- 12 years ago
Approved | 1h 6min | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery | 30 September 1940 (USA)
Original Title: Desert Escape
Bill Carver is a young medical-school graduate wrongly confined in prison. He escapes and finds a haven and romance in an Arizona small town. But his hopes of happiness and freedom are dashed when gangster Joe Mallon and his four henchmen show up. Mallon was the one who engineered Bill into the frame-up felony that sent him to prison along with Mallon. Bill is forced to lead Mallon and his men into an escape attempt across the blistering, sun-scorched desert
Director: Sam Newfield
Writer: Harold Greene, George Bricker
Stars: Warren Hull, Isabel Jewell, John Dilson
Original Title: Desert Escape
Bill Carver is a young medical-school graduate wrongly confined in prison. He escapes and finds a haven and romance in an Arizona small town. But his hopes of happiness and freedom are dashed when gangster Joe Mallon and his four henchmen show up. Mallon was the one who engineered Bill into the frame-up felony that sent him to prison along with Mallon. Bill is forced to lead Mallon and his men into an escape attempt across the blistering, sun-scorched desert
Director: Sam Newfield
Writer: Harold Greene, George Bricker
Stars: Warren Hull, Isabel Jewell, John Dilson
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00:01:00You know, it's not winter, you want somebody to see the light?
00:01:03Look, Joe, I'm going to get out of here.
00:01:06You're staying. Plans, that's all.
00:01:08Yeah, the way I happened to fit in the day you hired me to drive the car for you and your pals,
00:01:12without telling me you were going to pull a stick-up, huh?
00:01:14Yeah, that's right.
00:01:16Funny, isn't it, the way you...
00:01:18The jury wouldn't believe a story about you being a lily-white guy out of a job
00:01:21who just happened to be hired for the day.
00:01:24I'm going to get out of here.
00:01:27You're in.
00:01:29You're just one of Joe Mallon's boys now,
00:01:32which ain't bad work when you can get it.
00:01:34You're wrong, Joe. I'm not going to put in with you.
00:01:37Maybe you're right about them slapping another ten years on me, so I'm not going back.
00:01:40But when we get out of here, I'm leaving you.
00:01:45That's the boys. Let them in.
00:01:48Hello, boss. We'll get our stuff okay.
00:01:50Where did you get the nifty suit I picked out for you?
00:01:52I got you some classy shoes, socks, a nifty shirt, hat,
00:01:55everything in the world, dressed man and woman.
00:01:57Yeah, well, it took you long enough.
00:01:58Well, we'd have been back soon. I had a hard time to get a suit my size.
00:02:01And the janitor didn't want any customers this late at night.
00:02:03We had to tie him up.
00:02:05I'm sure he'll be back soon.
00:02:07I'm sure he'll be back soon.
00:02:09I'm sure he'll be back soon.
00:02:11I'm sure he'll be back soon.
00:02:13I'm sure he'll be back soon.
00:02:15I'm sure he'll be back soon.
00:02:16We had to tie him up. That took time.
00:02:18This is for you, kid, plain but neat.
00:02:20Yeah, and here's the stuff that goes with it.
00:02:22Hope the colors are okay, because I couldn't see in the dark.
00:02:24Okay, quit the blabbing now.
00:02:25Jump in those clothes and we'll get out of here.
00:02:27Yeah, only long enough to get out of town.
00:02:28And I'm saying goodbye.
00:02:30We'll talk about that later. Get dressed.
00:02:32You know, I went down there to get a green suit,
00:02:34and I had to take the bar on board, and we have one like that guy.
00:02:42Attention, car 72 and car 81.
00:02:45Calling car 72 and car 81.
00:02:47The description of these trespassers fits Joe Mallon,
00:02:50the five-man who escaped from the state penitentiary today.
00:02:53Use caution.
00:02:55Mallon and his men are heavily armed.
00:02:57That is all.
00:03:05Hey, if I say it myself, that's a swell look up there, boy.
00:03:07Gee, boss, that suit gives you a lot of class.
00:03:09Yeah, not bad, not bad at all.
00:03:11Hey, you look okay, Bill.
00:03:13Come on, let's get out of here.
00:03:15Hey, take a look to see if the road's clear.
00:03:17Hey, the cops.
00:03:19Hey, get out the back way. Come on.
00:03:37Hey, boys, beat it.
00:03:43Come on out.
00:03:45Come out with your hands up.
00:04:13Come on.
00:05:13Come on.
00:05:43Come on.
00:06:00You hang on a guy's trail like a bunch of cops, don't you?
00:06:13Come on.
00:06:43Come on.
00:07:13No!
00:07:21No!
00:07:43No!
00:08:13Come on.
00:08:29You're no wolf, you're a pooch.
00:08:31Here, let me see.
00:08:33Let me see.
00:08:35Huh.
00:08:37Friends sort of chewed you up, didn't they?
00:08:39You just wait. I'll put you up, boy.
00:08:43Come on.
00:08:59Give it to me.
00:09:03There.
00:09:05How's that, huh?
00:09:07You like that?
00:09:09Okay, go on back to your pals.
