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( galloping horses approaching )
( horse whinnies )
( galloping horses approaching )
Mornin', son.
Mornin'.
Mornin', son.
We're a little off our course.
Mornin', son.
There's a played-out mine
Mornin', son.
somewheres around here.
Mornin', son.
Know of it?
Mornin', son.
There's a lot of old mines around here.
Mornin', son.
This one is bein' worked
Mornin', son.
by a fellow name of Sand.
Mornin', son.
Samuel Sand.
Mornin', son.
He's my father.
Mornin', son.
You don't say, boy?
Mornin', son.
Well, son, your pappy and me,
Mornin', son.
we hunted buffalo together in the army.
Mornin', son.
We thought it only decent to stop by and say howdy.
Mornin', son.
About three miles on, the second canyon,
you pick up the trail going west.
About three miles on, the second canyon,
You'll see the buildings plain.
About three miles on, the second canyon,
You have a first name, boy?
About three miles on, the second canyon,
Max.
About three miles on, the second canyon,
Much obliged, Max.
About three miles on, the second canyon,
( men shout and fire guns )
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Hyah!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
( horse nickering )
( horse nickers, then whinnies )
( clattering, blows landing )
( horse nickers, then whinnies )
( woman screams )
( horse nickers, then whinnies )
( grunting )
( horse nickers, then whinnies )
( screams )
( horse nickers, then whinnies )
Now you keep out of this, squaw!
Now, where is the gold?!
You tell me, where is the gold?!
Now, where is the gold?!
Take it easy, easy.
Now, where is the gold?!
Come on, Sam.
Sam... it ain't no use holdin' out.
Come on, Sam.
There ain't no gold, Jesse.
Come on, Sam.
When you gonna get that in your stupid head?
Come on, Sam.
Now, look!
Come on, Sam.
You're working a so-called dead mine
Come on, Sam.
but you brought it back to life.
Come on, Sam.
Now, you found something
Come on, Sam.
you're sittin' on real cute-like, right?!
Come on, Sam.
Would I be living like this?
Come on, Sam.
You understand, we don't want
Come on, Sam.
all of it, just half.
Come on, Sam.
Of nothin'!
Come on, Sam.
Oh, you've been spreadin' gold dust
Come on, Sam.
around Owl Creek like snow!
Come on, Sam.
That were a day's work, that's all.
Come on, Sam.
You paid your store bill with a solid gold nugget.
Come on, Sam.
I've been working two years-- one nugget, $38.
Come on, Sam.
Wouldn't even pay for the shovels I wore out.
Come on, Sam.
Look, we didn't ride all the way out here to argue.
Come on, Sam.
You're going to tell us where it is, Sam,
Come on, Sam.
or you're going to tell us with your dyin' breath!
Come on, Sam.
Now, where is it?!
Come on, Sam.
Whoa, boy, easy...
Come on, Sam.
Well, ain't that right handsome beadwork?
( sinister laughter )
Well, ain't that right handsome beadwork?
You fashion it yourself, squaw?
Well, ain't that right handsome beadwork?
( men laughing )
Well, ain't that right handsome beadwork?
( cackles )
Yeah, it's been 15 years
since I skinned an injun, squaw man!
Yeah, it's been 15 years
But I ain't forgot the way.
Yeah, it's been 15 years
( Sam screams )
Please... leave her be.
( Sam screams )
I tell you, there ain't any gold.
( Sam screams )
I swear it, none.
( Sam screams )
WOMAN: I'm not afraid.
( Sam screams )
Max...
they're both dead.
Max...
No, there's nothing you can do now.
Max!
No, there's nothing you can do now.
Max, stay out of there.
For God's sake, stay out!
Max, stay out of there.
Max, come on into town with me.
They don't even look like people anymore.
Their sufferin's over.
They don't even look like people anymore.
I don't want anybody to ever see them
lookin' like that... ever.
I don't want anybody to ever see them
Go away.
I don't want anybody to ever see them
Leave me alone, please.
I don't want anybody to ever see them
Gid'up.
( glass shattering )
( fire crackling )
( fire roaring )
( horse nickers )
( horse whinnies )
( horse nickers )
( wagon approaching )
My... God!
Max, you poor child.
Now, you come live with us.
Max, you poor child.
Now I mean it.
Max, you poor child.
I can't.
Max, you poor child.
We've got acres of land
Max, you poor child.
and a lifetime of work.
Max, you poor child.
I've got to find those three men.
Max, you poor child.
And if you do?
Max, you poor child.
Revenge isn't God's way.
Max, you poor child.
Oh, save your preachin', Ben.
Max, you poor child.
But you're only a boy.
Max, you poor child.
They're hard and vicious men.
Max, you poor child.
Get 'em, Max.
Max, you poor child.
You go get 'em.
Max, you poor child.
Elvira...
Max, you poor child.
Well, why not?
Max, you poor child.
If he doesn't, who will?
Max, you poor child.
The law!
Max, you poor child.
The law-- what law?
Max, you poor child.
Max...
at least wait a day, rest up.
Max...
Maybe I can catch 'em with that gray horse
Max...
before they sell it.
Max...
Here... here, Max.
Max...
Miss McCandles, I got a rifle,
Max...
a horse and eight dollars.
Max...
It'll hold.
Max...
Well, then, good luck.
Max...
Don't forget the way back.
Max...
I'll remember you both for your kindness.
Max...
( clucks tongue )
( light laughter )
( horse whinnies )
( grunts )
( grunting )
( grunts )
( screams )
( grunting and straining )
( screams )
( shouting and grunting )
Larry!
( fires gun three times )
( grunts )
( groaning )
( grunts )
Who the hell are you?
( breathing raggedly )
Who the hell are you?
My name is Max.
Who the hell are you?
Max Sand.
Who the hell are you?
Just a kid.
Who the hell are you?
Indian.
Who the hell are you?
Half-breed.
Who the hell are you?
You alone?
Who the hell are you?
Spit it out-- quick!
I was following three men who killed my mother and father
Spit it out-- quick!
and I thought you were the ones.
Spit it out-- quick!
Are we the ones?
No.
How long have you been tracking these killers?
Three, four days.
When did you eat last?
Three, four days.
Couple of days ago!
Three, four days.
Pick up the horses...
and join us.
Pick up the horses...
( whistling shrilly )
Hey, kid.
Why don't you go home, huh?
Hey, kid.
I mean, while you still have a chance.
Hey, kid.
Don't have a home.
Hey, how can you guys be so friendly?
( chortles )
After what I tried to do?
( chortles )
Well, everybody in this world
( chortles )
is foolish in his own way.
( chortles )
Besides, we were all kids once ourselves.
( chortles )
( laughing ): Weren't we now?
( chortles )
( cackling )
( chortles )
( all laughing )
( chortles )
( bird calling in the distance )
( slurping )
( dull thud )
( metal pinging )
( scraping metal )
( horse nickering )
( blowing )
( horse nickering )
( horse whinnies )
Don't move, mister!
Now turn around... with your hands up.
Now, all I want is some food and a horse.
I haven't seen one of them old guns in years.
Keep away.
I haven't seen one of them old guns in years.
It won't work, you know.
I said stay back!
It won't work, you know.
( sighs )
It won't work, you know.
Well, the barrel's all rusted up,
It won't work, you know.
and the hammer's broke.
It won't work, you know.
And besides, they haven't made ammunition
It won't work, you know.
for one of them things in ten years.
It won't work, you know.
You want to trade?
( bullet ricochets )
You want to trade?
( cocks hammer )
You want to trade?
I could use something to eat.
( tapping metal )
You've been through about 25 pounds of food in three days.
You think you're ever going to get filled up?
You've been through about 25 pounds of food in three days.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't think.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I know it's a long ways to haul food.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Well, finish it up, if you can.
I can.
Well, finish it up, if you can.
I didn't expect you to be so generous.
Think I was going to throw you to the coyotes?
I didn't expect you to be so generous.
You had every right.
I didn't expect you to be so generous.
I meant to kill you if I had to.
I didn't expect you to be so generous.
You an old hand at killing?
I killed my share of deer and... rabbits.
Ever hold a gun on a man?
