All language subtitles for North of the Border (1946) ENGLISHripdf

Who's that fella, sergeant?

Looks stranger to me.

Some disappointed cowboy,
I guess

ridin' through from the Calgary show.

Just get it out of me.
What you doin' here?

'Louise.'

Bill, you old sidewash.

How are you, huh?

Why, you stupid idiot.
Why you..

'I ought to knot this blanket
around your neck.'

I'm sorry, mister. Honest, I
thought you were a pal of mine.

You see, I'm a couple of hours
late and I was supposed to..

Well, I thought he was hidin'.

Well, if that's the way
you treat your pals

they ought to be hidin' from you.

Yeah.

Ivy, Uncle George will see you now.

Why you..
Where's me hat?

Well, you certainly messed
things up, didn't you?

I'm sorry.

I thought he was a pal of mine
up to one of his old tricks.

You haven't seen him around,
have you?

- Who?
- Bill. Bill Lawton.

The man I was talkin' about.

I was supposed to meet him here
at the Dominic General Store

this morning.

No, I don't happen to know him.

You see, I've only been
here little over a month.

Well, I'll go
and ask my uncle for you.

Thanks.

- Howdy?
- Hello.

Were you enquiring about Bill Lawton?

Yes. You know him?

Oh, yes, yes,
he does all of his trading here.

I buy his pelts, he buys supplies.

I haven't see him around
in a quite a while now--

He wrote me a letter
and told me he'll meet me here.

And Bill's never late.

Well, why don't you try
at the saloon across the street?

Bill will never
hang around in a saloon.

Well, now, what Ruth means is
lots of travelers get together

over there and you might be able
to get information.

Well, I'll give it a burrow.

Oh, uh, if Bill happens to come in

would you tell him
that Utah was looking for him?

- Yes, I will.
- Thanks.

Utah, that's an odd name
for a man.

Hmm, what I saw him do
to Ivy Jenkins over there

he is an odd person.

- What else did he say?
- Nothing.

He said he was looking
for his friend Lawton.

Had a date to meet him.

Here he comes now.

What can I do for you?

I thought you might be able
to give me a little information.

I'm looking for a fellow
by the name of Bill Lawton.

Name sounds familiar.
It's, uh..

Now listen to me, Laramie,
you're doin' business with me.

And Nails Nelson is not
goin' to tell you

how much money
you're goin' to advance me.

Jean Gaspee was just over here
and said that Nelson wanted you

to settle up with him first

before you were paid off in full.

- Oh, he did?
- Yes.

- You're on this, aren't you?
- Well, maybe so.

Anyway, I'll take it up with Nelson.

- Well, thanks just the same.
- You're welcome.

Pardon me, stranger.

I overheard you making enquiries
about a man named Lawton.

- Yeah, do you know him?
- Slightly.

Oh, oh, Nails.
Nails, I want to talk to you.

- Where do you hail from?
- States, Utah.

Uh, Nails, I want you to tell Laramie

to pay me what I've got comin'.

I've already told him
to advance you what you need.

- But I want all my money, I--
- Just a minute, Ivy.

You're getting
all excited about nothing.

When you calm down, come around
and I'll talk to you.

Just now, I have more
important things on my mind.

Uh, I don't care
what you've got on your mind.

You're going to talk to me now.

You heard Mr. Nelson.
Well, beat it.

Take your hands off me.
I'm talkin' to Nails now.

And you're always buttin' in
every time I--

You're always butting in,
coming here..

Wait.

We told you not to make trouble.
Maybe next time you listen.

If this is a game, let's all play.

Sure.

Just you and me.

And tour's on the house.

What's going on in there?
Who fired that shot?

I don't know. Somebody must
have put a slug in the piano.

Hello, Craig, glad you showed up.

You see that fellow going into that store?

- Yeah.
- Well, he's a bad hombre.

Broke into my place,
started a fight for no reason.

And that ain't all.

Thank you, Mrs. Hogan.

Can you tell me the direction
to Bill Lawton's cabin?

Yes, take the north road, two
miles to the fort, turn left.

Bill's cabin is at mouth
of the first canyon.

Thanks.

Just a minute, stranger.

It seems like you have
some explaining to do.

These men tell me you started
a fight over in the saloon

and then shot up things.

There's two sides to every story.

Alright, what's your side?

Ask the man comin' through the doorway.

Oh, Ivy,
come over here a minute.

Tell this sergeant about
the trouble over in the saloon.

Trouble? What trouble?

Go on, Ivy,
you don't have to be afraid.

Well, it was nothin', it..

