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(tiger growling)

(cheerful music)

- Stay with him Rab, stay with him cowboy!

(gun firing)

Look out!

(gun firing)

(guns firing)

(woman screaming)

(woman screams)

- What is it?

- It's Autry's men, making another raid.

- You know what we're after,

throw it out and be quick about it.

All right, hand them out.

- Yeah.

- That's not all, there's one more.

- [Bass Player] That's mine.

- Yes folks, it's Gene Autry making another raid

on your time with his Radio Riders

broadcasting from Radio Ranch.

(light music)

We're about to bust right into your homes

with some real ranch music and singing.

(horse whinnies)

(Gene laughs)

Nevertheless, we're going to give you

some real ranch music and singing.

(upbeat country music)

,60 Along, long time ago ,60

,60 As all you folks should know ,60

,60 Uncle Noah built himself an ark ,60

,60 For 40 days and nights ,60

,60 The rain was sure a fright ,60

,60 And the animals nearly tore his ark apart ,60

,60 The ducks went ,60 (duck quacks)

,60 The cow went ,60 - Moo!

,60 The rooster ,60 - Cock-a-doodle-doo.

,60 The old tom cat sure raised an awful row ,60

(cat screeches)

,60 The little pig squealed ,60

,60 The billy goat ,60 - Bah!

,60 The bull frog said ,60

- Biggest rain we've had.

,60 Uncle Noah's ark's a mad house now ,6O

,60 The horses and cattle and fowls of the air ,60

,60 Even the long-eared jackass was there ,6O

- Quack. - Moo!

,60 The owl said who ,60

(Oscar screeches) - Woof!

,60 Cock-a-doodle-doo ,60

,60 All were there on Uncle Noah's ark ,60

,60 At last the sun did shine ,60

,60 Through the winter rising fine ,60

,60 And Uncle Noah thought 'twas time to land ,60

,60 He couldn't open the door ,60

,60 Got his hammer on the shore ,60

,60 And the animals roared and growled to beat the band ,60

,60 The duck went ,60 - Quack!

,60 The cow went ,60 - Moo!

,60 The rooster ,60 - Cock-a-doodle-doo!

,60 The old tom cat sure raised an awful row ,60

- Meow.

,60 The little pig squealed ,60

,60 The billy goat ,60 - Bah!

,60 The bull frog said ,60 - Biggest rain we ever had.

,60 Uncle Noah's ark is a mad house now ,6O

,60 The horses and cattle and fowls of the air ,60

,60 Even the long-eared jackass was there ,6O

- Quack! - Moo!

- [Pete] The owl said who!

- [Oscar] Woof!

,60 All were there at Uncle Noah's ark ,60

(audience applauding)

- We're now turning the microphone over

to Frankie and Betsy Baxter, President and Vice President

of the National Thunder Riders Club.

You're on the air kids it's all yours.

- [Both] First, I want to ask all of you to.

First, I want to.

- Pardon the static, folks.

First, I want to ask all of you

to join our national Thunder Riders Club,

so you can come out here to our vacation camp

and see a radio broadcast put on like it should be,

ridin', ropin', real horses, real guns, real cowboys,

all you boys--

- And the girls too!

- We don't want any girls.

- We do too.

- Now, in reply to your letters boys and girls,

as to how we came to select the name

Thunder Riders for our club, well--

- One day Frankie and I were having

a horse race out in the dessert.

- [Frankie] We were riding like the wind,

just havin' a lot of fun,

when all of a sudden,

we heard something that sounded like a roll of thunder.

(thunder rumbling)

- Thunder, it's gonna rain.

- Rain nothing.

Well, there isn't a cloud in the sky.

That's from Thunder Valley, I've heard it once before.

- [Betsy] The Thunder Riders!

(horse whinnying)

(hooves clopping)

- And that's how we came to call ourselves

the Thunder Riders.

The legend is a reality to Betsy and me.

And if we ever see those riders again,

we'll sure tell you more about 'em.

- Thank you Frankie and Betsy, thank you.