I killed my share of deer and... rabbits.
No.
I killed my share of deer and... rabbits.
You're setting out to kill three of them, huh?
I killed my share of deer and... rabbits.
Bang, bang, bang.
I killed my share of deer and... rabbits.
You figure you're going to make it
'cause you got right on your side?
You figure you're going to make it
It helps.
You figure you're going to make it
They bury a sheriff
You figure you're going to make it
about once a week out here.
You figure you're going to make it
Well, I just figure it's a matter
of me killing them before they kill me.
Well, I just figure it's a matter
( scraping plate )
Well, I just figure it's a matter
Now, you want to show me
some of this fancy gun work?
Now, you want to show me
( shot echoing )
Turn around and face the sun.
( shot echoing )
Hit that.
( fires three shots )
Hit that.
( pan clatters on ground )
Hit that.
Go on home, boy.
Take the shortcut.
Go on home, boy.
The sun was in my eyes, and I wasn't expecting it.
Go on home, boy.
You expect a man's going to hold still for you
Go on home, boy.
with the sun at your back,
Go on home, boy.
then give you a warning
Go on home, boy.
so you can stand there and shoot at him?
Go on home, boy.
I can hit a rabbit at 80 yards with a rifle.
Go on home, boy.
A rabbit don't shoot back.
Go on home, boy.
How do you think you're going
Go on home, boy.
to swing a rifle in a barroom?
Go on home, boy.
I never been in a barroom.
Go on home, boy.
Look, just to find them,
you're going to have to comb out every saloon, gambling hall,
Look, just to find them,
hog farm and whorehouse between here and Mexico.
Look, just to find them,
What do you think you're after, three preachers?
Look, just to find them,
You going to gun them down at 80 yards
Look, just to find them,
when they're coming out of a church social?
Look, just to find them,
You're hunting three men who steal
Look, just to find them,
because they're too damn lazy to work
Look, just to find them,
and they kill because they love to.
Look, just to find them,
Then they hide out like rats in the garbage.
Look, just to find them,
So if you're going to get them,
Look, just to find them,
you're going to have to eat, drink and wallow
Look, just to find them,
in that garbage right with them
Look, just to find them,
till you get so you think like them and smell like them.
Look, just to find them,
I'll do what I have to do.
It ain't that easy, kid.
I'll do what I have to do.
Finding them is one thing, killing them is another.
I'll do what I have to do.
I'll figure out ways.
I'll do what I have to do.
Ah.
I'll do what I have to do.
Well, I've been selling guns and ammunition
I'll do what I have to do.
to men like that for 15 years
I'll do what I have to do.
and they got more ways to cripple and kill a man
I'll do what I have to do.
than you ever dreamed about.
I'll do what I have to do.
They'll shoot you in the back, they'll ambush you--
I'll do what I have to do.
they'll cut your throat while you're laying asleep.
I'll do what I have to do.
All you got going on your side
I'll do what I have to do.
is some blind Indian revenge.
I'll do what I have to do.
I'm half-white.
I'll do what I have to do.
And you're all helpless.
( glass shattering )
( fires again, glass shattering )
( glass shattering )
( bullet ricocheting, shot echoing )
( glass shattering )
Now, you get so you can do that with either hand--
( glass shattering )
and you're half-drunk or half-awake,
( glass shattering )
or inside of a dark room
( glass shattering )
off the back of a running horse--
( glass shattering )
you might stand a chance.
( glass shattering )
A small chance.
( glass shattering )
Would you teach me?
I sell guns, I don't teach killing.
Would you teach me?
Then I'll learn myself.
Would you teach me?
You won't live that long.
Well, thank you
for the food and advice, Mr. Cord.
Well, thank you
I guess I'll be on my way.
Well, thank you
Where to? How? What with?
Well, thank you
You know, if I did teach you something,
Well, thank you
that's only half of it.
Well, thank you
While you're looking for them three men
Well, thank you
you gotta live, don't you?
Well, thank you
You gotta eat.
Well, thank you
You need clothes, food, horses,
Well, thank you
saddles, guns, ammunition, money.
Well, thank you
How are you gonna get that?!
Well, thank you
Tracking beaver on Sundays? I'll tell you how you get it.
Well, thank you
You'll wind up stealing and killing.
Well, thank you
You'll turn yourself into the same kind of animal
Well, thank you
you're trying to track down.
Well, thank you
Can't you see that?
Well, thank you
I don't see nothin'...
Well, thank you
except my father laying on a blood-covered floor
Well, thank you
all burnt and cut
Well, thank you
with the top of his head blown to pieces.
Well, thank you
And my mother... split up the middle
Well, thank you
and every square inch of her skin ripped off.
Well, thank you
Well...
God help us.
Pick up that brass.
Them cartridges cost a cent and a half apiece.
Pick up that brass.
Sit down.
Little poker suit you?
Well, not too much.
You know how to play cards, don't you?
Well, not too much.
No.
Well, not too much.
I guess I can teach you.
Well, not too much.
Have a drink.
Well, not too much.
Well, I...
Well, not too much.
You don't drink either?
Well, not too much.
No.
Well, not too much.
Where you're going,
Well, not too much.
you'd best study up on it.
Well, not too much.
Now, the lowest hand you can get
Well, not too much.
is a pair-- that's two of a kind.
Well, not too much.
Then two pair and three of a kind,
Well, not too much.
then a straight.
Well, not too much.
Three of what kind?
Well, not too much.
Three of anything--
Well, not too much.
three nines, three tens, three jacks.
Well, not too much.
Which ones are the tens?
Well, not too much.
Don't you know how to read?
Well, I never went to school.
Don't you know how to read?
Know how to write?
Don't you know how to read?
Well, if I know how to write,
Don't you know how to read?
I'd know how to read.
Don't you know how to read?
Anything you can do?
Reach.
Anything you can do?
That's an awful waste of good whiskey.
( chuckling ): Where you were goi''
That's an awful waste of good whiskey.
you wouldn't need whiskey.
That's an awful waste of good whiskey.
( chuckles )
That's an awful waste of good whiskey.
All right.
A ten has got ten spots on it.
All right.
You can count that far on your toes.
All right.
( dog barking in distance )
Max...
Listen, you take it easy around here.
Max...
It's just a quiet town.
Max...
I know people, I do business with them.
Max...
Well, all right.
Max...
But listen, Mr. Cord, if you happen to see...
Max...
Yeah, I know, if I see anything suspicious
Max...
like a horse with an "SS" brand,
Max...
I'll come get you.
Max...
Here's a buck--
go buy yourself some candy.
Here's a buck--
Yes, sir, can I help you today?
Can of peaches.
A big can, please.
Can of peaches.
Best Eastern peaches in the West.
Would you open it for me?
Best Eastern peaches in the West.
No charge.
Hey, you got a book
No charge.
that teaches you readin' and writin'?
No charge.
McGuffey's Primer, right under the stairs.
No charge.
Hey, uh...
Of course, you can't pick one out until you can read,
Hey, uh...
and you can't read until you can pick one out, can you?
Hey, uh...
It's this here one.
Hey, uh...
Or, as McGuffey would say, "this one here."
Hey, uh...
That's 25 cents for the peaches
Hey, uh...
and ten cents for the book.
Hey, uh...
Funny, isn't it?
Hey, uh...
Ideas don't weigh much, but peaches do
Hey, uh...
and the freight company charges by the weight.
Hey, uh...
You know, six books, it's...
Hey, uh...
oh, it isn't very important.
Hey, uh...
Most people are hungrier in their stomachs
Hey, uh...
than they are in their minds anyway.
Hey, uh...
( chuckles )
Hey, uh...
( sighs )
Well, there's your first decision:
Now, that sign on the top says "Silver City."
Well, there's your first decision:
That's over in Colorado.
Well, there's your first decision:
And the second one-- the one over there--
Well, there's your first decision:
that's "Donner," California.
Well, there's your first decision:
The one on the bottom, see, that says "Sonora."
Well, there's your first decision:
That's down south in Old Mexico.
Well, there's your first decision:
I-I sure can't tell you which way to go,
Well, there's your first decision:
but you want to catch 'em,
Well, there's your first decision:
you best go where the money is.
