- 3 weeks ago
The town of Santa Maria is in need of a new town marshal, and one man, Charley Red Dog, is determined to get the job. However, he's going to need some help from Paladin to do so.
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00:00.
00:30Good morning.
00:52Is there something I can do for you?
00:54Well, as a matter of fact...
00:57At your service, I'm in suite 24.
01:00You know I love San Francisco.
01:19Miss Shannon is the new hotel stenographer.
01:23Well, of course, even this city has its disappointments.
01:27However...
01:34Good morning.
01:43Please address this to Mr. John Staffer,
01:46village of Santa Maria, territory of New Mexico.
01:49Dear sir, this will acknowledge receipt of your advance payment
02:00in the sum of $500.
02:03However, please be advised that I will not provoke a gunfight.
02:12Do you have that?
02:16If no more satisfactory solution can be found,
02:22our agreement will be terminated,
02:24and your advance payment refunded.
02:29Minus expense.
02:30Please enclose this in the letter, and it's signed Paladin.
02:35I'll have the porter return your machine.
02:36What made you change your mind, Mr. Paladin?
02:40About what, Miss Shannon?
02:41Me?
02:42Well, Miss Shannon, some friendships are like good wine.
02:43A wise man lets them age before sampling.
02:45I've seen a few of your friendships passing through the lobby.
02:46You'll find any relationship of ours slightly cooler.
02:47Perhaps.
02:48I'll have the porter return your machine.
02:49I'll have the porter return your machine.
02:52I'll have to be right back, but I'll have to have it come.
02:53OK, Mrs. Well, we'll have to look after that.
02:54Let's see.
02:55Are you sure?
02:56What made you change your mind, Mr. Paladin?
02:57About what, Miss Shannon?
02:59Me?
03:00Well, Miss Shannon, some friendships are like good wine.
03:04A wise man lets them age before sampling.
03:06I've seen a few of your friendships passing through the lobby.
03:09You'll find any relationship of ours slightly cooler.
03:14Perhaps.
03:16But then some good wines are much better slightly chilled.
03:20We'll discuss it further in about three weeks.
03:23We'll discuss it further in about three weeks.
03:53A la pueblo de Santa Maria.
03:57Oh, Santa Maria. I am going there myself.
04:01Perhaps you would share my food, senor?
04:03Paladine, con mucho gusto.
04:04Paladine.
04:06Gracias.
04:16But first you will... you will drop your gun.
04:20It would pain me to kill a guest.
04:24Hm.
04:31The name is Charlie Red Dog, United States Marshal.
04:37Marshal, may I see that badge again?
04:41Oh, as they said in the first lesson, it is not the badge but the man, huh?
04:46Well, you will note that I am exceptional with a gun.
04:51Well, of course there are some things that I must practice.
04:57Marshal, if you forgive me, that's a little snug in the holster.
05:00A drop of fat inside the leather there would help it to slide out without hanging out.
05:05Oh? A drop of fat?
05:06Mm-hmm.
05:07Oh, please.
05:09What do you call this?
05:21Ah, this is called Bihas. My people, the Navajos, call this Bihas.
05:28Bihas.
05:29Uh-huh.
05:30Beans, rabbit, cooked in small red chilies, eh?
05:33You perhaps have Indian blood.
05:36Unfortunately, no, but I have learned to enjoy some of the benefit.
05:40Mm, this is excellent.
05:41Please sit here.
05:43Finish the pan.
05:45I have already eaten my filth.
05:52Aren't you rather young to be a marshal?
05:55Well, I have almost 20 years.
05:58There are no complaints from the institute.
06:01Institute?
06:02Yes.
06:08Marshal, please don't put that gun in the dirt.
06:10Oh, I am sorry.
06:13See?
06:16Leave for yourself.
06:18Fees paid.
06:20Uh, examination passed.
06:21And not one question I missed.
06:24Badge. Badge and diploma issued.
06:27This, uh, correspondence school, you took a clipping from a magazine or a newspaper, hmm?
06:33Well, this is United States Marshal's Correspondence Institute.
06:37And this is United States government.
06:40So is there some problem?
06:43Will you listen to me?
06:44Oh.
06:45Perhaps you object to education.
06:46No, not at all.
06:48Oh.
06:49It is because I am Indian, then.
06:50No.
06:51Well, times change, senor.
06:53In the reservation school, I was top student.
06:57And as for the institute, they, they even invented special courses for me.
07:02I'm sure they got every cent from you they could.
07:04My family is, is very proud of this.
