Nope, I won't sign it.
I've made up my mind.
Now, Frank--
I don't care what
you're offering, Cappy.
There won't be
another contract.
This is my last match
for you.
Frank, I got you
this match for the title.
I could keep you champ
for years.
You're making
a big mistake, Frank.
The biggest mistake
of your life.
You'll wind up a bum.
Maybe, but it's better
than putting up with you.
I don't like
the way you operate.
Frank.
I'm telling you...
you'd better
sign this.
**
471, please. Yeah.
Pilbeam? Cappy Donald.
Does your offer still hold?
Then you'd better
come over here right now.
I'll wait.
1,000.
2! You said 2,000!
Cappy, you wouldn't
have called me here
to sign with you.
You're in no position
to bargain.
One.
Well, then,
it's no deal.
No deal at all.
Expect me to dope a drink
and give it to that
That's dangerous.
It could k*ll him.
And that's dangerous
for me, too.
No, I won't do it
for less than 2,000.
**
All right. 2.
And I want my money now.
You'll get your money
the day of the fight,
like I told you.
You'll get paid when
we're in Casper.
All right.
I'll be staying
at the Casper Hotel.
I'll see you there.
**
Is he ready?
In a minute.
Son?
No.
No what?
No, you can't
take my place.
He picked me.
That's a long,
long ride, son.
Yep. With Casper,
the liveliest town
in Wyoming
at the end of it.
That little dump?
Wasn't such a dump
last night
when you thought
you were goin'.
Tell you what I'll do.
No.
I don't care
what it is. No.
You know, I'd hate to see
that stubborn streak
developing in you, son.
People are gonna start
avoiding you after a while.
What I don't want
is a lot of drinking
and foolishness out here
while the cat's away.
I can tell you
there'll be drinking
and foolishness
on the Fourth of July,
whether the cat's here
or in Timbuktu.
Wagon's outside.
I'll be back Saturday
with that bed.
Why don't you just
tell them to ship it down
at their own expense.
It was their own fault--
shippin' it to Casper
instead of Medicine Bow.
It's close. I'd rather
transfer it myself.
Maybe sometime
you'll explain to me
why you wanted
to go ahead and order
a bed from Italy anyhow.
This isn't just a bed.
This is a masterpiece,
made my master craftsmen.
Carved headboard,
silk canopy.
Silk what?
Canopy.
Never mind.
You're gonna spoil
that little gal rotten
before you're through.
Spoil her?!
It was supposed to be
a Christmas present.
It's July!
But, Judge, she asked you
for a hammock.
Oh, well...
Betsy's got taste.
She'll like this better.
Where's the invoice?
Can't collect anything
without the invoice.
Steve's got it.
Steve?
You gave it to me,
I gave it to Steve.
Judge, if you'd rather
stick around the ranch
while I--
No.
Well, I could--
No.
No.
**
Tell Betsy not
to wait up for me
in case I'm late.
You know she will.
And keep the men busy.
And if anything goes wrong--
Nothing's going wrong.
In case anything does.
We'll pray a little
and struggle through
somehow
till you come home,
Judge.
Steve boy, you stay away
from them Casper women,
you hear?
Yeah.
Bye, Judge.
Good luck, Judge!
**
We're wakin'
everybody up.
High time.
Boy, I had a laugh
with Trampas this morning.
He was bound
to come along.
I guess they really
blow the lid off
a town like Casper,
especially on
the Fourth of July, huh?
If Trampas had one chance,
just one chance--
Hey, Judge!
Judge!
Whoa, whoa.
Hey, Judge! Judge!
Whoa!
What happened?
I'm glad I caught
up to you before
you had to turn back.
Turn back for what?
This.
That's the invoice.
I had it!
How'd you get it?
Steve boy, I found it
outside on the ground
beside the house,
where you dropped it.
I swear, Judge,
I had it right--
You got it
when you bumped me.
I swear, Judge. I had it
right here in this pocket.
I know, I know.
Well, I guess I--
All right,
come on ahead.
Yes, sir. Ha ha!
**
Friend.
Can you tell me
where the Wyoming
Freight Transfer Company
has moved to?
Straight down that street,
turn to your left.
Can't miss it.
Thanks.
Well, now,
that's a sweet welcome.
"Today. Casper Park.
Wrestling Championship
of the World."
Judge, I don't suppose
we could stay over,
could we?
Even to see a big
international exciting,
important event?
No.
That's what I figured.
Come on.
Whoa! Whoa.
Hyah! Hyah!
Frank! Frank!
Judge! Ha ha!
I just can't believe it!
What are you doin'
in Casper?
I was about to ask you
the same thing.
We can't talk here.
Come on, help put
the fire out,
then I'll buy you
a drink.
I got to pick up a bed.
A bed
It ain't even noon yet!
No, I--
Oh, never mind!
Come on. It'll be out
before we get there.
What about my wagon?
Oh, leave it.
