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[HORSE GALLOPS]

[GUITAR MUSIC BEGINS]

,6O AWAY OUT WEST IN TEXAS ,6O

,6O THAT,A6S WHERE I LONG TO BE ,6O

,6O RIDING ON THE PRAIRIE ,6O

,6O WITH A GOOD HOSS UNDER ME ,6O

,6O 3 LONG YEARS I BUMMED AROUND ,6O

,6O MY HEART IS SAD AND BLUE ,6O

,6O I,A6M GOING BACK TO THE WOOLLY WEST ,6O

,6O WHERE YOUR FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS TRUE ,6O

[YODELING]

,6O WAY OUT WEST IN TEXAS ,6O

,6O WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE IS LIGHT ,6O

,6O YOU ROLL UP IN YOUR BLANKET ,6O

,6O ON THE PRAIRIE EVERY NIGHT ,6O

,6O WHERE THE RATTLESNAKES AND THE OLD HORNED TOADS ,6O

,6O THEY SLEEP RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE ,6O

,6O ON THE DESERT SANDS OF TEXAS ,6O

[FROGGY VOICE] ,6O THAT,A6S WHERE I LONG TO RIDE ,6O

,6O WAY OUT WEST IN TEXAS ,6O

,6O WHEN THEY ROUND UP IN THE SPRING ,6O

,6O YOU HEAR ME SING THIS LITTLE SONG ,6O

,6O WHILE RIDING ON THE RANGE ,6O

,6O YOUR BROADWAY LIGHTS APPEAL TO YOU ,6O

,6O BUT MOONLIGHT SUITS ME FINE ,6O

,6O I,A6LL SETTLE DOWN IN TEXAS ,6O

,6O AND LEAVE MY BLUES BEHIND ,6O

[YODELING]

[FROGGY VOICE] ,6O VEE VEE VEE VEE VEE ,6O

,6O WILDE-BUM-BUM ,6O

YOU GOT A GUITAR STRING?

THERE,A6S A BOX OF THEM IN THE PACK.

COULDN,A6T YOU LEND ME THAT ONE IN YOUR POCKET

JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE?

THEN WHAT WOULD WE USE FOR EVIDENCE?

THIS STRING,A6S GONNA__PUT A ROPE AROUND SOMEBODY,A6S NECK

WHEN WE FIND THE GUITAR IT BELONGS ON.

YEAH, BUT WHOSE NECK, AND WHERE IS IT?

LT,A6S OUR JOB TO FIND OUT.

WHY DON,A6T YOU ADMIT YOU CAN,A6T HANDLE THAT HORSE

AND RIDE THE SWAYBACK?

THAT AIN,A6T NO HORSE. THAT,A6S A NIGHTMARE.

WELL, lT,A6S GOING TO BE BAD DREAMS FOR SOMEBODY.

DON,A6T FORGET...

THAT,A6S THE HORSE THAT OLD MAN MARTIN WAS RIDING

THE DAY HE WAS MURDERED.

YOU WANT ME TO RIDE HIM,

LIKE I WAS OLD MAN MARTIN,A6S GHOST.

[FROGGY VOICE] NO!

[NORMAL VOICE] NOT ME.

L,A6LL STICK TO THIS HORSE.

DON,A6T LET HIM THROW YOU, FROG!

STICK WITH HIM, LIKE YOU SAID!

ARE YOU HURT?

ONLY MY FEELINGS.

WELL...

YOU DIDN,A6T SEEM TO BE STUCK ON YOUR HORSE, EITHER.

YOU CAN,A6T BLAME HIM IF HE STEPPED IN THE GOPHER HOLE

AT THE WRONG TIME, CAN YOU?

COME ON, RIDE THE SWAYBACK.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

AIN,A6T YOU GONNA HELP ME LOOK FOR MY HORSE?

SURE.

I DOUBT IF WE,A6LL EVER FIND HIM.

HE,A6S PROBABLY MAD AT YOU FOR LEAVING HIM SO SUDDENLY.

I NEVER THOUGHT THIS OLD ROCKING CHAIR WOULD EVER GET ME.

I ONLY HOPE I DON,A6T GET SEA SICK.

GET OFF THE ROAD, SLOW POKES!

I OUGHT TO TURN YOU ACROSS MY KNEE AND SPANK YOU.

YOU DON,A6T DARE.

DON,A6T I?

SAY--WHAT,A6S THE IDEA,

PRACTICING YOUR CIRCUS STUNTS ON MY STAGE COACH?

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER

THAN TO LET THIS CRAZY GIRL DRIVE YOUR STAGE.

IF I WANT TO LET MISS MARTIN DRIVE THAT COACH,

THAT,A6S MY BUSINESS!

ARE YOU MISS JOAN MARTIN?

YES! AND YOU,A6D BETTER NOT BE IN THIS COUNTRY

WHEN I TELL MY UNCLE JOHN

THAT YOU-- THAT YOU DARED...

TO SPANK ME.

WELL, IT HURT ME MORE THAN IT DID YOU.

WHERE,A6D YOU GET THAT SWAYBACK HORSE?

BOY, AIN,A6T HE A DANDY?

