Gunsmoke

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

You better bring in some more kegs.

Marshal.

Excuse me, Marshal.

- Matthew. - How are you?

You got here right in the nick of time, Matthew.

I got my new card trick all figured out.

Go on, just snake one out of there, any one at all.

Don't make no difference.

Might as well. He won't leave you alone.

Matthew.

Well, no! Golly Bill!

You got to look at it first.

Well, I did. It's the ace of spades.

Oh, fiddle.

How do you expect me to do my card trick

when you tell me beforehand what the card is?

Have a drink here, Matt.

There's an awful lot of strangers in town.

Did you notice that?

Sure is. I was gonna ask you about it, too.

Well, it just like a bunch of cow punchers to me.

Now, where'd they come from? There's no herds in.

Do that again.

- All right. - Hey, hey... hey, uh, what?

Hey... uh... hey, what? Hey, hey.

Hey! Hey, I was...

Hey, what... are you doing?

- Get up in there. - I...

Come on.

Gonna go over there, and then I comes back...

Buck, how many times have I...?

And I go over there, and I...

All right, take him home, Matilda.

Ah, wouldn't be Saturday night

unless Buck Spencer got a little drunk.

Something wrong?

Oh, I don't know, Kitty.

If it is, it's nothing I can put my finger on.

I'll see you later.

You're up kind of late.

Doc.

Is there any coffee left?

Yeah. Help yourself.

Yeah, I was just on my way home.

By golly, I'm tired.

You looking for anything special?

Well, I thought I saw a couple of familiar faces

over at the Long Branch tonight.

Yeah.

Well, you find anything?

No, not yet.

Somebody told me you sent Buck Spencer home a while ago.

Well, I did, yeah.

He's back.

Ah.

Buck, what are you doing back here?

I didn't have no choice. I couldn't get home.

Couldn't get home? What are you talking about?

Just what I said, Marshal... I couldn't get home.

Why not?

Y-You know that cut-out by Devil's Draw?

- Yeah? - Well, there's been a landslide.

A landslide?!

Yeah, it's blocking the whole road.

Ain't no way to get a wagon around it.

Ain't no way at all.

Marshal, you just got to let me sleep in the jail tonight.

I can't do that, Buck.

I'm liable to need these cells.

Doc, uh...?

What?

Well, uh, couldn't you...?

Oh, no. No, you see...

this a situation that comes under the jurisdiction

of the office of the United States Marshal.

Thanks for the coffee.

Buck, get a good night's sleep.

You, too.

Thanks.

All right, come on, Buck.

Evening, Marshal.

Barney.

I won't send an answer, Barney; it's just a routine advisement.

I wasn't waiting for an answer, Marshal.

Just wanted to tell you that the telegraph wire's out.

When did that happen?

Ten, 15 minutes.

Just after that wire come in.

Yeah, probably some buffalo

scratching his back on a pole and pushing it over.

Barney, I want you to do something for me.

Go up the Long Branch and find Festus.

Tell him to get down here as soon as he can.

You bet.

Don't touch those guns, Marshal.

If you do, I'm gonna have to open up the other world for you.

Uh-huh.

That's more sensible.

Now, ain't anybody going anywhere tonight.

Your fair city's got some visitors,

and we don't want to be disturbed.

Now, sir,

if you'd just take your thumb and your forefinger

and gently reach down, grab your gun out easy,

we can all relax.

All right, move. We ain't got all day.

Come on, now, let's move it.

Let's move it here.

Well, what's going on up there?

I said, move.

Search me, but you better let me go up first.

All right, move along.

Keep it moving.

What do we got here?

Where did you come from?

Just never mind that.

Who's been a-shootin' that gun?

I'll ask the questions.

Boys, lighten his load.

Wait just a dang minute here.

You just shut up, or I'll blow that ugly face

out from under those whiskers.

Get your hands off of him!

Gun on the table.

Well, well, well.

Look what I found.

What is this, a holdup?

Don't you fret none about it, honey.

Nobody's gonna lose anything they can't replace.

'Less somebody gets hisself killed by acting stupid.

Somebody like you, ugly.

On the table.

Oh, no.

I ain't a-fixin' to get myself shot up

to protect my three dollars.

I'd say you fellers bit yourselves off

a good, big wad.

Fact is, I'd say you're liable to choke on it.

Well, we'll just wait and see, all right?

Outside.

Boys, clean out the cellar.

Wait a minute!

You best commence to be a might more friendly.

We're gonna be lots better friends

afore this night is over.

Come on.

- I swear. - What's going on here?

What's going on?

What's going on here?

Keep your hands off me!

Who do you think you are?

Hurry those folks along now.

Frank, I want you to tell Boland

to take all them weapons over to the Long Branch.

Mason Gore, huh?

You heard of me?

Well, then, I guess you know why we're here.

That man the ones that cut the wires!

You're going against the government, you know,

cutting them wires like that.

I'll try to keep that in mind.

First thing I want you all to understand,

there's nobody here in any danger.

They'll be no violence of any kind

if you all do exactly what you're told.

We're here for just one reason... money.

All you merchants are obliged

to open up your doors and keep 'em open.

All private citizens will gather together all your valuables

and put 'em in a parcel on your front stoop.

That's anything of value.

Silver, money, jewelry, wedding rings.

My boys'll be by to pick 'em up.

If they think the parcel's a little too small,

they might be tempted to come in and take a look at your house.

I don't think you'd like that. Any questions?

How long you gonna be here?

Till dawn tomorrow.

Until then, nobody leaves this town.

Anyone who comes in stays.

Any other questions?

All right, you can all go home.

Try to remember what I said now.

Well, wait a minute.

Where are y'all going?!

Are you gonna let 'em push you around like a bunch of sheep?

Wait!

Hey, mister, you better be quiet.

Don't tell me what to do, you cheap saddle tramp, you.

Out of my way!

Now there's a lesson.

I don't have time for foolishness.

If there are any more heroes, let 'em step out now.

Hey, Marshal, we got a job for you, too.

We're gonna let you keep your badge and your authority.

All you got to do in return is to see

that this new government isn't disturbed.

And that's us until tomorrow morning.

You're not gonna get away with it, Gore.