Film Gorillas
  • 5 years ago
30min | Western | TV Series (1955– )

Judge Bean's decisions displease some people like prohibitionist Dolly Mason. She backs opposing candidate Duke Castle, an outlaw says he's reformed. When he wins Bean and Taggart must figure out how the election was rigged.

Director: Nate Watt

Writer: Buckley Angell

Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Jack Buetel, Jackie Loughery
Transcript
00:00Take me home, take me home to the land of the Pecos.
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.
00:35Well, here it comes, only half a day late.
00:38It's moving pretty slow. There must be something wrong.
00:44Boo!
00:55Hello, Judge. How are you, Jeff?
00:57I see you're a little late.
00:58Sure am. Later in payday.
01:00Left-hand wheel hit a rock this side of Wilson's Ford and I limped all the way in.
01:04Any chance there's extra wheel at the livery?
01:08I don't recall one. You, Jeff?
01:10No, not if it's a stagecoach.
01:12Hope you're right. Then I can lay over here in Langtree for a few days.
01:24He's a nice-looking man.
01:26Too bad he's not as nice as he looks.
01:28Do you know him?
01:30Yeah, that's Duke Castle, the gambler.
01:38You know the lady?
01:39I sure do. She can cause more trouble than 50 gunfighters.
01:43Who is she, Uncle Roy?
01:44Her name happens to be Dolly Mason. I heard her make a speech once in Denver.
01:48Yeah, I read about her. She stands up for women's rights.
01:52She stands up and shouts for women's rights and a lot of other things.
01:55I know. She's the one that's against smoking, drinking, and gambling.
01:58And breathing, if you happen to be a man.
02:00She's what they call a reef warmer.
02:02I hope Jonas finds that wheel in a hurry.
02:10You're the storekeeper?
02:11That's right.
02:12How about selling me some cigars?
02:14Cigars, indeed.
02:19I never heard of such a thing.
02:21Here we are in the West, where the air is clean and clear,
02:24and you want to pollute it with tobacco smoke.
02:27Why don't you mind your own business?
02:31Just a minute.
02:32Yes, ma'am.
02:33Do you sell liquor in this store?
02:36Oh, no, ma'am. I don't.
02:38Well, it's a good thing you don't.
02:40Excuse me.
02:41Oh, just a minute, or I'm finished with you.
02:45Just a minute.
02:47Sorry, ma'am.
02:48Is there a place to stay in this town?
02:50I'm in a place where a respectable lady might be comfortable.
02:53You mean you figure on staying in Langtree?
02:56I do.
02:57Quite a spell.
02:58Do you think that's any of your business?
03:00Well, no, I guess not, ma'am.
03:03There's a boarding house next door, good food and lodging.
03:06Good. That's all I wanted to know.
03:15I guess that puts me in my place.
03:21Hey, Jeff.
03:22No extra wheel.
03:24I got to wait for the bad one to be rebuilt.
03:38Ain't that great?
03:39Gnawingly over here in Langtree for four or five days.
03:42Tell me something, young man.
03:44Yes, ma'am.
03:45Why did you fire that gun like that?
03:47I'm just happy, that's all.
03:49And you think that's an excuse for creating bedlam?
03:53You need a good lesson, and I'm going to give it to you.
03:56You!
03:57Hey!
03:58You good ruffian!
03:59I'll teach you!
04:00You!
04:01You good ruffian!
04:02I'll teach decent people!
04:05It's clear to me that this town is in need of culture and reform.
04:09So I've decided to stay and see that it gets both.
04:12Maybe I should have arrested her for disturbing the peace.
04:15My boy, there's times when you make arrests,
04:18and there's times when you don't make arrests.
04:21This is one of those times when you don't make an arrest.
04:24If you're smart.
04:29You all right?
04:30What'd that woman have against me?
04:32Oh, she just got it in for any man.
04:34Hey, how about my cigars?
04:36Yeah, we'll get both.
04:38Howdy, Judge.
04:40What you doing in Langtree, Castle?
04:42Stage broke down.
04:43I'm stuck here.
04:44You were going through?
04:45I was, but I might have changed my mind instead.
04:48I wouldn't if I was you.
04:49But you're not me, Judge.
04:51I know you're a record, Castle,
04:53and don't you set up any gambling operations here in Langtree.
04:55Oh, you needn't worry about that.
