Clutch Cargo - E21: The Dragon Fly
4min | Animation, Action, Adventure | TV Series (1959– )
One of Clutch's old friends is being tormented by a giant dragon fly, or so he thinks.
Creator: Clark Haas
Stars: Richard Cotting, Hal Smith, Margaret Kerry
4min | Animation, Action, Adventure | TV Series (1959– )
One of Clutch's old friends is being tormented by a giant dragon fly, or so he thinks.
Creator: Clark Haas
Stars: Richard Cotting, Hal Smith, Margaret Kerry
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00:00It isn�t often that clutch and company have to use pontoons on the plane instead of wheels,
00:23but they�re off on a fishing trip to the Canadian lakes. Relaxation is good for the
00:28body, Spinner. And what better way to relax than fishing, I always say.
00:32You know, I�m for it, Clutch. Hope we catch the big ones.
00:36I think Paddlefoot hopes so, too.
00:39How far do we go?
00:41It�s about 400 miles north of the border. What is a pretty rough country. It�s patrolled
00:46by Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
00:48They�re the guys who always get their man, eh, Clutch?
00:51Yes, Spinner. I�ve never known of one of them to fail yet. They very often ride horseback
00:55and have a dog as a companion.
00:57Wow!
00:58I thought you�d like that, Paddlefoot.
01:00There�s a river below us. Is that the one we follow?
01:05Yep. Right to its starting point, which is Potagould Lake. That�s where we land. The
01:11rapids in the river are too rough.
01:13Gee, things look so small from up here. That canoe looks like a matchstick.
01:18A canoe? Where?
01:21Right there, Clutch, in those rapids.
01:24Golly! It just turned over.
01:27Go! There�s a man hanging on the side.
01:30If he keeps drifting, he�ll go over the falls and be smashed on the rocks below. We�ve
01:34got to try and help him.
01:42The water is fairly smooth just above those falls.
01:45We�ll keep the engine running to force us against the current and hold it from going
01:49over the falls. Here goes.
01:57This turns plenty swiftly, but once I�ve got the throttle at an even speed, just use
02:01the rudder pedals and steer the plane upstream. All set. Keep her headed upstream.
02:06Looking like that, Clutch. Good luck. That man is going awful fast towards us.
02:11A little to the right, Spinner. Here he comes. Grab my hand, Mr. O�York Bonner.
02:21Hold her steady, Spinner.
02:23Did you get him, Clutch?
02:25Sure did.
02:30The canoe went over the falls. I�ll get him in the plane.
02:34Is he all right?
02:36He looks half drowned, but he�s coming to. Let me take the control, Spinner.
02:40If our engine stops, we�re goners.
02:46One of the floats hit a rock. Hope it didn�t poke a hole in it.
02:53Yay. Made it.
03:00Hey, Clutch. Our new passenger is waking up.
03:04Me go over high fall. Me now on way to happy hunting ground.
03:10Well, I�ll be. It�s Indian Bill.
03:13I didn�t recognize you.
03:15Oh, my friend, Clutch Cargo.
03:18Wow. Wow. Don�t tell me you know him, Clutch.
03:22I�ll say I do. Best hunting and fishing guide in all of Canada.
03:26Me very happy you saved my life, Clutch.
03:29What were you doing this far downstream?
03:32Me much afraid.
03:35Afraid of what, Mr. Indian?
03:37Giant monster dragonfly.
03:39Oh, gee, oh.
03:41Could there be such a thing as a giant monster dragonfly?
03:45Be sure to tune in for the next exciting episode with Clutch Cargo.
04:03Clutch Cargo with his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot in another exciting adventure, the dragonfly.
04:11You remember last time Clutch and Spinner were headed for the Canadian lakes to go on a fishing trip.
04:16It was a lucky thing that Clutch had fitted pontoons onto his plane and was able to land on the river
04:21and rescue Indian Bill from his canoe, which was drifting close to the dangerous falls.
04:26He had just told them he�d much afraid.
04:30Afraid of what, Mr. Indian?
04:32Giant monster dragonfly.
04:35Have you actually seen this giant dragonfly, Indian Bill?
04:39Two times me see him.
04:41Me set traps in river to catch beaver and muskrat.
