00:02The immortal pen of James Fenimore Cooper
00:07brings you thrilling tales of excitement.
00:12Blazing action on the early American frontier.
00:16Stirring adventures filled with the daring and courage of Hawkeye.
00:21First of the long rifles and his blood brother Ching Uchcook.
00:27Last of the Mohicans.
00:30The
00:31The
00:44Those sneaking Onidas.
00:47Well, I'm through being a walking target.
00:50Come on, men. We're gonna fight back for a change.
00:54Lieutenant Briggs, we can't go past this boundary.
00:57We're treaty bound not to chase into Onida territory.
01:00There's nothing in the treaty saying we have to say thank ye for being sniped at.
01:04Lieutenant, that's militia, man. We got enough worries without disobeying a red coat colonel's orders.
01:09Just to remind ye, Farber. Out here I'm in command, not Colonel Dillon. Now fan out and shoot on sight.
01:16Meaning no disrespect, Lieutenant, but that's an order you've got no right to give.
01:19All right, Farber. Since you seem to be thinking like a book soldier, stay here.
01:26Now, what about the rest of ye?
01:29Now, what about the rest of ye?
01:32Now, what about the rest of ye?
01:54Even if I have to do it by myself.
01:59Well, what are we all standing here for?
02:01We can't let the Lieutenant do all the work for us.
02:37There he is, the emergency devil.
02:46There.
03:02Ah
03:44What have I done?
03:48What have I done?
04:20Regulations
04:21Regulations
04:24That's all that's keeping me from hanging you
04:26And it would be a fair example to all militia men
04:28But hang you will when the commissioner-general gets this report
04:33Forkeye
04:34I'm glad headquarters could spare you
04:37Greetings
04:39What's this all about?
04:41The orderly said something about transporting a prisoner
04:44I want you to take this man to the territorial capital
04:47Since when have you stopped using your own guard house?
04:50Seems to me you could cool off a prisoner just as well right here
04:53This young hothead will cool off with a rope around his neck
04:56I trust the court-martial will concur with my report
04:59What you've been up to son
05:00Their election of duty is no matter to be taken lightly Hawkeye
05:03This man
05:04A lieutenant in command of a patrol of the king's militia
05:07By his own admission
05:09Violated our peace treaty with the Oneidas
05:11What I know of the Oneidas
05:12They're not very good at keeping treaties themselves
05:16Oneida smiling face
05:18Stabbing back
05:18The fact remains that we are not at war with them
05:21Maybe you don't think so Colonel
05:23But as long as Kootenay's chief of the tribe
05:25The Oneidas always be in the war path
05:26Your opinion is of no consequence Mr. Briggs
05:31You will conduct the prisoner to the capital and deliver him to Colonel Quentin for trial
05:34Colonel
05:34It's not the kind of a job that I hanker for delivering a man to the gallows
05:39Couldn't you send some of your own troops?
05:41I can't spare any
05:43We're on demand as it is
05:44It's the same excuse you gave when you refused to march in and rescue my men
05:47If I'd had regular soldiers in my patrol instead of militia
05:50You'd had a whole garrison after Kootenay
05:51Your ration has cost us your patrol
05:54I do not propose to lose this fort by acting in the same manner
05:57Come on, Lieutenant
05:58We better get started
06:01Goodbye, Colonel
06:02Goodbye, Hawkeye
06:10You know fretting yourself sick about those charges won't make him any less
06:14There's nothing less serious, Lieutenant
06:15I'm not thinking of myself
06:16It's my men
06:18Just over that border, they're prisoners of the Oneidas
06:20Nothing being done to help them
06:22Well, what makes you so certain they're still alive?
06:26That band of them that attacked us used their guns as clubs instead of shooting them
06:31Yeah, they sure wouldn't do that if they just wanted to lift a few scalps
06:37Chingichgook
06:38Do you mind guarding the prisoner by yourself for a while?
06:41Well, where do you go, my brother?
06:42I'm gonna do a little treaty violating myself
06:45Mother, let's go!
07:03Come on, Doc!
07:32I'm back.
07:33No torture prisoner now, couldn't they ask for last time, how many soldier in fought, pale-faced, not afraid die,
07:47couldn't they know how make them want die, you say nothing, maybe not need dung, couldn't they cut out.
08:01When the word gets around to the other Indian nations what Kootenay's idea of a peace treaty means, you'll have
08:07a new name, faceless one.
08:20Right, not to trifle.