HE,A6S A GENUINE 5-GAITED THOROUGHBRED,

AND HE,A6S SMART AS A WHIP, TOO.

WILL YOU PLEASE GET STARTED?

HOW FAR IS IT TO THE NEXT TOWN?

YOU FOLLOW THE ROAD AND YOU,A6LL FIND OUT.

HA! HA! OUT OF HERE! HA HA HA HA!

HA HA!

BOY, SHE,A6S A PRETTY NICE GIRL AIN,A6T SHE?

THAT,A6S OLD MAN MARTIN'S GRANDDAUGHTER.

HUH?

WE,A6VE GOT WORK TO DO AT THE MARTIN RANCH.

WHAT A SWELL RECEPTION WE,A6RE GOING TO GET.

[\NHISTLES]

WELL... THAT JUST PROVES

THAT YOU SHOULDN,A6T SPANK GIRLS

BEFORE YOU,A6RE INTRODUCED TO THEM.

SHE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF THIS COUNTRY FOR QUITE A WHILE.

WHY?

WELL, SHE DIDN,A6T__RECOGNIZE HER GRANDFATHER,A6S HORSE.

THAT,A6S RIGHT.

HEY, WAIT ON ME!

WAIT A MINUTE!

Man: AH, SE\/éOR MARTIN.

THE STAGECOACH, IT COME WITH SE\/éORITA JOAN.

WHY COULDN,A6T SHE HAVE STAYED EAST ANOTHER MONTH?

HOWDY, JOAN.

SURE IS GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK HOME AGAIN.

OH, lT,A6S SO NICE TO BE BACK, UNCLE JOHN.

TELL ME ABOUT... ABOUT GRANDDAD.

WELL...

JOAN MARTIN!

HELLO, LON.

WELL, THE EAST HAS CHANGED YOU SOME.

YOU,A6VE GROWN UP. YOU,A6RE PRETTIER.

THANK YOU.

I RECKON I,A6LL START CALLING ON YOU NIGHTS, JOAN--

WITH SERIOUS INTENTIONS.

PLEASE, LON.

SAVE YOUR COURTING TALK FOR LATER, LON.

WE,A6VE GOT TO SEE LAWYER NOLAN NOW.

NOLAN, THIS lS--

lT,A6S OUR LITTLE JOAN. I,A6D HARDLY KNOW YOU.

WELCOME HOME.

MR. NOLAN, I WANT TO KNOW HOW GRANDDAD WAS KILLED.

I GUESS WE,A6LL HAVE TO TELL HER.

YOUR GRANDFATHER WAS MURDERED

BY SOME UNKNOWN PERSON

WHO THROTTLED HIM WITH A GUITAR STRING.

OH!

PROBABLY MURDER WASN,A6T INTENDED.

THEY MAY HAVE TRIED TO WORM SOME SECRET OUT OF THE OLD MAN.

SECRET?

YES. YOUR GRANDFATHER HAD SECRETS

THAT HE DIDN,A6T EVEN CONFIDE IN ME, HIS LAWYER

HE WAS A SMART MAN.

AND TO MY ADOPTED SON JOHN MARTIN,

I LEAVE THE SUM OF $5,000.

AND TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER JOAN MARTIN,

I BEQUEATH ALL THE BALANCE OF MY PROPERTY,

BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL.

BUT IN THE EVENT OF HER DEATH,

THE ENTIRE ESTATE SHALL GO TO MY ADOPTED SON

JOHN MARTIN.

IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF BOTH MY GRANDDAUGHTER...

AND MY ADOPTED SON,

THEN MY ENTIRE ESTATE SHALL GO TO MY GOOD FRIEND

AND LEGAL ADVISOR HENRY NOLAN.

YOU,A6D BE SORT OF LUCKY,

WOULDN,A6T YOU, HENRY,

IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO JOAN AND ME.

AND YOU,A6D BE A RICH MAN, JOHN,

IF ANY HARM CAME TO JOAN.

HOW CAN YOU MEN JOKE ABOUT SUCH THINGS?

NOW, REMEMBER, WE,A6VE GOT TO USE OUR EYES AND EARS

AND YET MAKE FOLKS THINK WE,A6RE DUMB AND SIMPLE.

[FROGGY VOICE] WELL...

[NORMAL VOICE] ACTING DUMB IS GONNA BE

PRETTY HARD FOR ME.

HOWDY.

HIYA.

MY NAME IS GENE AUTRY,

AND THIS FUNNY LOOKING GALLOOT OVER HERE

IS MY PARTNER, FROG MILLHOUSE.

L,A6M HAN K POLK

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE FEED FOR OUR ANIMALS?

OH, SURE. HEH HEH.

WE,A6LL BE LAYING AROUND HERE A FEW DAYS.

YOU KNOW OF ANY PARTIES OR WEDDINGS

THAT,A6LL BE NEEDIN' A TWO-MAN ORCHESTRA?

WELL, NO, UH...

THE BOYS HUNG A CHINAMAN YESTERDAY,

BUT THEY,A6LL BE BURYING HIM WITHOUT MUSIC.

SAY...

THERE,A6S AN OLD LADY

THAT WANTS ME TO GET HER A GENTLE BUGGY HORSE.

HOW ABOUT TRADING THIS HORSE?

