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Jim Adams convicted convincingly of Ben Samuels' murder has escaped from prison and, while Hoppy protects Adams from vigilantism, Hoppy is troubled by an Adams' trial physical description and huge doctor fees paid by Samuels' brother.
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00:00Here he comes, here he comes, there's the trumpets, there's the drums, here he comes,
00:10Hopalong Cassidy, here he comes.
00:15Last April, a Wells Fargo stage headed for Tucson with $50,000 in gold was held up by daring bandits.
00:34The driver was killed, but no trace had ever been found of Harry Gordon, the one-legged shotgun guard.
00:41Then six months later, with the case still unsolved, hijacker struck again.
00:45Getting another large gold shipment from the men and killing more men.
00:52As acting marshal of Twin Rivers, I formed a posse, but a careful search of the territory disclosed no clues.
01:01The next day, I made out my report to Wells Fargo, suggesting that if they'd find Harry Gordon,
01:06we'd have the brains behind both holdups.
01:12Hey, Hoppy, read this.
01:15I'd known Jim as a child, and it had been hard for me to see him sent up.
01:22But the evidence was all against him.
01:24At the trial, Ted Clark, Ben's foreman, had sworn he saw the boy shoot through the window at his boss.
01:30Jim's shotgun was found nearby.
01:32Also, a note for $500, which he owed Samuels, had been discovered in the rancher's desk.
01:37The kid must be out of his mind.
01:40What do you suppose he wanted to go and do a crazy thing like that for?
01:43To prove I was railroaded.
01:44Jim.
01:46Reach.
01:49Jim, you must be out of your mind coming back here to Twin Rivers, where everybody hates you for killing Ben Samuels.
01:54I did not kill him.
01:56And I never railroaded anybody either.
01:58Sit down.
01:58I'm not blaming you, Hoppy.
02:15You did all you could for me.
02:16It's just that everything happened so fast and so much evidence piled up against me that I almost believed it myself.
02:23Well, that's why I broke out, to come back here and ask if you'd help me to prove that I'm innocent.
02:32Jim admitted hating Ben ever since he'd shot his pet dog, claiming it had gone mad.
02:37When the boy insisted the man was no good, he was ridiculed.
02:41Everyone knew of Jim's feelings.
02:43That's why they'd been so ready to accept his guilt.
02:47The $500 note had been a forgery.
02:49He never knew how they got his shotgun.
02:51And Clark had deliberately lied about seeing him shoot Ben.
02:55They wouldn't listen to Jim's alibi that he'd been on the trail of one of the Wells Fargo hold-up men.
03:02Wells Fargo robbery.
03:04That was just a day or so before Ben's murder.
03:08That's quite a coincidence, eh, Hoppy?
03:10Yeah.
03:12What made you think you were on the trail of a hold-up man?
03:15Well, I'd been rounding up strays, and it was almost dark, and I heard a horse winning behind me.
03:22Turned around to see who it was, and I saw a masked rider tearing off toward the hills.
03:27Well, I rode after him for quite a time, but it was too fast for me.
03:31Then Clark and some men rode up and accused me of murdering Ben.
03:34Jim, for a lawman, this may seem strange to you, but I was never convinced that you were guilty of murder.
03:43So ever since you were sent up, I've been working on an idea that might prove that you didn't kill Ben.
03:49Now that you've risked your life to come back here, I'm going to do everything I can for you.
03:53But remember this.
03:56I still represent the law, and as far as I'm concerned, you're an escaped convict.
04:00Now, if this thing isn't cleared up immediately, you're on your way back to the penitentiary.
04:05In the meantime, you're in my custody.
04:08Is that understood?
04:09Oh, sure, Hoppy.
04:11And thanks.
04:12If folks here in town find out about him, Hoppy, they'll lynch him as you're a-shooting.
04:16Yeah, you're probably right.
04:18We'd better take him up to that old line shack till I figure out what to do.
04:23Think you can get him out of here without anybody seeing you?
04:26Oh, you know you can trust me, Hoppy.
04:28Yeah, I know.
04:32Now, first I want to question Clark.
04:34That's Frank's foreman.
04:35Frank?
04:36Who's Frank, Hoppy?
04:37Ben's brother.
04:38He came out here from St. Louis for the funeral and stayed on to run the ranch.
04:41Yeah, he did so well he was able to buy up most of the town.
04:44He even took over the bank when it failed.
04:46I didn't even know Ben had a brother.
04:48Yeah, spit an image of him.
04:49He's as blonde as Ben is dark.
04:51Frank, I'll go out and take a look and see if the coast is clear.
04:59Well, everything's all right.
