Wagon Train (TV Series)

The Captain Dan Brady Story (1961)

Paul Comi: John Grey Cloud

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• John Grey Cloud : You listen to me, Captain Dan. Eighty million Americans look up to you. You're the type of person they teach their children to respect and admire. Now this man Hale is trying to make you look like a fool. You owe something to this country and it owes something to you.

  Captain Dan Brady : But to use my friendship with the Secretary of War is downright unmanly. I couldn't do a thing like that.

  John Grey Cloud : Well, I've talked to the reporters into holding up their stories for a while. But sooner or later they'll have to file them. And they'll tell the whole country that a small-time wagonmaster refused Rocky Mountain Dan as a Chief Scout. They'll laugh at you, Captain Dan.

• Captain Dan Brady : I will tell you, I will be Chief Scout on Christopher Hale's train because it is the only train this year which closest approximate the trails West which I favoured myself thirty years ago and more... Where's Mr Hale, John?

  John Grey Cloud : He doesn't seem to be here.

  Captain Dan Brady : I hope he got my wire... Which of you gentlemen of the Press has been chosen to go West with us?

• Christopher Hale : Captain Brady, I think there's been some misunderstanding, I already have a Chief Scout, Mr Flint McCullough.

  Captain Dan Brady : Of course, of course. Mr McCullough and I will get on just fine.

  Christopher Hale : You don't understand, Captain. I'm perfectly satisfied with Mr McCullough's work.

  Townsman : You mean you're turning down the chance to sign on Rocky Mountain Dan as your Chief Scout, Mr Hale?

  John Grey Cloud : He doesn't mean anything of the kind. Frankly, Mr Hale, I don't understand your attitude.

  Christopher Hale : Well, it's very easy to understand, I admire Captain Brady very much, but this happens to be MY wagon train.

• John Grey Cloud : Captain Dan's home is in the saddle, Mr Hale, just like it always used to be.

  Christopher Hale : Well, suit yourself. You're liable to find out the ground's got a little hard in thirty years, Dan.

• John Grey Cloud : MCCULLOUGH!

  Flint McCullough : Yeah, that's my name.

  John Grey Cloud : I've a message for you from Brady.

  Flint McCullough : Well, don't keep it a secret.

  John Grey Cloud : He doesn't want any more backchat. From now on, when he talks, you shut up and listen. Keep out of his way and do what he tells you to do. He doesn't like smart young know-it-alls.

  Flint McCullough : You wouldn't have any words you'd like to add of your own, would you? I mean, you're not quite as old as he is.

  John Grey Cloud : You heard what he said. Stay in line or get out.

• Captain Dan Brady : Mr McCullough, I've been meaning to talk to you, boy. I hope there're no hard feelings?

  Flint McCullough : None at all. I'm sure you'll do a remarkable job.

  Captain Dan Brady : I hope I do it as well as you did, Sir. Now, Flint, you've made quite a reputation for yourself on this job. I'd like to make you a little proposition.

  Flint McCullough : So?

  Captain Dan Brady : Yes, I've got two or three shows still running around the East, in Europe and as far as I'm concerned, I'd close them like that. But I like the people who are working for me, kinda figure I owe something to them.

  John Grey Cloud : And to your audiences, Captain Dan.

  Captain Dan Brady : Now, since I, ah, kinda, ah, beat you out for this job, I, ah, let me turn it into something big for you? How would you like to take over one of my companies. I'd give you top billing.

  Flint McCullough : Sounds big.

  Captain Dan Brady : Big ain't the word for it. There's thousands in it, a fortune, fame, roar of the crowd, travel.

• John Grey Cloud : Listen, Hale. Captain Dan is known all over this world.

  Christopher Hale : Well, all over the world and West of the Missouri are two pretty thoroughly different places. Dan, leave the wagon train to me and my people. That's our business.

  Captain Dan Brady : I didn't mean to be meddling.

  John Grey Cloud : You weren't. If anyone's meddling, Hale is.

  Christopher Hale : Mr Grey Cloud, I don't know what your function is with Captain Brady, but you don't have any at all with me.