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  • 7/9/2025
"Dust and Justice" is a gripping western tale of courage, betrayal, and redemption on the lawless plains.
When a lone rider crosses the unforgiving frontier, he’s forced to confront ruthless outlaws, hidden pasts, and the battle for justice in a land where survival means everything.

Originally released in the early days of Hollywood’s golden western era, this classic brings raw storytelling and vintage grit to the screen.
Genre: Western / Action / Classic
Full Movie – Restored from archival print
Transcript
00:00The End
01:59How are you getting along with that?
02:01Pretty good.
02:02Buckskin showed me how to fix the ice.
02:08I wonder how Mother and Dad are doing up ahead.
02:10They must be pretty tired.
02:12It's been a long trip, Jimmy.
02:13I'm tired, too.
02:15I'll be glad when we get where we're going.
02:17Wish we'd never left home.
02:19Cheer up, Jimmy.
02:20Don't always be complaining.
02:21Then, when we get settled in our new homestead, you'll be glad we left old Kansas.
02:26Jack, you told me I'd get to shoot Indians, and I ain't even seen any yet.
02:30That's what's wrong with you, Jimmy.
02:32Always looking for trouble.
02:33If you don't change your way, you want them up to anything.
02:36Oh, you're always telling me that.
02:38That's the use of coming out here if we can't run into some Indians so I can use this gun.
02:42There's a rumor about five miles down.
02:59I'll ride ahead and see if we can cross it before dark, Mr. Winters.
03:12I guess that's the outfit, all right.
03:36They don't look black to me they'd be carrying that payroll money.
03:38But Larson tipped me off if the money'd be shipped secretly with the settler's outfit for protection.
03:43So if it's there, we'll get it.
04:08We'll get it.
04:38Pull up!
04:59Where's the wagons? Then find them!
05:08We got the wrong outfit, boss. That money ain't here.
05:16Well, we'll take whatever else we can find.
05:19Stay away or I'll shoot.
05:22You're a spunky little rascal.
05:26A real fighter, eh, kid?
05:29Well, I like fighters.
05:32I'm gonna take him with us.
05:36Well, that's the cattle we got for more than pay for the trouble.
06:04Yeah!
06:34I'm gonna take him with us.
06:36I'm gonna take him with me.
06:38I'm gonna take him!
06:40I'm gonna take him.
06:42I'm gonna take him.
08:14I come back to find the wagons burned
08:34and his folks buried them graves there.
08:38A gang of renegades did it.
08:52The Indians had taken Jack and treated him like one of their own.
08:57Took me five years to locate him and get him back.
09:01But the brother, Buckskin, you never learned of him?
09:05Nope.
09:06He seemed to disappear from the earth.
09:09Jack and me have been trying to locate him ever since.
09:12You call him Jack?
09:13Sure, that's his name.
09:15Oh, we all call him Cherokee.
09:17But the people think he's part Indian.
09:20So I've heard.
09:21And he never meet up with his gang?
09:23No, but he'll keep on looking just the same.
09:26I will hate to be in their shoes when he find them.
09:30Come on, Rusty.
09:31What is that you make, my friend?
09:41Oh, I've been doing this since I was a kid.
09:43Yeah, I've been doing this ever since I was a kid.
09:50Get where I learned it.
09:52Just a habit when I'm nervous, I guess.
09:54You know, when Dad first talked you was wagon boss for this trip,
09:57I nearly fainted when I saw you whittling a doll.
10:00There you were, the Kansas kid carving a doll.
10:05And what's that?
10:07Oh, that's a lock that my mother gave me.
10:09Oh.
10:11I never knew my mother.
10:13She died when I was just a youngster.
10:16Killed by the Indians.
10:20And I've sort of knocked around ever since.
10:22We're ready to roll whenever you are.
10:24Sooner the battle, Mr. Masters.
10:26I'll be glad when we get through that sending country.
10:28Oh.
10:29Well, uh.
10:30I'll get things started.
10:31I never saw a man look so worried just at the mention of Indians.
10:46Well, his mother was killed by them.
10:47He told me so.
10:49Oh, I see.
10:52Lex, you knew my mother.
10:54Sure I did.
10:55Why?
10:56Well, she, uh.
10:58Pretty as her.
11:02Well, I see, kid.
11:02The other time I ever seen your mother was when she was.
11:04Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:05I know.
11:07Say, you ain't getting too interested, are you?
11:09You know we got a job to do and buff's counting on you.
11:11Don't you worry about that.
11:18Well, Mr. Masters.
11:19Yeah?