05:00Come on.
05:02Thanks, Hoppy.
05:04See you, Hoppy.
05:05You better keep your horse head around behind.
05:23I'll bring you some drop from town as soon as I can.
05:26Remember, keep out of sight.
05:28I will.
05:28Thanks, Red.
05:29With Jim's story and the recent Wells Fargo robbery fresh in my mind,
05:37I kept wondering if there might be some connection between Ben's death and that first holdup.
05:42There had been killers around.
05:45Maybe they hid out at Ben's, then killed him when he discovered them.
05:48Maybe Clark.
05:49It was Ted Clark, the man I'd wanted to question.
06:08He'd been shot in the back.
06:11Doc Weston was out on a call when I got Clark back to town.
06:15By the time he returned, it was too late.
06:20Before the body was removed, I'd asked the doc to extract the fatal bullet.
06:24It was from a .30-30 Winchester.
06:27Frank Samuels had hurried over from the bank when he heard the news.
06:31He ruefully admitted a dozen men in town had similar guns.
06:35The man was visibly shaken by the death of his foreman.
06:39I can't understand who'd want to kill poor Ted.
06:42No enemies, huh?
06:43Well, none I know of except Jim Adams, and he's in prison.
06:47Funny thing, I was just on my way out to ask Clark a few questions about the Adams case.
06:53What for?
06:54That was all settled months ago.
06:56Yeah, I know.
06:57But after this last holdup, I got thinking maybe there was some connection between Ben's death and this other robbery.
07:04Impossible.
07:06Jim waited till Ben was helpless with a broken right leg.
07:09One I'd set that very day.
07:10Then shot point-blank through the window at him.
07:12Never saw a face so banged up.
07:15Well, maybe Ted was in with the holdup man.
07:17When Ben heard about it, he was murdered.
07:20Jim would have been the logical goat.
07:22My brother always wrote to me how much he liked and trusted his foreman.
07:27And Clark, all the time he worked for me, his conduct was a beyond reproach.
07:30It is kind of funny, though, him being killed after this last holdup.
07:34Oh, just a coincidence.
07:35He couldn't possibly have had anything to do with the Wells Fargo robbery.
07:38Well, maybe I am on the wrong track.
07:40I'm afraid you are, Cassidy.
07:42While you're here, Frank, might as well take along your bottle of tonic.
07:45Good idea.
07:45I'm arranging to have Ted buried on the ranch alongside of Ben.
07:54Oh, that's a nice gesture, Frank.
08:02Well, there you are.
08:05Thank you, Doc.
08:06I sure hope you solve Ted's murder, Cassidy.
08:10I'm afraid I've got a lot of things to solve.
08:13Well, I'll have to get back to the office.
08:15See you later, Frank.
08:19Well, thanks very much, Doc.
08:21It's been very interesting.
08:24While Red rattled on about Clark's murder and that Jim was safe up at the shack,
08:29something in the back of my mind kept bothering me.
08:32The last time I'd been in Weston's office was when Red had a stomachache from eating too many flakjacks.
08:40I wondered where Doc got the money to refurnish his office so elegantly.
08:44He'd been drinking a great deal lately, and I knew his practice had fallen off.
08:48Then it hit me.
08:50Weston had mentioned Ben's broken right leg.
08:53That dead body I had seen had a broken left leg.
08:56That point never came up at Jim's trial.
09:02Come here.
09:09Sit down, dear.
09:14What's the matter?
09:16Stick out your tongue.
09:18Say ah.
09:20Huh?
09:20Oh, no.
09:22What's wrong?
09:22I'm going to have to get you over to Dr. Weston's for a thorough physical examination.
09:28Me?
09:29Examination?
09:29What for?
09:30You don't look too well.
09:32Oh, I never felt better in my life, Hoppy.
09:37I don't?
09:38No, that's got me worried.
09:41You're not a very good color.
09:43Your skin's kind of green.
09:45Yes?
09:45You know, now that you've mentioned, I don't feel so good.
09:49I feel kind of squeamish.
09:51We'd better get you over there and see what he'll prescribe, huh?
09:55I don't feel very good, Hoppy.
09:58We'd better get over there.
09:59Yeah.
09:59While Red was in the other room being examined, I searched through Doc's papers.
10:13I had to work fast.
10:15Glancing in an account book, I was surprised to find large fees charged to Frank Samuels.
10:19Why should such a healthy-looking man have so many doctor bills?
10:29Once more.
10:53Your heart is perfect.
10:56And so is your temperature.
10:58Nothing wrong with you, except you eat too much.
