Prairie Badmen (1946)

[bunniefuu]

Hiya, hiya, hiya,

hiya, hiya, folks!

Come on in.

Gather round,

gather round.

Good news is about

to come your way.

Doc Lattimer's

world-famous elixir

will cure any known misery,

and a lot of other things

that you've never

heard about, too.

It's good for man or beast.

Why, it'll even cure

flat feet

or falling hair,

and it only costs you

one dollar.

Just imagine, folks,

just imagine.

You can become

a new man

for one lone,

measly buck...

I mean, dollar.

Fuzzy seems to be all right

on the crescendo,

but he doesn't

seem to have

the proper

persuasive note

in his confidential

appeal.

Oh, stop worrying, dad.

Everything's going

to be all right.

You just lie back

and rest.

Step right up

a little closer

and who is the first one

to want one of

these cure-alls?

Why, ladies and gentlemen,

you can even drink

this famous elixir,

or you can rub it

on the outside.

Now here's a scientific test

for ya.

Just rub some of this

on one leg,

then see if that leg

don't step higher

than the other one.

Ha ha!

Folks, you wouldn't believe me

if I was to tell you

the terrible dangers

and hardships

that doc Lattimer

went through

to gain the secret

of this elixir,

and bring his blessings

to suffering.

Gentlemen, I could go on

telling you for hours

the powers that are contained

in this little bottle

right here.

But my time

is running short.

Hey, let's have

a little fun.

Get the rope.

All right,

step right up, folks,

and lay your dollar

on the line.

Then go home

and make your wife think

she's got a new husband.

And for you lady folks,

vice-versy.

All right, here it is,

only one dollar.

One dollar,

step right up.

Ain't got many left.

Step right up, folks,

here it is.

[ Stammering ]

Don't anybody want one?

[ Crowd laughs ]

Hey!

Hey!

Don hitched the horses.

What happened?

I don't know.

Hold it!

[ Men whooping ]

Hey!

Hey, wait for me!

What's eatin' you?

We're just havin'

a little fun.

I don't see anything

to laugh at.

Might be funny

if you dragged that wagon

back where

you got it from.

Never mind the wagon.

Just get out of here.

You heard

what the man said.

Get goin'.

Okay, but I'll be

seeing you again

when you haven't got

a g*n in your hand.

Go on!

Howdy.

I hope you folks

didn't get hurt.

We're all right,

thanks to you.

It's impossible for US

to express our gratitude.

Don't lose any sleep

over that.

Where are your horses?

They're in town.

My son Don

will bring them.

You know, I've seen

that old coot somewhere,

but I can't place him.

Who cares about

that old coot?

It was that girl

that took my eye.

That g*n in

that stranger's hand

took my eye.

That's the only thing

I was lookin' at.

[ Panting ]

Fuzzy, you pop up in

the doggonedest places.

Billy.

What are you

made up for?

Oh, haven't you heard?

I'm dishin' out

blessings of mankind.

I'm sellin' a famous

kickapoo elixir.

Yeah? What do you know

about medicine?

Nothing much,

but I'm sellin' it.

Fuzzy has been

a real friend.

Dad was taken ill,

and we were desperate.

We didn't know

what to do.

Fuzzy offered

to help out

for a while.

You don't know the trouble

fuzzy's helpin'

gets you into, ma'am.

I was watering

the horses.

What happened?

Some barroom sports

thought they'd have

a little fun.

This gentleman

set them back

on their heels.

This is my brother Don,

mister...?

Carson. Bill Carson.

Glad to know ya.Same here.

And i'm

Linda Lattimer.

We'd love to have you

travel with US

to the next town.

Oh, we travel

too slow for him.

He's always in a hurry

to go someplace.

I don't happen to be

in a hurry right now, fuzz.

I'd enjoy

having company, ma'am.

That's fine.

I'm glad you can

join US for a while.

Don, hitch up the team,

and we'll get started.

Excuse me.

I'll see if dad

wants anything.

Hey, how come you're not

in a hurry all of a sudden?

You wouldn't happen

to be jealous,

would you,

you old goat?

