The Brothers | The Lone Ranger (03-25-53)

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1:10A lone ranger. What's up, fools? Man of the J.U. Salt here from the WWE. When it's just me between matches, it's day one-ish. That means it's Chamba time. With hundreds of casino-style games and new titles arriving weekly, there's always something fresh to try at ChambaCasino. The daily booze may get even more fun, and have me, about to get them all doing my downtime. Ready for a fun way to chill out and enjoy a few minutes for yourself? Let's jump! No purchase necessary, VGW Group, void were prohibited by law, CTs and Cs, 21 Plus, sponsored by ChambaCasino. With his faithful Indian companion, Tato, the daring and resourceful mask rider of the planes, led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States. No where in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice.

2:10Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesterday. From out of the past, come a fungering hoof-beats of the great horse silver. A lone ranger rides again. This fan-port, sat in his large business office in St. Louis, and listened as his business partner, John Holley, taught. Rufus, you've been making trips to the far west to buy cattle for over 20 years. Time you took it easy, and let your son Ted take over and do our cattle-buying. No, it isn't that I don't trust Ted's judgment, John.

3:11I know he could do it, but why in Tarnation, he has to take the send him. He's a good horseman, fine marksman, he certainly ought to be able to take care of himself out there. Of course he could. Well then, what's your reason for not wanting him to go? John, Ted's all I have, now that Martha's gone, suppose the West appears to him so much he doesn't want to come back to this business. Little Sticks, why would he want to stay out there? John has something new, one else ever new, except Martha. I'm going to tell you now, Ted isn't really our son, but we adopted him. But I thought, like everyone else, you thought Ted was born in Kansas City when Martha was visiting her folks there, while I went west on the cattle-buying trade. That's right. Well, it didn't happen that way at all. I brought Ted back with me from the West when he was about six months old. Tell me about it. I took a stage from pickers on the way back east.

4:13A young woman with two babies rode in the same coach with me. They were twin boys. She seemed poverty-stricken and unhappier. Go on, Robert. The stage stopped at a wastage and the driver and I went inside for food. When we came back to the coach, the woman was gone. But one of the babies was still there with a note pinned to his blanket addressed to me. You see, the woman and I had talked a little during the trip. She deserted the baby boy? Yes. In the note she asked me to take him and bring him back east. We tried to find him but couldn't. So I brought him home with me. That baby was Ted. I never thought for one minute Ted wasn't your own flesh and blood. Martha and I adopted him legally, so he is my son. Ted knows he's adopted, but he doesn't know the details.

5:17You know, John, I always felt that if he went to the far west, he might stay there. If he goes this time, he'll be going right to the territory where I first found him. Well, what of it? Eric and I are ambient, please. When I think of that trip, I don't feel like facing the hardships of travel. Ted will be excited about going over this. He deserves the chance to show what he can do. All right, John. And let Ted go of my place. He'll leave day after tomorrow. Several weeks later, a young man with a hard cold look on his face. Back toward the door of the cafe in a town near Pecos. The gun in his hand was steady as he spoke. First one will make some move and get a bullet, Sarri. You won't get away with this, dude. I'm getting away with it. Let it be all carried so much cash with you.

6:17Come on. Let's get him. Big house. Just a second pillie the kid here. I clean this up all our cash. There he goes. He's getting away. The next afternoon, the lone ranger of his Indian companion, Tato. Roll the trail through the hills east of Pecos. We still hunt for Ethan Gang, Kimasai? No, Tato. Ethan and his men are said to cross the border. Right now we're looking for a lone wolf bandit. Calls the dude. Oh, not here at him. When I talked to the United States and Marshall and Pecos about the Ethan Gang yesterday, I heard about the dude. Marshall said his name was really Tom Willis, so he fell about 21. He used to live in this territory with his mother on a rundown farm. Young Willis was then as being so poor and kept to himself most of the time.

7:17His mother died a year ago. And he turned bandit and was trying to follow in the footsteps of Billy the Kid. That's not good. After he obtained money by robbing people, Willis bought fancy clothes and riding gear. He goes to that, he became known as a dude. So far he hasn't killed anyone. He's become bolder lately and may turn killer. Yesterday in broad daylight, he held up the cafe and right in there here. Very clever covering these tracks. They try to find him before he does commit murder. Come on, Salute. Must count. By a strange twist of fate, Ted Van Port, who, unknown to others, was a twin brother of dude Willis, arrived that same day at the nearest railroad station and hired a horse to ride westward to pay for us. Come on, Will, get up there. As he ran to the bend in the trail, not far from Whiten, he came face to face with the sheriff and his man.