11:02I always say, Doc, I'd rather die of eating too much than to starve to death.
11:07Hey, that reminds me, I've got to get some grub out to Jim.
11:09Jim?
11:11Yeah, Jim's my cat.
11:14He's, uh, she's going to have some kittens.
11:16Got to have a lot of milk, you know, when they're having kittens.
11:19Oh, Jim's short for Jemina.
11:21Well, don't worry.
11:22Cats have nine lives.
11:28Well, how's my boy, Doc?
11:31Fit as a fiddle.
11:32Oh, I'm glad to hear that.
11:34Say, um, why not give him some of that tonic Frank uses?
11:38Why, uh, yeah, sure.
11:39Can't hurt him.
11:41Yeah, it'll make him think he's getting his money's worth.
11:43Oh, Hoppy, I don't need it.
11:45I feel good.
11:46You'll be all right now.
11:47Oh, but Hoppy, I...
11:52Oh, I'm glad to see you.
12:22I sent a wire to St. Louis, then decided to ride out to Samuels Ranch for a look around.
12:38What time you got here, I was beginning to feel my ribs.
13:07What are you doing outside?
13:08I thought you was going to stay hid.
13:09I thought I could at least get some water for myself.
13:13Did Hoppy talk to Clark?
13:15Has he found out anything?
13:16I'll tell you what's happening as soon as I hide my horse here.
13:18What?
13:36See, Clark's death sure doesn't help my case any.
13:58No, but don't worry.
14:00Hope you'll think up something.
14:01I hope so.
14:06It seemed to me I heard shots in the distance, but I wasn't sure.
14:26Then the sound came again and from the direction of the line cabin.
14:29Oh, it's over.
14:59Come on, Slugs, you got any?
15:26No.
15:29We're coming in after you.
15:39That won't be necessary.
15:41Drop your gun.
15:44Hey, that's Hoppy.
15:46Come on.
15:49Get over there.
15:53Boy, are we glad to see you, Hoppy.
15:55We sure are.
15:56Pick up their guns.
15:58There seem to be a lot of trigger-happy men around here lately.
16:01We saw horses, hit out and back.
16:02Figured that Wallace Fargo Robbers was holed up here.
16:05Then why don't you make sure before you started shooting?
16:07Wait a minute.
16:08Don't you two work for Samuels?
16:10Sure.
16:10Been riding for him for over a month.
16:12He'll vouch for us.
16:13I'll bet he would.
16:15Give them their guns, Red.
16:16But Hoppy...
16:17Give them their guns.
16:18All right, get out of here.
16:29Why don't you arrest them, Hoppy?
16:31I'll bet they're the thieves themselves.
16:33But there's somebody with more brains than they have back of these holdups.
16:36Jim, I think you'll be safe from jail.
16:44You better wait until it gets dark and bring him in.
16:48We waited until dark, then Red and I smuggled Jim into town and locked him up.
16:52This morning I'd received an answer to my St. Louis wire confirming my suspicions,
16:56but I needed more evidence.
16:58Wanting Red to keep his mouth shut and his eyes open, I once again was headed for the Samuels' ranch.
17:10As I passed the bank, Frank was just entering.
17:16Luck was with me.
17:28I was just entering.
17:58Ben Samuels was buried up there for those trees.
18:17This was an unpleasant task, but it had to be done.
18:23I know an office should have arrested you, bushwhackers.
18:26Where's the fellow we saw for the shack?
18:28Still up there, I suppose.
18:30Oh, no, he's not.
18:32What did you do with him?
18:35Where's Jim Adams?
18:37Jim Adams?
18:38He's in the state penitentiary, I suppose.
18:40Not according to the wanted poster we saw in the post office.
18:44Take a look around, Burke.
18:51Well, what do you know about that?
18:53Right under our noses all the time.
18:56So he was in the state penitentiary, huh?
19:09Well, if you two men will come back in a couple of days, I'll have the papers drawn up for you and you can sign them.
19:13Well, hello, Cassidy.
19:18Hi.
19:19Any news with Ted's killer?
19:20Can I talk to you alone?
19:22Sure.
19:22Come on in my office.
19:23I've got a better idea.
19:35Well, take him over to the old fort.
19:36You're going to get the same thing you gave Ben Samuel.
19:39I didn't kill Samuel.
19:40I didn't kill Samuel.
19:40Move on.
19:57I see.
19:58Now, here's something that might interest you.
20:01I just got this telegram a while ago from the Wells Fargo agent in Tucson.
20:05It says he's got a hot lead on Harry Gordon.
20:08Harry Gordon?
20:09You remember him.
