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00:00 [no audio]
00:02 [music]
00:08 All right, you. Come on out.
00:27 [music]
00:29 Can I go now?
00:45 I can't hold you any longer.
00:47 I wasn't walking when I came into this town.
00:49 You won't be walking when you leave either.
00:51 The transportation's out front.
00:53 [music]
00:55 Thanks.
01:09 Well, that's about the best I can do for you, Mr. Randall.
01:21 Follow that kid.
01:23 Guess he'll take you to the man you're looking for.
01:25 How about your blood, Sheriff?
01:26 What I don't understand is why you're spending all this time running them down.
01:30 You read the poster here, didn't you?
01:32 That's what I don't understand.
01:34 A hundred dollar reward for information leading to the whereabouts of a gambler known as Johnny Deuce.
01:39 Sometimes travels with a boy known as the Montana Kid.
01:42 Send information to outraged citizen, Ben Ford.
01:45 Boy, that don't make much sense.
01:47 Well, maybe it doesn't to you, but it does to me.
01:49 Here's your hundred dollars, Sheriff.
01:51 What's this for?
01:52 I'm the outraged citizen.
01:54 I'll see you in a minute.
01:56 [music]
01:58 [thunder]
02:03 [music]
02:05 [music]
02:07 Who's out there?
02:32 Friend.
02:34 [music]
02:36 What can I do for you, mister?
02:49 Well, uh, looking for a small boy.
02:51 About 12 years old.
02:53 Got a ruddy complexion.
02:54 Wonder if you might have seen him.
02:55 Yeah.
02:56 Kid came in just before dusk.
02:58 He's over by the campfire now.
03:00 Thanks.
03:02 You would happen to have a fellow working your outfit by the name of John Deuce, would you?
03:05 Deuce?
03:06 No.
03:07 Uh-uh.
03:09 Which blacks?
03:11 Take a look, Jack, and you pick the winner.
03:19 I'll take the one on the end.
03:21 Sorry, gentlemen, another 10.
03:23 [laughter]
03:25 The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.
03:29 You see three cards, gentlemen?
03:31 You will see them as I drop them.
03:33 Pick the black, Jack, and you pick the winner.
03:36 Get your bets down, gentlemen.
03:40 Now, pick the black, Jack, and you pick the winner.
03:42 Fight all this as I can.
03:44 It's in the middle.
03:46 Gee, mister, you're pretty good at this game.
03:52 Here's your $5.
03:54 And, uh, that's 45 more.
03:58 Go on and deal.
04:00 Take it easy, Jess. He's just a kid.
04:02 He started the game.
04:04 Maybe I'll teach him not to gamble with men.
04:06 You want to cover the bet?
04:08 Yes, sir.
04:10 Watch your cards, gentlemen.
04:14 You see three cards here.
04:16 You will see them as I drop them.
04:18 Pick the black, Jack, and you pick the winner.
04:21 [whistling]
04:24 [barking]
04:26 [whistling]
04:28 [barking]
04:30 Okay, pick your card, mister.
04:34 Oh, and it's a 10.
04:38 Sorry, mister.
04:40 Let's see the other two cards.
04:42 What's the matter, mister?
04:49 The good boy's cheating you?
04:51 Yeah.
04:53 You got no business playing cards with him.
04:55 It's about your bedtime, isn't it, son?
04:57 Who are you?
04:59 A warm and old friend of the family's.
05:01 Let's go, boy.
05:03 Just a minute, friend.
05:05 I got a stake in this game.
05:07 I want a chance to get my money back.
05:09 Buy some railroad stock. That's a good investment.
05:11 You know this man?
05:13 I have got a message for you from Johnny.
05:15 Oh.
05:17 Let's go, son.
05:23 Come on, tiger.
05:25 Stay right here, boy.
05:27 You think the boy stole your money, you asked me.
05:34 If you ever do that again in front of me, mister,
05:36 I'm gonna slap you silly.
05:38 I still figure the kid cheated.
05:40 Looks like you'll never know for sure.
05:42 A man could lose sleep over a thing like that, couldn't he?
05:45 Not me, mister. I aim to find out.
05:47 You know when you do.
05:49 I mean right now.
05:51 All right, take it easy.
05:53 Boy?
05:55 Yes, sir?
05:57 You steal that man's money?
05:59 No, sir.
06:01 Well, now you know. Maybe you sleep better now.
06:03 You try to leave here, friend,
06:05 you're gonna take a real short trip.
06:07 You try and stop me, mister,
06:09 and I'm gonna send you on a real long trip.
06:11 You got a horse here, son?
06:13 No, sir. Just George.
06:15 Who's George?
06:17 Well, he's sort of like a horse, only shorter.