And remember all you kids that can't come out to the ranch,

you can form a Thunder Riders Club in your own town

and ride with us every afternoon.

Just send in your name,

and we'll send you a pattern

so that your mother can make you a costume.

Everybody ready?

- Yo! - Yep!

(metal clanging)

- Here they come.

(Thunder Riders chattering)

Will the Thunder Riders get there in time?

And that folks you will learn when you tune in tomorrow.

Good afternoon, Radio Ranch now signing off.

(audience applauding)

- Say, is our ranch becoming popular,

and all on account of your broadcast.

Why, our guests are coming on trains

and horses and in automobiles,

and now they're arriving by airplane.

(engine humming)

- You said that ranch was deserted.

It's deserted, all right.

- What about the fortune and radium you promised us?

- You'll get your radium.

Gentlemen, I am firmly convinced

that this is the site of the buried city of Mu

and with proper excavation, we'll find more than radium.

We'll find secrets that have been lost

to the world for thousands of years.

- [Tom] Welcome to Radio Ranch gentlemen.

- Quite a surprise to see a plane around here.

- Beetson is my name, Professor Beetson.

- I'm Gene Autry.

- Do you think that we might secure accommodations?

- Sure, we can take care of you.

This way gentlemen, please.

,60 In a vine covered shack In the mountains ,60

,60 Bravely fighting the battle of time ,60

,60 ls a dear one who's weathered my sorrows ,60

,60 'Tis that silver-haired daddy of mine ,6O

,60 if I could recall all the heartaches ,60

,60 Dear old Daddy, I've caused you to bear ,60

,60 if I could erase those lines from your face ,60

,60 And bring back the gold to your hair ,6O

,60 If God would but grant me the power ,6O

,60 Just to turn back the pages of time ,60

,60 I'd give all I own if I could but atone ,60

(wheel squeaking)

(door buzzing)

- Hope nobody saw you come up here.

I don't want my secret laboratory discovered.

- I sneaked away.

So, you're the one that took

that caliber catho-cyclometer tube

that the radio engineer was looking for.

- Shh!

This is scientifically important to me.

Look here, sis.

This shows you exactly how to make a direction finder,

and I just made one.

- What's a direction finder?

- Well, when you hear something on the radio,

this'll tell you exactly what direction it's coming from.

Look I'll show you, that is I'll show you

if I made this thing right.

(light classical music)

See?

It's pointing two degrees west of north.

That means the music's coming from San Francisco.

(radio beeping) There's those funny

signals again.

- Frankie, look, the direction finder's

standing on its head.

,60 And bring back the gold to your hair ,6O

,60 If God would but grant me the power ,6O

,60 I'd give all I own if I could but atone ,60

,60 To that silver-haired daddy of mine ,60

(audience applauding)

- All right, Oscar, it's your turn,

they seem to stand for anything.

- Okay-

- You know those funny signals

I've been gettin' for the last two weeks?

- Yeah?

- Well, I got 'em again tonight.

And my direction finder

says they're coming from straight down.

- Say, do you suppose there's anything

to any of those books that Frankie's been reading

about a world underground

with people and cities and everything?

- (chuckles) Why of course there's something to them.

- Let's go see those scientists that came today.

Maybe they can tell us something about it.

- Maybe they can.

- But the signals were coming from the center of the Earth,

and I wanted you to explain it to me, Professor.

- I see that you have a perfect

understanding of radio beams.

You probably encountered some unusual internal interference,

undoubtedly magnetic static.

- Yes, but the signal sounded like human signals.

- Static, just static.

However, I'll give the matter some thought

and look into it further a little later.

- Did you ever see anything like this?

Peculiar little fellow, isn't it?

- Ah, an interesting example of antediluvian Americana.

Where did you get it?

- Found it at the head of Thunder Valley.

- Could you lead my colleagues to the spot?

- Gladly.

- [Cooper] We'd appreciate it very much.

- But we'll have to get an early start.

I have a broadcast at two o'clock,

and if we miss it, we'll lose our contract.

We'll say eight o'clock.

- Good.

- Goodnight.

- [Scientists] Goodnight.

- Thanks, Professor.