04:45Me go to look at traps.
04:47All traps struck.
04:49No beaver, no muskrat.
04:51Me set traps again.
04:53Go back and see giant dragonfly just above water, stealing fur from traps.
04:58Then him fly away.
05:00Sounds bad. It can scare an old woodsman like you.
05:03Here�s Lake Pottergold. As soon as we land, we�ll take a look around.
05:07Uh-oh. Looks like one of Clutch�s floats is going to come loose.
05:11Oh. We�re in trouble.
05:13That rock we hit releases off from the river.
05:16I think one of our floats is going to tear off.
05:26What do we do now?
05:27Have to land on one float spinner.
05:29Check all the seatbelts. Hang on.
05:32This is going to be dangerous.
05:34Okay, Clutch.
05:48Clutch knows that the only way he can bring his plane down on the water with one float
05:54is to make a high-speed power landing.
05:56I�m going to try and run it up on the bank so he won�t sink when we slow down.
06:14Brace yourselves. Here it comes.
06:16We made it. Everyone okay?
06:28We�re all right, Clutch.
06:30First ride in plane. Think me stay, Hunter.
06:34Plane�s all right, except for that float.
06:36We�ll have to rig something later.
06:38We came in right before your dock, too.
06:40Him peaceful and quiet until giant dragonfly come here.
06:44Hey, we finally got here. Can I go fishing now, Clutch?
06:48Okay, spinner. Maybe you can catch some fish for lunch.
06:51Indian Bill and I are going up this path to his cabin.
06:54Here�s the cabin. Is that your horse?
06:57Not my horse. Him belong to Sergeant Terry, Mounted Police. Him here now.
07:03Yeah, I�m here all right.
07:05This giant dragonfly. Have you seen it?
07:08No. Indian Bill and I watched the traps for days, but nothing happened.
07:12Then the day after I left, Indian Bill�s dragonfly appeared again.
07:16Hope you can use some help, Sergeant.
07:18Sure can.
07:19Well, Paddlefoot, I think we�ve got enough, huh?
07:23Golly, won�t Clutch be surprised. We caught five big ones.
07:28I guess the thing to do is for me to dress like Indian Bill and go to the trap line alone.
07:33Good. Maybe you�ll see something.
07:35Help! Clutch! Help!
07:38It�s Spinner. Something�s happened. Come on.
07:41What terrible thing could have happened to Spinner?
07:44Be sure to tune in for the next exciting episode with Clutch Cargo.
07:50Clutch Cargo, with his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot, in another exciting adventure, the dragonfly.
08:09Last time, Clutch and company, after saving Indian Bill, headed for his home in the woods.
08:15One of them got cut from the plane, but they landed safely.
08:19Spinner decided to stay at the lake and fish while Clutch went with Indian Bill to his cabin.
08:24While they were talking with Sergeant Terry of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police�
08:28Help! Clutch!
08:30It�s Spinner. Something�s happened.
08:32Help! Help!
08:36The sound�s coming from over here.
08:38Help! Help!
08:40We�re coming, Spinner!
08:41Clutch!
08:43Get down! Help!
08:45You hold him, Spinner, Clutch. Me untie rope.
08:49Gotcha, Spinner. You�re okay now?
08:52That�s a nasty trick, setting a trap like that. Somebody meant to snag you, Indian Bill.
08:57There were two paths, and I guess I took the wrong one.
09:01But you didn�t drop your fish. Wow, they�re beauties!
09:04I didn�t want to get them dirty.
09:06You�re a brave boy, Spinner. I�m Sergeant Terry, Royal Mounted Police.
09:10Now let�s get back to Indian Bill�s.
09:12And as they go, someone is watching them.
09:31What�s the matter, boy? It�s only me.
09:34Sure, Paddlefoot. It�s Clutch.
09:37I�d never have believed it, Clutch. You look just like Indian Bill.
09:41You keep them clothes good, Clutch. That�s my best trapping suit.
09:47Let�s hope I can fool those furpies.
09:50We�ll move on down to the trap lines.
09:52Oh, this will be clean.
09:54The canoe is soon amongst the rough rapids.
09:58We�d better pull into the bank now.
10:00Then I�ll go on along in the canoe, the way Indian Bill does.