11:22Lex and I are going to ride ahead to the south ridge and check the trail.
11:25Right, kid.
11:25We'll press along behind you.
11:27I'm heading them for Rainbow Canyon, but they'll camp at the Willows tonight.
11:48Now we'll have a chance to give Buff the tip.
11:50That ought to work.
11:51Okay.
11:57Time adds little changes to rocks, eh, Rawhide?
12:03It's been a good many years since we was here.
12:07But this country ought to make good pickings, the way the kid works.
12:10Funny thing, the way that kid took to our game, ain't it?
12:14A born leader, good with a gun, and tough as a boat.
12:19I pity you if he ever learns the truth.
12:22I told you never to breathe that.
12:24He'll always think it was Indians.
12:29I'll kill the man that tells him different.
12:31Well, only Lex and me knows, so don't worry.
12:35Charles Redding, come on.
12:54Buffett worked easy.
13:18Masters hired me without any question.
13:20I'm Wagon Boss with them.
13:22Where are they headed?
13:23Wagon Springs.
13:24Got a nice load of provisions and some cattle.
13:27What's it going to be worth?
13:29With beef at four cents a pound, should clear about 2,000.
13:33When do we take them?
13:34I've steered them off the main trail.
13:36They're headed for Rainbow Canyon.
13:39Get us about noontime.
13:41We'll be there.
13:42We'll be there.
13:42We'll be there.
13:44We'll be there.
13:46We'll be there.
13:48We'll be there.
13:50Hey, what's on your mind?
13:56I wish we'd never come back here.
13:58Why?
14:00Well, it was somewhere near here you found me, wasn't it, Buff?
14:03That's right.
14:03I never knew my folks, but somehow I feel they're near me.
14:10You better get some grub.
14:15Thanks.
14:16I love my tamale.
14:20That's my sweetheart name.
14:22She loves the chilies.
14:24To me it's just the same.
14:26And when we get married, we'll buy a rancherito to raise friolis, tamales, and little chilies too.
14:35Well, I love the chilies, they never give me sorrow, cause the little chilies of today is the big pepper tomorrow.
14:53Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
15:23That fella seemed scared when he saw us. Yeah, I'll find out why. You wait here.
15:53Gee, ma'am, I'm sorry. I thought you were a man. And when I called to you, you didn't stop, and you were acting so strange. Well, you sure scared me. I'm very sorry. But say, who are you? Well, they call me Cherokee. Oh, my dad and I have heard lots about you, but somehow our trail's never crossed. You're riding kind of far out, aren't you, miss? Are you alone? No, my outfit's back in the willows. We plan to camp there tonight. Well, what's an outfit doing way up here? We're going to Wagon Springs.
16:24Wagon Springs? Who's leading your outfit? My dad, Jeff Masters, and the Kansas Kid. Why? Well, you're way off the main trail. If you're sure of that, I wish you'd tell dad. Well, I'd be glad to.
16:38Mr. Masters, you're heading for Rainbow Canyon. It's blind. Where's your wagon boss? Why, he rode on ahead, but he'll be back soon.
16:56Dad, Cherokee said he'd be glad to head us to Wagon Springs. Well, uh, what'll he charge us for your time? Oh, there'll be no charge, Mr. Masters. I'm going that way myself, and I'll be very glad for the company. You know, I can't figure how we missed a trail. Well, evidently, your wagon boss doesn't know much about this country. But we'll get you back on the main trail easy.
17:15I'm giving the orders here. What seems to be the trouble? Oh, Cherokee, this is, uh, the Kansas Kid, our wagon boss.
17:26Well, there's no hard feelings, Kansas. I just figured you were off your bearings, that's all. What's wrong with the way we're headed?
17:35Well, Rainbow is impassable. And besides, it's Apache country. You ought to know about Indians, Cherokee. You're one, ain't you?
17:45My word, Mr. Masters, you're heading wrong. I'm inclined to believe you, Cherokee, and we'll go your way. Hold on, Masters. You hired me to run this outfit, didn't you?
17:55We want no interference from that half-breed. How do you know he's not figuring a double-cross, leading us into an Indian trap?
18:03Relax, please.
18:17I'm sorry for starting trouble. It wasn't your fault. I'd have done the same thing.
18:25Masters, I'm quitting this outfit. Go ahead and string with that galoot and see where it gets you.
18:33Yeah, and we'll drift along after supper.
18:36All right, boys. If that's the way you want it.
18:45I hope our trails cross again, Cherokee.
18:47You know, Cherokee, this is the first chance I've had to thank you since we got straightened out on the trail.
