Not Rated | 26min | Adventure, Western, TV Series | Episode aired 3 January 1956
Ricky and Sandy come to the assistance of a young lawman who is being held responsible for the mistakes of his predecessor.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: Robert Schaefer, Eric Freiwald
Stars: Champion, Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon
Ricky and Sandy come to the assistance of a young lawman who is being held responsible for the mistakes of his predecessor.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: Robert Schaefer, Eric Freiwald
Stars: Champion, Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon
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00:00♪ Champion the Wonder Horse, Champion the Wonder Horse.
00:11♪ Like a streak of lightning flashing across the sky.
00:14♪ Like a swiftest arrow whizzing from a bow.
00:17♪ Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly.
00:21♪ You'll hear about him everywhere you go.
00:24♪ The time will come when everyone will know the name of Champion the Wonder Horse.
00:54All right boys, take me back to the ranch and you can join your herd.
01:24Holy cow!
01:48You all right, son?
01:49Yes, but I wouldn't be if you weren't such a swell shot, mister.
01:53You're lucky I saw that mountain lion in time.
01:56Oh, I bet I know who you are.
01:59You're the new assistant marshal.
02:01That's right, son.
02:02Gee, Marshal Brady will be glad to see you.
02:06All he talks about nowadays is how he can retire when the new marshal takes over.
02:11Sounds like you know him pretty well.
02:12He's one of our best friends.
02:14Me and my uncle, Sandy North.
02:16I'm Ricky.
02:17I'm Johnny Gray.
02:19Well, I better get into town and report.
02:21Nice to know you, Rick.
02:23So long, Marshal.
02:24Thanks again.
02:32Marshal Will Brady to retire.
02:37Well, I guess that makes it official.
02:39Man has to step down sometimes, Sandy.
02:42I'm lucky I lasted this long.
02:44Oh, you'll be around a long time yet, Will.
02:46We'll miss you, though.
02:47Oh, I'll still be around.
02:48Moving a mile slower.
02:49Spending a lot of time fishing, but still around.
02:56Well, you can go back now, champ.
02:58We were both pretty lucky.
03:04Uncle Sandy!
03:06Marshal Brady, I'm glad you're here.
03:08I just met your new assistant.
03:10He saved my life.
03:11How come?
03:12Well, there was some kind of wild animal.
03:15And he was just about to jump on me and champ,
03:17when the new marshal saw it and got it with one shot.
03:22If he's that handy with a gun,
03:23I guess I made a good pick for my replacement.
03:25And you won't miss me too much.
03:27Well, he'll be in town by now.
03:28Why, George, I should have been there to meet him.
03:30Want to come along, Sandy?
03:31Well, I do.
03:32I want to thank him for keeping Ricky from being bait.
03:34We'll be there just soon as we do a few chores and saddle up.
03:37See you then.
03:46Nice guns, ain't they?
03:48Yeah, yeah, they sure are.
03:50The whole town chipped in and bought them for Will as a present,
03:52by the time he busted up the Willoughby gang.
03:54I know about that.
03:55A lot of other things Marshal Brady has done.
03:57Yes, sir.
03:58Will is one of the greatest lawmen the West ever saw.
04:00It's going to be mighty tough for anybody to fill his boots.
04:03Mighty tough.
04:04Hold it, Fred.
04:07I'll be back.
04:11Howdy.
04:12I'm Johnny Gray, Marshal.
04:13You don't have to tell me, son.
04:15This here is Fred Carter.
04:17Glad to know you, sir.
04:18How are you?
04:19You'll be seeing a lot of him.
04:20He takes a big interest in what's going on around town.
04:22Yes, sir.
04:23I sure do.
04:24I'll see you again, Gray.
04:25Goodbye, sir.
04:27Fred means well if he's liable to stick his nose in where it ain't wanted.
04:31You got your papers, Johnny?
04:32They're in the saddlebag, sir.
04:37There you are, sir.
04:49It says here you're a pretty good marksman.
04:52But nothing about wild animals.
04:54The boy told you about that, huh?
04:55Oh, I was just lucky.
04:56Must have been if he used a .38.
04:58.38's a good gun, Marshal.
05:00Sure, but you're going to need larger caliber around here.
05:03Say, wait a minute.
05:09Buckle this .44 on, son.
05:10It's a special pet of mine.
05:12And you're the boss, eh?
05:14Well, not much longer.
05:15You live up to what I've heard about you,
05:17and you'll be in charge before you know it.