20:10The one-legged shotgun guard that disappeared after the holdup last April.
20:14Oh, yeah.
20:15What kind of a lead?
20:17Well, he says that somebody here in Twin Rivers tipped him off that he was here in the vicinity.
20:21The agent's coming over to investigate.
20:23Well, I hope that bandit doesn't try to hold up my bank.
20:26Oh, I don't think...
20:27We'll take care of this ourselves.
20:46One.
20:48Two.
20:48Nobody's taking the law in their own hands while I'm marshaled here.
20:59You won't be marshaled long.
21:00We don't want a law officer who hides out criminals.
21:03That's right.
21:03Don't forget that I helped send Jim to prison as a murderer.
21:07When he risked his life to come back here and tell me he didn't kill Ben Samuels,
21:11I gave him the protection he deserved.
21:12Don't let Cassidy hoodwink you.
21:14He's always had a liking for this kid.
21:17Don't you remember how he fought against jailing him?
21:19Have you forgotten what a good man Ben was?
21:22And that that coward killed him in cold blood.
21:25Shot a helpless invalid without giving him a chance.
21:30I've got two guns here that say nobody's going to touch that boy.
21:33I'll drop him this second you try using.
21:36Maybe you should explain your reasons for wanting Jim out of the way.
21:40And why Ben's death concerns you so much.
21:45Why you.
21:47I have more reasons than anyone for hating Adam.
21:52But like Cassidy, I don't go along with my bro.
21:55Bobby, here's the two.
21:56Never mind, Red.
21:58Tex, you and some of the boys get Doc out of here.
22:00All right, break it up.
22:01I'll take care of these fellas, Cassidy.
22:03You better get them on their horses, pay them off, and get them out of town.
22:06All right, follow me, fellas, and I'll pay you off.
22:08Red thought I was crazy for not locking up the two men.
22:10But after I explained why I hadn't, he changed his mind.
22:16Now start off like you're leaving town.
22:18Get the wagon and bring it around back and hurry.
22:25Jake, come here, will you?
22:26Yes.
22:27Take this over to the post office.
22:29I want it to get out on the next stage.
22:30I'll tend to things here.
22:32All right.
22:32You going someplace, Samuels?
22:57Why, I was just checking the bank's funds.
22:59Property of the U.S. Treasury.
23:04Bank's funds, huh?
23:06You also got a little careless about having your hair show dark at the roots.
23:10Or do you really drink that peroxide the Doc gives you as a tonic?
23:14I don't know what you're talking about.
23:16You're under arrest for murder and robbery.
23:20You got any more ideas now or you want to come along quietly?
23:23Hey, Hoppy.
23:32They backtracked just like you figured they would.
23:34We sure surprised them.
23:35That's good.
23:37Now, Jim, you better start giving Ben here some pointers on prison life.
23:40Ben?
23:41Ben Samuels?
23:41In the flesh.
23:43But we buried him.
23:45This is Frank.
23:46Look at his blonde hair.
23:47Ah, it's a bleach job.
23:48There is no Frank Samuels from St. Louis.
23:51This man is Ben Samuels.
23:52He held up the stage and killed Gordon.
23:54Gordon is now buried in the grave that was supposed to have been Ben.
23:58All right, come on.
24:00All right.
24:02The same judge who had sent Jim to prison
24:04had presented the new evidence to the proper authorities
24:07and had received from the governor a full pardon for him.
24:11Jim had now been appointed by the judge as foreman of the Samuels ranch
24:15until the estate could be settled.
24:16I explained why I'd grown suspicious of Doc and Samuels,
24:21that Clark had been shot after the last holdup in a fight over the spoils.
24:25When I planted the seed of suspicion against Doc, he was killed.
24:30Ben had built up a false life over a period of years,
24:33and the only one who'd suspected him had been Jim.
24:35Hi there, little partners.
24:43I understand there's been quite a little talk around your house lately about going to bed.
24:50I know that we all hate to go to bed.
24:53We're always so afraid we're going to miss something.
24:56But you must get a lot of sleep.
24:58And the time to go to bed is when your mommy or your daddy tell you to.
25:04Not 15 minutes later or 20 minutes later,
25:08or not one or two television shows later,
25:11but right now.
25:13I'll see you next week.
25:15Until then, get lots of good sleep, will you?
25:18Good night.
25:22There he goes on his way
25:25Down the moon, the trail to where cowboys rest
25:30Hop along, Cassidy
25:33Hop along, Cassidy
25:37He'll return soon again
25:40There's no use to say goodbye until then
25:45Hop along, Cassidy
25:48So long, hop along
25:51Hop along
25:52Hop along
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