TV-14 | 30min | Western, TV Series | Episode aired 10 March 1958
After a train robbery Jim Hardie is sent to guard a $20,000 payroll. An outlaw gang abducts him and one of the outlaws, using Jim's identification papers, takes his place to rob the local Wells Fargo safe with the help of the female clerk.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writers: Martin Berkeley, Clarke Reynolds, Robert Giles
Stars: Dale Robertson, Kent Taylor, Phyllis Coates
After a train robbery Jim Hardie is sent to guard a $20,000 payroll. An outlaw gang abducts him and one of the outlaws, using Jim's identification papers, takes his place to rob the local Wells Fargo safe with the help of the female clerk.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writers: Martin Berkeley, Clarke Reynolds, Robert Giles
Stars: Dale Robertson, Kent Taylor, Phyllis Coates
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00:00Wells Fargo carried much of the wealth of the West, and business was good.
00:26Too good sometimes, because it attracted the wrong kind of attention.
00:30Train robberies became a fine art, cleverly planned and daringly carried out.
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02:37There'd been a holdup near Globe, Arizona, a week or so back, and the home office was jumpy.
02:42So they sent me. When I got to Globe, I was to ride shotgun on the 3 o'clock stage, which was to pick up a $20,000 payroll.
02:51My plan was to make the water hold by dusk, to push on the first thing the next morning to Globe.
02:57The only trouble was, another man who called himself Jim Hardy got to Globe first.
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03:08Well, he's right on time.
03:10That sure got it straight. If this works, I'll sure have to hand it to you, Lee.
03:15It's foolproof.
03:16Hardy's no fool.
03:19I'll handle him.
03:22Go on.
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03:57Who goes there?
03:59Friend, mister.
04:09Howdy.
04:11How are you?
04:12Bedding down?
04:14Yeah.
04:15Say, aren't you Jim Hardy?
04:19That's right.
04:21My name's George Johnson.
04:23You were pointed out to me in Laredo.
04:27Folks sure think a lot of you there.
04:30Not everybody there is stuck on me.
04:33Give you a hand with the fire?
04:35No.
04:36No, it's all right.
04:38Heading for Globe?
04:42Maybe.
04:43Figures. After that stick-up last week, I was sure you'd come.
04:48It's my job.
04:51Well, guess I'll unload.
04:56Stand up, Hardy. There's a gun on your back.
05:03Just behave yourself and you won't get hurt.
05:07All right, boys.
05:08Coming.
05:11Yes, sir. I kind of figured you'd come a-running after that first stick-up.
05:15Sure is going to make it easy for tomorrow.
05:17I'm going to rob that payroll easy as pie.
05:19Maybe this taught you something.
05:22It taught me something, all right.
05:25I'm not sure just yet what it was.
05:28So that's the great Jim Hardy, huh?
05:31He don't look like so much to me.
05:33He don't feel like much right now, either.
05:35Bill, get his papers.
05:37Lee, tie him up.
05:45Hey, uh...
05:49Yeah.
05:51All I need now is that stocking-legged horse of yours and I'm all set.
05:56Jim Hardy, meet Jim Hardy.
05:59Come on, Lee, shake it up. We've got a long ride ahead of us.
06:05I'd been in trouble before, but nothing like this.
06:08My road agent was riding the globe with my papers to lift the payroll I was supposed to guard.
06:15And then I remembered.
06:18Rawhide stretches when it's wet.
06:20If I could get into the stream without awakening him...
06:38Come on.
07:08Come on.
07:39Come on.
07:58Hardy.
08:09Come on.
08:23The outlaws had at least a three-hour start.
08:26There wasn't a horse that could stand the pace.
08:29And I wouldn't have bet a plug nickel that I could make it in time.
08:39Well, here we are.
08:42I'll go and introduce myself to Wells Fargo.
08:45You know what to do?
08:47Right.
08:49Good luck.
09:08Come on.
09:39Jim.
09:41Pat.
09:43Pat Denway, you little rascal.
09:48Since when does Wells Fargo hire girls?
09:50Well, I just started. Most of the men around here work in the mines.
09:53Gosh, it's good to see you. You still owe me a dinner.
09:56And don't think I've forgotten.
09:58Oh, Jim, this is Mr. Harmon. He's new around here, too. Jim Hardy.
10:03How do you do?
10:04I'm glad to know you.
10:05I'm glad to know you. Well, my identification.
10:12Oh, it's a real pleasure to meet you, Mr. Hardy.
10:15Believe me, I'm glad you're here.
10:17Twenty thousand dollars in the safe. I've hardly slept.
10:21Especially after that robbery last week.
10:23Well, stop worrying. The money's as good as delivered.
10:26You'll never know how relieved I am that you finally came.
10:30The stage doesn't get in until three.
10:33You just stick with it, Mr. Harmon. When I get back to the home office,
10:37I'm going to put in a good word for you.
10:39That's very nice of you, Mr. Hardy. That's very nice indeed.
