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[upbeat music]

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[ominous music]

[ominous music]

- Do you know any other short cuts?

- Do you know any other short cuts?

- I didn't say it was a short cut,

I just said it wouldn't take us very much out of our way.

I just said it wouldn't take us very much out of our way.

- I stand corrected.

Let's go visit these two swinging chicks

that used to write to the wounded war hero.

that used to write to the wounded war hero.

Where'd they get your address, from the lonely hearts club?

Where'd they get your address, from the lonely hearts club?

Dear Mr. Mann, how are you, I hope fine.

My alligator just had kittens.

My alligator just had kittens.

Hope to hear the same from you.

Hope to hear the same from you.

Well, I'm corny enough to believe that when

a guy is holding a job open for ya, it's kind of a nice

a guy is holding a job open for ya, it's kind of a nice

gesture to show up the same year.

- I had to drag you kicking and screaming all the way.

- I had to drag you kicking and screaming all the way.

- Where you going?

- Well, I think I'll walk down the highway

and call a garage.

and call a garage.

- It's 14 miles.

- Two hours in a dogtrot if my socks hold out.

- Two hours in a dogtrot if my socks hold out.

Far less wear and tear than sitting here listening

Far less wear and tear than sitting here listening

to you discussing labor and management relations.

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In case one of us gets lost.

In case one of us gets lost.

- Yeah, I'll meet you at the Nautilus Motel in Cape Coral.

- Yeah, I'll meet you at the Nautilus Motel in Cape Coral.

- Right.

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music]

- What you say, buddy, where you going?

- What you say, buddy, where you going?

- Nearest phone, car ran out of gas.

- Oh, well, now I know a fellow got a gas station

- Oh, well, now I know a fellow got a gas station

down the road, treat you real nice when he sees

you're a friend of mine.

you're a friend of mine.

- Well, I don't want to take you out of your way.

- No, no, no, no trouble at all.

- No, no, no, no trouble at all.

- You know, we hadn't had a wink of sleep.

- You know, we hadn't had a wink of sleep.

How long you say?

- I don't know, 24 hours.

- I don't know, 24 hours.

- 48 hours, you know if you catch me dozing off,

- 48 hours, you know if you catch me dozing off,

you better give me a nudge, or we gonna buy us

a drink of swamp water.

a drink of swamp water.

- Well, do you want me to drive for a while?

- Well, do you want me to drive for a while?

- Now, I told you he looked like a

nice, clean-cut feller, didn't I?

nice, clean-cut feller, didn't I?

- You know fella, like the folks at the motel next door,

they had that radio going on and on and on all night.

they had that radio going on and on and on all night.

Now, I like good country music as well as the next fellow,

Now, I like good country music as well as the next fellow,

but too much of a good thing is too much,

you know what I mean?

you know what I mean?

- We sure appreciate you doing this for us.

Where you from?

- Texas.

- Texas.

- Never heard of it. [laughs]

- Well, like I say, we sure appreciate you doing this.

- Well, like I say, we sure appreciate you doing this.

- Well, it beats walking.

- Well, it beats walking.

Send me a letter, send it by mail

Send me a letter, send it by mail

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- Pull up front there for a second,

I want to get a pack of cigarettes.

- Well, here, I got some.

- No, no, no that's all right.

Actually what I want is a nice cool drink of soda pop.

[laughing]

[laughing]

Yeah.

Yeah.

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Come on now, it'll do you good to stretch your legs.

Come on now, it'll do you good to stretch your legs.

Come on now, it'll do you good to stretch your legs.

- Oh, why don't I just get out here and call the garage.

- Oh, why don't I just get out here and call the garage.

- No no, that's OK, it's just up the road.

I tell you what, I'll bring you back a nice, cool

I tell you what, I'll bring you back a nice, cool

bottle of raspberry pop.

- [Employee] Not allowed to park here, mister.

- [Employee] Not allowed to park here, mister.

- OK, I'll be gone in a minute.

[gun fires]

[gun fires]

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[gun fires]

[guns firing]

[guns firing]

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- Go ahead, move it!

- Go ahead, move it!

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[tires squealing]

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[ominous music]

[ominous music]

- Was I scared, I hope to tell you I was.

