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Riders of the Deadline (1943)
Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Western | 3 December 1943 (USA)
When Hoppy's falsely accused young friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, an embittered Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.
Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Clarence E. Mulford (characters), Bennett Cohen (screenplay)
Stars: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers
Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Western | 3 December 1943 (USA)
When Hoppy's falsely accused young friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, an embittered Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.
Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Clarence E. Mulford (characters), Bennett Cohen (screenplay)
Stars: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers
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00:01:31Rangers coming.
00:01:36Take it easy.
00:01:40Rangers, huh?
00:01:41Yeah, and it's Hopalong Cassidy and his two sidekicks.
00:01:45Cassidy.
00:01:47Your friend, huh?
00:01:48Yeah, I owe him plenty.
00:01:50I wonder what they want.
00:01:52It's always wise to wait and see.
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00:02:05He's here all right.
00:02:06There's his horse.
00:02:08Let's go in and get him.
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00:02:28Howdy, Rangers.
00:02:29Howdy.
00:02:33Come to look over our happy little family?
00:02:35Yeah.
00:02:36Looks like some of them left in a hurry.
00:02:38Maybe the smell drove them away.
00:02:40Oh, hello, Drago.
00:02:42They let you out of jail, huh?
00:02:43Yes, and I've got you to thank for putting me there.
00:02:45Lay off, Drago.
00:02:47That's good advice.
00:02:53Where's Tim Mason?
00:02:55Your guess is as good as mine.
00:02:57I haven't seen him.
00:02:58I suppose his horse walked up and tied itself to your hitch rack.
00:03:00All by its lonesome.
00:03:03Maybe you better keep your eyes on him while I have a look in the back room.
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00:03:27Tim.
00:03:29Hey.
00:03:32Oh, hello, Harvey.
00:03:34You at it again, huh?
00:03:36I've lost so much money here, I was just trying to win some of it back.
00:03:42Didn't do yourself much good, did you?
00:03:45No. Lost again.
00:03:48Yeah, and you'll keep right on losing as long as you gamble with Madigan.
00:03:52Come on, Tim, your sister's been worried about you.
00:04:01Here you are.
00:04:06Thanks.
00:04:20Someday I'm going to do a final cleanup job around here.
00:04:23If you're referring to that card game in there, the kid came here and asked for it.
00:04:27With all the trimmings?
00:04:29It's on the level, if that's what you mean.
00:04:31That's just what I mean.
00:04:33You can't prove it's anything else.
00:04:34I can't. You're pretty fast with a card, but sometime I'll catch you at one of your hidden talons.
00:04:39What do you mean by that?
00:04:41Figure it out for yourself.
00:05:05Come on.
00:05:11What did he mean with that hidden talon cracker?
00:05:14I'm no mind reader.
00:05:16Why don't you let me blast?
00:05:18Not here.
00:05:20Those rangers have been nosing around too much already.
00:05:23Zardo!
00:05:25Yes, ma'am?
00:05:27Here they come.
00:05:32Coming now.
00:05:34Well, let them come. Everything's ship-shape out in the galley.
00:05:37I've got, uh, whole single business to burn.
00:05:42Here he is, safe and sound and wind and rain.
00:05:45I'll be back in a minute.
00:05:47I'll be back in a minute.
00:05:49I'll be back in a minute.
00:05:50Here he is, safe and sound and wind and rain.
00:05:52Tim!
00:05:54Don't worry, I thought something had happened.
00:05:56We should stop threatening about me, sis.
00:05:58I can take care of myself.
00:06:01Genius. I smell something cooking.
00:06:03And it ain't canned beans.
00:06:05What do you suppose it is?
00:06:07What do I suppose?
00:06:09What's the matter with you?
00:06:11You got fleas?
00:06:13Fleas? No, darn it.
00:06:15Can't you see I'm just trying to imitate one of them barnyard flappers?
00:06:18Your imitation's laying an egg.
00:06:20That's right. You guessed it.
00:06:23Laying an egg?
00:06:25Darn plumbing.
00:06:27No education.
00:06:40Well, looks like a surprise.
00:06:42It is. And for you, Mr. Ranger.
00:06:45Mr. Ranger?
00:06:47So my appointment came through?
00:06:49Yeah, finally.
00:06:51Isn't it wonderful, Tim? I can hardly believe it.
00:06:53Gosh, that's great.
00:06:56Smells good, don't it?
00:07:01Come in.
00:07:05Well, seems to me the occasion calls for a few well-chosen words.
00:07:09So forth, et cetera, et cetera.
00:07:11Well, go easy on the so forth.
00:07:13Time is valuable.
