josh randall! mr. morgan. boy, you've finally come back home. yes, sir. ellie, ellie! come see who's here. well, don't just stand there. come on in. ellie! ellie! what is it? josh! hello, ellie. it's been a long time. it's about boone. well, he isn't here. yes, sir, i know. i... brought him home. - you mean he's here? - ellie, wait. where is he? out there. o lord, support us all the day long until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes. r of life is over, and our work is done. then in thy mercy, grant us safe lodging and a holy rest and peace at the last. earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust in the sure hope of the resurrection unto eternal life. whoa. ld on. i'll take the horses on back to the livery stable. you'll come back, josh. thank you. but i thought maybe you and your father would like to be alone. you come on back, son. ( clicks tongue ) anybody here? i'm coming. i was forking down some hay from the loft. now, what can i do for you? do you know a man named randall? josh randall? yeah, i know him. why? we're looking for him. any particular reason? we

josh randall. i've heard about you. can't remember anything especially good. well, that's not going to influence your opinion tomorrow, is it? i run a fair court, randall. you'll get a chance to tell your side of it. well, daniels is all i need. he's my witness. it's all i've got. those other two men were lying. he's right, judge. they jumped us, then tried to kill me. anything to that, will? i don't know. it's pretty much their word against his. i see. thing is, we all know stoner and evans. this fella here is a stranger. well, i'll hear both sides tomorrow morning. good day to you, mr. randall. looks like i walked into something myself. you won't be walking out so easy. these two bounty chasers, they live here long? oh, about four or five months. killed a rustler who broke jail and collected a fat bounty. little while later, brought in another one dead. sounds like the sheriff's had trouble holding his prisoners. well, he's getting old. you know, counting you, that's three jail breaks in a period of five months. not a very good record. well, now, the town won

josh randall? yes, ma'am. i'm the mother superior of the convent of the sacred heart at the edge of town. perhaps you know our convent. i'm pretty much a stranger here. oh, the killer the sheriff brought in yesterday. did you know that kidder's outlaw friendnd have taken one of our order's hostage? no, i didi't. sister grace, one of our novitiates, is in their hands. she's only 17. word has been sent thth sister grace will be killed unless lon kidder is released. there's nothing i can do. the man to see is the sheriff. - i've spoken to him. - oh. i'm truly sorry, ma'am. i realize that you insist upon being paid for whatever you do, or so i've been told. we have no money. we have nothing to offer but our prayers. well, i'm out of $8, ma'am. now prayers aren't gonna buy me a new stack of chips. think a moment, mr. randall. there's nothing i can do. your deal. hello, sheriff. hello, josh. be with you in a minute. what's the matter? you got nothing bebeer to do for entertainment? i spoke to the mother superior. ki

randall... josh: i'm trying to get an answer. no doesn't mean anything to you, but this poster almost got me killed. now is that what you're trying to do? last thing i wanted. drink it while it's hot, dad. hat cold coffee does to you. josh randall. mr. randall. hello. ses ) i'm still waiting for an answer about this. well, i admitg out thoses was a little drastic, but it's simple enough. you made it here alive, you're the man i want. if not, i'd just be out $1,000. ( laughs ) you're kind of with my life, aren't you? because i've got calls for a lot of man. coou, from what i hear. mm-mm. you know the mesa's desert? yeah, well, enough to stay away from it. and the legend of the armonito, you heard that? yeah, all six of them. listen to this: "trim and seaworthy, she was, "the proud spanish ship el armonito. "but what was to follow, nobody could possibly foresee. "she set sail for spain. ost immediately, she was forced to stop overnight "in the california gulf. "a huge roar was heard he night, "but not until morning could the traged

that josh randall done it. he's done brought back my diamond. ah, look at her. by jiminy bee, ain't she a beauty? the lord heard our prayers and brought you safely home, mr. randall. blessed be the name of the lord. where is the water? ened. there are only a few drops left. yeah, well, you see, sir-- elder boone, i'm john bascomb, inspector for continental express company from tucsoso you, uh, you say thatatou and your congregation was praying for mr. randall? well, of course, but we've-- well, then i reckon the good lord was listening. you see, that robber left mr. randall out at the mountain to die of thirst. he found your flask in the mail pouch. it savededis life. yes, that's real miracle water, elder boone. now those last few drops will doubly consecrate our church. mr. randall, how can we ever-- mr. randall? he figures he's the one who should be thanking you. he asked me to give you this. why, it's a bank grant for $1,000. mm-hmm, randall's reward for bringing in that bandit. but why? he risked his life. surely that's enough. well, he just didn't think he'd