L,A6LL GIVE YOU A GOOD FAST ONE FOR IT.

WELL--

AND EVEN THROW IN A GOOD SADDLE.

HEY, WAIT!

L,A6LL GIVE YOU A GOOD HORSE

AND $100 FOR THAT SWAYBACK.

YOU STAY OUT OF THIS, LON. THIS IS MY DEAL.

L,A6LL MAKE IT A HORSE AND $200.

250.

300.

400.

L,A6LL MAKE IT 500.

600.

700.

800.

900.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, HERE.

SE\/éOR...

TWO STRANGERS HAVE THE OLD SWAYBACK.

HANK POLK AND LON DILLON ARE TRYING TO BUY IT.

JOAN, EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME.

WELL, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

THE SAME PLACE YOU ARE, AND FOR THE SAME REASON.

WHAT KIND OF A HORSE WOULD YOU GIVE ME FOR THIS GUITAR?

I DON,A6T USE NO GUITAR.

I DON,A6T LIKE MUSIC.

HOW ABOUT TRADING THAT HORSE?

WE CAN,A6T TRADE THAT HORSE.

FELLOW SAID HE BELONGED TO FRANK MARTIN.

SAID MARTIN WOULD PAY A GOOD REWARD FOR HIM.

AH, OLD MARTIN,A6S DEAD.

AH, WE-.

Hank: AND A GOOD JOB, TOO.

THE OLD SKINFLINT...

HE BEAT ME OUT OF A BIG BILL HE OWED ME.

SO THAT,A6S HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, EH?

MAYBE YOU,A6RE THE ONE--

YOU BETTER KEEP QUIET.

HE DIDN,A6T LIKE THE OLD MAN

BECAUSE HE SAID NO SHEEP MAN

COULD MARRY HIS GRANDDAUGHTER.

STRANGERS, THIS HORSE BELONGS TO ME.

L,A6M JOHN MARTIN.

JUST A MOMENT.

AS THE LAWYER SETTLING THIS ESTATE,

I,A6LL TAKE CHARGE OF THIS HORSE.

HOLD ON, THERE.

I CLAIM A LIEN ON THAT NAG

FOR THE MONEY OLD MARTIN OWED ME.

IF IT COMES TO THAT,

POSSESSION IS NINE POINTS OF THE LAW.

I DON,A6T SEE ANY BRAND ON HIM.

I FOUND THIS HORSE

AND I,A6M NOT SURRENDERING IT TO ANYONE

UNTIL OWNERSHIP IS PROVED.

YOU FELLOWS SETTLE IT AMONG YOURSELVES,

OR WE,A6LL LET THE SHERIFF DECIDE.

COME ON, FROG. LET,A6S EAT.

SEE YOU GENTLEMEN LATER.

IF YOU HADN,A6T BUTTED IN, I,A6D HAVE GOT THAT HORSE.

WELL, AIN,A6T THAT TOO BAD?

JOHN...

AS A LAWYER, I MERELY WISH TO POINT OUT

THAT NONE OF US CAN LEGALLY CLAIM THAT HORSE.

WELL...

THE SHERIFF, IF CONSULTED,

WOULD NA'l_'_URALLY SAY IT WAS JOAN,A6S PROPERTY.

THERE,A6S NO NEED TO PUT IT UP TO THE SHERIFF.

YOU,A6RE QUITE RIGHT.

YOU,A6RE NOT REALLY AIMING TO SEE THE SHERIFF?

THAT,A6D SPOIL ALL OUR PLANS.

I WANT TO FORCE THEIR HAND.

YOU,A6LL SEE. THEY,A6LL MAKE THE NEXT MOVE.

BOY, ALL I KNOW IS,

EITHER THIS BABY,A6S BEEN GRAZING IN THE MINT

OR SWALLOWED THE CROWN JEWELS.

SAY, WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE

EVERYBODY WANTS THIS OLD BROOM TAIL?

WHEN WE FIND THAT OUT,

WE,A6LL KNOW WHY OLD MAN MARTIN WAS MURDERED,

AND MAYBE WHO DID IT.

LIPSTICK, COMB, MIRROR,

AND POWDER.

THANK YOU.

YOU,A6RE QUITE WELCOME.

NICE WEATHER WE,A6RE HAVING.

BUT A LITTLE CHILLY.

[HIGH-PITC_I_-IED] NICE WEATHER WE,A6RE HAVING.

[FROGGY VOICE] KINDA CHILLY.

AW, FORGET IT.

HEY!

[CHUCKLES]

YOUR LIPSTICK...

BRR! I,A6M CHILLY.

YOUR POWDER...

YOUR COMPACT...

[FROGGY VOICE] AND...

[NORMAL VOICE] YOUR MIRROR.

[LAUGHS]

JOAN...

I WANT YOU TO GIVE A DANCE TONIGHT.

A HOMECOMING CELEBRATION.

AND YOU CAN ASK THOSE FELLOWS TO FURNISH THE MUSIC.

NO.

NO, I COULDN,A6T DO THAT

WITH GRANDFATHER DEAD...

MURDERED.

I MUST GET THAT MAN TO THE RANCH,

HOLD HIM THERE.

WHY?