And by the way,

seems like you should

know something

about the stuff

you pass out to people.

What's the difference?

That won't hurt anybody,

and this stuff don't do

anybody any harm.

Yeah? How do you know?

Look. I'll prove it to you.

Look here.

You can put it

on your hair,

or you can rub it

down your back,

or you can even

drink it.

[ Yells ]

What's the matter?

What happened

to him?

He, uh...

He's practicing

a new w*r dance.

Oh.

That's all right.

That should

attract a crowd.

But how does he

expect to sell any elixir

if he runs away

at the finish?

He's gonna figure

that out later.

That's just...

He's demonstrating

the power of the elixir.

♪ The campfire's light

♪ brightens up the night

♪ and the prairie's

goin' to rest ♪

♪ down that lonely trail

♪ there's a coyote's wail

♪ to his mate

out in the west ♪

♪ while the night

is waning... ♪

How's your pa?

He's resting nicely.

That's good.

I'm glad to hear it.

♪ Cowboys have their dream

♪ and the stories told...

You know, he ain't

got nothin' to worry about.

I'm on the job.

I'll ride herd on

this kickapoo elixir.

We're very grateful

to you.

You got no reason

to feel grateful.

I thought it was

t'other way around.

I'm fed up

with travelin' around

this cheap

medicine show.

I want a chance to get my hands

on some real money.

That's not a good idea

to be in too much

of a hurry about that.

You got a lot of time

ahead of you.

Sure.

But who wants to waste

a lot of time?

You know, I...

I've been figurin' on

gettin' married.

T'ain't no

fittin' life

for a fella

to be roamin' around

by himself all the time.

I can go buy

a nice little

piece of land,

build a home on it.

I was thinkin' of you...

Well, I was hopin'...

Will you, uh...

If you got money,

you can enjoy life.

What's the sense

of livin'

if you can't have

a little fun out of it?

What's the matter

with you?

Just a mild case

of growin' pains,

I think.

He'll get over it.

I'm not a kid,

and I won't

be treated like one.

Take it easy.

You don't prove

that you're a man

by carrying a chip

around on your shoulder.

You folks can stay up

and gab all night

if you want to.

I'm goin' to bed.

Happy dreams, fuzz.

Hey, wait a minute.

What have you

got there?

A hammock.What for?

I heard about settlers

sleepin' in 'em,

so I got one.

I'm tired of sleepin'

on the ground.

Linda:

Ha ha!

Good night.

All: Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ride 'em, sailor.

Ha ha ha!

Good night.

Good night.

Sleep well, fuzz.

Good night.

♪ Now prairie Pete's

a bad man ♪

♪ who rode into

Santa fe ♪

♪ although there was

a price upon his head ♪

♪ when the sheriff

tried to stop him ♪

♪ why, old Pete,

he nearly dropped him ♪

♪ and he left him with

his britches full of lead ♪

♪ now, prairie Pete

♪ why, prairie Pete

♪ he's the man that no one

ever dared to meet ♪

♪ when he would come

a-lopin' ♪

♪ with those two six-g*ns

a-smokin' ♪

♪ why, you'd find that

everyone in town had fled ♪

♪ now prairie Pete's

a bad man ♪

♪ he never went to school

♪ but he was educated

to the trail ♪

♪ though he never learned

to figure ♪

♪ he was lightnin'

on the trigger ♪

♪ on graduatin'

from the county jail ♪

♪ now, prairie Pete

♪ prairie Pete

♪ he's so tough,

you couldn't bend him ♪

♪ but it took a gal

to mend him ♪

♪ and from then on,

she was Mrs. Prairie Pete ♪

Gather round, folks.

Come on up here,

because good news

is comin' your way.

Ha ha ha!

Dr. Lattimer's

world-famous elixir

will cure all miseries,

and a lot of other things

that you've never heard about.

It's good for

man or beast.

Why, it'll even cure

falling feet

or falling hair.

And it just sells

for one dollar

a bottle, gentlemen.

Think of that.

Now, stop and think.

You can become a new man

for just one measly dollar.

Ha ha ha!

That's him--

I'll bet $1,000.

