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Paladin gambles on eluding an accomplished team of man-hunters in their own stretch of arid wasteland - with the help of an unorthodox Army surplus purchase.
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00:00I've seen you lie, cheat, steal, and try murder.
00:19You've tried everything but begging.
00:21Now get down on your knees and beg.
00:30Clemens, come on.
00:31Let's look at him.
00:55Camels.
00:56Camels.
00:57Yeah.
01:00I suppose you think it's funny.
01:03No, John, I think the desert camel car was a good idea.
01:07Well, maybe you never had to ride a camel.
01:09Yes, I did, as a matter of fact, years ago.
01:11It was a good idea and it should have worked.
01:13Trouble with you cavalry people, you tried to use camels like horses.
01:17Camel's a sand animal, you should have kept it on the desert.
01:20Well, thank Christopher it's all over with.
01:22I sold the last one for him in Elkhorn, Nevada.
01:27Now, I need something to get my mind off of camels and this isn't doing it.
01:32I'm beginning to see pink ones.
01:37For the third year, Mojave businessman Billy Joe Cain will bet that no rider can elude the town's posse for 48 hours.
01:43The game is open to any rider who will cover Mr. Cain's bet.
01:46By surrounding the desert water hole, the posse has captured every contestant so far in less than 30 hours.
01:53Are you listening?
01:54I said I'm going to bathe in order to get rid of the smell.
01:59Then I'm going to find some excitement.
02:01You said you sold the last one in Elkhorn, Nevada?
02:04Mm-hmm, to a prospector.
02:06Now, what kind of a fool would want to buy a camel?
02:15Well, John, you never can tell.
02:18Sometimes your best friend.
02:24Huh?
02:24I must have been crazy bidding on that thing.
02:41Well, since you're crazy enough to turn me a profit, I'll throw in that seat for nothing.
02:47That's a genuine army copy of one of them Arabi saddles.
02:51Also, for free, I'm advising you.
02:53You're crazy.
02:54Billy Joe Cain didn't invent this chase to lose money.
02:57One cantina water you're allowed.
03:00Well, that ain't enough for yourself, but let your animal.
03:02Well, Ezekiel here carries his own water.
03:03A fat lot of good, that'll do you.
03:05Well, you're going to be out on the Mojave, mister.
03:08Where the sun is so bright you can see it with your eyes shut.
03:10So dry your tongue swells up.
03:13And so hot it boils water out of your body.
03:15Well, every desert has water holes.
03:17Yeah, and Cain's posse knows where they are.
03:19You think they're going to let you near the water?
03:21Now, with those big flat feet of his, Ezekiel can outrun any horse that ever lived.
03:25I don't know, mister.
03:27You might want your money back.
03:29Why?
03:30First thing, you need a ladder to get up into that saddle.
03:34If you manage that, you can whip him and spur him and cut him out.
03:38You got a nice view from up there, but you can't go no place.
03:41You don't mind if I try?
03:44Yeah.
03:48Push.
03:49Push.
03:50Push.
03:50All the way down.
03:51Push.
03:52Push.
03:52Push.
03:54All the way down.
03:55Push.
03:56Push.
03:57Quit that.
04:00Goodbye, old-timer.
04:01Goodbye.
04:02Good luck.
04:03Goodbye.
04:33There, now stay put!
05:03Hey, mister! One of them horses that you just run off belongs to Mr. Cain.
05:27Well, I imagine this will take care of rounding him up. You might tell Mr. Cain he's got a customer.
05:32Oh, are you going to ride that thing and chase?
05:37Well, all I can say is welcome to Mojave.
05:44Oh, yes, say, mister, as long as you're paying for damages...
05:55You're welcome.
05:57Oh, well, he don't talk very much. He don't have to.
06:00He's an animal doctor. I help him.
06:04Yeah, but, you know, I never did see one of these, one of them contraptions before.
06:14He kind of got the, got the, got the head, the long head of a moose, ain't he?
06:22Silly expression on his face just like a jackass.
06:26Bent legs like a goat.
06:29Say, mister, there's just one question I'd like to ask you.
