Rawhide (1959) s03e20 Episode Script

Hyah! Rollin', rollin', rollin' Keep movin', movin', movin' Though they're disapprovin' Keep them dogies movin' Rawhide! Don't try To understand 'em Just rope, throw And brand 'em Soon we'll be livin' High and wide My heart's calculatin' My true love Will be waitin' Be waiting at the end Of my ride Move 'em on, head 'em up Head 'em up, move 'em on Move 'em on, head 'em up Rawhide Let 'em out, ride 'em in Ride 'em in, let 'em out Cut 'em out Ride 'em in Rawhide! Rollin', rollin', rollin' Hyah! Hyah! Rawhide! Hyah! Everything's so dry around here, even the dadgum wood burns before you get it in the fire.
All right.
Come on with that water.
What's that? It's the water.
Well, I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told me.
Well, looks just like any other kind of water.
Well, the trouble is, there's so much of it.
Well, we're running kinda short.
You mean, that's all? Well, I gotta add some liquid.
Come on, let's squeeze this barrel.
Well, come on.
But Mr.
Wishbone, my ma told me you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip.
Well, this isn't a turnip, and your ma isn't here.
Well, you're just making it tighter! Now, untie it over there.
All right.
Now, let's tip it.
I said, tip it! This is just about the driest work I've ever done.
What'd you put in these sandwiches anyway? Buffalo hide? We ain't even in buffalo country.
Well, that's something to be thankful for.
Mushy.
I'm probably the best withouten cook in the whole Sedalia Trail.
Yes, Mr.
Wishbone.
Matter of fact, I'm probably the best withouten cook in the whole United States.
Sure, Mr.
Wishbone.
Um, what's a withouten cook? Oh, Mushy, you're an ignoramus.
No, sir.
I'm I'm a Texan.
You're the cook's louse with the most withouten brains.
Now, like I said, I'm probably the best withouten cook in the whole Sedalia Trail.
I can cook withouten salt, withouten sugar, withouten eggs or milk, or even a decent side of beef.
There's one thing I can't cook withouten.
What's that? Water.
Maybe Mr.
Nolan will find some.
And what am I supposed to do in the meantime? Go get my medical kit.
Ain't anybody sick, Mr.
Wishbone.
Are you sick? No, I'm not sick.
But you're gonna be if you don't hurry.
If there ain't anybody sick around here, Mr.
Wishbone Then I, um Then I don't know it.
Am I sick? If you don't shut up, you're gonna be sick past doctorin'.
Mushy, you ever hear of rum cakes? Well, I heard of rum, and I heard of cakes.
Not together.
What is it? Rum cakes are a French pastry.
Now, you ever hear of BBs? What's BBs? BBs are bourbon biscuits.
Bourbon biscuits? Wow.
Heh-heh! Yes, sir, this'll be the first time in history anybody ever got drunk on biscuits.
I wonder who belongs to them, wandering around loose like that.
Beats me, but when beeves start heading for Sedalia on their own, I'm gonna quit.
They start going on their own, you're fired.
Whoa! How do you do, ma'am? What do you want? Well, uh, we saw the herd down here, and, uh, looked like you were alone.
Not quite alone, digger.
Well, too bad, boys.
Better luck next time.
Ah, you got it all wrong.
We weren't gonna bother the young lady.
Get down.
Look, I'm Gil Favor, this is Pete Nolan, our herd scout.
We're pushing a herd about four miles back.
We saw your dust and figured we'd just better check it out.
What do you think, Ruthanne? Well, they have that cowhand look about them.
Yeah.
Well, I'm kinda sorry, cobbers.
But you see to our blow in.
It's usually Rafferty's rules in the back blocks.
He means a newcomer can't be too suspicious in a wild country like this.
I'm his translator.
Oh, my name's Goffage.
This is Miss Ruthanne Harper.
Late of Claysville.
Pleasure, ma'am.
You handle 200 head, all by yourself? Well, not quite.
Uh, say, uh, where you bound for? Down under.
Uh, Australia.
We're gonna start a run down there.
Ranch.
Ah, yeah, a ranch.
I always thought Australia was sheep country.
Well, yeah, that's right.
Uh, down in the South.
