this stuff into my hair.

[ Laughing ]

Anybody here? What do you think--

Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't see you. You!

You get out of here! Not before I see
the assayer.

I'm the assayer. You?

Why not?

I could think of a reason,
but I'd better keep it to myself.

What do you want?

Uh, an assay on this ore.

Name? Andrew Martin.

But I'd like you
to call me Andy.

What's the name
of the mine, Mr. Martin?

Menlo 1.

Menlo? My partner.
Remember?

Gonna hold it
against me? Why should I?

Had a funny idea
you didn't like Pete.

Now, what gave you
the funny idea I didn't like him?

His letting your father
gamble in the Fandango.

That wasn't his fault.
He gave strict orders
to keep Dad out.

Then you don't dislike him.

Of course not.

It's a little hard
to do that.Yeah. I found that out too.

Pete's got his good side,
but you have to keep
turning him to find it.

That should make it interesting.

Interesting for who?

Just what are you trying
to find out, Mr. Martin--

what your ore will assay...

or how I feel about Pete Menlo?

Maybe both.

You can find out about
your ore in an hour.

And the other?

Work on it, Mr. Martin.

I'll go on ahead.

When the supply wagon's loaded,
send it out to the mine.

Sure thing, Andy.

You better check this.Right.

Mr. Martin.

I thought you'd be anxious
about this report. It's not quite an hour.

You're a very lucky man,
Mr. Martin, and you're
going to be a rich one.

This right? Yes!

Most men would turn
handsprings at that.

Maybe I'd better wait
for the second assay.

I think you've got
a real strike, Andy.

Now I'm sure of it.

How about the other half
of the report--
Pete Menlo?

Maybe you'd better wait
for your second assay
on that too.

Well, uh, I'd better
get back to work.

How about riding out
to the mine with me?

Look, I got work to do.

Come on.
Take the day off.

It'll be good for you. Some other time.

Giddap!

Whoa!

I expected another excuse.

I expected to think of one.

[ Laughs ]

Ho! Come on!
[ Sharp Whistle ]

[ Andy ]
Whoa.

Well, Nevada.

All this and a gold mine too.
It's a special service.

Maybe you'd like to see this.

It's pretty wonderful, isn't it?

Now I'm gonna have
to figure how to spend
my second million.

[ Laughs ]Better not get
too excited, Pete.

The next assay
might not be as high.

Andy, any way you look at it,
it's still gold.

Well, excuse us.

I promised Nevada
I'd show her the mine.

What about
the supplies? They're on their way.

Keep an eye out for them,
will ya, Pete?

Joe.

Anybody check on
that last batch of powder?

Sure. Andy did. Better recheck it.

Why? Andy knows
what he's doin'.

That's the trouble.
Have him check it again. Now?

In a couple of minutes,
it might be too late.
Go on.

Should have this section
cleaned up in a week.

That vein looks like it'll hold.

It should.

Then you'll have
all the gold you want.

I'm not sure I'll know
how to act like a rich man.

You'll get used to it.

I wonder how a rich man
would tell a girl
he'd like to call on her.

Maybe the same way
a girl tells a rich man
to make it real soon,

if he should ask her.

Nevada, I'd--[ Joe ]
Andy!

What's the trouble? Uh, excuse me.

Thought we oughta check
that second batch of powder.

Why? It's good. That's what I tried
to tell Pete.

Pete? Yeah. He sent me in here
to tell you to recheck it.

It must be wonderful to have
such a conscientious partner.

Believe me, it's
a new development.

Well, I've got
to go home anyway.

How was the tour? Interesting.

We didn't quite finish.
Where were we?

Like I said, I have to go home.

Tomorrow's another day, Andy,
but I wouldn't count on it.

Come on, Nevada.
I'll drive you into town.

I expect to have
that second report
for you very soon now.

I hope so.

Oh, Andy, keep an eye out
for the supplies, will ya?

Giddyap.

[ Nevada ]
Good-bye, Andy.

All right.
Take it up, boys.

