Devil's Doorway (1950)

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Genres - Romance, Western | Sub-Genres - Western Film | Release Date - Aug 27, 1950 | Run Time - 84 min. | Countries - United States of America

Devil's Doorway is a 1950 American Western film directed by
Anthony Mann for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern and Paula Raymond. Taylor portrays a Native American who returns home from the American Civil War a hero, having been awarded the Medal of Honor. However, his hopes for a peaceful life are shattered by bigotry and greed.

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00:00:00You
00:00:30You
00:01:00You
00:01:30You
00:01:50Yes, sir, what'll it be your beer cold
00:01:52I
00:01:55Ain't spoole. Oh, I heard the rebels had you for breakfast Zeke. Look who's here
00:02:06Glad to see you boys. I'm here Zeke. You look like something the Hawks drug in came 1800 miles
00:02:14Here let's get to welcoming you
00:02:16I
00:02:19Bought that trick for $10 gold piece from a guitar player in Cheyenne defies all laws of engineering
00:02:27over the teeth
00:02:34Looks like you did good for yourself in the army and metal all these stripes. What is that a sergeant sergeant major?
00:02:40When I was in the army
00:02:42The regular army we were a little particular who wore those stripes
00:02:48Alliance
00:02:49Which way did you come back?
00:02:52The overland trail you see the UP. Yes, 75 miles east old Ford Kearney
00:02:58And railroads gonna make a lot of changes a lot of changes Lance
00:03:02I can remember when you were a daddy and I trapped to win river country a man could walk a week
00:03:07We never see another living human
00:03:09Just them mountains big purple
00:03:14Yeah, it's getting so crowded a man can't draw a full breath
00:03:19Well, I'm gonna get rolling. Thanks. You see the old man. I don't miss my guess. He's on his way in here now
00:03:25How could he know Lance has come back? No the wind maybe but he'll know
00:03:29Thanks Bob. See you Zeke
00:03:34Fine boy, you'll do all right Willie
00:03:38Why not
00:03:41They never left his father alone, why should they treat him any different do you notice how sour the air got
00:03:49You can always smell
00:03:51I
00:04:03Think who is that fella? He's a lawyer names cool. It's not here for his health. He's got lung fever
00:04:12Look who's coming
00:04:21You
00:04:31Hello father nada no more air mums are a beta
00:04:36My father forgotten the language of the white man. I
00:04:39Use it later
00:04:42Your health good
00:04:48We will go home
00:04:50Good bye Zeke. I am I
00:05:21Oh
00:05:46She's pretty
00:05:47sweet meadows
00:05:49Here you belong
00:05:53It's going to be all right
00:06:19You
00:06:30He got nape they don't kpop to get tea who's on who's on got me another question on quiz you must be Jimmy
00:06:39Well, you're going to make us a good foreman someday
00:06:49You
00:06:58Have you been to see a doctor no
00:07:01You don't know what's wrong with you in the winter. The leaf falls from the tree. No medicine can stop it
00:07:07Your business is growing cattle. Let the doctors decide my blood grows cold soon. I will die
00:07:13Couldn't kill you with an axe
00:07:15Soon as you're feeling better. We're gonna work again
00:07:18I've got a saddlebag full of dreams. I made around the campfires in the war when the night was quiet
00:07:25Let the valley soak in the sunlight nurse it pet it
00:07:29Till sweet meadows is a ranch where we can live and all the kids after us
00:07:34It'll be ours father
00:07:35Warm plenty to eat nothing but peace
00:07:39Any man who comes along who's run out of luck will say pull up a chair and eat with us stay until you're ready to leave
00:07:45No, man, red or white will ever be turned away from our door
00:07:49The war has changed you
00:07:52I'll change the country
00:07:54Men didn't die for nothing
00:07:56Those who were left want to get along peaceful like me
00:08:00We lost our taste for fighting. How you find your peace?
00:08:04Why should anyone bother me now?
00:08:07You're tired father time for you to go to bed. I'll get a doctor out here tomorrow to look you over
00:08:12Do you think the white doctor cares if I live or die? I think so. Yes
00:08:19The whites outnumbers father
00:08:22The war is over all the wars even yours the country is growing up
00:08:27They gave me these stripes without testing my blood. I led a squad of white men
00:08:32Slept in the same blankets with a mate out of the same pan
00:08:35Held their heads when they died
00:08:37Why should it be any different now?
00:08:40Why should it be any different now you are home you are again an indian
00:09:00Broken lance
00:09:04There are scales over your eyes
00:09:07So that you are blind
00:09:09The truth will tear you
00:09:11What is the truth?