00:07:14Well, all I can say is I'll do my best to be a good ranger.
00:07:18I know you will, Tim.
00:07:22Oh, excuse me, mister.
00:07:36Here, thanks dear young fella.
00:07:44Yes, sir.
00:07:45You're welcome.
00:07:48There you are, young fella.
00:07:58Take that forth.
00:08:00Thanks, sir.
00:08:15Very good.
00:08:22What's the matter, California? You're not eating.
00:08:25I thought chicken was your favorite dish.
00:08:28Used to be, Hockey.
00:08:44There you are.
00:09:15Well, I guess I'd better go get my duds together.
00:09:18That's a good idea.
00:09:20And you can ride in with us and report to Captain Jenning.
00:09:25Hoppy, you don't know how grateful I am to you.
00:09:28Thanks, Sue, but I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:30I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:32I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:34I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:36I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:38I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:40I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:42I'm afraid I can't.
00:09:44California and Jimmy were a big help, too.
00:09:46We all pounded at Captain Jenning
00:09:48until we convinced him the Rangers couldn't get along without Tim.
00:09:50This appointment was just what Tim needed.
00:09:52It'll be the making of him.
00:09:54Yeah, and he'll be kept plenty busy.
00:09:56These border hoppers operating around here
00:09:58are certainly not amateurs.
00:10:00So I've heard.
00:10:14Gunner, you and your men have fallen down on your shipments.
00:10:16We haven't moved any goods in a week.
00:10:18What slowed you up?
00:10:20Well, you can have it all in one chunk, Crandall.
00:10:22It's Cassidy.
00:10:24Why, that guy's got eyes in every corner.
00:10:26He's got a gun.
00:10:28He's got a gun.
00:10:30He's got a gun.
00:10:32He's got a gun.
00:10:34He's got a gun.
00:10:36He's got a gun.
00:10:38He's got a gun.
00:10:40He's got a gun.
00:10:42He's got a gun.
00:10:44It's in every part of his head.
00:10:46He's just busting with hunches, all bad for us.
00:10:48I think I have the solution.
00:10:50What's that?
00:10:52Tim Mason.
00:10:54Tim Mason?
00:10:56He's the answer to our problem.
00:10:58How?
00:11:00If we were to operate out of the Mason ranch
00:11:02it would simplify matters quite a bit, wouldn't it?
00:11:04Would it?
00:11:06Why, the boundaries of that spread
00:11:08go right up to the border.
00:11:10We could push over our shipments from there.
00:11:12So I figured.
00:11:14Oh, you give it out and I pick it up at my end.
00:11:19Nice teamwork.
00:11:21And since the note is due today,
00:11:23and you were good enough to relieve him of the means of meeting it,
00:11:27we're ready for the squeeze play.
00:11:29Yeah, right off his ranch.
00:11:35Come in.
00:11:37Tim Mason's outside to see you, Mr. Crandall.
00:11:40Show him in.
00:11:41All right.
00:11:43Get out of sight, Gunner.
00:11:50Come in, my boy, come in. I'm glad to see you.
00:11:53Have a seat.
00:11:55I presume you're here to take care of your note.
00:11:58Well, that's the way I like to see young men do business.
00:12:00Punctual, always on the dot.
00:12:02Always follow that policy, my boy,
00:12:04and you'll lay the cornerstone to future success.
00:12:07But I...
00:12:09I haven't the mind to pay that note.
00:12:11You haven't? Why not?
00:12:14Well, you see, Mr. Crandall,
00:12:16I didn't use the money that I borrowed from you to restock our ranch.
00:12:20I gambled it away.
00:12:22Gambled it away? Why, I can't believe it.
00:12:25Indulging in such unrighteous pastime.
00:12:28Mr. Crandall, you've got to give me more time.
00:12:31If you don't, it means about the end of everything for me.
00:12:35You see, my appointment to the Rangers came today,
00:12:38I want to join up with a clean slate.
00:12:41Please, Mr. Crandall, I'll turn over my Ranger's salary to you.
00:12:44I'll pay back every cent.
00:12:47My boy, you deserve a lesson.
00:12:50But I'm always the last one who would want to injure a young man's career.
00:12:55Then you'll help me?
00:12:57Well, I really shouldn't. It's violating the trust of my stockholders.
00:13:00But I'll see you through it.
00:13:02You won't be sorry, Mr. Crandall. Thanks a thousand.
00:13:08Thanks again, sir.
00:13:09It's all right, my boy.
00:13:14I don't get you, Crandall.
00:13:15I thought you were going to clamp down on him and take his ranch.
