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He Rides Tall (1964)
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[Music] Oh [Music] Oh [Music] You you. [Music] Next time listen to me are you feel you're gonna wear that gun stay outside local custom go find yourself a nice shitty place and cool off to come back keep local custom in mind we'll get along Morgan Morgan do you think that you could be a little extra careful today you're gonna make me a widow before I'm a bride don't worry Ellie I've lasted this long I guess I'm good for the rest of the day Ellie as a normal feminine viewpoint mark the bride always wants a strong healthy husband on her honeymoon if I don't buy that buckboard there isn't gonna be on him well get going you looking for me I'm Ben Crowley Jill. McLeod just drove in 500 head of beef for you to buy Gill McLeod how's your father boy I hear he got hurt while don't you ever call me boy now you want a dicker or what your father and I don't dicker we make two-way deals fair both ways your Foreman doesn't want me to see the cattle yet I'm sure he wants to feed them fatten him for a spell and our pens you don't hear too good do you Crowley I'm in charge here not my father not the foreman you want to look at the beef no I'll forget it that's the way you want it [Music] Blacksmith I got a horse that needs a shoe this is a customer talking blacksmith a cash customer thanks thorn every little bit helps more. Rockland Abilene Dodge City and now here what I've been worried about you a lawman bills your kind of reputation he don't live too long what are you doing here what honest work you're looking at the present Foreman of the Argonauts spread just drove in a herd of cattle. Argonaut that's Joshua McLeod's out there he hired you Oh Oh Josh ain't that very kind he don't hold little mistake against a man are you sent me to the pen Lord but I served my time and got out for good behavior me good behavior old Josh must be hurt worse than I heard how was he why still in a wheelchair but it's getting better getting better of course he couldn't come on this cattle drive but his boy did you hearin Tom it sure is I want to tell you that that boy's a tonic to himself poison to everybody else me up your mind yet marshal well it looks like it's in pretty fair condition you are buying a buckboard fare where you going it's brand new almost almost how much you want for it what do you want with a buck foot. Oh take you 65 got yourself a deal I'll pick it up in the morning no I'm I'm quitting tomorrow quitting and getting married leaving town congratulations morg that'll make us both happy you because you have your own little woman by your side and starting off on a nice new dull life someplace else and me because uh I ain't gonna partial to towns where you ain't marshal. Oh Oh II you just told me some awful important I wish I knew what it was I just want you to remember that tomorrow we have a new marshal a good one so whatever you've got up your sleeve don't try it here more you got a narrow suspicious mind it's a pity of the shame all right. Charlie make your offer and make it good the best I can do is $30 a head dog crossed me for Tia heads to go on price for cattle in good condition you've driven that herd down to skin and bones you're a liar dirty ahead I Drive on a. Dodge Perth good crop only do well who's here the fearless marshal Rockland gonna try to take my gun away I said try no I just don't want you to use it that's all you better sit on that temper of yours are you gonna get into bad trouble I've spent enough years listening to you [Music] Now you came in a ton of new business do it but do it in a businesslike way I don't want to hurt you let go you don't like me and I don't like you pushed me too far don't forget how much I like your father [Music] Except your stick it off for Crawley cat [Music] Word for your father. [Music] Hey you man fixing to get drunk I'll go down fast goes ahead and home soon as I get you pay you lotta let me seems to me you men aren't aware of a little rule we have around here gentlemen we want you to be glad that you came in here so all we ask is that you check your guns House Rules miss town rules courtesy of marshal rock uh-huh what do what the lady says men anything this lady says you're not staying we'll have to just meeting you miss of course I'm oh I tell you it's a closure what a girl like you does to a man like thank you I can't see any way we can get to know each other better until we first find out each other's name mine's Bart or mine's Ellie Daniels but I don't think we're going to know each other much better oh I know you're already spoken for hmm it's too much to expect any other way spoken for an answered I answered yes a man like that we got to lose at cards well maybe he's out seeking his fortune maybe he's out working a ranch anyway maybe you'd get lonesome nights waiting for I'm sorry but he's right here in town tomorrow he's leaving but I'm going