But there's a lot of good cattle country up in the North.
Lot of good cattle country and millions of miles of nothing else.
She's a city sheila.
You know, she wants to stay in Melbourne or Sydney.
Or San Francisco.
There's more beauty in a foot of the bush than all the cities in the world, Ruthanne.
She'll change her mind.
One of us certainly will.
When we're married.
You know, I had to come all the way to Texas to be bullied by a woman.
You say you're from Claysville? Yes.
I've never been to Claysville, but I have a feeling I know you from somewhere.
Was it San Antone? No.
Houston? Dallas, maybe? No.
Come on.
Let him go, will you? He's a stockman, like us.
Let him go.
Let him go! Hey, try breathing again, Pete.
Oh, listen, I'm sorry about this, cobber.
His name's Binnaburra.
He's my scout.
We've been friends since we've been kids.
He's my cobber.
Your cobber.
That's right.
He's my scout.
Your scout, huh? Well, I guess you know you're going into Comanche territory in about ten miles.
Wrong.
What do you mean, wrong? Wrong.
Comanche all around here.
Well, listen.
It doesn't make much matter, does it? It matters, all right.
I don't mean to butt into your business, but two men and a woman, alone in Comanche territory Now, listen, Mr.
Favor, I've always been a loner, except for these two.
I think we can take care of ourselves.
Hold it.
Why? Because that's not a war party.
They only wanted to warn us that they're here.
Everybody be still.
You speak English? Some English.
Some Spanish.
This Comanche land.
We are on our way north.
Far north.
This Comanche land.
What's he after? Beef, to let us through.
More cows come? Three thousand more.
And 20 more men.
Tawyawp's people hungry.
Children hungry.
Want five cows.
Mr.
Goffage, we could wait for my herd to come up, but I don't recommend it.
It's your game, Yank, you play it the way you want.
I'll make it up to you.
Any ten steers of mine you like.
Thought he only asked for five cows.
We'll add five for insurance.
Good, good.
Mark your weak ones, I'll cut 'em out.
Wait a minute, Pete.
You choose, Tawyawp.
Choose all ten? He'll pick the best beef in the herd.
Go ahead.
Tell me what you had in mind.
Maybe 50 miles of red Indian land.
Five cows, good business.
Ten cows, friendship, I think.
Very smart, Mr.
Favor.
Woman for sale? For sale? Give two knives, two guns.
No.
Three guns.
Well, I must say, I'm very flattered.
Feel like the belle of the ball.
Well, it's not so funny, darling.
Four guns.
Not even for a hundred guns.
Looks like that insurance of yours might've paid off already, Mr.
Favor.
You know, maybe I'm not so much the loner I thought I was.
Mr.
Favor, I don't know whether you ever made the offer, but if you wouldn't mind combining the herds for a way, I'd certainly be obliged to you.
Where do you figure on stopping tonight, Pete? There's a river about two miles north.
That sound all right to you? Not so good.
Well, why not? Storm's coming.
Maybe the river will flood.
Oh, there won't be any storm.
I know this Texas weather like I know the alphabet.
Run not far off, cobber.
all empty.
Well, that sound all right to you, Mr.
Favor? Yeah, that's fine.
Boss, listen What's the difference? Hey, we'll meet you at the run I mean, the ranch.
Good.
Come on, darling.
What storm is he talking about? Listen, I know this country.
I've heard of some crazy reasons to pick a night camp, but this is the craziest I ever heard of.
All right, just forget it, then.
Well, I can't forget it.
Every time that jasper opened his mouth, he made a fool of me.
Well, quit helping him out so much, then.
We're gonna have enough trouble handling Comanches without you having your back up.
Well, it ain't the Comanches I'm worried about.
I gathered that.
And it ain't that Binnaburra either.
Oh? I finally figured out where I saw that woman before.
Where? It was in a courtroom in El Paso.
They had her up for slickering some fella out of his life savings.
You sure? Yeah, I'm sure.
Come on.
Rain.
Rain.
Now, don't scratch it.
Easy Don't drop it in the mud! All right, now, come on.
Turn.
Now, don't scratch it on that wheel.
Coming around now.
I don't know why you wanna take it in there.
You're gonna have to bring it back out tomorrow.