00:13:18The Ranger situation changed my mind.
00:13:21Well, I guess you know what you're doing.
00:13:24I thought it might be a good idea to have a lawman taking orders from us.
00:13:29And I do therefore solemnly swear that I, Tim Mason,
00:13:33And I do therefore solemnly swear that I, Tim Mason,
00:13:36will faithfully and impartially,
00:13:39Will faithfully and impartially,
00:13:41perform all the duties incumbent on me as a Ranger.
00:13:45perform all the duties incumbent on me as a Ranger.
00:13:50This emblem of office symbolizes a fine tradition of the Ranger's
00:13:55This emblem of office symbolizes a fine tradition.
00:13:59Never let it down.
00:14:00You can depend on me, sir.
00:14:02And remember, Tim, as a Ranger, you have grave responsibilities.
00:14:06One of the most important is to prevent smuggling.
00:14:09And to see that everyone who crosses the border does so at legal points of entry.
00:14:13I won't forget, sir.
00:14:14I know you won't.
00:14:15I'm so proud of you, Tim.
00:14:17Thanks, Seth.
00:14:18Howdy, Ranger.
00:14:19Good luck, Tim.
00:14:20Good luck, Tim.
00:14:21Congratulations, Tim.
00:14:22Thanks, Jimmy.
00:14:23Thanks, Jimmy.
00:14:54Well, I see you got my message.
00:14:56Gunner, I've played the fool, but that's all I'm done with now.
00:15:01We're quits for good.
00:15:03No, we're not.
00:15:08My note at the bank.
00:15:10How did you get it?
00:15:12Just a little business deal I made with Crandall.
00:15:17You know, you can't blame the banker.
00:15:20You know, you can't blame the banker for wanting to protect his stockholders by liquidating a bad loan.
00:15:26What do you got up your sleeve?
00:15:28Just a little matter of coming to a mutual understanding.
00:15:32Yeah? About what?
00:15:33It's easy.
00:15:35All you have to do is keep away from the border crossing.
00:15:38Simple as that, eh?
00:15:40Simple as that.
00:15:41Look, Madigan.
00:15:43I made some promises when I accepted this Ranger badge.
00:15:46And I intend to keep them.
00:15:49Well, which is going to be easier?
00:15:51Breaking those promises or seeing your sister put off your ranch?
00:16:00I understand you think a lot of her. Isn't that right?
00:16:04Well, just you play along and in time we'll pair up the note. What do you say?
00:16:10I don't suppose there's any chance of asking you for a break.
00:16:13Not a chance.
00:16:16Smart kid. You're playing it right.
00:16:43Everything all right?
00:16:44Yeah, but hurry it up, will you?
00:16:51It's all right, boys.
00:16:59Take this stuff first. Hurry it up.
00:17:02All right. Come on. Come on.
00:17:14Come on.
00:17:44Hoppy, how about dropping past the border crossing and seeing loads of tents?
00:17:47That's a good idea. It's the first time he's been on patrol. He might be a little lonesome.
00:18:14Come on.
00:18:44It's the kid. I'll go ahead and see if everything's all right.
00:19:15Okay, Ranger?
00:19:16No, you're not going to cross.
00:19:18But Gunner said...
00:19:19I don't care what he said. You're turning back.
00:19:23Well, all right.
00:19:44It's all right. Come on.
00:20:04Wonder where Tim is?
00:20:05He isn't making a very good start, being absent from his post on his first day of duty.
00:20:09You don't need to worry about Tim falling out on the job. He's around here someplace.
00:20:15Come on.
00:20:21Come on.
00:20:22Come on.
00:20:44You'd better stay here. We'll ride ahead and see if there's no more funny business.
00:20:52Come on.
00:21:22Come on.
00:21:52Come on.
00:22:22Come on.
00:22:36Looks like you had better luck than we did. R3 made the border.
00:22:39Yeah.
00:22:45They just double-crossed me.
00:22:49They said the Ranger was paid off.
00:22:54So that's why Ranger Mason wasn't there.
00:23:02Come on. Let's get back to the station.
00:23:14Move!
00:23:19Move!
00:23:32Jimmy, take care of Tom now.
00:23:48Come on.
00:24:16What happened to him?
00:24:17He can't be opposed.
00:24:19Come on. This is serious. Talk fast.
00:24:23Don't ask me anything, Hoppy.
00:24:25I can't tell you.
00:24:27Don't you understand I'm trying to help you?
00:24:29But I can't do anything for you if you won't talk.
00:24:34Mason, the Captain wants to see you at once.
00:24:37Ranger Mason, since you refuse to defend yourself,
00:24:40I have no alternative but to refer charges against you.