- Goodnight.

You heard everything?

Autry's radio program and his singing

make this ranch popular.

Without him, there would be nothing here to interest anyone,

and the place would soon become deserted.

- And we could go on with our secret explorations

without anyone to molest us.

- Exactly.

Tomorrow morning, when he leads Cooper and Saunders

to the spot where he found that idol,

your job is to see that he doesn't come back.

(hooves clopping)

(rocks rumbling)

(g u n fi res)

- What's that?

- [Saunders] It must be a Muranian.

- [Cooper] Alive?

Impossible.

- [Saunders] I tell you it is.

(hooves clopping)

(g u n fi res)

- Hey Beetson, Professor Beetson!

- [Guard] Halt!

- [Guard] One!

- [Guard] Two!

- [Guard] Three!

- [Guard] Four!

- [Guard] Five!

- [Guard] Six!

(elevator humming)

(elevator whistling)

- You'll gain some strength when we get down

to the 20,000-foot level.

(dramatic music)

- [Guard] Her imperial majesty, the Queen!

(gong ringing)

- Did I receive your report correctly?

- Yes, your majesty.

(elevator screeching)

- [Guard] Her majesty is waiting.

- [Guard] I know.

- Clear the way, stand fast for the Queen's guard.

- We welcome your return.

- [Guard] Your imperial majesty, I have to report--

- Silence.

You are not here to report, I've seen everything.

You are here to be commended for your loyalty and skill

in having safely returned with your wounded comrade

without once having been seen by a surface man.

I do so commend you.

Conduct him to the radium reviving chamber.

- Here's the proof, and there's the bullet hole.

- You perforated his oxygen tank.

Evidently, they can't function on the air we breathe.

(machines whirring)

- Quick, the Garden of Life.

- [Technician] Yes, your majesty.

- [Queen] Sound, I want to hear them.

(microphone screeching)

- Our next move is to get rid

of Autry's partner, Tom Baxter.

With those two out of the way,

Radio Ranch will soon be deserted

and we'll have our discovery to ourselves.

- And a fortune in radium.

Now, wouldn't be a good idea if we explore a little today?

- Plenty of time, Saunders.

The principle thing now is to protect our secret from spies.

- Enough.

(machines humming)

(gong ringing)

Our very civilization is at stake.

The lives and future of all my subjects are in jeopardy.

- I shall order the Royal Guard

to rid Murania of these intruders.

- For my part, I should send to the Garden of Life

and there capture them when they return.

- No, the entrance to the Garden of Life must be destroyed.

They must never be able to find it again.

(bell dinging)

- [Guard] Yes, your eternal majesty.

- Proceed at once to the Garden of Life

and destroy the entrance so that no surface man

may ever find it again.

- [Guard] Yes, your majesty.

Alert!

(door grinding)

-ldo.

- You are now a full-fledged member.

Be seated.

We will now continue with our regular business.

Has anyone have any suggestions

for the motto of our club?

- [Rider] All for one and one for all.

- To the rescue is mine.

- [Rider] No more school.

- [Dale] Do a good turn daily.

- Thank you, Dale, your suggestion is a good one.

But that's the Boy Scouts' motto.

We must have one of our own.

Listen, there's that thunder sound.

- That's the same sound that we heard

the day we saw the Thunder Riders.

Maybe they're riding again.

- Meeting adjourned.

- Isn't that Gene's horse?

- Something must have happened to him.

Maybe the real Thunder Riders got him.

To the rescue!

That's our motto, "To the rescue!"

- [All] To the rescue!

(Rider whistles)

To the rescue!

- [Rider] To the rescue!

- [All] To the rescue!

- We'll scatter here.

All you kids break up into parties of two.

We'll search this whole country.

And don't all go the same way.

Betsy and I'll ride up toward Thunder Valley.

- [Rider] Come on, go, go on.

- Look a smoke signal.

- [Frankie] It must be Gene.

(flames crackling)

(machines humming)

- [Ago] There's the key to our entire situation.

- Come on, help me quick.

Get the canteen, quick.

- Thanks.