You could be wrong.

Yeah, and I could be

the king of siam.

My friends, the secret

of this marvelous elixir

has been handed down

from father to son

for unknown generations.

Years ago, I learned

of the miraculous cures

made by an old

kickapoo medicine man.

I didn't believe

those stories

until I saw the proof

with my own eyes.

I can't tell you

how I gained that secret.

That is a secret confidence.

But I can offer to you

this marvelous blessing

to suffering mankind.

[ Coughs ]

All right, folks,

all right.

Step right up.

It's only one dollar

a bottle.

One dollar.

Who wants to take a bottle?

Here you go, sir.

Something you'll

never regret.

You'll always be glad.

Here you are,

little lady.

Hey, I think I'll get me

a bottle of that.

I've had a little touch

of rheumatism here, lately.

Remind me sometime

to sell you

a nice, gold brick

I've been savin'

for someone

just like you.

Ha ha ha!

Uh, pardon me, son.

I see you work

with this outfit.

Have you known

old doc Lattimer long?

Yeah, quite a while.

He happens to be

my father.

h*! Then you should be

pretty well acquainted.

Want a little drink?

Thanks.

I don't mind

if I do.

Just a minute, mister.

I've got a bone

to pick with you.

I'm gonna learn you

to mind your own business.

Who wants a big bottle?

[ All talking at once ]

One for the man

behind the bush.

What happened?

Billy Carson

started a fight.

Fuzzy jumped in,

and we lost the crowd.

Ha ha ha ha!

Why should they

do that?

I don't know why,

but I'm certainly

gonna tell them

what I think about it.

Somebody put out the lights.

Gimme! Gimme!

Billy! Billy!

Take it easy.

Now that you learned me

my business,

suppose you go about

your own?

That was the meanest trick

anybody ever played on me.

What are you

talkin' about?

You know very well

what I mean.

I suppose you thought

it was funny

to start a brawl

and steal the crowd

away from US.

And I thought

I could count on you

as a friend.

I never dreamed

you'd take part

in a mean trick like that.

Well, I...

We'll manage to get along

without your help

from now on.

Give me that costume.

Hey, wait a minute.

I haven't got

anything else on.

You're through

as of now.

See what you've done?

Yeah? What did I do?

I don't know,

but you done somethin'

to get me in bad.

You're a hoodoo.

Ha ha ha!

Your friends ran into

a little trouble.

They've gone on

down the road.

What kind of trouble?

Educational.

They offered to teach me

to mind my own business.

You might be smart

if you'd learn that lesson.

What did he

wanna know?

Nothin' particular.

We just had

a sociable drink.

What'd he talk about?

I think you should learn

to mind your own business.

Listen, son, I'll

turn you over my knee

and give you a spankin'.

Well, he talked

about dad.

Wanted to know

if he was in

this part of the country

five years ago.

Yeah? Was he?

I don't think so.

That was before he had

this kickapoo outfit.

Linda and I

weren't with him then.

We can do no good

in this town now.

Let's get started.

What's the matter

with her?

Ah, I guess she's

mad at me and Billy

because a rumpus started

and folks lost interest

in the elixir.

Fuzz.

Hmm?

I'm worried about

that outfit.

I'm afraid they're in

for some serious trouble.

Why don't you

go tell 'em?

I don't think

they'd pay much attention.

All I've got to go on

is a hunch.

We ain't what you'd call

exactly popular.

All right, pull up.

Linda: Why did you

stop US?

I want to have a talk

with doc Lattimer

where we won't

be disturbed.

You can't talk

to my father.

He's not well.

I think he'll talk,

all right.

Either call him,

or I'll go in

and get him.

If this is a hold-up,

this is all the money we have.

Take it and let US

be on our way.

I'm not interested

in that chickenfeed.

What I want

are the four

bars of gold

that bill Thompson

took from the express office

five years ago.

I don't know anything

about that.

Don't tell me that.

Bill made a map

of where he

hid the gold.

You were the last one

to see him alive.

The map wasn't

on his body

when the sheriff

found him.