i'm looking for josh randall. i was told he was here. he was. he's the fella just walked out. oh, thank you, sir. thank you. ( ding ) mr. randall. mr. randall! oh, mr. randall, thank heavens i found you. yeah? i'm archibald warner. it's aleasure and a relief meeting you, sir. why? i left new york 76 days ago gle purpose in mind. i understand you're the only man along the border who can help me implement it. how's that? i, uh... i understand you enjoy the confidence of the famed and elusive one known as el gato. well, what about him? mr. randall, i wish to meet him. well, he's not exactly a sightseeing curiosity, mister. here. excuse me. uh, just for an introduction? i told you i had a single purpose in mind. what's that? i, uh... i intend to shoot mr. el gato. ( gunshots ) would you mind repeating that? i want to shoot mr. el gato. once that's done, i'll be world famous. you'll be dead. look, mister, it's none of-- as long as we'll be close traveling companions, call me archie. right. so long, archie. no, i don't. you don't know what you're talking about. oh, but i do. i resear

randall, josh randall. thank you. helen martin, mr. randall. my brothers and i own this place. i haven't seen you in here before. t been in here before. i just came into town this afternoon. would you care for a drink? ank you. i don't drink. you planning to stay here long? well, that depends on a few things, miss martin. now, it looks like i might be around for a while. what do you do here? it's just that, well, i haven't irl as pretty as you are for a long time, aner, could you just sit there and let me look at you while i'm eating my steak? oh, unless you're afraid of me. i'm not afraid of you or any other man. yeah, i bet it's the other w you're very ve, mr. randall. well, men generally feel two ways about women they don't understand. either they're afrai or they can't figure 'em out. way, they leave 'em alone. ot too much trouble for me, not this time. as a matter of fact, what time do you get through working here? midnight, but i don't... don't what? i... i don't know yll. and if you tell me you know how to remedy that, do you know what i'll say? what? that you're not ver

woman: josh randall! ( laughs ) good morning. - josh. - what a wonderful surprise. - it's been years, josh. - how are you, brother? oh, you've got a speech to make, mr. candidate. go on. i'll make sure josh doesn't get away. you mind, josh? not at all. good luck, darling. ( laughs ) you go on. i don't want him to know i sent for you. he'd be furious. he thinks he can beat him alone. can he? oh, josh, this election is filthy. it's worse than anything i described in that letter. sounds pretty good from here. ned's worked hard for those cheers. too hard. he deserves to win this election more than anyone alive. i want him to win, josh. what's gonna stop him? our honorable mayor, barney pax. he's had this town under his thumb for years. he has no intention of letting a schoolteacher like ned put him out of office. well, if the people want ned easter in office, they're gonna vote for him. he--he'll create convenient little accidents. the kind that scare people away from the polls. why don't the people do someth

josh randall, and he's gonna help us find baa-baa. mr. randall is a famous hunter, and i've hired him to just forget everything else and concentrate on baa-baa. she's so helpless, and she needs me. you won't mistake her. she's soft and white and furrrrand... dear. here she is. oh, my poor lost baby.y. honey, don't you think you ought to give the picture to mr. randall so he could recogngne baa-baa? listen, ma'am, an awful lot of sheep out here in this part of the country. it'll be awful hard-- there's half the bounty money inindvance. you talk about my little girl as though she were a criminal. the way you say things always frighten her. i love her, mr. randall. is that wrong? no, ma'am, it's just that there's an awful-- there's something else that might help you. she has a little gold bell around her neck. sent all the way to san francisco for it. and please be very gentle with her. i already told mr. randall that, honey. then why don't you practice what you preach? now, honey, don't worry. mr. randall's going to find baa-baa. bless you.

