MAN COMES OUT OF THE HOUSE TO TALK TO COWBOYS. CU
1920S COWBOYS SITTING ON THEIR HORSES TALKING TO
A BALD HEADED MAN

RANCH OWNER IN RANCH LIVING ROOM WITH HIS FOREMAN. CU
MAN PLUGS HIS EARS TO DROWN OUT THE SOUND

CU MOTHERLY WOMAN YELLS AT MAN FOR SMOKING, GRABS
CIGARETTE OUT OF HIS HAND. OTHER MAN SMILES BEHIND
HIS BACK

COWBOY PICKS UP HIS COWBOY HAT, SAYS GOODBYE TO THE
LADIES & RANCHER, LEAVES

CU RANCH FOREMAN GRABS COWBOY BY THE ARM, HE PULLS
AWAY ANOTHER WEATHERED COWBOY LAUGHS, THEY BOTH GIVE
HIM THE EVIL EYE. TEASES YOUNGER COWBOY. FOREMAN
MAKES A MOVE TOWARD HIM, CHANGES HIS MIND, MAKES A
JOKE INSTEAD

COWBOY TRIES TO GET HER TO TAKE A DRINK OF LIQUOR
FROM A BOTTLE, SHE PUSHES THE BOTTLE AWAY, DISGUSTED

COWBOYS RIDE DOWN SIDE OF HILL THROUGH THE WOODS,

COWBOYS RIDE TOWARD WAGON

COWBOYS CHASE RUNAWAY HORSES & WAGON

CU BOTTLE SMASHES ON LARGE ROCK, LIQUOR SPILLS OUT

NEW SCHOOL MARM WATCHES, CHASTISES THEM FOR FIGHTING
OVER A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR. SHE SAYS SHE'LL WALK TO THE
RANCH

CU SIGN "BAR D RANCH 16 MILES". PASSAGE OF TIME. SIGN
CHANGES TO 14 MILES.

WOMAN FINALLY AGREES TO RIDE WITH COWBOY. CLIMBS UP
ON THE HORSE, FOREMAN LOOKS ENVIOUS SHE DIDN'T CHOOSE
TO RIDE WITH HIM

BIG BALD GUY TAKES HER BAGS INSIDE

NEW SCHOOL MARM GOES INSIDE, MEETS RANCHER'S WIFE,
BRINGS HER INTO THE KITCHEN

RUSTLERS GANG HIDEOUT IN THE MOUNTAINS. CATTLE
RUSTLERS IN THEIR CABIN PLOTTING, SCHEMING TO STEEL
STEER

RANCHER AND HIS FAMILY EATING DINNER, CIRCA LATE
1920s

BIG BALD MAN GOES TO POUR COFFEE FOR THE WOMAN, SHE
DOESN'T WANT ANY, SAYS ELIMINATE THE COFFEE. HE LOOKS
CONFUSED, DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. BIG DUMB BALD GUY

CATTLE RUSTLERS HIDDEN RANCH IN THE MOUNTAINS. GANG
HIDEOUT

NERVOUS SCHOOL MARM ASKS IF THERE'LL BE TROUBLE
FOREMAN REASSURES HER

GANG LOOK OUT KEEPS WATCH ON HILL.

COWBOYS RIDE UP TO HIDDEN CANYON, RUSTLERS HIDEOUT
WITH STOLEN CATTLE IN CORRAL

CU HORSES MUDDY LEGS, COWBOYS KNOW THEY'RE LYING,
HORSE HAS BEEN RIDDEN THROUGH MUD. RANCH HANDS WORKING
WITH RUSTLERS MAKE UP A STORY ABOUT HOW HORSES GOT
MUDDY.

COWBOYS RIDE UP TO MOUNTAIN RANCH HIDEOUT, RUSTLER
GRABS COWBOY BY THE SHIRT.

NEW SCHOOL MARM ARRIVES AT THE SCHOOL HOUSE, OPENS
GATE TALKS TO BALD GUY. MAN HANDS BUCKET OUT THE
WINDOW, HITS WOMAN ON THE REAR END WITH BUCKET.
WITHOUT LOOKING, DROPS BUCKET OUT THE WINDOW

TWO COWBOYS RIDE UP TO TREE LINE, WATCH FROM AFAR,
LAUGH AT APRON & SCARF CLAD HE-MAN.

BIG BALD GUY WALKS TO THE WINDOW WITH BUCKET OF
WATER, LOOKS IN THE WINDOW. SEES MAN AT THE DOOR, HAS
WORDS WITH HIM. 2 COWBOYS WATCHING LAUGH.