00:09:13Now, listen, boy, you can't stay with me.
00:09:15I'm traveling alone.
00:09:17Too many people looking for me to have a dog tagging along.
00:09:19Now, go on, get out of here. Be a good guy.
00:09:44I hate to do this, fellow, but you just can't stick around with me.
00:09:47Now, go on. Beat it. Scram.
00:10:13Hey.
00:10:35Stubborn, aren't you?
00:10:43All right.
00:10:45When you do that, I can't turn you down.
00:10:51Take it easy, fellow.
00:10:53You're not gonna hurt us. Nobody's gonna hurt us.
00:10:55Not if we see them first.
00:10:59You know, I think you and I must be in the same boat.
00:11:01Somebody must have tossed you out,
00:11:03or you wouldn't have joined up with that bunch of wolves.
00:11:05And that goes for me, too.
00:11:09I'll bet you understand every word I'm saying.
00:11:11Oh, I'm warning you.
00:11:13You're making a big mistake if you join up with me.
00:11:15If you want to go along, it's all right with me.
00:11:17At least you'll be company.
00:11:19What do you say?
00:11:23Okay, we're buddies from now on.
00:11:25Say, if we're going to be traveling together,
00:11:27I guess I'll have to give you a name, huh?
00:11:31Let me see. Oh, I know. I'll call you Wolf.
00:11:33How do you like that?
00:11:35Oh, you like it, huh?
00:11:38Oh, so you want to go.
00:11:40All right. We're traveling.
00:12:08Say, it's a nice little town, isn't it?
00:12:11Hey, what do you say, Wolf?
00:12:13Think we could take a chance?
00:12:15We've been staying clear of towns for a long time now.
00:12:19Okay.
00:12:21But first I've got to get cleaned up and ditch this pack somewhere.
00:12:37Are you barking at that little dog?
00:12:39Cut it out, you big beluga.
00:12:41Pick on somebody your size.
00:12:43Here, here.
00:12:45Don't be so ferocious.
00:12:47Come here.
00:12:53That's a mighty fierce dog you've got there.
00:12:55Good thing you picked him up.
00:12:57You might have torn my animal limb from limb.
00:12:59Might have been the other way around.
00:13:01Oh, Wolf's really very friendly.
00:13:03He'll be all right. You can put him down.
00:13:05I don't know. That dog's got a mighty lean and hungry look.
00:13:07Oh, no. He'd be perfectly safe.
00:13:19There, you see? The pal.
00:13:23Hey, Wolf!
00:13:35So that's what the rush was all about.
00:13:37I guess your dog told my dog he was hungry.
00:13:39Yeah.
00:13:41Hey, how about you?
00:13:43Are you hungry?
00:13:45Father, come on, Wolf.
00:13:47Now, wait a minute.
00:13:49If my dog can be hospitable, I can be hospitable, too.
00:13:51I'll see what's in the icebox.
00:13:53Well, I could use a snack.
00:13:55Well, I'll see what's in the icebox.
00:13:57Well, I'll see what's in the icebox.
00:13:59Well, I'll see what's in the icebox.
00:14:01Well, I'll see what's in the icebox.
00:14:03Snack?
00:14:33You handle that microscope as though you know how.
00:14:41You handle that microscope as though you know how.
00:14:43Well, I've always wanted to look through one of those things.
00:14:45Well, I've always wanted to look through one of those things.
00:14:47I'm sorry.
00:14:49Oh, that's all right.
00:14:51Sit down. Your food's all ready.
00:14:53Thanks.
00:14:55Your coffee will be ready in a minute.
00:15:03You know, this is the very first time that I ever fed a stranger.
00:15:07What's your name?
00:15:09Uh, Gray. Bill Gray.
00:15:12Gray.
00:15:14Well, of course, you might have said white or green or brown,
00:15:16but if you like gray, that's good enough for me.
00:15:18The name's Bill Gray.
00:15:20All right, Bill Gray.
00:15:22My name's Linda Harkness.
00:15:26Have you been traveling long?
00:15:28Yes. Wolf and I have been on the road for five months.
00:15:31Are you just traveling or are you looking for work?
00:15:34I guess I could use a job.
00:15:36What kind of work do you do?
00:15:39Almost anything I can get.
00:15:41Think there's a chance of me finding anything in this town?
00:15:44Oh, I don't know.
00:15:47But my dad said the other day that he'd like to get someone to help him a little bit.
00:15:51He's a doctor.
00:15:53He might be able to use you.
00:15:55What would he want me to do?
00:15:56Oh, a little bit of everything.
00:15:58Gardening and taking care of the place and driving the car for him.
00:16:02It isn't much of a job, but I guess you could handle it.
00:16:07I'd like a job here.
00:16:09Well, he's out on a call right now,
00:16:11but when he comes back, we'll talk to him about it.
00:16:13Um, would you like to have your coffee now?
00:16:15Yes.
00:16:16Woof!
00:16:17Woof!
00:16:18Woof!
00:16:19Woof!
00:16:20Woof!
00:16:23Come on, Wolf.
00:16:24Stop interrupting the conversation.