i'm josh randall. when do we leave, mr. randall? i figured we'd leave first thing in the morning. good. the sooner, the better. come on in the office and we'll sign all the papers. i said, if you'll come in the office, we'll sign the transfer papers. huh? oh, sure. see you in the morning, mr. randall. in the morning, miss harris. - it's hard to believe. - what's the matter? - are you sure that's jackie harris? - yeah. well, it don't make sense, that girl killing three men. yeah, i know what you mean. but then again, sam gladstone swears she's guilty. i've never known him to be wrong. neither have i. - good-bye now. - good-bye. good-bye, miss. the charges against me are false. it'll be proved so in court. i hope you're right. - shall we go? - all right. - thanks for everything, pete. - it was a pleasure. - bye. - bye. you're a very good cook. thank you. you know the charges against you? yes. for the murders of my husband will, his brother art and that foreman. well, i've heard the sheriff's story. you must have something to say. i'm not guilty. well, now, you're gonna have to say a

- josh randall. come on in. i was beginning to think you didn't get my message, josh. well, when i hear that hank bedloe is hiding in a hotel room, i want to find out why. i need a favor. i need it bad. i owe you a couple. i want you to get me his papaner. - who is he? - he's gabe justin. - partner? - a man called ted jenks. well, what's the story, hank? - anybody hit? - yeah, the bank clerk. his funeral was yesterday afternoon. since then there's been a lot of talking and a lot of drinking. and you saw the face on the town. all it takes is one voice to tell them to make a mob. - and that's why you're holed up here, huh? - yeah. had to move him three times since we buried the clerk. i can't leave him alone till the judge gets here. why would you have to leave him alone at all? to get the other one. to get his partner. there's no one i can send, no one i can trust. then you know where he is? that's why i sent for you. gabe s sd he headed for an outlaw town called bent horn. you know the place? i've heard of it. and i don't want any part of it. don't you have a deputy yo

josh: much obliged. stella: mr. randall? in here. you know who i am? josh: stella winter, toast of europe and one of the great opera stars of our time. stella: seems you have been reading the newspapers. josh: i had a seat in the upper balcony friday night. background? that is very gratifying. josh: my mother played a little piano, bok and chopin. senior performance was a great experience for me. -- seeing your performance was a great experience for me. it was an honor to meet you. stella: you are very kind. i am afraid i do not deserve your admiration. i am a shamelessly foolish woman, mr. randall. all this acclaim, i -- i expected it to protect me from the dangers of the american frontier. josh: this is not exactly considered a frontier. not these days. stella: perhaps not to you, but it is considerably different than in england. i hope you will forgive me. i am under a dreadful strain. this note was delivered to my hotel this afternoon. it is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. i need your help, mr. randall. and unless i get it --

- josh randall. who sent for you? what you want to hear? - it's not enough. - well, it's enough for me, lady. i ate a lot of dust to get here, and i'm not about to play games. let me see it. - what? - the telegraph message. i didn't say it was a telegraph message. please. please, i just gotta be sure. just toss it over to me. i'm sorry, mr. randall. i just can't trust anybody, not now. who are you, miss? jody sykes. i sent this message for my father. where is the colonel? been a long time, colonel. you u n drop that "colonel" talk. i haven't worn a uniform since the day after appomattox. well, you look as spiny as ever, sir. you think so? take another look. i wewe through four bloody years of war with hardly a scratch, had to retire to get this. how did it happen, sir? show him, jody. "wanted for murder. $1,000 reward for the capture dead or alive of colonel john j. sykes." - do you believe that, randall? - i sure don't want to, colonel. there's a federal seal on it from the us marshal's office. it's a fake, a vicious trick to kill an innoc

honorable josh randall? my name is yoshika nakamura. ( theme music ) may i ask your forgiveness for this intrusion? well, you've got mine, honey. kitty... sit down. can i explain why i have come to see you? oh, yeah. i have traveled many months from my homeland. i seek a man. oh. in placer city, i was told you could help me. is he familiar to you, mr. randall? uh-uh. his name is mr. timmons. what's his first name? bill, but an intended bridegroom in my country islways treated with respect and dignity. , he, uh, didn't show up at the wedding. mr. timmons was called away. he could not return. is that what he wrote you? mr. timmons told me he live in placer city. you have feeling he's telling you a little white lie? mr. timmons would not tell me lie. he moved. no one will tell me. well, look, let me tell you something. why don't you get on a stagecoach, ride on up to san francisco, get on a boat, and you go on home, hear? no. i will find mr. timmons with your help. please, i know i must pay. will you explain, m

