Littlest Outlaw, The (1955)

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Anything bad, sir?

No, nothing.

It'll take rougher ground

Than that to stop them.

All right, bring him out.

All right.

Good.

Chato, bring the horse.

You see the difference

Between a real horse

And those army goats?

Conquistador?

A great horse.

Is he not, marcos?

You think so? Watch.

See.

The wall jump.

Always the wall jump.

That is why I bet

Against conquistador

In the international trials.

Against conquistador?

I would bet my wife

On that fine horse.

Save your wife,

Silvestre.

I will take marcos' money.

Sorry, chato.

This bet is between

Silvestre and me.

My money's as good as his.

I'll bet on

The general's horse,

Even though he's a coward

At the wall jump.

He's not a coward.

Conquistador will beat

Everyone at the trial.

You see, chato?

Your little stepson knows more

About horses than you do.

My stepson's ignorant.

What do you say, marcos?

100 Pesos?

It's a deal.

Me too.

What is this?

Before, you'd bet your wife


On conquistador.

You change your mind?

Mm, looks like.

He needs more work.

We'll take him back

To the ranch for a few days.

Yes, general.

Be patient.

Soon the day will be here

When you lead

Our mexico to victory

Over all the horses

And people

And nations of the world.

Hurry up, chato.

How's my little champion?

So you're going

To ride la sombra, huh?

If this is what

You call riding, yes.

La sombra runs like an ox.

Why, she's a fine,

Steady jumper.

La sombra's an old lady.

Father, please let me ride

Conquistador.

Please, father.

We have spoken of this

Before, celita.

You know my answer.

You're afraid for me

To ride conquistador.

I have always taught you

Not to fear horses.

Someday

You will ride this one.

Now he is too strong,

Too dangerous.

If I were a son,

You'd let me ride conquistador.

Celita!

Celita!

Nina celita

Rides like a goddess.

Truly the daughter

Of a general.

Follow her, chato.

At a distance.

Yes, general.

Has my daughter

Come back yet?

Cool him off.

You will not take

Your anger out on a horse.

I didn't mean

To shout at you, celita.

Perhaps I am

Too used to the company

Of soldiers and horses.

I am neither a horse

Nor a soldier, father.

Now, about this horse

Conquistador,

I will not permit you to ride

Him before the competition.

However, when

The competition is over,

Conquistador

Will become your horse.

Word of a general?

Word of a general.

Look who's here.

Ah, chato.

It's reached our ears

That you have bet

On the general's horse.

Uh, this, to our judgment,

You're throwing

Your money away.

So?

There is more of this money

I will throw away.

We are, of course,

A simple barber.

Ordinarily,

We don't make bets.

However, purely for

The emotion of the thing,

Uh, say, uh, 300 pesos?

All right, socorro.

300 Pesos.

Uh, this gentleman here

Also would like to bet.

I do not bet with strangers.

Chato,

This is no stranger.

He's senor camara.

Um, to refuse

A friendly bet with him,

Uh,

Would offend us very much.

All right.

400 Pesos, senor?

400 Pesos?

You don't have to fear.

His credit is excellent.

All right.

It's understood,

Of course, uh, chato,

The money's

To be payable immediately

If the general's horse

Does not win.

He'll win.

The general's horse

Will win.

Chato, the general

Would not like this.

What the general

Does not know

Should not concern him.

The horse must win.

You think it is wise

To bet so much money?

Conquistador may fail you.

You think I'm a fool?

Listen, paco.

If you want a horse

To jump high,

Let him feel the spikes

Once or twice.

He will remember

And soar over the wall

Like a frightened bird.

Go on. Bring the animal.

All right.

Chato,

Not with the spikes.

- Please, not with the spikes.

- Let me go!

You'll hurt him again,

Chato. No.

Let me go.

You understand?

And you keep

Your mouth shut about this.

You see what happens

When you don't obey me?

Listen, pablito.

I want you to hear this,

So you know I'm serious.

I bet money on conquistador.

A lot of money.

Money I don't have.

So the horse must win.

If you tell the general

About the spikes today,

Do you know

What will happen to you?

I'm not afraid of you,

Chato.

Conquistador, then.

If the general

Learns about the spikes,

There are a lot of things

That can happen to a horse...

A bad spill, a broken leg.

You understand?

Yes, chato.

You won't tell the general?

No.

Good boy.

♪

Pablito, what's the matter

With conquistador?

Matter, nina celita?

He's making the jumps.

There's something wrong.

Conquistador is frightened.

Why should he

Be frightened, pablito?

What's the matter

With this horse?

I don't know, general.

He was in perfect condition.

I myself have seen to that.

He's never been afraid

Of the wall jump before.

Well, as you know,

Some horses turn coward

When you need them most.

- General, sir?

- Yes?

Well? What is it?

What is it?

Hard luck.

Never mind.

We'll still win.

Go ahead.

Pablito, I'm so sorry.

It's not his fault, nina.

It's not his fault.

Go on.

Cool him off.

You know why I couldn't

Tell them, don't you?

You know what chato would do.

Please understand.

Please.

Good morning, pablito.

Good morning.

Will you please

Saddle conquistador?

