27min | Western, TV Series | Episode aired 5 November 1957
Clint Travis goes undercover as a gun smuggler to stop Mexican revolutionary Juan Morales' plans to topple the Mexican government.
Director: Reg Browne
Writer: Joe Richardson
Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Rico Alaniz
Clint Travis goes undercover as a gun smuggler to stop Mexican revolutionary Juan Morales' plans to topple the Mexican government.
Director: Reg Browne
Writer: Joe Richardson
Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Rico Alaniz
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00:00Saddle up! Saddle up! Saddle up! Saddle up! Saddle up!
00:08This is the story of 26 men who rode the Arizona Territory.
00:16High is the glory of 26 men whose courage helped to build the Territory.
00:2426 men who saddled up and then rode out to answer duty's call.
00:3126 men who lived to write again and fight for the rights and the liberty of all.
00:39This is the story of 26 men enforcing law within the Territory.
00:46Praise be the glory of 26 men who rode the Arizona Territory.
00:53Ride on! Ride on! Ride on!
01:0426 men, carefully chosen for their courage and ability, formed the Arizona Rangers.
01:09Fame and public acclaim was not their objective.
01:12This is perhaps why the story of these 26 men has never been told until now.
01:43Where's Travis?
01:44He went somewhere with that Martin kid.
01:45Get him for me.
01:46Yes, Captain.
02:01Well, come on. What are you waiting for?
02:03An opening.
02:04I've given you three already, but you didn't notice.
02:06In wrestling, you've got to...
02:09Not again!
02:10You weren't watching. I shifted my weight.
02:12You shifted mine a little too.
02:14Let's try again. This time, don't take your eyes off me.
02:16All right.
02:17Hey, Clint!
02:22I see what you mean by keeping your eye on the other fellow.
02:24Maybe you're learning a little too fast.
02:26Captain wants you, Clint.
02:28I figured I wouldn't raid a whole day off duty.
02:31Behave yourself, Pete.
02:32Sure. And thanks for helping me learn that new hope.
02:35The way my back feels, I'm the one who needs help.
02:43Where is it this time?
02:44Don't know.
02:45But I hope you like tortillas and frijoles.
02:47Mexico?
02:48He's been talking all morning to Lieutenant Gomez.
02:50Well, it can't be as bad as the last one.
03:00You said you'd be back in an hour.
03:03You sent for me, Captain?
03:05Yes.
03:06This is Lieutenant Gomez of the Mexican Federal Police.
03:08Clint Travis.
03:09It's an honor, senor.
03:10Thank you, Lieutenant.
03:11You ever hear of Juan Morales?
03:13The bandit?
03:14The bandito, si.
03:15But he's also the leader of the rebellion against the Mexican government.
03:18From what I hear, there's a lot to rebel about.
03:20The peons, they are unhappy, discontent.
03:23But Juan Morales is not helping them.
03:25He is hurting them. He goes among them and stirs up trouble.
03:27He murders, he plunders. He tries to make himself rich.
03:30Juan Morales would rule, senor, tomorrow.
03:32If he had guns.
03:34That's where we come in.
03:35Because of Morales, gun smuggling is big business along the border.
03:38Lieutenant Gomez thinks we can stop it more effectively on the American side.
03:42With 26 men, Captain?
03:44With less.
03:45Large-scale smuggling means some kind of organization.
03:48You ought to find out who's running that organization.
03:50I'll do my best, sir, but where do I start?
03:52The guns are crossing the border somewhere near Douglas.
03:55Morales' wife lives near Douglas.
03:57Maybe she knows something.
03:58You'll contact Mrs. Morales.
04:00And hint that you know where you can get your hands on a couple of hundred rifles.
04:03I've arranged to borrow some obsolete .45-70s from the Army.
04:06They'll be under single guard in the warehouse at Fort Huachuca.
04:09If you get a bid for them, contact Leo Roberts.
04:12That'll be me at Fort Huachuca. Got that?
04:15Leo Roberts, Fort Huachuca.
04:17Arrange a definite date for raiding the warehouse and leave the rest to us.
04:20Anything else?
04:21I'll fill in the details when you've drawn your rations.
04:23I need not tell you, senor, how much my government appreciates you.
04:26Good luck, Mr. Travis.
04:27Thank you, Lieutenant.