You could get dusty in here.

This kind of dust I like.

Pretty steep angle,
isn't it? Yes, it is.

Bannon's level
is right below us.

So we'll be walking on his head.

It could get dangerous.

Don't worry about it.
Just keep following that vein.

[ Jackpot ]
Hello!
[ Laughing ]

Just put cream on it,
and I'll eat it
for breakfast.

Hello, Jackpot. If my 50-50 Mine had
three feet of this ore,

I'd buy me a roulette wheel
just to spin around on.

Depends on the second assay.

Oh, yeah, that's something else.

What about it?

Nevada.
She's outside with it.

Oh, for 25 years,
I've been trying to get this--

Hello.

I'm afraid this isn't
what you expected.

What do you mean?

You own the richest mine
in all of Goldfield.

- I was just teasing you.
- You still are.

- [ Pete ]
Hello.
- Look.

- Nevada, where are you from?
- St. Louis.

Did you like it? Yes. Why?

I'm gonna
buy it for you. And he will.

Hey, Jackpot,
stick it in your pocket.

Might be the only pay
ore you'll ever see.

Yeah? Now let me
tell you something.

I was panning, mucking
and hard-rock mining...

when you gophers were
soft-bottomed brats!

Yeah? What do ya got
to show for it?

The 50-50 Mine.
That's what!

I'll give you 15 cents for it--
hard cash.

[ Mutters ]I'll make it
a quarter.

Take it
or leave it.[ All Laughing ]

All right, men,
let's get back to work.

Them mud-diggin' gophers!
Someday they're gonna split a seam...

laughin' on the other side
of their faces.

Just wait till I hit
with the 50-50.

Sure, Dad.
Someday. You bet.

Listen, this calls
for a celebration
tonight at the Fandango.

I'll throw open the whole place.
Free drinks for everybody.

And a special party
in my office for special friends.

- What do you say?
- Well, I--

Then we can talk about
staking Jackpot in the 50-50.

- You will?
- Why not?

I think you should be told
that the ore only runs
seven dollars a ton.

7.50. And it'll run higher
once I get her going.

We'll be there with bells on,
Mr. Menlo.

Won't we, Nevada?

All right, Dad.

I'll show them moles in there
what a real mine looks like.

See ya tonight,
Mr. Menlo.

Giddap!
Good-bye.Bye.

Real charm boy, hey, Pete?

What's the matter with you?

Champagne and gold dust.

[ Chuckles ]
Gets 'em every time.

[ All Laughing ]♪♪ [ Honky-Tonk Piano ]

You'll like this, Nevada.
Came all the way
around the Horn.

To Menlo number 1,

my partner...

and a very lovely lady--

not necessarily in the order
of their importance.

- [ People Laughing, Shouting ]
- ♪♪ [ Piano Continues ]

Sam. Clean up that mess.

"Clean up that mess."

The story of my life.
"Clean up that mess."

Well, come on, come on.

Good night, Mr. Geraghty,
wherever you are.

Now let's have a nice
little family party.

About the 50-50 Mine,
Mr. Menlo.

I've been working this mine
for close on--Sure. Sure, Jackpot.

We'll talk about that
tomorrow, huh?

Business is business, Pete.
No time like the present.

- We'd better leave them alone.
- It'll wait until morning.

But you promised,
Mr. Menlo.

Why, the 50-50 Mine's just
waiting for somebody to tap her.

Dad will give you
all the details, Pete. Yeah!

Come on, Nevada.

[ Jackpot ]
Mr. Menlo, all I need's
$2,000-- maybe $3,000...

to work the 50-50
so she'll produce.

The reason I ain't been able
to pull real ore out...

is because I been
workin' her myself.

Why, give me
a couple of muckers...

and stake me to some powder,
and-and--

You'd like to get in on the claim,
wouldn't you, Mr. Menlo?

Oh, yeah, Jackpot.

I just wouldn't want
anybody to jump it. Jump it?

Poor Dad.