- Was I scared, I hope to tell you I was.

One of 'em says to me, "Honey,

One of 'em says to me, "Honey,

"you a mighty attractive woman.

"And, any other time, I'd die as sooner to say one word

"And, any other time, I'd die as sooner to say one word

"to offend you, but I need that money,

"to offend you, but I need that money,

"and I ain't got time to fool around with you.

"and I ain't got time to fool around with you.

"And, I want you to know, that we are two desperate men

"And, I want you to know, that we are two desperate men

"and we would shoot you soon as look at you."

"and we would shoot you soon as look at you."

- I come out of the office back there with my 38. [grunts]

- I come out of the office back there with my 38. [grunts]

I ordered them to put up their hands,

I ordered them to put up their hands,

only they wouldn't.

So, naturally, I start shooting.

So, naturally, I start shooting.

- Well, I was standing right here,

looking into the muzzle of his gun, and I just lay

looking into the muzzle of his gun, and I just lay

right down on the floor and prayed, excuse me.

right down on the floor and prayed, excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Help you sir?

- Yeah, I'd like a room.

- Single?

- No, a double, I'm meeting a friend of mine here.

He might be here already, Case, Lincoln Case.

He might be here already, Case, Lincoln Case.

- Nn, nh.

- Well, he's got dark hair, he's in his middle 20s,

- Well, he's got dark hair, he's in his middle 20s,

he was wearing a brown leather jacket.

he was wearing a brown leather jacket.

- I saw him, he's the one that was driving

that getaway car.

- No, this guy's a friend of mine,

- No, this guy's a friend of mine,

I'm supposed to meet him here.

- I tell ya, he was driving that car.

Young fella in a brown leather jacket.

Young fella in a brown leather jacket.

- [Sheriff] What's your friend's name?

- [Sheriff] What's your friend's name?

- Lincoln Case, look, it couldn't be him.

I was with him all morning up until 10 o'clock.

I was with him all morning up until 10 o'clock.

- Hold up the place at 10:55, see identification?

- Hold up the place at 10:55, see identification?

- Just as plain as day I saw him.

And when I tried to stop him with my bare hands,

And when I tried to stop him with my bare hands,

he tried to run me down like a dog, deliberately.

If I hadn't jumped out of the way,

If I hadn't jumped out of the way,

I'd be a dead man right this minute.

I'd be a dead man right this minute.

- Well, we got the roadblocks out and the helicopters,

reckon we'll see him soon enough, dead or alive.

reckon we'll see him soon enough, dead or alive.

- Still want a double room?

- Still want a double room?

- Yeah, still.

- Yeah, still.

- That'll be $10 dollars in advance, please.

- That'll be $10 dollars in advance, please.

- I'll get bags out of the car, sir?

- No thanks, I'll get 'em myself.

- No thanks, I'll get 'em myself.

- What's he got to be sore about?

- What's he got to be sore about?

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[dramatic music]

- You hurt bad boy?

- You hurt bad boy?

Pull over behind that billboard.

Pull over behind that billboard.

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I think you better let me have your gun, now Alva.

I think you better let me have your gun, now Alva.

[door slams]

[door opens]

All right, beat it.

All right, beat it.

- [Lincoln] What you gonna do about him?

- He ain't your worry.

- He ain't your worry.

- You can't take him to a doctor.

- Right, we on our way to the doctor right now,

- Right, we on our way to the doctor right now,

ain't we, Charlie?

- He'll call the police while you're still on the table.

- He'll call the police while you're still on the table.

- Are you gonna take a walk, or do we have to scrape

- Are you gonna take a walk, or do we have to scrape

you off the dashboard?

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[door slams]

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[gun fires]

[gun fires]

- [Lincoln] Save one for your buddy.

- [Lincoln] Save one for your buddy.

He's gonna die unless he gets

that bleeding stopped right quick.

that bleeding stopped right quick.

[gun fires]

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[dramatic music]

- Charlie, ain't gonna be late for the wedding am I?

- Charlie, ain't gonna be late for the wedding am I?

- Charlie, ain't gonna be late for the wedding am I?

- I told you don't worry.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- [Lincoln] Did it break a bone?

