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🤠 The Lucky Texan (1934) – A thrilling early John Wayne Western directed by Robert N. Bradbury, co-starring Gabby Hayes and Yakima Canutt. Produced by Lone Star Pictures and distributed by Monogram Pictures, this B-movie gem showcases Wayne in one of his early leading roles, five years before his career-defining Stagecoach (1939).
🌵 Plot:
Young Texan Jerry Mason (John Wayne) partners with old rancher Jake Benson (George “Gabby” Hayes) after discovering a gold mine. Their luck turns sour when greedy men and a crooked assayer try to swindle them. To make matters more complicated, Mason falls for Betty Benson (Barbara Sheldon), Jake’s granddaughter. Filled with action, betrayal, romance, and daring stunts, The Lucky Texan is a classic example of early 1930s Western filmmaking.
🎭 Cast:
John Wayne as Jerry Mason
George “Gabby” Hayes as Jake Benson
Barbara Sheldon as Betty Benson
Yakima Canutt as Joe Cole
Lloyd Whitlock as Harris
Gordon De Main as Banker Williams
Earl Dwire as Sheriff Miller
🎬 Film Facts:
Features an unusual scene of Gabby Hayes in drag.
Notable for stunt work by Yakima Canutt, later a legendary Hollywood stunt coordinator.
One of John Wayne’s key Lone Star/Monogram Westerns, cementing his early cowboy screen image.
✅ Public Domain Notice:
This film is in the Public Domain. Free to watch, share, and distribute. No copyright infringement intended.
✨ Follow for more classic John Wayne Westerns, vintage cowboy action, and Hollywood legends.
🌵 Plot:
Young Texan Jerry Mason (John Wayne) partners with old rancher Jake Benson (George “Gabby” Hayes) after discovering a gold mine. Their luck turns sour when greedy men and a crooked assayer try to swindle them. To make matters more complicated, Mason falls for Betty Benson (Barbara Sheldon), Jake’s granddaughter. Filled with action, betrayal, romance, and daring stunts, The Lucky Texan is a classic example of early 1930s Western filmmaking.
🎭 Cast:
John Wayne as Jerry Mason
George “Gabby” Hayes as Jake Benson
Barbara Sheldon as Betty Benson
Yakima Canutt as Joe Cole
Lloyd Whitlock as Harris
Gordon De Main as Banker Williams
Earl Dwire as Sheriff Miller
🎬 Film Facts:
Features an unusual scene of Gabby Hayes in drag.
Notable for stunt work by Yakima Canutt, later a legendary Hollywood stunt coordinator.
One of John Wayne’s key Lone Star/Monogram Westerns, cementing his early cowboy screen image.
✅ Public Domain Notice:
This film is in the Public Domain. Free to watch, share, and distribute. No copyright infringement intended.
✨ Follow for more classic John Wayne Westerns, vintage cowboy action, and Hollywood legends.
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01:18Morning, Frazier.
01:19Hi, Oldtimer.
01:21Guess you don't remember me.
01:23Can't say you do.
01:25Yet there's something mighty familiar about you.
01:27Well, Jake, I guess it's a long time since you taught me how to...
01:29...trap coyotes and ride rocks.
01:31Jerry misses as I live.
01:34Well, well, man, how you've grown.
01:37Well, I say, you're a regular mountain, ain't you?
01:39Sit down here and let's talk it over.
01:42Well, there's not much to tell, Jake.
01:44Finished college, and true to your dad's last request, you've come to live with me, eh?
01:49That's right.
01:50I can't tell you how happy I am seeing you.
01:53Well, I'm happy to be here too, Jake.
01:55How about the ranch? The cattle?
01:58There ain't no cattle, son.
02:00Rustler's got most of them, and I sold what was left.
02:04Well, can we stock it up again?
02:06We're starting some other business?
02:08Itching to get to work, eh?
02:10Well, I was figuring on opening up the blacksmith shop, but...
02:18What do you say we go in and fry us the chicken and gargle some coffee?
02:21What do you say, eh?
02:22Sounds like a good idea, especially the chicken.
02:24Well, no wonder this horse was limping.
02:38No wonder this horse was limping.
02:40Well, don't you pick it up?
02:42Yep.
02:43I picked up a sharper rock.
02:44Well, don't you pick it up?
02:46I picked up a sharper rock.