BECAUSE WE SUSPECT HIM OF MURDERING YOUR GRANDFATHER.

I CAN,A6T BELIEVE IT.

HE PLAYS THE GUITAR.

YOU REMEMBER THE GUITAR STRING?

AND HE HAS SHOWN UP WITH THE HORSE

YOUR GRANDFATHER WAS RIDING THE DAY HE WAS MURDERED.

WELL, WHY DON,A6T YOU NOTIFY THE SHERIFF?

NOT YET.

I WANT TO QUESTION HIM...

WATCH HIM...

BEFORE MAKING SUCH A GRAVE ACCUSATION.

YOU KNOW BEST, UNCLE JOHN.

MR. AUTRY, I,A6M GIVING A DANCE, A MASQUERADE, TONIGHT.

WOULD YOU FURNISH THE MUSIC?

WHY, SURE, THAT,A6S OUR BUSINESS.

THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE AGREED TO PLAY

AT MY DANCE TONIGHT, UNCLE JOHN.

WELL, THAT,A6S FINE.

SAY, WHY NOT COME ALONG TO THE RANCH WITH US RIGHT NOW

AND HAVE DINNER THERE?

THAT SUITS US, EH, FROG?

[FROGGY VOICE] SURE.

WELL, LET,A6S GET GOING THEN.

I TOLD YOU THEY,A6D MAKE THE NEXT MOVE.

L,A6M RIDING ALONG AS JOAN,A6S LAWYER.

YOU,A6RE NOT THINKING OF JOAN.

WELL, ARE YOU?

NOW YOU GET UP THERE.

Gene: COME ON. COME ON.

[CHEERFUL GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING]

Gene: ,6O I,A6D LOVE TO WED ,6O

,6O A GIRL I MET ,6O

,6O IN A STAGE COACH ON THE PRAIRIE ,6O

,6O I,A6D LOVE TO SAY ,6O

,6O TODAY,A6S THE DAY ,6O

,6O WHEN YOU AND I WILL MARRY ,6O

,6O BUT I MUST FIND ,6O

,6O A GIRL THAT,A6S SWEET ,6O

,6O YOU SEE THE POINT, OF COURSE ,6O

,6O IF FROWN SHE MUST ,6O

,6O I THINK IT JUST ,6O

,6O TO STAY IN LOVE WITH MY HORSE ,6O

PLEASE, DRIVE FASTER, PABLO.

SI, SE\/éORITA.

WHO FIRED THAT SHOT?

IT CAME FROM RIGHT DOWN THERE.

PABLO,A6S GUN MUST HAVE DROPPED FROM HIS HOLSTER

AND WENT OFF BY ACCIDENT.

WELL, IF THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT,

I HOPE HE AIMS AT ME NEXT TIME.

COME ON, FROG, LET,A6S FIX THE BUCKBOARD.

YOU BETTER START TELEPHONING INVITATIONS

TO YOUR MASQUERADE PARTY TONIGHT.

YES.

BUT UNCLE JOHN, I DON,A6T LIKE TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS.

IT SEEMS TRICKY AND UNDERHANDED.

YOU WANT TO §EE JUSTICE DONE, DON,A6T YOU?

YOU GOT A KEY FOR THIS LOCK?

SI, SE\/éOR.

IS THIS THE ONLY ONE?

SI, SE\/éOR. GOOD.

COME ON.

HEY, FROG...

YOU STAY HERE AND WATCH THE SWAYBACK.

L,A6VE GOT SOME INVESTIGATING TO DO.

,6O IN THE GALLERY THERE,A6S A PICTURE ,6O

,6O THAT SEEMS TO TELL A TALE ,6O

,6O AN INDIAN ON A PINTO ,6O

,6O CALLED THE ENDING OF THE TRAIL ,6O

,6O AS I GAZE UPON THIS PICTURE ,6O

,6O IN A DREAMY SORT OF WAY ,6O

,6O I SEE THE INDIAN MOVING ,6O

,6O IT SEEMS I HEAR HIM SAY ,6O

,6O HEAD BOWED DOWN ,6O

,6O A SETTING SUN ,6O

,6O MY HORSE IS WEARY ,6O

,6O DAY,A6S WORK'S DONE ,6O

,6O WE HAVE COME ,6O

,6O TO THE END OF THE TRAIL ,6O

,6O DAY IS DYING ,6O

,6O IN THE WEST ,6O

,6O DEATH,A6S NOT EASY ,6O

,6O GOD KNOWS BEST ,6O

,6O WE HAVE COME ,6O

,6O TO THE END OF THE TRAIL ,6O

[DRUM BEATS BEGIN]

,6O TOM-TOMS BEAT ,6O

,6O A MOURNFUL DIRGE ,6O

,6O THERE,A6S NO MOON IN THE SKY ,6O

,6O TOM-TOMS NEED YOU TELL ME ,6O

,6O THAT MY TIME HAS COME TO DIE ,6O

,6O SHADOWS DEEPEN ,6O

,6O NIGHT IS FALLING ,6O

,6O HEAR THE COYOTE,A6S ,6O

,6O MATE A-CALLING ,6O

,6O WE HAVE COME ,6O

,6O TO THE END OF THE TRAIL ,6O

[TUNING GUITAR]

HEY.