Well, this stranger here,
he picked on Gaspee

and they started to fight.

Oh, no, tell him about
what happened before then.

- Oh, you mean earlier?
- Yeah.

Oh, oh, when you tried
to smother me in the blanket.

Well, I guess I can see
when I'm licked.

Mr. Nelson, do you wanna prefer
charges against this man?

Suppose we just let the whole
matter drop on one condition.

What condition?

Oh, that from now you'll be
out of town and stay out.

You can't run me out of town.
I come up here to see--

I'm not interested in why you came here.

I'm only interested in how you act.

I think Mr. Nelson has been
very fair in his demands.

See that you are
out of town in an hour.

But my friend's up here--

If you are not out of town in an hour

it'll be my duty to arrest you.

Well, I guess,
I made a mess out of that.

I'm really very sorry.

Oh, no use cryin' over spilt milk.

But I'm glad you're sorry.

If Bill comes up, tell him
I'll meet him out to his cabin.

- Bye again.
- Bye.

Why, you old.. knocking
to come in to your own cabin..

Hello.

I thought I told you to get out of town.

Well, this cabin isn't exactly in town.

Anyway, I know Bill
would want me to stay here.

- Why?
- Because I'm his best friend.

Tried to tell you that back in the store

but you were so busy
listening to those..

You didn't have time to let me talk.

How do I know
you are Bill's best friend?

- See this branding iron?
- Yeah.

B bar B, that stands
for Bob Neyes and Bill Lawton.

Uh-huh.

If that isn't enough,
there's a letter he wrote me.

You say your name is Bob Neyes?

This letter starts out,
"Dear Utah."

Oh, that's a handle he hung on me.

That's where I'm from.

Where's your niece?

She's upstairs in bed.

That's good.

Open the door to your office.

What have you got there?

About $20,000 worth of skins.

And those bags are full
of beaver and otter.

- Where'd you get 'em?
- Boys brought 'em in.

I got a nice bunch of traps too.
Failed to get rid of them.

- Whose are they?
- They are mine.

Let's have those traps, fellas.

Well, I don't know if I can get
rid of the traps, Nails.

The season's over, and..

And besides I, I was thinkin'..

Why don't you stop thinkin', Laramie

and save wear and tear
in your brains?

Just take good care of those skins.

They're very valuable.

How come you and Bill gave up ranching?

We had a little cattle trouble
a couple of years ago.

Bill thought he'd try his luck
at fur trappin'

and I play the rodeos.

Between the two of us,
we thought we'd pay off

our debts this year.

Hmm, wonder why Bill didn't
take his gun with him

when he went to pick up
his pelts.

I was wondering the same thing.

Utah, I'm going to take
a chance with you.

Bill's probably spending
the night at his cabin

at the other end of the trap line.

You can stay here till he gets back.

But one false move
and I'll have to take you in.

Right, sarge, we'll get away.

Goodnight, Utah.

Goodnight, Jack.

- 'May I come in?'
- Why, of course.

- Good morning.
- I brought you some groceries.

Well, that's the nicest thing
that's happened to me

since my dad gave me my first pony.

Won't you sit down?

I knew you couldn't get into town

so I thought I come out
and bring you some--

Well, that's all been changed now.

Jack Craig paid me a visit last night.

- Here?
- Yes.

He said I could stay
as long as I'd be a good boy

and kept out of trouble.

Oh, that'll be too hard for you.

I bet you'll have an off-time

telling your friends out in town.

They're not my friends.
I hardly know them.

As I told you before, I've only
been here a little over a month.

- Where are you from?
- Calgary.

My Uncle George married
my mother's sister.

She's been dead for years.

And then my own mother
died about two months ago.

So Uncle George wanted me
to come up here

and live with him and sort of
help him around in the store.

Well, I'll be going.

Well, aren't you gonna
stay for breakfast?

I-I hadn't thought about it.
I-I really shouldn't.

Where I come from, it's the law.

- The law?
- Why, sure.

When a girl brings a man groceries

she's got to stay for breakfast.

If I'm to help you keep out of trouble

then I shouldn't violate the law.

Oh, that's better.
I'll scrap some wood.

Where is the water bucket?

I couldn't find one.
The spring's right over there.

Your friend isn't much
of a housekeeper, is he?

Not even a bucket.

What's the matter?

Bill Lawton.

Well, Craig,
I guess our troublemaker

hit the road,
I haven't seen him around.

He's out at Bill Lawton's cabin.

At Lawton's?

Well, if you know where he is,
why don't you arrest him?

I was out there last night.
I had quite a chat with him.