- You feel better now?

- Sure, I'm all right.

- Boy, you sure had a narrow escape.

- Yeah.

Say, we've got a broadcast at two o'clock.

If we miss it, we lose our contract.

- And that means we'll lose Radio Ranch.

- We'll have to ride like the dickens.

- You and Betsy ride double.

- Explain yourself, Ago.

- If we can capture Gene Autry,

Radio Ranch would soon become deserted,

and the evidence to our underground kingdom

would forever remain undiscovered.

- Get the captain of the Thunder Riders

on the wireless telephone.

(phone beeping)

- [Captain] Captain of the Thunder Guards reporting.

- [Tika] Gene Autry approaches Thunder Valley, capture him.

- [Captain] Yes, your imperial Majesty.

Thunder Guards, forward.

- The Thunder Riders!

- Get back, quick!

Head for the trail!

- Yah, hey, yah!

- Tie it to that tree.

- They're coming!

(Gene grunting)

- It's Frankie and Betsy with Gene.

To the rescue.

- [All] To the rescue.

- Boy, it's a good thing you caught that limb.

- I'll say it is.

- Look, our Thunder Riders Club.

- [Dale] Come on, we'll save you!

- [Frankie] Hurry up, throw it, Dale!

- [Dale] Hey, tie this up over there!

- Hang on! - Get it!

- Get the line! - This one!

- [Dale] Go on, tie it back there.

- You first Frankie.

Think you can make it?

- Sure.

- Don't be nervous, take your time.

- If Gene fails to get here, we're sunk.

- He said he'd be back by one o'clock

and here it is almost two.

- [Dale] Come on, Gene.

- Gee, I was scared.

- I was afraid the rope would break.

- What happened Frankie?

- Well-- - We'll tell you all

about it later.

We've just got time to get back

to the ranch for the broadcast.

If we miss it, we'll lose the contract.

- [Frankie] And Radio Ranch!

- Well, it's time to be on the air, what'll we do?

- [Gene] Whoa.

- It's Gene.

- I thought you said you took care of Autry.

- Sharp must have missed.

- Radio Ranch is on the air.

This is Gene Autry offering another broadcast, let's go.

(cheerful music)

,60 Now, when I want my britches crisped ,6O

,60 And want my clothes to look the best ,6O

,60 I call on Oscar ,60

- Ha, ha, that's me.

,60 I call on Oscar ,60

- I'm Oscar.

,60 And if my saddle needs some soap ,60

,60 I know the guy that's got the dope ,60

,60 I call on Pete ,60

- I'm Pete.

,60 I call on Pete ,60

- Yes sir.

,60 Now, these two boys are my right hand men ,60

,60 They've proved their worth again and again ,60

,60 If I want more heat or electric fan, I call on Oscar ,60

- I did it.

,60 Or call on Pete ,60

(Pete laughs)

,60 Now, when I write my girl a line ,60

,60 And want it to get there on time ,60

,60 I call on Pete ,60

,60 Call on us ,60 - Who me?

,60 I call on Pete ,60

- Call.

,60 Or if I find by morning mail ,60

,60 That by noon I'll be in jail ,60

,60 I call on Oscar ,60

,60 Call on Oscar ,60

,60 I call on Oscar ,60

- Calls on me, huh?

,60 Now, there's nothing I tell you ,60

,60 That these fellas cannot do ,60

,60 If I want the moon or a star or two ,60

,60 I call on Oscar ,60

- That's my name.

,60 Or call on Pete ,60

- I been there!

,60 Now, my girl has got a sister ,60

,60 That's a genuine two-fister ,60

,60 I'll send Oscar ,60

- Aw, send him.

,60 Well, I'll send Pete ,60

- Aw, send Oscar.

,60 They say that she's not so pretty ,60

,60 She craves marriage, that's a pity ,60

,60 I'll send Pete ,60

- Oh, send him.

,60 I'll send Oscar ,60

- Let him go.

,60 She's got a million bucks in salt ,60

,60 Another million in the vault ,60

,60 If she stays single, it ain't my fault ,60

- Let me go.

