1 00:03:03,740 --> 00:03:09,849 Young man, do you have the time? l got six clocks, and none of them work. 2 00:03:09,980 --> 00:03:12,972 - Twenty after nine. - After? 3 00:03:13,100 --> 00:03:16,331 lt's twenty after, dear. Darlin'? 4 00:03:16,540 --> 00:03:21,250 - Five minutes. What about you? - l'm all set. l just ironed my sling. 5 00:03:21,380 --> 00:03:26,056 - The lawyer said 9.30 sharp, darlin'. - OK. 6 00:03:27,620 --> 00:03:30,453 l hope you're not the miserly kind. lt's brand-new. 7 00:03:30,580 --> 00:03:33,458 She ought to get a very good price for it. 8 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:36,174 ls that the right mileage? 23 miles? 9 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:39,451 We only took two rides in it. lt's the darn men. 10 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:42,253 They run into her just to start a conversation. 11 00:03:42,380 --> 00:03:44,940 - Will you come up, lz? - Sure, dear. 12 00:03:45,220 --> 00:03:47,415 Don't go by appearances. lt's brand-new. 13 00:03:47,540 --> 00:03:50,213 lt was a divorce present from her husband. 14 00:03:50,340 --> 00:03:53,059 - They givin' presents for divorces now? - Why not? 15 00:03:53,180 --> 00:03:56,616 On the anniversary of our divorce, my husband always sends me... 16 00:03:56,740 --> 00:04:01,211 ..one potted yellow rose, and it'll be 19 years in July. 17 00:04:02,060 --> 00:04:04,699 Course, he never did pay me the alimony. 18 00:04:04,820 --> 00:04:08,893 But l wouldn't wanna put a man out, you know, if his heart's not in it. 19 00:04:09,020 --> 00:04:11,375 You break your arm in the car? 20 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:17,655 No. My last roomer, the one before Mrs Taber, we celebrated her divorce and... 21 00:04:18,660 --> 00:04:21,220 ..l misbehaved. 22 00:04:21,340 --> 00:04:24,298 l'm so sick and tired of myself. 23 00:04:29,820 --> 00:04:32,095 (reciting in a whisper) 24 00:04:41,060 --> 00:04:43,369 - Will you go over my answers again? - Sure, dear. 25 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:46,378 But don't worry, you'll do wonderfully. 26 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:50,288 Let's see. ''Did your husband, Mr Raymond Taber,... 27 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:52,775 ..act toward you with cruelty?'' 28 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:55,530 Darlin'? 29 00:04:55,660 --> 00:04:58,333 - Well, yes. - Just say yes. 30 00:04:58,460 --> 00:04:59,893 Yes. 31 00:05:00,020 --> 00:05:03,695 ''ln what way did this cruelty manifest itself?'' 32 00:05:07,740 --> 00:05:12,018 He persistently... How does that go again? 33 00:05:12,620 --> 00:05:16,579 ''He persistently and cruelly ignored my personal wishes and my rights,... 34 00:05:16,700 --> 00:05:21,376 ..and resorted on several occasions to physical violence against me.'' 35 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:23,809 He persistently... 36 00:05:25,620 --> 00:05:28,180 Oh, do l have to say that? 37 00:05:28,660 --> 00:05:35,896 Why can't l just say he wasn't there? He... You could touch him, but he wasn't there. 38 00:05:36,020 --> 00:05:38,250 lf that was grounds for divorce,... 39 00:05:38,380 --> 00:05:43,249 ..there'd only be about 1 1 marriages left in the US. Now just repeat after me. 40 00:05:43,380 --> 00:05:47,134 - ''He persistently... - He persistently... 41 00:05:47,260 --> 00:05:49,216 (car horn) 42 00:05:49,900 --> 00:05:52,050 They'll call in their estimate, ma'am. 43 00:05:52,180 --> 00:05:55,138 Those dents aren't my fault, you know. 44 00:05:55,780 --> 00:05:59,136 l'll recommend the best price l can, ma'am. 45 00:05:59,260 --> 00:06:02,013 You can drive her now. l've put in a new battery. 46 00:06:02,140 --> 00:06:05,132 l'll never drive that car again. Let's take a taxi. 47 00:06:05,260 --> 00:06:08,332 l... l'll give you a lift if you're leaving right away. 48 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:10,416 Swell. Two minutes. 49 00:06:10,540 --> 00:06:13,373 lz, get dressed! You gotta be my witness. 50 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:18,096 This'll be my 77th time l've witnessed for a divorce. 51 00:06:18,220 --> 00:06:20,734 Two sevens - that's lucky, darlin'! 52 00:06:21,820 --> 00:06:24,129 Oh, lz, l hope. 53 00:06:36,780 --> 00:06:39,499 - Easy does it, now. - Oh, you're a dear. 54 00:06:39,620 --> 00:06:42,612 - Here we are. - Thanks a lot. We've gotta go now. 55 00:06:42,740 --> 00:06:46,972 lf you're not goin' back East right away, l'd be glad to show you the county. 56 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:49,898 Beautiful country around here, you know. 57 00:06:50,020 --> 00:06:53,137 Well, l don't know where l'll be, but OK. Thanks again. 58 00:06:53,260 --> 00:06:55,899 My name is lsabelle Steers. 59 00:06:56,020 --> 00:06:58,932 lsabelle. Well, OK, you come along too. 60 00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:03,453 That's a sweet afterthought! You Reno men! 61 00:07:07,300 --> 00:07:09,575 l can't memorise this. lt's not the way it was. 62 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:14,410 Just say it. lt doesn't have to be true. This isn't a quiz show, it's only a court. 63 00:07:22,860 --> 00:07:25,499 - l just got off the plane... - l don't wanna hear anything. 64 00:07:25,620 --> 00:07:28,498 Just give me five minutes. After two years, five minutes... 65 00:07:28,620 --> 00:07:30,975 You can't have me now, so you want me, that's all. 66 00:07:31,100 --> 00:07:36,732 Please, l'm not blaming you. lt's... l just don't believe in the whole thing any more. 67 00:07:36,860 --> 00:07:39,328 Kid, l understand. l understand... 68 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:42,577 You don't understand. You're not there, Raymond. 69 00:07:42,700 --> 00:07:45,498 lf l'm gonna be alone, l wanna be by myself. 70 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:49,932 Go back. You're not gonna make me feel sorry for you any more. 71 00:08:03,260 --> 00:08:05,137 Gay! 72 00:08:05,260 --> 00:08:07,933 Wait up! l was just goin' over to see ya! 73 00:08:08,060 --> 00:08:13,134 Well, good luck now, Susan. l won't forget you, you can be sure of that. 74 00:08:13,980 --> 00:08:18,053 - l don't even know where to write you. - General delivery. l'll get it. 75 00:08:18,180 --> 00:08:21,775 Will you think about it? lt's the second-largest laundry in St Louis. 76 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:24,812 l wouldn't wanna kid you. l ain't cut out for business. 77 00:08:24,940 --> 00:08:27,773 Well, will you think of me? Oh, Gay... 78 00:08:27,900 --> 00:08:31,290 Oh, you know l will, honey. Goodbye. 79 00:08:34,140 --> 00:08:36,096 Bye. 80 00:08:47,900 --> 00:08:51,256 How're you doin', boy? Ready to cut out of this town? Cos l am. 81 00:08:51,380 --> 00:08:53,940 Well, l've been thinkin' about it. 82 00:08:54,060 --> 00:08:58,212 - Which one was that? - Susan. Swell sport, that woman. 83 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:04,088 l just met me a girl sweet enough to eat, Gay. Fine-lookin' woman. 