with it more Rockland yeah mr. thorne the way I told it thorn you've been my. Foreman for about six months even all this time and here I've been thinking I was your dad's Foreman he hard you I'm firing it we split the difference does one of the things seems to have slipped your mind Maddie you can't fire me until I sell your dad's chowder and that'll be quite a spell I just sold I just paid you I just fired you clear you sold him did you hear that man he just sold the cattle in their condition I'm fired and I quit get out thorne barkeep can a poor unemployed fella have his gun back you're a poor poor dad having you for a son wristy you men stay on not me all right the rest of you just like Hank we're through what do you got against the organ at wrench mister you you're what's wrong with you are gonna trench all that's wrong with it you may be human when you grow up you live that long give me my gun I'm leaving. I'm riding back and tell you for just what he's got in the way of a son and you get home. Oh JA shall be ready for you mad and ready one man in there with a gun marshal Gil. MacLeod I know your gun kill you under arrest not me. [Music] [Music] I'll take your other buddies Marshall. Thanks [Music] Ork well Josh will have to be informed but a guilt any money I paid kill for the cattle someone will have to write up give it to old Josh yeah what I'm trying to say is give the money to me and I'll turn it into a bag draft then I'll write an Odin set it along with the dry up to old Josh you know a note explaining how. Gill died and well how it wasn't your fault it's one way to do it there's another way maura that new marshal beer lady mantle whole thing not very clean but it's another way out come or you gotta choose one way or the other unless you want to ride out and tell old Josh yourself that'd be a foolproof way of getting yourself killed I don't want to get killed I don't want to even see the old man's face when he finds out about guilt all I want to do is get married find a home for Ellie and me. [Music] Or again. [Music] All alone in the dark is the prospect of marrying me that dismal you know better than that. Gil MacLeod Gill MacLeod darling why didn't you come to me love means that you share things together the bad as well as the good Ellie you know Joshua. MacLeod took in a small orphan boy raised him with all the affection of his own son you know that boy was me I know and I know how miserable you feel and you'll understand why we have to postpone our marriage because I won't be here tomorrow I'm riding out to see Josh no I don't understand you're going to tell the man who raised you that you killed his son it's better if he hears it for me better for you or for me and if his answer is to kill you well will it be better if he comes and tells me about it I don't tell him it's like running away what kind of a man does that make me kind of a husband for you gave up being Marshall to Mary but you really haven't changed you still want to be a target and if Josh MacLeod doesn't kill you where you'll find another time and another place and Sunday someday someone's going to find that target didn't want to stop [Music] As soon as I see Josh I promise I'll come back to you for good you'll come back if you survive well that's not good enough. I'm not going to begin my life by waiting for the man I love and wondering how I'll look in black to buy more [Music] [Applause] [Music] Well towns all yours now Loomis anything else you need to know one thing where's the best place to eat the golden hotel and saloon Oh bye and good luck if you're needed goodbye Rockland don't give away all your lucky my need Sun may be a lot bargain I'm sorry about last night forget everything I said exemple I love you. [Music] I said it was awful to wait for someone you love it would be worse to have no one to wait for well no one to come back to take me with you right now don't worry when I get back we'll have the honeymoon we planned all right hurry back [Applause] [Music] Oh. [Applause] [Music] You. [Music] [Music] Born your gun close it down oh thank god is you morgue here I thought that their gun oh how was I to know was you last I heard you will listen to be on your honeymoon today listen to me there was an Indian stalking me there's been a pair of them prowling around morgue tell me one good reason why I'd want to do you in I've got 15,000 reasons on me cash I guess there's just one thing to do more one of us is gonna be bad hurt [Music] Anytime you're ready [Music] See it was anybody but you I might try and they just your sudden hand with a gun is that I'm downright fond of you you're the kind of a man I can trust I trust you too as long as you're a couple of hours behind me what worries me more if you stay mean a suspicious like it's gonna show on your face when you get old I was just trying to get my gun back my own gun it's all in your belly and stator morg you can't shoot a man when he's down you ain't that kind on your