00:24:49Why don't he talk? He's clamping the handcuffs in his own wrists.
00:24:52He sure is.
00:24:56Very well.
00:24:57You'll be removed to Ranger Headquarters.
00:24:59I'll be in charge.
00:25:00He sure is.
00:25:03Very well.
00:25:05You'll be removed to Ranger Headquarters at Austin for trial.
00:25:08In the meantime, you'll be lodged in the town jail.
00:25:11I'm not going to jail yet.
00:25:13I've got something to take care of.
00:25:14Put that gun away, Tim, before you make matters any worse.
00:25:16Stay where you are, Hoppy.
00:25:18I'm getting out of here and you're not stopping me.
00:25:21Let me go!
00:25:23Let me go! I'm going to get him!
00:25:24Tim!
00:25:26Cassidy, turn him over to Sheriff Gilchrist pending his removal.
00:25:29Get him out.
00:25:30Come on.
00:25:38Hoppy, what could have happened?
00:25:40I don't know.
00:25:42Tim wouldn't tell me a thing and so far guesswork hasn't done me any good.
00:25:45If he don't do some talking, he's as good as convicted right now.
00:25:49Tim couldn't have done anything wrong.
00:25:50I know he's innocent.
00:25:53I feel the same way about it, Sue.
00:25:55But his refusal to speak is the same as admitting he's guilty.
00:25:57But he must be made to talk.
00:25:59Perhaps he'll listen to me.
00:26:00I doubt it.
00:26:02He especially asked me to keep you away.
00:26:05I guess he doesn't want to face you.
00:26:07I'll go in and have another try.
00:26:09I'm going with you.
00:26:11I don't think you better, Sue.
00:26:13You can take my word for it.
00:26:15Tim will never be brought to trial.
00:26:17I'll see to that.
00:26:28You two boys better get out on patrol.
00:26:30You're a little late now.
00:26:31All right, Hoppy.
00:26:32Don't you worry about a thing, Sue.
00:26:53Let's go, Jimmy.
00:26:58I'm going into town to see Tim.
00:27:00But Hoppy said...
00:27:01I don't care. I'm going.
00:27:02Well, if you're set on going, we'll ride in with you.
00:27:28Hi, Sheriff.
00:27:30How are you, Ranger?
00:27:31I'd like to have a talk with Mason.
00:27:33Sure. Right on in.
00:27:34Thanks.
00:27:48Tim.
00:27:50Won't you please talk before it's too late?
00:27:54Hoppy, you can't help me.
00:27:55You only get yourself all messed up in it.
00:27:58Maybe I'm the best judge of that.
00:28:01Who were you out to get when you pulled that gun in the captain's office?
00:28:05There's only one person that's going to take care of him.
00:28:08That's me.
00:28:10But you can't do yourself much good while you're here in jail.
00:28:26Did you get anywhere with him?
00:28:28No.
00:28:45I've got some good news for you, Mason.
00:28:49I don't know what it's all about, but I just received orders to release you.
00:28:52Release me?
00:28:53Yeah.
00:28:55Well, Mason.
00:29:25It was him or me.
00:29:27I had to shoot first.
00:29:35Tim Mason, something's happened to him.
00:29:44Tim!
00:29:45Tim!
00:29:56How'd this gun get here?
00:30:00I was just going to ask you the same question.
00:30:03You were the last person that was in here.
00:30:07You gave Tim that gun to help him get away.
00:30:11Well, I had nothing to do with it.
00:30:13It was you.
00:30:14You planned his escape.
00:30:16That's what you meant when you said you would help him.
00:30:18Well, Sue, that wasn't my intention.
00:30:21That's why you promised me Tim would never be brought to trial.
00:30:23He might have been able to clear himself,
00:30:25but he listened to you.
00:30:27Now he's gone.
00:30:34It's your belief, then, that Cassidy gave Tim Mason this gun?
00:30:38He was the only one that saw him all day.
00:30:40That's all?
00:30:43Miss Mason,
00:30:45who was present in your living room when Cassidy remarked
00:30:47that he'd see to it that your brother never went to trial?
00:30:50California Carlson and Jimmy Rogers.
00:30:54Carlson?
00:30:59Were you present when this statement was made?
00:31:01Well, uh...
00:31:03You know, Captain, I get the funniest spells late.
00:31:06There's times when my brain's just a blank.
00:31:08I just don't remember a doggone thing.
00:31:11Then perhaps a few weeks in jail might help you snap out of it.
00:31:17Go ahead, California. It's all right.
00:31:18Yeah.
00:31:20I heard it.