Nobody's gonna steal
a thing that looks
like that.
Ha! Let's go!
**
Come on,
the bucket!
Judge? Is that
what you call a canopy?
**
Whoa, whoa!
Whoa, now!
I'm sorry, mister.
I didn't see you.
Git.
Well, happy days.
Wagon all right?
Yeah, I brought it
around back.
I'm comin' down
the alley,
and this clown comes
runnin' out of the back
of the Casper Hotel
right in front of me.
I missed him by about
one good inch.
Sit down, son.
Have some holiday cheer.
Oh, thanks.
I can use it.
Your daughter really
had her heart set
on the bed, huh?
Eh, it's my fault.
I built it up,
built it up, and--
Well, Frank,
it's been a pleasure.
Where you off to?
Home.
Today?
There's no reason
to stay around here.
You can't leave Casper
on the Fourth of July.
What about my match
with Muldoon?
What match?
Why, the match--
the championship.
Wait a minute.
Are you one of the wrestlers?
Yeah.
Well, of course.
What's the matter with me?
That's why
you're in Casper!
I finally caught up
with the champ, Judge.
Now all I've got
to do is beat him.
Oh, you'll beat him.
That's the first thing
you said to me the day we met.
"Someday
I'm gonna be champeen!"
Yeah.
A long time ago.
Ha ha. Rawboned kid,
straight off the farm.
Where'd you meet?
In his courtroom.
They hauled him in for
disturbin' the peace.
It was my first
morning in town,
and I'd hit my first
saloon, you know?
I never saw anything
so draggle-faced
in my life!
Lumps under both eyes,
clothes torn, face cut.
They called his name,
he stood up straight
and said, "My name
is Frank Krause!
I'm gonna be champeen
of the world!"
Right,
and then he gave us
all five days.
Is that the last time
you two saw each other?
No, no, I stuck around
for about a year.
I didn't have a dime,
but the Judge saw to it
that I got fed.
No.
Had a roof over my head
to sleep under,
of course.
I wanted to wrestle,
but I didn't know
how to get started.
Judge here got me
my first match.
He even trained me
for a while.
I looked up the holds
in a book,
show 'em to him
the next day.
He tried 'em out
in the ring.
It's a wonder
you weren't k*lled!
You were
a good teacher.
I didn't know any more
about wrestling
than you did.
Maybe I didn't
earn much money,
but I just had
a stubborn streak.
I finally caught up
to the champion--
this Peter Muldoon.
I've been on his heels
ever since.
It's been ten years
now, Judge.
It's a great day
for you, Frank.
Judge, you only know
about half of what's
happening today.
How's that?
Well...
I'm getting married
this afternoon.
Married?
Who to?
Who else?
That's why I had them have
the match here in Casper.
Pearl?
You mean she's still
workin' here at the Palace?
Still here.
She sings, kind of puts
the shows together,
you know?
Well, boys,
you're about to see
the West's longest courtship
come to an end.
How long you and Pearl
been goin' together?
Whew. About 15 years,
I guess.
15 years?
I always wanted
to marry her.
Always meant to,
but I never had a dime.
I'd take matches
all over the country.
Whenever I'd come
back here to Casper,
I'd always be
scared to death
she'd be gone.
She was always here,
waitin'.
Wonderful little girl.
I say "little",
but you know Pearl, Judge.
She always was kind of
healthy. Heh heh.
Mrs. Krause--
doesn't that sound nice?
Yeah, it does.
It does.
I don't know.
It seems my life
has come to a peak
all in this one day.
When's the marriage
take place
No, before.
And when that's done,
I go down to the Park
and whip Muldoon
for the title,
and then we all
come back here for
the wedding supper.
Poor old broken Muldoon
and everybody.
Well, what happens
if you lose?
If I what?
Well, he is champion.
I can't lose.
You know,
it's a crazy feeling.
You dream, you work,
and then one day
you look down and you
got it all in your hands,
and you know nothing
can take it away from you.
Not even
your own manager.
You ever meet Cappy?
No.
You're not
missin' much.
He's a real c*ck
amongst men, that one.
Why let him manage you?
He's through today.
Contract is over
after this fight.
Who are you gonna have
instead?
I haven't thought
about it much.
Hmm? No.
No. No.
Listen to me, now.
Now, listen.
Judge, I'll be
the champion.
We'll travel
all over the world.
Judge, look,
you're retired.
Frank, I've got
a ranch to work.
Well, at least you can
stick around this one day
and work my corner.
For old times' sake?
For old times' sake.
Ha ha ha! Good.
Hey.
Judge!
Pearly!
Oh, Pearly!
Why didn't you
tell me he was here?
Why, you're thin
as a ghost.
You haven't been
eatin' right.
Pearly, I've put on
25 pounds!
Don't you think
he looks peaked, Frank?
Oh, I think he'll live,
with a little luck.
How's your chest feel?
Been coughing any?