02:48No, no.
02:49There ain't no charge.
02:50Looks like you've been through plenty of water.
02:52Oh, yeah.
02:54Tried a shortcut about 12 miles back in there and got stuck.
02:56Oh.
02:57Come right down through the middle of the creek.
02:58Hmm.
02:59Hmm.
03:00That's where he went left.
03:01Hmm.
03:02Hmm.
03:03Hmm.
03:04Hmm.
03:05Hmm.
03:06Hmm.
03:07Hmm.
03:08Hmm.
03:09Hmm.
03:10Hmm.
03:11Hmm.
03:12Hmm.
03:13Hmm.
03:14Hmm.
03:15Hmm.
03:16Hmm.
03:17Hmm.
03:18Hmm.
03:19Hmm.
03:20Hmm.
03:21Hmm.
03:22Hmm.
03:23Hmm.
03:24That's why he went lame.
03:25Well, good luck to you.
03:39Hey, Jake.
03:42I just picked this up at the post office.
03:45I bet I know who it's from.
03:48Hmm.
03:49I was right.
03:50It's from Betty.
03:59Well, I was right.
04:00It's from Betty.
04:01Betty?
04:02Yeah.
04:03My granddaughter.
04:04Didn't you know I had a granddaughter?
04:06I certainly did not.
04:07Yes, siree.
04:08I'm her only living around it.
04:10I've been sent her to college for a couple of years.
04:13But she'll soon be here to live with me.
04:16Let's see what she's got to say.
04:18Dear Grinsey, I just received my monthly check and thank you so much.
04:34I can't wait until school is over so I can come and live with you.
04:39Gee, just three months more and I'll be keeping house for you.
04:43Please write me a nice long letter.
04:47I do so enjoy hearing from you.
04:50Lovingly Betty.
04:52Heh.
04:53She's a fine girl, Jerry.
04:56And I'm gonna do everything I can to make her happy.
05:00Well, hello, Freddy.
05:05Heh, heh, heh, heh.
05:07Hey.
05:08Hello.
05:09She's a town dog.
05:10Everybody feeds her.
05:11Heh, heh.
05:12Oh, so you wanna play, eh?
05:15Well, I'm gonna do everything.
05:17I'm gonna do everything I can to make her happy.
05:19Well, hello, Freddy.
05:20Heh, heh, heh, heh.
05:22Hey, hey, hey.
05:23She's a town dog.
05:24Everybody feeds her.
05:25Heh, heh, heh, heh.
05:26Take a look.
05:27That's that piece of quartz that came out of the horse's hook.
05:29It's gold.
05:30Say, there's a stringer in there bigger than a tenpenny nail.
05:33We only knew where it came from.
05:34I do know.
05:35That prospector said he was forced down the middle of a creek twelve miles out.
05:38Well, there's only one creek out there, Jerry.
05:39And it'll be a cinch to backtrack it.
05:40Well, what do you think?
05:41Well, what do you think?
05:42Well, we're on our way right now.
05:43And if we find anything, I know a dog that's gonna have a ported house stake and a home
05:47for life.
05:48You said it.
05:49You said it.
05:50You said it.
05:51You said it.
05:52one quick out there, Jerry, and it'll be a cinch to backtrack it. Well, we're on our way right now,
05:57and if we find anything, I know a dog that's going to have a porterhouse take and a home for life. You said it.
06:22Right there is where he left the creek.
06:52Wait a minute. Look at that.
07:08Hey, that's the real stuff, son. According to this sand, the creek's full of color.
07:22Hello. Hello, Benson. What can I do for you?
07:31In the first place, you fellas buy gold?
07:33Certainly. That's part of our business.
07:35Well, weigh this up, and let's see what we got.
07:43Say, that's the purest stuff. As good as I've ever seen.
07:52It's made a great strike somewhere.
08:12Let's see.
08:15At $16 an ounce,
08:18that'll come to $848.
08:22Okay, we'll take that in currency, if it's just the same to you.
08:26Okay. All right, Joe.
08:29Now, listen.
08:31We expect to bring in many times that amount.
08:33We think we've got a rich strike.
08:35But we don't want anybody to know anything about it.
08:38But you'll tell us, won't you?
08:39We're not telling anybody, Harris.
08:41But when we do get ready to let the location be known,
08:44you'll be the first ones in on it.