06:33Is he vicious?
06:35No, you won't bless you.
06:37Just one question. How does a man breed all of them together?
06:41Well, it's not easy. They really have to be in love.
06:44Eh.
06:45In various countries, I've been served sheep eyes, roast dog, and stewed lizard.
07:00Compared to this, they were a bargain.
07:02Well, it ain't the food that costs here, mister. It's the water.
07:06Water I cooked in, water you drank. Water I gotta wash up in.
07:11All for a dollar a gallon.
07:15Well, Mojave pays high for the privilege of staying alive.
07:20Can't afford to say nothing against Mr. Cain.
07:23Billy Joe Cain? You afraid of him?
07:26Well, he won't shoot me, if that's what you mean.
07:28What happens if you won't sell me water?
07:40There was a town in New Mexico that had a similar problem.
07:43The businessmen read that card carefully.
07:46They didn't talk too much.
07:48Then they came to see me.
07:53I solved their problem.
07:57Think about it.
08:07Yes, sir. We got a wire from your bank establishing credit.
08:11Step inside, sir.
08:13At your service.
08:15We've been expecting you for several days.
08:19Now then, just what kind of an investment do you have in mind?
08:22The Mojave Chase.
08:23Sir?
08:25I'm the man with the camel.
08:27As your temporary banker, sir, I don't recommend that as a sound investment.
08:32Are you suggesting that the great Mojave Chase is run dishonestly?
08:35I am not, sir.
08:36Mr. Cain is a reputable businessman.
08:38Mr. Elkins, I'm curious.
08:41How does a man get hold of a town's water supply?
08:47Billy Joe Cain ran across an old land sale law that folks had forgotten.
08:51First thing we knew, he owned all our water.
08:53Well, it's probably legal.
08:57Mr. Elkins is a dollar a gallon moral.
09:01And this Chase, I suppose he finds that as profitable.
09:05It's folks like you that make it profitable.
09:08He knows you're a city man, sir.
09:10He knows your beast was found unsatisfactory by the army.
09:14No offense meant, sir, but you've been talking too much.
09:19Well, there's one other possibility, Mr. Elkins.
09:22Maybe Mr. Cain has been listening too much.
09:25Have a draft, please.
09:27Yes, sir.
09:30I'll need $5,000 in cash.
09:56Mr. Elkins.
10:10Say, if you had a few of these things around, Mr. Cain, you'd sell plenty of water.
10:14Well, not that you're not doing all right as it is.
10:17Why, that thing smells just as ugly as it looks.
10:20Part jackass, part mule, part...
10:23You're the jackass, old friend.
10:24That's a camel.
10:26Camel?
10:28Oh, yeah, now let me see how did that go.
10:30Three wise men appeared on camels traveling to Bethlehem.
10:34Well, I'll be spit on.
10:36It makes me feel wholly just watering it.
10:39How much does it take?
10:41Oh, one, two, about four gallons, I guess.
10:44Say, I better go warm that fella.
10:46An animal that needs that much water ain't fit to ride out in the desert.
10:51Keep your ugly face shut.
10:52Pretty sure.
10:54Hey, I can shut them up a lot easier.
10:57That fist of yours looked bigger with money in it.
11:02To you, old friend.
11:04You spread the word for me.
11:06I'll pay for information about him or his animal.
11:08Stay right here, son. I'll be right back.
11:12Stay right here, son. I'll be right back.
11:13Stay right here, son. I'll be right back.
11:17I've talked to some folks about your offer.
11:19They like the deal, but they don't want no killing.
11:20Neither do I.
11:21Neither do I.
11:22How much?
11:23One thousand dollars on delivery of the water rights to the open market.
11:24You got a deal.
11:25Okay.
11:26How much?
11:27One thousand dollars on delivery of the water rights to the open market.
11:28I talked to some folks about your offer.
11:40They like the deal, but they don't want no killing.
11:42Neither do I.
11:44How much?
11:46$1,000 on delivery of the water rights to the open market.
11:51You got a deal.
11:54Mr. Paladin?