telegram from josh randall. he, uh, is transporting a prisoner, tom fellows, one of lafe martin's guns. he's taking him to winslow township for trial, asked us to put him up for the night. - something wrong? - uh-uh. kate again, isn't it? maybe not the best, but a lot of people get married on a lot less. what does she want from me, ken? i'd like to give you some advice... but you wouldn't listen to it, would you? i wish i could, ken. i sure wish i could. good night, fred. good night. man: sheriff. ( thump ) over here, sheriff. what's the matter, boy? martin. yeah. lafe martin. ( chuckles ) ( cocks gun ) get his horse. we're, uh--we're holding a banquet, sheriff, ( gunshots ) well, never slept in a jail before. yeah, well, i never robbed a bank. i guess you got good reason not to like me, randall. i'm just in this thing for the money, nothing more. my own fault. made one mistake. only takes one. after i serve my term, won't be another. yep. mr. randall. i--you don't know who i am. tom fellows' wife maybe, huh? ye

well, josh randall. you still calling everybody sam? only when i like 'em. hey, you two fellas get over against that fence. what can i do for you? well, i'd like to rent a couple of your horses. you mean, you'd like to buy a couple of horses. no, no. i'd like to rent a couple of horses. wewe, i've got two horses here you can have for the price of one. no, rent. oh, you don't wanna go renting nothing. that's like throwing your money away. you got nothing left afterward. i got two of the best horses ever hit this country ininere, and i'm going to sell them to you. uh-uh. oh, i can't make no money renting them. you know that. well, just how much money can't you make? $10 a a y? ( laughs ) no. well, i'm losisi money at that price. yeah, you could get rich losing money like that. 5? 5? oh, what are you trying to do? 9. 6? them fellas there ought to be taking you in. you're the bandidi - 8. - 6! oh, why don't you ask me to give 'em to you for nothing? okay, then. that's fine with me. i'll-- no, no, no, no, no, no. 8. 7? it's a deal. say, how long you gonna be want

sure, and he ain't josh randall. he's president ulysses s. grant. i'm sorry, jos yove been eating regular. the boy's a twin. the brother's who you want. well, now you're too smart to think i'm that dumb. i can prove it. listen, harry, i'd like to ride into mowbry by myself, so whyon't you settle down over there by that oak tree. i'll come back and pick you up, all right? see you later. howdy, ma'am. i haven't been called ma'am since the conductor helped me off the train at wichita. and don't ask me how long ago that was. you run this place? what's yours? randall. could i buy you a little drink? whoo-ee. you drink fas don't you? mine's good medicine but very expensive. yes, ma'am. what brings you to town? directions. what? i'm looking for directions to a certain place. look, if it's directions you want, you can get that on a map for nothing. oh, i just figure you might. i'm looking for pete weaver. who's that? never heard of him. wait a minute. you a lawman? mm-mm. well, not that i admit knowing this pete weaver, bounty. woh $500 to me $500. $500. wi

that josh randall. he needs the looking-afafr from a loving wife. - ( hoofbeats ) - jane! clayton, dearest. darling. josh! oh, so brave, so fearless. yeah, well, lots of luck. wait. i'm not married yet. yeah, well... lots of luck anyway.y. but you've gotta see this thing through. mr. fairweather knows very well that the preacher's in littlefield, and he just might try to stop us. in littlefield. well, i hesitate to mention money at a time like this. yeah, i know what you mean, brother, but you don't have to be hesitant. excuse me, ma'am. we'd better hurry, darling. so strong, so fearless. now, prince, you're gonna earn your keep, blast you. the preacher's at a christening. oh, the patter of little feet. he's at the house next to the school. - we'll find it. - i'll get h h. reverend, sir, could you please hurry-- young man, you must not be in such haste. marriage must only be entered into after due deliberation. besides i need my book. - book? - yes, my book. - where is the book, sir? - on the table, young man. , will you take her right hand in your right hand, ananthis sid