The mine's worthless,
but he keeps looking
for someone to stake him.

Do you really believe
Pete wants to help him?

Shouldn't I?

Well, sometimes
Pete's promises
are a little misleading.

I thought you were
a friend of his.

I am, but not because
of his promises.

I just don't want
to see anyone get hurt.

Dad doesn't hurt very easy.

I was thinking of you.

How can he hurt me?

Well, that's some encouragement.

How much do you need, Andy?

- [ Door Opens ]
- Hey! Nevada!

Hey, honey!
Honey, honey!
He did it!

Oh, he did!

Mr. Menlo promised
to stake me. In the 50-50?

I'll get me some muckers
and open up a new shaft--

But, Dad, you know
there's nothing there.

For 25 years, I've been digging.

But now I got a feelin'
that I'm gonna hit. Whoo!

Maybe you were wrong. Wrong about what?

Andy's never wrong.

Just makes mistakes
once in a while.

You ain't gonna be sorry,
Mr. Menlo, ever.

I hope not.

Why on earth
did you do it, Pete?

I promised Jackpot I would.

It was a promise to you too.

Now let's go back inside
and celebrate.

Getting chilly out here,
don't you think, Andy?

Downright cold.

Andy, you're gonna see
the best mine you ever
saw in your life.

Why, when that first
explosion goes off--

Whoa! Whoa!

Sam!

Oh, they wrecked
the place last night.
Just wrecked it.

Is Pete upstairs? Yeah, in bed.

[ Grunts ]

[ Murmuring ]

Oh, quiet.

Pete! Pete!

Go on, get outta here!
Leave me alone!

Why, you--Listen to me!

The mine. Cave-in?

No. I got out there this morning,
and there's no one working.

Why, the drunken slobs.

You give 'em
some free liquor, and--You don't get it.

- They won't come to work for us.
- Why not?

'Cause they're
working for Bannon.

Bannon?

He's paying them more money.

I'll go see him. I'll get out
to the mine.

So, you got no miners.

All I did was offer them
double pay.

You ain't gonna blame the men
for taking 60 a day instead of 30?

All right, go ahead.
Break yourself.

Seems to me you'll go bust
before I do.

How long do you think
you can go on paying
double wages?

Just as long as it takes
to back you against
the wall, Menlo.

You hire a bunch of muckers
and hard-rock miners,

and I'll offer 'em double.

And I'll match it.

I got my claims producing.
You're just starting.

That's right.
I'm just starting.

And I'll finish.

Uh, Pete.

You know there's another way
besides cutting each other's throat.

You and me got
that south face sewed up.

That's where the ore is.

Partners? Sure.

Why not?

I couldn't live long enough
to give you all the reasons.

I can arrange for just
as long a life as you want.

You'll get your chance.

Case. Eddie Case.

Jack Goodwin.

Looks like you boys
ain't gettin' any miners.

Well, you got one customer.

You, Jackpot? Why not?

Mr. Menlo said he'd stake me
with the 50-50.

All right.
I'll give him a hand
now that he needs it.

There. I appreciate it,
Jackpot.

But it's gonna take more than
three of us to work the mine.

Ah. Maybe I can do
something about that too.

Hey, everybody,
hold up a minute.
I wanna talk to ya.

Now, you men
are making a mistake.
I know most of you.

And I know you don't want to work
for a sleazy no-good like Bannon.

Now, come on over and sign up
with the Menlo 1.

You seen the sign
yourself, Jackpot.
Seventy-five a day.

Money ain't everything. No, but it'll
do till something better comes along.

[ All Laughing ]

All right, you ninnies,
go ahead and laugh.

But Menlo's paying 70.
That ain't much difference.

And you won't be working
for a louse.

Stop him.

I don't know, fellas.
Maybe Jackpot's got something.

Sure I have.
Now do yourselves a favor...

and come on over
and sign up
at the Menlo 1.

Hey, old man.
You tryin' to start trouble?

You keep out of this, Drake.
I'm talking to my friends.

