Driftin' River (1946)

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♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Carrying my song ♪

♪ While you're

Driftin' along ♪

♪ Telling my loved one,

♪ It won't be long ♪

♪ I'm lonely ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Be on your way ♪

♪ You'll tell her some day ♪

♪ I will be ridin' home

This day ♪

♪ I'm lonely ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ I've been praying

To be back once more ♪

♪ Waiting for the chance to be ♪

♪ With the one that I adore ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Carrying my song ♪

♪ While you're drifting along ♪

♪ Telling my loved one ♪

♪ It won't be long ♪

♪ I'm lonely ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Be on your way ♪

♪ And you'll

Tell her someday ♪

♪ I will be

Riding home to stay ♪

♪ I'm lonely ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ I've been praying

To be back once more ♪

♪ Waiting for the chance ♪

♪ To be with the one I adore ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Carrying my song ♪

♪ While you're driftin' along ♪

♪ Telling my loved one ♪

♪ It won't be long ♪

♪ I'm lonely ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪

[ Knocking ]

Come in.

What is it, captain?

The men who brought in

Those horses would like to

Speak to you.

Are they waiting?

Yes, sir.

Come on in, men.

Major hammond,

This is eddie dean

And soapy jones.

Save the introductions,

They're old friends of mine.

How are you?fine, major.

Good old soapy.

Are you still

Keeping things clean?

You like the jokes,

Don't you, major?

Make yourselves

At home.

Soapy and I just

Ran out of horses,

We delivered the last

Of the herd today.

And just in time.

I've located 300 head

Over near dow city,

The only herd

Within 200 miles.

Are they for sale?

Here's a letter

From j.c. Morgan himself

With the quotation--

$30 A head.

We'll purchase them

Immediately.

$9000 Isn't too high

A price to pay

If we can ensure

The protection

Of the railroad workers.

You've got some trouble?

That's putting it mildly.

The outlaws in this vicinity

Are worse than ever,

And it appears

That the railroad

Is the focal point

Of their outrages.

Every other day or so

There are raids

On the equipment,

The supplies,

With the result that

The line is no closer

To its completion

Than it was a month ago.

Maybe somebody has

A personal grievance

Against the line.

Maybe somebody

Realizes that

With the coming

Of the railroad

Comes people,

And with some people,

Comes law.

Whatever the reason,

They've just about brought

The progress of

The railroad

To a standstill.

And without sufficient mounts,

We haven't been able to

Give them

Adequate protection.

These morgan horses are

The solution to the problem.

You're sure lucky old j.c.

Saw fit to write you.

The sooner we can

Get those horses,

The quicker

The railroad company

Can complete its job.

It says here

If you buy the horses,

You've got to take delivery

At the ranch

And pay cash in advance.

And that's where

You come in.

I'd like to have you

Inspect those horses,

If you find them acceptable,

Tell morgan he has a sale.

When we hear from you,

The captain will draw

The necessary money,

Send it to you,

And you can close the deal.

You'd make a pretty fair

Horse trader yourself, major.

Ha ha! I hope so.

Yahoo!

Yahoo!

Two bits to a hen's tooth

He'll do it again.

Cut him loose.

I told ya--

It's pretty clear to me

Which one of ya's

Gonna get broke.

That's enough for today.

You mean that bronco,

Or are you

Speaking of yourself?

I mean him, of course.

And none of your wisecracks.

You ain't done him

A bit of good.

He's as wild as ever.

Just give me time,

I'll corral him.

You ain't the hand with horses

Your father was.

I admit I may not be

As good at breakin' 'em,

But I've got some new ideas

About sellin' them

That might work out.

Jenny, if you think

You're gonna get anywhere

Signing your name "j.c."

And making people think

They're dealing with a man,

You're just plain loco.

Well, listen,

Tennessee,

There isn't a man alive

Who would trade horses with me

Without tryin'

To outsmart me

If he knew he was

Dealing with a woman.

Oh, whoever heard of

A woman horse trader?

I tell ya,

It's sacrilege!

Aw, that's what

All you men say.

Pop left me a good ranch

And I'm going to

Make a success of it.

This is a man's world,

And I'm going to

Treat it accordingly.

I tell ya, jenny,

You're making a mistake.

And stop calling me jenny!