Well, there's your first decision:
If they got it, they're going to head
Well, there's your first decision:
for where they can spend it.
Well, there's your first decision:
If they ain't got it,
Well, there's your first decision:
they'll go where they can steal it.
Well, there's your first decision:
Mr. Cord, I...
I just don't know how I'm ever going to be able
Mr. Cord, I...
to pay you back for all this.
Mr. Cord, I...
No need to.
I tell you what,
No need to.
you get tired of chasing them,
No need to.
you look me up, and we'll talk about it,
No need to.
all right?
No need to.
Well, no use drawing this out.
Good luck, Max.
Well, no use drawing this out.
( chuckles )
Bang, bang.
( chuckles )
Yeah...
( chuckles )
Very nicely done.
You know, handlin' one of these things
is only half of it.
You know, handlin' one of these things
The other part's learning human nature.
You know, handlin' one of these things
That's going to take you the rest of your life,
so you damn well better not trust anybody till you do.
That's going to take you the rest of your life,
Now, you want to plan your moves,
pick your place to fight,
Now, you want to plan your moves,
don't make any threats...
Now, you want to plan your moves,
and don't you ever walk away from one, you hear?
Now, you want to plan your moves,
Good-bye, Max.
Bye, Mr. Cord.
( horse winnies )
Don't even trust a friend.
( chuckles )
Don't even trust a friend.
( horse whinnies, walking hoofbeats )
( mooing )
MAX: Hyah, hyah.
Hyah, hyah, hyah.
MAX: Hyah, hyah.
( whistles )
( horse neighs )
( whistles )
Hyah.
Come on, Struther,
you've washed your little, thin body enough.
Come on, Struther,
Look how white I am.
Come on, Struther,
Struther, please hurry up.
Come on, Struther,
Hey, the dames are comin'! Hey!
Come on, Struther,
( men shouting )
Come on, Struther,
Hey, the dames are coming!
Come on, Struther,
Struther, you'd better hurry up
Come on, Struther,
and get out of there.
Come on, Struther,
They're comin' up here.
Come on, Struther,
Hank!
Come on, Struther,
Red!
Come on, Struther,
( women giggling )
Come on, Struther,
Cat got your tongue?
Come on, Struther,
Well, come on.
Come on, Struther,
Gee, you're cute. Wal-Walter.
Come on, Struther,
Walter? How are you, Walter? Howdy... ma'am.
Come on, Struther,
Hey, look at me!
Come on, Struther,
Want to come downstairs and have a drink?
Come on, Struther,
Hey! Shut up.
Come on, Struther,
STRUTHER: What's the matter with me?
Come on, Struther,
Whoo!
Come on, Struther,
WOMAN: Hey, don't be backin' off like that.
Come on, Struther,
STRUTHER: Hey, hey, one of you...
Come on, Struther,
Well... well...
Come on, Struther,
( Struther splashing water ): Hey, I'm in the tub.
Come on, Struther,
Hello, cowboy.
Come on, Struther,
Welcome to town.
Come on, Struther,
Try the next room.
Come on, Struther,
White women more popular.
Come on, Struther,
Well, they saved me for you.
Come on, Struther,
Navajo?
Kiowa.
Navajo?
I am Kiowa, too.
Navajo?
( "Billy Boy" playing on piano )
Navajo?
Well, yes or no?
Navajo?
Five dollars...
...for some questions.
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
And one of them-- the name is Jesse--
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
got a scar on his neck, carries a knife.
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
May be riding a gray horse.
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
You ever seen any people like that?
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
Lots of men come through here,
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
lots of men with scars.
I'm lookin' for three men, they ride together.
Buy yourself some moccasins.
Why do you ask for them?
They tortured and killed a woman...
Kiowa, like you.
They tortured and killed a woman...
One man...
...has a... scar here.
He works downstairs
dealing cards in the bar.
He works downstairs
Oh, but he might not be the same man.
Where does he keep his horse?
In the stable across the street.
Where does he keep his horse?
But, please, don't tell anyone I told you.
Where does he keep his horse?
( "Frankie and Johnny" playing on piano )
Where does he keep his horse?
( horse nickering )
( metal hammering )
Hey, mister?
Yeah?
Hey, mister?
That gray for sale?
Hey, mister?
I don't think so.
Hey, mister?
Belongs to Jack Langley
Hey, mister?
over at the Palace Bar.
Hey, mister?
I don't think he'll sell him, though.
Hey, mister?
( woman singing in saloon )
Hey, mister?
( crowd laughing and talking )
MAN: I'll open for 20.
I'll have to call you.
I'll call at 20.
Call.
I'll call at 20.
( roulette ball bounces )
I'll call at 20.
CROUPIER: No more bets.
I'll call at 20.
Jesse.
Any cards, boys?
You!
Any cards, boys?
Dealin' cards.
Any cards, boys?
( piano stops )
Jesse who?
"Jesse Coward."
Jesse who?
"Jesse Murderer."
Jesse who?
"Woman killer."
Jesse who?
Now, wait a minute, my name is Jack Langley.
Jesse who?
When you killed my mother and father...
Jesse who?
it was Jesse.
Jesse who?
Look, I'm Jack Langley.
Jesse who?
Where did all this killi'' take place, boy?
Jesse who?
Hey, Hudson, what's my name?
Jesse who?
Jack Langley.
Jesse who?
How long I worked here?
Jesse who?
Year, year and a half.
Jesse who?
( laughs )
Jesse who?
Anything else?
Jesse who?
Stand up!
Jesse who?
Now look, I'm not armed.
Jesse who?
My father wasn't armed when you tied him to a post
Jesse who?
and blew the top of his head off.
Jesse who?
Now, kid, settle...
Jesse who?
I know what I'm doin'!
Jesse who?
He's ridin' my father's horse.
Jesse who?
I'm ridin' my own horse.
Jesse who?
With an "SS" brand.
Jesse who?
Look, I bought that horse.
Jesse who?
I have a bill of sale for it in my room.
Jesse who?
Fair enough.
Jesse who?
Let's see it.
Jesse who?
Now look, son...
if Langley here did what you said,
Now look, son...
I'll sit on him and let you kill him.
Now look, son...
But if he's got a bill of sale upstairs,
Now look, son...
you could have the wrong man.
Now look, son...
It's happened before.
Now look, son...
Let's look.
Come on, both of you.
( crash )
( gunshot )
( crash )
( grunts )
( coughing )
( cattle lowing )
( gunshot )
( grunts )
( chuckles )
( panting )
You fight like your mother, boy.
( panting )
( screams )
( whimpers )
( screams )
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
to get stitched up.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
That McGuffey reader inside your shirt
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
kept that knife away from your stomach.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
Kid, the minute you get off that table, you'll move on.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
How can he move on?
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
How can he ride a horse with all them stitches in him?
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
That's up to him.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
Kid, you killed a man--
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
as you tell it, for good reason.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
Now, you did what you had to,
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
and that's what I'm doin'.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
If we don't drive you out, there'll be more killin'.
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
You got any friends?
Should have taken you to a sailmaker
No.
There's an Indian dance hall girl been askin' about you.
Maybe she can help.
There's an Indian dance hall girl been askin' about you.
( horse whinnies )
( rattling )
( chanting quietly )
Where...?
How did you get...?
Where...?
You come back to us in trouble... and in pain.
Where...?
You are welcome.
Where...?
How long?
Where...?
Many days.
Where...?
You talk in fever of the death of your father,
Where...?
and Tabinaka, my brother's daughter.
Where...?
You stay here with your own people.
Where...?
Neesa--
Where...?
she became shame of Kiowa.
Where...?
But she bring you home.
Where...?
That's good.
Where...?
Maybe both of you make each other well.
Where...?
You stay here.
Where...?
Oh, no!
You get right back in there.
Oh, no!
It's hot water, and it's good for you.
Oh, no!
( giggles )
"See...
"See the frog... on a log.
"See...
"Rab sees the frog.
"See...
The frog..."
"See...
Three weeks, you sit here,
"See...
you never laugh, you never smile.
"See...
"Can the frog see Rab?
"See...
Rab can't..."
"See...