08:46Thanks. Come on, Jake.
08:47We've got to go buy a dog a porterhouse take.
08:49They've made a rich strike,
08:54and it's up to us to locate it.
08:56I wouldn't mind having old man Benson's ranch, either.
09:00He used to run cattle.
09:04Of course, he doesn't know it,
09:05but I got most of them.
09:08You know, Jake,
09:29it's a good thing we didn't file on that claim.
09:35that it had tipped the whole town off to the location
09:39and confined our operations.
09:42As it is, we can work the whole creek.
09:44Yeah.
09:45Your idea of crossing Windy Flats
09:47and entering the town from the other side
09:49sure had them puzzled.
09:50Yeah.
09:51It sure has.
09:53They've been back trailing us now for two months,
09:55and they always get stuck at Windy Flats.
09:58They think this mine's out in the middle of the desert.
10:00Why don't we take a little rest, son?
10:02Just a few more days and Betty will be coming.
10:09Well, don't you think we better be getting back
10:11and getting some of this dirt out of our hide?
10:13Yeah, I reckon you're right.
10:15You know, you want to sure look your best.
10:18Well, Hank, how's your old woman?
10:33Well, Hank, how's your old woman?
10:37Well, well, well, hello, Hank, how's your old woman?
10:42Oh, wise up, boys.
10:44No pay to earth this time.
10:46Oh, come on, boy.
10:47Let's go.
10:48Come on, Hank.
10:49Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute.
10:51I tell you, we didn't get a bit of color.
10:54Oh, boy.
10:55How about we've been gone all this time
10:57and not a bit of color?
10:58Come on, now, wait a minute.
11:01Hey, what do we do?
11:02I'll give you every nugget you find in the past.
11:05Yeah, go on ahead and search it.
11:12Here comes old Benson now, and Mason isn't waiting.
11:15Good.
11:16Are the papers all ready?
11:17Everything.
11:23Hello, Jake.
11:24Hello, Benson.
11:25Well, what luck this time?
11:27Not so bad.
11:28Not so bad.
11:30That looks kind of official to me.
11:58Well, let's see.
12:04At $16 an ounce, that's, uh, $2,335.
12:11How do you have it, in coin or bills?
12:13Well, bills is easier to carry.
12:15All right, Joe.
12:17Sit down, Jake.
12:18I've got to have your signature this time, Jake.
12:27The government demands that they get a receipt
12:28for all monies paid out for raw gold.
12:30Sure.
12:34But, Joe,
12:36stamp the date on that, will you?
12:38He'll do it.
12:42Okay.
13:25There you are.
13:28And here's your money.
13:29Thanks.
13:30Give him a canteen, will you?
13:32I'll be seeing you fellas again mighty soon.
13:35Goodbye.
13:42Well, we got the deed to the ranch.
13:45And when he eventually disappears, we'll have this recorded.
13:49Let's see what we made on the nuggets.
13:55Well, how much do we get this time?
13:57$2,335.
14:00Woo!
14:01I'm going to hold out $500 of that.
14:04Pay on this blacksmith shop tomorrow.
14:07You know, Jerry, I got an idea this is going to be a valuable corner someday.
14:14And we ain't going to let go of it.
14:16I think it's a good investment, Jake.
14:29Hello, Dad.
14:31Say, you got a couple bucks you can spare?
14:34Gambling again, eh?
14:35Well, that's about all there is to do around this town.
14:39Gee, I wish I had a job.
14:41So do I.
14:42And remember, you can't keep this up forever.
14:46There's an end to everything.
14:58Hey, Al.
14:59Come here a minute.
15:00If you don't kick through with that dough you owe me, I'm telling the town everything.
15:06That'll just about throw your old man out of office.
15:09Where am I going to get it?
15:10That's not up to me.
15:11I don't care where you get it or how you get it, but get it.
15:30Mr. Williams in?
15:47Yes, Jake.
15:48You'll find him in his office.
15:49Thanks.
15:52Come in.
15:58Hi, Mr. Williams.
15:59Hi, Nick.
16:00I'm glad to see you.
16:01I want to pay off my debt on the Lexman's shop.
16:04Well, that's fine.
16:05Sit down.
16:07Thanks.
16:18I'll give you a receipt for your money.
16:22You'll put it into escrow.
16:24You'll get your deed in a few days.
16:29All right, Mr. Williams.