00:31:24And you, Rogers?
00:31:27The same goes for me, sir.
00:31:30Cassidy?
00:31:32You admit this statement?
00:31:35Yes, I do.
00:31:37But it had nothing to do with any plan of escape.
00:31:40I merely meant that I was going to try to help the boy get out of jail.
00:31:43And I did.
00:31:44It had nothing to do with any plan of escape.
00:31:46I merely meant that I was going to try to help the boy clear himself.
00:31:50I'd like to believe that.
00:31:52But everything seems to point to the fact that you were implicated
00:31:54in Mason's attempt to escape,
00:31:56and its consequences.
00:31:59I have nothing more to say.
00:32:01Then in view of this and for the good of the service,
00:32:04I order you suspended from active duty for 30 days.
00:32:08That's all.
00:32:15Where are you going, Hoppy?
00:32:17What do you care?
00:32:20The ranger service.
00:32:22$40 a month and free taps when you die.
00:32:25It's all yours. You can have it.
00:32:27And this Captain Jennings we're supposed to respect.
00:32:30Might have gotten a better deal from any sidewinding hang-up.
00:32:33I don't care.
00:32:35I'm going to get out of here.
00:32:37I'm going to get out of here.
00:32:39I'm going to get out of here.
00:32:41I'm going to get out of here.
00:32:42Might have gotten a better deal
00:32:44from any sidewinding half-breed in the country.
00:32:47Kind of sneaky, isn't it,
00:32:49talking about a man when his back is turned?
00:32:56Well, your back isn't turned now.
00:33:00We'll just make that suspension permanent.
00:33:03That's all right with me.
00:33:12I'm going to get out of here.
00:33:43And then after that, he hit Captain Jennings.
00:33:45And they kicked him out of the ranger service for good.
00:33:47Looks like we're covered completely.
00:33:49Everything came off even better than I expected.
00:33:51And then after that, he hit Captain Jennings.
00:33:53And they kicked him out of the ranger service for good.
00:33:55Looks like we're covered completely.
00:33:57Everything came off even better than I expected.
00:34:12Jim,
00:34:17when the spill came through provided a heavy one
00:34:18Give me a drink.
00:34:45We don't serve Rangers.
00:34:48I asked for a drink.
00:34:52Put it back.
00:34:56Seems to me you're always sticking your two bits worth in where it isn't wanted.
00:35:06Take it easy, boys.
00:35:13Guess you haven't heard.
00:35:16Cassidy's not with the Rangers anymore.
00:35:19How about coming in and having a little drink with me, huh?
00:35:21Come on.
00:35:22You sure piled it on for yourself when you slugged that captain.
00:35:37Ah, you had it coming, boy.
00:35:40And more, too.
00:35:42You'll have to do a lot of bootlicking to get back into the service, won't you?
00:35:46I don't want back.
00:35:47I've had enough law-hurting.
00:35:56What are you figuring on doing now?
00:35:58Oh, I don't know.
00:36:02I might find an easier way of making a living.
00:36:15Maybe we can have a little talk later, Cassidy.
00:36:21Here.
00:36:24Make yourself at home.
00:36:25I'll be right back.
00:36:56Tim told me nothing about this note.
00:37:06He didn't?
00:37:07That's strange.
00:37:09He gave me to understand he wanted the money to restock the place.
00:37:13Mr. Crandall, I don't know what I'm going to do.
00:37:16I haven't the money to pay this.
00:37:18There, there.
00:37:20Now, don't let yourself go.
00:37:24You've been through enough already.
00:37:26Miss Mason, of course you understand that I must protect the bank's funds.
00:37:32Ordinarily, my plan would be to foreclose.
00:37:37But in view of the high esteem I held your brother and my regard for you, I believe a
00:37:42kindlier solution can be arrived at.
00:37:47Some sort of an arrangement can be made whereby the bank will take over your property and
00:37:52work it until the indebtedness is paid.
00:37:55I'll provide the men for the coming roundup.
00:37:58By the way, there's a large barn located in the rear of your ranch, isn't there?
00:38:04Yes.
00:38:05Well, that would come in mighty handy to store supplies, providing, of course, that you have
00:38:10no objection to us using it.
00:38:11Of course not.
00:38:12Now, Miss Mason, don't you worry about a thing.
00:38:16Just leave everything to me.
00:38:18Mr. Crandall, I'm very grateful to you.
00:38:21Miss Mason, I've always been a firm believer in the golden rule.
00:38:33How do you do it, Crandall?
00:38:35You almost had me weeping.
00:38:36Think it worked?
00:38:37Sure.