- I'll go, Gene.

,60 I'll go myself ,60

,60 We'll all go ,60

(machine whirring)

- On with the show folks.

Yesterday when you tuned out our radio show,

the Thunder Riders were riding to the rescue.

Well, here's what happened after that.

(squeaky harmonica music)

- Cut it out!

(guns firing)

- [Gene] The stagecoach has been attacked!

The bandits are giving chase!

Why don't the Thunder Riders come to the rescue?

- [Driver] Faster, faster!

(guns firing)

(squeaky harmonica music)

- [Frankie] Lets go!

- [All] To the rescue!

(Thunder Riders chattering)

(guns firing)

- The Thunder Riders are coming, run for your lives!

- Gee, you were swell, Daddy, you took it as real as life.

- Turn over Daddy, I'm supposed to bandage you.

- He's dead!

- Somebody shot him!

- All blanks.

I don't see how any of us could have done it.

Why, I can't understand.

- It's all very simple, your rifle was loaded.

- Are you insinuating that I shot my partner?

- No, course not, but you'll have to admit

that this is a case for the sheriff.

- Oh Gene, we know you didn't you kill Dad.

- Thanks.

- But everybody says you did,

and the sheriffs coming to take you to town.

- That's what worries me.

If they lock me up I'll never be able

to discover the real murderer.

- Oscar's guarding the window.

- His guns are loaded with blanks.

He wouldn't shoot you anyway, he promised.

- [Gene] The sheriff.

(g u n fi res)

- Help!

- What is it?

- Gene Autry attacked me from behind and escaped.

- There he goes.

- He is the man who killed Baxter.

- Get some horses and take after him.

(machine whirring)

' [Tika] Gene Autry?

- [Ago] Yes, your majesty.

(bell dinging)

- [Paul] At your service, your majesty.

- Lieutenant, Gene Autry is now

at a shack in Thunder Canyon.

Lead your riders there and capture him.

Remember, if you fail you peril Murania

and your life become forfeit, do you understand?

- [Paul] Yes, your majesty.

- Just a minute Lieutenant

and you'll see the exact location of the shack.

Transfer the view of the shack

to the Thunder Guards' screen.

- [Paul] Very good, your majesty.

Thunder Guards, alert!

- Gene?

,60 The horses and cattle and fowls of the air ,60

,60 Even the long-eared jackass was there ,6O

- You had us scared for a minute.

- The Thunder Riders!

- They're coming in, get in there and hide.

- [Thunder Rider] More surface men approach!

- [Paul] We can not allow anyone

to interfere with our mission.

After them!

(Gene and Paul panting)

- Quick, help me change clothes with this fella,

it's the only way to save you from the others.

They're coming back.

- [Frankie] What if they find you out?

- They won't, I'll lead 'em away

and come back after you later.

(hooves clopping)

Don't let him get away.

- [Thunder Rider] Where's Gene Autry?

- [Gene] He escaped.

- [Thunder Rider] Assist the Lieutenant.

The Queen would be very disappointed

if he should not return for his punishment.

- What if Gene couldn't get away?

- Then he'll have to go

to their underground kingdom with them.

(hooves clopping)

- [Thunder Rider] I do not blame you, Lieutenant Paul,

for trying to escape the fate that awaits you.

Advance!

- [Guard] The Queen desires your presence at once, slr.

(elevator screeching) (suspenseful music)

(Thunder Riders sighing)

- Won't you take off your helmet

and get a breath of real air?

Disgraced, does not care to show his face.

(elevator screeching)

(gong ringing)

- [Guard] The prisoner of the Realm, under guard!

- Is it because you only have one llfe to lose

you insult me in my throne room?

. I.. - You dare to wear

your oxygen helmet in my presence?

- [Gene] Yes but I--

- Off with his helmet!

- Your Majesty, Lieutenant Paul is not himself.

I beg that.

- Gene Autry!

A surface man in Murania.

Welcome, how do you like our world?

- Well, I think the dampness and dead air of your land

is more suited to rats and moles.

- You are indeed a brave man.

Now, let us see whether you are also a wlse one.