16:46How's the claim coming?
16:49Oh, still coughing up a few colors.
16:52Won't be working it again until next spring, though.
16:53I'll give it to you, sir.
17:01Howdy, sir.
17:02Hello, Indians.
17:03Howdy, sir.
17:03Hello, Indians.
17:05Howdy, sir.
17:10Hello, Indians.
17:13You'd better send it to the doctor, Sherrath.
17:37You'd better send it to the doctor, Sherrath.
17:43It's too late. You've killed him, Jake.
17:48I killed him? You're not trying to deny it, are you?
17:51Didn't I hear you fighting?
17:53You were the only one in here, Mr. Benson.
18:03Somebody must have come in through the back door.
18:06That's the only way it could have happened.
18:08Don't worry, old-timer. I'll have you out of here in North Town.
18:12I'll have you out.
18:43This is Mr. Benson's ranch, isn't it?
18:46Why, yes. Are you Betty?
18:49And you're Jerry Mason.
18:51Why didn't you let us know you were coming today?
18:53I wasn't surprised, Randy.
18:55Why, where is he?
18:58Oh, uh...
19:00Well, uh...
19:01You see, when he gets out in the hills prospecting, why, uh...
19:05Well, it's pretty hard to tell when he is coming back.
19:09Won't you come in?
19:12Oh, gee. You don't know how glad I am to be here.
19:15But I just can't wait to see Randy.
19:17Well, I'm gonna ride out and see if I can locate him.
19:19Oh, I hope you'll find him.
19:28Now, just make yourself comfortable, Miss Betty.
19:30Well, thank you.
19:31And I have dinner ready for you when you come back.
19:33Well, that'll be great.
19:34Goodbye.
19:35Goodbye.
19:36Goodbye.
20:03Is there any news, Jerry?
20:04No.
20:06I'm just gonna give this bank the once-over.
20:08Well, uh...
20:09This may not mean anything, but, uh...
20:11Al, the sheriff's son, has been flashing a roll of bills.
20:15Now, I know he hasn't done anything to earn it.
20:18He just paid me for a horse I sold him.
20:27Did Al Miller give you this money?
20:29He sure did.
20:36Where'd you get that money, Miller?
20:39Why? I don't think that's any of your business.
20:41Well, I'm making it my business because that's part of the money Jake Benson paid the bankers.
20:45Now, just wait if you get it.
20:46Now, just wait if you get it.
20:47As I told you before, it's none of your business.
20:50Here's some more business.
20:52Oh!
20:53I'm making it my business!
20:54Oh!
20:55There's my business!
20:56Let's go.
21:26Let's go.
21:56Let's go.
22:26Let's go.
22:56Let's go.
22:58Get him.
23:00Get him.
23:02Get him.
23:04Get him.
23:06Get him.
23:08Get him.
23:12Get him.
23:14Get him.
23:16Get him.
23:26Get him.
23:28Get him.
23:30Get him.
23:32Get him.
23:34Get him.
23:36Get him.
23:38Get him.
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23:44Get him.
23:46Get him.
23:48Get him.
23:50Get him.
23:52Get him.
23:54Get him.
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24:08Get him.
24:10Get him.
24:12Let's go.
24:42Let's go.
25:12Let's go.
25:14Let's go.
25:16Let's go.
25:18Let's go.
25:19Let's go.
25:20Let's go.
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25:24Let's go.
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25:26Let's go.
25:27Let's go.
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25:31Let's go.
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25:33Let's go.
25:34Let's go.
25:35Howton Miller, I arrest you for attempted murder and robbery.
25:39And I'm going to do my duty in helping to exact the full penalty for your crime.
25:44I'm sorry, Sheriff, but it had to be your son.
25:46I'm sorry, Sheriff, but it had to be your son.
25:48Let's go.
25:49Let's go.
25:50Let's go.
25:51Let's go.
25:52Let's go.
25:53Let's go, Sheriff.
25:54I'm sorry, Benson.
25:56That's all right.
25:58I'm sorry, Benton.
26:21That's all right.
26:25I know just how you feel.
26:28Here's the rest of the bank's moneys, Sheriff.
26:44Never keep me caged up in one of them things.
26:51It's a mighty good thing you're out.
26:53Because Betty's home waiting for you.
26:55Betty?
26:56Betty was jumped in the hospital.