My name happens to be

Jennifer colletta,

And if I choose

To be called j.c.,

That's my business.

You're my ranch foreman,

Not my boss.

All right, j.c.

But I was your

Father's foreman, too,

And if you didn't have

The same kind of fire he had,

I wouldn't be

Stickin' around.

Thanks, tennessee.

Say, how about amblin' on

Down to the mailbox--

Those replies oughta be

Comin' in.

Sure thing...j.c.

Go on.

Tennessee:

Hey, tucson.

You mind amblin' down

To the mailbox?

There might be something.

No, not at all.

Senora?

Si, senor.

Mind amblin' down to see

If there's any mail?

Une momento, senor.

Okay.

Senorita.

Yes?

Would you do me

A big favor?

What's that?

I have so much work to do--

Please bring in the mail.

All right.

Eddie:

Beg your pardon, miss.

We're lookin' for j.c. Morgan.

Well, I'm j.c. Morgan.

If it's a job

You're lookin' for,

I'm sorry, I have all

The cowboys I need right now.

We're looking for

J.c. Morgan the horse trader.

I'm the horse trader,

And I'm also j.c. Morgan.

Ah, now I see

Just as clear as water--

With a little bit

Of mud added.

If you're really

Who you say you are,

We've come to

Inspect your horses

For the army.

You what?

Oh, that's wonderful news!

I've been waiting

Every day

For a letter

From major hammond.

Just a minute.

Tennessee!

Hey, tennessee!

Come here!

Now what in tarnation

Have you got in your bonnet?

We've sold the horses

And at the price I quoted.

Well, I declare,

You sure got

A head on your shoulders.

Just like your old man.

But we still got

Plenty of work to do.

As soon as I get that money,

I'm gonna take you

And all the boys to dow city

For a big celebration!

Ah ah--there's

Just one hitch.

What's that?

The major's pretty fussy,

And we'll have to pass on

Every head of the herd,

I'm not worried,

I've got the greatest

Horses in the world.

You can stay in

The main bunkhouse

With the rest of the hands.

Hey, senora!

Put on a couple more helpings--

We've got company for supper.

Si, si,

J.c.

Isn't this wonderful?

Ha ha!

Hello, tucson.

Howdy, marino.

What brings you

To town?

I got some bad news.

I just learned that the army's

Gonna buy the morgan horses.

That is bad.

If they do that, joe,

Your freight line will be

Forced right out of business.

Won't be so good

For you either, clem.

You know, trains carry people

As well as freight.

It'll be real competition

For your stagecoach line.

At least you two

Own the dow saloon,

Pretty fancy place

To fall back on.

And with the new people,

Make it kinda prosperous.

The coming of too many people

Always brings law and order,

Churches, schools,

And a lot of crackpots

Against gambling and drinking!

No, tucson, you're all wrong--

The coming of the railroad

Will be disastrous for us.

Then we must not

Let that happen.

I almost forgot you two

Couldn't make an honest living.

You're not being paid

To be smart--

Just do as you're told.

Well, what are

We gonna do?

You've got to keep those horses

Out of their hands,

And we don't care

How you do it.

That reminds me...

As the postmaster,

I'm still getting

These notices

From the state.

Put it away--the picture

Doesn't do me justice.

You've got

Plenty of help.

I'll call on 'em

When I need 'em.

Hank, gimme a drink.

Miss morgan,

We've inspected

All the horses,

And I've written

To the major

Asking him to

Send your money

Right away.

That's mighty nice of ya.

I guess you'll be

Hittin' the trail pretty soon.

Yep. We'll be leavin'

In the morning.

Your boys are giving

A little get-together

For soapy and I tonight.

I, uh, hope you'll

Be able to join us.

Well, thanks,

I'll try to make it.

Here, let me do it.

Here we was,

Me and colonel custer,

Cooped up in a box canyon

With 25,000 indians

A-bearin' down on us.

We was down to

Our last round

Of ammunition.

The colonel got so darn mad,

He stomped his foot,

He caused an earthquake.

The ground opened up

And swallowed

Every one of them indians

Quicker than a whistle,

And we walked out of there

With just enough b*ll*ts

To sh**t ourselves

A couple of rabbits for supper.

You think that's something?

Yeah?

Eddie?

Let's tell him what they

Say about me in oklahoma.