84 00:09:04,220 --> 00:09:08,133 But when l think of all the useless talkin' you gotta do, l get discouraged. 85 00:09:08,260 --> 00:09:12,492 l tell you, l'm dyin' for some fresh air. And no people, male or female. 86 00:09:12,620 --> 00:09:16,852 Why don't we take out to the mountains? We could even do a little mustangin'. 87 00:09:16,980 --> 00:09:19,494 l wanted to pile up about 500 this time. 88 00:09:19,620 --> 00:09:22,453 - l need a new engine. - That engine'll fly you anywhere. 89 00:09:22,580 --> 00:09:25,617 Say, you've been two months on this job. You'll get the habit. 90 00:09:25,740 --> 00:09:29,619 l'll see you over at Harrah's later. Let's talk about it. 91 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:34,654 Tom Dooley. 92 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:55,418 lf you throw in your ring you'll never get another divorce. 93 00:09:55,540 --> 00:09:57,656 Go ahead, honey. Everybody does it. 94 00:09:57,780 --> 00:10:01,853 More gold in that river than there is in the Klondike. 95 00:10:07,900 --> 00:10:10,334 - Did you do that? - Who, me? No. 96 00:10:10,460 --> 00:10:13,258 l lost my ring on my honeymoon. 97 00:10:15,060 --> 00:10:17,449 - Let's get a drink. - That's my girl. 98 00:10:23,420 --> 00:10:27,333 Wait a minute, honey. This machine loves me. 99 00:10:34,060 --> 00:10:36,449 Never say die. 100 00:10:52,500 --> 00:10:55,492 Scotch, l guess, on i... Yeah, on ice. 101 00:10:55,620 --> 00:10:58,453 - Rye and water. - Scotch on ice, rye and water. 102 00:10:59,700 --> 00:11:01,656 Well, cheer up. 103 00:11:02,180 --> 00:11:04,410 l will. l just hate to fight with anybody. 104 00:11:04,540 --> 00:11:07,691 When you win, you lose. You know, in your heart. 105 00:11:07,820 --> 00:11:12,211 Well, you're free. Maybe the trouble is you're not used to it yet. 106 00:11:12,340 --> 00:11:16,174 No, the trouble is l always end up back where l started. 107 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:19,656 Never had anybody much. And here l am. 108 00:11:20,420 --> 00:11:23,492 Well, you had your mother, didn't you? 109 00:11:25,340 --> 00:11:29,413 How do you have somebody who disappears all the time? 110 00:11:29,540 --> 00:11:34,739 They both weren't there. She'd go off with a patient for three months and... 111 00:11:35,380 --> 00:11:38,497 You know how long three months is to a kid. 112 00:11:39,580 --> 00:11:42,890 Listen, don't leave. Settle here. 113 00:11:44,140 --> 00:11:47,689 They got a school. You could teach dancing. 114 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:52,689 One thing about this town, it's always full of interesting strangers. 115 00:11:55,220 --> 00:11:57,939 Oh, l'm sorry. What did l say? l... 116 00:12:00,060 --> 00:12:04,451 l suddenly miss my mother. Oh, isn't that the stupidest thing? 117 00:12:08,300 --> 00:12:13,294 lz, you're a fine woman. Practically the only woman that's ever been my friend. 118 00:12:13,420 --> 00:12:15,615 Well, drink up then. 119 00:12:18,540 --> 00:12:22,977 Oh, isn't that the dearest dog? Look how sweet he sits there. 120 00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:25,978 Yeah. Dogs are nice. 121 00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:28,295 Here. Puppy. 122 00:12:36,740 --> 00:12:38,935 Hey, Dooley. 123 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:46,139 Hello. How'd you make out? 124 00:12:47,420 --> 00:12:49,376 OK. 125 00:12:49,860 --> 00:12:53,091 l'd like you to meet a friend of mine. Gay... 126 00:12:53,780 --> 00:12:56,055 Gay Langland, Mrs Taber. 127 00:13:01,540 --> 00:13:04,054 - Howdy do? - And this is Mrs, uh...? 128 00:13:04,180 --> 00:13:09,618 Steers. lsabelle Steers. One thing about Reno men, they do remember the name. 129 00:13:09,740 --> 00:13:14,894 - Why don't you boys sit down? - Thank you. What're you girls drinkin'? 130 00:13:15,020 --> 00:13:18,456 Whiskey. We're celebratin' the jail burned down. 131 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:21,333 Mary, see if you can get four doubles, will you? 132 00:13:24,660 --> 00:13:31,099 Uh... you sure made a big impression on my friend here. And l can see why. 133 00:13:31,220 --> 00:13:34,735 - You a mechanic too? - Him? He's a cowboy. 134 00:13:34,860 --> 00:13:37,897 - How'd you know? - l can smell, can't l? 135 00:13:38,020 --> 00:13:42,810 - Hey, you can't smell cows on me. - l smell the look on your face, cowboy. 136 00:13:42,940 --> 00:13:45,977 But l love every miserable one of ya. 137 00:13:46,100 --> 00:13:48,694 Course, you're all good for nothin', as you know. 138 00:13:48,820 --> 00:13:51,778 That may be. But it's better than wages. 139 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:54,858 l suppose you'll be headin' back East soon, Mrs Taber? 140 00:13:54,980 --> 00:13:57,733 l can't make up my mind. l don't know yet what to do. 141 00:13:57,860 --> 00:14:00,738 You don't have a business to run, or a school to teach, or...? 142 00:14:00,860 --> 00:14:03,454 Me? l never finished high school. 143 00:14:03,580 --> 00:14:06,048 Well! That's real good news. 144 00:14:06,660 --> 00:14:09,652 - You don't like educated women? - They're all right. 145 00:14:09,780 --> 00:14:12,977 Always wantin' to know what you're thinkin', that's all. 146 00:14:13,100 --> 00:14:15,056 Maybe they want to get to know you. 147 00:14:15,180 --> 00:14:19,617 Did you ever get to know a man better by askin' him questions? 148 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:23,094 - You mean he'd lie? - Well, he might not. 149 00:14:23,220 --> 00:14:25,688 And then again, he just might. 150 00:14:27,380 --> 00:14:30,019 How about it, Pilot? We takin' off today? 151 00:14:30,140 --> 00:14:32,734 You ever been outside Reno, Mrs Taber? 152 00:14:32,860 --> 00:14:36,170 l walked to the edge of town. Doesn't look like much is out there. 153 00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:38,291 Everything's there. 154 00:14:38,420 --> 00:14:41,059 - Like what? - The country. 155 00:14:41,180 --> 00:14:44,968 - Well, what do you do with yourself? - Just live. 156 00:14:45,620 --> 00:14:49,135 - How do you just live? - Well, you start by goin' to sleep. 157 00:14:49,260 --> 00:14:53,014 You get up when you feel like it. You scratch yourself. You fry some eggs. 158 00:14:53,140 --> 00:14:58,009 You see what kind of a day it is. You throw stones at a can and whistle. 159 00:14:59,420 --> 00:15:01,331 l know what you mean. 160 00:15:01,460 --> 00:15:04,577 l have an empty house in the country just beyond Hawleyville. 161 00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:08,739 lt's all yours if you want some peace and quiet before you go back. 162 00:15:08,860 --> 00:15:11,135 The last woman's gone? 163 00:15:11,260 --> 00:15:14,457 No kiddin'. l never offered it before. 164 00:15:15,980 --> 00:15:20,053 Well, l wouldn't stay there. But let's rent a car. We could look at the country. 