You learned to read not to make you wise,
"See...
but to help you find men to kill.
"See...
"The frog can see the dog.
Rab ran at..."
"The frog can see the dog.
Do you think that I became a dance hall girl
"The frog can see the dog.
because I was bad?
"The frog can see the dog.
It was because I was full of hatred
"The frog can see the dog.
and foolish.
"The frog can see the dog.
"See the lamp.
"The frog can see the dog.
It..."
"The frog can see the dog.
If there was a medicine
that would change the way I was,
If there was a medicine
I would take it.
If there was a medicine
Do you know of one?
If there was a medicine
Neesa, it ain't got nothing to do with you.
If there was a medicine
Honestly, nothing.
If there was a medicine
If I could find a medicine, I'd take it myself.
If there was a medicine
Really?
If there was a medicine
For true.
If there was a medicine
See... the... lamp?
( blows )
See... the... lamp?
It... is... out.
See... the... lamp?
( chuckles )
See... the... lamp?
It ain't gonna work, Neesa.
Why?
It ain't gonna work, Neesa.
'Cause I'm gonna have to go soon.
It ain't gonna work, Neesa.
When?
It ain't gonna work, Neesa.
One morning I'll be gone.
It ain't gonna work, Neesa.
( cattle mooing )
( music playing quietly )
( laugher, music playing )
Make yourself at home.
You... lookin' for anything in particular?
Names, that's all.
I'm no thief.
Names, that's all.
( quietly ): Yeah.
Names, that's all.
What kind of names?
Friends of Jesse Coe's.
What kind of names?
Are you a friend of Jesse Coe's?
I'm the one that killed him.
My name is Angie--
Mrs. Coe.
My name is Angie--
You might call me "the widow Coe."
I don't know what to say.
I do.
Thank you.
I do.
Tell me about the men he rode with.
You know, you look young.
Tell me about the men he rode with.
But any man that could take Jesse Coe with a knife
Tell me about the men he rode with.
had to be some man.
Tell me about the men he rode with.
You know where they are.
Do you know their names?
You know where they are.
Well, I think...
one of 'em's name is... Bowdre--
Well, I think...
Bill Bowdre.
Well, I think...
He wanted Jesse to go on a bank job with him
Well, I think...
down in Louisiana.
Well, I think...
And it's really too bad he didn't go.
Well, I think...
Why?
Well, I think...
'Cause they got caught, put in prison.
Well, I think...
There was one other one.
I don't know his name.
( sighs )
I don't know his name.
That's all I can tell you.
I don't know his name.
( music playing in saloon )
I don't know his name.
( dog barking in distance )
( chuckling )
( dog barking in distance )
Mm...
( Dixieland music playing )
( cattle lowing )
( Dixieland music playing )
( horn blowing )
( Dixieland music playing )
"Western... gang...
robs..."
"Western... gang...
"Bank... of...
New Orleans."
"Bank... of...
"Two..."
( grunts )
"Two..."
"ap..."
Hey, Cap... what's that word?
The word is "apprehended."
Hey, Cap... what's that word?
Well... what does it mean?
Hey, Cap... what's that word?
Well, it means like caught.
Hey, Cap... what's that word?
Say anything here about where they were taken?
Hey, Cap... what's that word?
No.
Fella gets caught robbing a bank down here,
No.
and they throw him right into the state prison camp.
No.
Much obliged.
No.
( men whistling, cattle lowing )
Corbin?
Yeah.
Corbin?
How do you want yours?
Corbin?
Just money.
Corbin?
( both chuckle )
Corbin?
Sand?
How do you want it?
Sand?
I want all of it, in that bag.
Sand?
Max...
Sand?
Shut up!
Sand?
The big money's in the vault.
Get back!
The big money's in the vault.
Stay there.
( sighs )
( boat engine chugging )
( thudding )
There's only one this time, Warden.
Two years-- he robbed a bank.
There's only one this time, Warden.
"Two years, hard labor."
That's the only kind we got here.
"Two years, hard labor."
Startin' with me,
"Two years, hard labor."
everything in this place is mean and miserable--
"Two years, hard labor."
the heat, the mosquitoes, the food, the life.
"Two years, hard labor."
There's nothing to do all day but work,
"Two years, hard labor."
and nothing to do at night but sleep.
"Two years, hard labor."
We don't have any walls or fences.
"Two years, hard labor."
The swamp is our wall--
"Two years, hard labor."
miles and miles of it, filled with dirty water,
"Two years, hard labor."
quicksand, moccasins and malaria.
"Two years, hard labor."
Any questions?
No.
Any questions?
No, sir.
Any questions?
No, sir.
Just one more thing.
Don't ever make me mad.
Just one more thing.
( gasps )
Big Foot?
Yes, sir, Warden?
Big Foot?
Get him out of here.
Big Foot?
Put him in Miller's bunk.
Big Foot?
Yes, sir, Warden.
Big Foot?
Let's go.
Big Foot?
( spits )
Right over there.
Don't be lookin' at this gun, boy.
They want you to go for it.
Don't be lookin' at this gun, boy.
Case you're wonderin',
Don't be lookin' at this gun, boy.
I'm a prisoner, just like yourself.
Don't be lookin' at this gun, boy.
I'm a trustee.
Don't be lookin' at this gun, boy.
In there.
Don't be lookin' at this gun, boy.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
Get a blanket, your clothes.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
You get a bath and shave once a week.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
One razor for the whole barracks.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
You take your time.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
This is your bunk.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
Belonged to a fella named Miller.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
He died.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
The only way to get out of here, is it?
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
Oh, they try it all the time, boy,
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
through the swamps.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
Dogs are out after two of them right now.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
They tried to rob a bank in New Orleans.
You don't get to keep anything, boy.
Bowdre.
Bowdre and Strayhorn.
Bowdre.
They friends of yours?
Bowdre.
No... I read in the paper.
Bowdre.
Did they make it?
Bowdre.
Nobody's made it since I been here, boy.
Bowdre.
Let's get over to the blacksmith's shop--
Bowdre.
put these leg irons on you.
Bowdre.
Something botherin' you, boy?
Yeah.
Let's go!
Yeah.
( insects buzzing )
( hounds baying )
( insects buzzing )
Big Foot!
Get 'em all out here
Big Foot!
so they can watch this.
Big Foot!
Let's go.
Big Foot!
( fabric ripping )
( screaming )
Now you listen to this:
Strayhorn died in the swamp.
Now you listen to this:
Bowdre here is going to wish he did, too.
Now you listen to this:
When he serves his time,
Now you listen to this:
he's going to serve every day of Strayhorn's.
Now you listen to this:
You think about that... hard.
Now you listen to this:
That ain't done here!
A man lies where he falls!
That ain't done here!
He'll drown!
That ain't done here!
The warden's watching you, boy.
BIG FOOT: Back to the mess hall!
( cracks whip )
BIG FOOT: Back to the mess hall!
Let's move, let's move!
BIG FOOT: Back to the mess hall!
( chains clanking )
BIG FOOT: Back to the mess hall!
( groaning )
( grunting )
( frogs chirruping, swamp birds calling )
You get right back on in there, boy,
and keep the fires goin' till mornin'.
You get right back on in there, boy,
Yeah, well, when do...
You get right back on in there, boy,
when do I sleep?
You get right back on in there, boy,
Just don't let the fires go out.
You get right back on in there, boy,
He's really giving it to me, ain't he?
Well, boy, you made yourself
He's really giving it to me, ain't he?
a lot of enemies around here.
He's really giving it to me, ain't he?
For what it's worth to you...
you made yourself a lot of friends, too.
For what it's worth to you...
Thanks for what you did for me.
Ah, you would have done the same thing for me.
Thanks for what you did for me.
I don't know.
Thanks for what you did for me.
Maybe I can do something for you someday.
Thanks for what you did for me.
Maybe you can... someday.
Thanks for what you did for me.
Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
Thanks for what you did for me.
BIG FOOT: Hey, you!
Thanks for what you did for me.
Back to work, no more talkin'.
Thanks for what you did for me.
I don't know, maybe.
Thanks for what you did for me.
( men murmuring )
You ever been in Santa Fe, Max?