That's a looong story,

But it goes

Something like this:

♪ Way back in oklahoma ♪

♪ In 1794 ♪

♪ He run into an indian band ♪

♪ A million braves or more ♪

♪ They took out

Down the hill from him ♪

♪ So he grabbed his .44 ♪

♪ And mowed 'em down

Right to the ground ♪

♪ He could use that many more ♪

♪ Way back in oklahoma ♪

♪ They call him modest wells ♪

♪ Because he don't exaggerate ♪

♪ The stories that he tells ♪

♪ He came up on a buffalo herd ♪

♪ A-grazin' on the leafs ♪

♪ And he said, "I'll grab me

A dozen or two" ♪

♪ I'm a-gettin' too low

On meat ♪

♪ Them critters,

They stampeded ♪

♪ And headed right his way ♪

♪ But he broke through

Like he always do ♪

♪ He can do 'er again today ♪

♪ Way back in oklahoma ♪

♪ They call him modest wells ♪

♪ Because he don't exaggerate ♪

♪ The stories that he tells ♪

♪ Oh, the rattlesnakes,

They're numerous ♪

♪ Man, them things are mean ♪

♪ Well, he got into

An acre bed ♪

♪ The most I've ever seen ♪

♪ They started

To bite his ankles ♪

♪ And he began to get sore ♪

♪ But they got enough,

'Cause his hide was tough ♪

♪ Where he'd been bit before ♪

♪ Way back in oklahoma ♪

♪ They call him modest wells ♪

♪ Because he don't exaggerate ♪

♪ The stories that he tells ♪

♪ Now, coyotes get so hungry ♪

♪ They eat most any old thing ♪

♪ They broke into my tent

One night ♪

♪ Grinnin' like a dame ♪

♪ But you grabbed

Your old guitar and sung ♪

♪ And they begun to get sad ♪

♪ And one suggests

We can't digest ♪

♪ Anything that sounds

That b-b-b-b-- rotten ♪

♪ Way back in oklahoma ♪

♪ They call him modest wells ♪

♪ Because he don't exaggerate ♪

♪ The stories that he tells ♪

♪ Oh, buffalo bill

Was famous ♪

♪ And carson, he was smart ♪

♪ And the things

Them fellas used to do ♪

♪ It really touches my heart ♪

♪ 'Cause he's the guy

That showed 'em ♪

♪ Just how to handle a g*n ♪

♪ And to sh**t the bird

In a buffalo herd ♪

♪ And make the injuns run ♪

♪ Way back in oklahoma ♪

♪ They call him modest wells ♪

♪ Because he don't exaggerate ♪

♪ The stories that he tells ♪

[L, ,go

Cgon:

You men keep 'em movin'.

Swim 'em down the river

To the fork

And then head 'em off

Into lost canyon.

Beautifh

Of horses, tucson.

Sure lucky there

Ain't no brands on 'em.

We coul a#s 'em offacross the border

Anm$selves& &elthe boys and ix [.

Followed the tracks

As far as we could

And lost 'em at the river.

Those horses were just like

Money in the bank.

They represented

A generation of care

And breeding,

And now, for what?

Only to have them stolen

By a band of outlaws

From that lawless hole

Of dow city!

We ain't got any proof

That it was them hombres

That's responsible for this.

We know this much--

It's a lawless hole,

And no good men hang out

Where there's no law.

You're right there,

But there's nothin'

We can do about it.

Unless the citizens

Band together and elect

A peace officer.

Well, there's one thing

I can do about it.

When those army men

Get here tomorrow,

I'm going to

Appeal to them for help.

I'm going to start

An investigation of that town

And know the reason why!

Soapy and I have decided

To stick around a while longer.

So much is happening,

You might need us.

Thanks a lot.

I told you we'd never get by

With stealing those horses.

What do you mean by that?

An army attachment

Is on its way here

To buy them,

And when they arrive,

Miss morgan's gonna

Demand an investigation.

Why, that's the same

As martial law--

That's awful--

It's terrible!

Don't lose your head.

No law's ever dared

Come into this part

Of the territory.

We've handled it before,

We can still handle it.

How much money do you think

They'll be carrying?

I guess about $9,000.

I'm gonna give you the job

Of getting that money

And keeping them

Out of here.

We can't afford an investigation

Till we get rid of those horses.