06:19 I'll go to George and you bring my horse over.
06:21 There's a big black one on your saddle. Go on.
06:23 Yes, sir.
06:25 You got anything to eat, boy?
06:41 Supper back at that camp.
06:43 Good.
06:47 [ grunts ]
06:49 Listen.
06:51 Go ahead and put those boots under the covers there.
06:53 That'll be easier to put on in the morning.
06:55 You think that freighter back there's gonna follow us?
07:03 With a load of freight in the wagon, he won't.
07:05 I asked you three times, and you still haven't told me
07:09 what Johnny wanted me to know.
07:11 He wanted you to wait until your hands got bigger,
07:13 and then you'd have to go back and get it.
07:15 And he wanted you to wait until your hands got bigger
07:17 before you started palming cards.
07:19 Makes it easier.
07:21 You heard me say I wasn't cheating.
07:23 The freighter had the other red one.
07:27 Couldn't very well get the jack of spades
07:29 because you had it up your sleeve.
07:31 You want a pickwood sleeve?
07:41 [ laughs ]
07:43 I'm a pickwood sleeve, not a pie doughnut for money.
07:45 Which hand?
07:49 You've got a jack of spades under each hand, son.
07:51 You think you're real smart, don't you?
07:53 No, not me.
07:55 [ whistling ]
07:59 [ barking ]
08:01 Tiger, you be quiet.
08:03 Pretty handy dog you got there,
08:05 but he's no substitute for honesty.
08:07 Like I said before, you've got a jack under each hand.
08:11 Now why don't you turn him over real slow, hmm?
08:13 Okay, mister.
08:19 I guess you'll keep your mouth shut for half what I won.
08:21 Oop.
08:23 You won it all?
08:25 Don't want any of it.
08:27 You gotta want something.
08:29 You're right.
08:31 I'm looking for Johnny Deuce.
08:33 But you said Johnny sent you.
08:35 Well, you might say he's the reason for me being here.
08:37 Now, where are you gonna meet him, son?
08:39 I never heard of him.
08:41 [ whistling ]
08:47 [ barking ]
08:49 Tiger! I told you to shut up.
08:51 Johnny Deuce teach him to bark like that on cue?
08:53 No, I taught him myself.
08:55 Why do you call him Tiger?
08:57 'Cause he's brave like a tiger.
08:59 And he's my friend.
09:01 What's your name, son?
09:03 Lynn Merritt.
09:05 Glad to know you. My name's Josh Randall.
09:07 You're a bounty hunter.
09:09 [ chuckles ]
09:11 You make it sound pretty bad.
09:13 I don't guess I'll ever grow to like a man
09:15 who'll hunt another man just for some money.
09:17 Never had much use for a man.
09:19 Don't you know the man of cards, either?
09:21 You, uh--
09:35 Where's your home?
09:37 Never had one.
09:39 Go to school?
09:41 No.
09:43 [ chuckles ] You know, it comes in handy
09:45 knowing how to read and write, boy.
09:47 I can read.
09:49 You, uh-- you ever read the Bible?
09:51 I never had a chance to read a real book.
09:53 Johnny don't hold with it.
09:55 I can understand that.
09:57 The only thing he ever read was a marked card.
09:59 Is, uh, Johnny Deuce related to you?
10:01 He's my stepfather.
10:03 I thought you were.
10:05 Yeah, I guess I did.
10:07 Didn't get an answer that time, either.
10:09 Why do you want him? He ain't got a price on us, Ed.
10:11 Well, he shot up a couple of friends of mine, son.
10:13 Where would I find him?
10:15 I'm not gonna tell you.
10:17 You can beat me, I'm still not gonna tell you.
10:19 Nobody's gonna beat you.
10:21 You go on to sleep.
10:31 Good night.
10:33 [ snoring ]
10:35 [ snoring ]
10:37 [ snoring ]
10:39 [ snoring ]
10:41 [ snoring ]
10:43 [ snoring ]
10:45 [ snoring ]
10:47 [ snoring ]
10:49 [ snoring ]
10:51 [ snoring ]
10:53 [ snoring ]
10:55 [ snoring ]
10:57 [ snoring ]
10:59 [ snoring ]
11:01 [ music ]
11:29 $1,260.
11:31 You can tell 'em where you got it,
11:33 but don't tell 'em how.
11:35 Just my lucky day.
11:37 Sure, with the help of a deck of marked cards.
11:39 Don't you want your cut?
11:41 I've already taken it.
11:43 Well, it sounds like you don't trust me.
11:45 I try never to make the same mistake twice.
11:47 [ chuckles ]
11:49 You didn't used to think like that.
11:51 Well, things change.
11:53 Here.
11:57 You know, someday one of those outraged citizens
11:59 is gonna catch up with you, John.