26:59Maybe you think I wasn't worried.
27:04Where are you, Betty?
27:05Betty!
27:06Well, well, well, well.
27:11Never going to see you.
27:13Not so myself for a while, but thanks to Jerry, here I am.
27:17Dinner all ready for you.
27:19And I'm sure ready for dinner.
27:24Cracky, that's the best dinner I've had in years.
27:27And that goes for me, too.
27:28Well, I can see it isn't going to be very hard to please you two.
27:31Well, son, we won't be working the mine again the next spring.
27:35You know, we can't afford to miss meals like this.
27:38I think I'll go out tomorrow and hide the sluice box.
27:41In fact, I'll stake out three claims along the creek and you can file on them.
27:45After all, you know, better be on the safe side.
27:48And while you're gone, I'll take Betty around the ranch and shore the town and our blacksmiths.
27:53Sure.
27:54And you can figure on me being here for dinner.
27:56All right, Candy.
28:00This town is located about six miles off that spur.
28:07Whoa!
28:09Hey, Mason, can I see you a minute?
28:12Pardon me a moment, Betty.
28:18You know they're taking young Miller over to Cedar City?
28:24Is that so?
28:25Yeah, and I thought you might like to know that Banker William is going to pull through okay.
28:30Well, that is good news.
28:31Yeah.
28:40Is Jake Benson around?
28:42Why, no.
28:43He went to his plane this morning.
28:45But he'll be back this afternoon.
28:47Oh.
28:49Thanks.
28:57Benson's out at his claim and he won't be back till late this afternoon.
28:59This is just what we've been waiting for.
29:01Freddy?
29:02There's some nuggets that Jerry don't know nothing about.
29:03Ha!
29:04Won't he and Betty be surprised when they hear that?
29:05Ha!
29:06Ha!
29:07Ha!
29:08Ha!
29:09Ha!
29:10Ha!
29:11Ha!
29:24Ha!
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29:55Ha!
29:56I guess we got here just in time.
30:09Drop your hands Benson. We've decided it's about time you were tipping us off to this goldfield of yours.
30:31Oh, so that's your game, eh? Well, Jerry and me found that goldfield. We ain't tipping it off to nobody.
30:39He's done for. Yeah, there's a canteen on that patch. Come on, we've got to catch that mule.
31:09Here's the canteen, sure enough.
31:11Here's the canteen, sure enough.
31:21Here's the canteen, sure enough.
31:28Here's the canteen.
31:32This is the canteen, sure enough.
31:40Here's the canteen.
31:44It's good.
31:45Get in, boy.
31:46Get in, boy.
31:47Get in, boy!
31:52Get in, boy!
31:56Get in, boy!
32:10You see it?
32:32No use, Harrison. I can't get it.
32:34Come on, we've got to get out of here and get back to town.
32:36We can't afford to be seen here.
32:38Get your heart.
32:40Now listen, Freddy.
32:42I want you to go get Jerry.
32:44Do you understand?
32:46Go get Jerry.
32:48Go get him.
33:10Get there.
33:14Go get Jerry.
33:16Get home.
33:17Get home.
33:18Get home.
33:19Go.
33:20Go.
33:21Get home.
33:23Go.
33:24Get home.
33:26Why, that's Randy for us, isn't it?
33:29It sure is.
33:31Here comes his pack.
33:41What do you suppose has happened?
33:43I don't know, but I'm going to find out.
33:51What's all the excitement about?
33:53Why, old Jake Hawkins, in fact, gave me Malloy.
33:56That's all?
33:57Yes.
33:58Maybe we ought to organize a party and go out and...
34:01What?
34:02Yes.
34:03He never did this before.
34:08Friday!
34:10Friday!
34:12Where's Jake?
34:19You better go back home and wait till you hear from me, Betty.
34:22All right, Jerry.
34:52I'm sorry, fout.
34:54Okay.
34:56Yes.
34:57That's all.
34:59And now, let's in for a long time.
35:01Oh, no, hell?
35:06This is not the right, Mr.
35:17What's the matter, old-timer? Are you all right?
35:26Oh, I'm only a little dizzy. I'm getting better every minute.
35:29They only nick me.
35:30What are you talking about? Who nicked you?
35:33I'll tell you all about it on the way home. Come on.
35:47Remember now, son, not a word to Betty.