Take a walk.

I'll stay right here
till I finish talking.

You're finished as of now.
Get back to your knittin', old man.

I ain't afraid of you or any
of Bannon's hired gunmen.

- Now wait a minute, fellas.
- Why should they listen to you?

An old coot who gambles away
his daughter's hard-earned cash?

Why, you--

Go on, draw.

Draw.

Drake!

Try me.

[ Laughing ]

I won't forget this, Martin.

See that you don't.

I was just gonna do
the same thing, Andy.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

John Bascombe.

Summers, Clive.

Mose Clavin.

$95 dollars a day.

Well, we just can't
keep on matching it.

The take from the Fandango
is not big enough.

How about the bank? No, they're
in too deep already.

They won't let us
have another cent.

Maybe Bannon can't
keep it up either.

If he's goin' broke,
it doesn't show.

His claims were payin' off
before we got started.

You're a lawyer, Geraghty.

Why don't you
think of something? Something legal?

There's one chance.
Get the ore we've got
to the smelter.

How? Bannon's hired
all the mule skinners.

If you hire some,
he hikes the pay
and they leave us.

If we can get that ore melted down,
we got working capital.

The bank will look twice
at gold ingots.

You still gotta get the ore
to the smelter.

What if you took it, Andy?

Me? Why not?

Somebody has to.

Oh, sure. Bannon's gonna
let us move those wagons
right up to the smelter.

He's not gonna know
anything about it.

The wagons are all loaded
and ready to roll.

He thinks he's got
the skinners all tied up.

He won't be expecting one
of us to take 'em out tonight.

- Tonight?
- Why not?

What do you say, Andy?

Bannon better not
hear about it. He won't. He can't.

Well, what are we waiting for?

Don't worry about this end.
I'll keep an eye on Bannon.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.
See that you do, partner.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

He's right. Martin's taking
the wagons out tonight.

Now listen.

All I want's them wagons bushwhacked.
Don't get gun-happy.

Why?
You like Martin or somethin'?

I might have to make
a deal with Menlo.

If Martin gets killed,
he might not want to listen.

You just wreck them wagons.

And do it far enough
out of town.

Go on.

[ Mutters ]

You get out too.

Whoa.

Hyah! Hyah! Hah!

Hah! Hah!

Hyah! Giddap! Giddap!

Hyah! Hyah! Hah!

Come on! Hyah!

Hyah! Hah!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Hah!

Giddap! Come on!
Come on! Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Ho! Hyah, hyah!

Hyah!

Ho, ho, ho! Hyah! Hyah!

Ho! Ho!
Ho, ho, ho!

Hah-hah!

[ Metal Clanking ]

[ Shouting ]
Go on! Come on!

Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah!

Hah-hah!

Bannon said no killing.

We'll leave him here.

Same thing.

[ Wind Gusts ]

Whoa.

Howdy.

You look like you could
use some of this.

Easy, son.

That water hittin' your belly
will twist your gizzard in a knot.

Yeah.

I figured I'd seen a lot of
buzzard bait in my time, but--

Can you take me
into Goldfield? Sure, I can take you in.

But you better rest
a couple of minutes.Now.

All right, son.

But you gotta
get in the rig first.

Giddap.

100 dollars a day
and they ain't worth it.

It'll go even higher.

At least when Andy gets back,
we'll be able to match it.

I sure hope he gets through.

Don't worry.
He'll get through.

[ Rumbling ]

[ Rumbling Louder ]

Cave-in!

[ Rumbling Continues ]

What is it? Number three section.
Floor caved in.

Anybody in there? Three men.

Start digging! Everybody!
Get those men out of there!

Must've been an undercut
from below.Bannon.

Come on! Hurry up, boys!
Come on!

Tim.

We got visitors.

I was on my way up
to see you, Pete.

We just had a cave-in
right over your level. So?

There are three men trapped in there.
Start your men diggin'.

Why, sure.
Tim, get 'em to work. Jackpot, go with 'em.