165 00:15:20,180 --> 00:15:23,695 - Gay has a truck. You can have my car. - Then you'll have to drive me back. 166 00:15:23,820 --> 00:15:28,291 - l don't mind. - Thanks, but l like to feel l'm on my own. 167 00:15:28,420 --> 00:15:31,492 - l'll rent a car. Where can l? - Right now? 168 00:15:31,620 --> 00:15:35,693 - Why not? - OK. You sure don't waste time, do you? 169 00:15:36,860 --> 00:15:39,420 l just gotta stop by the garage and quit. 170 00:15:39,540 --> 00:15:41,849 Hey, now, that's the boy. 171 00:15:43,380 --> 00:15:45,894 No, Gay. This is mine. 172 00:15:59,300 --> 00:16:03,213 Mm. What is that beautiful smell? Smells like green perfume. 173 00:16:03,340 --> 00:16:05,979 - That's sage, darlin'. - Oh, sure! 174 00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:10,093 l never smelled it except in bottles. Gee, it's beautiful here. 175 00:16:10,220 --> 00:16:15,169 Look, dear girl, l think l better tell you somethin' about cowboys. 176 00:16:15,300 --> 00:16:19,498 - You really worry about me, don't you? - Well, you're too believin'. 177 00:16:19,620 --> 00:16:21,929 Cowboys are the last real men left,... 178 00:16:22,060 --> 00:16:25,689 ..and they're about as reliable as jack rabbits. 179 00:16:25,820 --> 00:16:28,015 ls anybody any different? 180 00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:32,292 Maybe you're not supposed to believe people. Maybe it's not even fair to them. 181 00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:40,018 l couldn't hear what he said to her, but it looked like she left him. The husband. 182 00:16:40,860 --> 00:16:43,328 She's kinda hard to figure out, you know? 183 00:16:43,460 --> 00:16:47,976 One minute she looks kinda dumb and brand-new, like a kid,... 184 00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:50,660 ..and the next minute... 185 00:16:50,780 --> 00:16:55,296 - She sure moves, though, don't she? - Mm. She's real prime. 186 00:17:19,220 --> 00:17:23,008 - lt isn't finished yet. - lt's weathertight. Come on in. 187 00:17:23,140 --> 00:17:25,370 lt's insulated. 188 00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:30,250 Flush doors. 189 00:17:31,940 --> 00:17:33,896 This is the living room. 190 00:17:34,020 --> 00:17:37,376 And this was gonna be another bedroom. 191 00:17:39,460 --> 00:17:41,974 lt's even nicer this way. 192 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:45,695 Here's a picture window. Take a look at this view. 193 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:56,412 - Take a look at that. - Gee. lt goes on for ever. 194 00:17:59,580 --> 00:18:01,935 Fireplace. 195 00:18:02,740 --> 00:18:05,208 - Brick. - This is the kitchen. 196 00:18:05,340 --> 00:18:08,059 - Gas refrigerator. - lt's nice. 197 00:18:08,180 --> 00:18:11,172 And here's the bathroom. Ceramic tile. 198 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:17,172 Here's our... This was our bedroom. 199 00:18:18,340 --> 00:18:21,935 My wife. She died here. 200 00:18:24,660 --> 00:18:26,616 l'm... sorry. 201 00:18:27,420 --> 00:18:32,619 She was due to have a baby. l was up setting the capstone on the chimney... 202 00:18:33,660 --> 00:18:35,890 ..and she screamed... 203 00:18:36,820 --> 00:18:38,936 ..and that was that. 204 00:18:42,300 --> 00:18:44,495 Couldn't you call a doctor? 205 00:18:44,620 --> 00:18:50,456 She didn't seem to be that sick. Then l got a flat. l didn't have a spare. 206 00:18:50,580 --> 00:18:54,653 Everything just happened wrong. lt'll do that sometimes. 207 00:18:55,900 --> 00:18:57,856 Yeah, l know. 208 00:18:57,980 --> 00:19:01,131 Uh, you couldn't live here any more, huh? 209 00:19:01,460 --> 00:19:04,850 We knew each other since we were seven years old, see? 210 00:19:05,540 --> 00:19:08,213 You ought to find yourself another girl. 211 00:19:08,340 --> 00:19:13,095 l don't know. Me with anybody else, it seems impossible, you know? 212 00:19:13,700 --> 00:19:15,975 She wasn't like any other women. 213 00:19:16,100 --> 00:19:20,252 Stood behind me 100 per cent, uncomplaining as a tree. 214 00:19:21,380 --> 00:19:23,894 Maybe that's what killed her. 215 00:19:24,020 --> 00:19:27,854 l mean, a little complaining helps sometimes maybe. 216 00:19:27,980 --> 00:19:30,858 Hey, lz, isn't this a beautiful place here? 217 00:19:30,980 --> 00:19:35,417 Yeah. lt'd be just perfect if somebody'd bring in that bottle of whiskey l bought. 218 00:19:35,540 --> 00:19:37,735 - With my own money. - Hey, that's right! 219 00:19:37,860 --> 00:19:41,250 And bring that bag of groceries. Maybe somebody wants a sandwich. 220 00:19:41,380 --> 00:19:45,817 The glasses are in the kitchen, lsabelle. l'm real tired. 221 00:19:45,940 --> 00:19:48,056 No, you're just a cowboy, darlin'. 222 00:19:48,180 --> 00:19:51,968 You fellas won't move unless it's rainin' down your necks. 223 00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:57,934 Too rough for you, Roslyn? 224 00:19:58,620 --> 00:20:00,815 l don't mind that. 225 00:20:00,940 --> 00:20:05,377 You should've seen his wife. She helped pour cement and knocked in nails. 226 00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:08,060 She was a real good sport. 227 00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:11,976 Now she's dead because he didn't have a spare tyre. 228 00:20:12,100 --> 00:20:14,614 Well, that's the way it goes. 229 00:20:14,740 --> 00:20:18,415 lt goes the other way too, though. Don't forget that. 230 00:20:18,540 --> 00:20:21,691 lt's sure nice to see people in here. Come on, let's have a drink. 231 00:20:21,820 --> 00:20:26,848 - l'll start the fridge. lt makes ice quick. - lce? We gonna stay that long, Roslyn? 232 00:20:26,980 --> 00:20:29,972 - l don't know. - Oh, sure. Come on. 233 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:34,969 There's no better place to be. And you couldn't find better company, either. 234 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:37,568 - All right. - That's it, sport. 235 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:41,375 Turn on that ice, Guido. Let's get this stuff a-flowin', make the desert bloom. 236 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:43,775 Well, flow it slow. We only got one bottle. 237 00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:47,336 There. Put that in your thoughts and see how they come out. 238 00:20:47,460 --> 00:20:51,533 Come on, sit down, everybody. Let's get comfortable. 239 00:20:55,260 --> 00:20:59,856 - l'm sure glad you like this place. - Here's to Nevada, the ''leave it'' state. 240 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:02,130 - The what state? - The ''leave it'' state. 241 00:21:02,260 --> 00:21:04,728 You got money to gamble, leave it here. 242 00:21:04,860 --> 00:21:07,294 A wife you wanna get rid of, get rid of her here. 243 00:21:07,420 --> 00:21:11,777 Extra atom bomb you don't need, blow it up here. Nobody will mind in the slightest. 244 00:21:11,900 --> 00:21:16,371 The slogan of Nevada is ''Anything goes, but don't complain if it went.'' 245 00:21:17,340 --> 00:21:20,730 - That's no lie. - l even left my Southern accent here. 246 00:21:20,860 --> 00:21:25,456 How come you never went back home? You came here for a divorce, didn't you? 247 00:21:25,580 --> 00:21:28,333 - l wasn't beautiful enough to go back. - Oh, lsabelle. 248 00:21:28,460 --> 00:21:33,932 No, that's true. Beauty's a help any place, but in Virginia it's a necessity. 