00:09:13Our people are doomed
00:09:16The white man knows great hate for us
00:09:19The doctor will come
00:09:22You think you can live with a white man
00:09:25There is only one way
00:09:28Be strong
00:09:29land
00:09:31flocks of cattle
00:09:32Don't tire yourself now
00:09:35Drop my body
00:09:38In the deep shaft
00:09:41Then you must keep this earth always
00:09:45For I am part of it
00:09:48An indian without land loses his soul
00:09:53His heart withers
00:09:57Sweet manor our mother the earth
00:10:08So
00:10:29Hmm
00:10:37Hmm
00:10:43Fifteen two fifteen four and a run of three. I got a 15 without a 15
00:10:50My Chris dr quillen
00:10:53Could you come right away? My father's very sick
00:10:55That's so
00:10:57I I sent one of my men. I guess you didn't understand
00:10:59I'm
00:11:03Please hurry doctor. Tell me where your horse is. I'll get him saddled nine
00:11:07fifteen two
00:11:0923
00:11:1131 I got patients here in town
00:11:14But i'm afraid my father's dying four. It wouldn't be right for me to leave my patients in town for uh
00:11:22You know, you're disturbing the game 14 20
00:11:2630
00:11:28You're not coming. Why don't you dig up the shoshone medicine man 30?
00:11:36You're coming with me hurry
00:11:56Ah
00:12:07Ah
00:12:27Oh
00:12:34Why that man's dead may I go now
00:12:45It didn't tell me how much I owe you doctor why uh, nothing nothing at all
00:12:56Oh
00:13:26So
00:13:56So
00:14:16I sent you my father to the land of the great mystery
00:14:23May you ride with him on the north wind
00:14:26Thank you
00:14:56So
00:15:13Good day, sir
00:15:15Where are you headed? I'm looking for grazing land for my sheep
00:15:18There's nothing that way but my land but mr. Coonan said sweet meadow belongs to me
00:15:26So
00:15:45Uh
00:15:57Ah
00:16:01Sheep must belong to that little man down there could be they gotta have land somebody else's land
00:16:27Cowboy didn't mean to push you up on the sidewalk, but this is cattle country
00:16:49Hello zeke howdy son
00:16:52Hey pretty, that wasn't my idea. Johnny camel hounded me. He's the governor, you know
00:16:58Somebody's got to be marshal. Oh fine. How'd they go?
00:17:01$36 a head. Hey, what are you going to do with all that money? Just put in the bank
00:17:06You see did you ever deposit eighteen thousand dollars in the bank every week?
00:17:12You put down the check and the man looks at it good then he looks at you all of a sudden he respects you
00:17:19All of a sudden he respects you
00:17:22That's what eighteen thousand dollars will do
00:17:26Lance I want to talk to you shoot
00:17:30Boy, there's nobody gladder than me that you've done so good in the past five years
00:17:36People are starting to talk
00:17:38Go ahead
00:17:39Ain't no use rubbing it in
00:17:42Well, you're not one of the leading citizens
00:17:44Wyoming's a territory now part of the usa. There's a different color of cat out here shopkeepers railroad men
00:17:52they used to
00:17:55to rich indians
00:17:58Lance you know what i'm trying to say watch yourself
00:18:06All right marshal I'll buy you a drink shot of moose milk no, no, thanks too early in the day come on
00:18:12You don't want to drink come on marshal. Do you good?
00:18:20Hello pop hello boys, please stand under the bar and bring up a friend
00:18:30What's the matter the well gone dry
00:18:32Dry
00:18:41How'd it get there I put it there it's territorial law
00:18:49You've got a job Zeke
00:18:52Civilization is a great thing
00:18:55So
00:18:57No law says I can't buy you a drink lance
00:19:00No, thanks, bob. How about you red rock?
00:19:03a choke
00:19:05We'll take soda water
00:19:06Huh?
00:19:07No law against an indian drinking water. Is there we can still breathe
00:19:10Sure, sure
00:19:13speaking of law
00:19:15Mike an interesting situation has developed with the formation of the territory and the opening of a regional land office here in wyoming
00:19:23All this land around here
00:19:25Is open to homesteading
00:19:27Real interest in development
00:19:31It's a particular interest to sheep men in nebraska and kansas
00:19:35You know, the range is burning up there this year
00:19:38So I thought it only fair to pass the word along to them that there's plenty of feed and water right here
00:19:43On land that's open for homesteading. As a matter of fact, they should be headed this way now
00:19:49I've been thinking of filing on a piece of land myself
00:19:53You've never seen sweet meadows. Have you? No
00:19:56It's like the laugh of a beautiful woman
00:19:59You ride through the devil's doorway and the wind is cold
00:20:04Then you see sweet meadows
00:20:07somehow the sky is a deeper shade of blue and the
00:20:10grass is greener
00:20:13oh, it's
00:20:16It's a dream all men have when they ache for home
00:20:22That's where i'm gonna file on sweet meadows
00:20:30That all right with you engine now, I don't want any trouble in here you're quite an indian lover, ain't you?