DID YOU EVER SEE A GUITAR STRING THROUGH A MAGNIFYING GLASS?

UH...NO...

THAT WAS OLD SE\/éOR MARTIN,A6S READING GLASS.

HE WAS NEARSIGHTED.

HE MUST HAVE BEEN VERY NEARSIGHTED.

SI, SE\/éOR. HE WAS ALMOST BLIND.

[SNORING]

QUICK, GIVE ME THE KEY.

H U H? 'U'VHAT,A6S U P?

I JUST LEARNED SOMETHING.

OLD MAN MARTIN WAS ALMOST BLIND.

WELL, I DON,A6T GET IT.

HE MUST HAVE DEPENDED ON THAT OLD HORSE

TO FIND THE WAY WHENEVER HE RODE HIM.

L,A6M GONNA TAKE THE HORSE OUT

AND LET IT SHOW ME ITS SECRET.

WELL, I STILL DON,A6T GET IT.

WELL, GET THIS.

__DON,A6T LET ANYONE KNOW THAT I,A6VE RIDDEN AWAY WITH THE HORSE.

YEAH. I MEAN, NO.

[SNORING]

AND WHAT I SAY IS THIS.

QUIT STALLING!

LET,A6S TAKE THAT SWAYBACK RIGHT NOW.

BEFORE THIS AUTRY FELLOW GETS AWAY WITH IT,

OR FINDS OUT ITS SECRET.

SUPPOSE I REFUSE?

WHY SHOULD I CUT YOU IN ON THIS HORSE BUSINESS?

BECAUSE IF YOU DON,A6T, WE,A6LL TELL JOAN THE TRUTH.

THE HORSE BELONGS TO HER ANY\NAY.

THEY,A6VE GOT YOU, MARTIN.

WELL, LET,A6S GET THE HORSE.

THERE,A6S ENOUGH OF US HERE TO DO IT.

SORTA WARM.

SORTA.

WHERE,A6S AUTRY?

[FROGGY VOICE] HE,A6S IN THERE.

IN THE STABLE?

[NORMAL VOICE] LAST I HEARD OF HIM.

BE CAREFUL!

HE MIGHT BE ASLEEP.

WHERE,A6S YOUR PARTNER AND THE HORSE?

[FROGGY VOICE] I DON,A6T KNOW.

COME ON! WHERE IS HE?

[NORMAL VOICE] I TOLD YOU I DIDN,A6T KNOW!

A GUITAR STRING.

JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT CHOKED OLD MARTIN.

YES, AND YOU CAME HERE

RIDING THE DEAD MAN,A6S HORSE.

PABLO, TELEPHONE THE SHERIFF TO COME RIGHT OVER.

SI, SE\/éOR.

ENOUGH EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU

TO HANG YOU FOR MURDER.

HOW!

L,A6LL GET SOME ROPE TO TIE HIM UP.

GOOD.

THEY SENT FOR THE SHERIFF.

GET A HORSE, QUICK.

[ALL CHATTERING]

[THUD]

L,A6LL SEE YOU AT THE DANCE TONIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

YAH! [HORSE WHINNIES]

DO YOU REALLY MEAN TO BE AT THAT DANCE TONIGHT?

YES.

YOU,A6D WALK INTO CERTAIN DEATH

JUST TO SEE THAT GIRL?

SHE IS IN DANGER.

THAT BUCKBOARD WHEEL COMING OFF WAS NO ACCIDENT.

[FROGGY VOICE] WELL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN...

[NORMAL VOICE] IF YOU HADN,A6T SAVED HER.

MY HUNCH IS THAT THE SAME MAN MURDERED HER GRANDFATHER

IS TRYING TO GET RID OF THE GIRL.

AND THAT,A6S WHY WE'VE GOT TO GO TO THE DANCE TONIGHT.

OLD PAL, WE,A6LL BE THERE,

[FROGGY VOICE] BUT I,A6M GONNA BE...

[NORMAL VOICE] SHAKIER THAN A HULA DANCER.

FROM WHAT YOU,A6VE TOLD ME,

THIS AUTRY CERTAINLY IS THE GUILTY MAN.

YES, HIS PARTNER WOULDN,A6T HAVE THE BRAINS OR THE NERVE.

AUTRY,A6S GOT NERVE, ALL RIGHT.

HE SAID HE,A6D BE AT THE DANCE TONIGHT.

DO YOU THINK HE REALLY MEANT IT?

YES. HE,A6S BEEN HANGING AROUND JOAN A LOT.

HE,A6LL TRY TO SEE HER AGAIN.

L,A6LL DEPUTIZE YOU MEN.

ARE YOU ALL ARMED?

YES. SURE ARE. YOU BETCHA.

GOOD. YOU KNOW, HE,A6S A DESPERATE CHARACTER.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

LON, YOU AND HANK ARE ELECTED TO FURNISH THE MUSIC.

OK, BUT I WANTED TO DANCE WITH JOAN.

LATER.

KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT

FOR AUTRY AND HIS PAL AMONG THE DANCERS.

NOLAN AND I WILL WATCH THE FRONT DOOR.