Trampas, Steve--
Pearl Dodd.
How do you do, ma'am?
How do you do?
They're both skinnier
than he is.
Now, come on, dig in--
all three of you.
Go on. Eat, eat.
Oh. Oh.
This is like old times.
Ohh!
Did Frank tell you?
He did.
You can give me away.
Up till now, I didn't have
anybody to do it.
Will you, Judge?
Sure.
You better not let her
see you put those
sandwiches away.
I, uh,
I wasn't hungry.
What does that matter?
"Eat, eat!"
Hey, Max, come here.
Honey, I want you to meet
the one human being
I ever thought was
pretty nearly as good a man
as my Frank.
This is Judge Henry Garth--
Maxine.
Hello, Maxine.
Judge.
His friend Trampas.
How do you do there,
honey love?
How do you do there
yourself?
Steve.
Steve and me,
we've met.
Yes. We've, uh, met.
I've known this little rascal
since before she was born.
Is that right?
Her mother and Pearl
used to work together
right here
in the Palace.
And here she is now,
following right in
her mother's footsteps.
Wouldn't Adelaide
have been proud, Pearl?
Oh, she sure would.
Yes, sir. I used to
ride her on my knee
when she was no bigger
than a coward's bet.
Now, Frank, you don't
want to strain yourself
before the fight,
so I can take over
that little task for you,
if you want.
You dirty devil.
You got room on there
for me?
The more, the merrier.
You boys are
all alike.
Frank.
Who's your friends?
Aren't you going
to introduce us?
Judge Garth,
Trampas, Steve--
this is my manager
Cappy Donald.
How do you do?
You were the one
I had a mind to meet.
Nothin' easier.
I'm Maxine.
Care to dance, Maxine?
Sorry, mister.
She promised
this one to me.
Sorry.
Cappy, come on and have
a drink with us.
It's a reunion.
Frank's buyin'.
Right.
All, set 'em up
for everybody, huh?
**
She wanted
to dance with me.
I had my mouth open
to ask her.
Well...ask another one.
There are plenty around.
Not like her.
Not like that one.
That's the girl
I'm gonna marry.
You're a pretty good dancer
for a cowhand.
This is a step I learned
in New Orleans.
You mean, "New Or-leans",
don't you?
You been there?
Honey love, I been
all over the world.
San Francisco, Nome...
Alaska?
Sure, Alaska.
Oh, I'd just about
give my right arm
to travel like that.
But I don't know
about Alaska.
Oh, there's gold
everywhere you look.
They're gonna
strike it big.
I got my eye on
a special section.
What's it called?
Klondike.
I never heard of it.
You will!
How about takin' me
there with you, huh?
I could use some gold.
Honey love,
you just say the word.
In the meantime, would you
settle for a drink?
Well, a bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush.
That's right.
Sit over here.
You stay right here.
Oh, my. Whew.
**
I hate to see
a lady dance alone.
Mister,
I'm busy.
Faster, Wilbert!
Quit it. I don't want
to dance with you!
I said quit it!
Leave him alone!
Leave--
Now, that's what I call
a gentlemanly act.
He must've seen
I had my hands full.
You all right?
Yeah, I guess so.
You figure he did it
for you, huh?
He's my friend.
He kicked you.
Oh, that don't hurt.
Steve boy,
that was pretty.
It's kind of close
in here.
It sure is.
Have you seen our park?
Mm-mm.
They've got canoes
to rent
and a lake to swim in.
It's a real pretty place.
Sounds fine.
Now, Steve boy--
No need to be ashamed of
runnin' second, Trampas.
What's gotten into him?
Love.
Ah.
He's the one
I feel sorry for.
He doesn't understand
that kind of a girl.
She'll take him for every
penny he ever makes.
If he ever makes a penny.
Why don't you
watch out for him?
He's a grown man.
I'm not his keeper.
Frank! Frank!
Muldoon's here!
At the depot?
Right outside,
coming down the street.
Muldoon?
Muldoon.
Big man, huh?
If you want to count
blubber, yeah.
Who's the bald head
belong to?
Pilbeam.
Ain't that a name?
Muldoon's manager.
You know, he is
a little thinner than
the last time we saw him.
You mean Pilbeam and Muldoon
just got into town?
That's what
I mean. Why?
Um, no reason.
Listen to that.
Why didn't you
hire me a band?
You've got dignity,
Frank.
You wouldn't
want to do anything
as flashy as this.
I wouldn't?
And it's a good day
to you, George!
And the same to you,
Mulcahey!
It's Muldoon.
Yeah! And it's Frank!
I'm warning you,
Cappy Donald--
you'd better keep
that wild ape of yours
under control.
What's the matter,
Pilbeam
I'll show you
who's afraid.
Gentlemen, gentlemen--
this is for the press.
The whole world
will be watching.
Just one pose?
For the world?
A souvenir of
Casper's greatest day.
Everybody back, please.
