30min | Western | TV Series (1955– )
A young boy runs away from home because he thinks his father is a coward for not standing up to his abusive boss. Jeff and Roy have to find the boy and convince him that his father is just doing what he has to do in order to provide for his family.
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Writer: Buckley Angell
Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Jack Buetel, Jackie Loughery
A young boy runs away from home because he thinks his father is a coward for not standing up to his abusive boss. Jeff and Roy have to find the boy and convince him that his father is just doing what he has to do in order to provide for his family.
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Writer: Buckley Angell
Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Jack Buetel, Jackie Loughery
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00:00If home can be near that stream, let me dream.
00:07Near that stream, let me dream, meet the sky.
00:16This old heart keeps on beatin', repeatin' fond echoes
00:24of the brave and the bold ridin' high.
00:37During the 1870s, the wildest spot in the United States was the desolate region west of the Pecos River.
00:43Virtually beyond the reach of the authorities, the railroads, then pushing their way west,
00:47attracted the most vicious characters in the country.
00:50It was said that all civilization and law stopped at the east bank of the Pecos.
00:54It took one man, a lone storekeeper who was sick of the lawlessness, to change all this.
01:00His name was Judge Roy Bean.
01:10Hi, Judge.
01:12Well, I see you finally got around to fixing that roof.
01:16Well, it's raining and it's too wet to fix it, and when it ain't raining, it don't leak.
01:21I've got to talk to you, Judge.
01:23What's on your mind, son?
01:25Well, I just took a ride through the valley, and the ranchers down there are pretty mad.
01:29Mad? They're always mad.
01:32What's he got to dander up about this time?
01:35Well, it seems a man named Fentrell's driving a trail herd through there, and they don't like it.
01:39What don't they like about it?
01:40He's knocking down their fences and getting their cattle mixed in with his.
01:43Well, they do that every time them herds go through there. You know that, Jeff.
01:47Yeah, I know, Judge.
01:49But this time, I think they've got a point.
01:51You see, Fentrell won't move those cattle, and they're feeding there in the valley.
01:54Why didn't you do something about it?
01:56You're the law west of the Pecos, and this herd's west of the river.
02:02There's nothing worse than having a lazy deputy.
02:07Hey, we'll ride down there and see if we can't find out what it's all about.
02:37What do you men want here?
03:03We might ask you the same thing.
03:05Who are you?
03:06I'm Judge Bean.
03:07We're looking for the man who's running them cattle down there in the flat.
03:10We've had a complaint.
03:11Seems some of your cattle's getting mixed in with the rest of the cattle around here.
03:15Those cattle belong to me, and I'm running them to the railhead. What about it?
03:18How soon can you get him out of here?
03:20By tomorrow?
03:21Shut up, Kenyon. I'll handle this.
03:24I'll cut him out as soon as I can. That's the best I can do.
03:27Who is this man?
03:28He's my trail boss.
03:29He said you'd get him out by tomorrow.
03:31He's your trail boss. He ought to know.
03:33How about it, Kenyon?
03:34That's what I said.
03:35I said shut up and get back to camp, Kenyon. I'll talk to you later.
03:40What's your name, mister?
03:42Ben Trill, if it's any of your business.
03:45From the panhandle. Maybe you've heard of him.
03:47Yeah, I've heard of him.
03:49We don't want to cause you any trouble.
03:51Don't try giving me no trouble. You won't like what happens.
03:54You just be sure them steers of yours don't knock down any more fences.
03:58Like I told you, I'll get the beef moving as soon as I can.
04:01This has always been open range.
04:03And if my steers happen to lean against a couple of fences,
04:06maybe the fences shouldn't be there.
04:10Come on, Dallas.
04:20Say you'd heard of him before, Jeff?
04:22He got a reputation?
04:23You might call it that.
04:25They say he's the fastest gunslinger in Texas.
04:28Well, that is quite a reputation.
04:30If he can live up to it.
04:33Say, we better go around through Jawbone Pass
04:35and check over those fences they had to come through that way.
04:38Be right with you, Judge.
04:58I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:01I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:04I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:06I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:08I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:10I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:12I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:14I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:16I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:18I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:20I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:22I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:24I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:26I thought you were going to help me to round up those fences.
05:29You didn't need me.
05:32What are you doing?
05:33Nothing much.
05:56I want to talk to you, Mr. Benfro.
05:58Seems to me you've said enough already.
06:00There's no need to keep the stock here any longer.
06:02We can move them out today if you say the word.
06:04I thought I told you we weren't going to move these beef
06:06until all the strays are in.
06:07We've got them all in.
06:08I had three of the boys out riding with me all morning.
06:11So you're saying you got them all in.
06:13That's right.
06:14Well, I'm saying you're a liar.