[ Men Shouting ]Uh, Pete.

You and me been cuttin'
each other's throat long enough.

We could settle
this whole thing right now.

We can't settle that cave-in right now.

Fighting each other,
we just stand to lose.
I got a deal for you, Menlo.

No deals. Ever hear
of John Lexington?

What about him?

He can buy and sell any man
in the mining business.

What's your point?

He'll put in a rail head,
the smelter and the stamper
right here in Goldfield.

That means we save time
and money, and he'll give us
all the money we need...

to develop our claims.

What's the catch?

All he wants is the usual 50%.
You and me split the other 50.

But you and me gotta get together,
or he won't put in a dime.

This way, we stand
to split millions.

Otherwise, you lose out.

You got a cave-in in your mine
and you're broke.

Maybe I can still go it alone.

I got ingots coming
from the smelter.

Yeah, maybe.
Just maybe.

But supposin' you have.

That's nothing to what we stand to
pull down if Lexington backs us.

And don't forget.
You and me control
the south face.

I got a partner.

Well, all right.
Split your 25% with him.
That's up to you.

If you want to cut
your profits in half,
go ahead.

How about it?

We go into town right now,
we sign the papers.
We let Lexington know. Huh?

See you in town.

Champagne and gold dust.
Great combination.

It seems like we're always
celebrating something.

Now it's your deal
with Mr. Lexington.

That's only part of it.

The rest is you and your dad.

What do you mean?

Jackpot's breaking his back
in that worthless mine.

We can stop that.

"We"?

You know what I'm getting at.

I think I do.

Nevada, you don't understand.

I'm asking you to marry me.

I could've built up to it,

but I'll put the frosting on
the cake after we're married.

This deal is gonna mean
millions to me.

What are you trying
to buy, Pete?

Something I could
never buy, I guess.

You mean love?

Yeah.

♪♪ [ Honky-tonk Piano ]

Whoa.Thanks.

Thanks very much. You're welcome.

Take care of yourself,
young fella.

Giddyap.

♪♪ [ Piano Continues ]

Andy!
What happened to you?

Bushwhacked.
Where's Pete?

Upstairs, celebrating
his new deal with Bannon.

New deal with Bannon? Sure.

Threw in everything together--
lock, stock and barrel.

You stand to make a million.

We can have a wonderful life, Nevada.

You'll have clothes, jewels,

everything you've ever wanted.

I'm sorry, Pete,

but you just don't understand.

Andy?

He's a great guy,
but he's beans and bacon.
You've had that all your life.

It doesn't matter--

Andy! What are you
doing back?

Big surprise.

Bushwhacking didn't work.

[ Nevada ]
Andy!

[ Nevada Gasps ]

Keep on coming.

Just heard about
your deal with Bannon.

So you both tried
to get rid of me. No, Andy!

All right.
Bannon's your boy.

Keep him.
Only buy me out.

Buy what out?

You got anything on paper?

I might have known
you'd knife me
first chance you got.

Andy, don't!

Go on with your celebrating.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Hello, Andy.Tom.

Jackpot Wray's waiting for you.

Hello, Jackpot.

Andy!
I been looking for you.
Where you been?

Around.
Walking.

Yeah. Nevada told me
what happened.

You got it all wrong
about her and Pete.

You in this hand,
Jackpot? Yeah, sure.

Listen, Andy, you--
you wait a couple of minutes.
Come on and sit down.

Nevada know you're here?

Well, not exactly.
I-- [ Chuckles ]

I told her
I was lookin' for you. Open for 20.

Stay.

[ Man ]
Three.

You gotta see her, Andy.

Three.

She's been bawlin' her eyes
out ever since she--

[ Man #2 ]
Open for a hundred.

And 200.

300...

and 600 more.

That's openers.
I'm out.

Mmm.

Only got a hundred.

But I bet 600, Jackpot.

Yeah.

Here.
This'll cover it.

[ Scoffs ]
That deed ain't worth a nickel.

- The 50-50--
- Ain't worth a nickel.