You didn't

dig it up, doc,

or you wouldn't

be playin' around

with this tinhorn outfit.

I tell you, I don't know

what you're talking about.

Then you'd better start

doin' a little rememberin'.

I had the right

hunch, fuzz.

Let's take 'em.

Wait a minute.

We gotta avoid sh**ting.

Here's what I

want you to do.

I'll go around

this side.

You'd better start

thinkin' fast,

because I'm not gonna

stick around here

all day.

This is your

last chance, doc.

What do you say?

All right.

You win.

[ Fuzzy laughing ]

[ Drunken muttering ]

Whoa, horse! Whoa!

Whoa!

Hey! Ha ha!

Did you come

all the way out here

to get some of

this elixir?

It's wonderful stuff.

It's wonderful.

Look what it's done

for me.

I ain't half the man

I am now till I

started drinkin' it.

Get off of me,

or I'll break

every bone in your body!

Wait till things stop

goin' round.

Don't be too rough

on him, Cal.

I think maybe

he's fond of you.

Cal: Get this drunk

off me!

Hit him over the head

with something!

You boys havin' fun?

Let's not bother

these folks any longer.

I think they'd like

to be on their way.

You certainly go

out of your way

to look for trouble.

It could be,

but I haven't

found any yet

that bothered me.

I wouldn't trail

this outfit any further.

The next time you show up,

it won't all be in fun.

Now get goin'.

And thanks for

the g*n.

I think I'll keep it

as a souvenir.

I hope you can

forgive me.

I'm so ashamed.

That's all right.

I'd sure like to know

what those fellas

had in mind.

Doc, why were they

so interested in knowing

whether or not

you were in this country

five years ago?

Dad, I think we should

know the whole story.

Yes, you're involved,

and you have

a right to know

what it's all about.

You children were living

with your aunt

five years ago,

going to school.

I wasn't doing very well

in a small mining camp

as a doctor,

when one night,

a fatally wounded man

staggered into my office.

You're in pretty bad shape.

Wait a minute, doc.

I know I'm finished.

You're a pretty good

scout, willin' to help me.

I want to do

something for you.

That map will show you

where I buried

four bars

of gold bullion.

Don't send it

by express.

It might look

familiar to 'em.

You've got

a pretty good chance.

You might pull through.

I'm layin' the odds, doc.

I told ya.

[ Knock on door ]

Hello, sheriff.

Hi, doc.

Looks like

bill Thompson's

horse outside.

That looks like

bill Thompson himself.

When a man comes

to me for help,

I don't ask him

his name.

Save US the trouble

of hangin' him.

He's dead.

What did he do?

Robbed the express company

of a gold shipment.

They've got him,

but no gold.

I'll send somebody

over tomorrow

and pick up the body.

Good night, sheriff.

So long, doc.

I left town the next day,

intending to go after

the gold,

but I found

I couldn't go through with it.

I couldn't use that wealth,

but I didn't have

the moral courage

to return it

to the express company.

As far as I know,

the gold is still

where Thompson buried it.

Do you have

that map, doc?

Yes, I have it.

Then we'll find the gold,

and return it

to the express company.

You're crazy!

They lost the gold.

Why should we

hand it back

to 'em?

If we had that money,

we could get

a start in life.

Then we could

amount to something.

Maybe you like it,

but I'm fed up with

trailing around the country

with a two-bit

medicine show.

But, Don, that

isn't our money.

We haven't any right

to keep it.

Why not?

We don't owe

the express company

anything.

That gold could

stay buried

where it is

for the next

5,000 years,

and it wouldn't do

anybody any good.

I know I'm right.

Tell him there isn't

anything else

for US to do.

I have nothing

to do with it,

miss Linda.

It's something

for you folks

to decide.

Dad, we must

return that gold

to the express company.

It will be

on our conscience

until we do.

We could never

make any use of it.

It would be the same

as if we stole it.

Yes, you're right.

I've been wanting

to do that for

the last five years.

I'm glad

you feel that way.

You can count on

Billy and me

helpin' you

see it through.

Maybe they want

to get their hands on it,

after we dig it up.

