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Hopalong Cassidy ("Hoppy"), along with his sidekicks California Carlson and Lucky Jenkins, receive an anonymous letter and a counterfeit bill that leads them to a Mexican border shanty town. They discover a ruthless town boss is running a counterfeiting operation out of an idle mine.
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00:00Here he comes, here he comes, there's the truppets, there's the drums, here he comes,
00:10Popalum Cassidy, here he comes.
00:30I don't see why we had to come all the way down the border to buy fancy cattle.
00:43There's plenty of good ones up our way.
00:44Maybe the ones in Silver City is a special breed, eh, Hoppy?
00:47You're right about that, California.
00:49Now that we've passed the last big town and all the pretty girls that ask questions, I'll break down.
00:54Then we're not out to buy cattle?
00:56No, I want to find out where that counterfeit bill and a lot more like it comes from.
01:01You see, Uncle Sam's kind of selfish, he likes to make his own.
01:04Looks good to me.
01:06That's the trouble, it looks too good.
01:08Then you figure maybe they're made in Silver City, huh?
01:10Well, all the evidence points there, you see.
01:18Well, that's a girl driving.
01:20Well, those horses are out of control.
01:26Let's hit them up.
01:26Well, let's go.
02:15They're all right now, miss.
02:20And no thanks to you.
02:22Of all the high-handed interfering,
02:25who asked you to stop this coach?
02:26But the horses were running away.
02:28Indeed, they were not.
02:29I was just getting them under control when you came along.
02:32Our mistake. I hope you'll forgive us.
02:34Well, if you gentlemen will step aside, I'll be on my way.
02:38Giddy up.
02:38Whoa, what you trying to do? Go four ways at one?
02:41You got your lines tangled up there.
02:43Really, you're in no condition of drive, miss.
02:45I guess not, but I've got to get to Silver City fast.
02:49And the driver's down here drunk.
02:51I've got to get my sister-in-law to a doctor.
02:53She's really sick.
02:54Nora, what's happened?
02:58Didn't I tell you it was a gal?
02:59Look at that pretty red hair.
03:03It's all right, Mary.
03:04We'll be in Silver City soon.
03:05I'll get your doctor right away.
03:06I'm very tired.
03:07The driver's out like a light.
03:12Good for 12 hours sleep.
03:13You see?
03:14Well, you better get in there with her.
03:15One of us will drive.
03:17There's another drunk in there.
03:18We'd better roust him out.
03:19That drunk, as you call him,
03:20happens to be her husband and my brother.
03:22All right, miss, get in.
03:24California, get up there and drive.
03:25I'll ride ahead and line up a doctor.
03:27I could drive as well as California.
03:29Well, you can ride along to the side of the young lady
03:31and keep her company.
03:32But remember, no romancing.
03:33Oh, Hoffie.
03:45Meet you again, Doc.
03:46Pay up.
03:47Well, I seem to be playing the wrong courage with you.
03:50You better stick to your pill rolling, Doc.
03:56I'm looking for a doctor.
03:58Who for?
03:59There's a sick woman coming in on the stage.
04:00You'll need help right away.
04:02Well, I'm Dr. White.
04:03I'll go and meet her.
04:04Sit down, Doc.
04:04We're playing cards.
04:05And you, take her back to the junction.
04:08I don't want any women in my hotel.
04:09They cause too much trouble.
04:12This lady is too sick to travel any farther.
04:15You come and, Doc, the stage is about due.
04:17Pete.
04:24You're pretty handy with your fists, mister.
04:27My name's Mordigan.
04:28I own the saloon across the street.
04:30How'd you like to work for me?
04:31No, thanks.
04:32My name is Cassidy, and cattle buying's my business.
04:35Where are our rooms?
04:37Look, miss.
04:38I'm the owner of this hotel.
04:39I just explained to your friend that you'll have to go back to the junction.
04:42All our rooms are full.
04:44Well, then you'll have to put someone out because my sister-in-law can't travel any farther tonight.
04:48I'm afraid she'll have to.