belly [Music] Oh where's your sense of humor wow that's too tight [Music] Not my legs famous for walking but I always like to know it's possible I'll hold you for a while a man can't leave a man in this position well fellow human beings that'll give you something to think about wrong boy listen to me you're a decent respectable man you got a stupid sense of fair play don't lose it no Rosa now go get it you. I don't want you this close behind Lord oh my god I wasn't lying about them Indians not all together I saw some yesterday so I'm with my eyes [Music] Like you need some help I'd be grateful oh one minute dad I don't know how long. I'd have been stuck if you hadn't come along why you're heading the Argonaut ranch I want to see Josh Roma klar then we're going to the same place mr. Brooklyn glad to meet you mr. Rocklin. Joshua's told me many nice things about you they call me dr. Sam Oh follow you with thank you. [Music] You. [Music] You [Music] More broccoli the marshal what's he doing here he didn't say I didn't ask sanyo I'd like to see Joshua MacLeod boy morg Rockland going in caught in spent years for seems like an eternity you look fine great been hearing about you your reputation as a marshal reckon you never expected to see me down I heard about it yeah all my life in the saddle gets thrown by spook Brock dr. Sands is I'll be up and about in no time look here I want to show you something how's that last week I couldn't even stand the don't tell Katie I want a surprise. Katie's my new wife after Emma died never dreamed I'd get married again but I did I heard that too Katie not alone another drink no thanks maybe you saw a map or Gil in town uh-huh what brings you here morgue looks like rain in a minute where's Gil where's Gil he's dead ha he shot one of your own writers he resisted arrest and I had to kill him. Joshua 20 murder nothing less than murder get out get out of here before I kill you. I remember the day I brought in here to live what do you think of the way he repays me. Norland ranked Samantha cat got your tongue damn it Sam he killed my boy you act like I did something wrong mr. Rockland came and told you what he had to say to your face that took courage he seems to me to be the kind of man that you always bragged about the man that you were so proud of [Music] Who are you he's more Brocklin mr. McCloud the lawman oniy my horse needs a rubdown yes ma'am I'll correct you Wrangler mrs. McCloud excellent I must say there hasn't been a man around as an option will you be staying on when the storm goes so do I the storm may last a long time. Katie where you been you've been riding that storm do you object to my daily ride no I don't check it I just don't wanna say you get soaked in rain that's all Oh can't you put this in a safe on a plate man named Rockland came today about that money. Oh bad news girls dead Rockland killing. Josh a dare I'm sorry careful sorry thought you might like some coffee mr. run Thank You mrs. McLeod but mostly I thought you might be lonesome don't you understand I'm a young girl married to a worn-out old man no law said you had to Miriam the law of survival said so ja well don't be I had my fill of shock prone gossips back in st. Louis over perfume drummers passing through if Betty would marry me only I learned that he already had a wife then I met Joshua found out that he wasn't only an old man but a rich one you made a good body that's good enough young woman needs more than what an old man give her I don't get you Rockland I never met a man who wouldn't let's just say brother let it go are you afraid of what Josh in the night said I killed Joshua's son and he's trying to make up his mind now whether to kill me or not well Gil's no loss to the world he was still judgment son you're Joshua's wife go back to the house this is MacLeod what other thing that's my charm don't seem to appeal to you you brought the cattle money back to Joshua does that mean that our trail hands aren't coming back one might spot dawn this is mclubbe thanks for the coffee you sure you wanna have one after such a fine meal early man out looking at the storm why you have to know every move I make no no okay yeah I just don't want you to catch a cold what you know doctor Heathcote uh hello Heath go I want you to go see him it'll take you a week but I'd like his opinion on your legs he's had a lot of experience with injuries like yours I'll start morning a bad day bad day talk quietly well what went wrong I'm so sick of this place waiting and waiting for nothing not for nothing baby get a coat we can talk better in the bar no there's a man named Rockland out there he killed. Gillen got the money back the money that you said you'd get I said it and I will and more besides it was Rockland who told Joshua about Gil right right and he's been drinking ever since and stuff now he's gonna get drunker what do you mean that money and more beside you're getting drunk that gives you a chance to serve the cause