Wait a minute,

wait a minute.

No little whelp

can talk to me like that.

I'll pin his ears back.

Oh, he didn't

mean that.

He's only angry

and disappointed.

Please forgive him.

I won't hold a grudge

if you don't want me to.

They're not gonna

get away with that.

We're gonna make him

cough up that dough.

Yeah, but before

we try it again,

there's a couple of guys

we've got to get rid of.

We'll take care

of them, too.

Ah, cheer up, Don.

You were wrong.

Be a sport about it.

Well, another day

behind US.

Yes, we're nearly there.

I'm glad we didn't

have any further trouble.

Yeah. Looks like

those fellas gave up.

I'm not countin' on it.

Aahhh!

Ha ha ha ha!

Oh, fuzzy,

I'm terribly sorry.

Oh, that's all right.

It just kind of

surprised me

a little bit.

Smells like you scorched

your surprise, fuzz.

Hey, why don't you

do me a favor,

and play dead,

will you?

Don, come and get it.

Thompson hung out

in this country.

I'll bet we're

pretty close to

what we're after.

I don't see that

we're any closer

to getting rid

of the two guys

that messed things up

for US.

We'll take care

of them tonight.

I have an idea

we'd better

keep a pretty good watch

from now on.

Hey, fuzz.

Maybe you'd better

bed down in

your hammock.

Then you'd fall out

every time you

went to sleep.

Ha ha ha!

Don acts as if

we were stealing

something from him.

I don't like it.

He's acting like

a spoiled brat.

But he'll get over it.

[ Snoring loudly ]

[ Snoring continues ]

[ Muttering ]

Will you stop snorin'

so I can get some sleep?

Who's snorin'?

I been wide awake

all the time.

Yeah, maybe you were.

I don't see how anybody

could get any sleep

with all the racket

you were makin'.

[ Snoring resumes ]

I wonder why he's

sneakin' away like that.

Do you suppose

he's figurin' on

double-crossin'

the others?

He could be.

Maybe we'd better

trail him.

What about

them other two fellas?

We'll take care

of them later.

Maybe this is

our lucky break.

Hey!

No, it's me!

What's the matter?

I heard a horse.

I don't hear anything.

I don't know,

but I'm sure

I heard a horse.

It's probably

one of your nightmares

headin' this way.

Well, you roll in, fuzz.

I'll stand guard

for a while.

Might as well

be comfortable

while you're sleeping.

Who's been asleep?

I been wide awake

all the...All the time.

You won't need a g*n

to protect yourself from me.

Guess I'm a little jumpy.

You know, I can't

help feeling

we're gonna run into

a lot of trouble

before we get

that gold back

where it belongs.

And it isn't really

your trouble.

You've taken our worries

on your shoulders.

I want you to know

how very grateful we are.

Ah, it's all right.

Didn't have anything

else to do, anyway.

Hmm.

Nobody ever bothered

to stay up and keep me company.

Ooh!

Don.

Come on, wake up.

Billy!

Billy, Don isn't here.

Oh! Oh!

Oh!

He piled up that stuff

to make US believe

he was there all the time.

Dad, Don

has run out

on US.

Are you sure?

Yes, sir.

One of the horses

are gone.

He's stolen the map.

It's hard to believe

that a boy of mine

would do

a thing like that.

I could break

his neck.

I know that map

by heart.

And I have a pretty good

general idea

of where

he's headed for.

Will you go after him?

Yeah, we'll go

after him.

And, doc,

I wouldn't

take it too hard.

You know,

it's a big temptation

for a young,

discontented kid,

and you don't know

he's not gonna

turn out all right

when the final

showdown comes.

Hey, fuzz.

Get your boot on.

We got some

hard ridin'

to do.

How come?

Don stole the map.

He's after the gold

bullion on his own.

Why, that little whelp!

I'll get him.

I'll show him

what to do.

[ Muttering ]

I'll gamble

he's leading US

right where

we want to go.

We'll have to thank him

for being so obliging.

You take your time.

We'll be movin'

pretty fast.

And Linda,

don't you worry

about nothin'.

I'm takin' care

of everything.