Will you all edge off
a little there, please?
Gentlemen, gentlemen.
Stay absolutely still.
The whole world
will be watching.
Judge, that manager
of Muldoon's--Pilbeam--
he was in town
earlier today.
I don't care
what Cappy said.
What?
After the fire, when I was
driving the wagon
around the back of
the Palace,
I nearly ran a man down
in the alley.
I told you about that.
Well, it was him.
He was comin' out
the back door of
the Casper Hotel.
Who was?
Pilbeam,
Muldoon's manager.
I couldn't mistake
that head of skin.
- This is for the press.
- Gentlemen.
Are you stayin' at that
flea trap behind me,
or were you just in there
testin' the liquor?
I'm stayin' there.
Pity there's
no room for you,
but they're very particular
about the clientele.
Good I brought
me own room with me.
How so?
Private railway car.
Private car?!
I always travel
by private car.
It says "Champion
of the World" on it.
Gentlemen.
Mr. Krause, please.
By the way, I'm throwin'
a victory dinner
down at the depot
after the match.
You're invited to come
if you got the strength left.
If I got the--
Hold it!
Hold absolutely still!
One, two...
three...
Four, five.
Thank you.
Heh.
At least we didn't
break your camera.
Half--Uh,
half of that picture
is gonna be
a very pretty picture.
This your second honeymoon?
No, not exactly.
What do you mean?
What do you mean,
askin' a question like that?
What do you mean, second?
I never even saw
anybody like her.
I never even asked
anybody like--
What do you mean,
second?
Sorry.
You send one copy
to the Oriental Palace
and another one to that
address in Medicine Bow
I gave you.
Yes, I sure will.
Let's go have
another orange freeze.
I don't want you spending
all your money on me.
What's money for
if you can't spend it
on a beautiful girl?
Why do you keep saying
I'm beautiful? I'm not.
Maxine, you're the prettiest
girl I ever saw in my life.
I swear, you make me
sick to my stomach.
Oh.
Uh, I mean--
Come on, let's go back
down to the water.
All right, yeah.
**
Isn't this better
than the Palace
Sure is.
Ohh.
I love to come out here
and get a little fresh air
once in a while.
What in the world
is that?
Hey, Max! Steve boy!
It's your friend!
Hey!
Want an umbrella?
It's a beauty!
Hey, he rented one of
the umbrellas.
Isn't that cute?
Uh!
Steve boy?
Oh, no! Ha ha ha!
Ohh, no.
Just about the kind of
a cute thing he'd do.
I was just paddling by,
thought I'd drop in.
Don't laugh too hard,
Steve boy. You might
bust something. Ha ha!
I know what I'd
like to bust.
You don't act very glad
to see me, son.
Were you invited?
Oh, now,
both of you, behave.
Come on and sit down.
I mean,
as long as he's here,
he might as well stay.
Come on.
I'll put up the umbrella.
Wouldn't want to burn
that pretty skin.
Just keep your hands
off her pretty skin.
What's been happening
at the Palace lately?
Muldoon came by.
Frank Krause is tradin' him
drink for drink
and threat for threat.
I think The two of them
train on beer anyway.
Um...
how long are you two
gentlemen gonna be
in Casper?
We'll probably go back
tonight after the match.
Oh, so soon?
We don't want to.
It's on account of
the bed.
What bed?
Haven't you heard
about the Italian bed?
Uh-uh.
Well, that's
a very funny story.
You see, we--
What would you do
if I told you I wasn't
gonna head back at all?
We gotta go back today.
Maybe you have to go back.
But I don't.
For a long time now,
Maxine,
I've wanted to head
down towards Texas,
try and start
my own ranch.
Well, I think
I'm ready now,
and I'd like you
to go with me.
You want me
to go with you?
I'm asking you
to marry me.
**
I'm sorry. I--
I never had anybody sober
ask me a question
like that before.
Well, I'm sober,
and I'm asking you again.
Will you marry me?
Excuse me. I'm going
back to the bathhouse
and change my clothes.
I have to have an answer
before you leave, Maxine.
I'll have
to think about it.
**
She's gonna
think about it.
Did you ever hear
anything that amazing?
She's gonna
think about it.
No. The most amazing
thing I ever heard
was you asking her.
Look, you don't know
one thing about her,
do you?
Not one solitary thing.
It doesn't matter
what I know about her.
Well, it matters what
she wants out of life,
where she's goin',
how she means
to get there.
She's like me--
she wants fun,
a lot of it.
When I look
into her eyes,
it's like lookin'
into a mirror.
She isn't gonna need
a place like the Palace
when she's got her own
kitchen to cook in
and her own kids to feed.
Ah, she'd go
screamin' crazy in a week.
You're wrong.
You know it and I know it.
You don't know anything!
You met her this noon.
Well, so did you.
But you got it all
down pat, haven't you?
I got her down pat.
And I think I know why
you're jumpin' around
like a puppet
on a string.