(gong ringing)

At ease.

Come with me.

(machines whirring)

The Death Chamber.

You are the first surface man to invade our empire,

and your knowledge of Murania must die with you.

Take him away.

My dear Argo,

you may personally build up the voltage.

- You honor me.

- The prisoner is in the Death Chamber, all is prepared.

- Build up 200,000 volts for the Chamber of Death.

Execute.

Argo, you may now start off his charred body

on its trip to the Cavern of the Dunes.

- How much longer are we to wait

for the word that will start the revolution?

- Do not be impatient, the clever Argo has saved

our lives for a purpose and we must wait.

- Where are the hand weapons you promised us?

- I have perfected this Z-ray lithium gun.

It is designed to blind anyone it is turned on.

(gun humming)

- [Revolutionist] Who's that?

Spy, capture him!

- A surface man!

- Why, it's Gene Autry.

- We must kill him at once.

- Wait a minute, wait.

- Argo has saved this surface man's life

as he has saved ours, but for a different purpose.

- Why should the Lord High Chancellor want to save him?

- For vivisection, so that we may

take him to our laboratories.

- Stand back.

Get in that corner.

(gun hums)

- I'm blinded, I'm blind, I'm blind, I'm blind, I'm blind!

I'm blinded, I'm blind!

I'm blind, I'm blinded!

I'm blind!

- The Chancellor.

- Well gentlemen, what's this?

- Gene Autry has escaped.

- If the Queen learns I saved him from the Death Chamber,

all of us will burn for your carelessness.

- Autry has escaped.

You must find him at once

and bring him to our rebel headquarters.

- We've gotta find Gene so he can get back to Radio Ranch

in time to make his next broadcast.

- That must be the entrance to Murania.

- Come on.

- [Betsy] See, there's a tunnel,

but how are we gonna get down to it?

- There's a rope ladder.

- [Cooper] We're certainly on the track

of a large deposit of radium.

- In that case, we'd better fly back to Radio Ranch

and get some dynamite to start blasting.

- Right.

- [Cooper] After we locate a way to enter Murania,

we'll have access to enough radium to fill a bushel basket.

(Frankie whistles)

- They're taking the ladder away, we're trapped.

(elevator screeching)

(Gene and guard grunting)

(door rattling)

- Quick, the master microphone.

Royal Guard, alert.

Proceed immediately to your headquarters

and capture the surface man.

(elevator screeching)

- I, I can't, can't breathe.

(guard gasping)

- All right, I'll give it to you

if you get me out of here.

- [Guard] (grumbling) Alert!

- [Guard] We've missed him.

Autry must be hiding on that hill.

To the right!

It's Autry.

- There's somebody.

- Gene!

How'd you get away from Murania?

- Nevermind that, what are you doing down there?

- We're trapped!

- There's a rope ladder up there someplace,

find it and throw it down so we can get out!

(plane engine rumbling)

Airplane!

Scientists are coming back, hurry!

- Here you are!

- Set her down, Sharp, but be careful of the dynamite.

- The ladder is down, someone has used it.

- And they've built a fire.

They must be hiding in the tunnel.

We're not going to lose that fortune in radium now.

- You got us out of there just in time.

- Say, we've got to broadcast at two o'clock.

It's almost time now.

- We'll never make it back to the ranch by two o'clock.

- We'll have to.

If Gene doesn't go on the air,

we'll lost the contract and the ranch too.

- Then we'll borrow their plane.

Stand still I've got you covered.

Now, you can lower your hand,

but don't move too fast because something might happen.

Start your motor and take off at once.

(plane engine rumbling)

- Somebody's stealing the plane!

You stay here.

- Fly straight to Radio Ranch

and don't lose any time getting there.

- Those horses belong to the Baxter kids.

They must have been the ones who took the plane.

- They're headed back to the ranch.

- What are you going to do there?

- Wait and see.

Radio Ranch, calling Radio Ranch.

- Now, we'll hear from that rollicking bandit crew,

The Radio Ranch Quartet, here they are.

The program will be over in a few minutes.