00:20:40Mr. Coolen
00:20:42There's only one solution to the indian problem
00:20:46You don't think it's right for an indian to control 50 000 acres of the best grazing land in wyoming. Not do you?
00:20:53No
00:20:55I don't even think it's right for an indian to stand at the same bar with a white man
00:21:06You better back up a little from the bar, I think
00:21:12I think you better stand back a little more
00:21:18Put you in the saloon and the first thing you know, you'll want to mix with us socially
00:21:25All right, it's a nice head of hair you got there red skin look good hanging from my belt
00:21:36Six
00:21:43So
00:21:53You're a sick man, mr. Cool
00:22:13So
00:22:31What
00:22:43Uh
00:23:03That's enough
00:23:13Give me that drink
00:23:19Have one on me
00:23:42You
00:23:45What about this homesteading business
00:23:49We better find out about it how
00:23:54See a lawyer coolin's the only lawyer now there must be another one someplace
00:24:06You bring the horses
00:24:12So
00:24:29Come in
00:24:38How do you do
00:24:40I'm looking for masters the lawyer ma'am. I'm masters
00:24:47The lawyer
00:24:49Yes
00:24:51Excuse me
00:25:10I'm in
00:25:15Oh
00:25:19I don't blame you for being surprised. Most people are when they discover a masters as a woman. Yes, ma'am
00:25:27Is there anything I can do for you, my name is broken lance i'm an indian
00:25:37I see
00:25:40You
00:25:44Please sit down
00:25:52I want to find out about homesteading
00:25:54I've read the bill. What is it? You want to know?
00:25:57If I haven't got title to my land other people can homestead it out from under me. Is that right?
00:26:02Afraid so
00:26:03What I want to find out is can I homestead my own land?
00:26:07Make the law work for me instead of against me. That's what most people are doing
00:26:11That's what I want to do
00:26:14Will you take care of it for me? Yes
00:26:18The first thing is to prepare an affidavit
00:26:23That's a bad cut yes, ma'am, what do we say in this affidavit?
00:26:29Yes, ma'am
00:26:33You're over 21 are you the head of a family no, ma'am
00:26:38Not married
00:26:40Are you a veteran three years?
00:26:44Organization third pennsylvania mounted cavalry
00:26:51Major battles can't expel antietam gettysburg
00:27:00You've had your share
00:27:03Any decorations congressional medal of honor
00:27:10You shouldn't have any trouble
00:27:14Has your land been surveyed
00:27:16No, ma'am
00:27:19Well, that's the first thing
00:27:20Since you can homestead only 160 acres. You'll want to file on the land your house is on and on the big water hole
00:27:26It costs ten dollars to file a claim
00:27:32How much for you
00:27:34There's not much to this say ten dollars
00:27:40When will I know about this
00:27:42Well, it'll take a little time. I'll send a surveyor out as soon as possible. Thank you, ma'am
00:27:48Thank you
00:27:50You
00:27:54If you'll if you'll wait a moment i'll get some water and stop that bleeding no, thanks ma'am it'll stop
00:28:07Mother
00:28:09What did you think of my first climb? I think you're crazy
00:28:13I see. There's no need to tell you of our confidential discussion. No, and I heard every word
00:28:19I can't think of a better way of driving away business in this town than to take the case of an indian
00:28:25You're probably right
00:28:27I thought about it. Well, for heaven's sake, why did you do it? We've got to be practical
00:28:34Father was the best lawyer I ever knew I always tried to think how he'd handle the situation. Well, he wouldn't have
00:28:42your father
00:28:44Oh, yes, he would too
00:28:47He'd have reached into his desk drawer pulled out a quart poured a couple of drinks and said all right son, what's your trouble?