249 00:21:34,060 --> 00:21:36,858 Why, you can't hardly get a driver's licence without it. 250 00:21:36,980 --> 00:21:41,656 No, l love Nevada. You know, they don't even have regular meal times here. 251 00:21:41,780 --> 00:21:44,533 Never met so many people didn't own a watch. 252 00:21:44,660 --> 00:21:49,211 Might have two wives at the same time, but no watch. Bless them all. 253 00:21:49,340 --> 00:21:51,649 How quiet it is here. 254 00:21:51,780 --> 00:21:54,055 Sweetest sound there is. 255 00:21:54,180 --> 00:21:59,208 There's an lndian store about five miles, if you wanna shop. Groceries, everything. 256 00:21:59,340 --> 00:22:01,615 lf you wanna stay, that is. 257 00:22:01,740 --> 00:22:05,130 Be glad to come by and do your chores, if you like. 258 00:22:05,260 --> 00:22:10,288 You know, he reminds me of that cowboy friend l told you about. 259 00:22:10,420 --> 00:22:13,571 Had one arm gone, but he was more man with one arm... 260 00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:15,895 ..than any other man is with two. 261 00:22:16,020 --> 00:22:17,373 Oh? 262 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:20,697 - l mean like cookin'. - Oh! 263 00:22:20,820 --> 00:22:24,130 No, l'm serious. He could take a panful of chops, toss 'em,... 264 00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:26,455 ..and they all came down on the other side. 265 00:22:26,580 --> 00:22:31,335 - Who is he? Maybe they know him. - Darlin', you can't go lookin' for a man. 266 00:22:31,460 --> 00:22:34,577 - What, did he take off? - No, not exactly. 267 00:22:35,620 --> 00:22:38,054 He just never came back. 268 00:22:40,580 --> 00:22:44,129 - Andy Powell. You ever...? - Sure! Called Andy Gump sometimes? 269 00:22:44,260 --> 00:22:46,216 That's him. 270 00:22:46,340 --> 00:22:49,776 - You know where he is? - Saw him at the rodeo only last month. 271 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:54,655 - Maybe we could find him. - Stop thinkin' you can change things. 272 00:22:55,140 --> 00:22:57,495 But if there's something you can do... 273 00:22:57,620 --> 00:23:00,976 l don't know what to do, but if l knew, l'd do it. 274 00:23:01,820 --> 00:23:05,972 Have you got a radio or a phonograph? Maybe we'll have some music. 275 00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:09,456 - There's no electricity. - The car radio. 276 00:23:09,580 --> 00:23:13,937 - Now who'd have thought of that? - You always get an idea, don't you? 277 00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:16,290 l'll go bring the car round. 278 00:23:17,860 --> 00:23:21,409 Say, how about another drink to keep that first one warm? 279 00:23:21,540 --> 00:23:25,055 - l'd love it. - l'm gonna make myself a sandwich. 280 00:23:25,180 --> 00:23:27,694 - How about you folks? - OK. 281 00:23:28,780 --> 00:23:31,772 l hope you're gonna stay on here. Any chance? 282 00:23:31,900 --> 00:23:34,095 Why? What difference would it make? 283 00:23:34,220 --> 00:23:37,690 Might make all the difference in the world as time goes by. 284 00:23:37,820 --> 00:23:39,856 ( dance music) 285 00:23:39,980 --> 00:23:42,699 - Like to dance? - OK. 286 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:58,371 Thanks. lz, give him another drink. lt's a wonderful house, Guido. 287 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:01,253 Hey, that's pretty good dancin', cowboy. 288 00:24:01,820 --> 00:24:03,776 What are you doin'? 289 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:07,609 She used to teach dancin'. You know? Before she was married. 290 00:24:07,740 --> 00:24:11,130 - No kiddin'? ln a dance hall? - Uh-huh. 291 00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:16,092 How about the landlord? Move over, boy, huh? 292 00:24:16,220 --> 00:24:20,259 - Watch out for those pretty little feet. - She knows how to get out of the way. 293 00:24:20,380 --> 00:24:22,336 Let's go. 294 00:24:39,580 --> 00:24:42,458 Where'd you learn that, Pilot? 295 00:24:44,060 --> 00:24:46,290 l never knew him to dance at all. 296 00:24:49,980 --> 00:24:53,814 Look at old Pilot comin' out from under a bushel! 297 00:24:57,180 --> 00:24:59,978 Hey, you two ought to put on a show! 298 00:25:23,660 --> 00:25:26,538 (music ends, new piece begins) 299 00:25:26,660 --> 00:25:31,495 Come on, honey. This is a good one. l haven't danced like this in years. 300 00:25:34,660 --> 00:25:39,814 - Didn't your wife dance? - Not like you. She had no gracefulness. 301 00:25:39,940 --> 00:25:42,693 Why didn't you teach her to be graceful? 302 00:25:42,820 --> 00:25:45,334 You can't learn that. 303 00:25:45,460 --> 00:25:49,055 How do you know? l mean, how do you know? 304 00:25:49,180 --> 00:25:53,219 You see, she died, and she didn't know how you can dance. 305 00:25:53,340 --> 00:25:56,935 To a certain extent, maybe you were strangers. 306 00:25:57,900 --> 00:26:01,575 - l don't feel like discussing my wife. - Don't be mad. 307 00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:05,249 l only meant that if you loved her you could've taught her anything. 308 00:26:05,380 --> 00:26:08,975 Because... we're all dying, aren't we? 309 00:26:10,020 --> 00:26:13,854 All the husbands and all the wives. Every minute. 310 00:26:14,620 --> 00:26:18,852 And we're not teaching each other what we really know, are we? 311 00:26:18,980 --> 00:26:21,369 Dum da-da... dum... 312 00:26:21,500 --> 00:26:23,968 Guido, you're a nice man. 313 00:26:26,060 --> 00:26:28,016 Smile. 314 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:31,856 Come on. 315 00:27:00,820 --> 00:27:02,776 (drunken laughter) 316 00:27:04,300 --> 00:27:08,213 - Come on, lz. - l'm lookin' for your shoes, dear girl. 317 00:27:08,940 --> 00:27:11,329 (Gay) Watch out. There's no step! 318 00:28:05,460 --> 00:28:07,815 We better get you home, girl. 319 00:28:08,740 --> 00:28:12,494 You were worried about me. How sweet. 320 00:28:13,420 --> 00:28:16,457 Just wanna keep you all in one pretty piece. 321 00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:19,695 Would you have had a spare tyre? 322 00:28:19,820 --> 00:28:22,414 (lz) Somebody'd better drive her. 323 00:28:26,020 --> 00:28:28,409 Go ahead. l'll take the truck. 324 00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:31,293 Oh, lz, don't leave poor Guido alone. 325 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,375 Tom Dooley! 326 00:29:08,620 --> 00:29:10,975 You're a real beautiful woman. 327 00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:17,530 lt's almost kind of an honour sittin' next to you. 328 00:29:17,660 --> 00:29:22,176 You just shine in my eyes. That's my true feelin', Roslyn. 329 00:29:27,180 --> 00:29:32,015 What makes you so sad? l think you're the saddest girl l ever met. 330 00:29:33,060 --> 00:29:38,259 You're the first man that ever said that. l'm usually told how happy l am. 331 00:29:38,380 --> 00:29:41,770 That's because you make a man feel happy. 332 00:29:44,140 --> 00:29:46,973 l don't feel that way about you, Gay. 333 00:29:51,820 --> 00:29:55,335 Well, don't get discouraged, girl. You might. 334 00:29:57,180 --> 00:30:01,935 Look, why don't you try it out here for a while, see what happens? 