00:16:26You've had your dinner.
00:16:27Go on, fight down.
00:16:33Mmm, thanks.
00:16:51Would you believe that's the first meal I've had from a table in months?
00:16:55I take it you don't stay in any one place very long, then?
00:16:57No, I don't.
00:17:00Well, this job here would be a permanent one.
00:17:02That might interfere with your traveling.
00:17:06I could go without travel for a while.
00:17:08Linda?
00:17:10There's my dad now.
00:17:11Woof!
00:17:12Woof!
00:17:13Woof!
00:17:14Quiet, Wolf. It's all right.
00:17:16Hello, Dad.
00:17:17Hello, Linda.
00:17:18Say, Dad, this is Bill Gray.
00:17:20This is my father, Dr. Hockney.
00:17:22How do you do, Mr. Gray?
00:17:23He doesn't know you, Doctor.
00:17:24Bill's dog, Wolf.
00:17:25Well, hello, Wolf.
00:17:29Say, Dad, do you remember the other day you were saying that you'd like to find someone to help you out around here?
00:17:34Well, yes, I did say something about it.
00:17:36Well, here's a candidate for the job.
00:17:38He could take care of the house, and he knows gardening, and he's a marvelous driver.
00:17:42I think he's just the person you're looking for.
00:17:45Well, I can't afford to pay much, but you'd have a home.
00:17:52How about my dog?
00:17:54Hmm.
00:18:01Well, Hercules says yes, and he's practically boss around here.
00:18:06Good.
00:18:07We'll start to work right away.
00:18:09Thanks a lot, Miss Harkness.
00:18:10The name's Linda, Bill.
00:18:11Come on, I'll show you your room.
00:18:24Well, good morning, sir.
00:18:25Aren't you the ambitious one, though?
00:18:27Well, top of the morning to you.
00:18:29Aren't you fresh as a daisy?
00:18:31Now I know why they said go west, young man.
00:18:33Mighty pretty speech, mister.
00:18:34Say, can you take time off from your labors and have a little talk with me?
00:18:37Yes, so.
00:18:38Come over here for a minute.
00:18:43Now, this has to do with my social life.
00:18:46Are you interested, or are you anti-social?
00:18:48I'm sorry, I'm a little slow on the uptick first thing in the morning.
00:18:51You keep on talking, I'll catch you.
00:18:53No, seriously.
00:18:54There's going to be a dance in town tonight, and I was wondering if I'd ask you very sweetly if you'd take me.
00:18:59Would you?
00:19:00Well, Jill and I, I don't know what to say.
00:19:03I haven't danced in a long time.
00:19:04Oh, that's all right.
00:19:05I'm no jitterbug.
00:19:06Well, what about clothes?
00:19:07Hmm?
00:19:08I imagine they sort of dress up a bit.
00:19:10Oh, I took care of that, too.
00:19:11I sent your one and only suit to the cleaners yesterday, so you haven't got an excuse in the world.
00:19:16You may as well break down and say you'll take me.
00:19:18You know, I'm a very stubborn woman.
00:19:21And an irresistible one, too.
00:19:23Okay, it's a date.
00:19:24Oh, thanks, Bill.
00:19:25I'll see that you meet everybody in town.
00:19:27Oh, I don't go to a lot of trouble.
00:19:29I don't think they'd be interested in meeting me.
00:19:31Did anybody ever tell you that you're a very modest male?
00:19:42Yeah, I know.
00:19:44I'm worried, too.
00:19:45I don't want to meet a lot of people.
00:19:55Oh, good morning, Mr. Manning.
00:19:56Good morning, Mr. Grape.
00:19:57Have you been giving us some of your money?
00:19:58No, I was just making a deposit to Dr. Harkness' account.
00:20:01Well, great fellow, Dr. Harkness.
00:20:03Yes.
00:20:04I wouldn't be surprised if you were.
00:20:05I'm sure you'd be surprised if I were.
00:20:07Yes, well, great fellow, Dr. Harkness.
00:20:09Yes.
00:20:10I wouldn't be surprised if the doctor would be getting himself a son-in-law pretty quick now.
00:20:14Who's the lucky fellow?
00:20:15Oh, Mr. Grape, you're quite a joker.
00:20:17I guess pretty nearly everybody in Tempe knows you danced every dance with Linda last night,
00:20:21and that generally means something.
00:20:24Oh.
00:20:25Oh, yeah.
00:20:26I understand what you mean.
00:20:28Good morning.
00:20:29Good morning.
00:20:30Come on, Wolf.
00:20:31We've got places to go.
00:20:37Honor us, Grape.
00:20:38What can I do for you?
00:20:39Here's an order from Dr. Harkness.
00:20:42Fine.
00:20:43Have it ready for you in a minute.
00:20:44He used to dance last night with Linda.
00:20:47You two made a handsome couple on the floor together.
00:20:49The man who marries Linda, he'll get a fine wife.
00:20:52Yeah.
00:20:53Yeah, I guess you're right.
00:20:54You giving it any thought where you and Linda are going to live?
00:20:57No.
00:20:58No, we haven't.