So long as I got a kitchen, Mr.
Yates, I'm gonna work in it.
And I can't work in a kitchen without a stove.
There's only half a roof over that room.
It's still a kitchen.
If putting it in the kitchen's gonna make Wishbone happy, I sure ain't the one to argue about it.
I didn't say a word about it raining.
Don't scratch it going in that door.
It starts raining, we can float the thing out.
Now, what's going on? Ah, he's showing how that boomerang thing works.
Never seen a piece of wood act so crazy in my life.
Here's something you can't make it do.
Throw it out there and make it circle and come back to you.
How about that? That silly thing reminds me of a widow woman down in Galveston.
Got her hooks on old Wishbone.
Everything he did, well, here she come back.
Say, now, could you show me how to make one of them? It's easy.
I'll show all of you.
Ruthanne.
Hello.
Ruthanne.
Fiancé's calling you.
I heard him.
Uh, the cook, he, uh, needs a little water in here.
I don't believe I caught your name.
Rowdy.
Rowdy Yates.
I'm Ruthanne.
Yeah.
Watching the twilight? Yeah.
It's nice out here after the heat of the day.
Care for a drink of water? I didn't bring a dipper along.
I'm not thirsty.
You're not? You know, I see a real big cloud out there.
It looks It looks like a sailing ship.
Yeah, and right behind it, there's a lamb chasing it.
I don't see any clouds.
You don't? Uh-uh.
Rowdy? What are you doing out here? Oh.
Excuse me, Mr.
Yates.
I better see what Mr.
Goffage wants.
Shame on you.
Look, we were just talking, that's all.
Listen to me, young fella Oh, uh, heh, hello, boss.
Yeah.
You and Miss Harper getting along all right? No.
He came along.
Lucky I did too.
You know, of course, she's engaged to Mr.
Goffage.
They're not married yet.
Pete tell you about her? Looks like he told everybody.
She'll take that poor man for every nickel he's got.
Almost be worth it too.
You hear that? Now, how do you know she'll stop at Goffage? Why, give her half a chance and she'll swindle her way through this crew like a plague.
What do you wanna do? Turn 'em loose in Comanche territory? Well, no.
Well, then, let's just stay clear of anything that ain't our business, huh? Both of you.
Well, where's my water? He rose on his elbow And said Wrap me up in my stockwhip And blanket And bury me deep down below Where the dingoes and crows Can't molest me In the shade where The coolibahs grow So bring out The battered old billy Put the pannikins All in a row And drink to the health Of the stockmen Who soon will be lying below More? More, anybody? No, it's bonzer, cook.
Especially the snorts.
Yeah, well, anybody don't like it don't have to eat 'em.
After all the work I went to on them sausages: chopping the meat, stuffin' the cases.
Ah.
Come on, Mr.
Wishbone.
Binnaburra says your tack is fair whack out the diddly.
Me too.
Fair dinkum.
Yeah? They're wacko, Wishbone.
They like them.
Especially the snorts.
The sausages.
Oh, why don't you talk English? Are you gonna let that good snort go to waste? Oh.
No, I ain't hungry.
Sure couldn't be one of our men.
Evening.
I'm looking for Mr.
Favor.
You found him.
My name's Adler.
I was on my way north when I spotted your herd.
Your nighthawk said you might have a dry place for me to sleep.
You eaten yet? Not since morning.
Well, come on in.
Thanks.
Here.
Sit down.
Wish, another plate.
Sure do appreciate this.
Um, well, this is Miss Ruthanne Harper.
Ma'am.
Mr.
Adler.
And the lucky man next to her is the man she's gonna marry.
Uh, Richard Goffage.
How are you, son? Congratulations.
Hope you like the snorts.
I mean, sausages.
You bet.
Say, uh, where you heading for? Oh, no place in particular, just anywhere I can find me a job.
You a drover? Off and on.
Say, I don't suppose you might have a spot open, Mr.
Favor? Well, I might.
Well, this This looks like my lucky day.
A hot meal and maybe a job and a nice, dry place to sleep.
I wouldn't count too much on a dry place to sleep.
It's quite a ranch.
This the only part still standing? No.
There's a barn.
You must've passed it on the way here.
It's quite a ways from the house.