00:28:57I think he'd have been interested in broken lands
00:29:02Well, if we don't eat regular I guess losing a few pounds wouldn't exactly emaciate me
00:29:17Hmm
00:29:21Mother take that gun back ori. We're in wyoming. We're going 15 miles from nowhere to an indian's camp
00:29:29I don't know what might happen. Neither do you
00:29:32This is ridiculous
00:29:34You give that indian lance pool the news. He's liable to blow up like a powder keg
00:29:41Get out
00:29:46Oh
00:29:55Helps somebody grunt for you couldn't have finished otherwise. Well, we're homesteaded
00:30:08Hello, are these your men? Yes
00:30:11Yes
00:30:13Need my card, they're just curious. How are you miss masters? I'm not sure
00:30:28Would you like to sit on the porch? Yes. Thank you
00:30:32My but this is a beautiful valley is it all yours? Yes, ma'am
00:30:37How big is it
00:30:39It's a circle 10 miles in diameter
00:30:42It's a great deal of land
00:30:44Not for 5 000 cattle. Do you have that many? Nope
00:30:48But I will have
00:30:53Thank you
00:31:02I heard from the land office. I'm afraid I have bad news
00:31:06Your homestead application has been turned down
00:31:11As an indian you don't qualify under the terms of the act
00:31:15Why not?
00:31:17Why you see it wasn't
00:31:20The law yes
00:31:26Under the law, you're not classed as an american citizen
00:31:31What am I
00:31:36You're a ward of the government
00:31:44So that's it
00:31:52I'm, sorry, mr. Poole
00:31:55I've got an idea
00:31:58If you got some men
00:32:00white men
00:32:01And they homesteaded on my land afterwards. I could buy it back from them
00:32:06I'm afraid we can't do that. We can't no, you see that's against the law
00:32:13Oh
00:32:16I know how you must feel about this, but there was nothing I could do
00:32:20It's the law and we have to abide by it
00:32:23I see your point
00:32:25Do you oh, I hope so sure
00:32:31I envy you ma'am you're being a lawyer
00:32:35Well, you've got a faith something to go by like a religion with you it's the law
00:32:42My father wanted me to study law
00:32:45It means a great deal to me. Yes, it must
00:32:49I've always wanted something like that
00:32:51Something to tell me what's right or wrong
00:32:55I'm glad you feel the way you do because then you don't have to bother about your conscience
00:32:59It's written out for you to follow
00:33:02No matter what it does to people it's the law
00:33:06Changing the law is something you don't have to worry about
00:33:11You probably want to go now i'll ride with you that won't be necessary. Mr. Full will be quite all right
00:33:15We are armed. I'll take you to the other side of the pass
00:33:19I wouldn't want anything to happen to you on my property
00:33:31So
00:33:38Don't touch him
00:33:41But he needs help he has to make it to the house alone
00:33:49Come on boy on your feet
00:33:51So
00:34:00Aren't you going to help me I can't just a little more jimmy. Come on jimmy
00:34:21Okay
00:34:35That was close
00:34:39You probably want to know what it's about
00:34:43Every show show me boy has to go through that. It's a test
00:34:47Before a boy turns into a man the tribe wants to know if he measures up
00:34:51What does he have to do
00:34:55He's given a knife nothing else no food no water
00:35:02He has to go up into the mountains above the snow line
00:35:06Bring back the talons of an eagle
00:35:09He has three days to do it in
00:35:12Has to be back on the third day
00:35:15Before the sun goes down
00:35:17Isn't it rather cruel?
00:35:22It depends on your point of view
00:35:24Sure. Johnny's are a small tribe. Every man counts
00:35:28Suppose one day that boy had to fight for his people
00:35:31Wouldn't it be a good idea if they knew they could depend on him?
00:35:34But he's not living with the tribe now. He'll never have to face that test here
00:35:39I hope not ma'am
00:35:46There's our warrior
00:35:52That's a fine set jimmy
00:35:55They're yours you've earned them
00:35:59Well, you made a shining spear you're a man now we're proud of you
00:36:06You won't have any trouble sleeping tonight
00:36:11That boy's got a good home
00:36:21Foreign
00:36:26Don't worry ma'am they're shishones
00:36:34Ran away from the reservation 20 sons passed
00:36:40Their hearts are dying because they have no freedom
00:36:46They have no milk and the children weep
00:36:52They've heard that broken lance has much land
00:36:54Why do you bother to translate? Do you care what I think?
00:36:57It has to do with the law. They've broken the law. I thought you might want to know
00:37:08Says they want a place to live they want a home
00:37:12What do you say now
00:37:14What do you think I say?