335 00:30:02,060 --> 00:30:04,972 You know, sometimes when a person don't know what to do,... 336 00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:08,456 ..the best thing is to just stand still. 337 00:30:09,420 --> 00:30:15,097 l'll guarantee you'll have something out here you wouldn't find on every corner. 338 00:30:15,220 --> 00:30:21,090 l, uh... l may not amount to much in some ways, but l am a good friend. 339 00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:25,856 Thanks. 340 00:30:28,060 --> 00:30:33,373 Let me take you back and get your things. Try it for a while, see what happens. 341 00:30:34,420 --> 00:30:37,218 Ever hear the story about the city man out in the country? 342 00:30:37,340 --> 00:30:41,492 He sees this fella sittin' on his porch, so he says ''Mister,... 343 00:30:41,620 --> 00:30:46,535 ..could you tell me how l can get back to town?'' The fella says ''No.'' 344 00:30:46,660 --> 00:30:51,780 ''Well, could you tell me how to get to the post office?'' The fella says ''No.'' 345 00:30:51,900 --> 00:30:55,939 ''Well, do you know how to get to the railroad station?'' ''No.'' 346 00:30:56,060 --> 00:30:59,257 ''Boy,'' he says, ''you sure don't know much, do you?'' 347 00:30:59,380 --> 00:31:02,099 The fella says ''Nope. But l ain't lost.'' 348 00:31:10,460 --> 00:31:12,690 Don't you have a home? 349 00:31:13,820 --> 00:31:17,210 Sure. Never was a better one, either. 350 00:31:17,980 --> 00:31:20,289 Where is it? 351 00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:23,656 Right here. 352 00:32:17,700 --> 00:32:20,737 Come on. l got a surprise for you. 353 00:32:45,700 --> 00:32:48,214 You cooked breakfast. Here, let me. 354 00:32:48,340 --> 00:32:52,618 No, no, no. You sit down and enjoy yourself. Just this once. 355 00:32:53,380 --> 00:32:56,895 - You do this often? - Uh-uh. First time for me. 356 00:32:58,020 --> 00:33:00,818 - Really and truly? - Mm-hm. 357 00:33:01,700 --> 00:33:03,975 Mm. Smells delicious. 358 00:33:09,180 --> 00:33:11,569 Hey, you really go all out, don't you? 359 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:16,251 Even the way you eat. l like that. Women generally pick. 360 00:33:16,380 --> 00:33:18,336 You like me, huh? 361 00:33:18,460 --> 00:33:20,371 (birdsong) 362 00:33:20,500 --> 00:33:25,210 Birds must be brave to live out here. At night especially. 363 00:33:25,340 --> 00:33:28,491 - Whereas they're so small, you know? - Mm-hm. 364 00:33:30,420 --> 00:33:34,618 - You think l'm crazy. - l look that way cos l can't make you out. 365 00:33:34,740 --> 00:33:37,413 - Why? - l don't know. 366 00:33:37,540 --> 00:33:40,054 You got children? 367 00:33:40,860 --> 00:33:43,818 - l never wanted children with him. - Oh. 368 00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:50,769 Children are supposed to bring you together. But what if they don't? 369 00:33:52,580 --> 00:33:56,414 l've known of so-called happily married couples. 370 00:33:56,540 --> 00:34:01,091 One time, the wife was in the hospital to have the baby... 371 00:34:01,220 --> 00:34:04,018 ..and the husband was calling me up. 372 00:34:04,140 --> 00:34:06,131 l mean, he was calling me. 373 00:34:08,220 --> 00:34:11,212 They're still supposed to be happily married. 374 00:34:11,340 --> 00:34:13,854 l guess you believe in true love, don't you? 375 00:34:13,980 --> 00:34:17,575 l don't know, but they ought to invent a way that you don't have children... 376 00:34:17,700 --> 00:34:20,976 ..unless you care for each other, cos kids know the difference. 377 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,216 l always knew the difference. 378 00:34:23,340 --> 00:34:27,253 Listen, if you wanna go somewhere, l don't mind being alone. 379 00:34:27,380 --> 00:34:32,852 - Do l look like l wanna leave? - l just want you to do what you feel like. 380 00:34:32,980 --> 00:34:38,100 You ain't kiddin'. Even when you're kiddin', you ain't kiddin'. 381 00:34:38,220 --> 00:34:40,654 No. lt makes me feel peaceful. 382 00:34:41,860 --> 00:34:45,648 You know, they come out here from New York, Chicago, St Louis,... 383 00:34:45,780 --> 00:34:49,375 ..and find them a cowboy. Cowboys are supposed to be dumb, you know. 384 00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:52,298 So they tell 'em everything. And they do everything. 385 00:34:52,420 --> 00:34:55,173 Everything they couldn't do back home. 386 00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:57,575 - lt's pitiful. - Why is it pitiful? 387 00:34:57,700 --> 00:35:01,898 Cowboy's laughin' at 'em, and they don't even know it. 388 00:35:02,020 --> 00:35:05,933 lt's nice to meet someone who has respect for a man. 389 00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:08,733 Did you ever think of getting married again? 390 00:35:08,860 --> 00:35:13,650 Yeah. l've thought about it a lot of times. But never in daylight. 391 00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:19,531 - You get lonesome for your children? - Oh, l see 'em now and then. 392 00:35:19,660 --> 00:35:24,017 They come whenever l'm in a rodeo. l'm a pretty good roper. 393 00:35:27,020 --> 00:35:29,614 l get lonesome, sure. 394 00:35:29,740 --> 00:35:35,019 My daughter is almost your size. Uh... You size 1 2? 395 00:35:35,140 --> 00:35:37,495 - Uh-huh. - Yeah. So is she. 396 00:35:37,620 --> 00:35:40,976 l bought her a dress for Christmas. Size 1 2. 397 00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:47,778 What happened? Did you just stop loving your wife, Gay? 398 00:35:47,900 --> 00:35:52,496 Well, l come home one night and she's all wrapped up in a car with a fella. 399 00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:56,818 Turned out to be an old friend. A cousin of mine, as a matter of fact. 400 00:35:56,940 --> 00:35:59,693 Oh. You never had any idea, huh? 401 00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:04,371 No. You know, in those days l thought you got married and that was it. 402 00:36:04,500 --> 00:36:07,253 But nothin' is it. Not for ever. 403 00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:12,695 That's what l can't get used to. Everything keeps changing. 404 00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:20,618 l'll tell you this, though. l wouldn't know how to say goodbye to you, Roslyn. 405 00:36:21,780 --> 00:36:24,499 lt surprises me. 406 00:36:28,900 --> 00:36:33,052 There's a lot to be done around this place. lf we were gonna stay awhile. 407 00:36:33,180 --> 00:36:35,933 Let's go out in the sunshine. Come on. 408 00:36:41,940 --> 00:36:46,968 Let's just live like you said in the bar. l don't know where l am yet. 409 00:36:49,420 --> 00:36:52,139 Hey! Couldn't we use that for a step? 410 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:55,889 Well, we just might at that. 411 00:37:09,820 --> 00:37:12,698 - There you are. - Let me try it. 412 00:37:12,820 --> 00:37:16,415 lt's perfect. l can go in... and l can come out. 413 00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:20,778 Go in... and l can come out. 414 00:37:22,340 --> 00:37:24,251 Go in... 415 00:37:24,380 --> 00:37:26,530 ..and l can come out. 416 00:37:27,140 --> 00:37:29,290 l can go in... 417 00:37:29,420 --> 00:37:31,615 ..and l can come out. 418 00:38:11,020 --> 00:38:12,976 (airplane) 419 00:38:28,700 --> 00:38:30,850 Guido! 