The Cimarron Kid

WARDEN:
Hate gets

under a man's skin.

Spoils his whole life.

lt's like a bad growth, Kid.

You've got to get rid of it.

Yes, sir.

l'm for you.

You know that,

or else l wouldn't

have worked so hard

to get you paroled.

l know that, sir.

l've got one last piece

of advice for you.

Stay away from

the Dalton gang.

They're my friends,

Warden.

l never rode with them,

but they're still my friends.

You've got a job waiting

for you at Major Halsell's

HX bar ranch.

Thanks.

That's your country, Doolin,

Cimarron River Country.

Right.

There's a train ticket here

for Oklahoma City.

You'll be there in

a couple of days,

then take the train

for Guthrie.

All right, sir.

The HX is only about

eight miles out of

Guthrie, isn't it?

About six.

You know,

l think l'll keep this as

a present from you to me.

All right.

lt's all yours, Warden.

Good luck to you, Kid,

and stay out of trouble.

And remember,

a parole can be

a very temporary thing.

Goodbye, Mr. Gans.

Lots of luck, Doolin.

Thank you.

(TRAlN WHlSTLE BLOWlNG)

On your feet,

everybody!

Come on, come on!

All right, folks,

start filling the sack.

l'll take that, too.

You can sit down, ma'am.

Come on, hand it over.

All right,

everything, mister!

BlTTER CREEK:

Just keep it going steady!

All right,

don't be bashful.

Hand it over.

Well, what do you know?

Hey! Ain't this

your little friend?

Shut up!

Sorry, sonny,

he's always making

some mistake.

All right, give it

two blasts now!

(TRAlN WHlSTLE BLOWS TWlCE)

We've got you

dead to rights.

l've been watching you

and you're one of them.

(ALL SHOUTlNG)

These letters from his valise

prove that Doolin

was on that train.

Marshal, what more

evidence do you want?

You're a good detective,

Swanson,

but you can't persuade me

that finding Doolin's bag

on a train

convicts him

just like that.

l got 10 witnesses who

will swear against him!

What'll they swear?

That he was part

of the Dalton fix

on that train!

lf you remember, Doolin

was convicted before,

and sentenced.

Railroaded might be

a better word.

l don't like that,

Marshal.

But l happen

to like the Kid,

Swanson.

l've known him

a long time.

There's nothing

bad about him.

As attorney

for the railroad,

l can say, frankly,

that we want to be

fair with Doolin.

l've hesitated to

obtain a warrant

against him.

l'd rather leave it

up to you, Marshal,

to bring him here,

just for a talk.

About what, Mr. Thompson?

Just some questions

about the Daltons,

that's all.

All right.

But you've got to

promise me he gets

a square deal.

He will.

Good day, Marshal.

Good day, sir.

Bill Doolin!

Hi, Bill.

Good to see you again,

Marshal.

Same here. Do you mind

riding in to Guthrie?

What for?

A railroad detective there

wants to ask you

some questions.

Swanson?

Yeah.

Wants to talk to you

about that train robbery

a couple of days ago.

Says it was the Daltons.

Says you're part of the

outfit.

You know that isn't true.

l believe you.

Are you gonna be

at this meeting?

Well, l wish l could, Bill,

but l've gotta catch a train

for Oklahoma City

in just about an hour.

But l want you to go

in there by yourself.

Set them straight

about the holdup.

Tell them all you know.

All right.

l'll just tell them the truth.

They'll be waiting for you

in Lawyer Thompson's office.

See you soon, Bill,

and thanks.

My name's Doolin.

l think Mr. Thompson

wants to see me.

Oh, yes.

Will you go in, please?

l'm glad you came in,

Mr. Doolin.

My name's Thompson.

How do you do?

l believe you know

Mr. Swanson?

Yes.

You two gentlemen will

have to excuse me.

l have some legal

work at court.

l'll see you later.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Take off your hat.

Sit down.

Now, let's start fresh.

Let bygones be bygones.

l wasn't to blame for

what happened to you.

(GRUNTlNG)

All right, get out!

All right, Kid.

Now you and me are gonna

have a nice little family

conference.

Where are the Daltons

hiding out?

l got nothing to say

to you, mister.

You ride with them.

You're one of them.

You were with them

on that last job!

Stop trying to frame

me again, Swanson.

l served my time.

Yeah, and you'll serve

a lot more, 20 years.

Unless you can tell me

where to pick up the Daltons.

And another thing, when l do,

you'll testify against them

in court!

You hear that?

ln court!

You're no good, Swanson.

You never was any good.

What was your cut on

that last Dalton job?

l got no cut.

You'll never make

a story like that

stand up in court.

Don't tell me

what l can't do!

You know,

l'm not very smart.

There's a $10,000 reward

for the capture of Bob Dalton.

You can have

that full 10,000.

All right!

You're good for

a return journey

to that state prison,

unless you make

a deal with me,

right here and now.

l'll kick your brains

all over this room!

Hey, Dynamite!

Dynamite!

Come on up!

Then you can take your nap!

There ain't nothing around

here within 50 miles.

TULSA:
Certainly wish someone

could cheer the Kid up.

Hey, Bitter Creek,

maybe you could

cheer him up.

Yep, looks like we got

a worrier on our hands.

He's been sitting

that way for an hour.

lt's just that l can't

make up my mind

what to do.

GRAT:
Looks to me

like you don't have

much choice, Kid.

Don't forget

you broke your parole

and mussed up

a couple of detectives.

Want to know what

Bob Dalton thinks?

l think you ought

to throw in with us.

Bob, maybe if l saw

Marshal Sutton, maybe...

Oh, he can't square

nothing for you, Kid.

You got too many charges

stacked against you.

Looks like you're riding

the same colored horse

as us Daltons.

You ain't no free

agent no more,

and you can't move

around like one.

Why, you're caught

in a trap,

and break out

or stay in,

either way,

they got you.

And another thing,

that fellow Swanson's

an avenging fool.

Why, l was ranching

out in California and doing

good for myself, too.

Suddenly this railroad

dick rides up

and accuses me

of being leader

in a train holdup.

Why, l had to break

jail to get here.

Which goes to prove

something, Kid.

lf Red Buck there

hadn't popped his mouth

off in the train,

you wouldn't be

in this fix now.

All right, Moore,

all right.

l already said l was sorry.

What do you want me to do?

Keep on saying it?

Oh, Red's a tough hombre

in the clinches, all right,

but he ain't very clever.

(CHUCKLES)

He don't think so fast,

neither.

No, only the Daltons

are clever.

The brain kids.

Think fast all the time.

That's right, Red.

You never said nothing

truer in all your life.

Why, even our little brother,

Will, there, is smarter than

you,

and he hasn't joined up

with us yet.

(ALL CHUCKLlNG)

Outside of us

fellas here,

has anybody ever heard

of the name Red Buck?

Maybe they will

after tomorrow.

Oh, you ain't going on

the Coffeyville raid.

Since when?

Since now.

How come?

Well, it's like l said, Red,

you don't think very fast.

You're tough,

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