The general

Has given strict orders

No one may ride him.

Father forgets that

Conquistador is now my horse.

Saddle him, please.

Nina celita,

Conquistador is not well.

Conquistador

Has only one sickness...

He's afraid.

But if the general

Should return...

He won't.

Father has gone to san miguel.

But if anything

Should happen, then...

Very well.

If you won't help me,

I'll do it myself.

Nina celita, please,

No more.

You see?

He won't do it.

Will you bring him back

To the stables now?

No. Not until

He jumps that wall.

No, celita, no!

No.

Celita.

Gently. Gently.

Might be bad.

I'll get the doctor.

It's the boy's fault.

I told him the horse

Was not to be ridden, general.

Get rid of him.

And the horse?

Destroy him.

Yes, sir.

Chato, no.

Please, no.

You heard what he said,

Didn't you?

Destroy him.

k*ll the crazy horse.

He's not crazy, chato.

You know he isn't.

You know

What's wrong with him.

Ah, shut up.

Bring him to the stable.

Chato, wait.

Chato, please.

Pablito!

Hey, have you seen my son?

I said, have you seen

My son pablito?

Well?

It's too early to tell,

But we can hope for the best.

Save that talk

For the others.

What is it? Tell me.

Will she walk again?

Will she walk?

I do not know, my general.

Yes?

I'm sorry to intrude,

General,

But the horse,

It's gone.

What are you saying?

That criminal

Little boy, pablito,

Must have taken him.

They're both gone.

You've got to find

That horse. You understand?

Yes, general.

I promise you,

They won't get away from me.

Destroying the horse

Won't restore your daughter's

Health, my general.

In any case, colonel,

It is no concern of yours.

How then?

It's late for stable boys

To be about.

Even later

For a general's horse.

If you please, senor barber.

Conquistador

Has injured himself.

Do you have some alcohol

Or something to clean the wound?

I'm afraid it's infected.

We'll see what we can do.

It's a bad wound,

Sure enough.

Is there no medicine

At the general's ranch?

Not for this horse.

Well, bring him

Into the light.

Up.

Whoa, hold it, hold it.

I'll only allow

The front part of the horse

In my establishment.

You understand.

Excuse me, senorita.

Where's our good friend

Chato tonight?

I don't know.

Isn't he supposed to take care

Of these injuries?

It's the general's horse.

May be that he's looking

For his horse now.

Maybe.

Mm-hmm.

It is very kind of you,

Senor,

To do this for us.

It is nothing.

We're glad of your company.

And if chato should

Come looking for you,

We'll be glad

To see him too.

Is that not so, senor camara?

There, boy.

The wound is at least clean.

About infection,

I don't know.

I would find a doctor

Right away, huh?

Thank you very much.

All right.

There he is.

Hey, chato,

Where are you going?

Come on, chato.

Chato, the money!

Get him! Get him!

Look, conquistador,

The river.

Come on, conquistador.

Looks like a deserted town.

Maybe we'll be safe here.

Ooh, hoo!

Ooh, hoo!

Is anybody home?

Is anybody here?

Ooh, hoo.

Is anybody...

Ay! Aah!

Ay! Aah!

Let me go.

Let me go.

Not so fast...

First some information.

This is strange...

The poor boy,

The rich horse.

What's so strange?

Is is a gift from heaven.

Where did you

Get this horse, boy?

You steal this horse, no?

The boy does not

Have the courage

To steal

Such an important horse.

You steal this horse?

It's no business of yours.

Huh.

It is exactly my business.

I am chief of police

In this town.

I'm sorry, boy, but we must

Keep law and order here.

Come on!

Let me go.

Let me go!

Let me go.

Let me go, you!

Let me go.

Let me go with my horse.

You can't do that.

He's not a horse

For a wagon.

He's a great jumper.

Besides, his leg is hurt.

He belongs

To general torres.

Look for yourself.

The initials

Are on the bridle.

So you stole the horse

From the general.

You see?

He's one of us.

He stole the general's horse.

All right.

He stole the general's horse.

So we steal it from him.

Enough of all of this talk.

Gives me a headache.

Let's hitch him to the wagon

And get out of here.

Not so fast...

Bring my sack of medicines.

And the boy?

I will handle him.

He interests me.

Boy, you better run

Before he comes back.

The vulture

Will certainly k*ll you.

He is a bad man.

No, senor.

I must stay with the horse.

Oh.

You have courage, boy.

This medicine

Takes the poison.

My grandfather teach me.

It kills everything...

But stupidity!

It makes no sense!

There is a wagon, no horse.

Here is a horse, no wagon.

Ah, tomorrow we talk.

Now!

Now we sleep.

And the boy?

He sleeps too.

You may not

Believe this, boy,

But before I became

Chief of police,

I was a bandit.

A very bad man.

I began to steal things

Just about your age.

Little things.

See?

Not big things like you.

Never a horse.

This is a good beginning, boy.

You smile at something?

I think perhaps

You're not such a bad man.

What?

I'm a very bad man.

Even for a chief of police.

A very bad man.

Hmm.

Why do you

Say things like this?

Last night,

When my horse was very ill,

I prayed

To senor dios for help.