You know, he makes pretty
good sense when he talks.

But we have to report this
to the mounted police.

They're bound to see it was an accident.

There's something strange about this.

Bill Lawton never carried
a bottle of whisky in his life.

His gun and branding iron.

And that broken mirror
means something too.

What are you talking about?

Ruth, will you do me a favor
and not say anything

about this for a few days?

You mean, that I shouldn't
say anything about--

Yes, just ride back in town

like nothing had happened.

But what will you do?

First, I'll bury him like he'd want me to.

And then I'll find the men
who killed him.

But if you think it's murder,
Jack Craig would--

Yes, yes, he'd arrest me.

The real murderers will get away.

Arrest you?

You know, he's suspicious of me.

Why, I don't have an alibi
or a leg to stand on.

Only my word.

Alright, Utah, then I won't
say a word about it.

Thanks.

I only hope I can act
as if nothing had happened.

You keep mum,
everything will be alright.

Right.

Suppose he does stumble
over the body.

We make it look like an accident.

Maybe we could fix it, so it
doesn't look like an accident.

Then let's see Mr. Utah
talk his way out of that one.

Let's go.

I'll take you back to Utah.
Later, Bill.

Hello, Ivy.

Hello.

Bringin' in your traps, huh?

The trappin' season is over.

Ivy, why'd you lie about
the fight in the saloon

the other afternoon?

I didn't ask you
to jump in and help me.

I, well, I..

I guess I just lost my head
when I started

pickin' on Nails.

'Nails is a right
nice fellow and I..'

'I've been doing business
with him for a long time and..'

Didn't like the way he's doing business?

Is that why you got mad?

Well, I..

It wasn't just that, it..

It was..

Listen, I can't be talkin' to you.

I've lived in Dominic
for a good many years and I..

Well, I want to live here
a few years longer.

That's what I figured.
You're scared of him.

You're afraid
he and his men will kill you.

I didn't say that.

That's what you meant though,
wasn't it, Ivy?

'Wasn't it?'

The tourist is gone and the cabin's empty.

Maybe he's ridin' trap line.
Go look for his friend, eh?

I'll go into the cabin
and kick things around.

You two go down
and bring Lawton's body up.

So Nails finances all the trappers, huh?

All of them.
That's his business.

But then he owns you.

And Laramie will only pay you
what Nails tells him to.

Sometimes I think he owns Laramie too.

He didn't have to finance Bill.

Bill had all the money
he needed to stake himself

to all the supplies he wanted.

He'd wrote me they bought
his traps in Calgary.

That's why Bill had all the trouble

the first year he was here.

Somebody was always springin'

his traps
and stealin' his pelts.

Finally, Bill took
to brand them on the inside.

Uh, he's a smart one, that Bill.

He'll tell you all about it
when he comes in.

Nails, it's gone.
It's not there.

- What's not there?
- Lawton's body.

We looked all over for it.

That means one thing.
Utah found him.

If he sees this room like this,
he'll know that we know.

We'll have to figure out
another way.

Let's straighten it up.

Pick up the glass.

Oh, Ruth, I'll be gone
for a little while.

I have some business to attend to.

Yes, uncle.

Oh, Uncle George, what sort
of a man was Bill Lawton?

Why are you interested
in Bill Lawton?

Oh, I'm not interested.
I was just wondering.

Well, while you're wondering,
you might segregate

these traps here on the floor.

- When did these come in?
- Why, they..

Oh, oh, yes, they, they came in

this morning while you were away.

Uh, you see, separate the large
ones from the smaller ones

and-and list them.

Okay, alright.

- Howdy, Mr. Laramie?
- Uh, good afternoon.

'Hello.'

Oh.

Oh, hello, Utah.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

Well, I'm so nervous.

I-I hadn't been able
to think about anything--

I know.

Well, I'm sure
I've got it figured out.

I was supposed to meet
Bill here yesterday.

He came in the day before with his catch.

That night he was
branding them and, uh--

- Branding them?
- Yes.

It seems he had trouble before
with people stealing his pelts.

So he took to marking them
on the back.

Anyway, someone came in
and jumped him.

Bill got his gun and put up a fight.

He must've hit him on the head
with the branding iron

and brought him down to the creek.

They planted the bucket there
and the bottle of whisky

to make it look like an accident.

I'm telling you, Nails.

I looked over those pelts

and they're all marked
with Lawton's brand.

I know that.

But, but suppose Lawton comes back

and get suspicious?

- He won't.
- He won't?

You can take my word for it.

But you're not the law.