04:49And I'm not putting anybody out.
04:52Very well.
04:53If there are no rooms upstairs, we'll just camp right here in the lobby.
04:56Before you get some pillows and a couple of blankets, and hurry up.
04:59Wait.
05:00This lady is really quite ill, Mordigan.
05:02She can have my room.
05:04Well, thank you, Doctor.
05:05I'm glad to know there's one human being here.
05:07Never argue with a lady, Mordigan.
05:15You always lose.
05:17You don't know me.
05:18I never lose.
05:19Service!
05:20Service!
05:21All filled up, mister.
05:23My wife's here.
05:24My poor sick wife.
05:26Where'd you put her?
05:27That's the sick woman's husband, Murray.
05:29Murray?
05:30That's me.
05:31Sid Murray.
05:32Formerly of Boston, now of Silver City.
05:35Pleased to meet you, gentlemen.
05:37All right.
05:38Let them stay tonight.
05:40You and the ladies are taking the stage out of here tomorrow.
05:43Oh, no, we're not.
05:45We own a mine here.
05:46The Silver Bell mine.
05:48Did you ever hear the Silver Bell?
05:52Never.
05:53You're on the wrong track.
05:54There's no Silver Bell mine in this district.
05:57You can't fool me.
05:58I know it's here.
06:00It's a rich mine.
06:01I'm a rich man.
06:05How'd they trace this stuff to this shantytown, Hoppy?
06:07Well, the government didn't know where to look for a while until they got a letter from someone here.
06:11Did the letter have a signature on it?
06:13Oh, no, certainly not.
06:14The man that wrote it was too smart to do that.
06:18It only had one bill in it, and on the back of the letter was printed one word, Mortigan.
06:22And this drawing.
06:23A star with a tail.
06:27It's a comet.
06:29And that's what we've got to watch for.
06:31Might be the name of a saloon around here, or a ranch, or most anything.
06:35We find that, and we find help.
06:36We'll keep our eyes open.
06:39He's lucky by himself for one minute.
06:42And he's in trouble.
06:44You was right, Hoppy.
06:45He ain't growed up yet.
06:47Well, I guess I didn't do so good.
06:50Where's Murray?
06:51Inside Gamblin'.
06:52I don't hear no riot.
06:57I'll bet someone dropped a gun on the floor.
06:59You better go back to the hotel.
07:00We'll see what we can do with Murray.
07:01He's pretty mean.
07:02Maybe he'll mind his manners with grown-ups.
07:07What happened?
07:08I didn't see.
07:09Who's the Duke?
07:10What made him do it, Pete?
07:11Well, liquor, I guess.
07:12And losing his money so fast.
07:13First thing I know, he pulled out his .45 and bang.
07:16Is that how it happened?
07:17Yeah.
07:18Too bad he gave up so easily.
07:20He didn't.
07:21You trying to say he didn't shoot himself?
07:25You calling me a liar?
07:26That man didn't have a chance to draw.
07:28His gun's still in his holster under his coat.
07:30Take a look.
07:31The right shoulder.
07:33He was evidently left-handed, so he carried his gun on the right side.
07:37So the gun in his right hand doesn't add up.
07:40All right, well, I'll line up and we'll see whose holster's empty.
07:42I'll check him over, Hubby.
07:46Get away from me.
07:48Every holster's filled with what he make of that.
07:50Just a minute.
07:51Why do you take such an interest in the late gentleman's affairs?
07:54We'll just say that I was a friend of his.
07:58And from the looks of things, he certainly needed one.
08:02In that case, I'll be glad to tell you whose gun that is.
08:05It's mine.
08:06It's the gun we keep behind the bar.
08:08Murray picked it up and stuck it in his pocket when we first came in.
08:10All right, let it go at that.
08:12It's a good story.
08:14Come on, California.
08:15I think we can stand some fresh air.
08:23Just a minute, Doc.
08:25How soon will those women be able to travel?
08:27Mortigan wants them out.
