Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
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390 shots over 55:41, read from the Internet Archive copy Winds_of_the_Wasteland (Winds_of_the_Wasteland.mp4, 640×480, 25.00 fps). Shot boundaries by PySceneDetect's adaptive detector; each frame links to the Archive's player at that second. Registry dossier: Winds of the Wasteland No renewal found. JSON
Measurements: black-and-white film on its keyframes (0 of 390 shots judged colour), average shot 8.6s long, a frontal face detected in 23% of keyframes. Shots are detected automatically and each is represented by its midpoint frame.
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Machine transcription of the Archive copy's audio with Whisper large-v3-turbo (temperature 0); the model heard it as en. 423 segments kept, 169 dropped as the kind of hallucination the model produces over music and silence. Each timestamp links to the Archive's player at that second. This has not been checked against the film and can be wrong.
- 2:42 I think they're flum crazy to do away with the Pony Express.
- 2:45 Well, so do I, but...
- 2:47 They claim this newfangled telegraph will be a lot faster. It won't work. You mark my word. I've never heard of sending messages over a piece of wire.
- 2:58 What are you going to do now, Jim? Punch cows again, I reckon.
- 3:03 Seemed pretty tame after Pony Express riding. Yeah. I guess I'll hunt buffalo.
- 3:10 Save us pretty good money in Hyde.
- 3:13 What's Johnny Blair gonna do? I don't know, but he won't starve. He's been saving his nickels.
- 3:19 He's still here in 10 seconds. He'll be here in... Hurry, come now!
- 3:38 Here you are, Ed.
- 3:40 Right on time, Blair, as usual. Wouldn't want to be late on my last run, Mr. Dodge. Sorry to see it end. So am I.
- 3:48 Men...
- 3:50 When that mail reaches Sacramento, it means the end of the phony express.
- 3:55 You've established a record in carrying the mail that will go down in history.
- 3:59 In appreciation of your loyalty, the company is giving each of you a gift. Two pony express horses, toughest and fastest in the country.
- 4:07 Thanks, boss. Just go down to the corrals and pick out the ones you want. Best of luck to you, boys. Thanks. Thanks, Mr. Dodge.
- 4:18 Two thoroughbreds each. Well, that's a real gift. Yeah, let's go ahead and pick them up.
- 4:28 What are you going to do with your horses? Sell them. Oh, no, you're not. I got a better idea. Yeah.
- 4:35 We're gonna start a stage line.
- 4:37 A stage line? Sure, there's plenty of money in it. But we haven't got any stagecoach. Oh, we'll get one.
- 4:45 Suits me, partner. And we'll pick out four good stagecoach horses. We'll head for Buchanan City. We may be able to get a stage there.
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- 5:06 Well...
- 5:08 There she is.
- 5:09 Buchanan City.
- 5:14 Hope that fella Drake's got a stage coach he'll sell us.
- 5:17 Oh, the stage line the size of his. He ought to have plenty of old ones. He'd be glad to get rid of it.
- 5:21 We'll soon find out.
- 5:28 I'm going to go.
- 5:36 Well, here we are.
- 5:47 Oh.
- 5:57 We're looking for Cal Drake.
- 5:59 That's me.
- 6:01 Come in.
- 6:07 What can I do for you?
- 6:09 We want to buy a stagecoach, Mr.
- 6:11 Drake?
- 6:12 We figured you might have an old one you'd sell us cheap. Stagecoach.
- 6:16 What are you going to do with it?
- 6:17 Start a stage line.
- 6:19 Where are you going to run it?
- 6:23 We hadn't figured that out yet.
- 6:25 You mean you haven't got a franchise?
- 6:28 Franchise?
- 6:30 You have to have one of those to start a stage line?
- 6:33 Well, you boys are settling you at the game.
- 6:35 Takes a lot of money.
- 6:37 You've got to go through a lot of red tape to start a stage line.
- 6:40 much money you're figuring on putting into it?
- 6:42 Oh, about a thousand dollars.
- 6:45 Maybe I can help you boys out.
- 6:48 See all those live?
- 6:52 Those are all my stage routes.