see that Joshua has plenty of whiskey with an easy reach and see that he keeps using it that won't be hard well then do it maybe I spoke you a little too much on the child no maybe you wasn't my I handed it's no excuse for more Glee killing couldn't have been fast or just too good with a gun too fast wonderful wife you lucky man too heavy hello Warren hello cool surprised to see me nope get ready to leave huh storms over morg um said you little piece toward Joshua huh how did he take it [Music] [Music] [Music] Exam [Music] Oh hey no joy and kill him a man when he's out boost him up and told him inside being old killing the Argonaut as long as I'm here oh I'm dead set against killin mr. McCloud that's why we gotta stop this here Rockland from killing again the way he shot down murdered your son. Gil legalized murder I say now left to hear he's all in favor of hanging Burt he wants to shoot him and only wanted to do it with a pitchfork quick-like but I ain't one for killing and good doctor said he wants to let more Rockland go scot free let him go on killing young men like your son mr. McCloud you let a rattlesnake crawl into your house but don't you worry none right now we got him Dee fact but we've got to keep him defect this is his Fang his right hand is gun now you tell me if I've got it straight dr. Sam these tendons here controller fingers cut him and Rockland can't work his hand no more can't shoot no more can't kill no more so it's up to dr. Sam he can do a nice slick job throw this trash out of here Joshua it would have happened to Gil sooner or later and you know it but Rockland came to you and told you like a man throw them out of here mr. MacLeod you're a man without a son now because of Rockland's murder in hand a proud man like you shouldn't think of a thing like that tell dr. Sam to do it Joshua tell him tell him to do it do you think I would have anything to do with it. I reckon we got no call to ask it that dr. Sam why don't you just run along wait you mangle him Wow I ain't got your skill. [Music] Boil water get him on the table boys on the table [Music] I'd forgive me [Music] [Music] How do you feel mad mad and weak mad in a week is that all hungry now that's a good complaint and something I can cure just as soon as the water is hot see ya you've got gentle fingers you're a good doctor out here the closest doctor is a good doctor but medicine runs in my family my grandfather practiced it of course he was a witch doctor in the Congo and my father carried on the tradition here as a slave my turn came during the war I was assistant to an army surgeon I learned a lot from that man why did you come here this is my home anybody ever tell you you're quite a man [Music] What do you see down there honey a lot of cows oh well what do you see $30,000 on the hoof soon to be a thousand head in that herd it would be our way but nothing to stop us morg Rockland shale for good and Joshua's how long before Joshua gets back from dr. heith goats for at least a week thirty thousand dollars huh plus what's in the safe I'm rich uh uh uh we're rich baby of course. I need you and you need me what are we gonna do with all that money hmm oh go to Chicago maybe uh-huh what's wrong with Chicago why not New York London Paris Rome London Rome. [Music] Rockland. Oh Rocklin I've got an old friend up to visit you you better bring your gun [Music] It was bound to happen sooner or later all your old friends Orville invasion you remember me Rockland dead honey remember my brother Hank sure I arrested him Ida kneeled you too but you ran out of but I'm gonna kill you they hung my brother [Music] Let's get on with it well Harney [Music] You anxious to die Rocklin [Music] Anxious to get it over with [Music] Get off. [Music] You bluffed your way out of that one nice and cool morgue the day is coming when you're gonna have to pull that gun with a hand it's just no help at all haha I wish I could be around to see it sorry to disappoint you today you had fun hard but sure is Christmas don't bother the thank me morg when you get it I want you to see it coming right in the face on the batch [Music] You. [Music] You did a good job Sam cutting without crippling. [Music] You [Music] Katie okay Katie doctor Heathcote says I'm Wanda who's the universe Katie listen units not here Senor well not here where is she I run she's going to you're my clog gone what do you mean gone where is everybody Senor thorn took them away everybody goes they take all our cattle all our money pack my saddlebags with food enough for several days I won't blankets. I things up ahead good enough I guess far as I can see what are you fretting about Indians they ain't done no raiding around here for years trouble is Indians eight where you expect to find it the trouble is Berger plain-looking pincher well that's better than having to come looking for me I'm gonna feel a lot better when these cattle are turned into cash relax baby go back to dreaming about London Paris