08:28You won't have to worry any more about Miss Murray, Pete.
08:31She's dead.
08:32Well, we got this far without being shot, eh?
08:41Yeah.
08:41Wait a minute.
08:45Mortigan may be too busy this morning to bother about us.
08:48Get down there.
08:51See you in a couple of weeks.
08:52Take care.
08:54Hiya, boy.
08:54What do you make of that, Hubby?
08:57They look too happy to be up to any good.
08:59Took like tin horn gamblers to me.
09:02Yeah, you're all right.
09:03You're back, man.
09:04Get up.
09:06You're back.
09:08Get up.
09:08What is it?
09:09A convention?
09:10You're back.
09:11Come back in, sir.
09:18I think we found out how Mortigan spreads that homemade money.
09:21How, Hubby?
09:22I'd say he sells it to those gamblers.
09:24They'd probably pay him a good price for it and still make a profit for themselves.
09:27Maybe they tried to pass some of the stuff on Murray and he caked up a big fush.
09:30No, not him.
09:31He'd lost everything but that imaginary silver mine of his when I was there.
09:34He sure thought he had one.
09:35Maybe he did have.
09:37You think somebody here jumped it?
09:38Well, that's more than likely.
09:39What do you figure we ought to do?
09:41Well, now that we know how Mortigan gets rid of that counterfeit money,
09:44our job is going to be to find out where he makes it.
09:47And I've got a hunch it's in that missing mine, wherever that is.
09:49Well, what's our next move?
09:51I'm going to have a talk with Nora about that mine.
10:00Leaving Lucky and California behind to await the possible appearance of the man who signed himself the comet,
10:05I went looking for a trace of the Silver Bell mine.
10:18For a trail that seemed to lead nowhere, there were just too many fresh hoof prints.
10:23The fool won't run off again when I find him.
10:25John, John, where are you?
10:40Sure like to know how he got away so slick.
10:53Oh, my God.
11:16Oh, my God.
11:20Hello, old timer.
11:41Take it easy.
11:42I'm not going to hurt you.
11:44I'll go right back to work.
11:46I just wanted to get some air.
11:48Well, that's all right with me.
11:50Hey, you're a stranger, ain't you?
11:54You must be working for Mordigan.
11:56A long ways from it.
11:57But only his men are allowed to come up this far.
12:01What are you doing here?
12:03I'm looking for a mine called the Silver Bell.
12:06What do you want with the Silver Bell?
12:09Well, I suppose you'll look it over for a friend of mine.
12:11Is it nearby?
12:12Well, it isn't far, but you can't get near it.
12:15Why not?
12:16Well, Mordigan has guards around all the time.
12:20Guards?
12:21Yeah.
12:22Well, is he getting a lot of high-grade ore out of it?
12:25Well, no.
12:26No, there hasn't been any ore taken out of the Silver Bell since I...
12:30Since Mordigan took it over.
12:34Ten years ago.
12:35Well, I wonder what Mordigan...
12:39I knew it.
12:41He's using that mine as a plant.
12:43I...
12:43I didn't say anything about it.
12:45Don't you tell Longhorn.
12:47He'd kill me.
12:48Well, that's why they shot young Murray.
12:51To keep him finding out about it.
12:54Sid Murray?
12:55My boy?
12:57What are you saying?
12:59Your boy?
13:00Well, you must be John Murray.
13:02Yes.
13:02What...
13:03What Mordigan's left of me?
13:06But tell me about my boy.
13:07Fly over this way!
13:09Longhorn!
13:10Quick, I'll get you down the hill.
13:11We can talk on the way.
13:11I can hear something moving.
13:21I'll get the horse.
13:25Wait a minute.
13:26Come back here.
13:28I got him located over here.
13:31We ought to chain him up like the boss used to do.
13:41Lucky and California had invented an excuse for staying around town.
13:55They had bought the Chinese restaurant.
13:57It's almost sunset.
13:58I wonder what they're going to do.
13:59What can they do?
14:01Here comes Doc White.
14:03Get inside.