- 6:54 I kind of bit off a little more than I could chew, and I've been neglecting the Crescent City line lately.
- 6:59 I'll sell it to your chief.
- 7:01 Two ambitious fellows ought to make a good thing out of it.
- 7:04 How much do you want for it? $3,000?
- 7:08 $1,000 right now on the balance of two payments.
- 7:11 69 days.
- 7:12 If it's easier on the profits...
- 7:15 And you'll find a stage coach in Plesson City that goes with it.
- 7:19 Well, uh...
- 7:20 How far is this Crescent City? 35 miles north of here.
- 7:25 I will think it over and let you know later. Fire!
- 7:28 Your nutless will give you a little idea about the town.
- 7:40 Here it is.
- 7:42 Crescent City.
- 7:43 Population, 3,500.
- 7:45 If I'm not helpful...
- 7:47 Water supply excellent.
- 7:48 School and church.
- 7:50 What do you say?
- 7:51 Don't you think we'd better go up and look it over first?
- 7:54 What for?
- 7:55 All those towns are alike.
- 7:59 All right.
- 8:01 We'll take it, Mr. Drake.
- 8:04 Fine, fine.
- 8:07 You boys got a great thing in this.
- 8:09 And I'm going to get a lot of pleasure out of watching you make a thing.
- 8:31 Crescent City, home of the Adams and Blair stage lines.
- 8:34 Mail, passengers, and freight carried from coast to coast.
- 8:39 Let's start advertising right now. Get a crowd together and make them a speech.
- 8:44 I'm out.
- 9:14 and
- 9:21 Yeah.
- 9:23 3,500 people don't make much noise.
- 9:28 Okay.
- 9:28 Well, maybe they're out on a picnic.
- 9:31 They're just out.
- 9:40 Wait, I hear someone.
- 9:49 up
- 10:19 It's all right. I talked you into him. Forget it. He fooled me, too.
- 10:33 Giving us the hee-haw.
- 10:36 Hey, strangers.
- 10:40 Was that you I heard shooting? Sure, what of it? As sheriff, I could arrest you for that. But as mayor, I welcome you to Crescent City.
- 10:49 As president of the council, I gave myself the afternoon off. I am Rocky Bryan. Does anyone else live here besides you and the pigs?
- 10:59 huh? Yeah, yeah, sir. Doc Forsythe lives over there near the hotel.
- 11:11 I'd like to customers for our stage line. Yeah. Are you going to run the Crescenton stage, stranger?
- 11:22 Well, we bought it. Shippee! Pisa!
- 11:25 Here's some good news for you.
- 11:28 These fellows have taken over the Crescent City stage line. We're the suckers who bought it, all right. I'm sorry to hear that. I'm William Forsythe.
- 11:37 My name is Blair.
- 11:39 This is Larry Adams.
- 11:41 What do you do?
- 11:42 Someone sold it to you under false pretenses, I suppose. Human nature's like that, Mr. Blair.
- 11:49 Well, you boys must be homeless. I'll prepare a bite for you.
- 12:00 Drake told us we'd find a stagecoach here.
- 12:03 You know where it is? Yes, yes come along I'll show you
- 12:08 You know, even after the gold petered out, this would have been a good town if...
- 12:12 Doc and Cal Drake hadn't had a fallout.
- 12:14 What do you mean? Well, they were partners.
- 12:17 But Doc didn't like the crooked deals Drake was pulling, so Drake just squeezed the Doc out and moved all his stuff to Buchanan City. Looks like he did a good job. Sure did.
- 12:27 Drake's crooked as a snake.
- 12:34 Well, there it is.
- 12:50 Oh, my God.
- 12:53 Well, it isn't much to look at.
- 12:55 Well, he'll still carry passengers.
- 12:57 We can get them. You can get them, all right, if you could land that mail contract. Mail contract? Yes.
- 13:07 Being postmaster of this here city, I'm in on the nose.
- 13:12 Look at that.
- 13:30 I'm going to go.
- 13:41 That field doesn't sound so bad after all.
- 13:48 I smell something funny. But why?
- 13:51 All right.