Yeah. Yeah, that's
her name--Luella.
Gimme that.
The minute I laid
eyes on her, I knew
I'd seen her before.
It just hit me now
while I was talkin'
to her.
She could be the girl
in this picture.
Oh, they don't look
anything alike.
They could be sisters.
As long as I've known you,
you've carried
that photograph around
in your wallet.
Why
We were gonna be married.
Did she turn you down?
She died.
Ah, Steve.
Don't you see it?
It's that girl in
the picture you're after.
Not Maxine.
You know what's the matter
with you, Trampas?
No. No,
you tell me, son.
You're so jealous,
it's about to k*ll you dead.
I'm jealous?
Yeah.
'Cause I'm gonna
marry her.
So you put that
in your pot and cook it...
son.
* Always take Mother's
advice *
* She knows what is best
for your good... *
And I'm tellin' you
it was Philadelphia!
It was Boston!
Philadelphia!
Boston!
Will you be quiet?
Well, let me
say something.
Your tongue's been waggin'
like an old woman's.
I'd like to make
a serious toast.
You couldn't make
a serious toast
if it was Christmas
and Santa Claus was
sitting at your table.
Go on, spit out your
ridiculous nonsense.
* ...is the nearer
* To you in this world...
To my mother.
God bless her.
To Muldoon's mother!
* ...her grief is severer
* So don't cause her
sorrow and pain *
Now, now, Muldoon.
You know, Frank...
every time that I think
of the dear little old
gray-haired soul...
Buck up, man, buck up.
And the things
she did for me,
and the years she slaved...
I know, I know.
Frank...
you were big enough
to drink to my mother.
Now I'm going to be
big enough to drink
to yours.
Ha! Al!
Judge?
Hey.
Hmm?
Any time you want a drink,
you just yell.
A little snort?
No, I'm all right,
Pearl. Thanks.
Oh, you were
a million miles away there.
I was thinking
about Frank,
wondering why he'd tie in
with a man like Cappy.
Frank's wondered
the same thing himself
more than once.
What kind of a manager
is Cappy?
Terrible.
This match with Muldoon
is more than
ten years overdue.
Well, it must've been
a difficult deal
to put together--
a lot of last minute
arrangements.
No, no.
They hammered the whole
thing out in Denver.
And he and Pilbeam haven't
seen each other since?
Not that I know of.
Why?
Where's Cappy staying?
Casper Hotel. Why?
Trampas says he saw
Pilbeam in the alley
behind the hotel
at 1:00 this afternoon.
There's no proof
they were talkin'
to each other.
Even if they did,
they couldn't rig
anything without Frank.
But, well...
I'm just givin' you
a rumor secondhand.
Well, this has to be
checked into.
This is too important
a business to Frank.
Pearl.
Let Frank
talk to him alone.
Frank.
I hate to break up
the party,
but you've got
a wedding to dress for.
Time to get back to
the car anyway, champ.
So early?
It ain't early,
it's late.
They're right, Muldoon.
We got a lot of serious
business ahead of us.
That we have.
Until we meet
in the ring, then.
Right. Till we meet
in the ring.
Frank.
Yeah?
Can I talk to you
a minute?
Go ahead,
I'll be right with you.
What?
Well, what did she want?
Who?
Pearl.
Frank.
You all right?
I don't know. Am I?
Here. I thought
we ought to have
one farewell drink
together.
Where were you
at 1:00 this afternoon?
1:00?
I don't know I--
Well, I was
downstairs with you.
No.
I wasn't?
Well, I just
can't remember.
Anyway,
what does it matter?
Pilbeam was seen coming
out of the Casper Hotel
at 1:00.
Yeah?
Coming from
your room, Cappy?
Uh--
Now, what would
he be doing coming--
Oh, Frank,
for heaven's sake.
Was he there?
No.
Now take your drink
and get dressed.
Did he want me
to throw the match?
Oh, now, Frank,
for heaven's sake.
You'd never throw a match.
Even Pilbeam
would know that.
Then what was it?
Nothin'. I tell you,
I never saw him.
What's in this?
Huh?
What's in it--
sleepin' powder?
Nothing's in it!
How much, Cappy?
Just enough to see me
through the wedding
and then knock me over
in the ring?
What did he pay you?!
Nothing! I told you--
I haven't seen Pilbeam
since...Denver.
Then turn your pockets out
and let's count your money.
Frank, you're acting
like a fool.
Now, if there's a little
dust in your glass--
It isn't dust!
That's all it could be!
Then you drink it.
**
Drink it!
Sure, Frank.
I'll drink it.
Frank!
He put a sleeping powder
in my drink.
What happened?
I asked him
if he'd seen Pilbeam.
He said no. I told him
to turn his pockets out.
How much does he
generally carry?
$20, $25.
Must be a couple of
thousand here.
Well, at least
I brought a good price.