14:03Be busy.
14:05Howdy, Doc.
14:06Are you able to get some home cooking here soon?
14:09It's a comment, eh?
14:10Yeah.
14:10It's Cassidy's good luck sign.
14:12Well, that's strange.
14:13Mine too, in a way.
14:16See this?
14:18California!
14:19I found him!
14:20California!
14:22I found the comment.
14:25Look, California.
14:30Doggone.
14:31Say, we've been hunting all over for you.
14:33Why didn't you give Hoppy or one of us a sign?
14:35I never dreamed.
14:36I thought you were outlaws.
14:38We couldn't go around asking.
14:39Well, I shouldn't have been such a coward,
14:41but I was afraid my letter might have been stopped
14:43and Mordigan could have identified the writer.
14:45Oh, wait till Hoppy hears about this in the morning.
14:47In the morning?
14:48In the morning?
14:48Sit down, Doc.
14:58Sit down, Doc.
15:06What do you have, Doc?
15:08What's on the menu?
15:09Beans and beans.
15:10Beeler beans?
15:11Beans and beans.
15:13Sun's down and your time's up, so start moving.
15:16What are you talking about?
15:17Oh, quit your stalling.
15:19Look, Doc.
15:20You're stringing with the wrong outfit.
15:21They're losers.
15:22There's no need for violence.
15:24Let me go talk it over with Mordigan.
15:26Save your breath.
15:27Do you think they're bluffing them?
15:32How should I know?
15:38Well, they ain't moving out,
15:39so we're just going to let them stay there.
15:40Spread out, boys, in case they decide to fight it out.
15:42You will not endanger the lady's life with gunfire.
15:45She's had her chance.
15:46What's the matter?
15:47You getting yellow?
15:47No, but...
15:48Well, then get over there and take orders.
15:49Let's go.
15:57All right, boys, time's up.
16:03Let them have it.
16:10Ben, Ben, wait.
16:12Don't do any shooting.
16:27Let them have it.
16:57Don't shoot, Cassidy.
17:13I give up.
17:14Drop your gun.
17:18Cassidy.
17:19Look.
17:20It's Harvey.
17:21I must speak with you.
17:22I'll talk to your boss.
17:26Get over there.
17:27We're glad to see you.
17:33You got here just in time.
17:35For everyone except Doc White.
17:36Doc, where does he fit in?
17:38He's the comet man.
17:39That is, he was.
17:40Where is he?
17:40In the lunchroom, but he's done for.
17:42Take these two over to Mortigan.
17:43I want him to see them.
17:45Keep your eyes on them.
17:46I hope they make a break.
17:47But Dr. White, he was my friend.
17:49I should go to him.
17:51Shut up.
17:51The score ain't settled yet.
17:52Come on, get go.
17:53Let's go.
17:54Where is it?
17:57Here it is.
18:01Doc.
18:11I didn't sign my name.
18:14I was a coward.
18:15You've more than made up for it, Doc.
18:17Everything's all right now.
18:20Did you find Mortigan's plant?
18:22I got close to it.
18:23But I'm going back with the boys.
18:26Excellent.
18:31Dilara.
18:33Take care.
18:36Dilara.
18:36Hard to kill, aren't you?
18:57Yeah.
18:58Too bad you're so short-handed down here.
19:01I see what you mean.
19:02Where are the others?
19:03They're out of it for keeps.
19:05You win.
19:08What do you want?
19:09I want half of what you got, including the mine set up.
19:12I knew that was your game.
19:14You're getting a break.
19:15I could count you out.
19:16You're not going to.
19:18No, I figure there's enough for both of us.
19:21I've got some ideas about branching out up there, too.
19:24Good.
19:24There's room for improvement.
19:25I'd like to take you up there myself and show you the layout.
19:28But I've got some boys coming in on farming out some of the stuff.
19:31That's all right with me.
19:33Why not send Pete?
19:33Fine.
19:35He's my right-hand man.
19:37And don't forget we're partners in that money deal, too.
19:40Sure.