00:37:16I tell them to go away. I tell them I don't own my land
00:37:19They stay they'll only add to my troubles
00:37:22Uh
00:37:42This is thunder cloud
00:37:44I remember when I was a child. He was the greatest hunter and the bravest warrior of us all
00:37:51On the
00:37:54Once I fought as a mountain lion and hunted as the eagle
00:38:01Now my spirit is dead
00:38:05Even my eyes are dead
00:38:11We will die but we will never go back to the reservation
00:38:22The squadrons
00:38:46Why did you say to them I told them they didn't have to go back to the reservation
00:38:51I told them they were home
00:38:54You're the only people who know they're here
00:38:58No one will find out from us no one
00:39:02We'd better be on our way
00:39:15I'll leave you here
00:39:17Lance will you come to the house? I want to talk with you
00:39:24Well, wouldn't it be a good idea for you to be seen with me after dark?
00:39:28If you think so
00:39:31Lance I I guess I deserved what you said about the law
00:39:36I understand now what that law means
00:39:41And I want you to know if if you'll let me
00:39:44I'll work for you
00:39:47To get it changed
00:39:49I don't know if there's much I can do but but I want to try
00:39:54That's good to hear
00:39:57We haven't lost this fight
00:40:00I've been thinking about filing a petition
00:40:02Yes, ori. Yes. That's the idea if we can get enough signatures from people here
00:40:07The land officer will have to take notice
00:40:09I have faith in people lance and I think if they hear your side of the story they'll sign
00:40:14I'll write a few letters to congress myself
00:40:17That sounds
00:40:19Just fine
00:40:21Thank you
00:40:22well
00:40:25Good night
00:40:27Good night. Good night
00:40:30Oh mrs. Masters. Yes
00:40:32Next time you carry a gun as protection against indians better make sure the firing pin hasn't been rusted off
00:40:43Why
00:40:46That dreaded thing
00:41:04Through that pass you'll find green pastures and clean water for your hungry and dying sheep, mr. Cullen
00:41:16I
00:41:23Caught that man with his sheep trying to get out of my place
00:41:26I scattered the sheep and round them up later
00:41:29Let's get something straight
00:41:31The other side of that pass belongs to me stay off it
00:41:35That's a big horse. You're riding there. It's a long fall off of it
00:41:40Like you said he's a big horse
00:41:46So
00:41:51Well, there you are
00:41:53Unless it rains your sheep will be wiped out in a month and it never rains in wyoming in the summertime. Mr. Cullen
00:42:00It was your idea for us to come here
00:42:02What do you suggest now?
00:42:04Through that pass the range never dries up the mountains keep the wind out
00:42:09There's a water hole in there big enough to float a clipper ship in the grass
00:42:14It's belly high on a steer. Oh
00:42:17It's a place for home
00:42:20I'd like to live there myself
00:42:22All right, lawyer. We've paid you good money to tell us what to do. What's your answer?
00:42:27My answer is in effect the answer of the land office
00:42:30They inform me that indians
00:42:33Are ineligible for the benefits of the homestead law. The rest is up to you gentlemen
00:42:38Well indians have always fought for the land. Mr. Cullen
00:42:41Poole didn't strike me as being afraid. Well, it's my duty to point out the illegal rights
00:42:46The rest of course, you'll have to tend to yourselves
00:42:49fear
00:42:50Didn't enter into my considerations
00:42:53Why get your head blown off? If there's another way
00:42:56I'd like to talk to pool see his lawyer
00:43:00Maybe we can make a deal
00:43:02We want grazing and watering rights. Miss masters the rent lease or buy
00:43:08Go on
00:43:11Well legally we could go into sweet meadows right now, isn't that right?
00:43:15Why don't you
00:43:18I'd rather do it without fighting
00:43:22I see
00:43:25Miss masters those men are not going to let their sheep starve to death
00:43:33Would you care to go with me to talk to mr. Poole when can we leave right away
00:43:41You
00:43:43Not a foot mr. McDougall nothing personal I hope you do. All right, but not on my land
00:43:48You realize of course we do have the legal right to homestead on sweet meadows. I do
00:43:52Lance, it's your attorney. I recommend you come to some sort of agreement
00:43:56I want to follow your advice wherever I can but not this time
00:44:01May I speak with you alone
00:44:11You
00:44:16Don't be in a hurry about this
00:44:18It's serious
00:44:20Why did you bring him here ory
00:44:22Because I wanted you to realize the position you're in
00:44:26This is a time for compromise
00:44:31The shoshone's have a chief who compromised
00:44:34Even fought alongside the white man against his own race
00:44:37I'm not going to compromise
00:44:39Today my tribe's on a reservation shut in like animals
00:44:46There are a few of us left who won't go to a reservation we'll stay and we won't compromise
00:44:58Would you compromise
00:45:00If the land office reversed its decision about you
00:45:04What's going to make them change their minds? Maybe my petition will?