Cappy--he pulled it on me
when I asked him
about the drink.
Could Muldoon
be mixed up in this?
No, no, not Muldoon.
He's a champion.
Judge--
Frank, there's nothing
to worry about.
A jury could sleep
through this one.
It was self-defense.
I saw him with a knife
in his hand.
I'll wait here.
You get the sheriff.
Why the sheriff?
I didn't m*rder him.
It's a matter of
legal procedure.
You'll probably be charged
with manslaughter.
Will they lock me up?
No, no.
At least not for long.
I'll talk to the judge.
He'll probably
fix bail and--
There ain't none.
We only got
a circuit judge here,
and he's
in Twin Rivers--
three days away.
Well...maybe the sheriff
can stretch the rules
a little.
That's allowed when there's
no court available.
Not a chance.
You see,
the sheriff and me--
well, we don't exactly
get along together.
He'd be happy
to lock me up.
Judge.
The wedding
will take place
in a half an hour.
At 6:30, I'll meet
Muldoon at Casper Park
for the championship
of the world.
It's now or it's
never for me.
I'm almost 40 years old.
Muldoon's off
for Ireland tomorrow.
I haven't time to
chase him down again.
I'm asking you to...
close your eyes to this
till after the match.
I was only
protecting myself.
You said yourself a jury
would never convict me.
Who are you
trying to convince?
I can't judge you.
You have to.
I need your help again,
to tell me what to do.
All right,
what would you do?
Never mind.
I know what you'd do.
Well, I can't do that.
There's too much at stake.
There's--
Judge, help me.
How?
Say you understand.
You know I do.
Then you won't
turn me in?
I won't turn you in.
Judge, I'm right.
It has to be like this.
I can't
throw it all away.
I'm right. Say it.
Never been champion.
Let's go.
**
**
Look.
There's the sheriff.
Go on, girls.
Get busy.
What happened
to Cappy?
We, uh,
had a little talk.
Everything's
straightened out.
Good, good.
Judge? How do you
like the dress?
I like it fine.
You know who
picked it out? Him.
I chose the first one
I came to.
He's ashamed
of his own good taste.
Pearl--
Why should you
be ashamed
in front of
your own best friend?
He did it all on his own.
Got the dress, the rings,
arranged for the minister
and the decorations
and the music.
The girls used to
laugh at me.
They say, "Oh, he's just
stringing you along, Pearl.
He's not
the marryin' kind."
But I knew
he'd do it up right
when he could.
And I knew it'd be
worth the wait.
It was.
Pearl--
Judge, did you ever hear
of a more wonderful day?
Never.
I'll die remembering it.
This and...when they
hold up his hand
and he's champion.
What am I standing here for?
I have to get dressed.
Pearl--
Let her go.
There isn't much time.
You'd better get dressed
yourself.
Yeah, hurry up, Frank.
Go on.
What about
the sheriff?
Well, he's busy.
You'll see him
after the ceremony.
I'll need somebody
to help me with my tie.
I never could tie it right.
I'm an expert.
**
Three hours, 75 cents.
Is it that hard to decide?
Can't you make up
your mind?
No, it's not that.
I just can't believe
you really mean it.
But I do.
But you don't know me.
I know
that I love you.
You don't know
what I'm like.
You don't know what
I want out of life.
Well, then,
I'll find out.
I'll find out
everything about you.
What you want,
what you like, do,
and then that's
what I'll like.
That's what I'll want,
that's what I'll do.
I want everything
you want.
Ohh. I think you're crazy.
But I'll marry you.
**
Uh...
I gotta get
that license.
Now? But it's
a holiday.
That's all right.
I'll get it.
You'll be surprised
how many closed doors
an extra $5 will open,
even on a holiday.
Oh, Steve. Let's make it
a double ceremony--
with Pearl and Frank--
and Trampas can be
our best man. All right?
Right.
Oh. I'll bring the license
over to the Palace.
And you make all
the arrangements with Pearl.
Pearl,
can I talk to you?
Yes, hon.
How would you feel
about us having
a double wedding?
Hon!
He asked me.
Steve asked me.
Where is he?
He's out looking
for the country clerk
to get us a license.
On the Fourth?
He said that $5 extra
opens up a lot of
closed doors,
even on the holidays.
Oh!
Well, hurry up!
We've only got 15 minutes
to get dressed.
If it's Steve,
you can't come in,
'cause you can't see
the dress till the ceremony.
Well, how about me?
Oh, it's you.
You don't count.
Well, thanks.
How do you like it?
It belonged
to my mama.
Beautiful.
I was beginning to wonder
if I ever would get
to wear this.
I'm 20, you know.
Oh, that's old.
Sure is around here.
Hey, I meant to tell you.
Steve wants you to be
his best man.
That your doin'?
Mine
Well, last time
I saw Steve,
he wasn't thinking
too highly of our friendship.
Well, maybe I did
suggest it.