THE SHERIFF IS OUTSIDE, AND PABLO IS WATCHING THE REAR.

AND IF THEY COME, WE,A6VE GOT THEM RIGHT WHERE WE WANT THEM.

[GUITAR MUSIC BEGINS]

,6O ONE LITTLE COPPER ,6O

,6O FOR THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O I,A6M FULL OF MONKEY BUSINESS ,6O

,6O AND EACH PENNY MEANS A KISS ,6O

,6O AND IF I GET A NICKEL ,6O

,6O TONY,A6S HEART IS FILLED WITH BLISS ,6O

,6O JUST ONE LITTLE COPPER ,6O

,6O FOR THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O FOR EACH LITTLE TUNE ,6O

,6O BY THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O I,A6M FULL OF MONKEY BUSINESS ,6O

,6O AND EACH PENNY MEANS A KISS ,6O

,6O AND IF I GET A NICKEL ,6O

SEEN ANYTHING OF THOSE 2 JASPERS?

NO.

HERE,A6S NO ONE HERE THAT EVEN LOOKS LIKE THEM.

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

,6O THE HURDY GURDY MAN ,6O

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

Gene: WE,A6RE ONLY BORROWING YOUR COSTUMES A WHILE, BOYS.

[MURMURS]

[TRYING TO SPEAK]

WHERE ARE HANK AND LON?

THERE THEY ARE.

MUST HAVE GONE OUT FOR A SMOKE.

[FROGGY VOICE] HOW LONG YOU...

[NORMAL VOICE] FIGURING ON ENTERTAINING YOUR FRIENDS?

AS LONG AS THE PARTY LASTS,

WHICH MEANS ALL NIGHT.

PLAY, QUICK.

SEE ANYONE WHO LOOKS LIKE THEM YET?

LON, YOU AND HANK ARE PLAYING GRAND MUSIC.

,6O MY PRAYER FOR TONIGHT ,6O

,6O ,A6NEATH THE HEAVENS SO BRIGHT ,6O

,6O IS THE PLEA TO OUR MAKER ABOVE ,6O

,6O MAY I ALWAYS REMAIN ,6O

,6O A SON OF THE PLAIN ,6O

,6O TO DWELL IN THE LAND THAT I LOVE ,6O

,6O MAY THE JOSHUA TREES ,6O

,6O AND THE WARM DESERT BREEZE ,6O

,6O AND THE ROLLING WHITE SAND TO MY EYES ,6O

,6O BE A HEAVEN-- ,6O

LOOKS LIKE WE,A6VE HAD ALL OUR TROUBLE FOR NOTHING.

,6O IN THE HEART OF THE WEST ,6O

,6O TILL I GO TO MY HOME ,6O

,6O IN THE SKIES ,6O

HANK, YOU THINK THOSE FELLOWS WERE AFRAID FOR TO SHOW UP?

HEY! WHAT YOU THINK?

[TALKS INCOHERENTLY]

SHALL I GET YOU SOME DESSERT, MISS MARTIN?

OH, NO, THANK YOU.

DID YOU HEAR SOMEONE BEHIND YOU JUST NOW?

NO.

I WOULD,A6VE SWORN SOMEONE WAS IN THERE.

YOU,A6RE NOT LON. YOU,A6RE GENE AUTRY.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

BECAUSE I PROMISED YOU.

BUT THE SHERIFF-- UNCLE JOHN--

THEY ALL BELIEVE THAT YOU,A6RE THE--

BUT YOU DON,A6T BELIEVE THEM, DO YOU?

I DON,A6T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE.

[ACCORDION MUSIC BEGINS]

DANCE WITH ME, WILL YOU?

I DON,A6T KNOW THAT I,A6VE EVER SEEN LON DANCE QUITE LIKE THAT.

HERE,A6S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW.

YOUR GRANDFATHER DISCOVERED A VERY VALUABLE GOLD MINE.

BEING ALMOST BLIND,

THE ONLY WAY HE COULD GET TO THE MINE WAS--

OH, ON THE SWAYBACK!

GRANDDAD DEPENDED SO ON THAT WISE OLD HORSE.

RIGHT. BUT HE WAS KILLED BEFORE THE CLAIM WAS RECORDED.

I SEE.

SO THAT,A6S WHY EVERYONE WANTS THE SWAYBACK--

TO GUIDE THEM TO THE GOLD. YES.

DON,A6T __SAY ANYTHING OF WHAT I,A6VE TOLD YOU--

JUST YET.

OH, BUT YOU SHOULDN,A6T BE HERE.

YOU,A6RE IN TERRIBLE DANGER.

OH, DON,A6T WORRY ABOUT ME.

L,A6M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

[GRUNTING]

THEY,A6RE GONNA BE UNMASKING PRETTY SOON.

WE CAN,A6T LEAVE UNTIL--

WHO,A6S BEEN HANDLING THIS GUITAR?

I HAVEN,A6T SEEN ANYBODY TOUCH IT.

WHERE,A6S JOAN?

L,A6VE GOT TO GO LOOK FOR HER.

SING, PLAY, DO ANYTHING, BUT ENTERTAIN THEM!