[gun fires]

[gun fires]

May be enough to save his life, if that's what you want.

May be enough to save his life, if that's what you want.

[dramatic music]

- Oh Charlie, I'm hurting.

- Oh Charlie, I'm hurting.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- Well, all right.

- Well, all right.

I mean, if you can, fix him up, it's all right,

I mean, if you can, fix him up, it's all right,

you can come on out.

you can come on out.

Look, I won't shoot ya.

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[dramatic music]

- I don't think there are any broken bones.

- I don't think there are any broken bones.

Pressure bandage should do it.

'Course the dressing will have to be changed

'Course the dressing will have to be changed

every couple hours.

- Can you do that?

- Not with that 38 looking at me.

- Charlie.

- Charlie.

- All right, OK fella, go ahead.

- All right, OK fella, go ahead.

You just understand the rules.

You take away that pain that he's got or these guns

You take away that pain that he's got or these guns

are gonna start shooting again.

are gonna start shooting again.

So you just think for a minute if maybe

you weren't better off behind those trees.

you weren't better off behind those trees.

- You have a first aid kit?

- You have a first aid kit?

- [laughs] Well now, I just don't know.

- Don't you know what's in your own car?

- Don't you know what's in your own car?

- You're pretty pushy for a hitch hiker.

- You're pretty pushy for a hitch hiker.

- Oh Charlie, I'm hurting, if you can't help me,

at least let him do it.

at least let him do it.

- Well, what's he know about?

Do you think he knows more than I do?

Do you think he knows more than I do?

- Come on, give me a hand.

- Come on, give me a hand.

- [Alva] You're ain't sore with me, are ya, Charlie?

- [Alva] You're ain't sore with me, are ya, Charlie?

- Now, you go ahead, and you want him to walk in church

and be your best man, go ahead.

and be your best man, go ahead.

Ain't no skin of my teeth.

[bird chirping]

[bird chirping]

- Charlie, you know, you the only kin I got.

- Charlie, you know, you the only kin I got.

- Yeah, I know, that's what you always say.

- Yeah, I know, that's what you always say.

- You know, I wish it was was this morning again.

- You know, I wish it was was this morning again.

You know, I was so dang happy this morning.

You know, I was so dang happy this morning.

You stand waiting for me outside the stockade

You stand waiting for me outside the stockade

telling me about Lucy Joy. [laughs]

telling me about Lucy Joy. [laughs]

How she all the time, she's cryin'

her poor little heart out.

her poor little heart out.

No, I don't even care if she didn't ever write me,

'cause her daddy wouldn't let her.

'cause her daddy wouldn't let her.

I was so full of love for the whole world.

I was so full of love for the whole world.

And everything started going wrong again. [laughs]

- Alva, that was you that said you'd be ashamed

- Alva, that was you that said you'd be ashamed

of going to the church with a $20 dollar suit,

of going to the church with a $20 dollar suit,

not enough tin in your pocket to buy a bunch

of lilies of the valley for the bride.

of lilies of the valley for the bride.

Man, though, wedding's 10:30 tomorrow morning,

how else you figure on getting rich, picking peaches?

how else you figure on getting rich, picking peaches?

Oh, who will kiss, her ruby lips

Oh, who will kiss, her ruby lips

Oh, who will kiss, her ruby lips

Who will take care of her

Who will take care of her

Who will cheer my bonnie bride

Who will cheer my bonnie bride

When they have slayed her love

When they have slayed her love

- All right, take this, show us what you can do.

- All right, take this, show us what you can do.

All right, I want you to remember one thing,

I think the world of this boy, and if weren't for your

I think the world of this boy, and if weren't for your

bragging about how you could fix him up

without a first aid kit or anything,

without a first aid kit or anything,

I mighta got him to a doctor on time.

I mighta got him to a doctor on time.

Now, it's all your responsibility...

Now, it's all your responsibility...

Whether he lives or dies.

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[dramatic music]

How's that feel, boy?

How's that feel, boy?

[laughs]

Not good.

Not good.

- How do we know that stuff ain't some kind

- How do we know that stuff ain't some kind

of deadly poison, make you insane,

give you some kind of disease.

give you some kind of disease.