11:56Kane is my name.
11:57My friends call me Billy Joe.
11:59You took your time looking me up, Mr. Kane.
12:02San Francisco, I understand.
12:04Now, there's a lovely city full of up-to-date buildings and pretty women.
12:08Come here to pass the time of day or talk business?
12:11Well, fine.
12:13Direct and to the point.
12:14You're the kind of man I like.
12:15I can't say the same.
12:17Beaver.
12:20All right, mister.
12:21If you came here to make a bet, make it.
12:24$5,000 and it's counted.
12:26Well, looks like we got off on the wrong foot.
12:34No need for two sportsmen to have an argument.
12:37I'll just cover your bet.
12:38What odds?
12:39Odds, Mr. Paladin?
12:41Oh, after all.
12:42I'll give you two to one.
12:47Five to one or no bet.
12:50I'd have to put up $25,000.
12:52That's not good business, mister.
12:55Elkins.
12:58Four to one.
12:59That's my best offer.
13:01Elkins, I won't be needing this money.
13:03Well, I wouldn't ask you here if I didn't think that would be that.
13:09Hey, hey, doggone it.
13:11You can't be that drunk.
13:12You only had a quarter, Wistie.
13:14Say, Mr. Cain.
13:15Mr. Cain, are you still buying information?
13:17Shut up.
13:18Well, you better read this book here if I can.
13:21Maybe it's just as well, Mr. Cain.
13:23You've been buying land pretty heavy.
13:24Keep your advice to yourself, Elkins.
13:26I can't.
13:27The point is, you haven't got $25,000 in cash.
13:29Well, sounds like I've been wasting my time and my money on a lot of big talk.
13:34Say, Mr. Cain, you better read this book.
13:36Shut up, Wood.
13:36Right, I'll get these two ollies.
13:37Oh, no, this book.
13:38Come on, come on.
13:42You're a strange mixture, Cain.
13:43So far, you've gotten what you want without violence, without really breaking the law.
13:47But you're being pushed now, and I wonder what that'll do to you.
13:51Well, I want moralizing, mister.
13:53I'll hire me a preacher.
13:54No, you won't.
13:55There's no immediate profit in it.
13:57Elkins, just close my account.
13:59Get me the money, Elkins.
14:01I told you, Billy Joe, you got maybe $10,000 in cash.
14:04I've got ten times that in land, haven't I?
14:08I'll give you a collateral for the other $15,000.
14:11I'll sign over acreage.
14:13Acreage, Mr. Cain.
14:15I might accept a deed to your water rights.
14:17I can't advise that.
14:18Andy, mister, or leave the game.
14:26Get the deed to the water.
14:27And the $10,000.
14:28And the cash.
14:35Take Billy Joe Cain's hand now, mister.
14:37You've got a firm deal.
14:39I hope so.
14:40The transfer of water rights as described below, after fulfillment of certain conditions.
15:01It is, that is, a wager by the party of...
15:05Is that a pencil?
15:08Your pencil's agreeable to you.
15:10Hold it, Mr. Cain.
15:11Hey, say, you give me that book now.
15:13You better take a look at this book.
15:15That old crude had something after all.
15:17Say, now, Mr. Cain, you said that you'd pay for information.
15:20That book is my property.
15:21Now, listen to you.
15:22Go on home, old timer.
15:34Mr. Elkins, would you read this?
15:38The camel, oldest domesticated animal.
15:42Water stored cheaply in the hump, enabling it to travel up to three days without water.
15:48No wonder it drank five gallons.
15:51Camels have been known to travel 115 miles in less than 11 hours.
15:57Well, that's incredible.
15:58Cain, I'm still waiting for you to sign like you say.
16:00We've got a firm deal.
16:02Firm deal?
16:03Since when is betting with a crook a firm deal?
16:06Now, the law says that any man who misrepresents himself or his gaming equipment for purposes of a bet
16:11is guilty of a crime.
16:13Now, that's a law I happen to agree with.
16:15Suppose you tell us who misrepresented anything.
16:18Suppose you tell us, mister.