19:11No thanks, necessary, ma'am.
19:12You're an odd man, Cherokee.
19:16Odd?
19:17Your life. The way you're always willing to help people who can't even afford to pay you.
19:21And you always travel the trails alone.
19:23They say you won't stay working long for one outfit.
19:26That's right.
19:28I like to drift around and see different places and different people.
19:33Ever think of settling down?
19:36Someday, maybe.
19:37To ranching.
19:38In fact, I've got the spot all picked out.
19:40Tell me about it.
19:43Well, it's the kind of place Mother always wanted.
19:47Acres and acres of trees and flowers.
19:50And a lake, too.
19:52And the sky seemed to always be smiling down on it.
19:56Mom always dreamed of a place like that and called it her heaven.
20:01She never saw it, though.
20:04Lost her life on this very trail.
20:07Indians?
20:07No.
20:09White renegades.
20:11That's the reason I stick to the trails.
20:14Because someday I'll find them.
20:16Okay.
20:16What are you thinking, Buck?
20:35I hope what I'm thinking is wrong for Cherokee's sake.
20:39Let's get ridin', kid.
20:54Let's get ridin', kid.
20:55Let's get ridin', kid.
21:16Let's get ridin'.
21:16Hmm.
21:17I've got a little unfinished business.
21:27Well, I was waiting for that.
21:47Dad is going to establish a freight line between Wagon Springs and Independence.
21:52Well, he should do all right.
21:54And if I can ever help, you just call on me.
21:56Thanks.
21:57Well, I guess I'll turn in.
22:01Good night, Cherokee.
22:03Good night, Mary.
22:17What's wrong, Rusty?
22:31What's the matter?
22:40Hold it, Rusty.
22:47Hold it, son. Them critters ain't worth going after.
22:57Yeah, I guess you're right.
22:59And you promised to lead us to Wagon Springs.
23:07Well, that's why I called the raid off, Buff.
23:10I tell you, that Cherokee is a whole lot smart and powerful with a gun.
23:14Ask Lex. He can tell you.
23:17For years, I heard plenty about him.
23:22He makes it tough on men in our business.
23:25I'd hoped he wasn't in these parts.
23:27He won't be for long.
23:29I'd have dropped him in his tracks last night, but, well, we was outnumbered.
23:34We didn't come all the way out here for nothing.
23:36We've got to make a haul.
23:37We will, and on Wagon Springs.
23:41But my first job is to take care of that Cherokee.
23:47That's fine.
23:48I'll stop.
23:49You too.
23:50No, you are not out there, fucking boys.
23:53There demonstrations.
23:54You are the vehicles cars.
23:55To his Voyager.
23:56It's game.
23:57You all walk.
23:58Oh, you're not out there.
23:59Just sets up history.
24:00Oh, Cherokee!
24:17Good morning, Mr. Masters.
24:20I was just wondering if you'd be interested in tying in with me as trail boss.
24:24What do you say?
24:24Well, I don't care much about tying in too tight on any one job, Mr. Masters.
24:32You see, I have matters of my own that keep me traveling.
24:35Well, just as you say, I was counting on you, Sorter.
24:38But we will guide your outfit until you get things running.
24:41That's fine, because I got a special shipment that'll make history in the next day or so.
24:46And I'll meet you. Thanks.
24:48All right.
24:51Buxkin, I think I'll make that little visit.
24:53Well, that's a good idea.
24:56And I'm taking Lopez along.
24:58Thank you very much.
25:00Well, I'll just drift over to the Oasis and wet my whistle.
25:05Might see some new faces and learn something.
25:11Rusty!
25:14Come here, boy.
25:15Come here, boy.
25:23Hey!
25:30Firebrand!
25:31Come here, boy.
25:32Where are we going, please?
26:02Where are we going, please?
26:32I bring you good news.
26:56White's Fathers Beyond Big River promised me peace treaty will be lived up to.
27:02You will get your lands back under one condition.
27:06No fighting.
27:06Say, there's something going on in Wagon Springs.
27:21Some galoots discovered gold and made a deal with Jeff Masters for him to haul out their first big load.
27:25Say, this might be the luckiest strike we've ever made.
27:28There, you men.
27:29Come on with me.
27:30What are you going to do?
27:31Well, if it's all right with you, Buff, I'm going to get the lowdown on this deal.
27:34And make sure that Cherokee don't cut in on our plans again.
27:38Go ahead.
27:38It won't look good for all of us to ride in there.
28:06Rawhide, you go with me.
28:09The rest of you stay here until we get back.
28:10Find out when Masters is going to roll out of here with that shipment.