10:03Here is good place to stop. All out.
10:07When you get to turn in river, stop at big tree.
10:11You�ll find long rope tied to it.
10:13Rope got them hooked to foot on canoe.
10:16It holds you when you look at trap line.
10:18We�ll stay in the cover and follow you down.
10:20Someone may be watching.
10:22Okay. I�m off.
10:24Good luck, Clutch.
10:26You need them.
10:29Boy, look at Clutch go.
10:31Almost like he�s got a motor in it.
10:33There�s the bend in the river ahead.
10:36Now to steer this thing toward the land.
10:39Hope I don�t rip the bottom out of this canoe.
10:43Made it.
10:45That�s the right tree, all right.
10:47Now to hook the rope on the canoe and let her drift.
10:50His canoe is back in the water again and he�s almost reached the trap line.
10:59That�s good.
11:05Canoe is holding at the end of the safety rope.
11:07Trap line should be just about here.
11:11As Clutch leans over to pick the trap line from the swift water,
11:15back at the big tree where the safety rope is tied.
11:20What�s this?
11:22The rope broke.
11:24Oh, no, the paddle.
11:26And those falls are only yards away.
11:29The boat�s loose.
11:31He�s lost the paddle.
11:33We�ll still go over the falls.
11:40Can Clutch ever escape going over the falls?
11:43Be sure to tune in for the next exciting episode with Clutch Cargo.
11:57Clutch Cargo, with his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot,
12:01in another exciting adventure, the Dragonfly.
12:05Last time Clutch and company with Indianville and Sergeant Terry
12:09started down river to inspect the trap lines.
12:11Clutch, dressed in Indianville�s clothes, was alone in the canoe,
12:15held by a safety rope.
12:17As he reached for the trap line, the rope broke.
12:19The boat�s loose.
12:21He�s lost the paddle.
12:23He�s lost the paddle.
12:25He�ll go over the falls.
12:29Clutch!
12:35What�s this?
12:37He�s got him.
12:39What a shot!
12:40You�re a master of the boat, Mr. Indian.
12:43Heave ho! Heave ho!
12:45Ho! Ho!
12:48Hooray! We saved Clutch!
12:51Thanks to all of you, I think we�ve drawn our thieves out of hiding.
12:55If you look at the end of that rope, I�m sure you�ll find it�s been cut.
12:59You�re right, Clutch. Rope�s been cut.
13:02Whoever did it thought you were Indianville.
13:04They�ll stop at nothing to get control of your trap lines.
13:07They can�t be too far away either.
13:09I�d like to scout from the air.
13:11Somehow we�ve got to rig up another float on the plane.
13:14Clutch, me got a big idea.
13:16Use canoe for float.
13:18By gosh, you�ve got it.
13:20That�s a great idea.
13:21Canoe�s about the right size, too.
13:23Okay, let�s get going.
13:25The canoe is fixed onto Clutch�s plane, and they are soon ready to go.
13:30Float lasts forever, but I hope it�ll hold for time.
13:33I�ll stay here, Clutch, just in case we have visitors.
13:36Paddlefoot and I are ready, Clutch.
13:38We�ll help you look.
13:40Me come, too.
13:42Me sail canoe up in sky.
13:45Glad you ought to come. We need you.
13:47But you�d better ride in the cabin with us.
13:49Well, so long, fellas. Hope you find out something.
13:56We�ll soon know if that canoe float�s going to hold.
14:00Made it!
14:08Clutch covers every inch of the territory near the river,
14:12and everyone keeps a sharp lookout.
14:15But all they can see is an occasional trapper�s cabin
14:18and a huge deserted barn that begins to interest Clutch.
14:23That old barn not used in many, many moons.
14:27Almost fall over.
14:29There it is again, Clutch. Looks like it could fall any minute.
14:33That may be, but I�ve just got a hunch.
14:36It�s big enough for a giant dragonfly to use.
14:40Huh? You mean you think the dragonfly is real?
14:43I sure do, Spinner.
14:45Golly!
14:47I think it�s real enough to carry a couple of thieves and plenty of furs,
14:51and that deserted barn is the perfect place to keep it.
14:54We�re going to take a look.