Um... no.
You ever been in Santa Fe, Max?
Bowdre...
What happened?
Bowdre...
What went wrong out there?
Bowdre...
We got lost.
Bowdre...
Maybe it was Juarez.
Juarez?
Maybe it was Juarez.
Nah, I don't think so.
Maybe it was Juarez.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
Sure, we planned to move fast
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
and not get caught.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
What was it like out there?
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
In the swamp?
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
Yeah.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
( chuckles ironically )
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
It was just what the warden said it was:
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
miles and miles of swamp, quicksand,
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
razorbacks, poison snakes, mosquitoes,
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
everything that kills.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
No food, water you couldn't drink.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
You just went around in circles.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
Ho-ho, I've had all the swamp I want.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
Yeah... I'm goin'.
Didn't you have a plan or nothin'?
How?
I don't know yet.
How?
But what if I find a way?
How?
( chuckles )
How?
I've had it. You count me out.
How?
I can't--
How?
you're the only man here I'd risk it with.
How?
Nice evening, ain't it?
For people with guns and whips.
Nice evening, ain't it?
Well, now take it easy, fella.
Nice evening, ain't it?
I just do my job.
Nice evening, ain't it?
Yeah, and how you love it.
Nice evening, ain't it?
I love livin', same as you.
Nice evening, ain't it?
Trouble with this place is
Nice evening, ain't it?
you can't even pick your friends.
Nice evening, ain't it?
This is something new.
Where we going?
This is something new.
Didn't they tell you?
This is something new.
Tell me what?
This is something new.
We're going to clear this ground here
This is something new.
for new rice paddies.
This is something new.
That's why everyone's so happy.
This is something new.
Is that good?
This is something new.
Is that good?
This is something new.
They got women there, pal, women.
This is something new.
( women laughing )
( women giggling )
Lo and behold.
Lo and behold!
Lo and behold.
Pick out one for yourself.
Lo and behold.
Give her a great big smile.
Lo and behold.
Smile?
Lo and behold.
For what?
Don't you know?
For what?
During the planting season,
For what?
the warden rents us out to these planters.
For what?
Course, he keeps the money
For what?
but we get the women.
For what?
Yeah?
For what?
How?
For what?
One Saturday night a month
For what?
while we're working here,
For what?
he lets them come into the barracks.
For what?
You mean...
For what?
they let the women come to the barracks?
For what?
Yeah.
For what?
I didn't believe it myself at first.
For what?
And we can talk to them?
For what?
Talk to them?
For what?
Stop dreaming about women.
Think about a boat.
Stop dreaming about women.
( grumbles ): A boat.
Stop dreaming about women.
All I can see, feel or think about is woman.
Stop dreaming about women.
Yeah?
Stop dreaming about women.
Well, with a boat, there's no struggling in the swamps,
Stop dreaming about women.
there's no snakes, there's no quicksand.
Stop dreaming about women.
Walking or in a boat,
Stop dreaming about women.
you still have to know which way to go.
Stop dreaming about women.
I thought about that, I thought about that--
Stop dreaming about women.
and the water and the food and a gun.
Stop dreaming about women.
But right now, let's start with a boat.
Stop dreaming about women.
Come on, let's go!
Stop dreaming about women.
Get to work!
Stop dreaming about women.
Work! Let's go!
Stop dreaming about women.
Come with me.
Stop dreaming about women.
Come on, let's go!
Stop dreaming about women.
( men talking and laughing )
MAN: Hurry up!
( men talking and laughing )
MAN 2: Hurry up,
( men talking and laughing )
don't take all day!
( men talking and laughing )
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
Maybe the warden changed his mind.
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
He did and I'll kill him
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
with my bare hands!
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
How you doing, Max?
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
They are coming, ain't they?
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
Let's douse the lights down there.
What do you suppose is taking them so long to get here?
They'll be here now that the candles are out.
( men murmuring )
They'll be here now that the candles are out.
( murmuring stops )
Are you young or old?
I'm young.
Are you young or old?
So am I.
What's your name?
So am I.
Max.
So am I.
Mine's Pilar.
So am I.
What'd you do to wind up in here?
Oh, nothing much.
What'd you do to wind up in here?
Did you kill somebody?
What'd you do to wind up in here?
No.
What'd you do to wind up in here?
I'm glad I didn't get one that killed.
Nah, I just tried to steal some money.
I'm glad I didn't get one that killed.
For a woman?
I'm glad I didn't get one that killed.
( chuckles )
I'm glad I didn't get one that killed.
No.
I'm glad I didn't get one that killed.
You talk different.
You're not from here, are you?
You talk different.
No, I'm from...
You talk different.
I'm from the West.
You talk different.
Oh.
You talk different.
It's dry there.
And clean.
It's dry there.
You were born here, huh?
It's dry there.
Ooh... born here
It's dry there.
standing knee-deep in water all my life,
It's dry there.
and I'll likely die here.
It's dry there.
Hey, I was thinking,
It's dry there.
you're a prisoner here, the same as me.
It's dry there.
Yeah, but one day they'll let you go.
It's dry there.
Well... if you hate it so much,
It's dry there.
why don't you do something about it?
It's dry there.
Do something? What?
It's dry there.
Get out.
It's dry there.
Escape.
It's dry there.
( chuckles )
It's dry there.
Escape? How?
It's dry there.
In a boat...
It's dry there.
with me.
It's dry there.
You interested, Pilar?
( whistles softly )
Bowdre.
( whistles softly )
I think she's going to help us.
She's showing me a boat.
I think she's going to help us.
I don't see any boat.
I think she's going to help us.
Right over there behind those bushes. See?
I think she's going to help us.
What does she want for it?
I think she's going to help us.
To go with us.
I think she's going to help us.
No. I like women more than anything
I think she's going to help us.
but not when I'm running.
I think she's going to help us.
Oh, yeah.
I think she's going to help us.
I mean, you got lost, didn't you?
I think she's going to help us.
Listen, she was born and raised here.
I think she's going to help us.
She knows every inch of these swamps.
I think she's going to help us.
We've got to have her.
I think she's going to help us.
Yeah... well, how you gonna arrange everything?
I think she's going to help us.
And we need a gun.
I think she's going to help us.
I know, I know.
I think she's going to help us.
( coughs )
I think she's going to help us.
You boys better get your talking done with.
You ain't gonna have much more time for it.
You boys better get your talking done with.
They're sending 20 men out
You boys better get your talking done with.
to another camp next week.
You boys better get your talking done with.
You're on the list, Max.
You boys better get your talking done with.
Here they come!
Hey, here they come!
Here they come!
( women laughing )
Here they come!
Pilar?
Listen, Pilar, I have to talk to you.
Let's go outside.
Listen, Pilar, I have to talk to you.
Come on.
Listen, Pilar, I have to talk to you.
Listen, Pilar,
they're taking me out of here next week.
Listen, Pilar,
They're taking me to a new place.
Listen, Pilar,
Maybe they'll take you to a better place,
Listen, Pilar,
one that's easier to get out of.
Listen, Pilar,
It's going to have stone walls
Listen, Pilar,
and we ain't never going to see each other again.
Listen, Pilar,
If we're going to get out of here,
Listen, Pilar,
it's got to be before that.
Listen, Pilar,
I don't know. Getting a boat by myself-- that's not easy.
Listen, Pilar,
It's the only way.
Listen, Pilar,
If we're going to be together,
Listen, Pilar,
we've got to have a boat.
Listen, Pilar,
What happens to me then?
I'll take care of you, Pilar.
What happens to me then?
You bring me the boat,
What happens to me then?
show me the way out of here...
What happens to me then?
I'll make you free...
What happens to me then?
and I'll start you off in life real good.
What happens to me then?
Just treat me nice, Max.
What happens to me then?
That's all I want.
What happens to me then?
You'll be there?
Certain?
You'll be there?
I'll try.
You'll be there?
Trying ain't good enough--
You'll be there?
you've got to be there.
You'll be there?
Two hours after the sun goes down,
You'll be there?
you meet me down there at the edge of the swamp.
You'll be there?
Bring the boat down there
You'll be there?
right by that stand of cypress.
You'll be there?