04:57I'm going to be thoroughly entertained
04:59watching what Miss Dolly Mason does to your town.
05:01I'm going to be thoroughly entertained
05:03watching what Miss Dolly Mason does to your town.
05:05I'm going to be thoroughly entertained
05:07watching what Miss Dolly Mason does to your town.
05:09This ought to be real interesting.
05:22Get in!
05:33Hey, maybe we're in luck.
05:34I just saw Miss Mason drive out of town.
05:36Did she have her axe with her?
05:37Didn't tell.
05:38Which way is she headed?
05:39Towards El Paso.
05:41Well, maybe she's leaving peaceful.
05:43I wouldn't bet on it.
05:45What does she use that axe for, Uncle Roy?
05:47She breaks up saloons with it.
05:49She's got a real good job, too.
06:05Jim! Jim!
06:08What's the matter, Judge?
06:09Trouble. Jack Simmons just rode in.
06:11He said Dolly Mason ruined Lucero's cantina with an axe.
06:14Then she drove over to Carson Bend and wrecked the Clover Bar.
06:17When she left the bend, she was headed down here at the railroad camp.
06:20You'd better ride over there, fast.
06:22I can't, Judge.
06:23I can't, Judge.
06:24I can't, Judge.
06:25I can't, Judge.
06:26I can't, Judge.
06:27I can't, Judge.
06:28I can't, Judge.
06:29I can't, Judge.
06:30I can't, Judge.
06:31I can't, Judge.
06:32I can't, Judge.
06:33You'd better ride over there, fast.
06:35Who, me?
06:36You're the deputy around here, ain't you?
06:38I'd rather go up against an Apache war pory than tangle with a woman like that.
06:41Well, I can't say that I blame you, but it's your job.
06:43Now, you get going.
06:46You wouldn't want to go with me, would you?
06:48You can take care of it.
06:49Now, get over there as fast as you can and talk some sense into that woman.
06:52Just as I thought.
07:23Get over there.
07:49Did you do that mess?
07:50I did.
07:51And I intend to do the same thing to every other place that permits gambling or drinking.
07:56Well, I'm sorry, Miss Bell.
07:57I'll have to arrest you for destroying property and disturbing the peace.
08:01Maybe even for your own safety.
08:03Never mind about my safekeeping, young man.
08:06Do you have the authority to arrest me?
08:09I'm Judge Bean's deputy.
08:11Very well, then.
08:12Arrest me.
08:13And we'll see what your Judge Bean does about it.
08:16Well, go on.
08:17Arrest me.
08:18All right.
08:19You're under arrest.
08:29Well, well, young man.
08:30Young lady.
08:31Where is he?
08:32Where is the judge?
08:33Come on.
08:34Where is he?
08:35Just a minute.
08:39They want you.
08:40Shh.
08:41They're waiting for you out there, Judge.
08:43I know they are.
08:44What did you want to bring her in here for, anyway?
08:46I told you to talk to her, not arrest her.
08:48I figure I had to arrest her.
08:50You should have seen what she did.
08:52You said, well, I didn't.
08:55Well, come on.
08:56Let's go.
09:12Take your hat off.
09:14Is your court now in session?
09:16Ha!
09:21Miss Mason, you've been charged with willfully destroying property
09:26and disturbing the peace.
09:28How do you plead?
09:29Guilty, of course.
09:31Well, now, Miss Mason, you're going
09:33to have to pay for this property.
09:35I'll pay for it.
09:36I'll pay for it.
09:37I'll pay for it.
09:38Now, Miss Mason, you're going to have to pay for this property.
09:41I'll do nothing of the kind.
09:44You'd better pay up, or I'll have to put you in jail.
09:47Very well, then.
09:48Put me in jail.
09:49I refuse to pay, and that's final.
09:51I demand that you put me in jail.
09:56Quiet.
09:57Quiet.
09:58Now, let's have it quiet in here.
10:00Well, Miss Mason, since you plead guilty,
10:03I sentence you to three days in jail.
10:06But this court considers the case unusual
10:09and suspends the sentence.
10:11Case is closed.
10:12Just a minute.
10:14You see?
10:15You see what you have here?
10:16A judge who shirks his duty because he's
10:18afraid to face the issue of corruption.
10:20Corruption?
10:21What are you talking about, Miss Mason?