Look, you answer me this, has he been a life long friend

Look, you answer me this, has he been a life long friend

of yours related to you by blood ties or have I?

of yours related to you by blood ties or have I?

- You, Charlie, nobody else.

- You, Charlie, nobody else.

- Have I ever steered you wrong, if I did, I'll go away

and never bother you again.

and never bother you again.

- Ah, you never, never.

Do you remember that time that you boosted me up to the

schoolhouse window so I could burn the test papers

schoolhouse window so I could burn the test papers

and somehow the whole building caught on fire

and I was caught [laughs] and started crying. [laughs]

and I was caught [laughs] and started crying. [laughs]

You was no where to be seen, so...

You was no where to be seen, so...

I don't know, I just jumped out and I broke my ankle.

I don't know, I just jumped out and I broke my ankle.

[laughs]

You remember?

- You aways did have an angel face.

- You aways did have an angel face.

Ah, when they picked you up, they said, "Get Charlie,

Ah, when they picked you up, they said, "Get Charlie,

"Charlie put you up to it."

What are you looking at, jack ass?

- Get the gin.

- Charlie, I never told nobody, now did I?

- Charlie, I never told nobody, now did I?

- Get it!

- Get it!

- You know, her name is

- You know, her name is

Lucy Joy McGinley,

Lucy Joy McGinley,

and she is just as pretty as a picture.

and she is just as pretty as a picture.

[door slams]

[door slams]

I'm the only boy she ever looked at.

I'd kill any man who says otherwise.

I'd kill any man who says otherwise.

- Hell, I don't trust you.

I think all you want to do is hurt that boy, get up.

I think all you want to do is hurt that boy, get up.

Over there.

Here now, you take it, keep an eye on that boy.

Here now, you take it, keep an eye on that boy.

I'm gonna fix this up the way I seen old grand pappy do it.

I'm gonna fix this up the way I seen old grand pappy do it.

[grunting]

- Hey, hey. [dramatic music]

- Hey, hey. [dramatic music]

- Well, I didn't mean to upset you, Texas.

- Well, I didn't mean to upset you, Texas.

Go ahead, finish it up now, I cleaned it out.

Go ahead, finish it up now, I cleaned it out.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

How's it feel, Alva, nice and cool?

- Uh huh.

[dramatic music]

[heavy breathing]

[heavy breathing]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- There's no use for helicopters after dark,

one pair of headlights looks just like any other.

one pair of headlights looks just like any other.

Just keep one man handy in case we need to go

someplace in a hurry.

someplace in a hurry.

OK, talk to you later.

OK, talk to you later.

Well, did you find your friend?

Well, did you find your friend?

- No, did you?

I checked the hospital.

- You know, there are things other than injuries

- You know, there are things other than injuries

that might take a young fella's mind

off of meeting his buddy.

off of meeting his buddy.

- She'd have a phone, though, wouldn't she?

- She'd have a phone, though, wouldn't she?

- Do you carry a picture of your friend with you?

- Do you carry a picture of your friend with you?

- No.

- [Sheriff] Oh, not that pretty, huh?

- [Sheriff] Oh, not that pretty, huh?

- If you hear something, I'll be at the motel.

- If you hear something, I'll be at the motel.

[phone rings]

[phone rings]

- Sheriff Lemoine.

I'll be home when I'm home.

It'll just have to get cold, that's all.

It'll just have to get cold, that's all.

It'll just have to get cold, that's all.

- Excuse me, I remembered this.

- That'll be a great help.

- Yeah, I thought you'd like it.

- Yeah, I thought you'd like it.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[helicopter blades whipping]

[helicopter blades whipping]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[helicopter blades whipping]

[tires screeching]

[tires screeching]

[dramatic music]

- Helicopter.

[helicopter blades whipping]

[helicopter blades whipping]

- Now how come you don't want us to get caught, boy?

- Now how come you don't want us to get caught, boy?

- Now how come you don't want us to get caught, boy?

- Bridegroom needs every change he can get.

- Bridegroom needs every change he can get.

- You keep an eye on him, boy.

- You keep an eye on him, boy.

I'm gonna go get me fresh coffee.

I'm gonna go get me fresh coffee.

- Wait a minute.