Rome [Applause] That's yield even the little scars will go away soon you still thinking of going to California yeah but I'd better ask my girl first see if she wants to go there here's great country a good spot to raise a family family we're not even married yet but wherever I do go there's one thing you can count on thorn and the others will never know what you did for me the thing that worries me is your hand and how are you going to use it don't worry Sam you've taught me that a man's hand isn't meant to kill it's meant to hew to build to help and to say goodbye in friendship goodbye mark your bicep. [Music] Get away from here you're done in Joshua I'll go ride with you morg you're not gonna ride with anybody if you don't get down leave me alone [Music] I didn't need it more I didn't mean no leave me you got to get me moving again moving afro [Music] Darn stole my account stole my wife stole my money first thing we better get you with some rest maybe Kate's not worth going after maybe I want old food but I love her mark she's my wife now lover give everything old go and hawk it's your gun hand back hey take it easy we have to drive all night oh you make it awful tempting to stop but we can't take chances bye darling along with these cattle we got to get into town and sell them fast Joshua you still need at least a day's rest oh I'm going after Katie I'm gonna bring her back [Music] A half Shoplet you don't know how much that eases my conscience more I was bad drunk that night I'll never love such a thing it's been awful to live [Music] How do you do it I'm doctor say I'm doing skill and courage. Sam's got a lot of both the whole people should have known he could never cripple anybody now you could help him or you could help your brain Katie back how long do you think Sam would live it thorn in the restaurant I could use this hand right you can't do it you'd have to kill all for him take you into town a marshal can help [Music] [Music] Get inside. [Music] I figure I could pick off more of them than us maybe some more where they came good morning gents you speak English I speak it good fine fine I just want to tell you if you and your boys are hungry you're welcome to cut a couple of steers out of the herd we have this morning taken ten oh well um what do you want dessert you have a white woman I want her white woman we ain't got no white woman black all right all right ah I suppose we don't give it to you your hair is good nothing much I can do I guess it's a goodbye honey oh you can't - it's either you or me and you got no vote [Music] [Music] Owner you take the wagon let's get them cattle moving [Music] You. [Music] No matter how bad she was Katie never deserve this no sign of a fight they didn't even try to save it take care of her for me more Willie take care I've got to ride home [Music] Hey that's all Joshua boom the cattle fan. [Music] [Music] [Music] Get that bird as grant eternal d'arnot's leaders and slow down [Music] You're in such a hurry I never did get to ask about old Joshua Ozzie feeling no pain at all none whatsoever I tell you old Josh will never feel better sorry Marshall sorry it had to be one of my boys it's all a nice work what started Oni here he don't need more than a whiskey or two for an excuse they can have him back in the morning for $25 and expenses right. [Music] Goodbye Marsha [Music] [Music] I'm just warning all you nice civilized town when they get inside your little homes and stay there it goes tonight this here town is ours ours by right of conquest how's that Rolly right a conquest I read in a book ha ha ha sorry a serious drinking was interrupted on me come inside and catch up Hey Oh everybody oh don't stop you're not exactly welcome here after what you did what. Jim Jim give them anything they wash yes ah you're all right I kind of like you are you kind of like leaned out a little bit now don't you ah how about a drink on the house yeah yeah sure yeah ah see you later awesome a little a likes me but sure she does yeah yeah I'll go see her where do you think your goal is it oh but I'm this is ani hold a ver I'm color head go away Oni I'm warning you go away [Music] [Music] [Music] I just came up to comfort you miss make you feel a little better you got no reason to be afraid of me I'm the gentle kind the lovin and though you don't know it you're in the market for a new man for lovin because more rockland he ain't coming back oh I don't know for sure that he's dead yet pretty one but I'm solid sure that he ain't coming back here or no place else where people will know him [Music] [Music] Draaga all right. Lord rock was down the street [Music] [Music] Art. [Music] Bluffed his way through what do you know he's gonna be killed for sure docile apps you. [Music] Mark you ain't gonna try to bluff me are you. [Music] You think I'm bluffing call me [Music] I'm calling. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] You |
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