8:28Willis came mighty close. And notice you're wearing a sheriff's badge. Ask why you and your men fired your gun. Listen, dude Willis, I know you're tricky at all that. One move, all you in, you get a bullet. You made him a state, that's not my name. Yeah, listen to him. Yeah, he even acts like a dude. Take his gun, somebody. I'll get a sheriff. He can cover it. I got it. I don't understand this treatment. I'm a law-abiding citizen. There he goes again. He sure puts on the next. Yeah, he sure does. Dude, we all know you by sight. You can't pull that local talk on us. We're taking you back to Brighton to jail. You have a lot to account for. I tell you, you made a mistake. My name is Ted Van Port. I just arrived in the west. Come here. We all know you was born there here. Someone must have traced you with a bullet to make it talk that way. But if you give me time, I can prove what I say. Hey, dude. I'll turn around head for time. You're going to jail. You can stay there a long, long time. But... I'll go on, go on. Get up. Get up, boys. Get up.

9:28Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. But evening, Tahoe left the camp. He and the Lord Ranger made him the hills, and rode to Brighton for supplies and news. Later, he returned. Oh, she's gone. Oh, she's gone. Well, I know, any news and thoughts. Sheriff and named capture fella, we here to find. Then have Dood Willis and Jail. That is news. Ah! What do you mean? What do you mean? Well, at least stand at that cafe and listen. Then plenty mad at Dood Willis. Then say him not deserved just to go to jail. Then plan to get Willis and Jail at midnight. Oh no, it's almost midnight now. They're out of town trying to stop the mob from hanging at man. Easy said. Look out easy for them. Oh! But curtain falls on the first act of our lone ranger adventure.

10:32Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Tyler Reddick here from 2311 Racing. Another checkered flag for the books. Time to celebrate with Jamba. Jump in at JambaCasino.com. Let's Jamba. No purchase necessary. VTW Group. Boy, we're prohibited by mob. CCNC. 21 plus. Sponsored by Jamba Casino. Now to continue. In town, as midnight approached, an angry mob gathered in front of the jail. All right, men. Let's go in. Follow me. Hey, what's going on out here?

11:32Don't go for your gun, Jake. We don't aim to harm you, but we do aim to go into the jail and take your prisoner, Dood Willis. Now hold on. You can't do it. It's my duty to come. Come on, men. Take his gun. There are the keys. Now a couple of you men come with men. We'll bring out Willis. Before long, Dood Willis will pay these crimes. And be a lesson all other young Kyle to think they can terrorize his territory. Come on. Within a short time, Ted Ben Port, mistaken for his twin brother, Dood Willis, was taken from the cell and led for testing outside of the big hole tree in front of the jail. Wait, you're making a mistake. I'm not the man you want. No, you're trying to pull loose, Willis. We're here to see you get the punishment. I need to say it. What's going on here? We're going to string up this dirty Kyle chair. And you're not going to stop it. Hello, take care of him. I'm not going to let you take the loan of your own hands like this. Don't talk, Sheriff. Doesn't men have you covered? Well, too bad, Gunn. Let's keep quiet if you know what's good for you. Either Dood's hands behind his back and put him on a horse.

12:34Then we'll get on with the proceed. No, no, no, no, no, no. We'll put testing in the innocence. Ted Ben Port was placed in a horse with his hands tied behind him. And the horse was led under the large oak tree. All right, we're ready. I've tossed the end of the rope over that limb up there. As the leader of a mob gave his attention to the rope, there was a sudden interruption. What's the game? Look, come up from between the buildings. Must be a gang, cut the rescue aim. Just for cover, everybody. The sudden appearance of a racing horseman disconcerted the townsmen. Their leader turns her fire at the masked man. No, no, no, no. When they saw their leader fall, the men in a mob were momentarily panicked, and scared for cover, as Tato and the load ranger poured down on them. The masked man faced the crowd with drawn guns. While Tato cut the rope that bound Ted's wrists, and handed him a gun. Now, I'm free. You take gun. Thanks. Let's get away from here. Turning in her saddles, the three men fired over the heads of a mob as they hurriedly roared between the buildings. One, two, three.

13:35Hello, Major and Tato took pains to cover their trail after they left town. Finally, they arrive at their camp with Ted. Oh, hello, hello, hello. She's gone. Oh, thanks. You mean save my life? They got away with it only because the crowd was taken completely by surprise, Willis. I'm not Willis. Everybody says I am, but my name is really Ted Van Port. I arrive from the camp. I'm not Willis. I'm not Willis. Everybody says I am, but my name is really Ted Van Port. I arrive from the east only today. I don't understand, Willis. Tell me more about yourself. Briefly, Ted told of his father and his life in the east. He showed credentials which the sheriff had failed to remove from his pocket. When he finished, the loan ranger spoke. I believe you, Ted. We'll help you. Thanks, but what do you make of all this? Well, Ted, I've heard of your father, Rufus Van Port. He's been coming west to buy cattle for many years. Well, that's right. You say he told you you were adopted? That's true. Well, I was just a baby, a woman. Let me in a stage, coach, in which dad was riding.