,6O THIS FROWN YOU SEE UPON MY FACE ,6O

,6O DOES NOT MEAN THAT I,A6M SAD ,6O

,6O I,A6M LOOKING FOR A LOST CHORD ,6O

,6O AND SAY I NEED IT BAD ,6O

,6O I,A6VE LOOKED FOR IT IN EVERYTHING ,6O

,6O FROM ORGANS DOWN TO FLUTES ,6O

,6O I,A6VE BLOWED ON EVERYTHING THAT BLOWS ,6O

,6O AND TOOTED THINGS THAT ,6O

,6O TOOT ,6O

,6O MAYBE I COULD FIND THAT CHORD ,6O

,6O IN HERE ,6O

,6O BEFORE I,A6M THROUGH ,6O

,6O I,A6LL PLAY THEM ALL I FEAR ,6O

,6O I,A6LL TRY THIS ONE ,6O

,6O THEN I,A6LL TRY THIS ONE ,6O

,6O WHY THAT CHORD IS LIKE A NEEDLE. .. ,6O

HANK MUST HAVE BEEN TAKING MUSIC LESSONS.

,6O NOW MAYBE THIS ONE HOLDS THE CHORD I CRAVE ,6O

,6O THERE CA[\_l,A6T BE MANY MORE I HAVEN,A6T PLAYED ,6O

,6O I GIVE UP ,6O

,6O ONE MORE TRY ,6O

,6O WHY THAT CHORD IS LIKE A NEEDLE ,6O

,6O IN A HAYSTACK ,6O

,6O I WONDER IF ,6O

,6O THAT CHORD COULD BE IN HERE ,6O

,6O BEFORE I,A6M DONE, I,A6LL BUST THEM ALL, I FEAR ,6O

,6O AH, NO MORE TRIES ,6O

,6O I GIVE UP ,6O

,6O THAT CHORD IS LIKE A NEEDLE IN A ,6O

[FROGGY VOICE] ,6O HAYSTACK ,6O

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

JOAN!

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

WHAT HAPPENED?

I STEPPED OUTSIDE FOR A MOMENT...

SOMEONE GRABBED ME.

OH, MY THROAT.

YOU MUSTN,A6T WANDER AROUND HERE ALONE.

YOU,A6RE IN DANGER.

WHO WOULD WANT TO HARM ME?

THE SAME MAN THAT KILLED YOUR GRANDFATHER.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

YOU THINKING THE SAME THING I AM?

YES.

THEN NOW IS THE TIME.

SUPPOSE YOU SING US A LITTLE SONG, LON.

,6O I,A6D LOVE A HOME ,6O

,6O OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS ,6O

,6O IF YOU WERE THERE WITH ME ,6O

,6O I,A6D LOVE A HOME ,6O

,6O DOWN IN THE VALLEY ,6O

,6O ,A6NEATH A WEEPING WIL-- ,6O

GET READY.

DOESN,A6T SOUND LIKE LON.

,6O AND EVERY BIRDIE IN THE VALLEY ,6O

THAT,A6S HIM, ALL RIGHT.

,6O I KNOW WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE ,6O

,6O THAT LITTLE HOME OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS ,6O

,6O IF YOU WERE THERE WITH ME ,6O

JUST A MINUTE, EVERYBODY.

THERE,A6S A REASON WHY WE WAITED SO LONG TO UNMASK.

IT WAS BECAUSE TWO DESPERATE MEN

BOASTED THAT THEY,A6D BE HERE.

WE WAITED TILL WE WERE SURE

WE HAD THEM TRAPPED.

NOW...

EVERYBODY...

UNMASK AT ONCE!

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

THERE THEY ARE! THEY TOOK OUR CLOTHES!

[PEOPLE MURMURING AND SCREAMING]

GET YOUR HORSES, GET MEN, AND FOLLOW US!

SE\/éOR, THE SWAYBACK!

I FOUND OUT WHERE THEY HID IT!

BRING IT TO ME AT THE STABLE AFTER ALL THE OTHERS HAVE LEFT.

SI, SE\/éOR.

GOOD WORK, PABLO.

UNCLE JOHN, THE SWAYBACK!

WHAT ARE YOU-- YOU HAVE NO RIGHT--

I WON,A6T HAVE YOU INTERFERING.

STOP! WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

L,A6M SORRY, JOAN, BUT THAT MINE BELONGS

TO WHOEVER LOCATES AND RECORDS IT.

LET ME OUT!

Deputy: WE,A6VE LOST THEM!

WE,A6LL HEAD FOR THE SPOT WHERE MARTIN WAS MURDERED.

IF THEY,__A6RE HEADED FOR THE MINE, THEY,A6LL HAVE TO PASS THERE.

[FROGGY VOICE] BOY, WE SURE FOOLED ,A6EM...

[NORMAL VOICE] DIDN,A6T WE, WHEN WE DOUBLED BACK ON OUR TRACKS?

DO JUST WHAT I TOLD YOU

AND DON,A6T LET ANYONE STOP YOU.

L,A6M ON MY WAY.

HE,A6S SHOWING US THE WAY TO THE MINE.

SI, SE\/éOR! VAMOS!

MARTIN, HE AND PABLO HAVE GOT THE SWAYBACK

AND THEY,A6RE FOLLOWING IT TO THE MINE.

