Approved | 30min | Adventure, Western, TV Series | Episode aired 6 November 1957
A young lieutenant seeks blind vengeance for the brutal murders of his parents by warmongering Shawnee.
Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: Nat Tanchuck
Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., Bill Walsh
A young lieutenant seeks blind vengeance for the brutal murders of his parents by warmongering Shawnee.
Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: Nat Tanchuck
Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., Bill Walsh
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00:00The immortal pen of James Fennimore Cooper brings you thrilling tales of excitement,
00:14blazing action on the early American frontier, stirring adventures filled with the daring
00:21and courage of Hawkeye, first of the Long Rifles, and his blood brother, Chinguchkuk,
00:29last of the Mohicans.
00:32They're murdering varmints!
00:49Hold it, Lieutenant.
00:50Them's the Shawnies we've been chasing.
00:52That's not the main bunch of them.
00:54This old Shawnie trick.
01:02Four, maybe five braves.
01:04Make us think they are a whole war party.
01:06They're just a handful.
01:07They appear to be all around us.
01:08You take it from me, Lieutenant.
01:09If that were the whole raiding party, they wouldn't just be pot-shotting at us.
01:13They'd hit us with all they got.
01:14Maybe by now.
01:15Chief and main war party.
01:17Attack Pine Flats.
01:18You're right.
01:19This bunch is just trying to decoy us off.
01:23My folks got a shack just this side of Pine Flats.
01:25Then we'd best not be dawdling here, Lieutenant.
01:54Come on.
01:55We'd better get going.
01:56Move it!
02:08We must not stop now, Tessar.
02:10The Redcoats are not far behind.
02:12They will never catch us.
02:13This time they might.
02:14Hawkeye, Chinguchkuk, lead them.
02:16We have all supplies we need.
02:18More killing is useless.
02:20In Council T.P. Nangus, we listen to you.
02:23On Warpath, Tessan is chief.
02:26Attack Cabin.
02:28Wait!
02:30What honor is there taking scalps from old man and woman?
02:34They are white.
02:35Leave them.
02:36Only wild beasts kill for sake of killing.
02:40Nangus grows soft.
02:42Seize him!
02:50I reckon our job here is finished, Lieutenant.
02:57If you'd like, we'll leave you be for a while.
03:10Sometimes a man wants to be alone.
03:12Especially when his heart's flooded with tears.
03:15Doesn't hanker to have anyone see him spilling out of his eyes.
03:18When warrior have look on face like young Redcoat,
03:21mean he have revenge in heart, not sorrow.
03:25Tears won't bring my empire back.
03:28But I swear that for every drop of blood they've shed,
03:32I'm going to take a shorny life.
03:40Being vengeful will only lead to more senseless killing.
03:44If you let those tears out of you, you'd feel better for it.
03:47I'll feel better only when there's tears and lamenting
03:50in every teepee of the shornies.
04:02Tessan get away from us about here.
04:05I figured it was plain suicide to try and follow him
04:07into Pine Flats with just a handful of men.
04:09Yes, good judgment, Hawkeye.
04:11What do you think about Lieutenant Parker's new plan
04:13of skirting the flats and hitting the shorney village head on?
04:18Major, without meaning any disrespect for the lieutenant,
04:21the shorneys would see a body of men come in hours
04:23before they could reach him.
04:24They could easily set up an ambush that would just wipe us out.
04:27We keep eyes open.
04:28Maybe we catch Tessan when he try for Red.
04:31By that time, there won't be a cabin standing
04:33or a settler with a scalp on his head.
04:36Like I told you, Major,
04:37put a cannon on wheels, give me a squad of men,
04:39and I'll blast that shorney village right off
04:41in the face of the map.
04:44If you're going to take cannon,
04:45you might as well go marching through the forest
04:47with drums a-beating and fifes a-blowing.
04:49You take care of the scouting, Hawkeye,
04:51and do us the favor of keeping your opinions to yourself.
04:53Parker, I asked Hawkeye for his opinion.
04:55I always figured, Major, if you could just sit down
04:57to a powwow with Nangus, their council chief,
04:59your differences could be settled peaceful-like.
05:01Take Nangus out of the way.
05:03It's that bloodthirsty Tessan.
05:05I agree with you there, Lieutenant.
05:07We may be able to get rid of that thorn
05:09quicker than you think.
05:10Right now's their salt-making time.
05:12They'll all be gathered right here,
05:14with Nangus a-leading them instead of Tessan.