08:47You and Ed has traveled pretty far south on your raids once a year.
08:50Heard you went as far as the father of waters went.
08:53Me lived for many years with Natchez tribe on shore, the father of great waters.
08:59This is same wood they use for make prisoner, make talk.
09:08Natchez, teach me how, make brave, die thousand deaths, maybe more.
09:19Natchez, teach me.
09:20Good.
09:21No make Natchez torture.
09:23Get that Tunga wagon.
09:26Kootenay, sell soldiers.
09:28They didn't look sold to me, what are they doing still in your village?
09:31White man come soon, bring much wampum.
09:35You're lying, no white man's fool enough to buy soldiers.
09:39No lie, white man named Joe Acker live with Ottawa.
09:45Ottawa by many slave, not care where come from.
09:49So Kootenay's messing around with white renegades in Ottawa's.
09:53It's about time someone showed him he's getting a mite too big for his britches.
09:57No talk more.
09:59You've talked enough.
10:01You want to prove to the colonel that he's wrong about you?
10:05Hawkeye hanging is unimportant to me compared to this cloud of disgrace I'm under.
10:09Then get going.
10:10Tell the colonel that we sent you.
10:12Tell him to come on marching if he wants to save the men of your patrol
10:15and to stop Kootenay from getting the Oneidas on the warpath.
10:18Don't even stop to breathe.
10:20What about him?
10:21Him tied good.
10:23And you too?
10:25Kootenay is going to get paid a visit from a white renegade in Ottawa
10:28a little sooner than he expects.
10:57Look at the savage.
11:01Don't give him the satisfaction of seeing a break.
11:05Well, let's go.
11:07I hope the chief never met Joe Acker before.
11:10For Ottawa brave.
11:12Name attacker.
11:32Ottawa tribe.
11:34Send greetings.
11:36First time white man.
11:38See Kootenay.
11:40How no name.
11:41All men of woods know name of Kootenay.
11:44Name of Kootenay on many tongues.
11:47Manitou smiles.
11:50You give wampum.
11:51Me give slave.
11:54That's what Ataka and I came here for.
11:57What is this, the famed Oneida hospitality?
12:00To talk of bartering before the care and comfort of friends who have just made a long journey?
12:04White brother wish Kootenay obey.
12:09You go in teepee.
12:11Eat.
12:12Rest.
12:14When sun hide face, then we barter.
12:23Dirty renegade.
12:40Well, we've got them fooled so far.
12:42When sun hide face, what we use for wampum?
12:46Potter and ball if we're long-winded enough with our bartering.
12:49We better start doing some praying as the lieutenant gets here with a colonel in the military before we run
12:53out of words.
13:12It's like there's no time to say our prayers, let alone have them answer.
13:18I'm Hawkeye.
13:20Chinggitgook.
13:22Mohican not Ottawa.
13:24I gotta hand it to you, Karak.
13:26Never expected to see you here.
13:28Mohican tie good.
13:30Like squaw.
13:33Karak say fort weak, not many soldier.
13:39While Hawkeye die, Oneida attack.
13:43You've got a treaty with the fort, Kootenay.
13:46You're supposed to be a man of your word.
13:48Kootenay man of word?
13:50Prisoner break treaty.
13:52Come Oneida country, make war.
13:55That's not the way I heard it.
13:57They were out on a patrol.
13:58Your brave shot at them.
14:00Tricked them into a trap.
14:01You don't keep your word, Kootenay.
14:03You speak with the tongue of a lion snake.
14:16But you've got to listen to me.
14:18My men, they're gonna be sold as slaves.
14:21Hawkeye and Chinggitgook, they've got...
14:23To their deaths, no doubt.
14:25Arrest him.
14:26Colonel, I didn't think this up.
14:29Hawkeye sent me to get ye in the garrison.
14:32Kootenay's stirring up the Oneidas,
14:33and there's no telling when they'll hit the war path.
14:35Briggs, I don't know how you escaped from Hawkeye and Chinggitgook.
14:39Or what you expected to gain by coming back here.
14:41But let me tell you one thing.
14:43You're going to the gallows if I have to take you there myself.
14:46My neck's unimportant right now.
14:48It's my men.
14:49Prisoners of the Oneidas.
14:50And the safety of this whole territory I'm worried about.
14:52The safety of this territory is my concern.
14:55And I need no advice from the likes of you.
14:57Take him to the guardhouse, Sergeant.