That's a pretty tough job,

And if we miss,

We're askin' trouble

From the federal government.

You're in this

Just as much as we are.

Do as I say and I'll

Get us all out of it.

Come on, trigger.

We've got some men

To round up

For a real fight.

Tucson:

There's their camp--

We're in a perfect spot for it.

When your men

Didn't show up as planned,

I went out on the trail

Hoping to meet up with them,

And I found

Their last campfire

And notified

Captain rogers.

There wasn't a man

In the whole detachment

That escaped, sir.

No evidence at all--

Fire completely

Destroyed the camp.

Do you suppose

The apache indians

In that area

Staged a w*r

Of their own?

Definitely not.

These raiders

Were white men.

Indians wouldn't have

Stopped to take the gold

That you were sending

For the morgan horses.

There wasn't a sign of it

In the ashes.

I'm convinced the motive

Was out-and-out robbery.

Probably one of

Those fugitives

That hide out

In and around dow city.

Shall I place the town

Under martial law

And place some of

Our troops there?

No--in the first place,

We can't spare the men.

Secondly, an open investigation

Would put them on their guard

And they'd

Scatter like quail.

We would be defeated

Before we even got started.

But I have a little idea

Of my own that might work out.

I hate to be

The one to tell you this,

But the major sent word

That the army

Can't see its way clear

To having an investigation

At this time.

Seems like

We're just about licked.

No horses, no money,

No protection--

I'm beginnin' to fear

For our very lives.

Senoritamorgan,

I think it would be

Safer for me back in spain,

Where all I have to worry about

Is the bull in the bull ring.

Your other ranch hands

Are about ready to walk off,

But tennessee and I

Are willing to stick.

I don't know what I'd do

Without all of you.

And I'm going to

Fight this out

If you'll help me.

Whaddya mean,

Fight it out?

Well, somebody's got to make

The initial move

To elect a peace officer

In dow city.

That's impossible!

It'd be a cinch to get

The votes of the citizens,

But who in the world

Would you get

To take the job?

You.

Uh--me?!

Oooh, no.

Not for the wildest stretch

Of the imagination.

But I can't be the constable,

So you've got to be it for me.

But I don't know

A durned thing about law.

You will after you finish

Reading this law book.

That morgan girl

Is going through

With her plans.

She's already got the vote

Of every citizen in town

To make tennessee

The constable.

So what?

She hasn't got clem

Or me to back her up,

Everybody knows

We run this town.

But she's determined

There's gonna be

An investigation,

Telling everybody it's starting

Right here at the dow saloon.

Hey, bob.

We just learned something

You should know.

Don't tell me

That gals'

Got you scared, too.

Nah, it ain't that.

We just heard that

Whistlin' sam

Got wind of the job you pulled

And is headin' this way.

Who's whistlin' sam?

Everybody's heard of him.

He's known as

The toughest gunslinger

In the territory.

They say he's got

A bad temper.

Sense of humor, too.

He likes to sh**t a man

In his adam's apple,

Just to see his head wobble

Before he hits the ground.

What does he

Look like?

I heard he wasn't

Too bad lookin'.

But always with

Blood in his eye,

And he has

A mania for whistling,

Always whistling,

Especially just before

He gets ready

To m*rder somebody.

[ Whistling ]

It's him, all right--

Always rides a black horse.

Why that's the hombre

Who's been posing

As the inspector

Out at the morgan ranch.

Pretty smart operator.

Probably figured on

Getting himself the horses,

Only we beat him to it.

What are we gonna

Do about it?

Take him into the g*ng,

Make him a deal to

String along with us.

Good idea--better to have him

For us than against us.

Well, count me out of this.

[ Whistling ]

What's it gonna be, men?

Gimme a great, big,

Long, tall snort.

What brand?

Make it ice water.

That goes for me, too.

When you're thirsty,

There's nothing

In the world like it.

Aah.

Well?

To you.

To me.

Aah!

You're strangers

In these parts,

Aren't you?

Sort of.

From the looks of things,

We're gonna like it around here.

Eee-yow!

Where you from?

Down around

The border.

Any objections?

No, on the contrary--

We heard you were

Heading this way,

We've been kind of

Expecting you, sam.

Sam? The name's eddie,

Eddie dean.

Yeah, that's what it

May be now.

But let's you and I

Quit fooling each other.