07:08It is proof we have fair government in Washington.
07:11I know, Marshal Charlie Red Dog may sound like a foolish name to some whites.
07:17But senor, I have promised that it will stand for justice and honesty and fairness, as it is written in the thick law books.
07:26Or I will die in this attempt.
07:28You wear that badge into Santa Maria, you probably will.
07:34My blood has known death there before, senor.
07:37My own father, when I was a child, he died in the street there.
07:41No.
07:43Not from anger, senor, but merely target practice.
07:48A worthless old Indian passing a saloon.
07:52I'm sorry.
07:54Matter of fact, I'm going into Santa Maria to see a Mr. Staffer about just such a thing.
08:00Oh, yes. I know Mr. Staffer's plan.
08:02With too many gunmen already in Santa Maria, he brings in still another.
08:07We will do as in Abilene, senor. Prohibit the carrying of weapons.
08:13My office will be in the old jail.
08:16When you are ready to leave town, I will return your gun.
08:20Well, what if I decide to take my gun into Santa Maria?
08:25Then one of us will die here.
08:29If you wish I give you a fair fight.
08:36Marshal.
08:39I'll see you in Santa Maria, Marshal.
08:55You mean you came all the way out from San Francisco with a fat-headed scheme like this?
09:12Well, the people won't stand for it. And I won't stand for it.
09:15Now, Paladin, I've heard some hare-brained schemes in my time, but this...
09:18I'm merely suggesting that since Charlie Red Dog is already wearing a marshal's badge, that we, in fact, appoint him town marshal.
09:25And I'm merely telling you we hired you to handle this.
09:28Now, start with Joe Denver. He's behind most of this trouble. He'll be back in town tomorrow.
09:32Staffer, for the last time, I am not a hired assassin.
09:41Now, what this town needs is law.
09:43Law seven days a week, twelve months a year.
09:48All right, so we hire a lawman.
09:50A real one.
09:52All right, gentlemen, who wants the job? You want it, sir? You?
09:56Ain't no one foolish enough to take it.
09:59Nobody except an Indian boy named Charlie Red Dog.
10:03Foolish?
10:05Well, perhaps there's another word for it.
10:08Oh, Paladin, we'll just end up with one dead Indian kid.
10:10He's gonna try whether we like it or not.
10:13Are you saying you couldn't stop him?
10:16Staffer, if I were Charlie Red Dog,
10:19if I were an Indian boy and this was my one chance to stand as tall as any man,
10:25I'd rather die than be stopped.
10:27No.
10:29I won't stop him.
10:32Marshal Charlie Red Dog.
10:34Now, who the devil's gonna respect the lawman with that name?
10:37Respect can be as contagious as measles if it's properly spread around.
10:42And I'll be standing very close to him.
10:45I'm willing to give it a try.
10:47It's a kid's neck, not mine.
10:50I'll go along.
10:52All right.
10:54But we don't want anyone laughing at us.
10:56If he gets killed, we don't know either one of you.
10:59Agreed.
11:01Did I get a gun from someone?
11:03I was just on my way to borrow one.
11:05Excuse me, gentlemen.
11:30What's up for white men, Injun?
11:36I beg your pardon.
11:38I do believe you bumped into me.
11:39Well, then get out of my...
11:41What's up for white men, Injun?
11:44I beg your pardon.
11:46I do believe you bumped into me.
11:47Well, then get out of my...
11:49Brandy.
11:52Yes, sir?
11:54What's up for white men, Injun?
11:56I beg your pardon.
11:58I do believe you bumped into me.
11:59Well, then get out of my...
12:15Brandy.
12:16Guess that ought to bring the new Marshal a-running, huh?
12:20Marshal Red Dog. Ain't that something, Ed?
12:23Downright hilarious.
12:27Well, now, you look like the sort of what likes excitement.
12:31I don't remember speaking to you.
12:33I was inviting you to join us. We're planning on riding that jota.
12:37I say you talk too loud and too much.
12:40Well, now, for a man without a gun, you say...
12:49I almost forgot about borrowing a gun. Thank you very much, my friend.
13:01Gentlemen, don't let me interrupt your card game.
13:05We'll get on with it in a minute.
13:07Oh, well, then let me cut the cards for you, hmm?
13:15Your gun's as fast as your temper, mister.
13:19Uh, meaning no offense.
13:21You might even give Joe Denver a race.
13:24Joe Denver? I've heard that name.
13:27You might say he's the man who runs the town.
13:30He'll be back tomorrow.