10:23I'm going to make a crusade of running you
10:25out of office, Judge Bean.
10:27How long is it since there's been an election for your job?
10:31Election?
10:32We've never had an election.
10:33Then by what right do you preside?
10:35How do you know these people even want you?
10:37Well, uh, well, nobody's ever said anything
10:41about not wanting me.
10:42And I, uh, hey, wait a minute.
10:45How'd we get me into this?
10:46I'm not on trial.
10:47You were.
10:48Well, you're on trial now, Mr. Bean,
10:50before your own constituents.
10:52Will you hold an election, or are you afraid?
10:56Of course I'm not afraid.
10:57And I'll hold an election if you say so.
10:59When?
11:00Whenever you say.
11:01Very well, then.
11:02We'll, uh, set up for next Tuesday.
11:08Now, why do you want to do a thing like that for, Uncle Roy?
11:11You can't help it.
11:12If people want an election, they got a right to have it.
11:14People didn't want it.
11:15She did.
11:16I wouldn't worry about it, Jeff.
11:17The folks around Langtree aren't going
11:19to vote Uncle Roy out of office.
11:21I wouldn't bet too much on that, Miss Bean.
11:25Funny things can happen in an election.
11:33Come in.
11:37Oh, Mr. Castle.
11:39I just stopped by to congratulate you, Miss Mason.
11:42I thought you were superb.
11:44Simply superb.
11:45You, you did?
11:47This country has needed a woman like you
11:49for a long, long time, Miss Mason.
11:51Why, Mr. Castle, I have no idea you were interested in reform.
11:55Ever since I heard when I first saw you,
11:57I knew you were interested in reform.
11:59Ever since I heard one of your speeches.
12:01Oh, where was that?
12:02It was, uh...
12:03It must have been Denver.
12:04Yes, that's where it was, Denver.
12:06I've been a changed man ever since.
12:08I want you to know I'm behind you all the way,
12:10Miss Mason, all the way.
12:11Why, Mr. Castle, I don't know how to thank you.
12:14May I point something out to you?
12:16Well, of course, anything.
12:17You're going to need a candidate to run against the judge.
12:21A candidate?
12:22Yes.
12:23Oh, my goodness, I never thought of that.
12:25And you don't have much time to choose one.
12:27Oh, no.
12:28No, I don't, do I?
12:29Well, you see, I'm not very well acquainted here
12:32with anybody excepting yourself, and I, uh...
12:35Why, Mr. Castle, of course, you're my candidate.
12:39Me, Miss Mason?
12:40Of course.
12:41I was never so sure of anything in my life.
12:44You're, uh, fine-looking.
12:47You have presence.
12:49You're intelligent.
12:51Yes, sir, Mr. Castle.
12:53Yes, sir, Mr. Castle.
12:55You're our man.
12:58Well, it is a challenge.
13:00I accept the nomination, Miss Mason.
13:03And now I know you must be tired.
13:05I'll be going to my room.
13:06I'm just down the hall.
13:07But I will see you soon, won't I?
13:09We must discuss our campaign plans, you know.
13:13Tomorrow morning.
13:15Oh, that'll be fine.
13:18Goodbye, Mr. Castle.
13:20Goodbye, Miss Mason.
13:24Well, where have you been?
13:28Talking to Miss Dolly Mason.
13:31She just decided that I should be the new candidate for judge.
13:35You?
13:36Ha, ha, ha.
13:38Naturally, I accept it.
13:40You must be loco.
13:41What do you want with a job like that?
13:43The money that's in it.
13:45You'll be my deputy.
13:47And with you making the arrests
13:49and me dishing out the fines,
13:51the take should be fabulous.
13:53Sure.
13:54Now I get it.
13:56I thought you might.
13:58But how do you know you can win?
14:00You'll have to do a lot of talking.
14:02We'll leave the talking to that silly woman.
14:06And you and I will take care of winning the election in our own way.
14:11And I want to say in conclusion
14:14that if this country is going to grow,
14:17if it's going to progress,
14:19if it's going to grow,
14:21if it's going to progress,
14:23we've got to have clean-thinking government.
14:27Morning, Miss Mason.
14:29Doing a little lectioneering?
14:30I've just been telling these men
14:32how important it is to vote you out of office.
14:34Well, they might agree with you
14:36if you offer them something better.
14:38I've been promising complete reform.