12:01 Oh, they already have, Manala, but I'm still here.
12:03 That's just part of being a gambler.
12:05 You're not a gambler.
12:07 You're a tin horn. You always will be.
12:09 Which way are you traveling?
12:11 West. I'm gonna meet the kid at Sabine's Crossing.
12:13 I thought you said you were sending him to school.
12:15 No, he'd much rather be with me.
12:17 You mean you're still threatening to put him back in the orphanage
12:19 if he stops stealing for you, huh?
12:21 Look, Manala, I taught that kid everything he knows.
12:23 He ought to be glad to be paying for the lessons.
12:25 Get out of here, Johnny.
12:27 And do me a favor, will you?
12:31 Don't come back.
12:33 [ dog barks ]
12:43 [ dog barks ]
12:45 You can play, Tiger, until these fish get done.
13:03 Well, that trout sure does smell good.
13:07 I, uh, I don't suppose there's enough there
13:11 for the three of us, man.
13:13 Now, now, you stay away from me.
13:25 I'm not gonna hurt you.
13:27 I don't belong to you.
13:29 I had a right to leave when I wanted.
13:31 That's right, you did.
13:33 Otherwise I wouldn't have let you go, boy.
13:35 Better turn over that trout there.
13:37 It's gonna burn.
13:39 [ birds chirping ]
13:41 Say, uh, mind if I sit down over there?
13:47 No, sir.
13:51 You know, you know, Tiger don't like many people.
13:59 Yeah? People don't like dogs.
14:03 People don't like kids either.
14:07 Are you talking about Johnny?
14:09 Well, I didn't mention his name, but now that you brought him up...
14:11 I'll accept him as a candidate.
14:15 It's a good thing for you he isn't here right now.
14:17 You think he's quite a fella, don't you?
14:19 Well, he's the only man who ever did anything for me.
14:21 He took me out of the orphanage,
14:23 and he was on a trip when my ma died,
14:25 and he came back and got me.
14:27 I tell you, he's gonna put you in an early grave, too.
14:29 You keep cheating his cards, you hear me?
14:31 Johnny taught me, and he's the best card player in the whole world.
14:33 Well, come on, boy, and I'll help you with these dishes.
14:35 Don't bother.
14:37 And you better leave before Johnny gets here.
14:41 Come on, Tiger.
14:43 Drop your gun, though, Mr. Randall.
14:57 Hello, John.
15:03 Well, I guess this will teach me to stand my toes, won't it?
15:05 All right, step away from it.
15:15 Con, over to the side.
15:17 (SIREN WAILING)
15:19 Can you hit anything with this?
15:37 It's happened.
15:39 (GUNSHOT)
15:45 I don't care much for it.
15:47 Yeah, well, give it back.
15:49 What are you doing here?
15:51 Well, last time I saw you, you left this deck of cards behind.
15:53 Deck of cards? It's a deck of cards.
15:55 They don't belong to me.
15:57 Well, these did, and they will again when you buy them back.
15:59 Well, now, why would I want to do a thing like that?
16:01 Well, I don't like to be cheated, for one thing.
16:03 I don't know what you're talking about.
16:05 Well, if the fellow who owns that joint up in Bent Ford,
16:07 he knows what you're talking about.
16:09 Mr. Randall, I hate a bad loser.
16:13 Get on your horse and start moving out.
16:15 (BARKING)
16:17 I said get on your horse and start moving out.
16:23 I don't care much for this gun,
16:25 but I can't miss you at five feet.
16:27 Yeah, it's got a sawed-off barrel.
16:31 You know something? It's got a sawed-off magazine, too.
16:33 And that target practice just emptied it.
16:35 It's a nice try, Mr. Randall.
16:37 But if you don't move, I'm gonna drop you right there.
16:41 You win.
16:43 Uh, no hard feelings?
16:49 No, no hard feelings.
16:51 Just don't come looking for me again.
16:53 Well, I've never had to look for the same man twice.
16:55 Like I said to you before, Mr. Randall,
16:57 get on your horse and get moving.
17:01 Yes, sir.
17:03 (WHISTLING)
17:05 (BARKING)
17:07 (GUNSHOT)
17:09 (GUNSHOT)
17:11 The queen of clubs.
17:17 You see, son,
17:21 Johnny ain't just a card player.
17:23 He's a card cheat.
17:25 Not a very good one.
17:27 Once you learn how to read those markings on those cards,
17:29 you can read them clear across the room.
17:31 The farthest one out there, Johnny,
17:33 that's a jack of diamonds.
17:35 (SIGHS)
17:37 Fifty-two cards at $10 a piece,
17:43 that's...
17:45 $520.