- 13:54 All right.
- 13:58 - Yeah.
- 14:00 McCart, it's a skunk!
- 14:02 Oh, my God.
- 14:08 That was a close one. It sure was. Where can I get a rag and some water? Did he get you? No, we got to clean that coach up.
- 14:15 Our franchise calls for a round trip to Buchanan twice a week. We gotta get started.
- 14:20 I'll fix you right up.
- 14:22 Yes.
- 14:23 All right.
- 14:26 All right.
- 14:28 Oh, my God.
- 14:39 There's a record for you.
- 14:40 We double our population in one day. There ain't many cities can do that.
- 14:49 Oh.
- 14:56 Hey.
- 15:01 - Yeah!
- 15:08 Hey, how's that?
- 15:11 Crackard.
- 15:12 Huh?
- 15:13 Oh, you mean the picture?
- 15:15 I think I'm in.
- 15:21 The player's coming into town with his stagecoach.
- 15:24 empty
- 15:25 Well, how did you think it would be?
- 15:28 Be ready in case he tries to start anything.
- 15:30 We'll take care of them.
- 15:32 I'll have the boys give them a welcome.
- 15:43 Don't forget, boys. Let's give them a great send-off.
- 16:01 Great for Captain City. Ghosts carried free to the ghost town. Captain City's a swell place to die.
- 16:10 Well...
- 16:11 I didn't know school let out so early.
- 16:18 Well, Blair, how's it going? It's fine. It'll be a lot better after I land that mail contract.
- 16:31 I want to enter my stagecoach in that mail race. Good. Good.
- 16:35 I was beginning to think that there wouldn't be anybody in it but Drake. It seems to me there'd be plenty of coaches in there for $25,000. That's what I figured. But something is scaring them out. Come on inside and sign up.
- 17:05 I'm all right. Thank you.
- 17:16 Is there a stage leaving here for Crescent City? Yes, ma'am.
- 17:23 Right this way.
- 17:49 Sure you won't be crowded I
- 18:01 Hey, Blair, I got a bass in here for you.
- 18:06 I charge half-fair for Jack S's.
- 18:09 Come on, bring your friends.
- 18:39 I got enough.
- 18:59 Oh, are you the driver? Yes, why? Why?
- 19:02 Then isn't there any other way I can get to Crescent City?
- 19:07 Lady, you can run, walk, or ride a horse.
- 19:10 This is the only stagecoach.
- 19:14 You really want to go?
- 19:17 Of course.
- 19:36 Present City's a funny place, miss. Oh, I know all about it. My father owns the town. Dr. Forsythe?
- 19:47 town you've ever seen about it and hotels patient mayor share all the big men he wrote you
- 20:00 And all about the lovely stores. Oh, there's plenty of stores. And the plenty of storekeepers.
- 20:06 I can hardly wait to go shopping. Say, does your dad know you're coming? Oh, no. I want to surprise him. Oh. You're gonna be disappointed if you expect... I'm not expecting to see New York or Paris.
- 20:28 Heh!
- 20:29 Whoa!
- 20:33 Well, what do you got there?
- 20:35 Captured me a laundry.
- 20:36 They were run out of mud springs for using perfume soap from the miners' shirts.
- 20:52 Here comes the stage, English John's got a bastard.
- 21:50 Barbara!
- 21:53 Dan!
- 21:54 Yeah.
- 21:59 Oh, Dad, this awful place. How could you?
- 22:10 What's she going on about?
- 22:13 He had a pretty hard job.
- 22:15 That stagecoach would jolt anybody.
- 22:20 Let's leave it once, Dad. You don't belong here.
- 22:24 I can't do that.
- 22:26 Everything I have is here.
- 22:36 Anyone here know how to treat a sick horse? I'm a horse doctor. I'm president of the Board of Health, too. The old settlers trying my cure of that horse.
- 22:54 Your horse got the box
- 22:56 So that was Zooty came in touch with Landers. You ain't gonna drive another mile. But I've got to move on. My daughter's got the favor.
- 23:04 You're in luck, stranger. We got the best doctor in the West.
- 23:07 Hey, Doc Forsyte.