19:40I'll see you're taken care of.
19:42All right, boys.
19:43Turn them loose.
19:44We're pals now.
19:46Dilara.
19:49I'm going to give you a chance to show how good you are.
19:52I shall be glad to accept.
19:54I want you to kill Cassidy.
19:56I don't care how you do it, but don't slip.
19:57It will be a pleasure.
20:00Let me see that gun.
20:07Not a shot fired.
20:08How do you alibi that, Dilara?
20:09I have reloaded.
20:10Oh, no, you ain't.
20:11You ain't had a chance.
20:12Speak up, Dilara.
20:14Why didn't you shoot?
20:15Maybe there was pals.
20:16That might include Cassidy.
20:18That is not so.
20:19It is merely that I do not shoot at women.
20:22And Dr. White, he was my friend.
20:24Maybe we better look you over.
20:26Search him, Pete.
20:38No, look him over first.
20:40Nothing here but money.
20:49The lucky piece.
20:51And use that myself.
21:10What is it, a lucky number?
21:14Not for Dilara.
21:15It's his identification to the Mexican Federal Police.
21:18He's resigning right now.
21:20No, wait a minute.
21:22Why?
21:23It would be better to make it look like an accident in case of a follow-up.
21:27You mean with a gun in his hand like Murray?
21:30Sure, that's the answer.
21:31No good.
21:33Never was a smart trick.
21:36If you do anything as stupid as that,
21:38you'll have both governments on our necks.
21:41We'll let Dilara ride out with us in the morning at sun-up.
21:43A lot of accidents can happen on a trail.
21:47Or better yet, in a mine.
21:48That's smart, Cassidy.
21:49I'm beginning to be glad you're in the game.
21:52We'll do, all right.
21:53Here.
21:55Have a drink.
21:57You can have mine, Pete.
22:08Well, here's one that ain't going any further.
22:22Let's take care of that right now.
22:23I don't think so.
22:24Oh!
22:25What's your untieing him for?
22:27That's all right, California.
22:28He's a special deputy of the Mexican government.
22:29Here, gag him and tie him up.
22:30Here, gag him and tie him up.
22:31Here, gag him and tie him up.
22:32What's your untieing him for?
22:33What's your untieing him for?
22:34Well, here's one that ain't going any further.
22:35Let's take care of that right now.
22:36I don't think so.
22:37Oh!
22:38I don't think so.
22:39Oh!
22:43What's your untieing him for?
22:45That's all right, California.
22:46He's a special deputy of the Mexican government.
22:48Here, gag him and tie him up.
23:00All right, Longhorn.
23:01I thought I'd never see you again.
23:28Copy!
23:29Copy!
23:31Hoppy!
23:37Hoppy!
23:39This is an excellent counterfeit of a 20 peso note.
23:42Did you make this?
23:43Unfortunately, I did.
23:45Hoppy!
23:46In here!
23:48Mordigan and these men!
23:49Mordigan, get in here!
23:54You got them boxed.
23:56There must be another way out of here.
23:58How did you get out, Murray?
24:00I'll show you.
24:02Follow me.
24:23They're gone.
24:24So I see.
24:25How did they get out of here?
24:27Look here!
24:40Let's get going, boys.
24:43Don't hurry, boys.
24:44The only place you're going is Leavenworth Prison.
24:46Drop your guns!
24:47Come on, get back in there!
24:51Get going!
24:57I guess what you said about Leavenworth goes for me, too.
25:00No, I think in your case, the governments of both countries will be very lenient after they've heard all the details.
25:05I'm certain it is so, but there will be a few questions.
25:09All right.
25:10Let's get back to town.
25:11Let's get back to town.
25:18There he goes!
25:19On his way!
25:20Down the movement trail to where cowboys reign!
25:26Hop along, Cassidy!
25:30Hop along, Cassidy!
25:32So long!
25:33Hop along!
25:34So long!
25:35Hop along!
25:37So long!
25:38Bye, until then, hop along, Cassidy, so long, hop along.
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