I think

he saw US.

Well, what's the difference?

We're at

the end of the line.

Maybe so.

That's far enough.

Who are you,

and what do you want?

All right, kid,

let's have a talk.

We can't find

the gold bullion

without your help,

and you can't

get away with it

if we don't let you.

Now, what do you say?

Okay, I'll give you half.

We'll split four ways.

I get half,

or it's no deal.

All right, it's half.

All right, kid,

where is it?

The way I read

the map,

it's hidden

somewhere in this shack

around the fireplace.

Well, let's go get it.

You boys satisfied

with half?

Half is better

than nothin'.

Let's go.

Let's start tearin'

this fireplace apart.

Whew! I never thought

I'd act like a gopher,

but half of that gold

is worth workin' for.

You're tellin' me?

Half of that bullion

is worth a lot of money.

What are you gonna do

with your half

of the gold, son?

I won't have any trouble

spreadin' it around.

All: Ha ha ha!

Hey!

Take him inside.

What's the idea?

Don't you want

your half of the gold,

or maybe it ain't

where you said it was.

I told you

I wasn't sure.

You better start

makin' sure quick.

Now where is it?

If it isn't

in there,

I don't know

where it is.

Get up.

Hey, wait a minute, fuzz.

Something wrong.

Four horses.

Don must be

in there.

There's Linda's horse.

I didn't know

we were coming

to a party.

Maybe we'd better

look it over--

see if we're welcome.

Come on.

Now you start

remembering.

I thought it's

where I told you.

It's been a long time.

Maybe somebody else

got it.

Don't give me that.

Now you tell me

the truth,

or I'll beat you

to a pulp.

Have you got

the map on you?

No. I only saw it once.

I tried to memorize it.

It's gonna

be tough on you

if you didn't do

a good job

of memorizing.

Get some ropes.

Tie him up.

I'll make him remember.

Hey, I heard somethin'

out there in the brush.

Must be an animal

of some kind.

Coyote maybe.

Yeah.

I'll get rid of him.

Oh!

Your head sounded

hollow, like a pumpkin.

This looks like it might

turn out to be

a pretty rough

party, fuzz.

Yeah.

Now you listen to me.

You wouldn't

have sneaked up here

if you hadn't known

where that gold's hid.

Now tell US

where it is.

I told you

everything I know.

You're lyin'!

If you care anything

about livin',

you'd better

start talkin' fast.

Let me think about it.

Maybe I can remember.

They've treated Don

pretty rough.

Fuzz, it wouldn't

do any good to start

a gunfight.

He might get k*lled.

Say, I've got an idea.

Don't ask me

to play a drunk.

They won't hold still

for that again.

No, stampede the horses.

That'll bring 'em out.

Now go on.

That's good.

Yah! Go!

Something's happened

to the horses!

So you're

hittin' me

on the head

with a rock, huh?

Keep your eye

on 'em, fuzz.

You bet I will.

Come on,

get up.

Now that we're here,

we'll pick up

that gold bullion.

Why should I

give it to you?

Why?

Because we saved

your life.

Your dad wants it

to go back where it belongs.

Ah, you're right.

I was wrong

all the time.

I'll get the map.

I hid it when

I thought I

was bein' trailed.

You're a good boy,

Don.

I don't think

you three

have committed any crime

the sheriff would be

interested in.

You can walk

back to town.

You won't be

botherin' US anymore.

Hey, just a minute.

Hey, do you mind

if I toss a rock

at those coyotes?

No, fuzz.

Go right ahead.

All right,

get runnin', you.

Ha ha!

Well, that's the way...

Hey, Billy!

Hey, the fight's over.

Hey! Come on.

Well, they gave US

a very substantial reward

for the return

of the bullion.

That's fine, doc.

I wish you'd

take half of it.

No, you'd better keep it.

You know, it'd ruin fuzzy

to have money.

Couldn't get a hat

to fit him.

Billy Carson,

you're a very nice person.

I bet you say that

to all the boys.

She ain't never said it

to me yet.

Fuzzy, you're a dear.

Bye.bye.

Bye, boys.