Wild Bill Hickok: A Charge on Devil's Mountain

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corn pops brings you wild bill hiccup starring Guy Madison as wild bill and and a divine as his pal Jingle. When Wild Bill Hickock and his pal Jingle's rode toward the little town of Flat Rock City, they had a warning that their old friend Pappy's parts was headed for real trouble.

But Pappy wasn't worried about it, as he sat in the railroad station teaching his grandson Clay how to send a message on the early day telegraph. That's it, boy. That's it. There. How'd they do, Pappy?

Clay, boy, you did just fine. Just like I taught you. You got that message through without a single mistake. Boy, oh boy, sending messages on the telegraph. Hey, can I do it again sometime, Papi?

Sure thing, Clay. But now you're going to do some practicing on that bugle of mine. You're going to learn all those army calls just as well as I know them. Hey, Papi. Yeah, boy. Is Wild Bill Hickock really coming to Fort Rock City?

Of course he is. Now, I sent for him myself. We gotta have somebody around here who's man enough to cope with that side winder Pete Jennings in his gang. And I'll get to meet him personally.

And shake his hand boy, you sure will. Bye, Pappy. Hello, thing. Oh, Chef. Eh, what do you want around here, Sheriff? Now, don't ax all fired grumpy to me, Pappy. Just cause I ain't going out single-handed and trapped that Jennings gang.

Yeah, if I was younger, just a few years, mind you. I wouldn't be sitting around here like you are. I'd be out after them, all bracing. It's suicide to go after them men alone, and if you wasn't so stubborn you'd know it.

I'd go after them if I could get a posse to get her, but you can't get a man in this town to write after the Jennings gang. And to tell you the truth I don't blame.

Yeah, I never seen such a bunch of cowards as this town's got. Well, he cock will be along soon, you'll see a man. That's what I come to talk to you about, Paffy. Ain't heard from him, have you?

Nothing to hear about, he'll just show up, that's all. I hope so. What's the matter? What are you so worried about? I was out riding early today. I've seen a lot of dust rising out of Devil's Pass, and you know what that means.

Jennings and his gang's out riding again. They're gonna strike someplace, that's for sure. I was expecting this. Been too quietly, Lately. The calm before the storm. Maybe they're gonna ride into Porterfield. Maybe Canyon City. Or here.

Well, don't you stand there. Let's round up some men. Hey, listen to that, Pappy. Horsers, and lots of them. Pete Jennings and his gang. Shooting up the town. Look, you can see him on the window.

He's not going to feed away from the building here, Pappy. Captain Boyz, clean up that bank. Hey, they're robbing the bank, Sheriff. Well, don't just stand there. Do something. There's eight men out there. Mean men.

Nice to help out that door alone. I'll have a hole in me quick and then that can better start. Back in. Take the bar and see what money you can find. I'm not a guy in the store.

If anybody goes for a gun, you know what to do. Well, I don't care nothing about you, Sheriff. You stay inside here and protect your skin. I've had enough of this from that jinnings of kids.

Give me that rifle. Don't be a fool, Pappy. You're an old man. Maybe old, but I ain't no coward like the rest of the so-called men in this town. Eh, this wouldn't just teach that jinnings coyote a thing or two.

Don't go up that door, Pappy. Well, here, I'll get you. He'll know what to do. Pappy, you sure as well. Come back. Good news, Pete Jennings. Get back to spread that up, old man! We've had enough of you and your kind about these parts, Jennings.

And now I'm going to take care of him. Why you stupid old... Hey, Sheriff, Jennings shot him! He's lying on the ground! All right, Ben, come on, let's clear out! Take him pulling out. Come on, son, let's take a look at Fappy.

Yes, sir. Fappy. Fappy, you all right? I missed him, I sure have. Sheriff, I clean missed him. My eyes ain't what they used to be. Bappy, Bappy. Easy, son, easy. Is he dead, Sheriff? Is my grandpa happy, Jen?

I don't know, play, but I do know that Jennings Gang has started something that nobody can stop. Oh, wait. Listen here, Wranglers. We got a mighty big, wild Bill Hickock show to do. So if you listen real close, I'm gonna make this kind of short.

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Pappy's in the bedroom here Mr. Hickock. Thanks Clay. Come on Jingle's, let's see the old filler. Hey Pappy, look who's here! Bill. Wild Bill. Hi, old timer. I knew you'd come. As sure as shooting did.

