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Synopsis: In 1880s Kansas, sharpshooter turned rancher, Clay Travis (Michael Parè), goes from happily married father of two to a man on a mission after the tragic death of his son and the disappearance of his daughter. Determined to bring his daughter home safely, and to protect what little family he has left, Clay leaves his quiet ranch and heads to Wichita and then to Dodge City while tracking an evil brothel owner, LaVoie, with the help of an unlikely companion, Billy. Together they set out to destroy LaVoie and his henchman and save Clay's daughter while leaving a trail of gun smoke and dead bodies in their wake.
Genre: Action, Western
Production: Status Media & Entertainment
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
NOT RATED
Year:
2016
98 min
149 Views


Take your glasses off.

You son of a b*tch!

Ma'am?

That fella you were with,

he gave me a note to give ya.

He said you'd give me two bits.

Thank you ma'am.

My darlin' Amelia,

do not follow me.

I'll find our daughter and

I'll bring her home safely.

Love you always.

Your husband done this to me!

Crazy son of a b*tch.

He done this to me!

Broke my damn nose!

'Scuse me ma'am,

would you happen to know where

they're hiring the Harvey girls?

Thank you, thank you very much.

Woah.

I've been waiting

in this line for more

than an hour sir, I'd like

to fill out my application.

Of course miss, fill this out.

'Scuse me ladies.

You certain

we met all our quotas?

All the

way to Colorado.

'Scuse me.

I'm lookin' for my daughter.

Her name's Lily Travis.

Have you seen her?

We'll have the remaining

ladies fill out applications

then we'll inform them

they'll get a telegraph

when employment is available.

Sir, I need a

second of your time.

You see, that's my daughter.

Have you seen her?

Now take a look at the picture.

Miss Eivers! Miss Eivers!

Sir, please, please!

Ma'am, I have come

all the way from Newton,

now I'm lookin' for my daughter.

She's got reddish-brown hair.

I'm sorry, your

daughter hasn't been here.

We haven't seen her.

Thank you.

Next?

Hi yes,

I'd like to fill out an

application for the Harvey girls.

What's your name, boy?

Jacob, Jacob Oliver.

Jacob Oliver.

Stage came in from

Newton this morning,

I'm looking for a

girl that was on it.

The driver here?

No sir.

Well who switched the team?

That'd be my Pa.

Is he here?

Asleep in the back.

Well, come on, show me.

Come on now.

Show me where your dad is.

You walk any slower,

you're goin' backwards.

Mr. Oliver, listen to me now.

This is her, you see that?

That's what she looks

like, right there.

Yeah, I saw a

young girl with...

Reddish-brown hair.

That's the girl.

Where did she go, did

you see where she went?

I did see this young fellow...

Rig Marlowe.

Rig Marlowe?

Where would I find him?

The Rusty Spur.

Yeah, come in.

Well hello Benedict.

You're gonna be

pleased with these sir.

You made 10% more

this month than you

did the last month.

I see that.

Yeah.

Must've been from those...

Cowboys came through on that

cattle drive, you figure?

Yeah, they came

through in bundles.

They were generous.

They were generous.

Well did you have Doc check

the girls out after they left?

I hope they weren't

too generous.

We

Checked them out sir,

and they're in good shape.

Clean?

Well, you know that...

We keep those girls extra clean.

Yeah, I bet you

do check 'em out.

Speakin' of the girls,

how 'bout those new girls,

you havin' any

trouble with them?

We're not having

any trouble except

one of them got the

sh*t beat outta her.

This drunk, just stomped her.

He was drunker than a monkey.

Well we can't have

that can we Benedict?

Hell no!

Well go get the bastard

and bring him in here.

I'll get that son of a b*tch.

Well get your

ass up, go get him!

I'm goin', I'm goin'.

Hey you, you son of a

b*tch, get over there.

Have a seat, friend.

What do you think I ought

to do with him Benedict?

Well I think you

outta cut his balls off.