I mean, I don't
approve of girls
who go along
and break up everybody
after they've been
friends for years.
Come on. Will you do it?
I'd be honored.
Isn't it unbelievable?
A man like Steve
wanting to marry me?
Heh.
Yeah.
Maxine, how are you
gonna like ranching?
Oh, come on, now, mister.
Well, that's what
he wants to do.
Well, I imagine I can
talk him out of that.
Well, he wants to get you
away from places like this.
What's the matter
with the Palace?
Well, nothin',
as far as I'm concerned.
But Steve--he's a different
kind of a man.
Yeah, I know he is.
I wish he was--
What?
No, nothin'.
I'm not gonna tell you.
What? Tell me.
Well, I wish
he was just...
a little bit more
like Frank Krause is.
I mean, ranchin'--
is he serious?
Oh, he sure is.
Well, I can
work on him some.
You mean, fret him into
a different kind of a man?
Coax him into it.
Won't work, Max.
Not in a million years.
You don't know me when
I set my mind to something.
Oh, I know him.
And I know you've got
about as much chance
of changing him
into a Frank Krause
as you have of
fryin' a snowball.
Hmm.
How many men are there
like Frank?
Why don't you
wait a while?
Maybe you'll find somebody
you won't have to change.
Like me, for instance.
Heh.
Cut him loose, Max.
He isn't for you.
Not for you.
What are you tryin'
to say to me?
Well, if you wanted
to see New Orleans,
you come with me.
Get out of here.
We'd have some
bad times, Max,
but we'd have
some high ones, too.
If we ran out of money,
it'd be because
we spent it laughin'.
Come on, Max.
Come with me, Max.
You come with me.
**
Uhh!
Steve!
Steve, let him alone!
Let him alone!
You'd better get
out of here, Trampas.
One more time. If I see
your face around here
once more, I'll k*ll you!
Go on, get out of here!
This is what
you're gonna wear?
It's as white
as your skin, Maxine.
Not like what
you got on now.
Black death.
So white.
I'm gonna build you
a little house...
that's gonna make
every other woman in Texas
just die from envy.
We'll be
on the school board.
We'll join the church.
They play good poker
in your church?
Does the school board
know the latest dances?
Is that what you want?
Yeah. I guess it is.
All right, we'll have it.
Where
I don't care.
Anywhere you say.
Right here in Casper,
if you want.
You mean that?
I love you.
I love you so much,
Maxine. I'd--
I'd turn into a toad frog
if you wanted me to.
No, you couldn't.
But I could bust
my back tryin'.
No.
Max...
What's the matter
with us?
What were we
thinkin' about?
Max.
Clear out of here!
I don't want you!
**
Friend.
Friend.
Whether you believe it
or not, Max,
I'm sorry.
It had to be this way.
For your sake...
as well as his.
You'll find him
someday, Max.
I swear you will.
And he'll be
the right one.
**
When I give you the cue,
start the music.
Pearl, there's
no need to wait.
He just couldn't
get the license.
Maybe we could wait
another half hour.
No. I'll have my turn.
All set?
I guess so.
Dearly beloved,
we are gathered
together here
in the sight of God
and in the face
of this company
to join together
this man and this woman
in holy matrimony.
Into this holy estate,
these two persons present
now come to be joined.
If any man can show
just cause
why they may not lawfully
be joined together
let him now speak
or else hereafter
forever hold his peace.
Frank, wilt thou have
this woman
to thy wedded wife?
I will.
Pearl...
wilt thou have this man
to thy wedded husband?
I will.
The ring, please.
And repeat after me.
With this ring,
I thee wed.
With this ring,
I thee wed.
Now, I pronounce you
man and wife.
Can we get
out of here now?
I can't.
Now, wait a minute,
wait a minute, wait a minute.
Good luck!
Well, Frank,
we've had our run-ins,
but since you married
my favorite girl,
congratulations.
Listen, everybody!
Listen, everybody!
Now, quiet, everybody.
Ed, I--
Listen to me.
I got a little speech to make!
I want to say...
I just kissed the happiest
bride in the world.
Now, that's not all!
That's not all!
The man she just married,
before this day is over,
is gonna be the new
world's champion!
Ed...
Cappy Donald's
up in my room.
He's dead.
I k*lled him.
You what?
We got into a fight.
He pulled a knife on me.
I didn't mean
to k*ll him.
Sheriff,
it was self-defense.
I can testify to that.
**
Mike, hold him.
I'm going upstairs.
All right, all right!
Where's that dirty
four
So, I'm not good enough to
be invited to your weddin'.
So, you're going to
throw me out of here
if I show my face?
Well, here's the face.
And it's an ugly one.
Now, what are you
talking about?
Don't deny you didn't
write this note.
Nobody else would
start it "Dear Mulcahey".
Who do you think
you're yellin' at?!
I'll let you know
who I'm yellin' at!
You keep your filthy mug
away from my wife!
Who are you pushin'?!