You got 500, Andy?

Just about.

It's all I have got.

Back it for 500.

I sign the deed over to you.

You get your money back
when I win the pot,

and I take back the deed.

I call.

Aces full.

Four sevens.

It's yours, son. Forget it.

I ain't never welshed
in my life,

and I ain't gonna start now.

The 50-50 is yours.

Now, ain't this better
than choppin' each other down?

What's he doing here?

Go down and get the bar liquor.

This is for people.

Now maybe you can guess
who tipped me off...

about your ore wagons
leavin' town.

It's a good thing
it didn't work.

Are you still upset about
your ex-partner gettin' roughed up?

We're in a business deal, Bannon.
That's where it stops.

Geraghty,
get outta here and stay out.

Big men.

Great big men.

Millions.
[ Scoffs ]

Neither one of you got a nickel.
Not a nickel.

Think you own the mountain,
all the gold in the world.

Well, you don't.

What are you
getting at? The apex.

What do you mean? That's right.
The apex.

Did you ever hear of it?

Little old law...

all tucked away
in great big books.

Here.
I'll show you.

There are your mines
on the south face.
You own all that.

But the veins in your mines
figure to outcrop up here
on the north face,

and that's the apex.

And that little old law says whoever
owns the apex owns everything.

And you know who owns it?
[ Laughing ]

Jackpot Wray.
I looked it up!
[ Laughing ]

Who else knows about this?

Me. Just me.

And it's gonna cost you plenty.
[ Laughing ]

Drake! Wait a minute!

Who's gonna take care
of Jackpot? Nobody.

And we go down
the drain, huh?[ Laughing ]

Funny, is it? Sure.

An old man everybody laughed at.

The only man in Nevada
to stake out a claim on
the wrong side of the mountain,

and he owns us--
lock, stock and barrel.

We've gotta get
that 50-50 Mine. My way.

You don't know it,
but I got Jackpot all set up...

to drop that mine
right in our laps.

Here.

That'll keep him quiet.

When he finishes it,
bring up a case.

But keep your eye on him.

Where are you goin' to?

Just keep your eye on him.

[ Laughing ]

Little old law all tucked away.

Drake, Mr. Geraghty
is leavin' town quietly.

Take care of the details.

You gotta believe me, Nevada.

I'd never have signed
with Bannon if I'd known
about the bushwhacking.

I had nothing to do with it.

Why don't you tell that to Andy?

I can't get within
10 feet of him.

Sorry he got the wrong idea
about you and me.

I'll do anything I can
to make it right.

What's he doin' here?

Pete came to explain.

Explain what?

Any man that gets
his partner bushwhacked--

I had nothing to do with it, Jackpot.
You can find that out for yourself.

You're a great big man,
ain't you, Menlo?

Fancy talk about stakin' me
in the 50-50.

Go on.
Get outta here.

I meant
every word I said.Yeah.

I'm willing to give you $5,000
for your mine.

5,000?

But you know
it's not worth that.

Maybe it is, and maybe it isn't.
But I made you a promise.

I wouldn't break my word.
You know that.

How about it, Jackpot?

I-- I can't sell it.

I don't own the 50-50 no more.

Dad, what are you talking about?

I lost it to four sevens.

George Yost. Yost?

Yeah, uh, but--
but he ain't got it either.

Well, who hasgot it?

Uh, Andy.

He staked me to 500.

I signed the deed over to him.

You had the 50-50 in your lap!

Why don't you cool down, Bannon.
We'll get it.

How? I told you.

I gave Jackpot the money
to get it back from Andy.

What if Jackpot decides
to keep the deed?

He's not gonna throw
my 5,000 out the window.

Besides, Nevada
wants him to sell.

She thinks I'm a philanthropist.

All right.

We'll try it your way
again, Menlo.

But it better work.

What if it doesn't? We'll try it my way.

And hang?

There's millions for us
in our deal with Lexington.

A lot of ropes have been stretched
for less. But my neck wasn't in 'em.