00:38:38Letting that girl stay on the ranch gives us a swell front.
00:38:41But isn't it risky?
00:38:42I don't think so.
00:38:43As long as she's there, the rangers won't come snooping around.
00:38:46Well, maybe you're right.
00:38:49They're taking that wagonload of stuff they grabbed from us down to Austin in the morning.
00:38:53That's going to represent quite a loss to us, isn't it?
00:38:55Not if we get it back, it won't.
00:38:58Come on.
00:39:19There ain't no justice in this world, so I'm just going to cash in.
00:39:31Say, what are you doing?
00:39:32What am I doing?
00:39:33Ain't you got eyes?
00:39:34I'm hanging myself.
00:39:35What's the matter?
00:39:36You tired of living?
00:39:37Oh, after what Hoppy went and done to Jimmy, I'm just glum, disgusted to live.
00:39:38Oh, I don't blame you.
00:39:39I don't blame you.
00:39:40I don't blame you.
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00:40:42I don't blame you.
00:40:44Say, uh, do you have any last wish or anything before you go?
00:40:47Last wish?
00:40:49Yeah, I have, Jimmy.
00:40:50Right now, Jimmy, I'm legally leaving you everything on.
00:40:54Where?
00:40:55There's my lucky rabbit twin, Jimmy.
00:40:57Thanks.
00:40:58There's my dice.
00:41:00Say, uh, are they loaded?
00:41:03Loaded?
00:41:05Well, this will give me something to remember you by.
00:41:07Pleasant journey, California.
00:41:09Loaded.
00:41:10Pleasant journey.
00:41:11Say, if I...
00:41:13Jimmy!
00:41:14Jimmy!
00:41:15I'm seeing angels!
00:41:17Oh, all you'll ever see are those little guys pitchforks rolling around.
00:41:22And besides that, you ain't even dead yet.
00:41:25I ain't?
00:41:26No.
00:41:33So I ain't.
00:41:34Give me back my dice.
00:41:36And they ain't loaded.
00:41:38You want to shoot an extra?
00:41:39No.
00:41:41Come on.
00:41:42Let's go.
00:42:12Cassidy, when we admit a new member in our family,
00:42:15it's customary for him to prove up.
00:42:17Well, it's all right with me.
00:42:18What have you got on your mind?
00:42:20That load of stuff you took from us.
00:42:21I want it back.
00:42:25Want me to get it alone?
00:42:27Sure.
00:42:28You know your way around down there.
00:42:30I certainly do.
00:42:32You want me to get it alone?
00:42:33Sure.
00:42:34You know your way around down there.
00:42:36I certainly do.
00:43:03Well, we might as well turn in.
00:43:05Yeah, just as soon as I take a look around, Jimmy.
00:43:07You know, we've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow,
00:43:09getting that wagon down to headquarters.
00:43:11I'll be right back.
00:43:12Good night.
00:43:32No.
00:44:03Come to think of it, that's a pretty big one-man job.
00:44:06We'd better go down and help him out.
00:44:32Come on.
00:45:02Come on.
00:45:33What happened to Cassidy?
00:45:35I nailed her.
00:45:36You and the men get going with the wagon.
00:45:38Hanks, you stick with me.
00:46:03What happened?
00:46:05What happened, California?
00:46:06What's the matter?
00:46:10What happened?
00:46:11I don't know.
00:46:33Cassidy, what are you doing here?
00:46:35Ian's the man who raided the post and got away the wagon.
00:46:38Bring him to my office.
00:46:49Jimmy, you shouldn't have stopped me that day at the tree.
00:46:52Yeah, I guess not.
00:46:54Here.
00:46:55Use this.
00:46:57Doggone you!
00:47:01Get your horses.
00:47:02See if you can catch that wagon.
00:47:13Stand guard outside, Kelton.
00:47:15Yes, sir.
00:47:18I've got to go.
00:47:19I've got to go.
00:47:20I've got to go.
00:47:21I've got to go.
00:47:22I've got to go.
00:47:23I've got to go.
00:47:24I've got to go.
00:47:25I've got to go.
00:47:34How are you, Hoppy?
00:47:36I've been waiting to hear from you.
00:47:38I didn't think you'd bust in on me this way, though.
00:47:40It wasn't my idea.
00:47:41It was Madigan's.
00:47:42He wanted that contraband back.
00:47:44Madigan, eh?
00:47:45So he's mixed up in it.
00:47:46Yeah.
00:47:47He handles the stuff at his end.
00:47:48But the Mr. Big of the outfit is somebody right here in town.
00:47:51Who is it?
00:47:52I don't know yet.