05:19You see, I'm getting a bit lazy.
05:21Got my mind set on going fishing.
05:23Well, I'll do my best.
05:24No, you will.
05:25Say, why don't you go out and look the town over?
05:28Let the town look me over?
05:30Well, Marshal.
05:33That's him, eh, Fred?
05:35Yeah.
05:36Let's hope he's half as good a man as Will.
06:01Rimfire.
06:16Bayless.
06:23Get those hands off me.
06:27Get those hands up, Johnny.
06:29I said get them up.
06:35What in tarnation?
06:41Bayless gang holding up the bank.
06:57Take it to the bank.
06:59Is it bad?
07:01I don't know.
07:02But what I do know is,
07:03we can't use the Marshal around here
07:05who's as scared to draw his gun.
07:07Look, I...
07:09Help me get him into the office.
07:11Somebody bring a doctor.
07:22You missed it, Sandy.
07:23That new Marshal over there?
07:25Sandy, that new Marshal ain't worth a lick.
07:32And there he stood,
07:33reaching for that piece of sky.
07:35He's not like that.
07:36There must be some mistake.
07:38Only mistake was thinking Johnny Gray's a Marshal.
07:41Johnny Gray.
07:42Johnny hands up, that's what he is.
07:44Come on, Ricky.
07:45Let's go inside and see Will.
07:51It's the first time I've stopped a bullet.
07:53Says I'll be up around too soon.
08:07Sure, staying in bed is like a vacation,
08:09getting rested up before going fishing.
08:15What are you doing in there, Johnny?
08:17Be right with you, Marshal.
08:19Get those posters for me, will you, Ricky?
08:22Are you sure it was Bayless, Will?
08:24Sure.
08:25Seen him too often to be wrong.
08:28He's got his picture right here.
08:29There it is.
08:36Recognize this armor, Johnny?
08:39Yeah, too well.
08:40He's the one who had the drop on me.
08:42That was the first time I'd ever seen Bayless,
08:44except on one of these.
08:45Heard plenty about him, though.
08:47Gosh, Johnny.
08:48From the way he got that wild animal so quick,
08:51something must have gone wrong.
08:53Well, Ricky, maybe the reason I was so slow
08:56is because I didn't expect trouble to drop out so quick.
08:59Well, a thing like that could happen to anybody, Johnny.
09:01Sure.
09:02Many's the time I've been caught flat-footed.
09:05Well, it won't happen to me again, Marshal.
09:07I can promise you that, if I get another chance.
09:09You're pretty near bound to.
09:11When that Bayless picks himself a territory,
09:13he don't leave until he's good and ready.
09:18Could I talk to you, Will?
09:20I'm feeling a bit peaked, Fred.
09:24Better talk to Marshal Gray.
09:29I'll see you later, Will.
09:32You may as well know it, Gray.
09:34We're getting up this petition to have you removed.
09:36Well, I can't stop you.
09:37Aren't you flying off the handle too fast, Fred?
09:39You mean you want this Johnny hands up for Marshal?
09:42I want him to have a fair chance.
09:44Men don't need more than one chance
09:46to prove if he's yellow or not.
09:47Easy, Johnny.
09:48We want your signature on this petition, Sandy.
09:50Not me, Fred.
09:51With Will laid up, we got as good as no law in this town.
09:54Sure.
09:55If that's not so,
09:56now I'd say we all better get out of here.
09:58Will needs rest and quiet.
10:00Go on, Fred, the rest of you boys.
10:02Come on, Ricky.
10:04So long, Will.
10:06We'll never get anywhere.
10:07I'll be seeing you, Johnny.
10:09Put his hands up if you're lucky.
10:13Johnny.
10:18Don't let all that fret you too much, son.
10:21Oh, well, a man can't help feeling bad
10:24when he's been made to look bad.
10:26I guess I should make it easier on you
10:28and everybody else in town and offer to quit.
10:30But I'm not going to.
10:31That's the stuff.
10:32I see you switched to the other gun
10:34instead of the one I gave you.
10:35Oh, well, Marshal, you know,
10:37you know how some guns feel easier in your hand.
10:40Sure.
10:41Uh, look, I better study these posters
10:43so I'll be able to spot the outlaws before they spot me.
10:46Good boy.
10:47Good boy.
11:18Johnny, meet me alone in Boulder Canyon tomorrow morning.
11:23Important.
11:24An old friend of your father's.
11:26And I guess you know who.
11:48Over here, Johnny.
11:55Surprise, kid?