00:20:59I've got a couple of fine buildings.
00:21:00Lots of them along Houston Street.
00:21:02You get around thinking about it, I'll say you want them cheap.
00:21:04Thanks.
00:21:05I'll remember that.
00:21:06Put that in Dr. Harkness' bill, will you?
00:21:07Sure will.
00:21:15Well, Wolf, looks as though they've practically got me a married man.
00:21:20Woof, woof.
00:21:22That's the way I feel about it.
00:21:24Oh, Bill, wait a minute.
00:21:26Just the man I've been looking for.
00:21:28What do you want?
00:21:29I'm sorry, Bill, but I'll have to ask you to step over to my office.
00:21:32Okay.
00:21:37Sit down.
00:21:52How old is your dog?
00:21:55What was that?
00:21:56How old is your dog?
00:21:58Oh, I don't know.
00:22:00You see, he was fully grown when I got him about seven months ago.
00:22:03I've got to have his age before I can make out this license.
00:22:07You mean you're making out a dog license?
00:22:09Sure.
00:22:10I'm sorry, Gray, but you can't keep a dog in Tempe without a license.
00:22:14Cost you $2.
00:22:16Can't you make a guess at that animal's age?
00:22:19Let's settle for three years, huh?
00:22:22That's close enough.
00:22:25There you are.
00:22:26Sign right there on the bottom line.
00:22:27Right.
00:22:28If you haven't got the $2 with you, you can give it to me.
00:22:32If you haven't got the $2 with you, you can give it to me some other time.
00:22:34Oh, I've got the $2.
00:22:35All right.
00:22:36Fine.
00:22:39One, two.
00:22:41Here's your receipt.
00:22:43There's your tag.
00:22:44Thanks.
00:22:46You know, there's an office down the hall that sells another kind of a license for $2.
00:22:49I'll bet you'll soon be getting one of those for Lindy, eh?
00:22:53The only trouble with a marriage license is that it's only the beginning.
00:22:56The upkeep starts from then on.
00:22:58Yes.
00:22:59Have you and Linda decided where you're going to live yet?
00:23:01Why, no.
00:23:02No, we haven't.
00:23:03Well, when you get to looking around, I've got a couple of mighty fine lots up on Houston Street.
00:23:07I'll let you have one of them cheap.
00:23:08Well, I appreciate that.
00:23:10Well, I guess I better be going.
00:23:11Well, no hard feelings about the dog license.
00:23:13Oh, no.
00:23:14No, indeed.
00:23:15And when you do get that wedding license, remember, I can hit you just as tight as any preacher.
00:23:19Thanks.
00:23:20I'll remember that.
00:23:21You know, I've got a feeling that I've met you somewhere before.
00:23:24I had that feeling last night at the dance the first time I saw you.
00:23:28Did you ever live in Phoenix?
00:23:29No, no.
00:23:30This is my first visit here.
00:23:31I'm from up north.
00:23:32Well, I guess I must be mistaken.
00:23:34But your face looks mighty familiar.
00:23:36And I seldom forget a face.
00:23:38Well, don't forget about that lot on Houston Street.
00:23:40Oh, I won't.
00:23:41Come on, Wolf.
00:23:55Come on, boy.
00:24:01Oh, hello, Bill.
00:24:03Hello, doctor.
00:24:04Here are the things I got you at the drugstore.
00:24:06Here's your bank book.
00:24:07How are all the patients today?
00:24:09Well, I'm worried about Mrs. Martin.
00:24:11She's running a temperature of 102.
00:24:14And today, she complained about her throat.
00:24:16At first, I thought it was influenza, but no, I don't know.
00:24:21Did you make a slide?
00:24:22Yes, I was just looking at it when you came in.
00:24:26Why, doctor, she has a strep infection, a bad one.
00:24:30Are you sure?
00:24:31I'm positive.
00:24:32Now, take a look.
00:24:35Right there on the left, you'll see as pretty a culture of streptococci
00:24:38as you've ever laid your eyes on.
00:24:40You're right.
00:24:41Why, there's no doubt about it.
00:24:43Yes, you're right.
00:24:44Well, let's take a look.
00:24:46Well, let's take a look.
00:24:49Well, let's take a look.
00:24:50Well, let's take a look.
00:24:51Well, let's take a look.
00:24:52Well, let's take a look.
00:24:53Well, let's take a look.
00:24:55She has a streptococcus infection, all right.
00:24:57Sure, she has.
00:24:58Well, you can stop worrying.
00:24:59A couple of injections of sulfanilamide and she'll be okay.
00:25:01Yes, and I...
00:25:04How do you happen to know so much about strep infection, Bill?
00:25:07Well, I spent a long time in a hospital once.
00:25:10Is there anything else?
00:25:12No, no, nothing else.
00:25:14Okay.
00:25:16Hey, Linda, I just had a brainstorm.
00:25:19I don't see any reason why you shouldn't have some entertainment
00:25:21while you're working.
00:25:24I always like dishes better than music.
00:25:27Well, if that's helped us.
00:25:29Hey, you've got to get the dishes done.
00:25:33Here, come on, put on this little number.