13:31Well, I'd be very interested to meet him.
13:37I'll take that gun too, Mr. Paladin.
13:42In fact, I think it is time to collect all guns.
13:45The same rule as in Abilene, senors.
13:48Well, now, if it ain't the engine boy.
13:53Marshal, now, don't draw down on me. We're just funnin' here. Just funnin'.
14:06How many times must I take your gun?
14:09You mean he took your gun?
14:13Now, mister, I've seen this man work.
14:16Maybe you want to draw down on him, but not me.
14:20Why, no, I... I was just, uh...
14:24Ah, senor bartender, bring out your tub.
14:28We make a small collection here.
14:35Come.
14:38Come.
14:46Come.
15:00There's Gus Johnson going in.
15:02Gus is a real engine hater, Paladin.
15:04He'll chew your boy to bits.
15:16Come.
15:18Come.
15:22Come.
15:26Come.
15:28Come.
15:32Pre999...
15:35Come!
15:37Uh, GO.
15:40Vamos.
15:41Come!
15:42Let's go.
16:12Paladin, better get a gun. They're jumping the boy tonight.
16:23When?
16:24Don't know. They're gonna catch him unexpected in his office.
16:27I just heard him talking. About six of them.
16:30Six against one. You can't expect him to fight odds like that.
16:33Well, if he wants this job, he'll have to expect to face some odds.
16:37But I'll see what I can do to reduce them.
16:40Excuse me.
16:42Good evening, Marshal. We thought we'd drop by for our guns.
17:11Ought to lock that rear door, Marshal.
17:14Never know who might come in.
17:16Engines ain't used to doors, eh?
17:19I know enough, Senor, to put out people the way they came in.
17:41Here are some holes.
17:43What?
17:46Come of me.
17:47Come on.
17:48I know enough of it.
17:49Come on.
17:53Oh, let's go.
17:54Oh.
17:56Let's go.
18:26If someone will get me a new lantern, I will make some arrests.
18:56I am here to uphold the laws of this territory and the Constitution of these United States.
19:01And the Constitution of these United States, so help me God.
19:07Well, this sign, right here.
19:09Let's go.
19:26Paladin.
19:28He's here.
19:29Yes?
19:30Joe Denver.
19:31He's waiting out in the street.
19:33Wait a minute, Marshal.
19:34There are half a dozen murders against Denver.
19:36Now, Paladin says he can take his gun and bring him in for trial.
19:38John here will prosecute him and we'll put him away for good.
19:41It won't hurt your reputation.
19:43You can just say one gunman sold out another gunman.
19:46I will need my gun, however.
19:50I will need my gun.
20:20I am sorry, senor.
20:28To uphold the law, so help me God.
20:32I did not mean that lightly.
20:47Paladin!
20:47Let's go.
20:50Get that jug of water!
20:51Come on.
21:00Get that jug of water!
21:15Oh, my God.
21:45Get me a gun, this thing's no good in a shoot-out!
21:52We turned ours in like everyone else.
21:54Get to Cornish's store and take one off the shelf.
21:57Go on!
22:07I can't wait!
22:09The marshal locked up Cornish's guns this morning.
22:12Ow!
22:42As you once suggested, a drop of fat in the holster makes the difference.
22:49Firearms are not permitted in Santa Maria.
22:53Well, that's a very good law, especially when the marshal is so proficient with his.
22:59I am glad you carried it last night, however, when you shot out the lantern in my office.
23:06Perhaps I ought to be in jail.
23:08Oh, a man learns to overlook things. A gun in the hands of a friend.
23:12Or worthless diplomas from dishonest correspondence schools.
23:18How long have you known about that?
23:23Oh, perhaps always.
23:27But it gave me a direction.
23:29A simple Indian boy needs direction, Mr. Paladin.
23:33Almost as much as he needs respect.
23:36Respect is important to all men. Some will even risk death for him.
23:42And some just give it to others.
23:45I thank you for that.
23:48I thank you for that.
24:11Mr. Paladin.
24:14Marshal?
24:17These are me. You ought to split that thousand with the marshal.
24:19That ought to be fair, Mr. Paladin.
24:21Yeah, he did all the work.
24:23Well, I think we came out just about even.
24:25Marshal has your gratitude, and I have your money.
24:28Marshal.
24:44A gun will travel, reap the card of a man.
24:54A knight without armor in a savage land.
25:00His vast gun for hire, he's the calling wind.
25:07A soldier of fortune is the man called Paladin.
25:17Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam?
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