- 23:23 I'd like to speak to you about your father.
- 23:27 Yes?
- 23:28 He put everything he had into this town.
- 23:31 When he lost it, he lost confidence in it.
- 23:33 yourself.
- 23:34 Of course they did.
- 23:35 in this awful place.
- 23:36 He'll be all right when he's back east among friends. No, he'd feel worse to go back a failure. If you had the right spirits, you'd stay here and help him.
- 23:45 I don't think I need your advice.
- 23:48 The child needs a rest.
- 23:50 You've been traveling a long way? Yes. Yes.
- 23:53 We're looking for a place to settle.
- 23:56 Bring her to my office. I'll see what I can do for her. Thanks, Doctor.
- 24:00 You can't beat this town. We've got fresh eggs.
- 24:03 fine laundry, stage lines, and a brand new pretty schoolteacher.
- 24:20 I remember, Larry.
- 24:22 Only allow seven passengers in the coach at one time.
- 24:26 Our motto is...
- 24:27 comfort without crowds,
- 24:28 Oh, yes, sir.
- 24:30 I'll ride on a piece, will you?
- 24:32 Quiet, quiet! Get out of here!
- 24:34 Come on, old man! Come on!
- 24:52 Morning Miss Barbara
- 24:53 Oh, Doc, you're looking younger every day. I've been feeling much happier ever since Barbara arrived.
- 24:58 Let's be getting back, Dad. I promised to give the children a reading lesson.
- 25:02 Uh, we saw a work crew on the road earlier this morning. They're putting up that new telegraph line.
- 25:07 Telegraph line?
- 25:09 I want to talk to those fellas.
- 25:12 I'll see you later.
- 25:13 Bye, John.
- 25:20 John's a fine lad, isn't he?
- 25:22 too bossy to suit me.
- 25:24 It takes bossy men to succeed out here.
- 25:39 Hey!
- 25:41 Don't drink that water!
- 25:46 what's the matter with you will you creepy had to keep him drinking that water it's poison
- 26:03 Somebody must have knocked his sign over. Poison! Yeah, it's deadly.
- 26:13 Then that's what ails my men.
- 26:20 And I thought it was the heat. I'll get a doctor.
- 26:27 Ah!
- 26:56 If you really mean that, how about running your wire through Crescent City? Would it help you if I did? It sure would, can you? If it doesn't cost too much time or money, why, let's look at my map.
- 27:15 Going through Crescent City, I'd have to cut out Buchanan's.
- 27:19 Why not?
- 27:20 Let's see.
- 27:22 the distance would be the same.
- 27:25 But I wouldn't be able to get many supplies in Crescent City.
- 27:28 How many men do you need?
- 27:29 At least 50...
- 27:31 If I get you the men and the supplies, does Crescent City get the telegraph?
- 27:37 Yes.
- 27:38 It's a deal.
- 27:39 I'll see you later, Doc.
- 27:40 Oh, God.
- 27:53 Then the telegraph company needs workers.
- 27:56 First 50 of you to reach Crescent City. We'll get a job of $10 a day and keep.
- 28:06 What's all the excitement about? They run the telegraph to Casson's city. Blair and Adams are hiring men to work there.
- 28:12 What?
- 28:13 That beats 10 and 2 bucks worth of go today. Now I'm heading for Crescent City.
- 28:17 Yeah, when I'm old, get...
- 28:24 Well, that's our first step.
- 28:26 The telegraph will bring some people.
- 28:28 And when we get that mail contract, we'll put Crescent City on the map again. Right.
- 28:34 Ha! Not for me, boys! Come on, enter! Come on, enter! Come on, get a gate off!
- 28:48 You can, Dad. Chuck, you'll ignore.
- 29:11 All right, here you are, boys.
- 29:13 Quickest way to Cranston City!
- 29:14 Present city stage, spare only $10, huh?
- 29:23 You gonna let him get away with it?
- 29:26 No.
- 29:31 Go to Crescent City, Mr. Drake.
- 29:38 I'd like to see you in my office, Mr. Blair.
- 29:51 All right.