- Yes, if Gene doesn't appear pretty soon, we're sunk.

,60 Yesterday ,60

,60 My cross-eyed gal who lives up on the hill ,60

,60 She took strychnine and died ,60

- Hello, Radio Ranch, who's calling?

- This is Frankie speaking from a cabin plane.

Gene's gonna sing hook him up.

- Okay-

- Right.

- Yes folks, it's Gene Autry, speaking to you

from an airplane high over Radio Ranch.

I'm going to sing

"I'm Getting a Moon's Eye View of the World."

(gentle music)

,60 I've often wondered when down on the ground ,60

,60 How the old world looks to Mr. Moon ,6O

,60 And now I can see why he smiles all the while ,60

,60 He's watching the sweethearts as they spoon ,60

,60 I'm getting a moon's eye view of the world ,60

,60 Floating around in the sky ,60

,60 I get a thrill floating in the air ,60

,60 Buzzing around like a fly ,60

,60 No wonder he smiles at you folks on the ground ,60

,60 He knows that life is a merry-go-round ,6O

,60 I'm getting a moon's eye view of the world ,60

,60 Floating around in the sky ,60

- Something's wrong!

(engine sputtering)

The motor's dead.

- [Frankie] What do we do?

- I know what I'm going to do.

Stay back.

That's all for today folks, take it away, Eddie.

- He's going to jumP-

- You think I'm gonna try a dead stick landing

with a coat of dynamite, you're crazy.

Get over there.

- The dynamite.

- Throw it overboard,

and I'll try to straighten out the plane.

We're going over the cliff!

JUmp!

(plane clanking)

- [Frankie] Gene went over the cliff,

we gotta help him.

(hooves clopping)

- [Beetson] What happened?

- It was Autry and those two kids.

And now he's gone and the Muranians

have taken Frankie and Betsy away.

- Well, we'd better make sure about Autry.

- Right after Gene signed off,

it sounded as if the plane was in trouble.

(hooves clopping)

- We didn't see any sign of Gene,

and now Frankie and Betsy have disappeared.

- We just heard from the by wireless.

They were in a plane. It might have crashed.

- Did they give their location?

- No, but they were headin' toward the ranch.

- We'll have to find 'em.

To the rescue!

- [All] To the rescue.

- Yeah! - Yay!

- He's still alive.

- He's wearing a Muranian outfit.

He must have been in the underground kingdom.

- Do you realize what that means?

If we can revive him,

he can tell us how to get into Murania.

- We'll take him to our excavation.

- Deliver your prisoner to our majesty on the 33rd level,

and report back here immediately.

- Don't be scared, I won't let 'em hurt you.

- I'm not scared.

- Look!

- Aren't those Frankie and Betsy's horses?

- Something must have happened to 'em.

You stay here and we'll go and look around.

- Sure it's their horses, but where did this one come from?

- Be quiet.

- I'll bet them scientists

are holding Frankie and Betsy prisoners down there.

- If they are, we're gonna get 'em.

- I'd like to see Autry's face when he learns

that Frankie and Betsy were captured by the Muranians.

- [Sharp] We'll tell him all about it

when he wakes up, if he does.

- Who's in there?

- Look out, it's Gene!

- Hurry, we've got work to do.

- [Dale] But Oscar and Pete told us to stay where we were.

- [Thunder Rider] Well, they might need our help.

- [Dale] Look, there's Gene.

- [Thunder Rider] But where's Frankie and Betsy?

Did you find them?

- They're prisoners down in Murania, we've got to save them.

- To the rescue!

- [All] To the rescue.

- [Guard] Surface men, capture them!

They're headed for the lower level!

We'll cut off their escape at the elevator!

(machines humming)

- Why, it's got wheels like a clock.

- Well, they're not alive at all.

(gong ringing)

- You have long been a menace to Murania.

I once sentenced you to the Death Chamber, but you escaped.

Whoever helped you escape is a traitor to Murania.

Tell me his name.

- I'll tell you nothing.

- Not even to save your life?

- Not even to save my life,

unless I can also save Frankie and Betsy.