11:57Some.
11:58What do you want, Bayless?
12:00Nothing much.
12:01You know, your pa was one of my best guns.
12:04So I thought it only right that I look up his kin.
12:07Well, I've got a surprise for you, too.
12:09What's that, Johnny?
12:11I'm taking you in.
12:12Oh, boy.
12:14What's that, Johnny?
12:16I'm taking you in.
12:18I don't think so, Johnny.
12:20Number one, you don't draw a gun fast enough.
12:23And number two, my boys have got you dead center
12:26right this minute.
12:30Morning, Marshal.
12:32You're sure not like your pa.
12:35He didn't make no mistakes.
12:37He made one that was joining up with your gang.
12:40He paid for that mistake with his life.
12:43Is that the reason you pinned on the tin star?
12:46Maybe.
12:47Then I reckon I made a bad investment.
12:49What do you mean by that?
12:50Who do you think's been keeping you since your pa was killed?
12:53I've been sending you money every month
12:55till you finished your schooling.
12:57You're lying.
12:58That money was sent to me by my uncle from Dodge City.
13:00Sure, Uncle Jay Bayless.
13:02I promised your pa I'd see to your bringing up.
13:04And I always take care of my boys.
13:06If I'd known that, I wouldn't have accepted a penny of it.
13:14Johnny!
13:17Take it any way you like, Bayless.
13:19But if you don't get out of this territory, I'll get you.
13:25You have a loud bark, Johnny, but I ain't noticed no bite.
13:29You know, I bet if I waved a gun under your nose,
13:32your hands would shoot straight up in the air,
13:34just like they did in town.
13:36There was a reason for that.
13:37There sure was.
13:39You haven't got any nerve.
13:41You're sure not like your pa.
13:43He'd have started shooting proper.
13:45I guarantee you the next time we meet,
13:48I'll be just like my pa.
13:50And that might be real disconcerting.
13:54All right, boys, come on down.
14:01Get him tied up.
14:12Uncle Sandy!
14:15I saw Johnny with Jay Bayless.
14:17What?
14:18Up in Boulder Canyon.
14:20Are you certain?
14:21Sure I am.
14:22I recognized Bayless from that poster.
14:25Well, it looks like I've been wrong, Ricky.
14:27I guess I should have signed that petition after all.
14:30Gosh, it's sure hard to believe
14:32that Johnny would throw in without laws.
14:35What do you suppose he's up to?
14:37I don't know, Ricky, but there's one way I can find out.
14:39How's that?
14:40Ask Johnny.
15:00Throw down the box.
15:09Bang!
15:30Hey!
15:35What now?
15:36Well, first we turn the marshal loose.
15:38You know, I'd like to be in town
15:40when he tries to explain how this happened.
15:42So would I.
15:43After that, fresh horses.
15:45Then we leave this territory far behind us.
15:47Let's go.
15:52Yes, sir.
15:53He wasn't even around to throw up his hands
15:55when the stage got held up.
15:56Might as well have no law at all,
15:58what with Will laid up and Johnny hands up here in town.
16:01We've got almost enough signatures on this petition.
16:03He won't be around much longer.
16:04Good.
16:05And that's it, Sandy.
16:07That's the whole truth.
16:09I didn't know until today that it was Bayless
16:11who'd been sending money all these years.
16:13And that's not the reason you didn't draw on him in town.
16:15I've already told you about that.
16:17I was caught off guard.
16:18I believe you, Johnny.
16:20But it's going to be tough to explain
16:21to all those people outside.
16:23Well, even if I could explain, talk wouldn't quiet them.
16:25Well, what are you going to do, Johnny?
16:27You both know the answer to that.
16:32You know, Will, I've got a feeling those people out there
16:34are going to do a lot of apologizing pretty soon.
16:36Yeah.
16:37But there's still something kind of bothering me, Sandy.
16:40What do you mean?
16:41Well, nothing I can put my finger on.
16:44I've just got a feeling Johnny's choking something back.
16:48And he's riding after three men.
16:50I think I'll go along and help him.
16:52You leaving us, Marshal?
16:54He's probably afraid Bayless will come back for a showdown.
16:57You ain't even given us a chance to get out our petition,
16:59Johnny hands up.
17:01Be careful of the prairie dogs, Johnny.
17:03They're mighty tricky at sneaking up behind you.
17:07I'm worried about Uncle Sandy being gone so long, Rebel.
17:11And I'm not waiting any longer to find out what happened.
17:18Jim!