28:30Try and get yourself a job at the outset.
28:32I'm going to take a look around for Cherokee.
28:36The discovery of gold, Buckskin, will make history in Wagon Springs overnight.
28:50If I can carry that shipment through safely for the Kramer boys, my freight line will be made.
28:56Looks mighty good for you, Masters.
28:59Who would ever thought that there was gold out here?
29:01How much ore are you figuring to haul?
29:04Oh, I can take $10,000 worth on this trip.
29:07It's plenty rich.
29:09Say, where's Cherokee?
29:10Well, way on a little business.
29:12Say, when are you expecting to start with this ore?
29:15In the morning.
29:16You'll be back before then.
29:19Howdy, mister.
29:20I hear you was looking for some hands on your freighter.
29:23Well, I can use a man.
29:25Better show up in the morning.
29:26Thanks.
29:26I'll be here.
29:27News of this discovery travels like wildfire.
29:32I'd better be getting things ready.
29:34Will you tell Cherokee I want to see him?
29:36Sure thing.
29:47I've caught on with them.
29:48I know all their plans.
29:50They roll out in the morning.
29:53Good.
29:54This Cherokee ain't in town.
29:57I'll go back and get buff, Seth.
29:59You stick here and keep your eyes open.
30:11Hey!
30:24Senor, these Indians are not such bad people.
30:26They're accused of a lot of things they don't do, Lopez.
30:31And some of the things they do, they're driven to by renegade white men.
30:35Men who try to rob them of their lands.
30:38That tribe raised me, and I know them pretty well.
30:42Do we go back to town now?
30:43No, Lopez.
30:45The chief told me of a gang of white men in back of the hills.
30:48I'm going to have a look.
30:49You go back.
30:50Si, senor.
30:50Hey!
31:09Foxkin!
31:10Wait!
31:13What are you doing here?
31:14Where do you go?
31:15I got some important business up here.
31:17Where's Cherokee?
31:18I don't know.
31:20Well, hunt him up and have him follow my trail up here.
31:22This is going to lead to something.
31:24Si, senor.
31:25Fronto.
31:25This is going to lead.
31:38I love you.
31:42I love your trail.
31:45I love your trail.
31:47I love your trail.
31:48I love you.
31:50This is going to be a little Burnway.
31:50I love you.
31:51I love you.
31:52I want the trail.
31:53Hey, who's this?
32:11It's Jackie.
32:13I wonder what he's doing up here.
32:15Well, whatever it is, it ain't no good.
32:17We better stay out of sight and see what he's up to.
32:23Hey, he's coming in now.
32:40He mustn't see me.
32:51Howdy, mister.
32:52Howdy.
32:53I understand there's a cattle office starting up here.
32:56I could tie in if you need men.
33:01Cattle your business?
33:02Full scale, Cherokee.
33:03I'll answer for you, because I'm on to your game.
33:11You and your pals cut in on us with a mattress outfit.
33:13Figured a nice haul, but on account of a girl, you wouldn't go through with it.
33:18And I got something to settle with you.
33:20There's a gold shipment you won't cut in on, because we're getting that.
33:23All right.
33:37We'llії.
33:38And there's a bridge.
33:39We'll họp.
33:41Here we go.
34:11With no horse, he can't get away.
34:41With no horse, he can't get away.
35:11With no horse, he can't get away.
35:40Rusty!
35:42Rusty!
35:43Come here, brother!
35:47Come here!
35:50Come here!
35:54Come here!
36:01Come here!
36:03Come here!
36:09Come here!
36:12That got him?
36:16Come here!
36:23Come here!
36:25Come here!
36:59Put them down.
37:14Well, I'm glad to see you here.
37:26Watch out.
37:27Who is he?
37:28That's Cherokee's pal.
37:30And it gives me an idea.
37:34Now I know how I can get that Cherokee back here.
37:37By just holding him.
37:39Get your horses.
37:55Mr. Masters, have you got that shipment loaded and ready to go?
38:15Why, son? What's wrong?
38:16The Kansas kid and his gang are planning to take it.
38:20And you can't tell when they're going to try.
38:22So you better load now and make a run for it.
38:25Thanks, Cherokee. I'll leave at once.
38:27I'll get Buxkin and Lopez and follow you.
38:30All right, I'll pull out just as soon as our little deal works.
38:39Cherokee, I wanted to go, but Dad wouldn't hear of it.
38:42Promise you'll see them through?
38:43I'll do my best.
38:49Well, I guess I'll get the boys and be on my way.
38:54I'll get him.