I'll have the deed in an hour.
See you then.

450, 500.

Where'd you get it, Jackpot?

Sometimes I can hold
four of a kind too.

Where was the game? Uh, the game?

Oh, the game.
Over at the Fandango.

You wouldn't
go in there. Oh, come on.

Doggone it, son.
Take the money
and give me the deed.

Where'd you get the money?

I told you.
In-In a poker game.

At Bannon's place? Yeah, over at Bannon--

Mm. Never could lie
for beans.

Pete?

Yeah.

How much security did you
give Pete for the 500?

I, uh--

Look, Andy,
I stand to make $5,000.

It ain't for me.
It's for Nevada.

I'm gonna take her
out of this rat hole,
buy her some new clothes...

and maybe get us
a pretty house in the--

Pete gave you 5,000
for the mine? Yeah!

Look, the mine's yours.

I don't want the money
or anything else.

I just want to find out
what Pete's up to.

Here. Put this away
someplace.

And don't carry it on you.

Go on home
and wait for me there.

Where are you goin'? Go on home.

Now listen.

You got no use for Menlo.
Neither have I.

And you and me ain't got
no use for each other.

But maybe we can
forget our feelings.

How'd you like to put
somethin' over on Menlo...

and leave him holding the bag?

Want me
to keep talkin'? Yeah.

You know Menlo will double-cross
you every time he gets a chance.

But I don't want him
to do it to me.

Why not work for me, Martin?

As what?

Well, manager, gunslinger, partner--
anything you want.

Just so you watch Menlo for me.
Tell me what he's liable to do.

What do you say?

I'll give you some advice
right now for free.

You better watch him
every minute.

[ Chuckles ]

That's exactly what I mean.

Now look, Andy.
You're about broke.

Tell you what.
I'll set you up--
5,000, 10,000.

I'll even buy that worthless 50-50
Mine from you, cash on the barrelhead.

You want me to protect you
from Pete. Is that it?

Yeah. That's all.

Sooner or later,
I'll figure out a way
to cut him out.

Then you and me--

I'll think about it, Bannon.

[ Bannon ]
Sorry you got roughed up, Andy.

I just wanted Drake to invite
you up for a little talk.

But I got a half-wit gunslinger.

The next time you want to talk to me,
send me a written invitation.

Know what I mean?

[ Door Closes ]

Dad, you're cheating.

[ Clears Throat ]
Sure. Ain't you?

[ Knocking ]

Nevada, I'm--

Go on and kiss him
and make up. Go on!

Now you're showin' some sense.

Well, don't stand there
in the draft.
Shut the door.

Jackpot, how far have you
developed your mine?

Oh, I've just been diggin'
the surface float. Why?

There's something up.

Pete offers you 5,000
for a mine he knows
is worthless.

Then he gives you 500
to get the deed back from me.

I just left Bannon.

He not only wants me to come in with him,
but he also offered to buy the mine.

Nevada, what was
the assay on that ore?

You know what it is--
$7.00 a ton.

7.50.

That's not enough to make
Pete or Bannon lift a finger.

Bannon must've found out
the deed was transferred to me.

But that ore will never assay any more.

Tomorrow morning,
we'll get some fuses and powder.

What are you gonna do?

Blow a hole in the 50-50...

and maybe through
Pete and Bannon.

Well, that oughta do it.

This oughta blow it open
clear down to--

It'll be loud.

Let's get some cover.

[ Whinnying ]

Now let's see what we got.

Andy! Dad!

Glory!

Jewelry ore!
By the ton!

No wonder they wanted it.

And I've been sitting
on top of this for years!

I been scratching chicken feed
out of the surface float
when I had me a mine!

I knew I was right!

That's not all you got, Jackpot.

This rose quartz is exactly
like the Menlo vein,
the one that angled up.

Jackpot, I think
you own the apex.

The-- The a-apex? The whole vein.

Not just what's in here,

but clear down to and including
Pete and Bannon's mines! Yeah?