00:25:34Let's see how you look.
00:25:35That?
00:25:36Oh, it should be perfect on you.
00:25:40We now bring you a special news broadcast.
00:25:42Attention all law enforcement officers of the states on the Mexican border.
00:25:46Five desperate criminals headed by Joe Mallon, notorious bank robber,
00:25:50escaped late this afternoon from Masseyville State Prison.
00:25:53A guard was killed in the break.
00:25:55Just before the broadcast,
00:25:56a stolen car bearing Mallon and his fellow desperadoes
00:25:58was found on the street.
00:26:00A man was shot and killed.
00:26:02A man was shot and killed.
00:26:04A man was shot and killed.
00:26:06A man was shot and killed.
00:26:08The case of Joe Mallon and his fellow desperadoes
00:26:09was reportedly seen near South Bend, Indiana.
00:26:13Law enforcement officers of the southern states are warned that Mallon and his men
00:26:17are probably headed for the Mexican border.
00:26:19Several months ago, Mallon and the men who escaped with him this afternoon
00:26:21made another daring prison break,
00:26:23but were captured.
00:26:25William Carver, a sixth member of Mallon's gang at that time,
00:26:28escaped and is still at large.
00:26:32What's the matter?
00:26:34I'm sorry.
00:26:38Hey, pipe down, will you?
00:26:39We have to get out of here.
00:26:45Where's my other shoe?
00:26:58Oh.
00:27:00Thanks, old boy.
00:27:01You'd make a very good fellow.
00:27:08Thanks again.
00:27:19Hello, Bill.
00:27:20I saw your light was too long, so I knew you weren't asleep.
00:27:23Do you mind if I come in a minute?
00:27:24No, of course not.
00:27:25Sit down.
00:27:32Bill, what's troubling you?
00:27:35troubling you probably I couldn't help noticing that you were upset at dinner and
00:27:40later on in the kitchen is there something I can do to help you nobody can help me
00:27:47sometimes it helps just to tell somebody what's wrong don't you want to tell me
00:27:55was it something that happened today yes what was it
00:27:59a minute
00:28:07I wonder if you realize that half
00:28:08a yokel's in this jerk water town had me cozily married to you living in
00:28:11a vine covered cottage paying installments becoming
00:28:14a respected citizen I don't understand what you mean well I do last night we go to
00:28:19a dance together and what happens this morning the teller at the bank winks at me
00:28:23and tells me that your father is going to acquire son-in-law when I ask him who it
00:28:27is he gets kidnished and tells me I met I go to the drugstore and I got the same
00:28:31routine that Marvin wants to sell me a lot but we can build our love nest even the
00:28:36chief of police tries to sell me some real estate.
00:28:42You think that's funny. I don't have the kind of settled on a place like this I
00:28:49have no intentions of getting married and becoming
00:28:51a leading citizen of Tempe Arizona or any other village small towns and the people
00:28:56in them get on my nerves sorry that's that's the way I feel about it is that
00:29:05all that's troubling you wasn't that enough you have nothing to worry about nothing
00:29:11to worry about did you ever propose to me
00:29:17. No then what makes you think I'd marry you.
00:29:42So you want to get started. I don't blame you practically told us to
00:29:47pack up and get out. I don't know. It might not be smart to leave right now you
00:29:54know we've been pretty safe here and we have how do we know how she feels about us
00:30:00maybe we better stay. I thought she was falling for me.
00:30:06Oh. So you're bored huh. All right let's unpack again.
00:30:36You know Bill plays a pretty good game of ball.
00:31:06But you know if I have
00:31:19a pull motor there isn't time for that.
00:31:36.
00:31:54She's breathing.
00:31:55.
00:32:02Why did you leave. Oh I want to get out before somebody started yelling hero Oh but
00:32:06it was wonderful the way you nothing I've done a dozen times you have where forget
00:32:12it Bill are you a doctor I said forget it why does everybody in this town ask me
00:32:18questions because they like you perhaps because they want to be your friends I don't
00:32:22want any friends Yes you do everybody wants friends everybody wants companionship
00:32:27that's why you picked up books somewhere in your travels because you didn't want
00:32:29to be alone. Why don't you tear down that wall you've built up around yourself and
00:32:34let people in. Why won't you let me. Why should I.
00:32:46Do you mean do I have to come right out and tell you I love you stranger.
00:32:52.
00:32:59I want to ask you any more questions you just tell me whenever you're ready to but
00:33:03whatever it is it won't make any difference I want you to know that thanks darling
00:33:09maybe someday things will work out so that so that I can tell you in the meantime
00:33:14you better put on some dry clothes look at you and look at you you're sure to hang
00:33:17it up come on. Good morning.
00:33:24Come on in the office said
00:33:25a while I was just reading about you in the paper thanks a lot but I'm just on my
00:33:29way down the hall where they sell those other licenses mean to say you're going to
00:33:32buy
00:33:32a wedding license for you and Linda that's right maybe a little while I'll talk to
00:33:36you about that lot on Houston Street well I'm certainly glad to hear that. You don't
00:33:41buy the lot when there's
00:33:42a mighty fine girl you're
00:33:44an all right tell yourself I wish I could get rid of the feeling that we've met
00:33:48somewhere before I was just looking to picture in the paper here and I said to
00:33:52myself and say you know we'll be able to somewhere I know I look at the paper
00:33:57and help yourself.
