Approved | 56min | Western | 1 March 1937 (USA)
A man who's a dead ringer for the leader of an outlaw gang kills the gang leader, then takes his place to try to bring the gang to justice.
Director: Robert F. Hill
Writer: Basil Dickey
Stars: Tom Tyler, Harley Wood, Milburn Morante
A man who's a dead ringer for the leader of an outlaw gang kills the gang leader, then takes his place to try to bring the gang to justice.
Director: Robert F. Hill
Writer: Basil Dickey
Stars: Tom Tyler, Harley Wood, Milburn Morante
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10:30Man common. Jack
10:37all right what do you have the trail for you know we come up here maybe he's lost
10:42his bearing. Like.
11:00A way to go we got to have you when you're
11:06a bronx double yeah not if you didn't wait to see if I was taken. Every man for
11:12himself in this game you got caught no need of all of us going to the judge
11:16sounds reasonable but you're all going now. I'll quit your
11:23kidding Jack we got to be on our way. You sold out to the log jack
11:29Granger Jack Granger did. I'm Tom Wade of the protective.
11:40Get
11:40a bar that hard. But.
12:10I. Get on that horse yes.
12:18So.
12:39I want any. Lance has been over the proposed holy matrimony to Sheila Granger
12:47looks as if she said no. No.
13:02She wouldn't have you. Well I don't know if I blame.
13:06My. Anyway. I think my plan better
13:14buy them off and get rid of them we better act quick she was expecting her brother
13:18Jack home. Jack coming on me. And he knows about the goal.
13:26There's the take the boys with you you need them as witnesses. That's why they want
13:32to close this deal before Jack Granger. All right.
13:52There must have been eight or ten of them bandits then Tom goes rattling off after
13:57two of them and leaves me with the rest but wait
14:00a minute you only brought in one what became of the other well. That's what I
14:05brought in I knocked over the hundred yards and when the rest of them saw what
14:10a dead shot I was there I take it over the hill. And don't go I find the gun
14:17empty and I can't reload. There's
14:21a rest of the opportunity. That's funny. I could have sworn there was more of them
14:29well he wouldn't have got us beyond the point himself off
14:31a Granger Granger. A Jerry lock these gents up I'll talk to him later yes sir
14:38come on Tom.
14:44What do you make of that.
14:58Now you and Jerry better have
15:02a list on it. I'll go out there to find
15:05a Jack Rangers next day Jerry comes along as
15:08a law but listen Watson somebody's got to tell Granger that his son isn't coming
15:13back. I guess that's up to you Tom. But you work that out between. OK Chief we'll
15:21be leaving within
15:22an hour.
15:37And. Going to march in Texas cattle.
15:46You're terrible. As
15:50a singer I guess I'm not so good. Now me I got
15:53a voice say one time when I was going to show you told me that one four times and
16:00different each time. That's all. So I went to the boss to draw my
16:06own.
16:18Quit worrying and then I feel sure we'll hear from Jack today. That's what we've
16:23been saying for months and we haven't heard from him in over two years. In the
16:29meantime our cattle are disappearing the whole comes they come from one.
16:36Of.
16:50One inside range where I got
16:51a proposition that I don't care to hear it I don't want to hear from you but from
16:55any of your pride. You've been having plenty of trouble your
17:02stock lately I hear you know darn well I have you know who's responsible.
17:10What do you want land more wants to buy your place it's not for sale five thousand
17:16dollars. Spot cash. That's enough money to buy
17:22a better ranch and relieve you of all this trouble.
17:25You. Know.
17:33We've been waiting to hear from my son Jack. I guess we can hold on a little longer
17:38you heard dad's answer keep your money.
17:48I don't know Sheila maybe that's an easy way out. Well and.
17:55I want to tell you. I haven't told you before
18:01dad Jack thought there was gold in Yellow Horse Canyon I thought so too once but I
18:07searched every foot of it.
18:15I can't fight any longer. We'd better take what we can get.
18:21All right well then you win.
18:27That's what you're going to go on this boy to make a plumb legal.
18:50I'll expect you to clear out of here in three days Granger.
19:21Keep under cover if Granger leaves the place before dark let me know I got.
19:32Don't take it that way honey why they'd have taken the ranch and we wouldn't even
19:37have this I don't intend you to have
19:39a dad they need to come back and get it so they won't come until tonight and I'm
19:44heading for town in the bank right now.
19:50But. But if I didn't be careful.
20:50Jack.
21:21I bet you hurt stranger Jack don't you know me I'm your dad you're
21:27a John Granger but I am.