If you think a crime has been committed

then we should report it
to Jack Craig.

We went all through that this morning.

You promised to let me
have my way.

Oh, but I can't go through with that.

I feel as guilty as though
I were a part of it.

But you are not guilty
and I don't want you

to feel that you are.

Hey.

These traps weren't here
yesterday, were they?

They came in this morning.

Any new furs come in?

Not that I know of.

Where does your uncle keep his furs?

Oh, he keeps them in his office.

Have you got a key for it?

No, my uncle has the only key.

This is supposed to be
a private office.

'Are you trying..'

But, Nails,
I was only trying to--

Shut up.

Did you leave that cowboy
alone in the store?

But the pelts are all
locked up in my office.

- Besides, Ruth's there.
- I don't trust her either.

Now get over there
and get rid of those pelts.

And don't let her see ya do it.

Oh, yes.

What did you find out?

I went back around the creek
like you told me.

Not a sign of any of Lawton's traps.

Trap line's empty, huh?
You know, Ivy.

I think Bill's traps are
in Laramie's store right now.

Oh, Ruth, take these down
to the stage office, will you?

There are some orders
for Friday's shipment.

Yes, I'll get my hat.

And, Ruth, you don't
need to come back today

if you don't want to.

I've been noticing you
and I thought maybe

you weren't feeling well.

Why, don't worry about me,
Uncle George.

I, I feel fine.

Yeah?

But all traps look alike.

You can't prove
that those are Lawton's.

I know, that's why
we gotta find the pelts.

And I think I know where we can do it.

Now look,
you go back into town..

- Hello, Ruth.
- Hello.

I wanna thank you
for not sayin' anything

at the store this afternoon.

Well, that's why I'm here, Utah.

I think it's about time
we did a little talking.

As I told you, you're just
gonna have to trust me.

Then why didn't you trust me?
What are you trying to do?

Involve my uncle
in the killing of Bill Lawton?

But if your uncle is innocent,
he has nothing to worry about.

All I'm trying to do is to find
out who killed my friend.

Give me until tomorrow.

'If I haven't found out
anything by then'

'you personally turn me
over to mounted police.'

Alright.

Now you ride back into town
and quit worryin'.

Everything's gonna be alright, I promise.

I hope so, for your sake.

- Bye.
- Bye.

- Hello, Jack.
- You leaving?

Yeah, I, I was just, uh..

Utah, what did you say
your real name was?

Bob Neyes.
Bob's short for Robert.

Robert Neyes, I arrest you
on suspicion of murder.

On what grounds?

A lot of unexplained things

have been happening around here.

Like Bill Lawton lying
in a freshly dug grave.

Alright.

I dug it,
but I didn't have any--

I wouldn't do any talking
if I were you.

You can do all your explaining
at the post.

Mount up, Utah.

Look, Jack.

Give me until tomorrow morning.
I can prove that--

Sorry, Utah.

But I've got everything
figured out. I know that--

The mounted police
are taking over from here.

Lead out.

Hate to do this to you, Jack.

This will never get you anywhere, Utah.

You'll never get out of Canada.

I don't want to.

I've got a lot
of important work to do.

I can't do it from behind bars.

I'll leave this loose or it will
take you too long to untie it.

Figure it's about a three hour
walk from here back to post.

That'd give me time to get some evidence.

I'll meet you there later.

Well, if you don't,
I'll be comin' after ya.

- You're late.
- Yeah.

Well, we gotta work fast.

Rear window.

- He's there.
- I knew he'd come back.

Jenkins is with him.
They're jumping the rear window.

That's against the law, breaking
into another man's property.

Yeah.

People have been shot for that.

Maybe he hid them
in the store someplace.

Maybe. You take that side.

Quiet, you'll wake up the whole town.

Shh, Mr. Laramie and his niece
live upstairs.

We better get out of here.

Not until I find those pelts.

What pelts?

Find some light, Gaspee.
Take his gun, Tiny.

Uh, Mr. Utah.

Suppose you tell us where you've
hidden Bill Lawton's body.

Why don't you ask Jack Craig?
He knows.

And maybe it won't be long
until he finds out

that you murdered him.

Well, that puts
a different light on things.

But you won't be around
to tell him.

What's going on down here?

You're just in time, Laramie.

These thieves broke into your store.

And it's your duty as
a private citizen to shoot them.

Oh, no, no, I, I can't
kill men in cold blood.

You'd be doing
your government a service.

'This man killed Bill Lawton.'

Nobody will believe that.

Listen, Nails,
get out of here, all of you.

I don't want anything more
to do with your crooked work.