00:34:06Mighty good picture of you know. That well I'll be on my way go ahead man never
00:34:12ought to stop when he's on his way to get
00:34:14a wedding license he might start thinking and change his mind that may not work
00:34:19well I'll go.
00:34:42I don't
00:35:07tell me you're going to give me some advice every man should know before he gets
00:35:10married well not exactly come on and I'll talk to you.
00:35:19Don't tell me that both licenses run out again. Well I.
00:35:26Bill I just stumbled across the reason I had
00:35:29a feeling that met you before.
00:35:31That's
00:35:38you isn't it Bill. Yes that's me I certainly didn't figure you for
00:35:44a fellow who would shoot
00:35:45a man but I didn't do any shooting you know I'm told I want to get the police
00:35:49circular says you shop to guard making
00:35:51a break with it but Joe Mellon lied to save his own skin well I didn't even have
00:35:55a gun now and shot both of those guys himself maybe so but that doesn't all of
00:36:00the fact that you want it I hate to do this bill but I'll have to lock you up.
00:36:08I know you have no choice in the matter and I'm not fooling up to give you
00:36:12an argument but there is one paper I'd like to ask. I'd like to tell Linda about
00:36:18this first because I don't want to hear it second hand I saw that circuit of the
00:36:23first time I came into this room but I didn't run away I could have but I didn't
00:36:28because of Linda and I won't run away now me tell her first.
00:36:36I'm going to trust you well any man who did what you did yesterday deserves
00:36:41a break so consider yourself free and ten o'clock in the morning I'll expect you
00:36:47then take on it thanks Marshall I'll be here then you can depend on that I believe
00:36:53you said you wouldn't have
00:36:55a chance in this desert country if you did decide to make
00:36:57a run for it I'll expect you in the morning at ten right.
00:37:10So I was sent up for two years you were in prison yes I didn't mind it too much
00:37:17Linda because I was assigned to the prison hospital I learned more things there
00:37:22than I could have learned in any other hospital I understand. Then when I had
00:37:28only two months left to serve Malin and his gang staged
00:37:32a break through the prison hospital they forced me to go with them I didn't want to
00:37:38go and just two months I would have been free some guards were shot during the
00:37:43break that would have meant more years in prison if I was caught now I'm on the
00:37:48others were caught I got away I couldn't go back face another prison term you
00:37:54understand how I felt now you've got to face it I'm not so sure of that but about
00:38:00your promise to Dan Tate there's
00:38:02a promise worth another prison term you've got to feel don't you see Dad will help
00:38:08you when he hears your story we'll get
00:38:10a lawyer other people in Tempe will help you too. And then when you're
00:38:18what if I don't go free.
00:38:40Hello kid.
00:38:46Hello Marty what are you doing here I'm Joe Malin and the boys are in there doing
00:38:51a little biking business.
00:38:56Wait a minute.
00:39:11Joe.
00:39:19You know them sure I do how did you happen to know their names I.
00:39:28Killed Ed Manning yeah and your friends killed him what do you mean friends I heard
00:39:33you call him by name I saw you talking to one of them it ought to be pretty plain
00:39:36to you Dan this man is one of that gang of murder you're crazy I tell you Dan
00:39:41this man planned the whole stick up after all he's only been in town six weeks he
00:39:45came here in advance to size things up for
00:39:47a pal sounds reasonable to me but you tell me he's wrong I'm not so sure they are
00:39:53wrong Bill I had an appointment with you at ten o'clock how do you happen to be
00:39:56here looks like
00:39:58a murder charge on top of all the other things they want you for come along OK.
00:40:41You know. Around the road again say.
00:40:48Only this time or the tire spot than ever. Every peace officer in Arizona be on the
00:40:53lookout for this car. Let's get going.
00:41:40I. This
00:41:50as far as we go now. You want to do me. One more favor.
00:41:58See if you can find.
00:43:10A. Well.
00:43:17Sorry I passed out on you what you got here. Milk.
00:43:25Groceries. It was to the shopping.
00:43:32What can I use these things.
00:43:40It's.
00:44:10The honey for both of us now.
00:44:41It's.
00:44:49Both. One more trip to make it take that to Linda.
00:44:56Take it to Linda.
00:45:02Law enforcement officers late this afternoon maintained
00:45:05a grim vigil over a forty mile section of desert near Tempe Arizona which is
00:45:09a hiding place of Joe Mellon escaped convict and killer and five members of the
00:45:13desperate mob all avenues of escape are blocked and officers guarding the area have
00:45:18been instructed to shoot to kill.
00:45:25Dante promised me they wouldn't get out of Dan's hands now.
00:45:29Oh. What was that.
00:45:46Isn't it please tell me what's up in keeping with you I'm going after Mellon it's the
00:45:51one way for me to prove that I'm OK if I can make him talk maybe things will work
00:45:54out all right for us.