We all know you're

Whistling sam,

And I'm perfectly willing

To cut you in with the boys.

We try to

Get along together here,

There's plenty of pickin's

For everybody.

But we don't

Want any trouble.

Come on over

And meet the boys.

He thinks you're that

No-good polecat whistlin' sam.

Is that bad?

It is if he shows up.

He won't, he's in the pen.

I heard he just got out.

At any rate,

He's not around here.

Might as well play ball,

We might learn something.

Not me, I ain't hankerin'

For no learnin' that bad.

Come on, we ain't

Got nothin' to lose.

Maybe you haven't

But I have.

Tennessee, you make

A wonderful-looking lawman.

Yeah, I do at that.

And you're making me

The happiest girl

In the world.

There wasn't anything

I wouldn't do for your father,

That goes for you, too.

Here's your book...

You know what to do.

Yeah...

I know what to do.

Tennessee:

I would like it quiet, please.

Take a look at

Our new constable, men.

I heard there was

An ill wind blowing,

But I hardly expected it

To blow in here.

[ Laughter ]

I said quiet!

Some of you men'll be

Laughin' on

The other side of your face

When I get through with you.

As you all know,

A detailed cavalry was robbed

And then m*rder*d

In cold blood.

I'm here to investigate it.

The judicial code says

In order to prosecute,

There's gotta be some evidence.

In order to get evidence,

I've got a few questions

To ask you men.

Listen to him,

Sound like he's

Taking this job

Seriously.

He sounds like

He swallowed

The dictionary.

Like or not,

I'm gonna question

Every man of you

One at a time.

And the man or men

Who ain't got an alibi

As to his whereabouts

On the night of the 5th,

Is comin' with me

To the jail,

And the alibi's gotta be

One that I believe.

I'll start with you.

You ain't startin' with me,

I'm just leavin'.

Oh, no you ain't.

In order to keep within the law,

You gotta answer my questions.

Wait a minute, men.

We were just gonna

Teach the old boy a lesson.

Help him up, soapy.

Why, you--

You would hit me

When I wasn't lookin'.

You ungrateful old goat,

And me tryin' to help ya--

I oughta punch you

Right in the--

Hold it, soapy.

Don't you think he's

A little outnumbered?

I don't like to see a man

Takin' unfair advantage.

That's kind of

A funny way for you

To talk.

But it's all right with me--

You're one of the g*ng now.

I'm not takin' sides

With anyone, yet.

Not till I've had

A look around town.

Meantime, I'll show ya

How to get rid of the constable.

Come on, you and I are

Gonna have a little talk.

There's one of

The smoothest operators

I've ever seen work.

You don't think

He'd line up

With the law

Against us, do you?

With his reputation?

He couldn't afford to do that.

That's better.

Accordin' to this book,

I can arrest all those men

For interferin' with

Procedin' of the law.

You'd be wastin' your time,

This jail wouldn't hold 'em.

Right...pretty discouragin'.

What I need are some good men

To help me enforce the law.

Say, don't suppose you two

Would lend me a hand?

Oh, no, we're

Horse traders.

Sort of traveling

Horse traders.

Yeah, and what we like most

Is the travelin' part.

Go, eddie.

Don't move.

Tennessee, you did

The wrong thing

By askin' 'em

To join ya...

But you did the right thing

By bringin' 'em here.

How's that?

You and I were taken on

A long buggy ride.

But the trip's over now--

These men don't

Work for the major,

They're outlaws,

And they're wanted

In every state of the union.

Found out about 'em

By tucson.

Is that so?

You can holster your g*n,

Miss morgan.

My partner and I

Don't pick on lawmen...

And ladies.

I'll do nothing of the sort.

Tennessee, lock these men up.

Maybe if they

Stay in jail long enough,

They'll open up about

What happened to my horses.

And they might even remember

What happened to those men.

If you'll listen

For a second,

I'd be willing to

Compromise with you.

Keep talking.

Well, I've got an idea

That might work out.

You see,

I'm not really wanted,

It's sort of

A mistaken identity.

I can vouch for that.

I've known him

For the last 20 years,

He wouldn't

Harm a fly.

Nobody asked you.

Now, what was this idea

You had to spring?