00:47:53So you're still convinced he wasn't shot trying to get away, huh?
00:47:56Oh, more than ever. I think the boy was killed to keep him from talking.
00:48:00Doesn't that point to his possible connection with the gunrunners?
00:48:03That wasn't Tim's style.
00:48:05I feel sure that they had something on the boy, and when he wouldn't see it their way, they, well...
00:48:10Yes, I know.
00:48:12But you're making fine progress, Hoppy. I hope our little plan doesn't backfire.
00:48:16I don't think it will.
00:48:18I sold myself pretty solid to Madigan in these days.
00:48:21I sold myself pretty solid to Madigan and his gang.
00:48:24And, of course, that little slap in the chin went a long ways toward convincing him.
00:48:27I haven't any doubt about it.
00:48:30Now, how am I going to get out of here and get back to Cantina?
00:48:33I'll personally take you over to the jail, and on the way, you'll just escape.
00:48:37Oh, simple as that, huh?
00:48:39Yeah.
00:48:43Ready?
00:48:44All set.
00:48:52All right, Calhoun, I'll take him over to the jail.
00:48:54Yes, sir.
00:49:17Mount up and see if you can bring him back.
00:49:21Yes, sir.
00:49:34Say, how long do you figure it would take a fellow to saddle a horse?
00:49:37Oh, about a couple of minutes under ordinary conditions.
00:49:40These ain't no ordinary conditions, are they?
00:49:42No.
00:49:43Well, then suppose we take about two hours?
00:49:46Suppose we take a couple of months.
00:49:51Well, I see you brought in little boy Blue, all nice and comfy.
00:49:55You're pretty good at double-crossing, aren't you?
00:49:57Yes, and I'm not bad at fisting.
00:50:20Oh!
00:50:51Give me the bucket.
00:51:10Oh, Miss Jew! Miss Jew!
00:51:13Hey, Miss Jew!
00:51:15Oh, Miss... Miss...
00:51:17What is it, Talbot?
00:51:18Say, I was just down at the barn doing my chores,
00:51:20and there's something awful funny going on down there.
00:51:22What do you mean?
00:51:23Well, somebody's trying to steal our supplies.
00:51:25They got a wagon backed up the door, and they're loading it up.
00:51:27I'll be out in a minute.
00:51:28Yeah.
00:51:30I'll see you out in the front of the house.
00:51:47Hmm.
00:52:10Oh, gee, wait a minute. It was here just a minute ago.
00:52:18Say, by golly, those look like good.
00:52:34Well, gee, my neat Christmas.
00:52:38Say, by golly, let's, uh...
00:52:40Let's open one of these things, huh?
00:52:42All right, I'll get a hammer.
00:52:44One of the little ones.
00:52:46Wait a minute.
00:52:54Well, go on. See you tomorrow night.
00:52:56Tell Madigan to send a couple of bottles back.
00:52:59I'll do that.
00:53:16All right.
00:53:47There you are.
00:53:49You know, the fellow that runs this outfit must be pretty smart.
00:53:53Yeah.
00:53:54Plenty smart. Plenty smart.
00:54:01You know who he is?
00:54:03Sure.
00:54:05I do.
00:54:07But you don't.
00:54:10No, I don't.
00:54:12Do you mind telling me who he is?
00:54:15Sure.
00:54:18His name is, uh...
00:54:20Is, uh...
00:54:37What are you two doing here?
00:54:39We brought over that Mason girl.
00:54:41Why? What happened?
00:54:42Well, her and the old geezer that works for her nose around those boxes.
00:54:45The girl's back in the storeroom.
00:54:51Well, how'd she get away?
00:55:12Sue.
00:55:29Sue. Sue!
00:55:32I've come to help you get out of here.
00:55:34Will you help my brother get out of jail?
00:55:36There's no time for that now. I had nothing to do with Tim's death.
00:55:39I'm trying to find out who did, and that's why I'm here.
00:55:41Tell me, what happened at your ranch?
00:55:44Sue, you've got to tell me or I can't help.
00:55:51I never did like using that girl's place.
00:55:53Well, the main thing now is to find out how much she knows and if she's talked to anybody.
00:55:59Bring her in here, Drangle.
00:56:00Get the men and clear out that barn. We're leaving here as soon as I've talked to her.
00:56:07Crandall told you the boxes contained supplies?
00:56:10He said they were to be used for the roundup.
00:56:13Yes, it doesn't make sense.
00:56:14What?
00:56:15Crandall. It looks like he's the one that cracks the whip in this outfit.
00:56:19Sue, you get the Captain Jennings and tell him to have his men waiting at your ranch.