Man would have to be soft in the head to stop

Man would have to be soft in the head to stop

for a hitch hiker 'round here.

- So?

- So?

- I'll stop one for you.

- I'll stop one for you.

[door slams]

[door slams]

- [Charlie] How?

- A trick I learned from the guerrillas in Vietnam.

- Yeah?

- Had a man lie down in the road like he was wounded.

- Had a man lie down in the road like he was wounded.

Our driver'd stop, walk over, and...

Our driver'd stop, walk over, and...

- And you boys fell for that?

- Hey, if you saw a man lying on the side of the road,

- Hey, if you saw a man lying on the side of the road,

would you stop for him?

- Yeah.

- Some people never learn, do they?

- Some people never learn, do they?

- That's right.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[tires rolling]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- Hey fella, you all right fella?

- Hey fella, you all right fella?

- Couple fellas holding a gun on me,

they killed a man at Cape Coral,

they killed a man at Cape Coral,

heading for Eubanks, church wedding tomorrow morning.

Can you remember that?

Can you remember that?

- What are you talking about?

- I'm sorry. [grunting]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[rapping on door]

[rapping on door]

[banging on door]

- [Tod] Come in!

[door opens]

[door opens]

- Well, that friend of yours turned up.

This gentlemen recognizes him from that picture you give us.

This gentlemen recognizes him from that picture you give us.

- Where is he?

- Where is he?

- We haven't got him yet.

- How can you make a positive identification

from that dopey picture, it wasn't even in focus.

from that dopey picture, it wasn't even in focus.

- Well, he laid down right there in the middle

- Well, he laid down right there in the middle

of the road like he'd been hurt.

And I, like a fool, I stopped and I go over there,

And I, like a fool, I stopped and I go over there,

and try to see what aid I could render

the poor, unfortunate victim.

the poor, unfortunate victim.

Next thing I know, I'm lying over there

Next thing I know, I'm lying over there

on the side of the road with my head throbbing

like a hornet's nest, my brand new car's gone,

like a hornet's nest, my brand new car's gone,

who knows where.

- That doesn't make any sense.

- That doesn't make any sense.

- Sheriff,

my head's splitting.

I'm gonna go on home and lie down.

I'm gonna go on home and lie down.

- I'm gonna tell you something.

- I'm gonna tell you something.

[door opens]

You look like a boy from a good home. [door closes]

You look like a boy from a good home. [door closes]

Probably never had much experience of the world.

Probably never had much experience of the world.

Well, let an older man give you some words of advice.

Well, let an older man give you some words of advice.

The world is full of evil companions.

Just a' waiting to find someone good natured

Just a' waiting to find someone good natured

and unwordly to leach onto and sometimes

even lead them right down their own evil path.

even lead them right down their own evil path.

even lead them right down their own evil path.

Now, you get yourself a good night's sleep.

Now, you get yourself a good night's sleep.

And first thing in the morning,

you go downstairs to the lobby,

you go downstairs to the lobby,

put a dime in the pay phone,

and make yourself a collect call to that mother

and make yourself a collect call to that mother

or that sweet heart of yours that's probably

sitting home crying her eyes out waiting for ya.

sitting home crying her eyes out waiting for ya.

sitting home crying her eyes out waiting for ya.

Good night.

Good night.

[door opens]

[door opens]

- Ah, everything all right, sir? [door closes]

- Ah, everything all right, sir? [door closes]

- Oh yeah, everything's just great.

- Well, ah, good night, sir.

- Well, ah, good night, sir.

[playful music]

[door opens]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[door closes]

[dramatic music]

[coughing]

[coughing]

- You know, in the olden days when some commoners,

- You know, in the olden days when some commoners,

- You know, in the olden days when some commoners,

dirt redneck like me fell in love with

a princess and her daddy didn't want him messing around

a princess and her daddy didn't want him messing around

when he go and sent him a task.

when he go and sent him a task.

Isn't that right, Charlie?

- Yeah, I showed it to you in the book, didn't I?

- Uh huh.

- Uh huh.

And he'd say, "Go kill me a dragon," right?

And he'd say, "Go kill me a dragon," right?

Or, go join the Army and slay the infidel

and bring me back one of their heads. [laughs]

and bring me back one of their heads. [laughs]

Well, that's what I did, didn't I?

