01x20 - The Real Unfriendly Ghost

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Adventures of Champion". Aired: September 23, 1955 – March 3, 1956.*
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Ricky has an uncanny ability to find himself in some kind of trouble, but is always rescued by his faithful friend Champion, the Wonder Horse, a wild stallion who has befriended Ricky.
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01x20 - The Real Unfriendly Ghost

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Champion the Wonder Horse

Champion the Wonder Horse

Like a streak of lightning

Like the swiftest arrow

Like a mighty cannonball

You'll hear about

The time will come

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(bright music)

(dramatic music)

- Ru.

- I .

Running Bear is calling

- Many moons I have kept

even when Indian Agent moved

where corn won't grow, where

Now, better to die like

in teepee like old woman.

- But your son is returning.

Hen

.

Wait for his counsel.

- Red Cloud is young, I am old.

I've had many promises from

- .

Th.

- We must do what must be done.

My warriors will not wait long.

-.

This time I'll hide the

(horse hooves clomping)

T.

(ominous music)

(g*n f*ring)

(dramatic music)

!

(dramatic music)

(g*n f*ring)

(horse whinnying)

Good work, Champ.

(Ricky whistling)

(Rebel barking)

Not now, Rebel, get Uncle Sandy!

(Rebel barking)

Are you hurt bad, Red Cloud?

- I don't know, but I

- Say, it did look like Blake,

b?

- I haven't any idea.

- You just stay quiet, Rebel's

- [red cloud] Okay.

- It's a good thing you've

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instead of just glancing off.

- There for a while I

biting the dust.

- Running Bear does not laugh.

My son has been too

- My father allowed me to

and the one who did this

- Are you sure it was

- Yes, I saw his face when

.

- What are you gonna do?

- Follow due process of

for as*ault with a deadly w*apon

with intent to commit m*rder.

(gentle music)

- [dabney] Well, this is

Was there any evidence

- The warrant's enough, Dabney.

But Ricky North said he

- How close to the

- Well, I wasn't very close,

.

- Mighty slim evidence to

- .

I saw Blake's face.

- Comes down to one man's

- I d

on a trumped-up charge.

- [marshal] It's not a

- Well, it couldn't have been

on.

- That's right, we was

He never left my sight.

- Sounds like you were a

Marshal, now it's three men

and a kid's guess.

- Do?

- Well, it depends.

Wherever there's a crime,

Now ?

- Well, I don't know,

- Haw

on this reservation, I hereby

isl

to.

- Sure, they're both lying.

- [red cloud] You and Edwards

!

Seems to me Larsen could

- Well, there was

- You can find all the

b.

- Just a moment, Red Cloud.

That's an open thr*at to

and no Indian on my reservation

- [red cloud] I don't mean

I mean through the law.

- Maybe, but you're confined

- I have a permit to

- I'll have it revoked.

Let's go, Red Cloud.

-g

to take off his handcuffs?

- It's no good losing

but it sure begins to look

ha.

- Well, I'm going to find out.

The Commissioner of Indian

fro.

,

you.

.

- Id

ab.

- Wh.

You have forgotten the

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(dramatic music)

But our fight must be one

not with weapons.

- Council will decide.

- You must stop Running Bear

- I'll do what I can.

The most important thing

the Commissioner asked me for

to prove that Dabney moved

to land where we will starve.

- Need any help?

- No, thanks.

As long as I can use your

- Certainly.

(dramatic music)

- You've got nothing

- No, do you think that

or ?

- What difference does it make?

Dabney's the law here.

.

You and Dabney, you're

or you wouldn't have sent

- What's gonna happen?

- I might get a tomahawk

one of these days.

I better hit the breeze.

- Hey, Blake!

Where can you get as good

Stick around, Edwards and

- Be.

- If he gets away, you know

before he'll talk.

- He's not getting away,

going to keep stirring

(gentle music)

(moves to dramatic music)

(horse hooves clomping)

- U.

- That's not all you got.

A letter came for you this

- The Commissioner wants me

right away to meet the House

- Oh boy, that's great.

- But he also says copy of

wis

for your transportation.

- That's not so good, Dabney

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the Commissioner's orders.

- Well, you never can tell.

I'll ride back to the Indian

- Thanks, Sandy.

- I wish I could go.

- Well now, we might be able

but I don't think the

- Okay, Uncle Sandy.

(cheery music)

- Well, the Commissioner's

But of course I'll comply with

and I'll have all the

- Tomorrow, I wanna leave

- Why, I can't possibly make

- Well, delay isn't

I'm going and you can't stop me.

- Sure you're going, but

how to run my office.