14:59Look, lock me in the guardhouse.
15:00Even hang me if you want to.
15:01But hit the Oneidas first before they massacre the whole garrison.
15:17Guards! Guards! Look at your guards!
15:18Ain't no use you asking me again, Lieutenant.
15:20You know the Colonel won't see you.
15:22He give me specific orders.
15:23He's got to.
15:24Them savages will be attacking any time now.
15:26Colonel don't think so.
15:27And in my book, a Colonel's always right.
15:57Sound General quarters!
16:00Let me out of here!
16:14Yankee is getting ready to leave fort.
16:18Could be set trap like catch patrol before.
16:22We've got to try and warn the colonel.
16:25One sound, you die.
16:27Make Yankee's chief think only few warrior.
16:32Him come out, not go back.
16:37We will stay in tight formation until we make the woods.
16:40Then deploy and fire at will.
16:42They must be a small party or they would have attacked in force.
16:45Open the gates!
16:47Colonel, wait!
16:48You're just exposing yourself to a trap!
16:50The same kind of trap I rushed into!
16:53Quick, march!
16:57Colonel!
17:00I pray to heaven I'm wronged!
17:10Hold fire!
17:12We take more slaves for otherwise.
17:20Fall back!
17:22I pray!
17:24Kill all Yankees!
17:34Hold fire!
17:42Release Lieutenant Briggs and bring him to my quarters.
17:52If you're not valuable to Goodney, you'll be dead!
17:57We know a white man!
17:58They make good shields!
18:11Shoot!
18:12Shoot!
18:14Shoot!
18:15Shoot!
18:17Shoot!
18:18Hold it!
18:19It's Hawkeye and Ticket's going!
18:21Hey, open the gate!
18:22Let's go!
18:28Untie us!
18:32Where's the Colonel?
18:33He's wounded.
18:34He's placed me in command.
18:36There's just one chance in a million of not being overrun by those Anita's out there.
18:41Maybe saving the lives of those men.
18:43Anything you want in the fort is yours, Hawkeye.
18:45Maybe all I'll need is my bare hands.
18:53We stand in back.
18:56Soldiers in fort not shoot.
18:58Kill own men.
19:01Kootenay?
19:02What are you?
19:03A squad chief?
19:04Hiding behind real men?
19:11Kootenay show Hawkeye who's squad chief when take Hawkeye's scalp.
19:16The other tribes will all laugh when they hear how two men with their hands tied got away from the
19:21Onidas.
19:22The Ottawas will spit when they hear the name of Kootenay, the rabbit-hearted chief who hides behind white men.
19:31Hawkeye brave hide in fort.
19:34Make fight with tongue.
19:37You come out.
19:39Kootenay show Hawkeye.
19:41I'll make a deal with you, Kootenay.
19:44I'll meet you man to man, barehanded, for the lives of those prisoners.
19:49So be it.
19:52Kootenay lose fight.
19:54Three prisoners.
20:20This time, Hawkeye, I kill.
20:49You come out.
20:51You come out.
20:55You come out.
20:57You come out.
20:58My son.
21:01What have you done?
21:04You come out.
21:12Hard to do.
21:14I'll have to.
21:15You come out.
21:19I'll have to.
21:27Let's go.
21:54Set those prisoners free.
22:07You need us.
22:08Stay on your own land.
22:10Live in peace.
22:13Now, me become Mohican again?
22:19Yeah.
22:27Anything more we can do for you before you leave, Hawkeye?
22:29Well, that's just what I was going to ask you, Colonel.
22:32Well, now you mention it, there is one thing.
22:33You can tell the Commissioner General that I'm taking an extended leave.
22:36During my absence, I'm recommending one of his militiamen to take command of the garrison.
22:40I didn't know you were planning on a leave, Colonel.
22:42Well, there are compensations for being nicked in battle.
22:46Me think me no name of militiamen.
22:49It's Lieutenant.
22:51No, Chinggichgook.
22:52You're wrong.
22:55He's Captain Briggs now.
23:00Well, that's one decision you didn't make rashly, Colonel.
23:03Congratulations.
23:04Thanks, Hawkeye.
23:04We'll deliver your message.
23:06Thank you, Hawkeye.
23:07Goodbye, Colonel.
23:15Join us again at this same time next week for another of James Fenimore Cooper's gripping
23:20tales of the early American frontier, another exciting adventure of Hawkeye and his blood
23:26brother Chinggichgook, last of the Mohicans.