**
You got somethin'
to say?!
About what?!
About Pilbeam!
He's a crook!
Well--
Well, thanks, mister.
Looks to me like
you overmatched yourself.
I don't believe
I've seen you
around here before.
Where are you from?
Last stop
was New Orleans.
Come up to see
my cousin wrestle.
Your cousin?
Your name wouldn't be
Krause, would it?
That's right--
Harry Krause.
Harry!
Say, Harry,
what do you say we get
out of this mess, huh?
Hey, that suits me fine.
You know what
makes me the maddest?
What?
That you were right.
Well, you know what
makes me the maddest?
What?
Well, you just don't
get it, do you?
What?
You still don't understand
why I went after Maxine.
Oh, I get that,
all right.
You still think I was
tryin' to cut you out,
that she was just
some pretty face
I couldn't resist.
Well?
You really think
I was interested in her.
Come on, Trampas.
I've never seen a girl
that you weren't
interested in.
Well, for the first time
in my life,
I try to do something
for a friend, not wanting
anything for myself.
Just to keep you
from ruining your life.
And what happens?
I get a punch in the jaw.
You do all that for me,
and I...
punch you in the jaw.
Don't hardly pay
to have friends, does it?
Hey, what about
the title?
Why not now?
Are you willing,
Muldoon?
For the championship?
Are you afraid?
Of him?!
Well, then...
Why not? Now!
For the title!
Look at those two, Steve.
You know what they're doing?
Yeah. They're beating
each other's brains out.
No, they're wrestling
for the championship
of the world.
Here?
Yeah, here.
And for free.
Yeah!
Great, huh?
Yeah!
Frank!
Come on, Frank!
Come on, Frank!
Come on, Frank!
Get him, Frank!
Not me! Frank!
Come on, Frank!
Now, who do you suppose
sent him a nasty
lyin' note like that?
I can't imagine.
You?!
Whew!
Ooh!
One, two...
three!
The new champion
of the world!
You know what we did,
don't you?
What?
We lost the gate.
And I had every
penny counted.
Now I'll have to sell every
stick of furniture I own
to pay for that
railroad car.
Furniture?
Yeah.
You got a bed?
A what?
A bed!
Sure, I got
a beautiful bed.
With a big, brand-new
canopy on it.
Judge! Judge!
All right, Ed.
I'm ready to go now.
Is that so?
Sheriff, since
the judge is away,
could you fix bail,
let him go on his
honeymoon?
After all, it was
self-defense.
Self
How long are you two
gonna keep this up?
Keep what up?
Ed, what is it?
Could someone tell me--
a dethroned champion--
exactly what's
going on?
Shut up.
Not only
did you marry Pearl,
but in front of everybody,
you tried to make
a clown out of me.
**
The joke's over, Pearl.
You and I can laugh
down here.
Dethroned or not,
I demand to know.
Shut up.
It's the law tellin' you,
not me.
The other room.
There should be laws
against practical jokers.
Mr. Sheriff?
What is it, son?
Dr. Blaine wants you
right away.
He tell you why?
He's got someone there,
hurt bad.
Told me to tell you that.
Thank you.
Whew.
Doc?
Dr. Blaine?
Shh! Please!
If you please...
you'll disturb
the patient
and Dr. Blaine.
Dr. Blaine
sent for me.
Oh? About the man
with $2,000
and the concussion?
He's in there.
Don't you dare
go in there.
He's had an opiate.
He's sleeping.
The best thing
for concussion.
In fact, the best thing
for concussion--
That'll be all,
Martha.
Thank you very much.
Glad you could
come, Ed.
What about this, Doc?
One minute.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Doc.
Felicitations.
Doc, is he really
in there...alive,
asleep?
Yes, and doing very well
for a man with
a severe concussion.
Somebody caught him
fainting on the street,
brought him in here.
Will he live?
He most certainly will.
Frank!
Do you understand?
Do you understand
what this means?
Of course I do.
When Cappy comes through,
you arrest him
for trying
to poison me, Ed.
Leave me alone, Frank.
I know what to do.
I think
I'll stick around, Doc.
When your patient comes to,
I'd like to say hello.
We're free to go, Ed?
Why not?
I don't understand, Doc.
I thought he was dead.
I felt his pulse,
listened for his
heartbeat. Nothing.
When a man's
knocked unconscious,
his heartbeat is often
difficult to detect.
That's what
we use these for.
Well, you know
what that means.
Honeymoon!
What are you waiting for?!
Get going! Come on!
Thanks, Doc!
You're more than welcome.
**
What a day.
Yeah.
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01x06 - Big Day, Great Day
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The series was loosely based on The Virginian: Horseman of the Plains, a 1902 Western novel by Owen Wister that Hollywood had previously adapted for movies.
The series was loosely based on The Virginian: Horseman of the Plains, a 1902 Western novel by Owen Wister that Hollywood had previously adapted for movies.