So you want out, huh?

You can't even kill a man
who breaks into your store

and robs you

and then shoot you like this.

Now I'll go out and round up
a posse of indignant citizens.

And we'll string up a couple
of murderin' thieves.

'Yes, murderers.'

And here's your gun to prove it.

Uncle George.

Who did this?

- He did.
- Why, you lying..

Tie him up, boys.

Take him out to Lawton's cabin.

That'll be a good place
for the hangin'.

Get on in and light the lamp.

Tiny, get that pen and ink.

Nails wants a signed confession,
nice and legal.

Don't you sign
a confession, Mr. Utah.

Sure, I'll sign it.

Nobody will believe it anyway.

Might as well.

Start writing.

I serve notice on Sergeant Craig

that we're not going to stand by

while innocent men are being
murdered in cold blood.

We've got to act and act fast.

Follow me, men.

I, Robert Neyes..

...do hereby..

Cut him loose.

Hurry it up.

Now flat on your bellies,
both of you.

Get the rope, Ivy.
We'll tie 'em up.

We'll have to hurry.

Alright, you fellas, start talking.

Who killed Bill Lawton?

You're wasting your time.

We don't talk.

Get a fire started in the stove, Ivy.

Maybe a red hot branding iron
will change your mind.

Get on your feet, both of you.

We're gonna get this in writing.

Take him into the bunkroom
and close the door.

Maybe he'll write better alone.

This iron's red hot, Gaspee.

Now I'm gonna untie your hands.

When I do, I want you to start writing.

There.

There, I'll get it loose in a minute.

There you are.

Now start writing.

Go ahead or I'll burn you
clear to the bone.

'Yeah, that's better.'

'Keep writin'.'

'Yeah, that's fine.'

Well, I didn't know that was the one.

Oh, so it's Tiny, huh?

That's what I thought.
Alright, sign your name.

Yeah, that's it.

Well, Ivy, I got the confession.

This is everything we need.

- What did he say?
- He said you killed him.

He's a liar. Nails did it.

'He hit him over the head
with that branding iron.'

'Then he told me
to take the body outside'

'and to make it
look like an accident.'

You took the pelts?

Sure, we took 'em down
to Laramie store

and Laramie hid him in his fire barrel

and that's why you couldn't find
them when you started that fire.

Where are they now?

On the way to Calgary.

Nails had the boys take 'em down
and put 'em on the stage

after I knocked you out.

We can catch up with the stage.

I've been accused of every
other crime around here.

Now I'm gonna hold up a stage.

Tie him to the bunk
over there, good and tight.

Alright.

Worked pretty good, didn't it?

'You head for the Mounted Post.'

'Tell Craig I'll be a little
late, but I'll be there.'

Hyah.

You stupid fools, falling
for a trick like that.

They take North Road to hold
up stage, maybe we catch.

Alright, men, mount up.

Well, it sounds like carelessness

on your part, Craig.

Yeah, I guess it was
my own fault, inspector.

I shouldn't have put as much
faith in him as I did.

But he seemed like a man
you could trust.

Take a chance on him.

'Jack.'

- Ruth.
- They killed Uncle George.

Your uncle?

Oh, it was awful.

And they've probably killed
Utah and Ivy too by now.

Take it easy, Ruth.
Here, sit down.

Now start at the beginning
and let's get this straight.

I'll try.

I haven't got any money. I
haven't even got any passengers.

Untie one of those bags
and hand me one of those pelts.

Just as I thought.
These are stolen.

Turn them into the Mounted Post.

Nails, I duck in the drawer
and slip in behind him.

Good.

Sergeant.

Let's charge, McKenzie.

Nice shooting, Jack.

Uh, from the looks
of the bodies back there

you did some pretty good
shooting yourself.

I'm sorry, I didn't
keep that date with ya.

That's alright.
Ivy's told me the whole story.

You know what, Jack?

I think you ought to put a badge on Ivy.

He's been a lot of help.

No.

Now three wooden bucket.

Hello, Ruth.

Say, what's this I hear
about you leaving.

Oh, Mr. Jenkins bought me out.

We're just taking inventory now.

- Hello, Jack.
- Oh, hello, Utah.

Say, I've got some great news for you.

Inspector Swanson says he's got

one of these uniforms that'll just fit you.

Well, thanks a lot, but
Ruth and I have other plans.

See, I need a partner back on the ranch

and well, Ruth just sort of fits the bill.

I made all the arrangements.
We leave in the morning.

Are you alright?

I think I better, uh, stick to trappin'.

Yeah.