17:47 I'll have 18 more cards, and I got my money back.
17:49 Right?
17:51 $180.
17:56 According to your figures, that makes a square.
17:59 $700 even.
18:01 Now you can have your cards back.
18:11 Keep 'em.
18:13 Come on, kid, grab your gear.
18:16 Uh, just a minute.
18:18 What do you want now?
18:20 $700.
18:22 I just gave you $700.
18:24 Yeah, well, uh, that's just the money I come into the game with.
18:26 I mean, it's just a matter of pride, you understand,
18:28 but I figured if you hadn't come into the game with that marked deck,
18:30 I would be able to get the money.
18:32 You know, I'm not a gambler.
18:34 I'm a man of my word.
18:36 I'm not a gambler.
18:38 I'm a man of my word.
18:40 I'm a man of my word.
18:42 I'm a man of my word.
18:44 I would be at least $700 ahead.
18:46 Winner.
18:48 Good day, Mr. Randall.
18:50 Hold on, I still want that $700.
18:52 I said good day.
18:54 Move out of the way, boy.
18:56 Go on, get out of the way.
18:58 I'm a lot handier with this thing than you are.
19:00 I know you, Mr. Randall.
19:02 You won't kill me in cold blood.
19:04 I want your $700 to find out.
19:06 No, I won't call you.
19:08 You're a gambler, Mr. Randall.
19:10 You say you could have won $700.
19:12 You could have lost $700,
19:14 even if the game was honest.
19:16 I can't argue that.
19:18 I'll cut your high card for the whole chunk.
19:20 I ain't got a deck.
19:22 What about the ones on the ground?
19:24 You're kidding.
19:26 I got a pack in the saddlebag.
19:28 Just a minute.
19:30 It took me an hour to figure out how you marked this deck.
19:32 How do I know you haven't got another system?
19:34 You ever play three-card money?
19:36 I've heard of it.
19:38 We'll let the kid deal.
19:40 You're not playing cards.
19:42 Or are you afraid a 12-year-old kid will cheat you, too?
19:44 Depends how long you've been playing cards.
19:46 Hey, kid. Yes, sir?
19:48 Mr. Randall wants to play one hand
19:50 of three-card money for $1,400.
19:52 You got your deck of cards on you?
19:54 Yes, sir.
19:56 I suppose you know
20:02 I'm the boy's stepfather.
20:04 I took him out of an orphanage.
20:06 I'd hate to see anything happen to me,
20:08 but I'd like to go back.
20:10 I think I see what you mean.
20:12 Wheel and deal, kid.
20:14 That is, if Mr. Randall's ready.
20:16 Go ahead, son.
20:18 The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.
20:22 You see three cards, gentlemen.
20:24 You will see them as I drop them.
20:26 Pick the black jack, and you pick the winner.
20:30 Now, look closely, gentlemen.
20:34 [ Whistling ]
20:36 Pick the black jack, and you pick the winner.
20:48 Well, now, my cards.
20:58 [ Birds Chirping ]
21:00 Come on, kid. I want to talk to you.
21:10 Goodbye, Mr. Randall.
21:20 Goodbye, son.
21:22 [ Sighs ]
21:24 Would you do me a favor and keep Tiger for me?
21:28 I don't think they'll let me have him in the orphanage.
21:30 Sure thing.
21:35 Bye, Tiger.
21:48 You stay with Mr. Randall.
21:50 He'll be good to you.
21:52 [ Sniffles ]
21:54 [ Sniffles ]
21:56 [ Sniffles ]
21:58 [ Sniffles ]
22:27 'Cause he's brave like a tiger, he's my friend.
22:29 Well, that dog,
22:34 I guess I have to go get a little boy to go with him.
22:37 [ Sniffles ]
22:39 Still got the $86 I took off them freighters.
23:01 Now, listen, that's those, not them.
23:04 Anyway, I still got the money.
23:06 I'll give it back if you want.
23:08 Keep it. It'll be a lesson to him not to fool around with kids.
23:11 I won't cheat at cards anymore, either.
23:13 You better not. Look what happened to me.
23:16 You got your money back.
23:18 Yeah.
23:20 Where are we going?
23:22 Well, I'm not sure yet, boy.
23:24 I gotta find a family for you to stay with,
23:26 where you can go to school, be brought up honest.
23:29 You hear me?
23:31 I hear.
23:33 What are you gonna learn?
23:35 Not to pawn cards anymore.
23:37 But I did do pretty good at them two jacks with Paige, didn't I?
23:41 [ Dog Barking ]
23:44 [ Dog Whining ]
23:46 [ Dog Barking ]
23:48 [ Dog Barking ]
23:51 [ Dog Barking ]
23:54 [ "Pomp and Circumstance" ]
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