Papi, this is my sidekick, Jingles. Howdy, Jenny's gang behind bars and you're the man to do it. Well what about the sheriff in Flat Rock City Pappy? Seems to me he could be doing something about it. He's worse than nothing. I resented that remark Pappy. I resented all you want Sheriff. You wasn't sprawled out there in a bed like that. Hey hey he's off you too.

You're supposed to be fighting the Jenny's gang not each other. That's what I'm trying to get him to do when he won't raise your fingers. That ain't fair Pappy in you knowing. There's nothing unfair about it.

A man fights for his rights. That's why they don't need a march. They need a referee. Here's the situation, Morgan. I can't get a posse together. The Jennings gang got the town scared out of its wit.

They're mean and I don't mind admitting it. They're the meanest outfits I ever seen. Well, no one peeped Jennings. I can believe it. Back there's a town folks hope if they leave the Jennings gang alone that they'll leave for town alone.

That chance they busted into town today, didn't they? and they'll do it again. You can't couch out in no bad manner. You'll have you crawling in the mud. And that's what this town's doing. Yeah, Pap, he's riding away.

But folks are scared, and it's hard to blame him. Killing comes as natural to that jinnings outfit as breathing. Then it's time they stopped breathing. Where they hold up, Sheriff? Devil's Mountain. They don't care who knows it.

There's one trail in and one trail out. Take an army to rastomile. Come on, jingles. Well, where are we going now, Bill? Take a look at Devil's Mountain. I'll pick up Papi Clay. Sure, well Mr. Hickok.

Don't go fussin', Papi. Rest up like the Doc said and you'll be okay. Rest up. Who can rest up now? Not when Wild Bill Hickok's gonna teach the men in his town how to be men.

Yeah, it's gonna be somethin' to see. Well, there's Devil Mountain on there, Bill. Looks as mean to me as a wet Bobcat. Sure does, jingles. Well, if those coyotes are dug in there, like the sheriff says, Don't know how we can ever get them out.

There's a way, Jingle's. There always is. Wild Bill Hickoff, sharp-shooting, marshalling optimism. Oh, you gotta look at the rosy side, Jingle's. Come on, let's try it up that ridge there. We'll look at Devil's Mountain from the side over there.

We can work our way up that trail over there, Bill. And hey, hey, somebody shot my hat off. How about he else but me? Pete Jennings. There he is, Jingle, standing up there on those rocks.

Yeah, with the smoke and windchester in his hand, I'll learn him to put holes in people's hats. Holy jingles. He's got the drop on us. Hi ya hiccup. Hi ya jingles. Hi ya yourself. You no good lily-livered pole cap.

He's up jingles. That's no way to talk to me. Remember, I'm the one who's holding a gun. I'll talk any way I like. What's the idea of putting a hole in my new hat? Cost me $20.

Might as well put a hole in a $20 bill, you. That's better than putting a hole in you, wouldn't you say? I could have done it just as easy. Hmm? Never mind the talk, Jennings. What's on your mind?

Thing or two? Don't make the mistake of going for your gun. I got some of my boys hiding up in the rocks just waiting for you to do that. You got something to say, Jennings, say it while you can. Then be on your way.

But you might as well know, I'm coming after you. That's exactly what we're going to talk about. I don't like you coming after me. Me and my boys got a good setup here. We got a hideout in the mountains. It's like a fort.

And we don't want no interference from anyone, especially you. Well, you're going to get it, Genons, whether you want it or not. From Hickok and from me, too. And you know what? For us all over, you're going to pay me $20 for my new hat.

Can't you shut this man up, Hickok, so we can talk business? We've got no business to talk. All right, now, Hickok, listen to me. I want you to spin your mounts around and take that left trail there and ride into the sunset out of Black Rock City.

And if we don't? Well, I'm not going to be fool enough to say I'll drill ya' cause I know nobody scares Wild Bill Hickock that way. I got a better scheme and you might as well know it.

If you ain't gone by sun up, I'm going to take me two hostages from Flat Rock City. I always knew you were loriness, kunk, but take an innocent folks. Let him talk, jingle. And if you ain't gone by the next day, two more hostages.

Women and kids don't matter under me. Now, think that one over, wild bill, hicock. Down, folks. Quiet down, let's get some sense out of this meeting. Marshall hicock has told you about his meeting with Pete Jennings, and he's told you what Jennings said.