04:43Mind if I ask a question off the record, Captain?
04:45No, go ahead.
04:46How do we know Morales is as bad as Gomez makes out?
04:49Maybe he is trying to help the people.
04:51Sort of a Mexican Robin Hood, eh?
04:53I've heard him called that.
04:54Well, you've been listening to the wrong people.
04:56Do you think we'd be in this if we didn't know he was bad?
04:58I didn't mean it that way.
04:59How did you mean it?
05:00Sorry, Captain, I shouldn't have asked.
05:02Well, I'll tell you anyway.
05:04Morales is a brutal, sadistic criminal
05:06who'd stop at nothing to become dictator of Mexico.
05:08I have orders from the Capitol to cooperate with Gomez to the fullest extent.
05:12Does that satisfy you?
05:13Yes, Captain.
05:14Then draw your rations and report back here for final briefing.
05:16You ought to be in Douglas by day after tomorrow.
05:18All right.
05:20Hey, amigo.
05:21Yes, sir?
05:22Know where I can find Mrs. Juan Morales?
05:24Senora Morales?
05:26That's right.
05:27Over there.
05:29What did he want?
05:30The home of Senora Morales.
05:32He is a friend of yours, senor?
05:34Wouldn't exactly call him a friend.
05:36He's a friend of mine.
05:38I would like to speak to him in private.
05:40All right, all right.
05:41I'll see you in the morning.
05:42Good-bye.
05:43Good-bye.
05:44Good-bye.
05:45Good-bye, senor.
05:46Good-bye.
05:47Good-bye.
05:48Good-bye.
05:49Good-bye.
05:50Good-bye.
05:51Good-bye.
05:52Good-bye.
05:53Good-bye.
05:54Good-bye.
05:55Good-bye.
05:56I wouldn't exactly call him a friend.
05:58I'd like to see Mrs. Morales.
06:26What about her?
06:27She lives here, doesn't she?
06:28Mama, there's a man to see you.
06:29Yes?
06:30Oh, what is it you want?
06:31You're Mrs. Juan Morales?
06:32Si.
06:33Then I'd like to talk to you.
06:34Oh, Johnny.
06:35He has done something bad again.
06:36Not as far as I know.
06:37Oh, bueno.
06:38I think you might be able to help me on a deal I've lined up.
06:39I, uh, I do not understand.
06:40Well, you see, I can get some rifles.
06:41About 200 of them.
06:42And I'd be willing to sell if I could get a fair price.
06:43Rifles?
06:44What need have I for rifles?
06:45I hear your husband's mighty anxious to get one.
06:46My husband?
06:47Yes.
06:48Juan Morales.
06:49You were pleased to leave.
06:50Huh?
06:51I know nothing of Juan Morales.
06:52But you're his wife, and I thought that...
06:53I have not seen him for 12 years.
06:54We do not speak his name in this house.
06:55Now, please, go.
06:56Well, sure, but I...
06:57You better do as she says, mister.
06:58I guess maybe you're right.
06:59Sorry I bothered you, ma'am.
07:00Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:01no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:02no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:03no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:04no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:05no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:06no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:07no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:08no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:09no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:10no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:11no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:12no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:13no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
07:14I guess maybe you're right. Sorry I bothered you ma'am.
07:28Hey mister
07:29Yeah?
07:30I need a gun. I might buy you one of your rifles for cheap.
07:33Sorry son, but I'm gonna ask around town and try to sell them all in a bunch.
07:44a. Got
07:57a match. Name
08:05Sam Gorman got to talk to you go ahead not out here probably down the street.
08:14You.
08:40Get your hands up I what's the idea nevermind
08:43a question I'm hit your gun but with your left hand. You have to go Mr you got the
08:48wrong man. Just stay where you are.
