The Cowboys
- GP
- Year:
- 1972
- 134 min
- 2,018 Views
Easy.
Easy, girl.
Easy.
Hold it, girl.
Hold it.
Well, l want each of you fellas...
...to buy yourself a
dollar lngersoll watch.
You can't break them
with a hammer and...
...won't lose more
than a minute a month.
- l know we're late, Mr. Andersen.
- You're two hours late!
Work starts around here at 6 a. m.
- Goes for everybody.
- Yes, sir.
We spent the night in Bozeman.
Town's empty as a bone orchard.
Everybody's lit out
for the Ruby River.
- What for?
- Gold.
At the Ruby?
Played out years ago.
No. This is a new strike.
Almost to the Beaverhead.
Tell him, Smiley.
The fact is, Mr. Andersen,
me and the boys thought...
...we'd like to take a ride up and
have ourselves a little look-see.
Got 1,500 head of steer to get to
Belle Fourche before it snows on me.
You hired on to move them.
- We'd like to help you
out-- - Like to help me out?
There's only five of us left.
That busts it.
You work us like dogs night
and day, and Christmas, too!
- Pay you every Saturday!
- There's easier money around.
We'll do it this way.
We'll take a ride up there, we'll
have a look around, 2 or 3 weeks.
lf it don't work out, we'll get
the others and we'll be right back.
Now you have my word. Don't he, boys?
That's right.
- Your word?
- Yes, sir.
Well, here's my word.
Get the hell off my spread!
Now!
Miserable.
Well, they run...
...clean out from under me.
Whole damn bunch of them.
l heard most of it. Let me see that.
A fool comes to town with a
fist full of gold dust and...
...every jackass in 50 miles
My day a man'd stay
with you on a handshake.
lt's a different day, Wil.
Yeah.
Well, l guess l'll go over to the
Bigelow place, see what l can turn up.
Maybe Henry....
Henry Bigelow's 60 years old, Wil.
So am l.
lt's been like this all week.
Any luck?
No.
...didn't find a single
hand that could...
...throw in with me.
- Did you talk to Parker?
- Yeah.
His wife's gonna have a baby.
How about Miller?
His wife wants to have a baby.
Sucker's only been
married three weeks.
Well, if you can't get your cattle to
market this year, put it off till next.
What'll l do with this year's bills?
Pay them next year. Hell, a
No, l won't go on tick.
lf your neck was any stiffer...
...you couldn't even bend
over to pull your boots on!
Shut up and pour!
Did you ever think of hiring boys?
- What boys?
- The schoolboys.
Oh, sure, and women.
How about my mama in
Cedar City? She's only 92.
You ain't got a lot of choices.
There ain't a kid in
that school over 15.
They're between hay
and grass. l need men.
How old was you when you went
- What difference does that make?
- How old was you, Wil?
- Well, in my
day-- - How old?
Thirteen.
But an old man's pants fit me.
"The above convenient
arrangement is designed...
...to adjust ladies' long
dresses to a walking length.
lt is worn around the
waist, has two ends-- "
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
Afternoon, Miss Ellen.
Have you gentlemen decided you
need some additional schooling?
Well, l guess we could probably
use some, but we just come visiting.
Well, come in.
Please, sit down.
lt isn't often we get visitors.
We were reading from the
Montgomery Ward catalog.
The grammar's quite correct and
it's always most interesting.
Elizabeth, would you continue, please?
"-- the longer of which
has a nickel clasp...
... rubber-lined, which holds the bottom
of the skirt to any desirable height...
...the shorter one a
hook for holding a fan.
This elevator has been worn in Chicago
during the past season a great deal...
...and ladies consider
it almost indispensable."
Thank you, Elizabeth.
Now, let us hear how well the boys do.
Put away your catalogs
and take out your readers.
Charles Honeycutt.
Would you read today's
assignment for us?
Hail to
thee, blith--
Blith?
Blithe.
-- blithe spirit.
Bird thou never wert--
Weren't?
Bird thou never wert
That from heaven or
near it Pourest thy--
Get away!
- What have you got there?
- Nothing.
Homer, take your hand
from behind your back!
And open it!
Stop it! Now stop it!
Sit down!
Give it up, Wil.
Can't move heaven and earth.
Well....
What you thinking about?
You.
Stringy women like
you live a long time.
Sisters have seen all
their husbands put under.
More than likely you will, too.
And l don't wanna...
...see you end up somebody's fry cook.
l've been your fry cook for 40 years.
A pretty good one, too.
lt's getting chilly.
Come on in, have a cup of coffee.
l'll be in.
Damn Anse!
He put them up to this.
their throat and get it over with.
Don't be hard on them.
They must've traveled half the
night to get here this early.
Good morning, boys.
Good morning, Mr. Andersen.
Looks like it's gonna
be another fine day.
What can l do for you?
Anse Petersen says you're
looking for hands for your drive.
We come to put in for the job.
Well, any of you ever
been on a cattle drive?
Any of you ever herded cattle?
Well, what can you do?
We can all ride.
Most of us can rope. Couple
of us are pretty good shots.
Well, that's something.
You know, trail driving
dealing with the dumbest...
...orneriest critter
on God's green earth.
A cow's nothing but a lot of
trouble tied up in a leather bag.
A horse ain't much better.
Speaking of a horse....
Got me a little green,
broke filly over there.
Name's Crazy Alice.
Now if one of you was to stay aboard
her, for, say, a count of ten...
... l might just keep that
in mind come hiring time.
Thank you.
Steady, girl, steady.
Easy.
All right.
Easy. Here we are.
Who's first?
Well, l'll try and saddle her
while you're making up your mind.
Good girl.
Made up your mind?
l'll go first.
l'll start counting
when you hit the saddle.
Five. Six.
Seven. Eight.
Time!
Get off of her!
My name's Honeycutt.
l'm 15.
Easy, girl.
l'm next.
Easy, girl. Easy.
She's rank. Keep your
mind in the middle.
Bail off, youngster! Bail off!
My name's Homer Weems, Mr. Andersen.
And l hope l ain't rode
all the rough off of her.
- You all right, boy?
- Yes, sir.
My name's Clyde Potter.
They call me Fats.
Tending toward the gut myself.
My
name's B--
His name's Bob Wilson.
He gets excited.
l'm Charlie Schwartz. l'm Jewish.
l've settled it every
place in town but here.
Must keep you pretty busy.
All right, who's next?
l am.
Good morning.
Close the gate.
Did you see that?
Here, boy. l think
you can handle her now.
Keep it.
All right, break it up.
Break it up!
Come on, Slim, get
back up on the fence.
Hurry it up.
Settle down!
- You all right?
- Yes, sir.
l didn't see you at the school.
l don't go to school.
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