:56:01
And if a man"s life were held cheaper
than grass...
:56:03
... it was considered a casualty of war,
not a crime.
:56:07
And, in all this...
:56:09
... the man with the star was
only one against many.
:56:13
But time was running out
for the reckless ones...
:56:16
... the desperadoes,
the gallop-and-gunshot boys...
:56:20
... as more and more citizens demanded
respect for the law...
:56:23
... and showed themselves ready to fight
to uphold it.
:56:25
And the raw new towns that sprung up
in the West began to dream...
:56:29
... of becoming as refined as that one-time
hooligan city by the Golden Gate.
:56:33
San Francisco was now respectable.
:56:36
So sophisticated, in fact,
it even had mansions up for auction.
:56:40
$2,000.
:56:42
$2,000.
:56:44
Is that your last bid?
:56:46
Ladies and gentlemen,
this trophy is solid gold and fully inscribed.
:56:50
"Mr. Cleve van Valen, President of
the San Francisco... Kansas City Railroad. "
:56:55
It's a treasure he held dear to his heart.
:56:58
Do I hear $3,000
for this priceless possession?
:57:02
Priceless, my foot.
:57:05
We used it for a doorstop.
:57:07
$2,500.
:57:13
Sold. $2,500.
:57:15
It's a sad day, Lilith.
:57:17
Sad?
:57:19
We made and spent
three fortunes together.
:57:21
What's so sad about that?
:57:24
If he'd lived a little longer
we would've made and spent another.
:57:27
- I beg your pardon, Mrs. van Valen.
- What?
:57:30
The chair, it's been sold. I'm sorry.
:57:32
Well then, take it.
Quit apologizin' and take it.
:57:34
Thank you, madam.
:57:35
If there had been some other way
to pay off the debts...
:57:38
It doesn't matter.
:57:40
I've got two things
no one can ever take from me:
:57:44
This, and my land in Arizona.
:57:47
Lilith, I don't want to dash any hopes...
:57:50
...but that ranch is nearly worthless.
:57:52
Well, it's there, isn't it?
:57:54
Yes, but most of the cattle
have been sold off or stolen.
:57:57
I'll get cattle.
:57:58
You'll need someone to work it
and manage it for you.