What do you suppose happened, Mr.
Favor? Where did the owners go? Oh, on west.
Maybe back to civilization.
Maybe the Comanches went on the warpath.
Well, that sounds terrible.
It can be.
Say, any time you wanna, uh, bed down, you can put your horse in the barn.
Well, thanks.
I'll do it now if you don't mind.
Many thanks, and, uh, goodnight.
Say, Quince, why don't you give him a hand gettin' squared away? You bet.
Oh, you must be tired, dolly.
I am rather.
Well, why don't you go upstairs, huh? You don't mind? No.
Run along.
Good night, Richard.
Good night.
Night.
Good night.
Oh, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny.
They told me in Claysville you'd gone north with the herd.
Why didn't you wait? I waited.
I waited and I nearly went out of my mind.
Then they told me you tried to break out.
They said you were in solitary.
They said you'd be there forever.
They said How did you get out? How do you think? That don't matter.
It's all over with now.
Who's this Goffage? He's a cattle owner, a rancher.
He's taking a herd to Australia.
Where'd you meet him? He was around town, and he had a nice smile.
So he smiled and said, "Marry me"? And you said, "Sure, why not? Nothing else on my dance card tonight.
" Well, it was better than starving.
Besides, it kinda took me by surprise.
No one else has ever asked me to marry them.
Is that what you want? Of course it is.
Then I'll marry you.
Soon as we get to a town.
Soon as I get a stake.
Where did you say this Goffage was headed? Australia.
How's he figure to get those Oh, he doesn't have 3,000.
He has 200, in with Mr.
Favor's, until we get past Indian territory.
How many of those men are Goffage's? Just one.
Two hundred cows.
Ten dollars a hide.
That's the stake.
As soon as he splits with Favor, when he's off on his own, that's the time.
Look, I don't want you to kill him.
He's a good man.
He's been kind to me.
Do you love him? Course I don't.
You with me? If I don't hurt him? Yes.
Oh, you keep comin' out the door.
I have no specs this time.
Men, go right to the floor.
Now, watch your step.
You're sure worried about this old stove a lot.
Ah, this blasted thing.
Oughta just carry it back and forth.
By the time I get to a kitchen, you're gonna carry it in again.
"Don't scratch it.
Don't scratch it.
" It sounds like one of them squawkin' birds, you know? Easy.
I'll open it up over here.
Oh, you ruined it! Upside down in the mud! Get outta here! Get outta here, every one of you! Mushy! Hey.
Can't do anything.
Every other thing you gotta do, you gotta try to do it for yourself.
Get over here and open this thing up.
Lift it up! Y'all set to go? Yeah, I'm ready to move out, Yank.
Cobber? Yeah, what is it, mate? Uh, I have a thing to tell you.
Are you worried about the woman? Now, listen, cobber, I know you don't like her.
I know you're afraid that she'll lure me down to the city, and that it'll be quits for you and me.
But that'll never happen.
I told you from the beginning, and I'll tell you again.
It'll be the three of us on the finest cattle run you ever saw.
All right? Mornin', boss.
Oh, Adler.
Yeah? I, um, made up my mind.
I can't use you.
But last night you said there'd be a job.
I said there might be.
Well, Mr.
Favor, I want the job.
That mean anything to you? Sorry, no.
Let me tell you something.
You need me.
I do? Sure, as a go-between with the Comanches.
And that's you, huh? You bet your life that's me.
I'm more Comanche than white.
My father was Lone Eagle, blood brother to Tawyawp.
Thought you said your name was Adler.
Well, that's the German name for Eagle.
Johnny Adler, Johnny Eagle.
I still can't use you.
Let it go.
No, I ain't gonna let it go.
I'll break your face in, you walk away from me.
Nobody's walkin' away from you.
I just want you to get it into your head that I can't use you.
Now, isn't that simple enough? No.
No, it ain't simple enough.
I'm stayin' with you.
No, you're not, Johnny.
You got a reason? I'm boss of this outfit, I don't need another drover, and that's reason enough.
Well, I'll give you a better reason.
Like this.
Now will you get out? Oh, no! Thank you, Mr.
Favor.
I'll go.
I'll go, but I'll be back.