05:17The saltbosh.
05:19A natural ambush trap for them.
05:21This time, we can get every man jack of them
05:23before they knew what hit them.
05:25That'd be like murder.
05:28I don't think so.
05:31That'd be like murder.
05:33When they gather salt,
05:35squaw and papoosed there, out in open.
05:37What of it?
05:39They kill our women and children.
05:41Chingaggook and me will not be party to any massacre.
05:44You'd be piping a different tune
05:46if it was your ma and pa who was killed
05:48by Tessan and his braves.
05:49My pa died under the tomahawk,
05:51but I don't follow a trail of vengeance
05:53against innocent women and children.
05:55A Shawnee's a Shawnee,
05:57and I'll not rest until the whole puzzle of me
05:59is over the happy hunting ground.
06:01Shawnee like all men,
06:03white or red,
06:05want peace, not war.
06:07Chingaggook's right.
06:09It's only a handful like Tessan that keeps them stirred up.
06:12Major, if you and Nangus could just get together on Apollo,
06:15I'm sure you'd agree on a treaty.
06:18Before any of us could get close enough
06:20to say anything to Nangus,
06:22our scalps would be hanging from his teepee.
06:24And it'll be mine and Chingaggook's scalp.
06:27We'll bring Nangus in under a flag of truce.
06:29Flag of truce, or no flag of truce.
06:32The only Shawnee you can trust
06:34is the one with a rifle ball between his eyes.
06:36When revenge fill heart,
06:38sometimes tongues speak angry words.
06:41Much sorry later.
06:43Lieutenant, men of honor respect a flag of truce.
06:47If you're not back with Nangus within 48 hours,
06:50Lieutenant Parker will have orders to start for the salt marsh
06:53at the head of his men.
06:54We'll do our best, Major.
06:57♪
07:25While I hunt meat for our tribe,
07:27you welcome our enemies.
07:30Hawkeye, Chingaggook, not enemy.
07:34They bring word of peace.
07:36A trick. Seize them.
07:37Wait!
07:39Council teepee, not warpath, Tesson.
07:44I speak here.
07:47I go to fort.
07:49Talk with Yankee's chief.
07:52Make peace.
07:53Only one way to make peace.
07:55Kill. Drive out white man.
07:58Killing will only lead to more killing.
08:00If you stay on the warpath, Tesson,
08:02you'll wind up facing more guns than you ever thought existed.
08:05Tesson, no fear white man's guns.
08:09White man's tongue like serpent.
08:12Nangus go to fort.
08:14Nangus die.
08:16White man make truce, not shoot.
08:19This no stop rifle bullets.
08:23Tesson, many braves go with Nangus.
08:27A show of force will end the powwow before it's even started.
08:30I give you my word on it.
08:33Word of Hawkeye good.
08:36I go to fort.
08:39Alone.
08:40♪
08:49Maybe Hawkeye word not so good
08:52if white man knife cut through
08:54to heart of peace loving Nangus.
09:04Hawkeye, can't you reason with him?
09:06It appears to me it isn't so unreasonable
09:08for Nangus to not want to hand over Tesson along with everything else.
09:11But he's admitted that Tesson's been leading all the raiding parties
09:14for the past few months.
09:15Nangus come, make peace.
09:17No talk make Tesson prisoner.
09:19Major, if one of your men broke a regulation,
09:22you wouldn't want an Indian court's marshal to try him, would you?
09:27I see your point.
09:29Well, it'll take most of the night to get the terms down on paper.
09:32Meantime, you're a guest of the fort.
09:34I think it'd be a good idea if the chief had an honor guard.
09:37There's liable to be more than one hothead around here
09:39who calculates the only way to powwow with a Shawnee
09:42is to shoot him first and talk afterwards.
09:44Young Redcoat here make good guard of honor.
09:48Lieutenant, I know you realize that a good soldier
09:51wouldn't allow his personal feelings to overcome his sense of duty.
09:54But...
09:55And remember, the chief's safety is as much your responsibility as it is mine.
09:59Yes, sir.
10:14Yes, sir.
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17:01You know, there's an old saying that dead men tell no tales.
17:05I got a notion that sometimes a dead man can be mighty helpful in catching his murderer.
17:10What you mean, my brother?
17:12Turn around.
17:13What?
17:14Turn around.
17:15You make a mighty fine-looking Shawnee chief.
17:33Oh, but me Mohican chief, not Shawnee.