Give us a minute Benedict.

Thank you.

Now son,

we don't abide ill manners

in this establishment.

It won't happen again sir.

Something else we

don't abide by...

Trash like you f***in'

with the merchandise.

Son of a b*tch wanted

to hurt my sweetie.

Somebody come in here

and clean this sh*t up!

Lookin' for someone mister?

Yeah.

I got somethin' that

belongs to Rig Marlowe.

Haven't seen him all day.

Any idea where

I might find him?

Anywhere he can put his

hands on a pretty girl,

or a deck of cards.

If I see him, who

should I say is callin'?

Chester Alan Arthur.

He a friend of

yours, Mr. President?

Never met the man.

Just delivering his

property, you say?

Yes sir.

Spinning Wheel

Saloon, across the way.

You ain't lookin' for

trouble now son, are ya?

You remind me of a young'in

that passed through here,

fire in his eyes like yours.

I'm gonna tell you the

same thing I told him.

There's a battle in every man.

Two wolves that exist

inside each of us.

One's evil and anger,

the other's love and hope.

You know which one wins?

The one you feed.

Which one you gonna feed, Hoss?

What can I do ya for?

I'm lookin'

for Rig Marlowe.

Gent with the red vest,

poker table with

Charlie and Silas.

You got

chips at the bar here?

I do.

Thank you.

Much obliged.

You gentlemen

lookin' for a fourth?

If you stop this man

from stealin' our money.

Just a run of luck.

Have a seat.

Name's Rig Marlowe.

This here's Charlie, Silas.

Haven't had the privilege

of their surnames yet.

Arthur Alan.

Well Arthur with

two first names,

two dollar ante.

You boys

from around here?

Ain't nobody from around here.

What you have in mind?

Well, I'm lookin' for a

little female companionship.

I'm partial to the young ones.

All the girls in here...

Little long in the tooth.

Well you haven't

even seen 'em all yet.

You just got here.

Five dollars.

How many?

I'll take one.

Two.

Two more.

Let's have a look Silas.

Two pair.

Guess you are lucky, Mister.

I mean, at least for me anyway.

The Rusty Spur has the

youngest whores in town.

And they don't put a

hole in your pocket.

Ain't that the truth?

What about you, Mr. Marlowe?

You know anywhere to

find the young ones?

Seems like you're lookin'

for a particular girl, Arthur.

Five dollars.

They're all particular.

-How many?

-Two.

Same here.

Ten.

Ten it is.

Well well, we find ourselves

in the same predicament.

Marlowe?

You never did answer

me, Mr. Marlowe.

About the young ones.

What you got?

Full house.

Queens over tens!

Silas, woah, woah.

Silas, what the

hell you doin' boy?

Funny thing is

I got queens too.

Let's not be hasty, friend.

You know this is

the second time today

that I counted five queens.

-You sure 'bout that?

-Hell yeah.

How do we know where

the fifth lady came from?

You were the dealer!

That's exactly how I know!

All right, now just

put that gun away,

sit down and we'll work

this out peaceful like.

Are you in on this with him?

You son of a b*tch!

You arrived this

morning from Newton

with my daughter

Lily, Lily Travis!

Now where is she?

Where?

Sh*t.

Find what you were

lookin' for Hoss?

Yeah.

And now I'm lookin'

for your boss.

That'll be Ty Stover.

And where do I find him?

Top of the stairs,

first door on the right.

You Ty Stover?

Yeah, I'm Ty Stover.

I'm lookin' for my daughter.

She's 17,

got reddish brown hair.

Named Lily Travis.

She was walkin' to your saloon

this morning with Rig Marlowe.

Haven't seen her.

But I'm in and out

all day, I'm...

Wichita's Fire Chief.

Maybe you outta ask Marlowe.

I did.

Well if Marlowe

doesn't know, then...

Whoever gave you that

information must be mistaken.

It's not that he didn't know,

he couldn't tell me.

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