00:45:07If you had a legal claim to even a part of sweet meadows, you'd be better off than you are now
00:45:16All right, i'll make a deal with you if your petition works i'll talk to the sheep men, thank you
00:45:29Well, my boy your time's running out you'll have to make a move sooner or later
00:45:33Well, I promise miss masters to wait and see what happens with the petition
00:45:36Oh, let me tell you something about miss masters in the first place. She's
00:45:41Emotionally involved with that indian in the second place. She's shrewd. Oh, I have a high regard for her
00:45:47professionally
00:45:49But her petition is a fraud. It's a feeble attempt to stall for time hasn't got a chance
00:45:54Where'd you get all the confidence by talking to the land commissioner in cheyenne yesterday?
00:46:01What'd he say he told me that if that petition had the signature of every citizen west of independence
00:46:06It wouldn't change his decision one iota
00:46:10Yeah, but
00:46:12The indian will still fight. Oh, I doubt that. He doesn't want to fight. Why should he look here?
00:46:16I think that if you went out there and stake the claim
00:46:19You'd be doing yourself and the indian a favor. I think he'd resign himself to the inevitable
00:46:26Maybe you're right
00:46:28Well now this petition could drag on for months, couldn't it? Yeah, and I don't have to remind you that she'd die easily
00:46:43When did you go to cheyenne, huh? Oh I was in cheyenne last let me see but
00:46:49Just before the war nine years ago
00:46:59Yeah
00:47:03Looks like the kid swallowed it. Oh, I admire that boy. He follows the advice of his elders
00:47:09Well, i'll go back to town and see how the young lady's petition is getting along you you follow at a discreet distance
00:47:16And bring me news of the battle as quickly as possible, huh indian will chaw that kid up and spit him out
00:47:28A couple of sheep herders down to the waterhole they're driving stakes
00:47:58So
00:48:11You save yourself a lot of grief you'll just get out of here
00:48:14Paul
00:48:15My lawyer tells me this is land in the public domain and have a right to homestead it
00:48:21I told you once wait a minute. What can we do? What does sheep die and rot in front of our eyes?
00:48:26That's your lookout
00:48:29Don't come any further anytime you're ready
00:48:35You want that kid of yours to get out of here alive move
00:48:40What's it gonna take to teach you guys
00:48:48And I want to remind you that mr. Poole fought long and gallantly for his country
00:48:54He certainly earned the right to live
00:48:58If the citizens of medicine bow show confidence in this man
00:49:02And help him by giving him a guarantee that he can always be sure of just a portion of his land
00:49:09But i'm sure he'll not be unreasonable about the rest of it
00:49:14As it is
00:49:15He has every right to be suspicious
00:49:18Law says an indian ain't got no more rights than a dog
00:49:22So that's the law i've sworn to enforce
00:49:26I'll do my best even so i've known lance poole since his mother packed him on her back
00:49:32He's always been a good boy
00:49:34He's never made any trouble for nobody
00:49:37Just trying to hang on to his land
00:49:41So if he fights i've got to go out and try to stop him
00:49:46Marshall I reckon I shouldn't mix up in any politics
00:49:49But I feel pretty bad the way things are and there's nothing says the law can't be changed
00:49:55Give me the pen one moment
00:49:58One moment, please miss
00:50:01There's one thing that concerns me
00:50:03If we sign this petition and the government grants this indian title to his land
00:50:07Can you guarantee that he'll live in peace with his neighbors?
00:50:12Not revert to savagery, of course
00:50:15Of course
00:50:17Well in that case i'll be delighted to sign your petition
00:50:31Coolant coolant that indian just shot one of those sheep men the mcdougall kid
00:50:38There must be some mistake
00:50:40So
00:51:10So
00:51:19Rod i'm, sorry about what happened
00:51:23So am I
00:51:26Well, I guess nothing can stop it now
00:51:29What do you mean stop what
00:51:32The fight we're at the end of our rope. We've got to make a move
00:51:37We just can't take anymore
00:51:40So
00:51:56Oh
00:52:10Hello
00:52:16I just came from the sheep camp
00:52:18You're worried about them
00:52:19They have a right to live
00:52:21It's just as terrifying for them to be without a home as it is for you
00:52:26All right
00:52:27I'm afraid lance they can only endure so much then they'll fight that's their choice
00:52:34Lance can't you see if they fight it means you'll be destroyed. What can I do?