06:16Don't talk like that in front of my boy, Benfro.
06:19Who's going to stop me?
06:20You?
06:21The kid already has your number, Kenyon.
06:23I have a good notion to tell the men what you are up to.
06:26Go ahead and tell them if you think they'll believe you.
06:28You can't keep this up, Benfro.
06:30What can you do about it?
06:32You're yelling.
06:33I can prove it.
06:35Go ahead.
06:36Go for it.
06:37I'll show you.
06:38I'll show you.
06:39I'll show you.
06:40I'll show you.
06:41I'll show you.
06:42I'll show you.
06:43I'll show you.
06:44I'll show you.
06:45Go ahead.
06:46Go for it.
06:47Make a play.
06:49Get him, Dad.
06:51What'd I tell you?
07:15What's the trouble, Jody?
07:26Nothing.
07:27You're crying.
07:28I am not.
07:29Something's wrong.
07:30Is it Daddy again?
07:32He's a coward.
07:33He always told me never to back away from anything.
07:36And look at the stuff he takes from Benfro.
07:38He's a coward.
07:39Jody, what happened out there?
07:41Benfro hit him.
07:42That's what happened.
07:43And Dad didn't know anything about it.
07:56What's wrong, Daddy?
07:58I'm all right, honey.
07:59Just leave me alone a little while.
08:02Jody said that Mr. Benfro hit you.
08:06Not hard.
08:07No bones broken.
08:08Daddy, please tell me what's the matter.
08:12Why is Mr. Benfro so mean to you?
08:14Where's Jody?
08:15Back at the chuck wagon.
08:17I guess he's pretty disappointed in me, isn't he?
08:19He just can't see why you let Mr. Benfro treat you the way he does.
08:23I signed a contract with Benfro to trail boss his herd to the railroad.
08:27Now he's doing everything he can to stop me.
08:29But why?
08:31So he won't have to pay me.
08:32Contract says I have to deliver the beef to the railhead by the 14th of the month.
08:37That's tomorrow.
08:38He's stalling me in every way he can.
08:40Even to the point of trying to get me to draw against him.
08:42And, of course, if I did well, he'd kill me.
08:45Is it a lot of money, Daddy?
08:4715% of the sale price.
08:49Yes, it's a lot of money.
08:51That's why I take this stuff from Benfro.
08:53But we got to deliver that herd to the railhead.
08:56Don't you see, honey?
08:57Yes, I see, Daddy.
08:58But Jody doesn't.
09:00No, I guess not.
09:01He should have some understanding, though I'm his father.
09:04You keep things too much to yourself.
09:06Why don't you just tell him about it?
09:07They don't understand.
09:08Yeah, I guess I should.
09:10I've been too busy to think straight.
09:13I'll tell him now.
09:22Hell, he's not here.
09:23Schreifel's not here, either.
09:24His horse is gone, too.
09:26What'll we do, Daddy?
09:28Well, if we go after him, we'll lose the only money stake we have in the world.
09:33But the boy's upset, and there's no telling what he'll do.
09:35We've got to get him back before it's too late.
09:46Looks like something's wrong.
09:47No rider.
09:48He couldn't have been thrown.
09:49That horse is standing with the reins down.
10:02Hey, please don't do that again.
10:06Don't try stealing my horse.
10:08We weren't trying to steal your horse.
10:10We thought it'd thrown its rider.
10:12I ain't never been thrown in my life.
10:14You better put that rifle away.
10:15You're going to kill somebody shooting around like that.
10:17I didn't aim to kill him.
10:18Aimed to just miss him.
10:20Just miss me?
10:21Listen, kid, you could have shot my head off.
10:23I can shoot better than that.
10:25Pick up a rock and toss it.
10:26I'll show you.
10:27I ought to toss a rock right at you.
10:28No kidding.
10:29Toss a rock.
10:30I'll show you.
10:42I wish that'd been a rabbit.
10:44Why?
10:45You hungry?
10:46Sure am.
10:47That's why I left the horse.
10:48I was trying to scare him some game.
10:50What's the matter?
10:51Did you forget to bring some grub when you left home this morning?
10:53I didn't leave home.
10:54No?
10:55Then where'd you come from?
10:56I don't want to say.
10:57What's your name?
10:59I don't want to say that either.
11:00How long has it been since you ate?
11:01This morning.
11:02You better come along with us.
11:04I know where you can get some of the best fried chicken
11:06and apple pie you ever tasted.
11:08No, maybe I just better keep on traveling by myself.
11:11You better come with us, kid.
11:13No thanks.
11:14You sure you won't change your mind?
11:16I'm sure.
11:17Well, be seeing you so long.
11:20OK.
11:25Jeff!