Understand?
You'll be there?
Let's go back inside, Max, I'm scared.
You'll be there?
Pilar...
You'll be there?
if you're not there...
You'll be there?
and they catch me,
You'll be there?
you know what they're going to do to me?
You'll be there?
I'll be there.
Max?
You'll treat me nice, won't you?
Max?
Yes.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten...
...11... 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
( leg irons jingle )
( taps cup )
( tapping stops )
( choking and gagging )
You sure this is the place?
Yeah.
You sure this is the place?
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
There ain't no boat.
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
There ain't no boat anywheres around!
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
Shh-- shut up!
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
The minute Big Foot comes to,
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
they'll be after us.
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
We should have killed him!
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
Shh. ( cocks gun )
That dirty, filthy, lying Cajun...
Get in.
Oh!
Max!
Oh!
( moans )
Something hit me.
( moans )
Let's go!
Joe.
We don't get him back,
you'll serve out his time.
We don't get him back,
Yes, sir, Warden.
We don't get him back,
If he kills one of my men with your gun...
We don't get him back,
I'll hang you.
We don't get him back,
Yes, sir.
We don't get him back,
Mr. Warden, I'll get him.
We don't get him back,
Pilar?
( gasps )
Pilar, which way?
Go right.
I got to look at it.
Hold that.
Bread?
Hold that.
It's good poultice.
Hold that.
Right!
( dogs barking )
Bottle.
Could have used swamp water for that.
Pilar.
How do you feel?
I don't know.
I'm so sleepy.
MAX: You just got a fever, that's all.
I'm so sleepy.
Max...
We're not going to get out of here, are we?
We're going to get out of here, Pilar.
We're not going to get out of here, are we?
You just tell me if we're heading right.
We're not going to get out of here, are we?
I'm not sure.
Take a guess.
Best one you can.
Keep that way.
What's wrong with her?
Snakebite.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
We're lost.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
We're all right.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
We ain't lost.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
We're heading west.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
( chuckling )
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
How do you know?
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
I can tell.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
The sun.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
The sun!
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
( laughing )
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
What do you think you are,
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
a lousy Indian or something?
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
That's right,
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
I'm half lousy Indian,
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
and my mother was an Indian.
You can't go by her-- she's out of her mind.
Max.
Max Sand.
I...
I swear I didn't kill them.
I...
I had nothing to do with it.
I...
I was outside minding the horses.
I...
It was that crazy Jesse Coe.
I...
But... but he paid for it.
I...
Somebody got him.
I...
Me!
I...
Who was with Coe while you were outside?
I...
Fitch-- Tom Fitch.
I...
Two guys I just fell in with.
I...
I didn't know what they were like.
I...
Where's Fitch?
I...
California gold fields, the last I heard.
I...
Look... I didn't want to do it.
I...
I couldn't help it.
I...
They made me do it with them.
I...
You scared, Bowdre?
I...
Yes, I am.
I...
Like my mother was.
I...
Give me a chance.
I...
Max, don't shoot!
I...
That's all I ask, give me a chance.
I...
Like you blew the top of my father's head off?
I...
You're crazy, you're crazy!
I...
( gunshots echoing )
I...
( Pilar coughing )
( coughing )
That's why you wanted to escape.
So you could kill him.
That's why you wanted to escape.
What do you plan for me?!
What do you suppose they were shooting?
I don't know,
What do you suppose they were shooting?
but they used up five bullets.
What do you suppose they were shooting?
They only got one left.
What do you suppose they were shooting?
Well, anyhow,
What do you suppose they were shooting?
if we can't travel in this,
What do you suppose they were shooting?
they can't either.
What do you suppose they were shooting?
They got a boat, man.
What do you suppose they were shooting?
Don't you realize that?
What do you suppose they were shooting?
( bird hooting )
Pilar...
There's nothing I can do to help you,
unless we get out of this swamp
There's nothing I can do to help you,
as quick as we can.
There's nothing I can do to help you,
I don't know where we are.
Cool air from dry land makes fog.
You could be out by tomorrow morning.
I'll find a doctor,
You could be out by tomorrow morning.
or somebody, to help you.
You could be out by tomorrow morning.
You can't stop-- you'll get caught.
You could be out by tomorrow morning.
Leave me.
You could be out by tomorrow morning.
I couldn't do that, Pilar.
You could be out by tomorrow morning.
I want you to.
You're a dirty, low animal.
You lied to me.
You're a dirty, low animal.
You used me to kill.
You're a dirty, low animal.
You're worse than the man you killed.
You're a dirty, low animal.
You don't care about me--
You're a dirty, low animal.
you don't care about anybody.
You're a dirty, low animal.
You'd kill me, too, if you had to.
You're a dirty, low animal.
No.
You're a dirty, low animal.
No?!
You have!
You're not going to die, Pilar.
I-I promise.
You're not going to die, Pilar.
You'd promise anything.
I won't let you.
You'd promise anything.
What do you think you are-- God?
You'd promise anything.
Go away.
Pilar...
Go away.
Go away!
Go away.
I don't want to die in sin,
Go away.
looking at your face.
Go away.
( chains rattling )
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
( horse neighing )
( horse whinnying )
You've been asking around
for a man by the name of Tom Fitch?
You've been asking around
Yeah... he's my brother.
You've been asking around
I heard of him.
You've been asking around
You did, huh?
You've been asking around
A couple of months ago,
You've been asking around
give or take a week.
You've been asking around
He road through here, up to no good.
You've been asking around
Headed north.
You've been asking around
How'd he look?
You've been asking around
Mean as you,
You've been asking around
the kind somebody's always looking for.
You've been asking around
I hope you'll keep on looking.
You've been asking around
You do, huh?
You've been asking around
Yeah, because then you'll be moving on out of town
You've been asking around
as soon as your horse gets shod.
You've been asking around
You will, won't you?
You've been asking around
Most likely.
You've been asking around
Most definitely.
Three kings.
Tom Fitch.
Three kings.
Heard about a Joe Fitch,
Three kings.
worked in the mine.
Three kings.
300 feet down, still there.
Three kings.
Then there was a Carrot Fitch.
Three kings.
Red hair.
Three kings.
Now, that was back in Fort Wayne.
Three kings.
Nope, Tom Fitch doesn't ring a bell.
Three kings.
Any particular reason
Three kings.
why you're tracking him?
Three kings.
Yeah, he's my brother.
Three kings.
Got a message from home.
Three kings.
You'll probably run into him
Three kings.
one of these days.
Three kings.
I hope so.
Three kings.
I'll put the horses in the corral.
MAN: You got some coffee?
MAN 2: Yeah.
MAN: You got some coffee?
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Why? You've seen it before.
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Pretty fancy.
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Made from the dress of an Indian squaw.
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Named Sand?
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Yeah...
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Yeah!
Why are you staring at that, huh?
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
would've made a big thing out of it?
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
It's the Indian in him.
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
One of the best men with a knife I ever saw
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
was Jesse Coe,
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
and this kid killed him with a knife.
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
Then he tracks Curly Bill Bowdre
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
all the way to Louisiana,
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
gets himself thrown in prison
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
just to gun him down, and then he escaped.
Who would've thought... that a wet-nosed kid
You really got a bad case of the shakes, Fitch.
The shakes!
You really got a bad case of the shakes, Fitch.
Aw, shakes.
You really got a bad case of the shakes, Fitch.
The kid's creepy.
You really got a bad case of the shakes, Fitch.
He ain't human.
You really got a bad case of the shakes, Fitch.
He doesn't kill people; he...
he executes them.
He doesn't kill people; he...
Yeah, he executes them.
He doesn't kill people; he...
( loud clank )
Hard job, ain't it, killing time?
I'm working.
Hard job, ain't it, killing time?
You just can't see it.
Hard job, ain't it, killing time?
Give me a drink.
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
Well, I ain't crying about it--
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
why should you?
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
If ever you could,
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
it would add 20 years to your life--
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
yeah, maybe somebody else's.
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
( footsteps approaching )
Hell of a way to begin a day, ain't it?
Morning, Buck.
Morning.
Morning, Buck.
I thought I told you to get out of town.
Well, I...