15:01That�s a pretty good canoe of yours, Bill.
15:03You�ll pet �em, Clutch. Me make �em good canoes.
15:15Old barn not far now.
15:17Oddly it isn�t. I can see it from here.
15:20Seems deserted, all right.
15:22Hey, look! A fence!
15:24Must go all the way around.
15:26Something�s going on here.
15:32Doesn�t seem to be a gate.
15:34Guess we�ll have to climb it.
15:37No, Spinner! Wait!
15:39Don�t touch that fence! It�s charged with electricity!
15:42Is Clutch�s warning too late to save Spinner?
15:45Be sure to tune in for the next exciting episode with Clutch Cargo.
15:52Clutch Cargo with his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot in another exciting adventure, the Dragonfly.
15:59The last time Clutch repaired the plane by using Indian Bill�s canoes.
16:04They were able to take off from the lake in the plane and search for anything that looked suspicious on the ground.
16:10They found an old deserted barn surrounded by a fence.
16:14Spinner began getting anxious to get to the barn.
16:17Doesn�t seem to be a gate.
16:19Guess we�ll have to climb it.
16:21No, Spinner! Wait!
16:23Don�t touch that fence! It�s charged with electricity!
16:26Gotcha, Spinner!
16:28Guess we�ll have to climb it.
16:30No, Spinner! Wait!
16:32Don�t touch that fence!
16:34It�s charged with electricity!
16:36Gotcha, Spinner!
16:38Gotcha, Spinner!
16:40And just in time!
16:42Phew! Boy, am I lucky!
16:44Me not come here for long time.
16:46This fence knew!
16:48Shh! Clutch! I think I heard someone!
16:51You�re right, Spinner!
16:53Come on! Behind those bushes!
16:55Oh, look!
16:57Me know him!
16:59Him Slippery Smith!
17:01Look! He went right to the fence and unhooked those two wires!
17:05He went through that hidden gate and into the barn!
17:08Come on! We�ll follow!
17:15There�s your giant dragonfly, Indian Bill!
17:18An army surplus twin-end helicopter!
17:21And look at the furs!
17:23Millions of them!
17:27That sound like thunder!
17:29If not rain, sun shining!
17:31That�s not thunder!
17:33Look! The whole roof sliding back!
17:36Where do we go, Clutch?
17:38You stay with Indian Bill.
17:40I�m going to get in that helicopter.
17:42They�re ready to haul a load of stolen furs.
17:44Clutch opens the door,
17:46looks around and crawls to the helicopter
17:49and climbs aboard.
17:51But just then...
17:52Gotcha! Spy on us, will ya?
17:55You�re all going for a little ride,
17:57and when we get way up in the air,
18:00I�m gonna throw you out!
18:03All set, Mushy!
18:05The roof�s open and here we go!
18:20Clutch!
18:23Clutch quietly unties Indian Bill�s hands.
18:26Awful quiet back there, Mushy!
18:29Go and check our fine-feathered passengers.
18:32Right, boss.
18:34Nice deal.
18:36Everybody nice and comfy?
18:40You�ve got him, Clutch!
18:42What was that?
18:44That�s you, Mushy!
18:46Clutch Cargo is the name.
18:48Your friend�s laughing.
18:50Stop! Please, don�t hit me!
18:52I�m outnumbered! It�s unfair!
18:54Tie him up, Indian Bill.
18:56I�ll pilot this so-called dragonfly.
19:03There are your thieves, Sergeant Terry.
19:05Thanks, Clutch, for a job well done.
19:08When the furs are sold,
19:09the money will be turned over to Indian Bill.
19:12The helicopter was stolen.
19:14We�ll return it.
19:16Gee, you�re gonna be rich, Mr. Indian.
19:19And you deserve it.
19:21And I guess this ends the mystery
19:23of the giant dragonfly.
19:27Golly, Clutch, we�ve got to go back.
19:30You mean you like that place so well
19:32you want to go back?
19:33No, Clutch, we forgot my fish.
19:38And so ends the story of Clutch Cargo
19:41with his pal, Spinner and Paddlefoot,
19:43and the dragonfly.
19:45Be sure to tune in for the next exciting adventure
19:48with Clutch Cargo.
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