- Let me prove that your friends are alive and well.

Bring Frankie and Betsy to me at once.

Bring the prisoner to the control room.

(gong ringing)

- Listen.

If Autry tells the Queen

I allowed him to escape, I'll be arrested.

Trouble may start sooner than we expect.

- You mean the revolution?

- Precisely.

- Stay here and report to me any developments.

- This board operates every electrical

and mechanical operation of Murania.

What has happened?

- [Oscar] Don't get excited lady,

we're just taking charge of Murania.

- [Pete] I've got this one too.

Lock that door, Oscar and then we're all keen.

- Who are you?

- Just Oscar and Pete to the rescue.

How about getting Frankie and Betsy

and going back to the ranch?

We're getting tired of this crazy place.

- Stop it, I command you.

(technician groans)

- [Oscar] Pipe down you.

- Locate Frankie and Betsy on the television screen.

- Now, I will be able to prove to you

that your young friends are alive and well.

(machine whirring)

- Take them at once to our headquarters,

and don't let them escape under pain of death.

- Then what should we do with 'em?

- Leave that to me.

- That doesn't look like much like

they're going to be brought up here.

- Argo is deliberately disobeying my command.

He'll suffer for this.

- He's the man that released me from the Death Chamber

so that the revolutionists

could study my breathing structure.

- The revolutionists?

- [Gene] Yes.

- Broadcast a proclamation.

- Oh no, you don't.

- But I must, it's the only way to quell the revolution.

- And tell your soldiers

that we have you prisoner In your control room?

- Don't you realize it's the only way

to save Frankie and Betsy?

- How do I know I can trust you?

- My word is good.

- Right, we're going to rescue Frankie and Betsy.

- Broadcast an alarm.

Death to Argo by order of the crown.

Death to Argo by order of the crown.

- The hour has struck, report to your stations.

We are dethroning the queen, and by night,

a new dynasty will have control of the palace.

- [Revolutionist] Good!

- The hour!

- Our time has come.

- This is rebel headquarters,

you fellas stay out here and keep watch.

- Gene!

- [Gene] Are you all right?

I've been worried about you.

- Death to the Queen.

We march on the palace at once.

- [Revolutionist] To the palace!

- [Revolutionist] On to the palace!

They locked us in!

Break the door down!

- Stand back from that door.

- What are you going to do?

- Melt it down with a disintegrator ray.

(machine humming)

- Turn it on full power!

- I don't dare risk it.

Liable to lose control.

- Leave the machine, we move too slowly.

Unless we get on to capture the Queen,

we shall have lost the revolution.

- But the disintegrator?

'Ah!

- [Revolutionist] Turn it off!

- [Argo] Do not resist!

- [Revolutionist] We'll get out of control here!

No, no, no, no, don't!

No, no!

(machine buzzing)

Turn it off!

Disinteg rator!

- [Argo] Where do you think you're going?

Wait, you all!

Stand here, wait you all!

- [Revolutionist] Turn it off!

Turn it off!

Turn it off!

(machines whirring)

- Seems to be deserted.

The Queen still has control of the palace,

we'll be able to get out of here.

(machine whirring)

Hurry, we'll go riding!

Wait, we can't leave those horses here to die.

- Ya . Ya}?!

(machine whirring) (tense music)

(machine exploding)

(Gene and Beetson panting)

- You're going back with me

and tell 'em who killed Tom Baxter.

- I don't know anything about it.

- You know plenty.

Sharp told me everything before he died.

- Sure, I killed Tom Baxter,

but how are you going to prove it?

You'll never make the sheriff believe you didn't do it.

- I think you're wrong there, partner.

That is if Frankie learned anything

about television down in Murania.

All right, get moving let's go.

- Well, that sure clears Gene,

but how did you ever figure out this television thing?

- Well, I've been working on it for a long time,

and all I've needed is this little gadget.

And I brought it from the Murania

that you wouldn't believe in.

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,60 As all you folks should know ,60

,60 Uncle Noah built himself an ark ,60

,60 For 40 days and nights ,60

,60 The rain was sure a fright ,60

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