10:42Think nothing of it.
10:44By the way, if I'm going to guard the money, how's it packed?
10:49Did I overlook something?
10:51Well, you can't tell.
10:53You mind if I have a look at it?
10:55No, of course not. Come in.
11:19There you are.
11:28Looks fine. Tied right at the knots.
11:30That's your protection, you know.
11:31Yes, I know.
11:32They're sealed when you get them and they're sealed when they leave.
11:34You got nothing to worry about at the other end.
11:36That's right.
11:37Jim knows all the tricks.
11:39Oh, one other thing, Mr. Harmon.
11:42Never let anyone back here when you're opening that safe.
11:44You know, some crook might watch you and learn that combination.
11:48You're about the only one I'd let come back here, Mr. Hardy.
11:52Pat, I'm short of breakfast.
11:54How about joining me? Coffee or something?
11:56Well, if Mr. Harmon doesn't object...
11:58Oh, of course not. Go right ahead. Take all the time you like.
12:04If this horse had a heart, I'd make it.
12:06If he quit or came up lane, goodbye, 20,000.
12:09And if anything went haywire, goodbye to the lives of some good Wells Fargo men.
12:16Best meal I've had in a long time.
12:18The main thing is to be out of town before that stage gets in.
12:21They won't miss the cash until they open the safe.
12:24Then we'll be well on our way to Nogales.
12:26I sure hope so.
12:28Now, when we get back to the office, I'll get rid of Harmon. You can open the safe.
12:32I sure hope you can remember that combination.
12:34Will you stop worrying?
12:36I worry about everything.
12:39See you back at the office.
12:52How's it look, Quirt?
12:54Like Christmas in July.
12:57I'm gonna ditch Hardy's horse.
12:59The Wells Fargo horse is dynamite, so get a new one for me and one for Pat.
13:02Bring them around to the office in a half hour.
13:05Be ready to leave when we come out.
13:07I'll be ready.
13:12If things broke right, I'd make Globe in half an hour.
13:16But I wasn't counting on it. A lot could happen in a half an hour.
13:20That was the first time I saw Billy the Kid.
13:24Sheriff!
13:25Heard Jim Hardy was here. Never had the pleasure.
13:27I'm Jim Hardy.
13:29Jake Carlson. Good to know you, Mr. Hardy.
13:31Good to know you, Sheriff.
13:33Expecting trouble?
13:34Well, you... you never can tell.
13:36Well, if you do, just holler.
13:38See you.
13:39Bye, Cliff.
13:44You were telling me about Billy the Kid, Mr. Hardy.
13:47Oh, uh...
13:50Miss Stanton! What's the matter?
13:52Pat!
13:53Oh, she's sick, can't you see?
13:55Get some water.
13:56Pat.
13:57Pat!
14:00I don't understand. She was all right a minute ago.
14:02Well, just don't stand there. Get a doctor.
14:04Yes, sir.
14:05Here.
14:09I like taking candy from a baby.
14:11You know, you almost had me fooled for a moment.
14:13I own my breath.
14:15How far is the doctor?
14:16Down the street.
14:17Watch the door.
14:22Okay.
14:53They're coming.
14:58Hurry.
14:59Get back to your desk.
15:06How is she?
15:07Well, I can't figure it.
15:08She... she began to feel better almost as soon as you left.
15:11Oh, I'm sorry to cause all this trouble.
15:13This is Jim Hardy, Dr. Hill.
15:15And this is Miss Stanton.
15:17Miss Stanton.
15:19I'm sorry to cause all this trouble.
15:21This is Jim Hardy, Dr. Hill.
15:23What happened to you, young lady?
15:25Well, nothing really, doctor.
15:27It's just that it's so stuffy in here.
15:29I think if I could get some fresh air, I...
15:31It's a good idea, but just the same, you drop by my office later on.
15:35I will.
15:36Thank you, Dr. Hill.
15:37Anytime, Cliff, anytime.
15:40Pat, you better come out with me for some fresh air.
15:43Good idea, Jim.
15:46Cliff!
16:03I'll take your gun, mister.
16:05Sheriff, listen to me.
16:06There's nothing to listen to.
16:08Come on.
16:12There go the people you want, there.
16:14No tricks, mister.
16:17My name's Jim Hardy.
16:18Yeah, and my name's Grover Cleveland.
16:21You're under arrest.
16:23Let's take these horses.
16:24Come on.
16:35Take it easy, now.
16:36I only want to attract attention.
16:37You're making a mistake, Sheriff.
16:39Don't tell me my business.
16:40Use your head.
16:41I warned you.
16:44This man drew first.
16:45Maybe.
16:46It looked kind of close from where I stood.
16:48I say it's self-defense.
16:49He's right, Sheriff.
16:50I saw it, too.
16:51This man drew first.
16:52Thanks.
16:53This man and two others jumped me at the water hole.
16:56They stole my papers.
16:57I tell you, the Wells Fargo agent introduced me to Jim Hardy.