11:27I can't hardly wait to get home and get some of that fried chicken
11:30and those goodies and that cream gravy with lumps of chicken liver in it.
11:34Yeah, those hot biscuits and that good apple pie.
11:38Best food in the whole southwest.
11:52Hey, wait!
11:53I'm coming with you!
12:16You changed your mind, eh?
12:17Yeah.
12:20Fried chicken and veggie?
12:34Judge Royby!
12:36Are you a judge?
12:37I sure am.
12:38Gee.
12:39Come on in, son, now, and we'll see about that chicken.
12:53Gosh, how can you be so pretty and cook so good?
12:57She's pretty all right, but I don't know about her cooking.
13:00I think you're just real hungry.
13:02I don't notice you missing any meals around here.
13:06You still haven't told us your name, son.
13:09Well, I'm Jody.
13:12Jody what?
13:13Just Jody.
13:34This is a pretty big country for a boy alone.
13:42Oh, I'll make out all right.
13:45I thought I heard someone come in.
13:50May I help you?
13:52Oh, gosh, I hope so.
13:53I'm looking for my brother.
13:54Your brother?
13:55He's a little boy, about 11 years old.
13:58Oh, come on in here.
14:02Jody!
14:03Are you all right?
14:04You followed me.
14:05Daddy wants you to come back.
14:06Oh, I'm not going to do it.
14:08Oh, Jody, please listen to me.
14:09You've got it all wrong about Daddy.
14:11Oh, I don't want to talk about that.
14:16Gee, if you'd better follow him.
14:17See they don't leave.
14:19What's your name, honey?
14:20I'm Sally Kimball.
14:22Why didn't your father come after Jody?
14:24He couldn't.
14:26He...
14:29Come on, honey.
14:30Let's go in my room.
14:31We'll talk about it.
14:50Maybe you could hang around a little longer.
14:52How about it?
14:53Well, you folks have been real nice.
14:56All right, I'll stay for a while.
14:58Good.
15:01Well, look who's here.
15:03I didn't know you were the storekeeper.
15:05What can I do for you?
15:06Oh, I'll take some of that tobacco you got over there.
15:09What else can I get you?
15:10Mm, let me look around.
15:14Well, if it ain't Jody.
15:15I'm not going back with you either.
15:17Back where?
15:18Back to the camp.
15:19I don't care if you do or don't.
15:21What's the matter, kid?
15:22Did you go sour on your old man?
15:24I don't blame him, though.
15:25His old man ain't got no spunk.
15:27You're a loser.
15:28Don't talk that way to me, kid.
15:30Then don't talk that way about my father.
15:33What's the matter?
15:34Don't you like to hear the truth?
15:35You better leave the kid alone.
15:36Stay out of this, storekeeper.
15:37Listen here, kid.
15:38I'll...
15:58Like I said, you better leave the kid alone.
16:13You just better get out of here before I lock you up for disturbing the peace.
16:17Here's your tobacco.
16:19How about paying for it before you leave?
16:25You ain't gonna get away with this.
16:54That's the way I feel about it, Mr. Bentro.
16:56Either you let me take the cattle to the railhead, or I'll...
16:59Or what?
17:00I'll go to Judge Bean.
17:01We have a contract.
17:02I expect to live up to my part of it, and don't you try to stop me either.
17:13What are you doing back so soon?
17:14Listen, I saw the kid in town.
17:16Kid?
17:17What kid?
17:18Kenyon's boy.
17:19He's at the store.
17:20What about it?
17:21Just thought you'd like to know, that's all.
17:23Well, who cares if...
17:26Hey, wait a minute.
17:27Maybe we got something here.
17:30Hey, Kenyon!
17:33Come back here!
17:34What are you gonna do?
17:35We'll see.
17:41What do you want?
17:42Bad news.
17:43Your kid got hurt.
17:44Jody?
17:45My boy?
17:46That's right.
17:47Horace threw him off.
17:48He's in town at the store.
17:49I don't believe it.
17:50It's just a stall to get me out of here.
17:52I wouldn't do a thing like that.
17:53Not to you.
17:54You'd do anything to cheat me out of that money.
17:56Wait a second, Kenyon.
17:57I'll show you how wrong you are.
17:58And you're wasting your time, too.
18:00I wouldn't trust you either.
18:01Take a look.
18:02Disbelonged to your boy, didn't it?
18:04That proves that I saw him, and like Bentrell says, he's hurt.
18:07Real bad.
18:11Well, you got rid of him.
18:33Yeah, but I gotta make sure he don't come back.
18:35Let's go.
18:36Not to town.
18:37That's right.
18:38Do you think that's a good move?
18:40Why not?
18:41I've heard that judge is pretty smart.
18:43And I know that deputy's tough.