00:52:41Give in a little make a few concessions
00:52:45Lance they're coming west all the time and they're not going to stop. This is a question of survival for you
00:52:54The land office refused our petition
00:53:02Maury I want to ask you a question. Will you be honest? I'll try
00:53:08Do you believe deep in your heart that they have a right to my land
00:53:14Answer me orie
00:53:17Lance I believe they're human beings
00:53:21I believe everyone has the right to live
00:53:24You didn't answer me
00:53:26What can they do? Do you think they have a right to my land? Yes. Yes to a part of it anyway
00:53:37Oh, let me let me explain lance never mind dory I understand
00:53:45It's hard to explain how an indian feels about the earth
00:53:49It's the pumping of our blood it's it's the love we've got to have
00:53:55My father said the earth is our mother
00:53:59I was raised in this valley now i'm part of it like
00:54:04Like the mountains and the hills the
00:54:07Deer the pine trees and the wind
00:54:13Deep in my heart. I know I belong
00:54:19If we lose it now we we might as well all be dead
00:54:37So
00:54:44Don't feel bad ory you tried to see it my way
00:54:49You've been a good lawyer
00:54:52I'll write home with you
00:55:07So
00:55:19Marshal you're stalled as long as you can
00:55:22You've deliberately ignored your duties as a peace officer and a servant of the people
00:55:26The indian's petition has been denied
00:55:30Now
00:55:32Are you going to give these men the homestead protection they're entitled to or aren't you?
00:55:38I guess I ain't got much choice. All right
00:55:42Some of you get the sheep moving and the rest come along with me
00:55:52Notice how pretty them mountains look today
00:55:55Yeah
00:55:57I was always one of them fellows that wanted to die with my boots off in bed with people standing around crying over me
00:56:27So
00:56:57So
00:57:12Don't come any closer zeke
00:57:21Zeke don't you wouldn't hurt me lance
00:57:28You
00:57:46I'll never be any closer than that. Bring on the sheep
00:57:57So
00:58:27So
00:58:58So
00:59:06Yeah
00:59:28So
00:59:46So
00:59:58So
01:00:16So
01:00:27So
01:00:52Here
01:00:57So
01:01:22Oh
01:01:27So
01:01:40Oh
01:01:57So
01:02:15Gentlemen
01:02:16In my hand, I hold a telegram
01:02:18From the governor of the territory of wyoming appointing me temporary united states marshal
01:02:24I need hardly remind you of the purpose of our assemblage
01:02:29Who could blame us if we dangle pool and his indians from the yard arms of telegraph poles as a warning to other redskins?
01:02:38The volunteers in this punitive expedition will have first choice in the homesteading of sweet meadows
01:02:46commanding officer fort laramie
01:02:51Temporary us marshal
01:02:53forming posse
01:02:55to attack sweet meadows
01:02:58Strong possibility
01:03:01Indians escaped reservation hiding there
01:03:06To prevent mob violence urgently request presence here federal troops to deal with situation
01:03:16Please reply immediately
01:03:23So
01:03:53So
01:03:57How can I fight without a gun I can't shoot a shovel you'll get a gun soon enough, I hope so
01:04:23So
01:04:32We'll be ready by sundown that's good
01:04:36Probably get here late this afternoon and head at night
01:04:38Indians aren't supposed to be able to fight at night
01:04:41We'll need sleep
01:04:44We'll need more than that
01:04:46So
01:04:51All right men, let's go there's no hurry take your time
01:04:55So
01:05:13Is that the answer no, that's a call for rock springs
01:05:25So
01:05:29This is it it's from fort laramie
01:05:55So
01:06:06The indians built himself some good defenses
01:06:09He's probably got about 18 guns if we hit them all three sides each group will face about six indians
01:06:15Shouldn't be difficult
01:06:17Be dark in 20 minutes, we'll wait
01:06:25So
01:06:39All right, men it's dark enough let's get this over with mr. Coleman wait I have news
01:06:46Oh
01:06:51You should be glad to hear this it can wait we have work to do jenkins
01:06:54You take 12 men and circle to the north chambers
01:06:56You I see no need for you men to get all shot up when the united states cavalry is willing to do the job
01:07:01Hey, what's the cavalry got to do with this?