COWBOY WALKS UP TO GATE, WATCHES COWBOY RIB ANOTHER
APRON CLAD COWBOY PUSHES COWBOY INTO BARN, KNOCK BIG
BALD GUY DOWN ON THE GROUND, THE OTHERS LAUGH.
COWBOYS AT PLAY TWO COWBOYS COME BACK OUT, THIS TIME
THE OTHER COWBOY IS WEARING THE APRON, TAKES IT OFF &
THROWS IT ON THE GROUND

RANCHER & SCHOOL MARM WATCH FROM THE GATE

COWBOY TURNED RUSTLER QUITS, THEN THREATENS TO COME
BACK WITH GANG "SLINGIN' HOT LEAD"

CATTLE RUSTLERS IN MOUNTAIN CABIN HIDEOUT, TURNCOAT
COWBOYS SEEK REFUGE WITH RUSTLERS. THEY PLOT AGAINST
THE RANCHER

BIG BALD GUY TALKS TO SCHOOL MARM, TELLS HER WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE BARN YARD, FLASH BACK TO FIGHT IN THE
YARD. HE SPITS AND CROSSES HIS HEART AS IN TELLING
THE TRUTH

TWO COWBOYS SITTING ON FENCE, ONE CLIMBS DOWN, GIRL
SMILES AND WALKS OVER TO TALK TO HIM.

COWBOY TALKING TO WOMAN WINKS AT HIS FRIEND, FRIEND
WINKS BACK,

EXCITED COWBOY JUMPS UP & DOWN, HAPPY. FRIEND JUMPS
DOWN FROM FENCE, LOOK IN THE DIRECTION WOMAN RAN OFF

COWBOY GRABS FRIEND BY THE ARM. POINTS AT HIS MOUTH,
LIPSTICK ON HIS MOUTH, TRIES TO RUB IT OFF, THEY
LAUGH, HE USES HIS SCARF TO WIPE THE LIPSTICK OFF HIS
MOUTH

CANYON BRUSH FIRE

TWO CATTLE RUSTLERS STOP THEIR HORSES, PLOTTING
AGAINST THE COWBOY & SCHOOL MARM

CATTLE RANCHERS RUSH TO THE BRUSH FIRE, MAKE A PLAN
TO KILL STEER TO DRAW A FIRE LINE WITH THEIR BODIES

CATTLE RANCHERS FIGHTING BRUSH FIRE HITTING IT WITH
BLANKETS RANCHERS REALIZE THE FIRE WAS STARTED TO
DRAW THEM THERE SO THE RUSTLERS COULD STEAL THE
CATTLE HERD. COWBOYS TALK THROUGH A THICK HAZE OF
SMOKE

WOMAN RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS, WAVES AT TWO COWBOYS
RIDING TELLS THEM ABOUT THE RUSTLERS KIDNAPPING HIS
GIRLFRIEND

CATTLE RANCHERS DRIVING CATTLE HERD

MOUNTAIN GAP

RUSTLER COWBOY CLIMBS UP MOUNTAIN TO LOOKOUT

RUSTLER TALKS TO KIDNAPPED WOMAN THEN LEAVES WITH
OTHER RUSTLER

TIED UP RUSTLER SHOUTS FOR HELP, COWBOY COVERS HIS
MOUTH SO HE CAN'T SCREAM.

COWBOYS FIGHTING BRUSH FIRE SUDDENLY RIDE AWAY

RUSTLERS CLIMBING SIDE OF MOUNTAIN SEE COWBOYS RIDING
UP TO SAVE WOMAN, THEY QUICKLY CLIMB DOWN THE
MOUNTAIN

MEANWHILE, THE RUSTLERS RUN TO THEIR HORSES

UNGUARDED FIRE SPREADS INTO THE VALLEY. MOUNTAIN FIRE
NEARING HOUSES

COWBOY SHOOTS AT RUSTLERS.

RUSTLER RIDES OVER TO CHECK ON INJURED RUSTLER, THEY
BOTH GET ON HIS HORSE & ARE CHASED BY SHOOTING
COWBOYS. WESTERN CHASE SCENE

COWBOYS RIDE UP TO INJURED RUSTLER, HELP HIM UP. CU
SORRY RUSTLER, SAYS HE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THEIR
ADVICE. THEN TELLS THEM WHERE THE GIRL IS BEING HELD
CAPTIVE

WOMAN BEING HELD CAPTIVE IN MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY, SMOKE
OUTSIDE FIRE NEARING CABIN. DAMSEL IN DISTRESS

WOMAN TRIES TO UNTIE THE ROPE AROUND HER HANDS, SMOKE
AND FIRE NEARING

CABIN ON FIRE. WOMAN INSIDE STRUGGLES TO FREE HERSELF
FROM ROPES

COWBOY RACES INTO BURNING CABIN TO SAVE DAMSEL IN
DISTRESS UNTIE WOMAN, PICKS HER UP & RACES OUT OF
BURNING CABIN

COWBOY TRIES TO RESUSCITATE HER, SHAKES HER. UNTIES
HIS KERCHIEF AND WIPES HER FACE. SHE FINALLY COMES
TO.

COWBOY GETS SHOT IN THE ARM, STRUGGLES TO HIS FEET
BUT COLLAPSES DOWN AGAIN.

GOOD COWBOYS SHOOTS HIS GUN

DAMSEL HELPS COWBOY TO HIS FEET

MOTLEY CREW OF WEDDING GUESTS. WIDE-EYED BALD MAN.

COUPLE KISS, HAPPILY EVER AFTER.