14:37He brought me east and adopted me. He said, you... Oh, wait a minute. There was another baby boy. I remember now the woman told dad we were twins. Perhaps, Duke Willis is that other baby. You're a twin, Willis. That must be it. But just think of my brother being a crook. Circumstances could bring out about Ted. The main thing right now is to find Duke Willis, a pair of lethalsman, that they made a mistake. We started dawn and tried to pick up Duke's trail. The following morning, early, the lone wanger with Tato and Ted, sought out to find Duke's trail. They spent an unsuccessful day, then returned to camp. Tato, again, rode to town for supplies. When he arrived at the camp, he brought helpful news. He came back in a hurry, Tato. Be here in town, Duke Willis. This afternoon, you're never past. Oh, that's a break for us. Maybe we'll be able to pick up his trail from there. They'll take Ted with us and we'll even once.

15:42A posse had been forming to ride a narrow pass when Tato left town. Consequently, the masked man, the Indian and Ted, arrived there first and found the bandit's trail, which they followed. Duke, as usual, had covered his tracks carefully. But the lone wanger and Tato, due to their long training and experience, were soon able to uncover them and continue toward Duke's hiding place. Meanwhile, in an old prospector's shack, Duke lay resting after the stage holed up. I'll soon have enough to take things really easy. Eat. Sup, bother my horse out there. Three riders, come on. You'll get a good heart reception. Dude, crouch near the partly open window, facing the direction from which the three horsemen were approaching. Just before they came within gun range, they separated. I'm gonna try to trick me by killing in from different angles. Hey, backer, I'll kill you. Get the mask, man. On the white stallion, I've heard of him.

16:47As bullets wind through the open window, dude, just... When he looked again, the masked man wasn't in sight. The lone wanger, Tato and Ted, had dismounted him on the trees and undercover of the tall brush, moved cautiously toward the shack. Dude, watch closely. Gun ready. Suddenly, from the window across the room behind him, he heard a voice. Stop your gun, will it? Hey, what? Dude, whirl to fire at the mask figure. You're not shooting. Oh, my arm! I can be gunned out of hand. Make it gunner. Well, will it shoot through? And, come on in. Hey, what? I see now why I was mistaken for him. He looks just like me. That's right, he does. Exactly like you. Ah. And look like same filler. If they're not dressed different, they're not no one from other five. I don't see any. People has covered Dato. Ah. I'll go outside to meet the sheriff's posse. Hey, that's the mask, man. Well, it's away. All right, cover him, mate. All right, sir. Some of my men are behind the shack.

17:49If Willis and your Indian partner inside, they can't escape. A whole long sheriff. I'm not an outlaw. I carry a note from a famous marshal to you. And here it is. I see. Quite thunder, man. According to this note, the mask man and Indian are friends. They came to help hunt for dude Willis. That's right. What's more? And white starry than the paint back among the trees. Now it comes back to me who the mask man and Indian are. Well, mister, I reckon you did me a good turn last night, saving dude Willis. Hope he didn't get away. No, he didn't. Well, I want to warn the man who started to take the law and of their own hands. They would have been sorry if they'd succeeded. No, we wouldn't, mister. That truck deserves to hang. But there'll be no more mob justice. Understand? No. I think I can show these men how wrong they were, sheriff. Hello. Bring out dude Willis. Here, Willis. King of Tommy. Man, is this the man you intended to hang last night? He's the one you'll know when well he is. Head, will you come out?

18:50Take a good look. Who is this man? Show him that chimney. He looks like dude Willis. Which one is dude Willis? Anyone here tell me? Go, go on if I can tell him a plot. This man is not Willis. That he's the one you almost hung last night. That's right. The man standing near my Indian friend is really dude Willis. The long story, these two men are twin brothers. What? Two twin brothers. Yeah. My mother said I had a twin brother. She left him on a stage coach years ago and some cattle by a took him east. That's right dude. My father told me the same story. Mom died. We were poor and I was sick and not having anything. I sort of went local. I reckon you didn't expect to find you had a twin brother. Brother who's a crook? Well, maybe after you've finished your prison term dude you'll decide to go straight.

19:52If you do, we'll get together. Young fella, you told us you were Ted Van Port. I reckon we owe you apologies. You're all forget it, Sheriff. The best man thanks for what you've done. Twin boys, eh? The good and the bad. The good will go to jail but his brother is offered him a chance for the future. I hope he takes it. I hope you a man have learned a lesson by this. That it doesn't pay to be hasty in your judgment or your actions. Marb rule can ruin the West. The law must make all decisions. Not a bunch of angry hotheads. Remember that and you'll think twice before you try to take the law into your own hands again. That's tellin' him Mr. We'll get due to jail now. He'll stand trial for his crimes. Maybe someday he'll be living a decent life with his brother. I hope so. We'll say goodbye now. I'll go to everyone. Ted, there goes one of the greatest Americans.

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