36:02What happened, Granby? Oh, you're hurt.
36:05Oh, came nothing tall.
36:07Horse rode me and looked square on my head.
36:10What I need is good feed.
36:11Oh, well, I'll run right uptown and get you something nice, then.
36:14Well, don't tell anyone that your granddad is here.
36:18All right.
36:25Hey, son, open up that trunk and get out my makeup case, will you?
36:28Makeup case?
36:29Yeah.
36:32This?
36:33That's right.
36:36This here will stop it bleeding.
36:39What in the world's this?
36:41Oh, that's just a souvenir of my old theatrical days.
36:45I didn't know you were an actor, Jake.
36:48Yep.
36:49I wore that when I played in a show called Charlie's Ant.
36:53Yeah?
36:54Yeah.
36:55Well, what the heck is this?
36:57Son, that's the thing that helped make Anna Held and Lillian Russell famous.
37:02Oh, I see.
37:04Up here like this, eh?
37:05No.
37:05Oh, you darn yearling, you got it in the wrong spot.
37:10Oh, man.
37:19Hello, Mason.
37:23Has Vincent come in yet?
37:25Not yet. If he doesn't get in by night, I'm going looking for him.
37:30I reckon he's hoarse through him.
37:32We just called to find out when we could take possession of this ranch.
37:36Take possession? I don't understand.
37:40Well, maybe Benson didn't tell you, but we bought this ranch a few days ago.
37:45That's strange. Funny he didn't tell me.
37:49You got a bill of sale?
37:51Certainly. It's the office.
37:54Well, then I'll have Jake drop in tomorrow and he can advise you when he's getting out.
37:59That'll be fine. We're anxious to get started on the improvements on the place.
38:16What are they talking about? I ain't sold no ranch.
38:18Have you signed any papers lately, Jake?
38:20No. I don't think so.
38:22Wait a minute. Yes, I did.
38:24I signed a receipt for the money we got for them last nuggets.
38:27Well, did you look at it closely?
38:28No.
38:29Well, that's it then. You probably signed a bill of sale for the ranch.
38:32That's why they were trying to get rid of you.
38:34They figured they could claim the ranch then and nobody could deny it.
38:37Well, that dirty, low-down polecats.
38:40But we'll get them. You wait till my head aches better tomorrow.
38:44We'll give them the surprise of their life.
38:46Hey, but you better go file on them claims.
38:49Take that canteen of nuggets and leave it at the bank this time.
38:52Here's the location of them three claims.
39:04Now, there's one for Betty, one for you, and one for me.
39:07All right. You better lie down and get some sleep, Jake.
39:10Don't you forget yourself. Remember, I'm supposed to be dead.
39:13Oh, I ain't forgetting.
39:43There's Mason.
39:58Isn't that old Jake's canteen on the saddle?
40:00Let's go see.
40:13We must have taken it off the burrow before we got there.
40:41How did we get there, boys?
40:42Oh, hello. Oh, I...
40:44Uh, you see, Sheriff, will you recognize this canteen?
40:47It belongs to old Jake Benson.
40:50Whenever Jake brought in his nuggets to us,
40:52unknown to anyone else, he brought them in this canteen.
40:55And we thought it was kind of funny that old Jake's disappeared
40:59and Mason should have this.
41:02Where is Mason?
41:03He went in the courthouse.
41:05Well, please go in there and see what Mason's doing.
41:08I reckon you can explain this.
41:12He'd better be able to.
41:30He's filing on a mining claim, Sheriff.
41:32Huh.
41:33Probably old Jake's claim.
41:35Well, we'll just wait till he gets here.
41:46Howdy, boys.
41:47What's all the powwow about?
41:49Just how did you come to have this cantina's nugget?
41:52I don't care to answer that question, Harris.
41:56Whose claim are you just filing on, Mason?
41:59My own claim.
42:01Do you know anything about Jake Benson's disappearance?
42:04Yes, I know he hasn't come back.
42:06I'm sorry, Mason, but I'll have to hold you until we can locate Jake.
42:10Fair enough.
42:11When do I get my preliminary hearing?
42:12First thing tomorrow morning.
42:13You better take charge of those nuggets, Sheriff.
42:17What are they going to do to Mason?
42:18Do you think he killed old Jake?
42:19They do.
42:20What are they going to do to Mason?