21:33Let me take a look at that.
21:40Who did this. I didn't get a look at him but you ought to know Jack if it wasn't
21:47Lance Holcomb it was one of these men.
22:00I wish you'd come a day sooner Jack.
22:03I sold the ranch but now I've got nothing to show for it.
22:08That's all right we'll get the ranch back.
22:11There's something I've got to tell you.
22:12Your son.
22:13Now don't say anything about that now you may have been a little wild but now you've
22:18come home to stay.
22:42And you have come home to stay ain't you Jack.
22:47Yes dad.
22:49At any rate until we get our ranch back.
23:13Well come on boys.
23:19I'll tell you.
23:26Who is that.
23:28He wore a rope like a dog on Opry singer.
23:31Strange to me.
23:32Hanging around here all day like he's waiting for someone.
23:36Woke up one morning on the old city trail.
23:38Rope in my hand.
23:39Got a cow by the tail from a tie.
23:41Yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
23:43Yippee yippee yay.
23:45Old Ben Boat was a plain good boy.
23:47But he went to see the girls on a sore back.
23:49Boy from a tie.
23:51Yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
23:54Making a fiend of me every day.
23:56I just said yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
23:59Yippee yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
24:01Yippee yippee yay.
24:03Then it looked like rain.
24:05And my dog was sleeping in the wagon again.
24:07Yippee yay yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
24:10Yippee yippee yay.
24:12All of them.
24:14The best dirt cow puncher ever was born.
24:16Yippee yay yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
24:19Yippee yippee yay.
24:21Went to the ball.
24:22What happened to your wrist?
24:23Oh I tore it in the chaparral.
24:25Chasing some strange.
24:27Yippee yay yippee yay from a tie.
24:28Yippee yippee yay.
24:33And let me look at that wrist.
24:37Oh I'm an expert on wounds and first aid.
24:40Yeah?
24:42How are you on minding your own business?
24:45Well not very good.
24:48You know I'm plum inquisitive.
24:51You know one time down in Laramie.
24:53I got so curious.
24:55That I tried to find out how much money was in the bank.
24:59Then the sheriff came along with his posse.
25:02You never found out about the money?
25:04No.
25:05Dog gone it I had bad luck.
25:08Among the seven fellows I killed.
25:10Was the only man in town that knew the combination.
25:20Hey boys let's have that trail song again will you?
25:28Well come along boys.
25:38Listen to my tale.
25:39I'll tell you all the troubles on the old certain trail.
25:41Come a tie.
25:42Yippee yippee yay.
25:43Yippee yay from a tie.
25:44Yippee yippee yay.
25:45Yippee yay.
25:57Did you get it?
26:12What's that?
26:13Did you let that old man get the drop on you?
26:16I dropped Granger all right.
26:18It was his son Jack that creased me.
26:20Jack Granger eh?
26:25Then he did come home.
26:44Oh dad you're hurt.
26:48What's happened?
26:50Don't mind me honey.
26:52Look who I've brought home.
26:58Oh Jack.
27:00You're here.
27:02But I'm.
27:04Yeah but I'm.
27:06You know wait a minute.
27:08But I'm.
27:09Let me explain.
27:10Oh dad.
27:13Who did this?
27:14Whoever did has got the mark of one of my bullets on him.
27:17I'll look for him tomorrow.
27:19Let's take a look at your wound dad.
27:22And this family's going to hold a council of war.
27:36Listen boys.
27:38I've kept tab on Jack Granger ever since he left here.
27:41Two years ago.
27:43The last time I heard of him before today he was a member of the Tony Marsh gang.
27:50That makes him fair game for any gent that wants to win a reward.
27:56All right boys.
27:57Ma says there's no closed season on bandits and rustlers.
28:08Son.
28:10Yes ma.
28:11Be careful.
28:13You know your butt's that stick up job.
28:15And mistakes like that will get you a hemp necktie.
28:18Don't worry.
28:20Looks better than it did when you fixed it this afternoon Jack.
28:40It's coming along fine dad.
28:42You know.
28:45Somebody wants this ranch mighty badly.
28:49It's not worth the price Holcomb paid.
28:51Even if he's not the man that robbed you.
28:54The question is.
28:55What are they after?
28:57Why Jack.
28:58You ought to know what they want.
29:00Remember what you said to me when you went away.
29:06You said I was to keep it a secret.
29:08Sure.
29:09But you can tell it now.
29:11Well after Jack found traces of gold in Yellow Horse Canyon.