14:41There'll be no more gambling
14:43or drinking of alcoholic spirits.
14:46Well, that sounds real impressive.
14:48You hear that, Dan?
14:49This new government ought to save you a lot of money.
14:52Had to fine Dan twice last month for heavy drinking.
14:55Cost him $10 both times.
14:57Pete, that ought to save you a lot of money, too.
14:59No more of this all-night gambling over china francs.
15:02Yes, sir, you boys got a lot to look forward to.
15:06All you got to do is vote for Miss Mason's candidate.
15:09By the way, Miss Mason,
15:11who is your candidate?
15:13You'll find out soon enough.
15:18Give me that!
15:35Take a look at that.
15:38She's running Castle for judge.
15:41I certainly am.
15:44Mr. Castle gave his consent yesterday.
15:47Miss Mason, do you know Duke Castle's background?
15:49I know he was once a gambler.
15:51Once?
15:52But he's changed his ways.
15:54He'll make a fine, upstanding judge.
15:57You mean if he's elected?
15:59We have every confidence of winning, Bean.
16:01But there's something we'd like to have settled now.
16:03What's that?
16:04Tomorrow the election is to be held,
16:06but it hasn't been decided yet
16:08when the winner shall take office.
16:10Shall we say 6 o'clock tomorrow night?
16:13Story of me.
16:15Good.
16:16Miss Mason?
16:26Lady! Lady!
16:28What do you want, Uncle Roy?
16:29What have you been doing, child?
16:30Haven't you seen what's been going on out here?
16:32No, I've been working in the kitchen.
16:33Is something wrong?
16:34Come here and take a look.
16:37How do you like that?
16:38Duke Castle for judge.
16:41Oh, no!
16:42You must have been pretty busy
16:43letting him get away with that.
16:45Let's tear it down, Uncle Roy.
16:46That's what I say.
16:47Let's tear it down right now.
16:48No, that's just what they'd like for us to do.
16:50Be a sign of weakness.
16:52Yeah, I guess you're right.
16:54They haven't got a chance of winning anyway.
17:03You're going in to vote?
17:05That's right.
17:06You know who you're voting for, don't you?
17:07Sure, Judge Bean.
17:09You were voting for him,
17:11but you just changed your mind.
17:15When you go in there,
17:16I'll be watching through the window.
17:18And if you don't vote for Castle,
17:19you're gonna get hurt.
17:21You're gonna get hurt real bad.
17:24Now go ahead, vote like you should.
17:34Where's the judge?
17:35Oh, Jeff had a horse take sick,
17:37and Uncle Roy went out to his ranch to help him.
17:39Do you want to tell me what I should do?
17:41Simple, Jonas.
17:42You just pick up the chalk
17:43and make a cross under the name you want to vote for.
18:10Voting must be about over by now.
18:17What's the matter, honey?
18:19Look.
18:27Well, Judge Bean,
18:28you've been voted out of office
18:30just as I said you'd be.
18:32It kind of looks that way.
18:34From now on, this is my house.
18:36It kind of looks that way.
18:38From now on, this is going to be a brand-new country.
18:41A utopia.
18:42No more gambling or drinking of alcoholic spirits.
18:46Don't be silly, Miss Mason.
18:49What's that?
18:51You can't stamp out gambling in this country.
18:53It's impossible.
18:54I'm not even going to try.
18:55But you were elected to stamp it out.
18:57You have to stamp it out.
18:59I don't have to do anything, Miss Mason.
19:00I'm the one they elected, remember?
19:02And I'll run things any way I see fit.
19:05Bean, I want you to produce your records for me
19:07by 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
19:09I'll be here to pick them up.
19:11Remember, Bean, 9 o'clock sharp.
19:15I wanted to let you know about the stage, Miss Mason.
19:18The reel's almost fixed
19:19and we'll be pulling out in the morning.
19:21That's very interesting, Jonas.
19:23Personally, I'm glad you're leaving.
19:25Both of you.
19:27Lady, they knew you'd be picking on Jonas.
19:29He didn't have anything to do with it.
19:31He's supposed to be a friend of yours, isn't he?
19:34Well, he came in here and voted for Duke Castle.
19:37What did you do that for?
19:39Well, I had to vote that way.
19:42A man's got a right to vote any way he likes.
19:45That's the basis of our American...
19:49What do you mean you had to vote that way?