420 00:38:31,260 --> 00:38:35,538 - What's he doing? - Might land. There's a place back there. 421 00:38:40,460 --> 00:38:43,497 Nah. l guess he's just sayin' hello. 422 00:38:43,620 --> 00:38:46,737 - Here, have some lemonade. - Oh, thanks. 423 00:38:47,900 --> 00:38:51,131 - What does he do? Just fly around? - Could be goin' for eagles. 424 00:38:51,260 --> 00:38:53,615 Now and again ranchers hire Guido to shoot eagles. 425 00:38:53,740 --> 00:38:57,016 - Why? - Well, they kill a lot of lambs. 426 00:38:57,140 --> 00:38:59,574 He gets $50 a bird. 427 00:39:00,900 --> 00:39:03,778 l never really saw anything grow before. 428 00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:09,736 How tiny those seeds were. And yet they know they're supposed to be lettuces. 429 00:39:09,860 --> 00:39:13,455 You say the darnedest things. You know that, don't you? 430 00:39:13,580 --> 00:39:17,175 Everybody's busy in Chicago, and here we are. 431 00:39:18,500 --> 00:39:20,616 l love this whole state! 432 00:39:23,780 --> 00:39:26,214 Hey... What have we here now? 433 00:39:27,460 --> 00:39:30,975 Well... Just plain old rabbit! 434 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:34,809 l'm gonna get him. 435 00:39:34,940 --> 00:39:37,659 lt's just one lettuce. Maybe he won't do it any more. 436 00:39:37,780 --> 00:39:42,729 No, ma'am! lt's them or us! There won't be a thing left inside of a week. 437 00:39:42,860 --> 00:39:46,535 Couldn't you wait and see? l can't stand to see anything killed. 438 00:39:46,660 --> 00:39:50,938 - Honey, it's only a rabbit. - But it doesn't know any better, does it? 439 00:39:51,060 --> 00:39:53,176 Go on inside and let me handle this. 440 00:39:53,300 --> 00:39:55,939 - l know you worked hard... - You're darn right! 441 00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:59,655 And l didn't do it for some bug-eyed rabbit. 442 00:39:59,780 --> 00:40:03,136 - Gay, please. - Honey, will you go on inside now? 443 00:40:03,260 --> 00:40:06,730 - And stop bein' silly? - l'm not being silly. 444 00:40:06,860 --> 00:40:09,055 You don't respect what l feel. 445 00:40:09,180 --> 00:40:12,217 - And l don't care about the lettuce! - l care about it! 446 00:40:12,340 --> 00:40:15,218 And how about havin' some respect for me? 447 00:40:16,140 --> 00:40:18,290 Oh, Guido and lsabelle! 448 00:40:18,420 --> 00:40:20,376 - Guido! - Dear girl! 449 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:24,015 l thought l saw a passenger! We never heard you land. 450 00:40:24,140 --> 00:40:28,213 - My, you look thrivin'. - Boy, am l in the right place? 451 00:40:28,340 --> 00:40:31,855 Seen the vegetable garden? Took Gay a week just to turn the soil. 452 00:40:31,980 --> 00:40:34,289 Mowed the grass and put in them flowers too. 453 00:40:34,420 --> 00:40:37,253 l got your windows unstuck. Fireplace don't smoke now. 454 00:40:37,380 --> 00:40:42,579 You must be a magician. All he ever did for a woman was get out the ice cubes. 455 00:40:42,700 --> 00:40:45,897 - Look, we have chairs. Come and sit. - Let's show him the inside. 456 00:40:46,020 --> 00:40:50,696 You know, l've moved this furniture so many times, l'm gettin' long ears! 457 00:40:51,260 --> 00:40:55,333 My, you look lovely. You've really found yourself, haven't you? 458 00:40:55,460 --> 00:40:59,658 Well, l... Oh, it's so nice to see you, lsabelle. Look, we have a step. 459 00:40:59,780 --> 00:41:03,250 - How's your arm? - Well, it's still as weak as a bird's wing. 460 00:41:04,140 --> 00:41:08,577 Well, l never saw anything like it in my life. lt's magical. 461 00:41:08,700 --> 00:41:12,329 Just hope you realise you finally made contact with a real woman. 462 00:41:12,460 --> 00:41:14,496 My dear girl! 463 00:41:14,620 --> 00:41:19,648 Come, Guido. l wanna show you the rest. l've changed a few things, though. 464 00:41:21,540 --> 00:41:23,974 We've changed things around. 465 00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:27,695 How do you like it? 466 00:41:28,260 --> 00:41:31,855 Oh, don't look at those. Gay just hung 'em up for a joke. 467 00:41:31,980 --> 00:41:34,858 l put your picture up in the living room. 468 00:41:36,180 --> 00:41:39,377 Come on, let's have lots of drinks. Come on. 469 00:41:42,940 --> 00:41:45,329 Oh, it's so nice to have company. 470 00:41:50,620 --> 00:41:54,932 - l put your picture there. ls that all right? - You don't have to keep it out. 471 00:41:55,060 --> 00:41:59,212 Why, Guido, it's part of the house. Besides, it's your house. 472 00:41:59,340 --> 00:42:02,457 Oh, sit in the big chair. This must've been your chair. 473 00:42:02,580 --> 00:42:04,571 Matter of fact, it was. 474 00:42:04,700 --> 00:42:07,373 lsabelle. Put this under your arm. 475 00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:09,456 Thanks, dear girl. 476 00:42:10,540 --> 00:42:14,328 l used to do all my studyin' in this chair. When l was still ambitious. 477 00:42:14,460 --> 00:42:16,212 What did you study? 478 00:42:16,340 --> 00:42:19,377 l was on my way to bein' a doctor. Before the war. 479 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:23,015 Well, you never can tell. Maybe you'll get ambitious again. 480 00:42:23,140 --> 00:42:25,893 l'm gonna tell you somethin', Roslyn. 481 00:42:26,020 --> 00:42:30,650 l spent four years in the war. Did two tours, flew 50 missions. 482 00:42:31,140 --> 00:42:35,053 Every time l came back to base l started to design this house. 483 00:42:35,180 --> 00:42:38,855 But somehow l could never get it to look like my idea of it. 484 00:42:39,260 --> 00:42:41,774 Now it almost does. 485 00:42:41,900 --> 00:42:44,539 You just walk in, a stranger out of nowhere,... 486 00:42:44,660 --> 00:42:47,618 ..and for the first time it all lights up. 487 00:42:48,820 --> 00:42:51,209 And l'm sure you know why too. 488 00:42:52,140 --> 00:42:55,655 - Why? - Because you have the gift for life. 489 00:42:55,980 --> 00:43:00,770 The rest of us, we're just lookin' for a place to hide and watch it all go by. 490 00:43:00,900 --> 00:43:02,856 Amen. 491 00:43:03,620 --> 00:43:07,659 Here's to your life, Roslyn. l hope it goes on for ever. 492 00:43:07,780 --> 00:43:10,248 And yours. And yours, lsabelle. 493 00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:14,570 And Gay. Gay did all the work, you know. 494 00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:18,773 Yeah. And the rabbits are sure enjoyin' it too. 495 00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:23,769 Can you break away from this paradise long enough to do a little mustangin'? 496 00:43:23,900 --> 00:43:28,212 Mustangin'? Now you're sayin' somethin'. You been up in the mountains? 497 00:43:28,700 --> 00:43:33,091 Took a quick look earlier this mornin'. l spotted 1 5 horses. 498 00:43:33,220 --> 00:43:35,450 That's not too bad. 499 00:43:36,060 --> 00:43:39,530 Boy, l'd sure like to get my hands on a rope again. 500 00:43:40,780 --> 00:43:43,692 - What do you say? - (lz) l will never understand cowboys. 