29:14He went out to raise money to work it.
29:17You were wrong there Jack.
29:18There's no gold on this place.
29:21Now if the Holcombs expect to find gold.
29:23But dad.
29:24Jack knows it's there don't you Jack.
29:26He can tell you the very spot.
29:29I guess I can find it again.
29:31When the time comes.
29:33I guess we better turn in.
29:35Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day.
30:06I'm back again.
30:07So I see.
30:08You should be in bed.
30:10Oh sit down.
30:11I've got to talk to you.
30:13It's about Lance.
30:15Who?
30:16Lance Holcomb.
30:18Oh Lance.
30:19Yeah Lance.
30:20He wants me to marry him.
30:22May I have a drink?
30:24Oh sure I forgot.
30:26I'm sorry.
30:35I remembered your old weakness Jack.
30:45But I forgot to bring it in.
30:46Now about this Lance Holcomb.
30:59That wants to marry you.
31:01Do you love him?
31:04No I despise him.
31:06But I thought maybe if I married him it would stop all this fighting.
31:10Now throwing yourself to the wolves won't settle anything.
31:13I'll uh.
31:14I'll look Lance over tomorrow.
31:16Now.
31:17Now you better go to bed.
31:19Alright Jack.
31:20But first we'll have our song.
31:22You remember the old trail song?
31:33Come along boys.
31:34Listen to my tale.
31:35And I'll tell you all my troubles on the old trail.
31:37Come a tie a yippie yippie yippie a.
31:40Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
31:43Left Texas on October 23rd.
31:45And traveled up the trail with the two you heard.
31:48Come a tie a yippie yippie yippie a.
31:51Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
31:53Why Jack.
31:54You've forgotten it.
31:55I'll have to teach you all over again.
31:57Yeah.
31:58I haven't been doing much singing lately.
32:00Well there's no time like the present to learn.
32:04Boys.
32:05Listen to my tale.
32:06And I'll tell you all my troubles on the old trail.
32:09Come a tie a yippie yippie yippie a.
32:11Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
32:14Left Texas on October 23rd.
32:17And traveled up the trail with the two you heard.
32:19Come a tie a yippie yippie yippie a.
32:22Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
32:25Rippled my horse.
32:26I don't know how.
32:27Broken at the horns of a dew.
32:29Do you count?
32:30Come a tie a yippie yippie yippie a.
32:32Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
32:35I heard it and I hollered and I done very well.
32:38Till the boss that boy just left.
32:40Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
32:42Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
32:45So I went to the boss for to draw my roll.
32:48He figured me out.
32:49$9 in the hole.
32:50Come a tie a yippie yippie yippie a.
32:53Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
32:59Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:02Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:05Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:08Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:11Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:14Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:17Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:20Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:23Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:26Come a tie a yippie yippie a.
33:29Stay there.
33:43Cover it up there, they'll see.
33:54Come on, Jack.
33:55Let's go get them.
33:56Jack let's go get him no use they'll be a mile away before we're saddled let's go
34:01inside we know where to find them when we want them.
34:21They've got the deed they've got the money.
34:24What more do they want they want me why the deed isn't so good well there's
34:29a witness to the whole of the line. That's right.
34:53You John Granger.
35:10Mighty pretty scenery you have around here Mr Granger.
35:14What do you want who are you Jerry McLean ma'am at your service.
35:19Terrible bandits and bad men and chief thief catcher of the cattlemen's association.
35:26You wrote you needed help well this ain't a one-man job.
35:32Listen pop when there's trouble in this state the governor's only got one problem
35:37that's rather to call out the militia or send for Jerry McLean.
35:42We may not need you now Mr McLean you see my brother Jack came home yesterday.
35:46He what?
35:51Well where is he now?
35:52Well he rode over the Holcomb ranch come into the house and I'll explain.
36:16All right old timer let's look him over.
36:26Of course we've got no proof it was the Holcombs but I'll bet a plug nickel that Jack finds out.
36:34The chump why didn't he wait until I got here?
36:38He's not a chump and how can he know you were coming?
36:42That's right he couldn't.
36:44Not unless the governor sent you a wire.
36:49He must have overlooked it.
36:51Where was this Holcomb place?
36:53The first ranch on your left as you ride south.
36:56I better give Jack a hand.
37:13Oh my there's somebody at the door.
37:43Jack Granger well we we heard you were home well it's mighty neighborly of you to call.
37:51Uh you remember Lance?
37:58Sure I know him.
38:02What happened to your hand Lance?
38:04A horse kicked me.