17:38I know it, but just the same.
17:39You make a mighty fine-looking Shawnee chief.
17:58We come for Nangus.
18:00Leave gate open.
18:04We no stay in closed fort.
18:06Many braves wait in woods.
18:08Gate open.
18:09Yangis no try trick like with Nangus.
18:11If it'd make the great war chief any happier, Major, I'd leave the gate open.
18:15Very well.
18:17Leave the gates open.
18:20You have my word.
18:22You came in peace, you can leave in peace.
18:24But at the first move of any of your braves towards the fort, I take you all hostages.
18:28Where Nangus?
18:30I regret to inform you, Nangus is dead.
18:33Tesshan right.
18:35Yangis kill when Shawnee not strong.
18:37Come, Otano, we get braves.
18:39Kill all white man, burn down fort.
18:41Otano, don't listen to Tesshan.
18:43I sent for you and the other chiefs to prove to you that white man's justice is as strong as your own.
18:48Yangis twisted tongue bring only death.
18:51Otano, Major Khan's trying to tell you he invited you here to witness the shooting of Nangus's killer.
18:56Blood of Nangus cry out for blood of all white man.
18:59You're being avenged right here and now.
19:01There he is, facing a firing squad.
19:06Otano, we take fort.
19:08Kill all.
19:10Now Nangus dead, Otano council chief.
19:13Like Nangus, Otano not want war path.
19:17We watch.
19:19See white man avenge death of Nangus.
19:32Tesshan.
19:34Keep your eyes open, you might see the ghost of Nangus.
19:37Watching his murderer get punished.
19:44Mr. Parker, it's my painful duty to carry out the execution to which you've been condemned.
19:49Cut the formalities, let's get it over with.
20:02Put that away.
20:04I want to see the faces of the men who have murdered me.
20:13You gonna watch me die close in or you gonna join them bloodthirsty Indians?
20:17I'm hoping you might walk away from here, Parker.
20:20Don't play cat and mouse with me, Hawkeye.
20:22Leave me alone.
20:25Hawkeye, I've been reconsidering.
20:27Your new evidence, I should grant Parker a new court's marshal.
20:30We can't stop now.
20:32There'd be no holding back Tesshan and those Shawneys.
20:35Carry on, keep your eyes open.
20:40Squad, squad, jump.
20:46Ready on the firing line.
20:49Ready on the firing line.
20:58Take aim.
21:11Tesshan.
21:13Tesshan.
21:14Nangus, come.
21:16Tesshan.
21:17Nangus, come.
21:19For Tesshan.
21:20Nangus.
21:26No.
21:27You dead.
21:29Go back to spirit world.
21:31Tesshan killed Nangus.
21:33Nangus not rest.
21:35Till Tesshan paid with life.
21:38They kill.
21:40They kill Nangus.
21:41They kill all who are at peace with white man.
21:46Go.
22:07Go, go back.
22:08Go, go, go back.
22:11Otano.
22:13Send Nangus.
22:14Where?
22:15Send him back to spirit land.
22:20Take the faceless one back to our village.
22:25You dead.
22:26Go, go back.
22:31Hawkeye promised give Otano murderer of Nangus.
22:35He keep word.
22:37Weight of guilt make Tesshan think Mohican spirit of Nangus.
22:42When Otano take body of chief back to trial.
22:46Nangus will wear feathers of eagle for burial.
22:55Lieutenant.
22:56I consider it a great honor to reinstate you.
23:00And if you will accept my humble apology why I consider that a great honor too.
23:04Sir, I'd done the same as you did.
23:06If there'd been a young hot head shooting off his mouth about getting revenge against the Indians.
23:11Facing that firing squad made me see that you can't blame everybody for what one man does.
23:24Well, the least I can do for Parker is to send in a recommendation for his promotion.
23:28Be glad to deliver it for you, major.
23:30I thought you would.
23:31You'll find it in this dispatch along with a copy of the peace treaty signed by the Shawnees.
23:38Sir, chief Otano has a gift for you.
23:49Salt.
23:50Oh, salt is most great gift.
23:53Mean that white man is welcome in Shawnee village.
23:56I reckon you can trust me.
23:58Mean that white man is welcome in Shawnee village.
24:00I reckon you can leave the gates of the fort open now.
24:04Well, thank you, Otano, very much.
24:06Well, major, we'd best be getting along.
24:08Well, thank you, Hawkeye.
24:11Goodbye.
24:12Bye.
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