The Desperate Trail Page #3

Synopsis: After years of suffering under her beating husband, Sarah decides to no longer take any humiliation or battery - and kills him. For that, Marshal Speakes - her father in law - sentences her to the Gallows. During a failed hold-up on the coach she escapes - but Jack Cooper manages to snatch away the transported $2500 from her, which she would have needed to start a new life. So she follows him to get it back. Soon they have to team up against the Marshal, who wants her dead so badly, he doesn't mind breaking the law himself...
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): P.J. Pesce
Production: Turner Home Entertainment
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.2
R
Year:
1994
93 min
60 Views


You and him done all the shooting.

They robbed the stage, didn't they?

And they run off my wife.

God's gentlest creature

up and run from me...

After being influenced by them criminals.

And, by God, they done this to me.

Like as not you deserved it.

What did you say, mister?

You did deserve it.

But a good boy from Gatesville didn't.

That woman shot that boy to death

as cold as you please.

Some of you gotta have families.

You want that kind of people

roaming these parts?

- Who's coming with me?

- That reward.

All's we got to do is go with you?

You ain't gonna get that money

for doing nothing.

I'll deputize you, and I'll work you hard...

But I'll do the killing.

Seems to me like the only thing

you're good at killing is my windows.

You, funnyman.

Come here.

Have you got a safe in this shithole?

It's in there, but it's busted.

I thought so.

As Marshall, I'm confiscating

the contents as evidence.

Marshall, you can't just come in here and--

That boy took $2,500 off that stagecoach...

But he rode out of here empty.

I reckon it's sitting in your safe right now.

That's crazy, Marshall.

And you can't prove nothing.

You know what proof is, mister?

Proofs you lying on this floor

with a bullet in your head.

You want to keep that money?

Then come with me.

Otherwise, I'm gonna shoot you for

withholding evidence and petty larceny.

Well, what'll it be?

I get part of that reward, too?

If you live.

Call.

Let's see them.

Well, I got three dunces.

That's deuces.

Sorry, Mr. Honey,

but I'm afraid your "dunces"...

Can't afford passage

on this "boat" of mine.

Thank you very much.

You've heard of the luck of the Irish?

Well, tonight, my friends, you've seen it,

Mother of God.

It's your deal. Try to keep the faces down.

Ante up, boy.

Okay-

What are we gonna play here?

What shall we play? How about...

Seven Card Draw?

Why don't we keep it to Five Card Draw?

We're traditionalists, you see.

Deal.

Why don't you rein in

on that there, sonny?

Your luck might change.

Sir, if you had a wife like mine

you'd be drinking, too.

Here we go.

Oh, sweet heaven above...

Would that be herself, now?

She's a lovely, handsome woman.

I'm thinking maybe you're not

man enough to handle her.

I think maybe you should

keep your opinions to yourself, sir.

He's a terror when he's roused.

What in Sam Hill are you doing, Phineas?

You promised me you weren't

gonna do this no more.

Arrabella, my little flower.

Don't you "little flower" me,

you no good drunk.

How much you lose this time?

He's still got his shirt on.

But it would seem that

she wears the trousers.

Room enough for me

in them trousers, ma'am?

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