Let's get this stuff
to the claims office
and register the apex.

Amen!

Andy!

I'll show them
mud-diggin' gophers what--

You got the rest of your lives
for that tomfoolery.

Let's get down to real business.

[ Laughing ]Nevada,
get them ore sacks there.

Ho-ho!
[ Kisses ]

Ah!

I'll get another sackful.

Drake!

What's he doin' here? Spying on us.

He's on his way to tell Bannon
we found out about the apex.

What'll we do? Get the apex
registered.

You two stay here.
I'm going on to
the registration office.

I'm goin' with you.

No, Jackpot, I'm going alone.

Andy, I started this mine
13 years ago, and I'm
sticking to the end.

I'm going too.
And don't waste time
arguing about it.

The faster we get to town,
the better.

[ Whistles ]

Come on!

Martin, Jackpot and the girl
are at the 50-50,

and they just blew it wide-open.

What now, smart boy?

Twice we try it your way
and we got nothin'.

Get a few of the boys.
We gotta blow that apex
off the face of the map.

I go along with you on that, Bannon.
But leave Andy and the others alone.

Leave them alone?
To open their yaps?

Soon as they find out
what they've got,
they'll hightail it back here,

and in 20 minutes
all Goldfield will know.

You still don't have
to kill 'em. It's Sunday, ain't it?

There's nobody at the mines but
Martin, Jackpot and the girl.

They took out a load of powder.
All right.

Who's to know but what
they set off too big a charge?

Just a bad accident. I said no killing.

Yousaid.

I told you to get going!

That wouldhang us!

You crazy?
He'll talk.

No, he won't.
He's my partner.

He'll be in this up to his neck
whether he likes it or not.
He won't dare open his mouth.

[ Door Closes ]

Must know about the apex.

Yeah. They come
to register it.

I say they don't get the chance.

Andy.

What are you
going to do? What I came to do.

Drake'll cut you down.
He's been itchin' for a chance.

I'm goin' with you. You two can
help me a lot by just staying put.

Andy!

It'll be all right, Nevada.

Sid, Jace, get behind him.

Tex, take the alley.

I don't want to do it
the hard way, Martin.

Do it this way, and they'll hang you.
I'm offering you a choice.

I want the 50-50.
Hand over the deed,
and I'll pay you for it.

Yeah, I can imagine.

That's straight, Martin.

Try to hang on to the 50-50,

and you'll never live long
enough to cash in on it.

There's a lot
of witnesses around.Sure.

But I ain't gonna kill you.
As far as anybody knows,
it'll be between you and Drake.

And I'll see that he gets away.

Look, Martin,
I'm offerin' you plenty
for the 50-50.

Take it.

I'm registering an apex.

Dad!

Martin, my friends tell me
you've been callin' me yellow.

Maybe you'd like
to say it to my face.

All right.
You're yellow.

I always like to give a man
a sportin' chance, Martin.
Go on. Draw first.

When I come out of that office,
I'll be glad to oblige you.

I ain't got time
to wait. Draw!

Freeze!

Jackpot, get off the street!

Bannon!

I just dissolved
a partnership, Andy.

Andy! Oh!

$10,000 to the ton!

[ Laughing ]10,000!

Congratulations, Jackpot!

And the same to you,
for different reasons.

Nevada, have a nice,
dull life with an honest man.

Just came in
to say good-bye. Where are you going?

Oh, I thought I'd shove along,
conquer other worlds.

We could put you to work
in the mine, Mr. Menlo.

Work? Yeah!

You might find
you liked it. That's what I'm afraid of.

Stick around, Pete.

I own a third interest
in the 50-50.So?

As far as I'm concerned,
you and I are still partners.

Well, what do you know?

Just like old times, huh?

Even better.

You know
what I deserve? Yeah.

[ Laughs ]

50-50?

What else?

[ Blows Landing ]

Dad, stop them. What for?

They're partners!
[ Laughs ]

[ Laughing ]

[ Both Laughing ]

Progress.