I thought I told you to get out of town.
I didn't know there was any hurry.
I thought I told you to get out of town.
Mr. Fitch,
this here is a hair-trigger .45 I'm holding.
Mr. Fitch,
( cocks gun hammer )
Mr. Fitch,
The slightest jar,
Mr. Fitch,
and it goes off, by itself.
Mr. Fitch,
Makes a hole as big as a cannonball.
Mr. Fitch,
Now, turn around and put your hands on the bar.
Mr. Fitch,
Put the cuffs on him.
Now, look-- our job's to keep
our ears open and our mouths shut.
Now, look-- our job's to keep
Well, now that we're here,
Now, look-- our job's to keep
how are we going to find Fitch?
Now, look-- our job's to keep
He'll find us.
Now, look-- our job's to keep
Yeah, he was spreading bills
all over town.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
I was the first one
Yeah, he was spreading bills
to notice something was wrong.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
The sheriff nailed him
Yeah, he was spreading bills
right up there... right here.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
Hey, can we have three whiskeys?
Yeah, he was spreading bills
Yes, sir.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
He wasn't a bad guy, though.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
A little hard but kind of interesting.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
What was his name?
Yeah, he was spreading bills
Er... Fitch-- Tom or Joe Fitch--
Yeah, he was spreading bills
something like that.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
I don't remember.
Yeah, he was spreading bills
There you are.
Six bits.
There you are.
( hoofbeats pounding )
Hey, Fitch.
Fitch.
Hey, Fitch, it's Beckwith!
Are you in there?
Hey, Fitch, it's Beckwith!
Fitch!
I'm here.
Well, get ready.
I'm here.
We're getting you out of there.
I'm here.
Hey, that's not Fitch!
Hyah! Hyah!
Hyah, hyah!
Hyah! Hyah!
Who the hell are you?
Tom... Tom Fitch.
Who the hell are you?
Try again!
Who the hell are you?
Now who are you?!
Tom Fitch!
Now who are you?!
Give him some more!
Now who are you?!
Hyah! Hyah!
Now who are you?!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
( sheep bleating )
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
What is going on here?!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Answer me!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
What's going on here?!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Are you trying to kill this man?
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Let go of that rope!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Stop before I find out what this is all about!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
That is a priest!
Nobody pulls a gun on a priest!
That is a priest!
Who says so?
That is a priest!
Me! Cipriano says so.
That is a priest!
By the Blessed Virgin, I mean it!
That is a priest!
I believe you.
Let's get out of here.
I believe you.
You've never been in the church before, hmm?
No.
You've never been in the church before, hmm?
And... what do you think of it?
You've never been in the church before, hmm?
Oh, I don't know.
It's kind of strange.
Oh, I don't know.
Did you ever see Him before?
Yeah, once.
He was on the end of a little silver chain.
Yeah, once.
He's the Son of God.
He came to Earth
He's the Son of God.
to teach men love by example.
He's the Son of God.
Well, he must have missed somebody.
That looks worse than hanging.
Well, he must have missed somebody.
You didn't come to supper.
I didn't work this afternoon.
You didn't come to supper.
You know, Padre...
this room is worse than some jails
You know, Padre...
I've been in.
You know, Padre...
( laughs softly )
You know, Padre...
In a way, we're both prisoners here--
You know, Padre...
myself by choice and you by circumstance.
You know, Padre...
Son, you will be...
You know, Padre...
Padre, will you quit calling me "son"?
You know, Padre...
My father's dead.
You know, Padre...
I know, Max.
You know, Padre...
But you'll be here for some weeks.
You know, Padre...
Use them profitably.
You know, Padre...
Arguing with you?
You know, Padre...
You might read.
You know, Padre...
I brought you a book.
You know, Padre...
It's called the Bible.
You know, Padre...
Men have been reading it for many centuries.
You know, Padre...
What's it about?
You know, Padre...
Oh, everything important.
You know, Padre...
There's only one thing important to me.
You know, Padre...
Finding and killing a man, huh?
You know, Padre...
Primitive, hopeless revenge.
You know, Padre...
I'll settle for that.
You know, Padre...
Why... when there is another half of you
You know, Padre...
waiting to be discovered?
You know, Padre...
You also inherited a refined tradition
You know, Padre...
of religion, philosophy and conscience.
You know, Padre...
I don't understand them words.
You know, Padre...
The difference between right and wrong
You know, Padre...
and knowing when not to do wrong.
You know, Padre...
If the civilized half of you ever wakes up, Max,
You know, Padre...
and with God's help,
You know, Padre...
you could become a whole man someday.
You know, Padre...
With God's help, my leg will heal
You know, Padre...
faster than you can say "Amen,"
You know, Padre...
and I'll be out of here!
You know, Padre...
Good night.
Padre?
Come in, come in, Max.
Padre?
I'm... I'm leaving now
Padre?
and I... want to bring back your Bible.
Padre?
You've had it a long time.
Padre?
Why don't you keep it, hmm?
Padre?
Well, I... I remember the things that matter to me.
Padre?
An eye for an eye.
Padre?
( sighs )
Padre?
Which way are you heading?
Padre?
I'm going north.
Padre?
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
Quite different from when I first found you.
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
Sit down a moment.
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
Well, Padre, I... I want to thank you
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
for what you did for me,
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
and maybe someday I'll be able to pay you back for it.
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
Max, please, sit down a moment.
You look well, healthy, rested, alive, eh?
I would like to show you something.
Take a look at that.
Surely a picture can't hurt you.
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
came all the way
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
from an ancient European civilization
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
to find a new and promising life
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
in the American West.
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
On the way,
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
a band of Indians raided their wagons.
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
They killed and scalped both of them,
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
after indulging in some cursing and pleasures.
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
Padre...
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
Two... two of the children
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
were swung by their heels
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
and had their heads crushed.
That beautiful couple-- that young man and woman--
The third child was saved and grew up alone,
wanting only vengeance.
The third child was saved and grew up alone,
Believe me, Max, it took more courage
The third child was saved and grew up alone,
to refrain from the obvious temptation
The third child was saved and grew up alone,
than to give in to it.
The third child was saved and grew up alone,
We're different men, Padre.
No.
That was my family, Max.
I'm... the only one who survived.
That was my family, Max.
Don't do any more.
That was my family, Max.
Stop while you can.
That was my family, Max.
Save yourself, Max.
That was my family, Max.
Don't... don't say what you will or won't do.
Just remember:
Don't... don't say what you will or won't do.
when you ride out of here,
Don't... don't say what you will or won't do.
God goes with you.
Don't... don't say what you will or won't do.
I'll keep it in mind.
( horses burring )
( lasso whirring )
Hey! Ah!
( horse neighs )
Hey! Ah!
( grunts )
Whoa, wait a minute!
Hold it!
Whoa, wait a minute!
Hey, that's the guy that was using your name.
You told me he was dead.
Hey, that's the guy that was using your name.
Well, we left him for dead.
Hey, that's the guy that was using your name.
Hey, you!
Tough guy!
Hey, you!
I could use somebody like you.
Doing what?
Do you care?
Doing what?
Yeah, I do.
Doing what?
Who are you?
Smith... Nevada Smith.
Who are you?
You look broke.
I am.
You look broke.
Suit yourself,
You look broke.
but if you're interested in making a lot of money fast,
You look broke.
follow me.
You look broke.
Here, you can put your horse in the corral.
Take mine, too, and then come in.
Here, you can put your horse in the corral.
Oh, no, wait!
Wait a minute!
Oh, no, wait!
Rudabough, Shotgun, upstairs.
Cipriano, behind the door.
Rudabough, Shotgun, upstairs.
The rest of you, find your spots.
Rudabough, Shotgun, upstairs.
We'll soon find out who he is.
Rudabough, Shotgun, upstairs.
You go in there.
Take that room.
You go in there.
Good.
Come on in!
Come on!
Come on in!
Here, sit down.
Sit down here.
Here, sit down.
Say...
Smith, tell me...
Say...
why did you use my name?
Say...
I heard of you around.
Say...
When they picked me up,
Say...
I grabbed the first name
Say...
that came into my mind.
Say...
Under my own name, I'm wanted.