I'll be back so you can do that again.
You'll wanna see how it comes out next time.
You need some help, Miss Harper? Wait a minute, Jim.
I think I see what you're doin' wrong.
Now, look.
Try turnin' your wrist over before you let it go.
I have turned it over.
I've turned it over and under and inside out, and it still goes straight as a bullet.
No, wait.
I'll show you what I mean.
Look.
Stand back.
It ain't the wrist.
Bunch of 2-year-old kids throwin' them crooked sticks around.
Can you do it? I wouldn't waste my time.
If you want that, it's yours.
Well, I don't want it.
You know, I think your scout's jealous of my scout, Mr.
Favor.
Probably just all bent out of shape.
He'll get over it.
Well, it's a funny thing about jealousy.
It can tear a man apart, unless he's sure of himself, can't it? Oh, I told that boy to stay away from her, but, um, she's a mighty attractive woman.
Heh.
And he's a handsome boy.
It's no wonder they like each other.
Doesn't bother me, Mr.
Favor.
Ruthanne's a flirt.
Maybe that's part of why I love her.
You know, Goffage, there's some women who Well, they just never get used to cow country.
What I mean I think I know what you mean, Mr.
Favor.
You mean that this is a bad match, that I'm making a mistake.
I think that what you see is a woman who doesn't love me.
Well, I see something else as well.
I see toughness and loyalty.
I see a need to settle down, take care of a home, have some kids.
She was willin' to marry me without love.
And I think that maybe love will come in time.
By the way, Mr.
Favor, did you know that she was proved innocent of that charge in El Paso? Hm.
You knew about that, huh? I knew about that before I asked her to marry me.
You know, I got the feeling you two are gonna come out all right after all.
So long as Mr.
Adler doesn't come ridin' back again, huh? Oh, incidentally, thanks for gettin' rid of him.
Oh, that was my pleasure.
I say it can be done.
What are 20 whites against 50 Comanches? You can attack at night.
I know it can be done.
Would I have ridden this far to talk foolishness with my blood uncle? They said Tawyawp was a great warrior.
Were they wrong? Tawyawp, the buffalo are gone, but in their place are 3,000 steers.
And many guns.
I have another thought.
There is a woman.
She's my woman.
She will come here with me if I ask her to.
Tawyawp will say he holds her as hostage for all the guns and half the herd.
And for you, what? The woman, and the scalp of a man named Favor.
Bring her.
It's the animals I wanna show you the most.
Koala sittin' up in a tall tree, eatin' his eucalyptus leaves.
The platypus, the emu.
Wait till you see the feathers I'll take from our emu to make you a bonnet.
Really are full of plans, aren't you, Richard? I could plan for you, dolly, all the day and all the night and never reach the end.
I don't know why you're so good to me.
l-I think it's the other way around.
No, it isn't.
I haven't even given you honesty.
About what? Tell me about the baby kangaroos.
What did my uncle call them? Joeys.
Tell me about the joeys.
There.
How's that look? Looks like the Ritz.
Pleasant dreams, darling.
Sleep well.
Richard.
Yes? Nothing.
Sleep well.
Good night, dolly.
Night.
Guard my girl well, cobber.
Aye, cobber.
Good night.
Hey! Hey, Jim.
Stampede! Come on, let's go.
No, Johnny.
I've changed my mind.
I'm not coming with you.
Look, I haven't got time to argue with you.
Richard! Argh! Come on, let's get him! Get him, cobber.
Get him.
What are you waiting for? Get him! Throw it! Throw that boomerang.
Throw it, will you? Throw it! We gotta get after him, Mr.
Favor.
Ah, it's no use, not in the dead of night.
You never missed a mark that easy before.
You wanted to miss.
You wanted to get rid of her! Take it easy, Goffage.
It's true, isn't it? Isn't it? Take it easy.
Sun's been up for ten minutes, Mr.
Favor.
Now what are we waitin' for? Rowdy, hold the herd here until noon.
If we're not back by then, move 'em out.
Mr.
Favor.
Pete.
Tawyawp has the girl.
No.
But he'll give her up for all the guns and half of the cattle.
Well, tell him we'll do it, of course.
What's our choice, Mr.
Favor? No choice.
Tell him.