16:21Who was it said the army found camels no good?
16:24Who was parading how much water his animal needed?
16:27Who acted the dude out of Frisco?
16:30I merely presented certain facts.
16:32You drew the conclusions.
16:33You draw a conclusion from this.
16:35Billy Joe.
16:36My water rights are at stake, Elkins.
16:40It's legal to protect yourself from a confidence man.
16:43Now, I'm saying he forfeited that bet, and he forfeited the money.
16:48Now, Mr. Paladin, we'll just see you out of this town.
16:52I'll walk!
16:59Hey!
17:00The great Mojave chase, Mr. Cain, it's on with one improvement.
17:03I'm holding the stake.
17:07Give me a gun!
17:08Billy Joe, you going crazy?
17:10He's a liar, he's a chief.
17:11You're the one who's lying to yourself.
17:12Get after him, he's only got but one bullet in that danger.
17:15He dropped the gun.
17:18Hey, Mr. Paladin, you forgot your water.
17:22Water!
17:23Poor fellow forgot his water.
17:43Won't last long without water.
17:46Well, that's life.
17:49In his case, death.
18:19That's myela!
18:31Come on.
18:37Come on.
18:38Come on!
18:46Come on!
18:47Oh, my handsome friend, that looks like water.
19:01Come on.
19:02Cush.
19:03Cush.
19:04Cush.
19:05Cush.
19:06Cush.
19:07Cush.
19:08Cush.
19:09Cush.
19:10Cush.
19:19Cush.
19:21Cush.
19:28Cush.
19:37Cush.
19:39Oh.
20:03Oh.
20:05Paulin.
20:07Got back up again.
20:09You don't last long without water.
20:14I give them about an hour more.
20:38I give them about an hour more.
21:08I give them about an hour and a half hour and a half hour and a half hour and a half hour.
21:38Come on.
21:40Come on.
21:47Come on.
21:49Come on.
21:59Come on.
22:01Just over.
22:02Next rise.
22:05That's far enough, gentlemen.
22:10All right, Paladin.
22:16Let's have the water.
22:18My men need it bad.
22:35We stacked our weapons.
22:37Elkins says you're an honest man, Billy Joe Kane, are you?
22:40So far I've seen you lie, cheat, steal, and try murder.
22:44You tried everything but begging.
22:45Now get down on your knees, Billy Joe.
22:49You don't know what water means out here.
22:51You gave me a rough idea yesterday.
22:55Now that I've been walking for hours.
22:59I could say I'm wrong.
23:01I could say I'm sorry.
23:04You wouldn't believe me.
23:06Are you down on your knees, Billy Joe?
23:09Are you begging?
23:10I'm not begging.
23:13I'm saying I lost a race.
23:16I'm saying I forfeit the chase.
23:20I'll sign the paper.
23:22That means you're finished.
23:25I worked land when I first came here.
23:28I could work land again.
23:32I'm coming up to sign that paper.
23:37You shoot, Paladin.
23:41You shoot if you want to.
23:42I guess you'll be wanting your own gun back.
23:53I got the deed.
23:57Stop!
24:04You better hang on to that one too.
24:06Thanks.
24:09An empty gun can tell a man a lot of things.
24:10I suppose you load this.
24:11Keep it.
24:15Here's the deed.
24:23Do you mind delivering that to Elkins at the bank?
24:25Tell him the town owns the water rights.
24:27Our wager will more than cover my fee.
24:33The town owns the water.
24:35Maybe that's the way it should have been done long ago.
24:37My hand, Billy Joe Kane.
24:41On the end of the great Mojave chase.
24:43We're a poor winner, but you're an excellent loser.
24:48I'll ride Ezekiel back into town.
24:50Send horses out for you.
24:52And I think the town's people might like a living monument
24:55to the day they got back their water rights.
24:57Ezekiel, I'm giving you to the town of Mojave.
25:00Well, I'm terribly sorry about it, old friend, but my hotel has very strict rules about pets.
25:10Now what can I do about them?
25:11Now what can I do about them?
25:12.
25:17THE END
25:47THE END
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