18:45All right, so one's smart and the other's tough.
18:47I can handle both of them.
18:48Come on.
19:10Isn't this the cutest thing you ever saw?
19:12I think so.
19:13I just love this little one, Sally.
19:15Gee, I wish we could settle down long enough to have some pets.
19:17Don't you, Jodi?
19:18Yes.
19:19Gosh, if I could only have something like this.
19:21Hey, Jodi.
19:23Sure, judge.
19:28Oh, hey, Jodi, I want to talk to you about something.
19:30Sure.
19:38You're a pretty nice girl.
19:40Yeah, she's all right.
19:41Yeah, she sure thinks a lot of you.
19:43So does your father.
19:45She tells me that you think your father is a coward.
19:48I don't want to talk to him.
19:49Now, just a minute.
19:52Do you like goats?
19:53Sure do.
19:55Do you think a billy goat's a coward, a real coward?
19:57Gosh, no.
20:00A billy goat's a pretty spunky animal.
20:02You ought to see the ones that live up in the mountains.
20:04They can climb almost anything.
20:07They make some of the most hair-raising jumps you ever saw.
20:10When they got young ones to look after,
20:12they can be mighty careful.
20:14If any danger shows itself, they just back away.
20:18It's not because they're cowards.
20:20It's because they got something they want to keep safe,
20:23something that's mighty important to them.
20:27That's the way I feel about your father.
20:30You know, if he used to fight this man, Bintro,
20:32he'd stand to lose a lot of money.
20:35The money he needs for you and your sister,
20:38for clothes and food and that sort of thing.
20:40That's yours.
20:41Oh, thanks.
20:45Hey, your father's no coward.
20:48And even if he was, well, you ought to him to stand by him,
20:52just because he's your father.
20:56I guess maybe you're right.
20:59I'm glad you told me about it.
21:02You're going to forget about this runaway, ain't you?
21:04Yes, I sure am.
21:07How'd you like a stick of peppermint candy?
21:09Sure.
21:11Come right on in.
21:26Daddy!
21:27Where's your brother?
21:28In the store.
21:33He left the camp!
21:37Jody!
21:40They told me you were hurt.
21:42Said you'd been thrown from your horse.
21:43Who said that?
21:44Bintro, he said it.
21:46A trick.
21:47A trick to get me away from those cattle.
21:49Daddy, you left the camp!
21:50Yes, I left the camp.
21:51Bintro tricked me into it, but he's not getting away with it.
21:54What are you going to do about it?
21:55I'm going to have it out with him one way or the other.
21:58You can't fight Bintro, he's a killer.
22:00I've got to settle it.
22:01He killed to keep me out of that money.
22:03Well, he's going to get his chance to try to kill me.
22:06Daddy, don't go back.
22:08I don't want you to go either, Dan.
22:10Gar, son, it's good to know you're back on my side again.
22:32You going someplace, Kenyon?
22:33I'm heading back to camp.
22:34I'm going to move those cattle to the railhead.
22:37Now, I don't think that's such a good idea.
22:39You had your chance to move that beef and you wouldn't do it.
22:42Only because you wouldn't let me.
22:44I wouldn't let you.
22:46Hear that, Dallas?
22:47He says I wouldn't let him move the beef.
22:49I'd call him a real crybaby.
22:51Go ahead, call me what you want to.
22:53I'm heading back to camp.
22:54Give me those reins.
22:56If you think you can take it, Kenyon, try.
22:58Still after me, aren't you?
23:00Still trying to get me to try gunplay against you.
23:04If you're man enough, I'm waiting, Kenyon.
23:07Why don't you talk to me about that, Bentral?
23:10Stay out of this.
23:11I'm in it all the way.
23:13If that man wants to leave town, you're not going to stop him.
23:30Kenyon!
24:00Kenyon!
24:30Nice going, Kenyon.
24:31Did you see that?
24:32Did you see that?
24:33My dad did that.
24:34My dad did that.
24:35You still think your dad's a coward?
24:36Oh, no.
24:41All right, Shoe, let's go.
24:44Mr. Kenyon, how long will it take you to deliver those cattle to the railhead?
24:48Oh, about 12 hours, Judge.
24:51Better add another 12 hours for emergencies.
24:54Jeff, lock these two polecats up for 24 hours.
24:59It'll be a pleasure, Judge.
25:00Let's go.
25:03Now, you'd better get out of here and get them cattle delivered.
25:05Thank you, Judge.
25:06Can we tag along with you?
25:08You bet your life.
25:10From now on, we're riding together.
25:15That's the kind of grit I like to see in a man.
25:18Holding his family together.
25:24Let's turn.
25:28Let's go.
25:58There to stay, there to stay, till I die.