09:13You. Know
09:31you don't die after all I mean I'm not so sure. You could have come
09:37peacefully but no you want to fight I never feel peaceful when someone has
09:41a gun on me then you are a fool now that you know who I am who are you I am one
09:46more on this morale is this side of the border or me there are no borders well
09:51anyway you're just
09:52a man I've been wanting to say. A lot of people want to see one what I did they
09:57want to see him hung or shot in the back or turn over to the federal is for the
10:00reward I don't want any reward I just want to make
10:03a deal the rightful Yeah how do you know about him do you really have these
10:08not exactly I have
10:09a friend in the army and the other night he was telling me his outfit had two
10:12hundred forty five seventy stashed away with only one man guarding him that gave
10:16me the idea and we agreed to go partners by the right I get paid before I answer
10:21that how much. Twenty dollars apiece. For thousand dollars you're crazy you
10:28couldn't get them cheaper anywhere else because you nothing that's why I like the
10:33deal then you are a fool am I one more on this is an expert at making people talk
10:39I can make you tell me where those rifles are and you would get nothing wouldn't
10:43that kind of discourage anyone else from trying to get guns for you. How do I know
10:47you're telling the truth maybe you're
10:49a spy for the federal is maybe these rifles are baiting a trap. They could be but
10:55if you don't want them just say so and I'll. Why need don't stay with him.
11:04I'm sorry I couldn't get away sooner but when I thought he told me I'm fine if you
11:08look at the man with
11:08a rifle say he's over there I know you were coming up but the guns would be kind
11:12of
11:12a nice surprise you did very well my boy I am proud. This is morale it sure took me
11:18and she don't know nothing the kid get me off tipped you off where do you fit in I
11:22kind of run things for morale is this side of the border I say now that you're
11:27pleased can I go back with you got him but it's always the same question you still
11:32just a boy I'm nineteen nineteen you were a man my life was different you have
11:37younger men in your army than me they are ignorant the honest but they fight for
11:41a country why shouldn't I have
11:42a serious answer is no later maybe I don't but you said that the last time don't be
11:49in such a hurry to be a man we'll talk about it later. When I get finished with
11:54the rifles. The boy could have saved me
11:59a beating if he'd have spoken up this morning he could not speak in front of the
12:03woman I got the idea they don't see eye to eye about you the boys young and has
12:07great dreams the woman has much bitterness what about the rifles I decided to
12:12trust you I buy them good there about thirty miles from here near Fort Wachuka you
12:17need
12:17a wagon and four or five men I could run up some fellows in town I'll telegraph my
12:21partner. What is this I have to let him know when we're coming so I can arrange to
12:26be guarding the warehouse one guard is nothing we got his throat quietly that's
12:31why Leo has to be the guard we don't want anyone killed you don't want you tell
12:35one more honest what to do it's got to be done my way or not at all when. We do it
12:41your way right the telegram after I read it my boy can write into town and send it
12:46but you trusted me I trust you like my own brother. Guard him carefully.
12:53If he tries to get away shoot him.
13:09This is what the raid set for Thursday excellent day for the ambush I'm going to
13:14make you borrow from the Army Colonel short promise me three including the guard
13:17with you and myself that'll be plenty.
13:22To. Nice and cold.
13:30You spend the night out here again sure I want your my worry don't know what's going
13:34on I think your father's pretty wonderful don't you sure don't you all I know as he
13:38pays cash for rifles no I want some he gives us guns to the pioneers so they can
13:43fight for the land has been taken away from them say you should see him march into
13:46a village after defeating the federalists all the people shot me I'm not honest and
13:50they took flowers and pieces of colored paper then you've been with him in Mexico
13:54no but he has told me about it they call him
13:56a great leader of all like he was born of our George Washington your mom I don't
14:00think he's so great she's
14:02a woman she does not understand these things she even believes the lies about
14:05father in the newspaper yeah sometimes it's pretty hard to believe the truth once
14:09your mind's made up different that's what I told my mother I wasn't talking about
14:13your mom who you're talking about that suppose you figure that out for yourself
14:17come on watchdog let's get back.
14:32Why only three men I didn't show up I think it's going in what are you worrying
14:36about this job is going to be easy when it looks easy that's when it's the most
14:39danger.
14:40All set yeah me go you know last night I have
14:44a fine idea yeah your friend was going to be on guard you split the money at two
14:49thousand for each of us suppose I kill him and give you twenty five hundred I don't
14:53double cross my friends you will never amount to nothing get him on his horse.
15:03I thought I was going on I guess father.
15:05Are you sure I can go with you this time not this time we'll be back tomorrow.
15:36I.
15:48Just really captain I hope nothing is wrong relax they'll be here.