just tell him josh randall is here. if you will wait. you're the bounty hunter randall? - that's right. - i am luis portilla. - juan portilla's father. - uh-huh. i know why you are here and i want to tell you this. n. he's not a killer. he would have little chance against that. look, mr. portilla, i don't know anything about your son. if you speak the truth, you have nothing to worry about. but if you lie, you go after my son at your own risk. ( theme music playing ) se?or, this is josh-- r trademark. i've heard people talk about it. it does the job. what about the poster? oh, yeah. you'll want to know the details. what do i have to do to get the $500? find juan portilla. what's he wanted for? grand theft. about $10,000 worth. used to ride fence for me. one fine morning last week he showed up missing. the safe here was busted open. cattle sale money was gone. what about the local law? local law, ha. local burying society is more like it. last two posses gone out after rustlers, they buried the men they were after. i thought you wanted this man portilla. well, i do want h

that's the manan h, my name is josh randall. now, take care of yourself, miss lucy. don't you be telling this lthing that's not truru wh true, mr. sims? he's saying that we buried the wrong man, that you didn't shoot vic warsaw. sit down, mr. randall. what proof do you have that she didn't saw? we've got his papers, and the deputy that you identified e and his saddle. i'm asking you a question, mister. i believe i was talking to the lady. now, you look here-- this is my house, mr. randall. i'm sorry about this, e look like? with all due respect, you must have gotten a look at him. but i tell you, ark. what makes you think it wrsaw? if it's all right with you, i'd rather not say. it's liable to put the lady in jeopardy, huh? well, i'll be speaking to the sheriff in the morning when he gets back. mr. randall, just where do you think this man warsaw is? i don't know. well, you bee up with a good story, mister. that's all i can say. good day, miss lucy. and you have my sympathies. you're a very handsomeand brave. i must say that. thank andall. thank you kindly. well, say

josh: much obliged. stella: mr. randall? in here. you know who i am? josh: stella winter, toast of europe and one of the great opera stars of our time. stella: seems you have been reading the newspapers. josh: i had a seat in the upper balcony friday night.

randall? josh? let me decide for myself. first time anybody ever gave me a chance at anything. i'll be here. and i'll ride back to wilton with you. ( indian riders shouting ) raiding party. could be part of mangas colorado and his bunch. is one day ahead of us leaving lordsburg. you still think we can catch up with hod and that bounty hunter? when i said nobody was taking hod in for the price on his head, i meant it. ( indians shouting ) yeah, frank, i know, but... if the apache scouting party's all through the country, we're gonna-- you so scared you'd let that bounty man ( gunshots ) well, you can come out now unless you'd rather stay in there and fry. awful. just awful. yeah, well, let's get busy. well, come on, give me a hand now. now, just a minute, mr. randall. i don't have to take orders from you. now, look, mr. klingsmith, we don't have time to argue. now, those apaches aren't gonna send notice when they decide to come back. now, the quicker we can get outta here, he said you were taking him back to ft. apache. did he tell you why? of course. he'd robbed a stage. yeah?

randall. just where and when did you meet james? it isn't really fair of me. after all, you're only doing a job. job? come on, sarah. josh is an old friend visiting. at how much a day? you see, mr. randall, i know about you. your living. i also know that you came here because clem robinson is at large. that's it. well, there's no harm in being practical. you didn't have to lie to me. i didn't want you to worry unnecessarily. you're the one that's worried, unnecessarily. oh, i'm sorry. it's only spilled whiskey. yeah, well, i better go get my horse, put him in a barn before it starts frosting out there. do you hate me, sarah? it would be easier if i did. i'm only thinking of you. why can't you understand? you must think more of yourself. i am what i am. because of fear? don't you mean cowardice? what makes that word so enjoyable to you? oh, you don't know what you're talking about. more than you do. y time the chips are down, i fail you. you fail yourself. well, now, do you really expect me to handle clem robinson all by myself? i didn't ask you to. there's more to be afraid of than clem robinson. wouldn't it be funny if