Well, that's what I did, didn't I?

- Yeah, yeah, you bet your life.

- Just like in the book.

- Just like in the book.

If that redneck come back from the wars

If that redneck come back from the wars

all covered with glory, well that king doesn't have

no choice but to let him marry the princess.

no choice but to let him marry the princess.

That right?

- That's right.

- That's right.

- I mean, he just wouldn't be no kind of king

if he was to welch out on a deal like that.

if he was to welch out on a deal like that.

[dramatic music]

- Pull off quick.

- Pull off quick.

[dramatic music]

- It's too late, they've already seen us.

[dramatic music]

- You better talk good, boy.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- See your license, mister?

- See your license, mister?

- What'd I do, 55 in a 45 mile zone?

- Couple of boys pulled a hold up

at the Nautilus Motel yesterday.

at the Nautilus Motel yesterday.

Supposed to have been three men driving a station wagon.

Supposed to have been three men driving a station wagon.

- Well, we're three men, but we didn't hold up any motel.

- Well, we're three men, but we didn't hold up any motel.

Not that I haven't been tempted.

Stayed in one last night, the people next door

Stayed in one last night, the people next door

had their radio going all night long.

Now, I enjoy good country music as well as the next man,

Now, I enjoy good country music as well as the next man,

but, you know what they say about too much of a good thing

but, you know what they say about too much of a good thing

- Ah, you better step on out and let me have a look

at ya, just the same.

Are you coming on out?

Are you coming on out?

- Yes, sir.

[grunting]

[tires squealing] [dramatic music]

[tires squealing] [dramatic music]

[guns firing]

[guns firing]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[tires squealing] [siren blaring]

[tires squealing] [siren blaring]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[laughing]

- Be kind enough to make a right turn there, boy.

- Be kind enough to make a right turn there, boy.

- Be kind enough to make a right turn there, boy.

[tires squealing]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[tires squealing]

[tires squealing]

[dramatic music]

[siren blaring]

[siren blaring]

[dramatic music]

Get into that dust.

[dramatic music]

[siren blaring]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[siren blaring]

[siren blaring]

That's very good boy, now you double back the way we come.

That's very good boy, now you double back the way we come.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

Forget about him, get on your way,

Forget about him, get on your way,

we got all the help we need.

- Charlie, I'm bleeding again, boy.

- Go on, get out!

- Go on, get out!

- Come on, Charlie.

- Don't look like you're getting to the wedding after all.

[gun fires]

- Hey now, you said you promised you wouldn't kill him.

- Hey now, you said you promised you wouldn't kill him.

- Oh, I'm just playing.

[gun firing]

[gun firing]

- Charlie, I need to stop this bleeding,

Grand daddy's cure didn't help very much.

Grand daddy's cure didn't help very much.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- Now look at what you made me do.

- Now look at what you made me do.

[suspenseful music]

- Hey Texas, where are you?

- Hey Texas, where are you?

Texas?

Better come out of there, lot of snakes in there.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[gun firing]

[gun firing]

Texas?

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

Have you seen him?

Have you seen him?

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

[water splashing]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

- I'm leaving, Charlie.

This boy's gonna die, you're gonna kill him,

This boy's gonna die, you're gonna kill him,

either here or at the wedding,

so it might as well be here.

so it might as well be here.

- Well, that's a lie.

Al, you don't believe that, do ya?

Don't need to save that boy from me, no nobody.

You don't need no saving.

You don't need no saving.

He wasn't making that up about the dragons.

He wasn't making that up about the dragons.

He killed himself a dragon,

like he said, when he went into the army

like he said, when he went into the army

like he was supposed to.

Wasn't his fault that there weren't no infidel heads

Wasn't his fault that there weren't no infidel heads

for him to come back with.

Everything he done, he done just for one thing,

Everything he done, he done just for one thing,

so's he could marry up with Lucy Joy McGinley.

so's he could marry up with Lucy Joy McGinley.

And that's what he's gonna do, Texas,

And that's what he's gonna do, Texas,

and you, no nobody else gonna stop me from helping him.

and you, no nobody else gonna stop me from helping him.