GENE!

GENE!

GENE!

GENE!

WHO LOCKED YOU IN HERE?

MY UNCLE.

AND HE AND PABLO RODE OFF WITH THE SWAYBACK.

AND I JUST FOUND A GUITAR HIDDEN IN HIS BEDROOM

WITH ONE STRING MISSING.

OH, BUT YOU DON,A6T THINK THAT MY UNCLE WAS THE ONE--

I,A6M NOT SAYING...

RIGHT NOW I,A6VE GOT TO RIDE. ADIOS.

YOU BEAT IT UP THE TRAIL.

ME AND SI WILL WAIT HERE.

AND IF YOU DON,A6T GET ,A6EM GOING ONE WAY,

WE GOT ,A6EM COMING BACK.

WHY DON,A6T YOU STAY HOME WHERE YOU BELONG?

WELL, IF YOU,A6RE DRIVING WITH ME, COME ON.

DON,A6T SHOOT! YOU MIGHT HIT THAT GIRL.

[SCREAMS]

GET UP, AND KEEP YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR.

WELL, THERE,A6S NO GOLD MINE HERE.

WAIT, SE\/éOR!

THERE,A6S NOTHING HERE, SE\/éOR.

WELL, THERE MUST BE.

OH, PABLO, HERE,A6S A DOOR.

THE OLD MAN,A6S HEADQUARTERS, ALL RIGHT,

BUT WHERE,A6S THE MINE?

[HORSE WHINNIES IN DISTANCE]

YOU AIN,A6T GOING IN THERE!

WE GOT HERE FIRST!

NO, YOU,A6RE WRONG. MARTIN GOT HERE FIRST.

THERE,A6S HIS HORSE!

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

GET OVER THERE.

Pablo: 'I°\/ANDELE, PRONTO!

Martin: TIE THEM UP.

Gene: NOW THAT THAT,A6S SETTLED PEACEABLY,

WE,A6LL HAVE A LITTLE POW-WOW.

BE SEATED, AND MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE.

L,A6LL BEGIN BY TELLING YOU GENTLEMEN

THAT I AM A RANGER ASSIGNED TO THE MARTIN MURDER CASE.

NOW, MR. NOLAN, AS A LAWYER

ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE MR. MARTIN,

SUPPOSE YOU TELL US THE REASON THE KILLER OR THE KILLERS

MIGHT HAVE HAD FOR THE MURDER.

AHEM.

WELL, lT,A6S PROBABLE THAT THE MURDERER

ONLY WISHED TO TORTURE MR. MARTIN

TO MAKE HIM TELL WHERE THE MINE WAS.

BUT THE VICTIM WAS WEAK,

HALF BLIND.

AND HE DIED.

THE KILLER GOT FRIGHTENED,

AND HE FLED WITHOUT REMOVING THE TELLTALE GUITAR STRING.

NOW, ANYONE HERE COULD HAVE HAD A MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE KILLER IS RIGHT HERE NOW.

MAYBE YOU,A6RE NOT SUCH A SMART DETECTIVE AS YOU THINK, AUTRY.

THE KILLER WASN,A6T VERY SMART, LON...

FOR THIS STRING SHOWS IT WAS PLAYED WITH A PICK.

VERY UNUSUAL IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.

HANK POLK PLAYS A GUITAR, AND SO DOES LON DILLON.

AND THEY BOTH USE PICKS.

ON THIS LITTLE STICK ARE THE FINGERPRINTS OF THE MURDERER.

MY FELLOW RANGER FROG

IS OUR FINGERPRINT EXPERT.

AT THE RANCH, HE GOT THE FINGERPRINTS

OF EVERYONE HERE.

THESE FINGERPRINTS WERE COMPARED

AND PROVE CONCLUSIVELY WHO KILLED MARTIN.

THAT MAN WAS--

YOU,A6LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!

LT,A6S THE ENTRANCE TO THE MINE!

HERE,A6S THE MAN THAT KILLED MR. MARTIN, CAPTAIN.

YOU CAN RELEASE THE OTHERS.

HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO BE HIDING IN THE MINE TUNNEL?

THAT WAS GENE AUTRY,A6S PLAN.

HE KNEW WHERE THIS PLACE WAS.

HE FOLLOWED THE SWAYBACK UP HERE YESTERDAY.

I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ME

BEING A FAMOUS FINGERPRINT EXPERT.

HOW COME I GOT SUCH A REPUTATION?

YOU HAVEN,A6T.

THAT WAS A BLUFF TO FORCE THE GUILTY MAN TO SHOW HIS HAND.

I DON,A6T KNOW WHAT YOU'D DO WITHOUT ME, GENE.

WITH MY BRAINS AND YOUR FIGHTING ABILITY,

WELL, WE SURE MAKE A SWELL TEAM.

HE,A6S TRYING TO DOUBLE CROSS US!

THE MINE BELONGS TO THE ONE WHO FIRST RECORDS IT!

[FROG LAUGHING]

WELL, THERE GOES MY MINE.

I DON,A6T KNOW WHAT I EVER LIKED ABOUT HIM ANYWAY.

[FROGGY VOICE] WELL, MA,A6AM...