19:52Jonas, come back here just a minute.
19:55Who told you you had to do this?
19:57Well, you know how it is, Judge.
20:00You and I have always been good friends,
20:02but I wouldn't have voted against you
20:04unless I'd had a good reason.
20:06What was the reason, Jonas?
20:08I was told that if I didn't vote for Duke Castle,
20:10I'd get hurt.
20:12Then this election's crooked.
20:14That's impossible.
20:16It's not impossible at all.
20:17Now, wait a minute, everybody.
20:19Who told you this, Jonas?
20:21Memphis.
20:22He said if I voted for you, I'd get hurt real bad.
20:25I can't believe it.
20:27A corrupt election and I'm involved in it.
20:31You've been trying to put a lid on human nature, Miss Mason.
20:34That causes trouble every time.
20:36Men out here work hard and they like to have a little fun.
20:39When you don't go too far, I don't bother.
20:42I'm shocked.
20:44Deeply shocked.
20:47Jonas, will you testify to all this?
20:50Why, sure, I guess I will.
20:54See who that is, Deputy.
21:02You don't think you're going to get away with this, do you, Mr. Castle?
21:05We know all about your crookedness.
21:07We know you won that election by coercion.
21:10And how did you find that out?
21:12The stage driver told us.
21:15If you go and pick up Duke Castle in Memphis, bring him in.
21:21You'll be lucky if you don't end up in jail.
21:24Oh!
21:32We've got to shut that stage driver's mouth.
21:35Yes, but there's no reason to kill him.
21:37That would be trouble we don't want.
21:40That could be more trouble.
21:42Come in.
21:46You're under arrest, Castle.
21:48What for?
21:50The judge will tell you all about it. Come on.
22:02What's the matter? Did you get hurt?
22:04Mostly my pride.
22:06I let myself get hit on the back of the head.
22:09I didn't make that arrest either.
22:11What's the matter, Jeff?
22:13I'll be all right.
22:14Did you find Jonas, Letty?
22:15No, he isn't around anywhere, Uncle Roy.
22:17That's bad. If he doesn't show up by this evening, we're late.
22:19Why?
22:20Castle takes over as judge at six o'clock.
22:22He'll just dismiss that case on Memphis and that'll be it.
22:25If they took Jonas out of town, this is going to be rough.
22:28Yeah, they probably headed for Bascom's Rock or that line shack
22:31between here and that railroad camp.
22:33Let's see if they got horses at the livery stable.
22:36You heard any horses go by here in the last hour, Letty?
22:38No, I don't recall any.
22:40I don't either.
22:42They probably sneaked off toward the railroad camp.
22:44We'll head for the line shack.
22:46Let's go then.
22:47You go ahead and get them out.
22:48I want to give some instructions to Letty.
22:50Aw, quit squirming.
22:52You even look like you want to run and I'll blast you.
22:56Well, this worked out just right, Memphis.
22:58We'll be heading back to Langford in a little while.
23:00That's all right with me.
23:02I'm tired of sitting around here like a...
23:04Hey, look!
23:11Put your gun away.
23:12We've got nothing to worry about now.
23:18Bean, you're wasting your time and you know it.
23:21I'll be judge in a half hour, then where will you be?
23:23Emma, I'm going to hold court right here and try you too, Castle.
23:27I figured you might try something like that.
23:30This is a serious charge, Bean.
23:32We demand trial by jury.
23:34And I figured you might try something like that, so I'll plan for it.
23:37The jury ought to be here any minute.
23:39You're bluffing, Bean.
23:40Emma, look out there.
23:43I...
23:44I don't know whether I should go or not.
23:46I keep telling myself that I should stay
23:49and help keep Langford the wonderful place it is.
23:52Oh, you wouldn't want to do that, Miss Mason.
23:54Not when there are so many other towns ahead of you.
23:56Wide open towns like Tombstone.
23:58Now, there's a town that really needs you, Miss Mason.
24:01I'm on my way.
24:04Ha!
24:05Get up in there!
24:06Ha, there!
24:10Lettie, you're a real smart girl.
24:13Ha, ha, ha.
24:34I can hear every steer
24:38The sound of the thundering herd
24:42It's so real I can feel
24:45The warmth of a friendly word
24:49So I know
24:51I must go to the land of the Pagos
24:56There to stay
24:58There to stay