I sort of figured

That as long as those men

Think I'm an outlaw

And wanted me to

Join up with 'em,

It'd be easier

To learn something

If we let 'em

Keep thinking that way.

You mean you're willing to

Pitch in and help us out?

That's exactly

What I mean.

All right, I'll give you

A chance to prove

What you've said,

On one condition.

And what is that?

That you stay out

At my ranch,

And you only go and come

With my permission.

Oh, I don't know

About that...

Aw, go on, eddie.

You strike a hard bargain,

Miss morgan...

But I guess there's

Nothing to do but accept.

Tucson:

Lose somethin'?

Nope.

Then what are you

Doing here?

Your headquarters

Are in the main bunkhouse.

As a matter of fact, tucson,

Since you brought it up,

Your face is

Strangely familiar--

Seems I've seen it before,

Just under the word "wanted".

I've heard of

Your reputation too, sam,

That kind of makes us like

Birds of a feather.

Well, in order for us

To stick together,

You'll have to cut me in on

That last job you pulled--

The one that netted

The $9000.

Well, you're wrong,

I'm goin' straight now.

There never was a blackbird

That turned into a canary.

But if what you say

Is really true,

You won't mind if I

Look around a little.

Where's the money?

Why don't you

Mind your own business?

You don't dare

Pull that trigger--

Be a little hard to

Explain to miss morgan.

That's where you're wrong--

She's wise to your reputation,

And she'd believe

Anything I'd tell her.

[ g*nsh*t ]

I don't know what

This is all about,

And I care less,

But there's one thing

That I want to make clear.

I'll never interfere

In a fight if it's fair,

And I'll take my hat off

To the winner,

But when a fella resorts

To something like this,

Why, I'd just as soon

See him strung up.

Come on, tucson.

But it was his g*n,

I was just unloadin' it.

Too bad you wasn't

Reloadin' it.

I knew you was on

The right side of the fence.

Hmm...bad bruise.

I'll fix it for ya.

Tennessee told me

All about the trouble

Between you and tucson

Yesterday.

Sometimes tennessee

Talks too much.

It's too bad

A sweet dish like jenny

Fools along with

That no-good tucson.

Why don't you tell her

You found the saddlebags

In his room?

Because I'm not a squealer.

Besides, he's only

The smallfry.

Crackin' down on him

Would only tip the big boys

We're after 'em.

No, we better let things

Just drift along.

Sometimes things can

Drift too far, eddie.

Hello, tucson,

Long time, no see.

First chance

I've had to get in.

I've got something

Important to tell you.

Yeah, we've got something

Important to tell you.

Let's go upstairs

Where we can talk.

The fella we thought

Was whistlin' sam

Ain't him at all.

No? How'd you

Find that out?

Well, sam just arrived.

Tucson, meet sam wade,

Generally known as

Whistling sam.

That's right. I was just

Tellin' the boss here

What a mistake he made.

That dean's nothin'

But a bronc buster.

Funny thing about him,

The way he's always

Snooping around

And making trouble.

Seems he kind of

Works on the side of the law,

Investigations have already

Sent me to the pen twice.

Then we should

Clear out of here.

If we run, that's the same

As signing a confession.

He's got nothing on us.

Yeah, he found that

Army saddlebag

In my bunk.

I told you to

Burn that up!

He found it

Before I had a chance.

Let's clear out of here

Before he throws us

All in the pen.

I own the freightline

And the saloon--

I can't afford to run.

Then give me that share

Of the army money,

Because I'm ready

To make myself scarce.

I'll do nothing

Of the kind.

You got yourself into this jam,

You get yourself out of it.

And you don't get your cut

Till the job's finished,

And your job

Ain't finished

Till you run that law dog

Out of this town.

Marino's upstairs.

You men just had

The constable as your guest.

What do you mean?

I saw him out there

On the landing.

It's too late,

He's gone.

Think he heard

What we said?

There's no doubt--

He's in on it.

And no doubt

He's on his way

To enlitrjghten dean.

Just the job

For you, sam.

[ Whistling ]

[ g*nsh*t ]

Hello, boy--

Where's tennessee?

Is he in trouble?

I...

Take it easy, tennessee,

I'll get you to a doctor.

It's no use...

I'm hit pretty hard.

Who did it?

Whistlin' sam...

But it was reno who...