00:45:59But. But he wouldn't stand a chance against Mellon he hasn't even got
00:46:03a gun maybe Bill will do it without
00:46:05a gun there's nothing we can do to stop him. I might be.
00:46:17Oh what are you up to I'm going to have to take this note to Bill and I'm going to
00:46:21have him take me to build to what you can do that. Oh yes I can tell you what you
00:46:27can do to help get the two big canteens and fill them with water and back some
00:46:30food but I'm getting ready and get me
00:46:32a leash for now you listen to me Linda I won't have you going out on that desert
00:46:36all by yourself to look for anybody especially when you might come face to face
00:46:40with
00:46:40a murderer like Mellon if you insist on it now I'll go with you.
00:46:50Come on let's go come on.
00:46:57This is
00:47:11about where they said he left the car we can start from here. Come
00:47:18on we'll. Come on. I'm going to give you
00:47:24a note and then I'm going to put
00:47:26a leash on you and you're going to leave me to build just as you would as if you
00:47:29were free you understand. Now this is this is for Bill.
00:47:40We'll come back here I want to put a leash on you. We'll have to try to follow him
00:47:46in the car you won't keep up with him once you get off the road.
00:48:24What's
00:48:28the matter with the car I was fresh out of oil you mean it won't go not without oil
00:48:33it won't a feline is busted that's fine. Having trouble Joe.
00:48:41Don't shoot don't you recognize
00:48:43an old friend. What are you doing here I had to make
00:48:48a getaway around here the only place to hide the desert. Go ahead and search me so
00:48:53I can put my hands down a lame left shoulder here I stopped
00:48:57a bullet when you guys are holding up the bank the natives thought I was one of you
00:49:00fellas see if he's got
00:49:01a gun. I got a thing. All right you can drop. All right
00:49:09I'll tell you a story how can you show up out here and I was on all at once I've
00:49:12been staying on Tempe for some time waiting for
00:49:14a chance to take that back you fellas have to beat me to it you got all the dough
00:49:19all I got is
00:49:19a slug not hit Marshall when you push me off the car. Get that. The kid was going
00:49:26to pull
00:49:26a solo job on that bank only we beat him to it. Maybe I'm not too late for
00:49:31a share of that dough. What are you talking about you're going to have some
00:49:36difficulty getting out of this country boxed up in forty square miles of desert
00:49:40with cops on all sides I might know a way to dodge him you mean you know way out
00:49:45yeah well the roads are all washed we found that out the way I'm talking about you
00:49:49don't need roads but it's thirty miles of tough going to the Mexican border on
00:49:55a higher guide. Yeah yeah come on come on let's get out of here with it OK
00:50:01it's
00:50:01a deal how long it takes two days maybe three moving carefully you got any water
00:50:07some of the campaigns are the car Yeah hurry up.
00:50:20OK lead the way we don't try anything out of line why should I want to get out of
00:50:24here as badly as you do come on.
00:50:49We
00:51:10stay here tonight wait
00:51:11a minute why don't we travel at night I don't know my way in the dark up and up in
00:51:16the daytime you want to go on without me. I'd skip it you guys
00:51:23Russell up some brush for
00:51:24a fire. Well we had some of the cook so I'm going to lose my finger getting my own
00:51:30nourishment on water that up and get that right when all of you beat it.
00:51:40I'm not going to get at the bank what do you care I'll take my six now what's the
00:51:45matter don't you trust me sure I do it's
00:51:47a long time since I've had any important money I'd feel better if I had mine now.
00:51:54Right. Go with twelve grand.
00:52:01As you're sure thanks.
00:52:15I'm.
00:52:28What's that. Well. Yes I think in this country.
00:52:35That must assure a man can't defend himself. They sure give me the creeps.
00:52:40Look. There's millions of them.
00:52:52I'll give them something to yell about.
00:52:54I was
00:53:06the idea of doing that the camp. I hate noisy guys.
00:53:16What's the matter with you guys. Bulls I just scored is worth four hundred dollars
00:53:21a piece to us. But if he's too great.
00:53:28I can't get rid of it let's get some sleep.
00:55:51It's.
00:56:21It's daylight let's get started before the sun gets too hot. I was having
00:56:27a swellest dream. I was in
00:56:30a Mexican general talking to the prettiest little thing you read. You've got
00:56:34a lot of traveling to do before your dreams come true I got the other guys up I do
00:56:38both. So we're going to be short of water.
00:56:51But. That's
00:56:57what happened it was supposed to wash the water I got
00:57:01a good by to put
00:57:01a slug in it oh wait a minute I swear that stuff was in good time last night it
00:57:05couldn't have been I would still be there. I was still got the other canteen.
00:57:13On half full how much water for five men but it'll have to do.
00:57:21Hey wait a minute Joe take it easy some got powerful hot around noon thanks for
00:57:25the tip. I'll hang out of this from now on I could use a drink right now.
00:57:32Wait a minute we got
00:57:33a concern that you hear the man say we'd be thirsty with no. Come on let's get out
00:57:38of.
00:57:51The.
00:57:58Look. It's.