Now the Marshal has put it up to you. He wants to stay, but he wants you to know it's dangerous. Well, I got something to say in the matter, Chef. All right. All right, Mr. Jagger, let's hear your fee.

Well, I say it's too downright dangerous. Jennings means what he says. I'm in favor of the Marshal leaving right now, tonight. Now, hold on, hold on. Anybody else got anything to say? Don't you and someone else's got something to say.

Hey, what's that mean? Fabby, why aren't you in bed? You shouldn't be up yet. That's a good thing I did get up. Is everybody around here yellow? Marshall's here to fight Jennings in his gang. We can't send him away.

Jennings in his gang cap they fought against. They're too strong. That's poppycock. That's what they want you to believe. Oh sure, it's all right for you to talk pappy. You're an old man. But we got women folks and kids.

We know Pete Jennings isn't fooling. When he says he's going to tag him as hostages. I got a young man too. got my grandson clean and I sure ain't going to teach him how to be a cola.

Hold on everybody, hold on, this is getting out of hand. Let's have a vote on the mess. The question is, shall Marshall Hickock and his partner jingles leave town by sum up like Pete Jennings says, or shall they stay on and try to figure out a way to get the Jennings gang in spite of the danger of hostages. All who says the Marshal shall leave, say hi.

All who says he should stay, say hi. You're the only one clapping and I reckon that's it. That's it all right. It was a democratic vote. You mean you're gonna leave Bill? Not much else to do is there? Folks want me to go. Think it's safer that way. They think they can work out some kind of a settlement with Jennings. They can't work out no such thing.

Well maybe not, but everybody voted. Jingle's and I are gonna leave. So long old-timer. Well, Reckon, that's the last we'll see the town of Flat Rock City. Reckon. Don't make no sense to me, no house. Spend two days of hard riding to get here and then just turn around and leave without doing nothing. Bill, are you sure you're feeling

all right. I'm feeling fine, jingles. Well, you sure don't act it. Turn and tail without a fight. Oh, that's what it looks like you're doing. Doesn't? Well, I admit there's danger to the folks of Flat Rock City if we say, but there's always danger when you're fighting pole cats. This trail here, jingles. Get over boy. Over. Well, maybe you figured the town

folks ain't worth saving since they don't want to do nothing about it themselves. Don't I don't figure that at all. Matter of fact, I figure they need saving more than ever. They're scared and need saving not only from Pete Jennings and his gang, but also from themselves.

Yeah, well then, why don't you make for that clump of cottonwoods? Cottonwoods, what for? Hey, now this ain't the trail out of town. This trail doubles back. What's that, somebody whistling? And you whistle back.

What's going on here? Don't go on it. Nobody tells me nothing. They're over here, Bill. Hey, that's Papi. Well, what's he doing out here in the middle of the night? Come on, and you'll find out.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hi, horse. Hello, jingle. Hello, Mr. Hickott. The sheriff and clay, too. Dog gun looks like we're having a convention. Well, the horse is into the brush, jingles. We don't want to be spotted.

Oh, here, I'll give you a hand, jingles. Well, somebody better give me more in the hand. Somebody better give me some information. Everything all shit, Bill? Yeah, I guess so, Papi. You got the horses hidden?

Yeah, they're tucking so good and eagle couldn't spot him with a spy glove. I brought the dynamite along just like you told me to do, Marshal. Good. And I brought my old army bugle, but I can't figure out what you'd want with it.

You'll see. Dynamite bugle? I'm gonna bust if somebody doesn't think that wild Bill was just gonna ride out of town without helping us, none, did you? No, I couldn't believe that, but it sure looked like we was right now to town.

Yeah, that's what I wanted everybody to think, including Pete Jennings and his gang. And Bill planned ahead of time for us to meet him here. I can figure that out all right, I ain't ignorant.

But Bill, the folks voted that you leave and you can't go against the way they voted. You forget, Jingle. They voted for us to be out of here by son up. Yes, sir. And we still got some hours of darkness for that.

We got dynamite and a bugle, and Bill's got a plan. I don't know what it is. But Jingle's out better silver saddle against that shot up hatte, yours hits a corker. What we're going to do, man, is charge the Jennings and they're hiding.

What? Well, just the few of us? Right. Now here's the way I got it planned. We're going to surprise him. Oh, he'll be dangerous, of course, but the first one. Pete, wake up. What? What is it?