17:23I thought I told you to go on back to the herd.
17:29Oh, all right.
17:31If you're going to act that way,
17:33you can come with me to find Uncle Sandy.
17:55Hey, it's Johnny.
17:57I wonder where in the world he's going.
18:00I wonder where in the world he's going.
18:03We better find out, champ.
18:31What's the idea, Sandy?
18:33The trail gets kind of lonely, Johnny.
18:35I don't usually travel with a nursemaid.
18:37You know better than that.
18:39You're tackling a pretty big job for one man.
18:41An extra gun might come in handy.
18:43Particularly since mine doesn't get much action, is that it?
18:46I didn't sign that petition, Johnny, remember?
18:49Yeah, I'm sorry, Sandy.
18:51Only one thing puzzles me.
18:53Oh, what's that?
18:55Well, I know who you're going after.
18:57Sandy, I'm playing a hunch.
18:59I hope it works out.
19:01So do I, Johnny.
19:03I'm going to be with you if it does.
19:09We're riding out together.
19:13Uncle Sandy didn't say I had to stay home.
19:17Uncle Sandy didn't say I had to stay home.
19:40Still keeping it a secret, Johnny?
19:42Why Ridgeville?
19:44Well, when Paul was in the Bayless gang, they used Ridgeville as a contact spot.
19:47They had friends here.
19:49Do you know any of these people?
19:50No, so that's why we'll have to split up.
19:52We'll each cover a section of the town.
19:54I don't think Bayless will be looking for us to be on his trail.
19:57Sandy, there's one thing I'm sure of.
19:59Yeah?
20:00If he's here, we'll find him.
20:14I don't see any sign of Johnny or Uncle Sandy.
20:17I'm sure they rode in here.
20:37What'd you find out?
20:38I made a deal with some fresh horses.
20:40They'll be leaving tonight.
20:44Nice.
20:45Looks like we've got a visitor.
20:54Let me go!
20:56Help!
21:03Johnny!
21:04Johnny!
21:05Johnny!
21:06Johnny!
21:07Johnny!
21:08Johnny!
21:09Johnny!
21:10Johnny!
21:11Johnny!
21:12Johnny!
21:14No, down, Rebel, down!
21:21What are you snooping around here for?
21:23I wasn't.
21:24I... I was looking for somebody.
21:27I guess he's not here.
21:33It must be the kid's horse.
21:35What's this all about?
21:36Nothing.
21:37Honest, let me go, please!
21:39You're gonna stay here until you tell me what's going on.
21:44Hey, that's Champ!
22:05Ricky must be in there.
22:07Yeah, maybe Champ will just have a look.
22:09Let's go.
22:13It's not long enough for me to get inside.
22:18You cover the barn door.
22:44Come on, let's get out of here.
22:46That Mustang will bring the whole town on us.
23:13Hold it!
23:29Hold it!
23:37Get him, Johnny!
23:44Gee, Johnny, you were great.
23:46Well, maybe this will teach some of those mule heads in town.
23:49I could have done it alone.
23:50You did plenty alone.
23:52I saw it all.
23:53I'm saying this for you, young fellow.
23:55When we get back into town,
23:56I'm gonna have the marshal put you in the hoosgow
23:58for sticking your nose into trouble.
24:00Well, I didn't.
24:01I was only looking for you.
24:03Oh.
24:04Well, in that case, I guess it'll have to be all right.
24:14Hey.
24:39Davis!
24:40You got him, Johnny?
24:41Stop right where you are.
24:42I don't want to hear any more of this hands-up business.
24:45It was my fault.
24:46It's all right now, marshal.
24:48Not yet, son.
24:49I loaded this gun belt into the gun Johnny was wearing
24:52when these jaspers here held up the bank.
24:54He's been swallowing in that Johnny hands-up handle
24:57trying to cover my mistake.
24:59Told you it was time for me to retire.
25:01What I did was load a centerfire gun
25:03with rimfire cartridges.
25:05Do I have to tell you there's no use
25:07drawing a gun that won't fire?
25:12I'm plumb sorry, marshal.
25:14So am I.
25:21Champion, the Wonder Horse.
25:25Champion, the Wonder Horse.
25:31Like a string of lights that's flashing across the sky.
25:35Like the swiftest arrow whizzing from a bow.
25:38Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly.
25:42You'll hear about him everywhere you go.
25:45The time will come when everyone will know
25:48the name of Champion, the Wonder Horse.
25:53Champion, the Wonder Horse.