01:07:03Yes
01:07:07I'm dispatching immediately troop b with instructions to dispose uprising madison bow indians
01:07:14signed major b haskins commanding officer
01:07:17This is a local problem and the solution to it lies entirely within my authority as united states marshal
01:07:22Of course, mr. Coolen
01:07:24I was just thinking of your men
01:07:26When trained soldiers are willing to do the job. Well, I think you're right. Mr. Masters
01:07:33There's still some work we can do before the troops get here. We can soften up the indian a little he
01:07:40Seems to favor dynamite
01:07:43What's the lady lawyer doing hard to tell cool it'll make a move soon
01:07:54Not yet when
01:08:03So
01:08:34Hey
01:08:47Get them out of here
01:08:51Take them out of here back to the reservation go on why lads
01:08:55If they're not here, I might have a chance to save this place
01:08:58They brought all the trouble here send them back to the reservation
01:09:01If you want to save their lives, why don't you say so
01:09:05They haven't got a chance
01:09:08Tell them anything just get them started plans. You know, they won't go do as I say
01:09:12All right, but they won't go
01:09:31So
01:09:59They won't go
01:10:01So
01:10:04All right
01:10:06They want to stay
01:10:09They're set on dying
01:10:11Let's make it count
01:10:15Let's go out after them
01:10:31Hey ed
01:10:34Ed you there
01:10:41Ed you deep wake up
01:10:47Hey
01:11:01So
01:11:31So
01:11:50Open up
01:12:01So
01:12:03Jimmy
01:12:07Here's that gun you wanted take good care of it
01:12:26Let's go
01:12:31So
01:12:33So
01:13:00United states cavalry
01:13:04Who's in command here miss? Oh, please lieutenant stop me stop this attack on innocent people
01:13:09Everyone in that house will be dead
01:13:11There are women and children in there
01:13:13I don't like it any better than you do, but I have my orders
01:13:16The indians can stop it anytime they want to by surrendering
01:13:19All right
01:13:21Make the posse stop this useless slaughter and i'll go in and talk to them
01:13:25I used to be lance pool's attorney. I'll stop the posse now, but I still got my orders the indians must go back to the reservation
01:13:33Thank you. Good luck
01:14:03So
01:14:33Oh
01:14:59Well
01:15:02Oh lance
01:15:05You think it's all over with us might as well give up
01:15:09Lance with the cavalry here. It's hopeless
01:15:13Got any suggestions
01:15:15Yes, I have
01:15:17If you surrender to the federal troops, you'll get a fair trial
01:15:22Still got your religion, haven't you?
01:15:24What do you think a wyoming court would do to a bunch of indians who fought for their land?
01:15:29Yeah, at least if you give up the cavalry you'll get a trial
01:15:33That's more than coolin would have done
01:15:36That's why I telegraphed fort laramie
01:15:40I wondered how the troops got here. I was thoughtful of you
01:15:44Cooling wanted to lynch all of you. Does it make much difference which way?
01:15:51If you're determined to die that's your choice
01:15:54But what about the women and children in there?
01:15:57What about them ori
01:16:00They have a right to live
01:16:02on a reservation
01:16:05All right on a reservation
01:16:10Children were happy here
01:16:13They didn't want much so they could be happy
01:16:16Have to eat medicine if they got sick
01:16:20Listen to the old men telling stories about the past
01:16:23They could speak their own language and worship their own god and know they were loved
01:16:31You tell them to go back to the reservation ori
01:16:35But be sure and tell them they won't get any of those things there
01:16:38Tell them to go back
01:16:40You tell them something too
01:16:43Try to tell them why they're dying
01:16:46See if the babies understand you
01:16:49Even a baby has the right to know why he's dying. They're dying
01:16:52They're dying because because you say they should that's why
01:16:56Who are you to ordain who shall live and who won't
01:17:02It's good to have advice just what I needed especially now
01:17:06Nothing in indian needs like a speech from a lawyer telling him to give up
01:17:12Now you've made it your conscience is clear
01:17:16It's much more than conscience lands and it's more than the women and children
01:17:23If you're trying to say it's feeling for me then I don't believe you
01:17:29Color of my height means just as much to you as it does to them out there
01:17:34You found out I could be lonely for a woman like any other man you stay on the safe side of the fence
01:17:43How much does my life mean to you ori
01:17:47What would you give to see me live
01:17:49I
01:17:52Would you let an indian put his arms around you
01:17:56Would your conscience say it's worth kissing me
01:18:09You better go back now
01:18:12What are you going to do
01:18:16Tell the lieutenant he'll have to come and get us
01:18:19But lance can't you see don't you understand now
01:18:50So
01:19:00Don't cry ori a hundred years from now it might have worked
01:19:19So
01:19:49So
01:20:19So
01:20:50So
01:21:07Boom holy topless now give yourself up
01:21:13We'll give up
01:21:16If you let the women and children go back to the reservation it's a deal
01:21:36Jimmy
01:21:46You're the man now jimmy
01:21:50Take them back to the reservation i'd rather stay and fight
01:21:59You're the only man left take good care of the children
01:22:15So
01:22:45So
01:23:16So
01:23:22Where are the others
01:23:28We're all gone
01:23:37It would be too bad if we ever forgot
01:23:45So
01:24:15You