501 00:43:43,820 --> 00:43:47,210 All crazy about animals, and the minute they got nothin' else to do,... 502 00:43:47,340 --> 00:43:50,696 ..they run up in the mountains and bother those poor wild horses. 503 00:43:50,820 --> 00:43:53,015 Shame on you! 504 00:43:53,140 --> 00:43:55,051 Horses? 505 00:43:55,180 --> 00:43:59,139 Sure. Nevada mustang. Used to ship 'em all over the United States. 506 00:43:59,260 --> 00:44:03,014 Not many left. We'd have to pick up another man. 507 00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:06,735 Dayton Rodeo's on today. We ought to be able to pick up a fella there. 508 00:44:06,860 --> 00:44:10,250 That's an idea. Hey, you never saw a rodeo. 509 00:44:10,380 --> 00:44:12,371 (lz) Oh, you gotta see a rodeo! 510 00:44:12,500 --> 00:44:15,537 - l'd love to. Will you come too? - l'm all set. 511 00:44:16,140 --> 00:44:19,974 - l'll get dressed up. Let's have some fun! - That's a girl. Go right now. 512 00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:24,218 Honey, when you smile it's like the sun comin' up. 513 00:44:31,620 --> 00:44:34,737 Boy, l'd like to have stopped off home and get cleaned up. 514 00:44:34,860 --> 00:44:37,454 Why? You look nice. Doesn't he? 515 00:44:37,580 --> 00:44:42,973 - Lots better than some l've known. - You're a mass of compliments, lsabelle. 516 00:44:44,020 --> 00:44:47,854 Hey, Gay, stop. That guy next to the phone booth. What's his name? 517 00:44:47,980 --> 00:44:51,450 - You worked the Stinson Rodeo with him. - Perce Howland? 518 00:44:51,580 --> 00:44:54,413 Gay Langland! You old buzzard, you! 519 00:44:54,780 --> 00:44:57,419 What are you doin' sittin' out here, fella? 520 00:44:57,540 --> 00:45:00,134 Well, l hitched a ride down to the Dayton Rodeo,... 521 00:45:00,260 --> 00:45:03,491 ..but this fella changed his mind and just left me settin' here. 522 00:45:03,620 --> 00:45:05,736 Roslyn, this is Perce Howland. 523 00:45:05,860 --> 00:45:09,057 Well, old Gay's sure comin' up in the world. How do, ma'am? 524 00:45:09,180 --> 00:45:11,216 - This is lsabelle. - (phone rings) 525 00:45:11,340 --> 00:45:15,492 Oh, 'scuse me. l got a call in for home, but they keep puttin' me in to Wyoming. 526 00:45:15,620 --> 00:45:17,656 Hello? 527 00:45:17,780 --> 00:45:19,930 Hello? 528 00:45:20,060 --> 00:45:22,415 Hello, Ma? This is Perce. 529 00:45:23,420 --> 00:45:25,570 Yeah, l'm OK. 530 00:45:25,700 --> 00:45:28,453 No. l was in Colorado. l'm in Nevada now. 531 00:45:28,980 --> 00:45:31,335 Just won me a bull ride. 532 00:45:31,900 --> 00:45:33,856 Yeah. 533 00:45:34,700 --> 00:45:37,373 Yeah, a pretty good rodeo. 534 00:45:37,500 --> 00:45:39,809 A hundred dollars. 535 00:45:41,260 --> 00:45:44,855 Ma, l was gonna buy you a birthday present with it,... 536 00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:47,653 ..but l was comin' out of my boots. 537 00:45:49,140 --> 00:45:54,772 No, Ma, l haven't been in hospital since l talked to you. l just bought some boots. 538 00:45:55,860 --> 00:45:59,455 Ma, what would l wanna get married for? l just bought me... 539 00:46:01,380 --> 00:46:06,852 Hey, you know what? On top of purse money, l won me a nice silver buckle. 540 00:46:06,980 --> 00:46:12,008 Yeah. Got a buckin' horse on it and my entire name written out underneath. 541 00:46:12,140 --> 00:46:14,608 You proud? 542 00:46:14,740 --> 00:46:18,858 Oh, no, no. My face is fine. lt's all healed up. lt's just as good as new. 543 00:46:19,700 --> 00:46:22,498 You would too recognise me. 544 00:46:22,620 --> 00:46:27,011 Oh, OK, operator. Ma, listen. Say hello to Frieda for me, will you? 545 00:46:27,140 --> 00:46:30,655 And to Victoria. Yeah, and to Uncle George. 546 00:46:33,220 --> 00:46:35,814 OK, say hello to him too. 547 00:46:36,860 --> 00:46:40,694 No, no, Ma. lt just slipped my mind, that's all. 548 00:46:40,820 --> 00:46:43,459 Well, OK, l'm sayin' it now. 549 00:46:44,500 --> 00:46:48,288 Ma, you married him, l didn't. So say hello to him. 550 00:46:49,780 --> 00:46:54,331 Oh, is that...? Listen, maybe l'll call you at Christmas time. 551 00:46:55,340 --> 00:46:57,058 OK. 552 00:46:57,180 --> 00:46:59,535 Hello? Hello? 553 00:47:03,020 --> 00:47:05,375 God bless you too. 554 00:47:09,260 --> 00:47:11,569 l just know you'll take me to that rodeo. 555 00:47:11,700 --> 00:47:13,736 Sure. You entered? 556 00:47:13,860 --> 00:47:17,409 Well, l aim to be, if l can get me a ride to town. 557 00:47:17,540 --> 00:47:20,850 And, uh, if l can raise $10 for the entrance. 558 00:47:20,980 --> 00:47:25,815 But l just spent my last $2 in that phone booth. Boy, l'm real equipped, ain't l? 559 00:47:25,940 --> 00:47:30,456 Say, how'd you like to do some mustangin'? We need a third man. 560 00:47:30,580 --> 00:47:32,935 You still fly that DC-6 and seven eighths? 561 00:47:33,060 --> 00:47:35,369 lt's a lot safer than buckin' horses. 562 00:47:35,500 --> 00:47:39,175 - There are still mustangs around here? - l spotted 1 5 this morning. 563 00:47:39,300 --> 00:47:42,417 - There might be a lot more, though. - Well, l don't know. 564 00:47:42,540 --> 00:47:45,134 What do you expect to get out of it? Of 1 5 horses? 565 00:47:45,260 --> 00:47:48,093 l mean, like, if there was a thousand or more... 566 00:47:48,220 --> 00:47:52,133 But goin' all the way up there for 1 5, it kinda hits me sideways. 567 00:47:52,260 --> 00:47:55,889 - Better than wages, ain't it? - Oh, anything's better than wages. 568 00:47:56,020 --> 00:48:00,059 l tell you what. We'll drive you to the rodeo, put up the ten for the entrance. 569 00:48:00,180 --> 00:48:03,172 You come along tomorrow and help us run some mustang. 570 00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:08,420 All right. You get me a good bottle of whiskey to keep me primed for the rodeo. 571 00:48:08,540 --> 00:48:10,895 Just wait right here. 572 00:48:15,860 --> 00:48:19,091 You, uh... you an old friend of Gay's? 573 00:48:21,100 --> 00:48:23,216 Pretty old. 574 00:48:24,580 --> 00:48:28,016 l broke my arm twice - no, three times, in the same place. 575 00:48:28,140 --> 00:48:30,779 And you don't do that fakin' a fall. 576 00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:33,130 You know what some of these riders do? 577 00:48:33,260 --> 00:48:36,570 They just drop off and lay there like they was stone-dead. 578 00:48:36,700 --> 00:48:40,534 Not me, boy. l don't fake nothin'. Right, Gay? 579 00:48:40,660 --> 00:48:44,050 That's right. You're just a natural-born fool. 580 00:48:44,180 --> 00:48:47,092 lt's wonderful to be that way. l know what you mean. 581 00:48:47,220 --> 00:48:50,257 l used to dance in places, and everybody thought l was crazy. 582 00:48:50,380 --> 00:48:53,372 l mean, l really tried. People don't know the difference. 583 00:48:53,500 --> 00:48:58,290 - Oh, she'd try. l can just see her tryin'. - What kind of dancin' do you do? 584 00:48:58,420 --> 00:49:02,299 Oh, interpretive dancing. You know, nightclubs and... That's all. 585 00:49:02,420 --> 00:49:07,335 l was in a nightclub once in Kansas City called The Naked Truth. 586 00:49:08,180 --> 00:49:10,569 And they wasn't kiddin'! 