'Cause I love that boy, I owe it to him.

'Cause I love that boy, I owe it to him.

- What time's the wedding?

- 10:30.

- Get the suitcase, there's stuff in there

- Get the suitcase, there's stuff in there

for bandages, I'll need it.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- You get it, I'll take care of him.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

We'll see if we can't get him cleaned up.

A man ought to be clean for his wedding.

A man ought to be clean for his wedding.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- What's the matter?

- Hey, hey, I remember now what your friend said.

- Hey, hey, I remember now what your friend said.

- What was it?

- Just before he slugged me, he said that

they were gonna go to a town called Wedding.

they were gonna go to a town called Wedding.

No, they were going to a wedding in a town called Eubanks,

No, they were going to a wedding in a town called Eubanks,

this morning.

- How far is that from here?

- I never heard of it.

- I never heard of it.

- Come on, excuse me.

- Well, y'all come back soon, ya hear?

- Well, y'all come back soon, ya hear?

Oh who will kiss her ruby lips

Oh who will kiss her ruby lips

And who will take care of her

And who will take care of her

Who will cheer my bonnie bride

Who will cheer my bonnie bride

When they have

When they have

Slain her lover

Slain her lover

[laughs]

[laughs]

- [Lincoln] You think you can make it to the wedding?

- [Lincoln] You think you can make it to the wedding?

- Can't not.

- [Lincoln] Why?

- [Lincoln] Why?

- Because she'd be married to someone else.

- [Lincoln] You mean it's not your wedding?

- [Lincoln] You mean it's not your wedding?

- Well, I'm gonna make it mine.

Ain't no power in the heavens

gonna stop that from happening.

gonna stop that from happening.

- Aw, man.

- Don't you think she might have something

to say about that?

to say about that?

- Well, she told Charlie, Charlie told me.

- Well, she told Charlie, Charlie told me.

- That's right.

When her old man heard that Alva was getting out

of the army, why he didn't give her any time

of the army, why he didn't give her any time

even to sew a wedding dress.

even to sew a wedding dress.

Bought it right outta mail order catalog.

- What about the groom, he get him outta the catalog too?

- What about the groom, he get him outta the catalog too?

- Now you calling me a liar, boy?

- Now you calling me a liar, boy?

- Did she send a dear John?

- Did she send a dear John?

- Naw, she didn't write not once.

She say her daddy wouldn't let her.

She say her daddy wouldn't let her.

I wouldn't have known about it if

I wouldn't have known about it if

old Charlie hadn't come up and given me the news.

- [Lincoln] That was nice of him.

- Charlie ain't a fair weather friend.

- Charlie ain't a fair weather friend.

He'd tell you the truth even if it hurts.

He'd tell you the truth even if it hurts.

- And it hurt.

- Hurt.

I went hog wild, I got drunk,

I went hog wild, I got drunk,

got in a fight with some civilians.

Then Charlie come, we got on a bus, and we

Then Charlie come, we got on a bus, and we

gonna go home and raise cain, only a squad of Mps

gonna go home and raise cain, only a squad of Mps

come and took me off.

I was in the stockade for two months, one week, four days.

I was in the stockade for two months, one week, four days.

If it hadn't been for Charlie, trying to keep up

If it hadn't been for Charlie, trying to keep up

my spirits,

giving my love to Lucy Joy...

giving my love to Lucy Joy...

I'm telling you the truth, I would have come out of there

a wild animal.

- How did you come out?

- I came out full of love for Lucy Joy, for the whole world.

- I came out full of love for Lucy Joy, for the whole world.

- The motel, was that for the love of the whole world, too?

- The motel, was that for the love of the whole world, too?

- Ah, let me tell you something, mister.

- Ah, let me tell you something, mister.

I'd go through hell fire, I'd crawl over broken glass,

I'd go through hell fire, I'd crawl over broken glass,

I'd wade through blood knee deep just to get to

stand next to her in that church.

stand next to her in that church.

- Come on, blushing bride's waiting.

- Come on, blushing bride's waiting.

[dramatic music]

Just leave the suitcase.

[forlorn music]

[knocking on door]

[knocking on door]

[knocking on door]

- Yeah?

- Come on out a minute.