42:21Do you think he killed old Jake?
42:22What's happened?
42:45What's wrong?
42:49Mason's up for murder.
42:51Murder?
42:52Yes.
43:02Michelle, may I please have a moment, Mr. Mason?
43:05Yes, I guess so.
43:07Go ahead.
43:11Oh, Jerry.
43:12Now listen, Betty.
43:13They think I've murdered your granddad.
43:15Now don't say anything to anyone, but hurry home and tell Jake
43:18that I have a preliminary hearing in the morning.
43:20And for him to get there without being seen by anyone.
43:23All right, Billy.
43:24Goodbye.
43:28Goodbye.
43:29Goodbye.
43:30Goodbye.
43:51The great way.
43:57Grandma, they've got Jerry locked up in jail.
43:58What's that?
43:59They think he murdered you.
44:00Now Jerry says he's been caught in the morning and for you to be sure and get there without being seen.
44:05I understand.
44:07Yes. Will I be there?
44:09And how?
44:15Figured out, the way I said,
44:17Captain's chance in the world to leave.
44:21We'll be getting out of here.
44:23It won't help the world.
44:25Yeah.
44:33Pardon me, gentlemen, but I'm looking for the courthouse.
44:36You're standing right in it, madam.
44:39Oh, for goodness sake.
44:41I do love murder trials, don't you?
44:44But if I were a murderer, I'd much prefer the electric chair
44:48than to have a rope around my neck, wouldn't you?
44:51Listen, lady, we're not interested.
44:54But you're going to be.
45:00Well, here comes the sheriff and make them now.
45:05My goodness, what big things!
45:11Just a minute, boys, check your hardware.
45:24I don't know.
45:25I don't know.
45:26I don't know.
45:27I don't know.
45:28Come on, let's get in here.
45:29This thing is just about to start.
45:30Look around.
45:32Let's get in here.
45:33Let's go.
45:34Yeah.
45:35There you go.
45:36There you go.
45:37Go.
45:38Here.
45:39There you go.
45:40Here we go.
45:41There you go.
45:47There you go.
46:18Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye.
46:35The court of Sonoma County is now open.
46:37Judge McGill presiding.
46:38Everybody be seated and come to immediate order.
46:48Your Honor, before you proceed further with this case, there's a few words I'd like to say.
46:53What is your name, madam?
46:55Veronica Mehippo Benson.
46:57Any relation to Jake Benson?
46:59Oh, yes. I'm his nearest relative.
47:02What do you want to say, madam?
47:04I wanted to say that I've known the accused since he was a babe in arms.
47:15Quiet, please.
47:16As I was about to say, I knew him years ago and he was the sweetest thing.
47:23Come to the point, madam.
47:30Well, I know who shot Jake Benson.
47:34The men are in this court, Your Honor.
47:37And I advise the sheriff not to let anyone leave this room.
47:41They tried to steal his mind.
47:45They tried to steal his ranch.
47:48And they shot him down in cold blood.
47:51How do you know this, madam?
47:53Because I was there when it happened, Your Honor.
47:56Sheriff, I swear to Miss Benson, then.
48:14Order in court!
48:20Hey!
48:21Put down your dress!
48:23I ain't no lady.
48:24I'm Jake Benson.
48:26And there's the two coyotes that shot me.
48:28Let's keep going.
48:29Come on!
48:30Come on, guess me!
48:36Come on, Weiter!
48:38Oh, good!
48:39Hurry up, boys!
48:40Come on, hou.
48:41Come on!
48:51Come on!
48:52Here he goes!
48:53There he goes!
48:58How do you run this darn thing?
49:00I'll do the driving.
49:28I'll do the driving.
49:58I'll do the driving.
50:28I'll do the driving.
50:58I'll do the driving.
51:28I'll do the driving.
51:58I'll do the driving.
52:28I'll do the driving.
52:58I'll do the driving.
53:28I'll do the driving.
53:30I'll do the driving.
53:32I'll do the driving.
53:34I'll do the driving.
53:36I'll do the driving.
53:38I'll do the driving.
53:40I'll do the driving.
53:42I'll do the driving.
53:44I'll do the driving.
53:46I'll do the driving.
53:48I'll do the driving.
53:50I'll do the driving.
53:52I'll do the driving.
53:54I'll do the driving.
53:56I'll do the driving.
53:58Let him out.
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