39:00Buxkin wants you to follow him out on the trail.
39:02I think he's after the kid.
39:08Lopez, here's what I want you to do.
39:10Cherokee's left.
39:23They started down the trail with that gold shipment.
39:25We'll just buff and add them off.
39:26And don't lose any time.
39:37Si, amigo.
39:38Firebrand, we have work to do.
39:41Buff, I tell you you're making a mistake.
39:44The kid is handling this all wrong.
39:46What's the matter with you?
39:47You're getting yellow.
39:49No, not yellow.
39:50But we're fooling with dynamite.
39:52This Cherokee won't be taken so easy.
39:54He's smart, I tell you.
39:55He'll find some way to get enough men together to cook us.
39:59Since when did you start trying to run this outfit, Lex?
40:01I ain't trying to run it.
40:03But I'm for cleaning up on that stuff at Wagon Springs and getting out of here.
40:06Some of the other fellas feel the same way.
40:09The kid will handle it his way.
40:10Ah!
40:11The kid.
40:12That's all I've heard out of you for years, ever since we picked him up.
40:15And if he ever knew it was you, kill his people.
40:18I warned you, Lex.
40:34They're making a run with that shipment.
40:36If we hustle, we can catch them across the plains.
40:38Good work, kid.
40:45I just remembered something.
41:05How about that fellow buckskin?
41:07That's right.
41:08We can't leave him there.
41:10I'll go back.
41:11No, let me do it.
41:12It'll be a pleasure.
41:13Right on.
41:14I'll be right with you.
41:15All right.
41:16All right.
41:43You're lucky, Lex.
41:55His bullet just creased you.
41:57Thanks.
41:58Well, thanks for helping me.
42:00I'll be right with you.
42:30Let's step out in the open, kid, and get it over with.
42:50You count five, and come on.
42:53One.
42:56Two.
42:58Three.
43:01Four.
43:03Hold it!
43:04Killed the key.
43:06The kid's your brother.
43:08Understand?
43:09Your brother!
43:10It's a trick, buckskin.
43:17No, it ain't, kid.
43:18I'll prove it.
43:19Come here.
43:20Lex!
43:20Lex!
43:20How can you prove it?
43:45In the years we've been together, kid, I've never lied to you.
43:50Cherokee is your brother.
43:53Remember these?
43:54I showed you how to carve them.
43:56Yeah.
44:03I remember.
44:07Buckskin.
44:10Yes, Jimmy.
44:12I've hunted for you for a long time.
44:16And maybe now you're sorry.
44:18No.
44:18I'm glad.
44:34Get him!
44:35We're in for it.
44:53Let's make to the rocks.
44:54Yeah!
44:55Ha!
44:56Ha!
44:57Ha!
44:58That Gordon's the man you're after, Jack.
45:01He killed your folks.
45:02That's right.
45:03I saw him when he done it.
45:05Well, where is he?
45:09That's Buff.
45:09They've got masters.
45:11Come on, buckskin.
45:12I'm going with you, Jack, if you'll let me.
45:14Sure, kid.
45:15Get your horse.
45:35Come on, man.
45:35I'll see you later.
45:39Yeah!
45:40Yay!
45:44Tom!
45:46I'm going with you.
45:50Boom!
45:51The End
46:21The End
46:51It's the kid and Lex
47:03He's been double-crossed
47:05Yeah
47:06It's the kid and Lex
47:36The last time we were together, you were looking for trouble. Remember?
47:54Is it that, kid?
48:07I guess this is it, Cherokee.
48:08I can't be a bite.
48:09I can't be a bite.
49:26What did you get in, Cherokee?
49:27He's taken care of.
49:29Where are you hit, kid?
49:31All over, I guess.
49:32I got just what I deserved.
49:37Our lives might have been so different.
49:42You're a great kid, Cherokee.
49:45I'm sorry.
49:46I...
49:47Now you try it.
50:03Lopez, Mr. Masters wants us to leave today with him on a freight haul.
50:10What about Cherokee?
50:12Is he not going?
50:14What's the matter with you?
50:16Use your eyes.
50:18Can't you see he's a mighty busy man with a wedding coming up?
50:21What are you thinking of?
50:26Settling down.
50:28In that little spot I was telling you about.
50:30A lot of fun.
50:38A lot of fun.
50:46I'm getting builder.
50:48I'm getting builder.
50:49This is football.
50:50I'm getting builder.
50:50I'm really Eller.
50:51Come.
50:52I'm so happy to help you.
50:52See you behind me.
50:53Ooh, let me know you're not going to build this apartment.
50:54Come.

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