00:58:17Money. Two thousand dollars.
00:58:22To. What's that
00:58:26a message. Yes it's
00:58:28a message. It's built way of telling me that he's found now and it is all right
00:58:35a marriage license.
00:58:36It's.
00:58:56Like I didn't drink. You must have come a long way.
00:58:59To. Even travel like this for four days we should have reached the border by now
00:59:07I can't help that we've got to go around about where if we want to talk to cops I
00:59:12take longer but OK OK keep going. I'll take that canteen
00:59:18not until I'm on your way come on let's get going don't move a step farther until
00:59:23I get
00:59:23a drink. Right.
00:59:38I'll have some of that you know why and you'll spill the last canteen you're going
00:59:42to listen to.
00:59:53And you guys can have
00:59:54a drink. Oh yes that's. Just
01:00:00a.
01:00:12I hate guys.
01:00:26Much farther to the border. To get us where we're going you mean we got to go on
01:00:32a day in
01:00:32a hot sun or tackling the water. You've got some ideas about getting some of you'd
01:00:40like to start digging a well for some water in the desert plenty of it yeah I'll
01:00:45find
01:00:45a thousand feet. Smart guy. We like it over the border remember that crack
01:00:52sure you will over a nice big juicy steak cold bottle of champagne and you'll quit
01:00:59talking about stuff the drink.
01:01:02And those things come out every night don't they. They're very patient when they
01:01:07think they've got
01:01:08a fellow on the spot. And got me on those spots. Of course not tomorrow night but
01:01:15this time will be in the clear. I will have so much water we can bathe in it when
01:01:21you'll quit talking about water.
01:01:22I.
01:01:52Oh, God, I didn't know I didn't know.
01:02:21What happened?
01:02:24We split that $12,000 two ways.
01:02:27Marty just finished the water.
01:02:37What's the matter, Joe?
01:02:38How'd you take it?
01:02:39Kind of hard to breathe, ain't it?
01:02:41Yeah.
01:02:42That's the dust.
01:02:44It's in your nose and throat.
01:02:46You're kind of dizzy too, don't you?
01:02:48Well, that's the sun.
01:02:49Bad combination of the dust and the sun.
01:02:52The only thing that'll help it is water.
01:02:55Lots of good, cool, clean, clear, sparkling water.
01:02:59Shut up.
01:03:03Hey, how come you ain't suffering like I am?
01:03:06Maybe it's because I've had more water to drink
01:03:08since we started than you have.
01:03:12You know, I drank most of that first canteen, the one
01:03:16you thought blimp spilled.
01:03:18Another idea of mine was traveling in the daytime
01:03:22so you'd get good and thirsty.
01:03:24You better sell your river, Lee.
01:03:25Go ahead and shoot.
01:03:28You'll be left all alone on the desert, you and the wolves.
01:03:31And tonight, when you're all alone,
01:03:34the wolves will move in on you.
01:03:37They do that when a man's crazy with hunger and thirst.
01:03:41If you happen to live through the night
01:03:42and make the highway tomorrow, you'll
01:03:44be picked up for murder.
01:03:48What's your angle?
01:03:50You want something from me, don't you?
01:03:51Yes.
01:03:53I want the story of our acquaintance from the start,
01:03:55signed by you.
01:04:01All right.
01:04:03You got something to write with?
01:04:05You bet I have.
01:04:12Hey, how much longer?
01:04:16A couple of hours.
01:04:23Look, there's a car coming.
01:04:26A couple of people in it.
01:04:28We'd better duck.
01:04:29Wait a minute.
01:04:30We ain't hiding, smart guy.
01:04:33I got three slugs left in this gun.
01:04:35The first one's for you for trying to cross me.
01:04:38The other two for those yokels in that car.
01:04:41Then I'll go across the border alone
01:04:44and have a swell time with all the money.
01:04:48You should have known no one can outsmart Joe
01:04:50Mellon and get away with it.
01:04:52Little story I wrote for you ain't
01:04:53going to do you no good now.
01:04:57Get him off me!
01:04:58Get him off me!
01:04:59Get him!
01:05:00Get him off me!
01:05:01Get him off me!
01:05:02Get him off me!
01:05:03Get him off me!
01:05:04Get him off me!
01:05:05Get him off me!
01:05:06That's enough, Wolfe.
01:05:08Leave him alone.
01:05:09Wolfe, Wolfe, that's enough.
01:05:11Cut it out.
01:05:13Bill.
01:05:14Is this Mellon, Bill?
01:05:16Yes.
01:05:17Take over, will you, please?
01:05:18I'm all in.
01:05:20Oh, darling, let me help you.
01:05:21Come on, get on your feet, Mellon.
01:05:25Do you, Linda Harkness, take William Carver to be
01:05:27your lawfully wedded husband?
01:05:30I do.
01:05:31Do you, William Carver, take Linda Harkness to be
01:05:33your lawfully wedded wife?
01:05:35I do.
01:05:36Put the ring on her finger.
01:05:44By authority vested in me by the state of Arizona,
01:05:46I pronounce you man and wife.
01:05:48Kiss the bride.