- Dabney, I'm beginning

of what Red Cloud will report

- I'm getting tired of

-w

and not take revenge on Blake.

- What happened, Edwards?

- You tell him, Marshal.

- Edwards found Blake dead

by Sentinel Rock.

I went out to get him, and he

- Before I found Blake's

riding away from Sentinel

- ?

- Trying, (chuckles) why you

He was out there carrying

How much evidence do you want?

- As a lawyer, a lot more.

I di.

- That's enough on evidence to

Arrest him, Marshal.

- Dabney, you do this and

on your hands by night.

- So much the worse for them.

I'm here to enforce the law,

and.

- I'm afraid you'll have

(dramatic music)

- Put your hands up!

Running Bear was right,

the white man's law is

- .

- I made my mistake

would get fair treatment.

I'm going back to my people,

I'm going with them.

(g*n f*ring)

- Now, you still think you

Take him away, Marshal.

I'll set the trial for

-.

(dramatic music)

- Well, that about cinches

- H?

- The limit.

I'm the law here as far as

Washington will back me up,

he tried to sh**t the marshal.

- I'm sorry, Marshal, Sandy.

A.

- I don't like having my

But I gotta admit there's

when Dabney won't take your

- You see, Red Cloud, all

- I didn't forget, Sandy.

What made me blow up with

can abuse the law and twist it.

- S.

- .

- Marshal, there's gotta

is siding with Edwards,

- The only thing I can think

m,

Edw.

- .

Maybe he made a deal with

- St

even circumstantial evidence.

- ,

but I'm certainly gonna have

And the place to start looking

(dramatic music)

- W.

Red Cloud hoped he could

under the white man's law.

Now he has been arrested,

and we know there is

The council must meet, and

(bright music)

- You know, if Blake was

the arrow must have come

- W.

- Well of course it

Dabney and Edwards are gonna

Let's just hope--

(Rebel whining)

- Rebel find something?

- Y.

Looks like somebody waited

- Well, Red Cloud's wearing

- e

and they went back the same way.

- Hoof marks.

When he got here, he must

- Can we follow the trail?

- Easy.

(slow orchestral music)

- Edwards' ranch.

We'.

- Nod

the trail here from Sentinel

If I could get in the house,

ther.

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there's anybody around.

- They've probably all

for the trial.

You stay here with Champ, I'll

- Bu.

- No, if I guessed wrong

I don't want you taking chances.

Go ahead, Rebel.

(slow orchestral music)

(Rebel whining)

Ricky, come over here!

Hey, look what I found.

- One half of an arrowhead,

- Bark feathers and the shaft.

Looks like somebody was

like Red Cloud's.

Cigarette butts like we

(dramatic music)

- Now we're sure, aren't we?

- We're sure of this much,

Edwards will have to explain

a Cheropi arrow in his backyard.

- Get those hands up, North!

All .

Looks to me like you're

Y.

Get down!

Take those things to Red Cloud.

- Come on, Champ!

(suspenseful music)

(Rebel snarling)

- All right, now get up.

- Ret

of m*rder and one of violent

How do you plead?

- Not guilty on the first count.

.

- Mr. Edwards, can you

- Sure, it's a Cheropi arrow,

a.

- The same kind of

Red Cloud was carrying?

- .

- Objection's overruled.

(slow rhythmic drum music)

Marshal, I'll hold you

.

Now you saw Red Cloud at

- Yeah.

(dramatic music)

- On the strength of

I find you guilty of

an.

- Running Bear!

- No more talk.

- Marshal Hale, Red Cloud,

on Mr. Edwards' ranch.

Somebody was making

- Where's Sandy?

- At Mr. Edwards' ranch.

Larsen captured him.

We've gotta get out there

- We'll do just that, Ricky.

- Thanks, you can follow me.

- It's just an attempt to

Pay no attention to it.

- Just a minute, Dabney.

You run this Indian

to d,

especially off the reservation.

?

- Li.

- But you've got a dangerous

- Don't worry about that,

- All right, let's go.

- It's no use, Dabney, we got

-.

- Well, I don't know about you,

but I'm getting out of

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tu.

He'sl

abos

and why he cheated the

(suspenseful music)

.

- I'll hear the rest of the

- Where you going?

-,

t.

(gentle music)

- What do you think of

- Law good, men bad.

- Rebel should be in on this.

(Rebel whines)

And Champ certainly should be.

(Champ whinnying)

(dramatic music)

Champion the Wonder Horse

Champion the Wonder Horse

Like a streak of lightning

Like the swiftest arrow

Like a mighty cannonball

You'll hear about

The time will come

Th

Champion the Wonder Horse
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