- 29:54 I got the hair to you, Blair.
- 29:56 You're smart.
- 29:58 I sold you a lemon and you made an orange out of it.
- 30:01 I didn't call you near the patch on the back.
- 30:04 When I got a job...
- 30:05 It requires nerves, brains, and I think you're the man to set the bill.
- 30:10 What is it?
- 30:11 I got a shipment of gold going for Sacramento.
- 30:15 I want you to dive it through for me on my stage.
- 30:18 Why me?
- 30:20 What's the matter with your driver?
- 30:22 What I'm sending might be too tempting to my men.
- 30:24 I'd rather trust you than them.
- 30:27 There'll be a $1,000 payment due on your stage line, which I will cancel.
- 30:31 When you bring me a receipt for the gold,
- 30:35 I'll take it through.
- 30:37 Oh.
- 30:39 And I'll give you an armed escort.
- 30:41 Is that necessary?
- 30:42 You'll be carrying a fortune.
- 30:59 - Set your men ready.
- 31:02 Larry.
- 31:08 You know, Cherokee, there's never been a hold-up on my stage line.
- 31:12 Got to be your first time for everything. It's dangerous for the driver, ain't it?
- 31:17 drivers always do seem to get hurt.
- 31:21 I wouldn't do it, John. He's got some trick up his sleeve. I know it, Murray.
- 31:27 We need that thousand dollars to pay on our franchise.
- 31:29 so we can enter that mail race.
- 31:32 Then I'd better go with you.
- 31:33 No, you've got to drive the stage back to Crescent City. I'll be all right. Keep your eyes open.
- 31:40 While the boys are escorting Blair to Sacramento, he'll take care of his partner. He'll be starting back across the city.
- 32:07 Hey!
- 32:15 Well, Blair?
- 32:18 So long.
- 32:49 We're near the pass. Yeah, that's gonna be the end of this trip.
- 33:09 Boys, we're getting near the pass.
- 33:11 Well, what about it? Why don't you fellas better ride ahead and find out if it's clear?
- 33:17 Yeah, sure.
- 33:19 Did he make it easy for us?
- 33:49 Where in blazes is he? Don't ask me. Why, that double-crossing crook.
- 34:23 Well, it certainly looks like old times in Crescent City, and it's all due to John's efforts. How long will it last, Dad? Oh, probably a month or more. After that, John Blair will have to work another miracle. Why not? If he can win the race for the mail contract...
- 34:41 We'll get a post office.
- 34:43 And then Crescent City will be a beehive once again. If he wins. He'll win. You can bank on that. Every room in the hotel's full. Say.
- 34:54 Isn't this quite a come down from Mayor and Sherry? Maybe. But the boys are kind of ashamed to tip the Mayor. I'm doing all right now.
- 35:06 Here comes the stage.
- 35:09 Where's Larry? He ought to be driver.
- 35:39 Oh, bring him over to my house right away. All right. Did you see who did it? I'm telling you, we couldn't see who fired the show. But who I've read was, he was waiting there to do that job. They're out. Going or coming?
- 35:59 No, I didn't.
- 36:00 I'm still alive.
- 36:02 Why do you expect me to pay you $1,000 for the trip?
- 36:05 When I lose money on the Parisians and freight you didn't pick up,
- 36:09 Did you want that gold delivered or didn't you?
- 36:11 Of course. And write me out a receipt for the second payment on that Crescent City franchise.
- 36:17 Don't reach for anything but your pen.
- 36:24 Remember, you don't own that stage line yet.
- 36:27 He'll talk about that after the government mail race.
- 36:39 John.
- 36:41 Please sit down.
- 36:45 Did Larry say we shot him? He didn't see them. They fired from the bushes.
- 36:53 How is he, Doc?
- 36:56 Is he going to live?
- 36:59 The bullet lodged near his spine.
- 37:01 Only a very delicate operation could save his life.
- 37:04 Well, you're a doctor.
- 37:07 Why, I wouldn't dare.
- 37:09 I haven't operated in years.
- 37:12 I've lost confidence.
- 37:13 I'd be afraid of... Listen, Doc.