What's the idea of waking me up in the middle of the night? I just seen something you've got to know about, Pete. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, what is it? Then make it snappy. I want to go back to sleep.

Hey, you want to go back to sleep after I tell you this? Hickok and Jingle didn't leave town like we thought. I saw him take the trail to double back toward town. And if he asked me, they're planning on surprising us tonight.

That's it, all right. Wake up the boys. Sure. For half of them on the back trail to guard it. The other half on the front trail. All right. If Hitchcock and that part of his think they're surprising us tonight, they're going to be surprised with lead.

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Bill, as we know, is planning on storming the outlaw stronghold in Devil's Mountain. But what he doesn't know is that Pete Jennings is planning something himself. What time do you shade wash then? It's about two. I'd say if I can judge for that move.

Yeah, we've been waiting like this for over two hours. Seems like it's been two days. Yeah, and I don't like it. Yeah, me neither. The boys are getting kind of agey, too. You sure you saw he cocked double back to town?

Of course I'm sure. I wouldn't say I did if I didn't. Well, something funny's going on. Where are they? I figured sure they'd be busting up here by now with guns blazing. Yeah, well, maybe they ain't gonna come.

Maybe they ain't crazy enough to think they can attack us in this normal. Yeah, maybe not. Sure seems like a foolish thing to do. What's that? That sounds like dynamite blast. Dynamite? Who would be blasting this fight?

They're at close again. What's in thunder's going on? Hey, Pete. Yeah, what is it, Bloggie? Come on, blast in the back trail. The mountains are coming down. The whole trail is closed in, Solon. What's that mean, Pete?

I don't know. Well, at least it means Hickok and his partner Kate come in that way since it's closed up, Solon. But it also means we can't get out. Yeah, but why? What? What? You?

That's the Army charge call. The army? Where did it come from? I'm an idiot! Sorry! What about that hiccup's voice? He's leading the charge! Well, how could we fight against the US army? And there ain't no escape.

The bank for use blocked in by that blaster. And the boys are throwing down the gun. Well, they can give up, but I ain't dimming that right. But down that Winchester jingling. That's hiccup. He's right above us.

Let me get a shot at him! All right, you man. Line up. You must take the guns. All right, just set it up, play here. Come on, you armories. Pick those guns over here. All right, Hickok, you got us, but it took the US Army to do it.

The US Army. Hey, are these coyotes in for a surprise? You want to meet the US Army, Jennings? Come here, Clay. Here I am, Mr. Hickok. Show these gents a bugle, Clay. That was the US Army, Jennings.

And that's two to share for me. Why you tricked us? He sure did. Your whole pack of bad men captured by three men, an old timer and a kid. Pete Jennings, you ought to hide your head in change.

Sheriff, I want to apologize to you. You're not in any good at all. You're done real well. Well, thank you, Pappin. And the folks at Flat Rock City will do well to learn from you and from Wild Bill Hickoff.

Even though you outnumbered, you got the fight for your rights. And you'll get them. Come on, Sheriff. I'll help you take these men to the locker. Come on, you bullcat. Move along. Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Now just a minute, I almost forgot something. Now let me have that Pete Jimin. Hey, hey, hey, take your hands off of me. What are you doing? Just fishing in your pocket for something. Now let me see you in a minute.

And here's what I want. Hey, that's a $20 bill. Why Pete, that ain't money. That's my brand new hat. And now here are the stars of Wild Bill Hickock, Guy Madison, and Andy Devine. Well folks, hope you'll be around again next week.

Dog gone, it guy. Why can't we find a nice quiet town with law and order and plenty of goodies? I don't know about the eats, but you can bet we'll find trouble. Trouble, trouble, always trouble.

Guy, I gotta have food with my fighting. Alright, Andy. All you have to do is remember to load up with Kellogg's Corn Pops. Hey, sure. It's the great new cereal with the sweet and all ready on it.

You bet it is. Andy and I think Corn Pops are great. So long. See you next week! Yes, sir, be sure to listen next week at the same time on this same station when Kellogg's Corn Pops brings you another exciting story of Wild Bill Hickock starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine in person.

Today's cast included Colleen Collins, Martin Yarborough, Fred Shields, Stan Farrar, Bill Boucher, and Jack Moyles. Our director is Paul Pierce, music by Dick O'Ran. This is a David Hire production. This is Charlie Lyon reminding you, Kids love pops, moms love pops, pops love pops, Kellogg's corn pops.