15:52They are. That's my friend Leo all we have to do now is help ourselves why not
16:05I'll take care Leo you'll take care of nothing. From now on Gorham takes over you
16:09and me we stay here what's the idea I said before how do I know these rifles are
16:14not a bait in a trap so you and me we stay behind if anything goes wrong I'll
16:19So you and me we stay behind if anything goes wrong I put
16:22a nice big hole between your eyes you don't trust anybody do you if one more honest
16:27trust that people he would be dead long ago you still say this is not
16:30a trap that's right I hope for your sake you tell the truth going to me go.
16:37That way.
16:49They were coming they should have been here by now. I saw something move.
17:03Wait for my signal Lieutenant so far all is quiet.
17:18. You're
17:44beginning to sweat I mean.
17:49.
18:00What is the matter I don't see Travis he's supposed to be with him but what do
18:05you want to that make the smugglers are in a trap with
18:07a hunch we've been outsmarted. We'll have to let him go let him go this does not
18:13make sense suppose Travis is being held somewhere if they find out he let him into
18:18an ambush they'll tear him to pieces but the smugglers they are taking our rifles
18:22surely the life of one man is not so important he's my man Lieutenant and all my
18:26men are important.
18:35So you tell the truth I mean oh yeah suppose you put that gun away now. Not yet.
18:40. I told you this was going to be easy we're not going to cross the border.
18:54But it is
18:55a crime to stand here and do nothing we're not going to stand here we're going to
18:59trail him.
19:14Oh I just. Was going to come out late what happened I've been away I didn't get
19:20Gorman's message till last night you missed out on
19:22a big one they're up getting two hundred rifles no kidding well they'd be back
19:26any minute I think I'll stick around you got any more than beans sure I'll even
19:31bottle up some coffee if you put the water was
19:33a bucket over there.
19:56.
20:16You got him you got the rifles you haven't even seen them why don't you open them
20:19up calm down when he thought there is not plenty of time because I tip you off
20:24don't you think I should have
20:24a reward how much of a reward I thought maybe let me keep a rifle for myself you
20:30wouldn't want one of them there are men too easy to trace he's right when he don't.
20:53Sorry I missed all the fun I heard you got two hundred rifles sure. Hey take
20:58a look. I'm not bad how did you manage it me I've got good connections hey I may
21:05go. Travis there we are what is this is
21:10a ranger a ranger. The man's out of his mind is the one who jailed me in Maricopa
21:16last year so you're
21:18a spy after all the Amigo the rifles were a bait we better get out of here one go
21:24what are you going to do it's better you not see mean you're going to kill me I
21:27tell you go go.
21:36You are lucky Amigo because we must leave I cannot do to you what I usually do to
21:40spice. Shoot him it'll be
21:43a pleasure.
21:48I.
22:18I.
22:29It's not bad why am I glad you should have followed right behind you you're not
22:33morales is what I don't let him get away don't worry.
22:48You.
22:56Better give up morale if you're covered. All right put it on now wait
23:01a son there with him a boy about nineteen. Or else. We don't want to hurt the boy
23:08send them out you heard him go now I will stay with you don't be
23:12a fool I'm not afraid of dying talks about dying you know for three years since the
23:16first time you came to see me I want to fight to liberate our country I order you
23:20to go no I'm your son if you can die for the cause so can I there is no cause I
23:26care nothing for the people or the country I care only for myself when morale is I
23:30don't believe you. It's true why do you think I never let you go with me I'm not
23:35even at the door sure I make promises to the people and make speeches with words I
23:39do not understand myself so that they will not take me for a bandit that the
23:43ignorant you want to protect me from the federalists and make me
23:45a rich man you just say that because you want me to go it is true why don't you
23:50believe me I'm going to give you five more seconds morale if you heard him go now I
23:57know I know you make me do something I hate very much money don't.
24:14Leave.
24:15More.
24:41Young. Sorry things had to be the way they were.
24:45In his heart, he knows the truth.
24:48But it is too soon.
24:50Give him time.
24:51Thank you, Mrs. Morales.
24:52This is the story of 26 men who rode the Arizona Territory.
25:1926 men who saddled up and then rode out to answer duty's call.
25:3826 men who lived to ride again and fight for the rights and the liberty of all.
25:45This is the story of 26 men enforcing law within the territory.
25:53Praise be the glory of 26 men who rode the Arizona Territory.
26:00Ride on.
26:02Ride on.
26:04Ride on.