- 37:16 Larry means more to me than anyone else in the world.
- 37:19 Do something for him, will you?
- 37:23 Please, Dad. We have confidence in you.
- 37:26 Haven't we, John?
- 37:28 All the confidence in the world.
- 38:45 You gonna ride on the box tomorrow, Drake?
- 38:47 Sure thing.
- 38:48 This race means too much to me.
- 38:50 You win?
- 38:52 nothing's gonna keep me from it.
- 38:58 Hi, John. Hello, Rocky.
- 39:02 As treasurer of Crescent City, I'm betting the city funds on you, John.
- 39:08 The whole $10.60.
- 39:12 Where's the coach?
- 39:14 It's down at the livery's table. I'm going down there now.
- 39:17 Come on. Good.
- 39:43 All right.
- 39:43 Come on.
- 39:47 There.
- 39:57 I
- 40:00 What's wrong with the phone?
- 40:30 Oh, my God.
- 41:00 Dave, what's harm done? The horses are okay. Well, the coach is hardly scorched. Do you suppose Drake or his men pulled this cheap trick? I'm sure of it.
- 41:12 Well, whoever it was, you got one of them anyhow.
- 41:15 You're under arrest. What for? For shooting a man.
- 41:19 Well, we're in self-defense.
- 41:21 Tried to burn Blair's coach.
- 41:23 That can be explained to the judge.
- 41:26 This warrant goes for your arrest.
- 41:29 Who swore out the one? Cal Drake. Can't you see this is a trick to try and keep me out of that mail race? I'm sorry, but I've got to do my duty.
- 41:39 Take care of those horses, Green. And stand guard over this coach.
- 41:43 I'll get you out of this, John.
- 41:48 Five minutes to go when Blair is safe in jail. This isn't a race. It's excursion.
- 41:56 Well, what did you do, Doc?
- 41:57 Get those horses over to the starting line. They've got to be there by 9 o'clock. Good as done, Doc.
- 42:03 It's time to start this race. There's a minute left.
- 42:18 I'm going to cross the relay station and tell them to have those fresh horses ready.
- 42:24 Just in case.
- 42:30 I don't care how it is.
- 42:33 I know it ain't right, Blair, but I...
- 42:37 There's an order for John's release on bail signed by the Justice of the Peace.
- 42:42 $500 bail, eh?
- 42:43 Business must be good in Crescent City.
- 42:46 Come on.
- 43:46 Come on, come on.
- 43:54 Hurry.
- 44:06 I didn't think he was going to make it.
- 44:16 Oh, don't go stay in a race, Ron.
- 45:46 Here they come!
- 46:16 Oh, it's Drake's stage.
- 46:32 Get those funny express horses. Good boy, John.
- 46:46 the the
- 46:59 Yeah, come on. Come on.
- 47:04 Yes.
- 47:13 And Blair got loose somehow, and it's up to you to stop him.
- 47:19 Good luck, John.
- 47:21 Thanks, Barbara.
- 47:23 I'll be riding inside. If you need any help, you whip me up.
- 47:32 Ready, boys?
- 47:42 All ready.
- 47:43 Ha! Ha!
- 47:50 I do hope John wins.
- 47:53 Oh, you really don't want him to win.
- 47:56 Why, do? Why, he's obstinate.
- 47:59 and Farsi and...
- 48:00 Bull-headed?
- 48:02 Domineering? He is not.
- 48:35 Here he comes.
- 48:46 This ought to stop him.
- 49:05 What's the matter?
- 49:35 Come on.
- 50:05 Come on!
- 51:05 Oh, my God.
- 52:05 the the
- 52:24 right
- 52:31 They're coming a mile away, and Drake is leading.
- 52:40 Come on, come on. Come on, you girl.
- 52:56 Come on, come on.
- 53:56 Oh, my God.
- 54:33 Come on out, Rocky. We've won.
- 54:47 And we must never forget, my friends.
- 54:50 How much we owe to John Blair. That's right.
- 54:58 I don't know how I could ever repay you, John.
- 55:03 I do.
- 55:04 Hey, look!
- 55:05 Oh, boy!
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