587 00:49:11,340 --> 00:49:13,535 Dayton comin' up. 588 00:49:17,620 --> 00:49:20,259 Hey, Joe! Hi, Joe! 589 00:49:25,060 --> 00:49:27,415 Hey, Bengie! Hey! 590 00:49:28,140 --> 00:49:30,608 Hi, you old heathen, you! 591 00:49:32,300 --> 00:49:35,656 - Hey, gimme. - Hiya, Perce. 592 00:49:35,780 --> 00:49:38,374 Oh, there's Franklin. Boy, does he hate his wife. 593 00:49:38,500 --> 00:49:41,412 Hey, Franklin, how's your wife? 594 00:49:43,900 --> 00:49:48,610 Man, there are a lot of good men here. l sure hope l drew me a good horse. 595 00:49:48,740 --> 00:49:53,416 Just come out in one piece now, cos you gotta go mustangin' tomorrow. 596 00:49:57,060 --> 00:49:59,016 (Gay sounds horn) 597 00:50:16,180 --> 00:50:18,978 - Church Ladies' Auxiliary. - Sure. 598 00:50:19,100 --> 00:50:22,809 - How about you, sinner? - Oh, l got no money yet. 599 00:50:22,940 --> 00:50:26,694 Church Ladies' Auxiliary. Church Ladies' Auxiliary. 600 00:50:27,020 --> 00:50:31,013 Church Ladies' Auxiliary. Church Ladies' Auxiliary. 601 00:50:31,980 --> 00:50:37,054 Church Ladies' Auxiliary. Frank, Church Ladies' Auxiliary. 602 00:50:37,180 --> 00:50:41,059 - You just caught me at the bar next door. - That'll learn you to stay put. 603 00:50:41,180 --> 00:50:45,731 Church Ladies' Auxiliary. Church Ladies' Auxiliary... 604 00:50:50,460 --> 00:50:52,928 Come on, l'll buy you a drink. 605 00:50:53,900 --> 00:50:58,098 Excuse me, cousin. There ain't many of us left now. 606 00:50:58,220 --> 00:51:00,893 No. Things is tough all over, pop. 607 00:51:01,700 --> 00:51:07,570 Come on, son. Give me a great big glass of soda pop for my grandson Lester. 608 00:51:07,700 --> 00:51:12,137 l gotta hold onto him tight, otherwise he'll run off to school. 609 00:51:13,020 --> 00:51:15,409 Hey, wait till l show you this. 610 00:51:15,540 --> 00:51:19,613 Here is the goldarnedest contraption that anybody ever seen. 611 00:51:19,740 --> 00:51:22,652 You gotta hit the ball. 612 00:51:22,780 --> 00:51:25,738 - You catch what l mean? - l can do it. Let me try. 613 00:51:25,860 --> 00:51:28,613 l'll bet you $2 you can't hit it ten times in a row. 614 00:51:28,740 --> 00:51:31,379 Wait. l'll take that bet. 615 00:51:31,500 --> 00:51:33,934 - Go on. Go on. - l can do ten, l think. 616 00:51:34,060 --> 00:51:38,736 Here's the paddle. Gangway, gangway, everybody. Got a bet on. 617 00:51:38,860 --> 00:51:42,216 ..2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,... 618 00:51:42,340 --> 00:51:46,333 ..1 1 , 1 2, 1 3, 14, 1 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,... 619 00:51:46,460 --> 00:51:50,533 ..1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 30... 620 00:51:54,060 --> 00:51:56,016 40. 621 00:51:56,860 --> 00:51:59,852 (counting continues) 622 00:52:01,380 --> 00:52:03,735 (betting) 623 00:52:24,820 --> 00:52:27,175 ..5, 6, 7, 8, 9... 624 00:52:40,340 --> 00:52:43,252 Here, do it while the spirit's in you. 625 00:53:02,540 --> 00:53:05,498 - Here, here. What's the trouble? - He put his hand on her. 626 00:53:05,620 --> 00:53:08,088 - That right, fella? - l didn't mean nothin' by it. 627 00:53:08,220 --> 00:53:12,816 - What's goin' on? You lookin' for a fight? - All right, all right. Let's get to the rodeo. 628 00:53:12,940 --> 00:53:15,170 Here. lt's the kid's. 629 00:53:16,220 --> 00:53:18,415 lsabelle, come on. 630 00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:29,412 Lester! Where'd you get the money? 631 00:53:31,180 --> 00:53:33,136 A-ha-ha! 632 00:53:34,620 --> 00:53:38,169 One hundred... One hundred and forty-five bucks! 633 00:53:38,300 --> 00:53:41,656 - Hello, gold mine. - That girl can do anything. 634 00:53:41,780 --> 00:53:44,055 l'd marry you. 635 00:53:44,180 --> 00:53:47,889 Thanks for saying it, but you don't have to do that. 636 00:53:48,020 --> 00:53:52,491 Don't shake that thing at me! l'm still payin' for this broken arm. 637 00:53:53,540 --> 00:53:55,770 Charles! 638 00:53:56,260 --> 00:54:00,014 lt's in the middle of your pretty eyes. You're looking for the light, sinner. 639 00:54:00,140 --> 00:54:03,291 l know you, and l love you for your life of pain and sin. 640 00:54:03,420 --> 00:54:07,299 Give it to the only one who loves you in your lonely desert. 641 00:54:07,420 --> 00:54:11,811 - She ain't sinned that much. - We're going to fence off the graveyard. 642 00:54:11,940 --> 00:54:15,171 Keep these cowboys from pasturing their horses on the graves. 643 00:54:15,300 --> 00:54:21,250 Sweetheart, you've gone and helped our dead to rest in peace. Go reborn. 644 00:54:21,380 --> 00:54:25,419 Who do you think is here, dear girl? Who do you think is here? 645 00:54:25,540 --> 00:54:28,179 - Who? - My husband. 646 00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:32,056 Oh, lz! l'm so happy. 647 00:54:32,180 --> 00:54:36,731 l never was so surprised. They're here on their vacation. 648 00:54:37,580 --> 00:54:40,413 - His wife? - Clara. You've heard me speak about her. 649 00:54:40,540 --> 00:54:43,418 She's my oldest friend, and she's sweeter than ever. 650 00:54:43,540 --> 00:54:46,134 She must be, to make you so glad to see her. 651 00:54:46,260 --> 00:54:50,651 Charles never would've stayed married to me. l even lost the vacuum cleaner once. 652 00:54:50,780 --> 00:54:52,816 They still haven't found it. 653 00:54:52,940 --> 00:54:57,377 - Well, we gotta get this boy on a horse. - l'll be around. But l can't go mustangin'. 654 00:54:57,500 --> 00:55:00,333 They're gonna stay at my house for a week. 655 00:55:00,460 --> 00:55:03,770 - Good luck, boy. So long. - Oh, lsabelle... 656 00:55:06,820 --> 00:55:08,776 (crowd cheers) 657 00:55:14,780 --> 00:55:19,410 (announcer) Jim Palem in the saddle, now ready to go on Polka Dot, gate one. 658 00:55:20,580 --> 00:55:22,810 Here he comes. 659 00:55:30,620 --> 00:55:34,499 - l didn't know it was that dangerous! - That's the way they want it. 660 00:55:34,620 --> 00:55:38,579 Look. See that strap they've taken off? That's what makes 'em buck. 661 00:55:38,700 --> 00:55:42,090 - That grabs 'em where they don't like it. - That's not fair! 662 00:55:42,220 --> 00:55:45,018 Well, you wouldn't have a rodeo otherwise. 663 00:55:45,140 --> 00:55:48,098 Then they shouldn't have a rodeo. 664 00:55:49,060 --> 00:55:51,016 (laughter) 665 00:55:51,500 --> 00:55:54,094 Lester, what are you tryin' to do?! 666 00:56:01,180 --> 00:56:06,379 - Don't break it, Grandpa. - Don't get mad about it. Come on, Lester. 667 00:56:12,460 --> 00:56:15,452 - l hope you're sober. - Man, l've won buckets of money... 668 00:56:15,580 --> 00:56:18,174 ..in towns l couldn't remember the name. 669 00:56:18,300 --> 00:56:20,609 Hey, there she is. 670 00:56:21,580 --> 00:56:23,935 l mean, there they are. 671 00:56:24,980 --> 00:56:29,132 Gay, l wouldn't, uh... l wouldn't wanna move in on you. 672 00:56:30,020 --> 00:56:34,218 - Unless, of course, you wouldn't mind. - Boy, l'd mind. 673 00:56:41,180 --> 00:56:44,297 The next rider is Perce Howland ofBlack River, Wyoming. 674 00:56:44,420 --> 00:56:46,695 - California, not Wyoming. - Ready, boy? 675 00:56:46,820 --> 00:56:48,811 - Outside. - Open the gate! 676 00:56:53,180 --> 00:56:53,820 Come on, Perce!