Say...
But now, I didn't know you were around these parts.
Say...
You're wanted?
Say...
You...
Say...
What are you wanted for?
Say...
Wanted for what?
Say...
Trying to make a living the easy way--
Say...
same as you.
Say...
Me?
Say...
Did you ever see me before?
Say...
Not as I recall.
Any family living?
Well, now, why do you want to know?
Wait a minute, now.
Well, now, why do you want to know?
Don't get hot under the collar, Smith.
Well, now, why do you want to know?
( chuckling )
Well, now, why do you want to know?
Sometimes when you're running,
Well, now, why do you want to know?
a family can help, you know.
Well, now, why do you want to know?
The last time I remember,
I had a mother, a father,
The last time I remember,
two sisters, and one's married.
The last time I remember,
Now, what kind of setup you got here, Fitch?
The last time I remember,
We'll get to that.
The last time I remember,
Tell me, have you ever heard of a Max Sand?
The last time I remember,
Sand... Sand...
Yeah, I seen some wanted posters on him.
Sand... Sand...
Never run across him, though.
Sand... Sand...
Why?
Sand... Sand...
I killed his mother and father.
So?
So he's out to get me.
So?
Part Indian.
If there's anything I can't stomach,
Part Indian.
is a half-breed.
Part Indian.
Of course, I can understand
Part Indian.
how it happens.
Part Indian.
( laughs )
Part Indian.
There's nothing in the world like an Indian squaw.
Part Indian.
You agree, huh?
Part Indian.
One of my best kinds of fun.
Part Indian.
Me, too.
Part Indian.
( laughing )
Part Indian.
Hold it.
Here.
Hold it.
Why don't you use some good tobacco?
What do you think of that pouch, huh?
Never seen anything like it.
What do you think of that pouch, huh?
Where'd you get it?
What do you think of that pouch, huh?
Gift.
What do you think of that pouch, huh?
Sort of a gift.
Well, now, look, Fitch, let's get down to it.
You said you could use a man like me.
Well, now, look, Fitch, let's get down to it.
For what?
Well, now, look, Fitch, let's get down to it.
We're going to knock off a gold shipment.
I'll give you the details tomorrow.
We're going to knock off a gold shipment.
Until then, why don't you just kind of... relax
We're going to knock off a gold shipment.
and get to know the boys, huh?
We're going to knock off a gold shipment.
Okay.
Use one of the rooms upstairs.
See you around.
Max!
Hmm?
Nothing... nothing,
Hmm?
I was just talking to the... uh...
Hmm?
( booming explosion )
( debris clattering )
( explosions continue, echo )
They take a quarter of a million dollars
worth of gold a month out of there.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
It's too big to hit and too well guarded.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
They don't know it,
They take a quarter of a million dollars
but they're digging up our future right now.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
Once a month they take a bullion wagon
They take a quarter of a million dollars
down the road, three miles to the railroad.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
Two men on the wagon and 12 guards.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
We're going to have
They take a quarter of a million dollars
a dozen men of our own waiting.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
Well, if you take it, you ain't gonna
They take a quarter of a million dollars
be able to go very fast
They take a quarter of a million dollars
with a wagon full of gold.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
We don't.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
Right there we put it
They take a quarter of a million dollars
in our saddlebags and head out
They take a quarter of a million dollars
in 12 different directions,
They take a quarter of a million dollars
each man on his own.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
Equal split?
They take a quarter of a million dollars
Naw!
They take a quarter of a million dollars
( scoffs )
They take a quarter of a million dollars
All you can grab.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
There won't be much time,
They take a quarter of a million dollars
but we'll be able to load up enough
They take a quarter of a million dollars
to last you a few years.
They take a quarter of a million dollars
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
Scare you?
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
No. I ain't planning
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
on being one of them.
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
And there'll be more for the rest of us.
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
Hey, I like you.
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
I like him!
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
Now, he's got a sense of humor!
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
( chuckling )
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
Haw!
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
( horses whinnying )
A few of us are liable to get knocked off.
Black widow, jack of hearts,
queen of hearts, deuce of hearts,
Black widow, jack of hearts,
another black queen...
Black widow, jack of hearts,
FITCH: Give me that bottle!
Black widow, jack of hearts,
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
( bottles breaking )
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
But nobody...
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
nobody takes another drink
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
from now until we're finished!
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
I don't want any jumpy riders
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
or nervous triggers.
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
This isn't going to be
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
any cowhand Saturday night spree,
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
a-howlin' and shooting up the town.
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
We're going to move in fast
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
hit hard and run!
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
Every man for himself!
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
Do we shoot to kill?
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
Is there any other way?!
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
( softly ): Nah.
Now, we're not running any Sunday school.
They move the shipment out at 8:00.
We'll be up at 5:00.
They move the shipment out at 8:00.
Any questions?
They move the shipment out at 8:00.
Good night.
( quietly ): Good night.
What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking about how I'm going to spend that gold.
Shoot straight.
I'm thinking about how I'm going to spend that gold.
I intend to.
I'm thinking about how I'm going to spend that gold.
Max!
Hey, Max!
( horses whinnying )
They'll be coming down this road
and heading for that pocket.
They'll be coming down this road
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Rudabough, you take three men
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
and spread out on this side.
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Keep your horses out of sight.
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Beckwith, you take three men
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
and set up a roadblock up here.
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
And a good one-- nothing gets by.
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
That means the wagon.
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Cipriano, you and two men on this side
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
and I'll go up the road
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
and make sure they don't turn back.
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Alone?
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Yes, alone!
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
Well, you don't have to get nasty...
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
I'm giving the orders!
Now, here's the road, and here's the pocket.
And when they come up to you, shoot fast, aim to kill.
Get the drivers first.
And when they come up to you, shoot fast, aim to kill.
Now, the one chance we have
And when they come up to you, shoot fast, aim to kill.
is to do this quick before any help can ride up.
And when they come up to you, shoot fast, aim to kill.
And with the first shot, we all close in from four sides.
And when they come up to you, shoot fast, aim to kill.
Now, any questions?
And when they come up to you, shoot fast, aim to kill.
Now, don't make any mistakes, Max Sand.
Because if they don't get you, I will.
( horses whinnying )
Ben, Henry, go.
( horses whinnying )
Come on.
( horses whinnying )
( guns firing, horses panicking )
( groans )
( horse whinnying )
( bullets ricocheting )
( horse whinnying )
( both groan )
Look at this, man!
( men panting, grunting )
Hyah!
Come on!
( horse whinnying frantically )
Max! Max! Max Sand!
That's me!
Max! Max! Max Sand!
Max...
Max! Max! Max Sand!
Max... I'm out of ammunition!
Then get out of there!
Max... I'm out of ammunition!
All right.
Max... I'm out of ammunition!
All right...
Max... I'm out of ammunition!
I'm coming.
Max... I'm out of ammunition!
I'm coming!
I'm coming, Max.
Here...
I'm coming, Max.
( fires once )
Now, why my hand?
Why not me?!
Now, why my hand?
Huh?!
'Cause I want to see you beg!
Huh?!
Beg, you...!
Huh?!
Beg!
Huh?!
Beg for what?!
Huh?!
Beg!
Huh?!
Beg like my mother and father begged!
Huh?!
Your mother?
Huh?!
( laughing )
Here!
Here, maybe you'll want this, huh?
Here!
( screaming )
( bawls )
Come on...
Come on, get it over with!
Get it over with!
For God's sake, get it over with!
Get it over with!
You waited years for this, so get it over with!
Get it over with!
Come on!
Get it over with!
Over...
Get it over with!
Finish me...
Get it over with!
( voice cracking ): Finish...
Get it over with!
Finish me!
Get it over with!
( spits )
You haven't got the guts!
( panting )
You haven't got the guts!
You're yellow!
You haven't got the guts!
( bellowing ): Finish me!
( grunting )
You're just not worth killing.
( grunts )
Finish me.
Finish me!
Finish me.
You're yellow!
You haven't got the guts!
You're yellow!
( screaming ): You're yellow!
You haven't got the guts!
You're yellow!
You haven't got the guts!
You're yellow!
( weakly ): You're yellow!
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