00:56:22Come on.
00:56:40Come on.
00:57:10Come on.
00:57:41Need me for anything?
00:57:42If not, I've got some saddlementing to do.
00:57:44Stay put. There's plenty on.
00:57:46We're clearing out the barn on the Mason Ranch and we're leaving here as soon as I've talked to somebody.
00:57:50That's going to be a pretty big job. We'd better get going.
00:57:53I guess maybe you're right.
00:57:55Well, it'll talk and wait.
00:58:04What happened to you?
00:58:06What happened to you?
00:58:07Somebody slugged me when I went in for the girl.
00:58:10Did you see who it was?
00:58:12No, but I've got a pretty good idea who it is.
00:58:18Popping off again, huh?
00:58:20You were running around loose about the time it happened.
00:58:24If we meet up with any rangers, it's going to be mighty unpleasant for you.
00:58:28Drago, it'll be your job to watch him.
00:58:31Oh, that'll be fine.
00:58:32Watch him.
00:58:33Oh, that'll be fine.
00:59:02I'm half hoping we'll meet up with some rangers.
00:59:32Come on, hurry it up. I'll let you go.
01:00:03Get him!
01:00:15Good work, Hoppy.
01:00:16Thanks. Got a spare gun?
01:00:17Yes.
01:00:19Here you go.
01:00:21Thanks.
01:00:32Come on, Hoppy.
01:01:03Put those boxes on.
01:01:06Let's get on the wagons, fellas. Get them out of here.
01:01:32Come on.
01:02:02Come on.
01:02:32Come on.
01:03:02Come on.
01:03:32Come on.
01:03:56I guess Frank's kind of caught up with me.
01:04:00I usually do.
01:04:02You're cracked up pretty badly.
01:04:03You better tell me the truth about young Mason.
01:04:07He didn't try to get away.
01:04:08You shot him deliberately, didn't you?
01:04:11On Simon Crandall's orders.
01:04:14Yes.
01:04:32Get up!
01:05:02Get up!
01:05:33Crandall.
01:05:37Crandall.
01:05:38Let me in.
01:05:49What happened?
01:05:51The girl got wise to what was going on at the ranch.
01:05:53We had her locked up at the cantina, but Cassidy got her out.
01:05:55Where's Cassidy now?
01:05:56I don't know.
01:06:03So, you let him make a fool out of you, didn't you?
01:06:05Come on, let's clean out the vault and get started.
01:06:11What have you got to put the money in?
01:06:13Why, I have a bag in my private office.
01:06:16Wait a minute.
01:06:20How about using this one?
01:06:25Slick piece of devil crossing, Crandall.
01:06:28And you almost got away with it.
01:06:32Let's go.
01:07:03Howdy, Crandall.
01:07:04You're just in time, Ranger.
01:07:06Gunner Madigan came in here and tried to rob me.
01:07:08I had to shoot him.
01:07:10Thought you killed your little playmate, huh?
01:07:33Oh.
01:07:40Get him up.
01:07:47All right.
01:07:48Get him up and keep him up.
01:07:54That goes for you too, Ranger.
01:07:57Any objections to me plugging him, boss?
01:07:59Don't talk, shoot, you fool.
01:08:05Thanks, boys.
01:08:07Come on, Crandall, you're through.
01:08:26Hello.
01:08:28Hello in there.
01:08:30Hello, Hoppy.
01:08:31Hello, California.
01:08:32Where are you going?
01:08:33Out on patrol?
01:08:34No, I've been given charge of a post at Lando.
01:08:36Yeah, and that ain't all.
01:08:37He got promoted.
01:08:38Captain Cassidy.
01:08:39Congratulations, Hoppy.
01:08:41You more than deserve it.
01:08:43I guess that means I'll be leaving too.
01:08:45Goodbye.
01:08:46Don't stay away too long.
01:08:47I won't.
01:08:49I'll see that he doesn't.
01:08:51Yeah, and so will I.
01:08:52Hey, wait a minute.
01:08:53Wait a minute.
01:08:54California, I got a whole chicken for you.
01:08:56Well, thank you, sourdough.
01:08:58Gee, you ain't get a frying pan I could borrow.
01:09:00Come on, come on.
01:09:19Bye, Hoppy.
01:09:20So long.
01:09:21Bye, Jimmy.
01:09:22Goodbye.
01:09:25Look at there.
01:09:26He's lost Elsie now.
01:09:54Bye.
01:09:55Bye.
01:09:56Bye.
01:09:57Bye.
01:09:58Bye.
01:09:59Bye.
01:10:00Bye.
01:10:01Bye.
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