Well, what's the matter? It's half my herd he wants.
Well, of course it's half your herd, but you can't hold back now.
Now, listen, Mr.
Favor, I'll pay for those cattle if it takes me 20 years.
I'm afraid the owners couldn't wait 20 years.
What kind of a man are you? You know what they'll do to her.
Even I know.
Look, I'd give my arm to save her, but I can't give this herd.
Why, you filthy coward.
You rotten Tell him no deal.
We could follow him.
He sure ain't gonna let anybody follow him to Tawyawp's camp, until he's certain he ain't bein' followed.
Where are you goin'? Boss, Binnaburra's goin' after the girl.
Maybe he oughta have some help.
Yeah.
Rowdy, take over till Pete and I get back.
Mr.
Favor, room for one more? Uh, sure.
Well, trail boss Where's the woman? Safe.
If you brought her here on your own, Adler, you're a real fool.
There's somebody else who wants her as badly as you do.
Any time I wanna leave, the woman leaves with me.
Any time.
You wanna bet? Comanche camp well-hidden.
How you come here? This man found you.
We followed him.
And 20 more men are following us.
All with guns.
They're lying.
They wouldn't leave the herd alone.
Can you stand against that many guns, Tawyawp? Give us the girl for 50 cows, and there'll be no bloodshed.
Gotta hand it to you.
You got him worried.
Well, what's so funny? You'll find out.
The trail boss here has talked himself into a real bad corner.
Well, what's that? Comanche gauntlet.
Maybe you lie.
Maybe you tell truth.
You run from here to there.
If any man get through, all can leave and take woman.
You mean we got a choice? You can give Tawyawp but woman stay.
Isn't that a beaut? If we try to take her outta here, we'll never make it with our scalps.
I know.
We'll take the gauntlet.
Get goin'.
Wait.
You, go first.
Me? Tawyawp, wait.
Listen.
I'm kin to you.
l-I'll give you the woman.
Anytime you wanna leave.
She's yours, Tawyawp.
I won't challenge you for her.
From now on, never be seen in our camp.
Go.
I know their ways.
Maybe I can make it.
No.
My fault.
No, cobber, I'm gonna give it a go.
If I don't make it, you can try.
Richard! Richard, give it up.
Don't do it.
Don't do it.
I'm not worth it.
I'm not what you think I am at all.
I'm a cheat, and I'm a liar.
I've worked in dance halls, I've been in jail, and not three nights ago I promised to marry a common thief at the first opportunity.
You made a mistake, dolly, about the other man and about yourself.
Let go of me! Let go! Richard! Richard! Come on, Goffage.
Get up, Goffage.
Richard.
Quick, get up, Richard.
Let me go and help him.
Get up! Richard! Get up, cobber.
I don't want you to die.
I love you.
Get up! Stop! Let it be said that Tawyawp would not kill a man of courage.
He's run the gauntlet.
Is Tawyawp a man of his word? Oh, no, dolly.
No, no need to make such a fuss over me.
We've been through tougher times than this, haven't we, cobber? Aye, cobber.
Richard, I'll go with you anywhere you say.
To the end of Australia.
But you'd rather stay in this land, dolly.
I'd rather be with you.
Anywhere.
Hey, scout, that offer you made about, um, givin' me one of them boomerang things That still go? Still go.
You'll have to teach me how to throw it.
Aye, cobber.
Mr.
Favor, if a man were to take over that ruined run back there, you think he could make a go of it? I'm positive he could.
Come on, dolly.
Let's go back, huh? Head 'em up! Move 'em out! Rollin', rollin', rollin' Rollin', rollin' Rollin' Keep rollin', rollin' Rollin' Though the streams Are swollen Keep them dogies rollin' Rawhide! Through rain and wind And weather Hell-bent for leather Wishin' my gal Was by my side All the things I'm missin' Good vittles Love and kissin' Are waiting at the end Of my ride Move 'em on, head 'em up Head 'em up, move 'em on Move 'em on, head 'em up Rawhide Let 'em out, ride 'em in Ride 'em in, let 'em out Cut 'em out Ride 'em in Rawhide! Rollin', rollin', rollin' Hyah! Hyah! Rawhide! Hyah! Hyah!