Just got a call, Alva and Charlie are on their way here.

Just got a call, Alva and Charlie are on their way here.

Just got a call, Alva and Charlie are on their way here.

Shot a man yesterday, don't know what they're up to

once they get here.

once they get here.

- Well, deputize a few men.

- Daddy, anything wrong?

- Daddy, anything wrong?

- Nothing wrong, honey, you go on upstairs

until I call you.

[door slams]

- Maybe you can see about putting off the wedding,

- Maybe you can see about putting off the wedding,

at least for a couple hours.

at least for a couple hours.

- You take care of your obligations,

I'll take care of mine.

I'll take care of mine.

[ominous music]

[sirens blaring]

[upbeat, piano music]

[upbeat, piano music]

[crowd chattering]

[crowd chattering]

[upbeat, piano music]

[upbeat, piano music]

- Easy.

- Thank you.

[upbeat, piano music]

[upbeat, piano music]

- Howdy.

- [Man With Rifle] Alva?

[grunting]

[grunting]

- Yeah.

[upbeat, piano music]

[upbeat, piano music]

["Wedding March"]

["Wedding March"]

- Marriage is a divine appointment

instituted by our beneficent creator in the

instituted by our beneficent creator in the

Garden of Eden when looking upon man in his loneliness

Garden of Eden when looking upon man in his loneliness

he said, "It is not good that the man should dwell alone.

he said, "It is not good that the man should dwell alone.

"I will make him a help mate for him."

"I will make him a help mate for him."

So, he took woman out of the side of man

So, he took woman out of the side of man

and presented her to him to be his wife.

and presented her to him to be his wife.

And, Adam said, "She is bone of my bone,

And, Adam said, "She is bone of my bone,

"and flesh of my flesh."

[sirens blaring]

[sirens blaring]

Although this state brings us so many joys,

it is also attended by many brave responsibilities.

it is also attended by many brave responsibilities.

The word of God teaches that the husband must

The word of God teaches that the husband must

love, honor, and cherish his wife,

and that she, in turn, must love, cherish, and

and that she, in turn, must love, cherish, and

reverence her husband, that each one forsaking

reverence her husband, that each one forsaking

everyone else must cling to the other

everyone else must cling to the other

in sickness and in health, in poverty,

in sickness and in health, in poverty,

in wealth, til death do them part.

in wealth, til death do them part.

[sirens blaring]

[sirens blaring]

If any of you know just cause or just impediment

If any of you know just cause or just impediment

If any of you know just cause or just impediment

why these two persons should not be joined together

why these two persons should not be joined together

in holy matrimony, let him speak now

in holy matrimony, let him speak now

or forever hold his peace.

- You got plenty of reason, Alva, boy, go ahead.

- You got plenty of reason, Alva, boy, go ahead.

- Alva, Alva, what kind of a yellow bellied

turnip seed are you?

turnip seed are you?

Get back in there.

[engine revving] [tires squealing]

[engine revving] [tires squealing]

[guns firing]

- She was happy.

She looked happy with him.

She looked happy with him.

You see, it was all lies, everything she ever told Charlie

You see, it was all lies, everything she ever told Charlie

to tell me.

- Maybe she never told him anything.

- Maybe she never told him anything.

[guns shooting]

Poor Charlie was always standing in your shadow.

Poor Charlie was always standing in your shadow.

And, you were the face of an angel,

isn't that what he said?

isn't that what he said?

[guns shooting]

- He's my only friend.

- He's my only friend.

- He needs you, Alva.

Hating you is all he has.

Hating you is all he has.

You don't need him.

[guns shooting]

[guns shooting]

[laughs]

- I'd still like to put a bullet

in her daddy's fat gut.

[guns shooting]

- Alva?

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

[door opens]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- Good bye old Charlie boy.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

I just wanna wish y'all the happiness of the world.

I just wanna wish y'all the happiness of the world.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]

- I heard there's a place down the road

where you can save a penny a gallon.

where you can save a penny a gallon.

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music]

[Announcer] This has been a Screen Gems film presentation.

[Announcer] This has been a Screen Gems film presentation.

Herbert B. Leonard, Executive Producer.

Herbert B. Leonard, Executive Producer.

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