38:14You better do something about that bad horse Lance.
38:30Or you won't have a whole night left on the place.
38:33We intend to do something about it Jack.
38:36Just what are you doing here?
38:38To tell you since you got your money back you'd better hand over that deed.
38:43I heard you'd gone the stick-up game Jack.
39:44So
40:03put down that gun grandma.
40:06I can shoot the eye out of a net at 40 yards.
40:14What's going on around here?
40:18I'm the law.
40:20I'm glad you came officer.
40:21That man there is Jack Granger member of the Tony Marsh gang.
40:25He stuck up the place to get this deed that his father had signed.
40:31Well what have you got to say?
40:33She's right I'm Granger.
40:38I'll overdo with your eyes.
40:39Sorry ma'am I didn't get here in time to save your furniture.
40:44Come on tough guy get going.
40:58On your way.
40:59On your way.
41:05Shovel.
41:17Now get a board.
41:19Come on.
41:31Come on now get going.
41:37Fine bunch.
41:38Don't rub it in.
41:40With Jack in jail we'll have a free hand.
41:42We've got nothing.
41:43That cab detective will be back here as soon as he locks up his prisoner.
41:48So.
42:11What's the idea of running away?
42:14I could have captured that whole gang single-handed.
42:17I say one time when I was in.
42:19Yes I know you told me all about that.
42:21Now listen.
42:22We can't run up to Holcomb's unless we establish a motive.
42:25They feed us in court.
42:28You boys settle up pronto.
42:36This won't be worth a cent and Jack Granger starts talking in court.
42:39We've got to get that gold.
42:41I will ma'am.
42:42And they both mistook me for Jack.
42:44It was the only way to make Holcomb show their hand.
42:47It was a tough job.
42:49Don't tell me.
42:50I saw the girl.
42:52You get a posse from town and if I played my cards right.
42:55Those homers will lead me to the gold.
42:57Right.
43:12So.
43:34What's happened son?
43:35Oh Jack.
43:36Wait.
43:37I've got to tell you something.
43:40I'm not Jack.
43:46Well.
43:48One of the Holcombs must have tapped you on the head boy.
43:53Granger.
43:54Your son Jack was killed two days ago.
43:58I'm Tom Wade of the Protective Association.
44:13I was bringing you the news of Jack's death when you mistook me for him.
44:21So I played the part to bring your enemies into the open.
44:25Jack got your letter.
44:27He was on his way home to help you.
44:37But what are we going to do now?
44:39They're out for town at once.
44:41Both of you.
44:42The gang will be here any minute.
44:55Come on out Granger.
45:07Stand by.
45:12So.
45:42He's almost probably jack tipped off where the mine is.
45:51Uh we'll find out soon enough.
46:12So.
46:42So.
46:51Now you boys understand I just need you as witnesses.
46:55When there's less than six men to take I usually handle it alone.
47:01Have you been bashful like that all your life?
47:04Let's go Wild Bill.
47:31Well it don't look like there's been anybody here.
48:04So.
48:21Bring me the dynamite and fuse.
48:34So.
49:04So.
49:13Where's that rip-roaring son of yours?
49:16Your brother officer Mr. Wade followed the Holcombs to Yellow Horse Canyon.
49:20Well for gosh sakes show us to the Yellow Horse.
49:28Don't worry I drilled that hole deep enough to give us plenty of free gold.
49:32We have to make a getaway.
49:34So.
50:04So.
50:34So.
51:04So.
51:18Reach for the ceiling boys.
51:21Jack Granger.
51:32Sorry I misled you boys.
51:35Now stand steady while I take those guns.
51:45Granger's dead.
51:47I'm Tom Wade I'm the protector.
52:04So.
52:34Oh.
53:04So.
53:28There's a mine.
53:34So.
53:49So.
54:04So.
54:30Thanks for coming boys.
54:32Well this must be the fellow you said you were.
54:36Gary you better go and bring Mrs. Holcomb in.
54:39What me?
54:40Go after that old woman?
54:42Why why why you you you ought to be able to bring her in.
54:46Yeah but you see there you see.
54:49All right.
54:55How did you get here?
55:01Oh I thought you'd be back.
55:10So Lance buggered it after all eh?
55:13Yep.
55:16You're wanted in town.
55:18Well Lance never was much a count.
55:20Let's go.
55:31I'm gonna miss my new brother Tom.
55:35Suppose we drop the brother business.
55:39If I were properly persuaded I might.
55:42When are you coming back?
55:44It won't be long.