17:01He introduced you to a man who claimed to be Jim Hardy.
17:03That's the one that stole my paper...
17:05And he also stole my horse.
17:07A red Zara with four stoggan legs.
17:09Hey, there's a horse down in front of your office now that answers that description.
17:12Yeah?
17:13I'll prove it to you.
17:14Come on.
17:30I told you, since.
17:32By the time Hardy convinces him, it'll be too late.
17:35Come on.
17:38If this is a joke, you'll be the sorriest man in Arizona.
17:41What did I tell you?
17:42What did I tell you?
17:43Four white stockings.
17:44Yeah.
17:45You know, I haven't had a chance to see him since I've been here.
17:48Go on time.
17:50All right.
18:01Come here.
18:02Hurry up.
18:03Come on, boy.
18:07Well, what do you think?
18:08What do you think?
18:11Let's go see the agent.
18:17Cliff, do you know this man?
18:19No.
18:20Why should he?
18:21He's new here.
18:22My name's Jim Hardy.
18:24There must be some mistake.
18:26Mr. Hardy left here a few minutes ago.
18:28He was an imposter.
18:29His name's Johnson.
18:30He stole my papers.
18:31Where did he go?
18:32Why?
18:33He...
18:34Speak up.
18:35He left here with my clerk, Miss Stanton.
18:37It's probably a plant.
18:38Open the safe.
18:39But I...
18:40Open it up.
18:41Should be $20,000 in Copper Queen's payroll in there.
18:44I don't understand.
18:45His...
18:46His papers were in order.
18:53It's empty.
18:54I'll get a posse together.
18:57Where do you suppose he went?
18:58Who knows?
18:59Phoenix, Lordsburg, Nogales.
19:00You get your men on the road.
19:02I'll see what I can find out.
19:03All right.
19:07Come on.
19:38What's so funny?
19:40Oh, I'd love to have seen Hardy's face
19:42trying to convince the sheriff who he is.
19:44You should have gotten rid of him back at the water hole
19:46when you had the chance.
19:47Can't figure out how he got away from Bill.
19:50Yeah, maybe Bill's wondering that, too.
19:52If he's alive.
19:54You're smart, Quirt, but you're soft.
19:58I'm sorry.
19:59I'm sorry.
20:00I'm sorry.
20:01I'm sorry.
20:02I'm sorry.
20:03I'm sorry.
20:04I'm sorry.
20:05I'm sorry.
20:07We've got the payroll.
20:08We're in the clear.
20:09What more do you want?
20:11I'd like to be in Nogales.
20:13It's a long way off,
20:14and a lot can happen before we get there.
20:17Stop worrying.
20:18Come on.
20:31Sometimes you have to play a hunch.
20:33I was hoping this was a trail.
20:34Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't.
20:35I wouldn't know until I sighted it,
20:37and that might be too late.
20:54How stupid can you be, coming off of that water?
20:57The moment we left, we weren't thinking about water.
21:01Pat, look.
21:02Hardy.
21:06Now what?
21:07If I had a rifle.
21:08You haven't got one.
21:09It's been one fool mistake after another.
21:11I got an idea.
21:12Get off your horse.
21:27Well, what's that for?
21:28I'm going to leave you with a lame horse.
21:30Now you put on as if I kidnapped you.
21:32I'll be up behind the boulders.
21:34Hardy won't even know what hit him.
21:36Now you're talking.
21:37But my horse isn't lame.
21:39He will be.
21:40I'm going to tie this around his ankle.
21:42Real tight.
21:43Cuts off the circulation.
21:44It'll make him limp as if he were lame.
21:54And after I take care of Hardy,
21:56take off the hair,
21:57and the ankle's as good as new again.
21:59Come on, come on.
22:00He'll be here any minute.
22:02Now look.
22:03You stand clear of him.
22:04Give me an open shot.
22:06I wouldn't want to hit you, baby.
22:26Go.
22:57It seems to be your trouble, ma'am.
23:03Well, ain't nothing that bad.
23:10I'm so glad you came.
23:12I thought he was going to kill me.
23:14Who?
23:15Well, the man who robbed Wells Fargo.
23:17I'm Pat Denton, Mr. Harmon's clerk.
23:20And I'm here to tell you
23:22I'm Pat Denton, Mr. Harmon's clerk.
23:26He made me open that safe.
23:29And you knew the combination?
23:32Well, the clerk always does
23:33in case something happens to the agent.
23:36Yes, yes, of course.
23:39And then my horse went lame.
23:46He just left me here.
23:49If you hadn't come along,
23:50I don't know what would have happened.
23:55You fool, you stupid fool!
24:15It hits you where it hurts.
24:17Finding out a woman's no better than a man.
24:19It's something you never get used to.
24:22But one thing Quirt taught me,
24:24as he said he would,
24:26from then on my description was sent ahead
24:28to any Wells Fargo station my job took me to.
24:31We try not to make the same mistake twice.