♪ Last night ♪

♪ As I lay on the prairie ♪

♪ And looked at the stars

In the sky ♪

♪ I wondered if ever a cowboy ♪

♪ Would drift to that

Sweet by and by ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Oh, heavenly father,

My beloved tennessee

Has gone to join

The great roundup in heaven.

He left us here on earth

His will,

Not the kind of will

That most men leave of

Gold and riches--

But a will full of

Truth and beauty,

Something money cannot buy.

He left us the rolling hills

Of the west,

Which he loved so dearly,

The glorious sunrise,

And the magnificent sunset

Of each new day.

He left us the memory

Of a courageous spirit,

Undaunted by trials

And hardships.

He left us his love

To enjoy and share

With our fellow man.

Humbly we ask understanding

And appreciation

Of all these things.

Amen.

Where ya goin'?

I going after the hombre

That got tennessee.

I'm goin' with you--

This is own score

That I'm gonna help settle.

See ya outside.

Eddie, you haven't a chance.

If it's true about

Whistling sam and his g*ng

Joining up with marino,

You'd be outnumbered 20 to 1.

What do you care?

Oh, I feel so

Completely helpless.

First it was dad,

And now tennessee.

If anything happened to you,

I'd be completely lost.

You want to know something?

You're being like this

Is awfully unbecoming to you.

You look better

With your chin up.

Sam, I want to

Talk to you alone.

Alone, because what I have

To say isn't for everybody.

These are my pals.

You can talk

In front of them.

Out with it--

I'm wise to you.

You'll be wiser

If you come outside.

Not so fast, dean.

Take his g*n, sam.

What kind of

A game is this?

We're on to you, dean,

And we're arresting you.

You are going outside,

But you're going without sam,

And you're going feet first.

You'll never

Get away with it.

That's what you think.

There's no one to stop us.

And as far as

The law is concerned,

It's on our side now.

Kennsignton here has just

Been made our new constable.

And according to

Your own testimony,

You were the last person

With tennessee

Before he was k*lled,

And according to

The coroner's inquest,

You're the one

Who m*rder*d him.

You're pretty smart, marino,

You've to all the answers.

Now, do you mind telling me

How you figure to work it?

No, not at all.

You're gonna try

To make a getaway,

And we're gonna have to

Put a b*llet through you

To stop you.

That goes for your pal, too.

Now start walking

For that door.

This is one time

Your timing

Was all wrong.

Marino:

The lights! The lights!

Quick, you men,

Get after 'em!

And remember--

You have the right to

k*ll 'em on sight!

Hey! Wait for me!

Whoa!

That's the last place

They'd look for us.

How come?

Look.

Those are the long missin'

Morgan horses.

How'd they get there?

I put 'em there.

Are you out of your head,

Or are you asking for

A bunk in the hoosegow?

Did you ever hear of

A reformed drunkard?

All the way or nothing.

I can get you leniency

For this confession,

But I can't promise

To get you completely

Out of it.

That's all right with me.

Another thing--

Would you mind tellin' us

Why the sudden change of heart?

Oh, I don't know.

I guess I got tired of marino

Holding that wanted sign

Over my head.

Or maybe it's what they did

To poor old tennessee.

Or it might have been

That prayer you said

At his grave.

Maybe it was just

At the right time.

We've got to get

Those horses out of here.

We'll never get through

The pass--

That's where marino's men

Will be waiting for us.

Then we'll drive 'em

Through town.

We'll need some help

When we hit the flats.

I'll go back to the ranch

And get the boys

To help us out.

You two stay here

And watch that pass,

See that nobody

Gets through.

The rest of you,

Come with me.

We lost 'em--

They show up here yet?

We ain't seen

Hide nor hair of 'em.

They've got

The herd!

They've out smarted us.

We'll never stop

Those horses now,

But we can stop them.

Mix it up, men!

[ g*n empty ]

Well, looks like

I took care of

The whole caboodle.

Soon as we get

These hombres

Locked up,

We got one more job to do

Before we're through.

Well, let's d-d-d-do it

In a hurry.

Come on, eddie.

They won't wait

Any longer.

Be right with you.

♪ Driftin' river ♪

♪ Carrying my song ♪

♪ While you're

Driftin' along ♪

♪ Telling my loved one,

♪ It won't be long ♪

♪ I'm lonely ♪

♪ Driftin' river ♪