So?

Don't you see?

It was you who fixed

Conquistador's leg.

Senor dios

Sent you to do this.

Me?

And maybe senor vulturetoo.

What? Me?

This is the end!

We are not even working

For ourselves anymore.

I've been thinking,

Little bandito,

It is best for you

To get out of here.

You and the horse.

But you will never

Get out of the countryside

With all the soldiers

And police against you.

But I must try.

Here.

Look.

Souvenirs.

Before I became

Chief of police.

Here.

Here it is.

Huh?

This is what you do.

Go down the road

For a small distance,

Till you come to the railway.

Turn to the left.

Then you arrive

At the water tower.

Understand?

There lives senor garcia,

The railway man.

Tell him that his friend

The tiger sent you.

Then you give him

This handsome nightshirt.

But tell him

It is for his wife, huh?

Then you ask him to put you

And the horse on the train

And take you miles away.

Thank you, senor tiger.

You too, senor vulture.

You mean you

Gonna let this boy go

With the only horse

That can help us out of here?

There is some question

Of it?

All the time

I been thinking

You're playing

Cat and mice with him.

Go, boy. Go.

Thank you very much,

Senores.

Senor garcia?

What is it, boy?

From your friend,

The tiger.

A present from him to you

For your senora.

Why?

The tiger hopes that you

Will put us on your train

And take us away.

Ah.

Garcia, you will

Get into trouble

If you put them on the train.

How could I get in trouble?

The state owns the railroad.

The state is the people.

The people own the railroad.

I am the people.

How could I get in trouble?

It's not worth it.

Send them back to the tiger.

But the horse?

It's probably

Some cheap animal

The tiger has stolen.

Cheap animal?

Senora, this is the famous

Jumping horse,

Conquistador,

The horse

Of general torres himself.

The horse of general torres?

What is the tiger

Trying to do to me?

Get away from here, boy.

And take the horse with you.

No, wait, idiot husband.

The horse of general torres?

There must be a large reward

For his return.

Garcia, you could buy me

Better things than that.

Very well.

I will do this.

I will get you another

Nightshirt like that.

I'm not afraid of the tiger.

Perhaps I will get you

Two of those.

Garcia, you are truly

A lion among men.

Don't worry, boy.

I will take care

Of your horse.

Leave everything to me.

Operator?

Operator, please,

The ranch of general torres.

This is an emergency.

Yes.

Yes, general.

I understand.

When the train

Arrives at san juan,

I will meet

A senor chato, you said?

And, uh,

He will bring the reward?

Thank you, general.

Thank you very much.

Are you

From general torres?

Yes,

I'm from general torres,

And I demand that...

Stop demanding and listen.

There is no time to argue.

The train

Will leave immediately.

Where is my reward money?

You idiot.

There will be no money

From me until i...

Hey! Hey, wait!

It's moving!

I told you.

The train

Will not stop again

Until san miguel.

Till san miguel?

Here.

This is the load

For san miguel.

Well, come on.

Let's get them out of here.

Whoa, vaca, vaca, h*.

♪

That horse,

Is he a jumper?

He cannot jump.

He's lame.

You know, I swear I've seen

That horse in mexico city.

Almighty father,

We bless these animals for

All they have done for us,

In supplying our food,

In carrying our burdens,

In providing companionship

And service to man

Since the world began.

Friends,

We here today

Are especially fortunate,

For this is the feast day

Of the good saint anthony,

The patron saint of

The blessing of the animals.

And may the fiesta

In his honor be a happy one,

And may there be

Much rejoicing.

God bless you.

Nomine patris, et filii,

Et spiritus sancti.

♪

Conquistador,

I'm so hungry

I could eat a horse.

Uh, I mean a cow.

I'm sorry.

I'm so hungry

I could eat a cow.

Perhaps someone in the market

Will let us work

For our breakfast.

Hyah, burro.

Aah.

Pablito!

God gives you this woman

To be her generous

Provider and protector,

And offer your strength

To support for her weakness.

Love no one with more devotion

Than your husband.

You're entrusted

With the... With the honor

Of his home and his name.

Both be diligent

In compliance of your duties

And in the fear of god,

And he will bless you on earth

And will reward you in heaven

With eternal happiness.

God bless you.

Yes.

God bless you.

You may go.

What is all this?

This business

Of a horse in church.

Please, father.

We have no place to go.

Police are looking

For the horse.

They'll k*ll him.

Yeah, but a horse in church?

A common horse?

He is not common, father.

He is blessed,

By you yourself this morning.

Please do not turn us out,

Father.

Just a moment, now.

Well, of course.

If the horse is blessed,

That may make it all right.

But on the other hand,

There's never been

A horse in church before, and...

How do I know there's never

Been a horse in church before?

I've hardly ever

Been out of this village.

Maybe thousands of horses

Have been in church before.

Besides,

In the christmas pageant,

Doesn't mother church permit

The ox and the burro

To stand

Beside the holy child? Huh?

You know, this is

A very serious situation.

I really don't know

What to do with you

And with the horse.

It's quite the problem,

You know.

And on the other hand,

What are the people

In my church gonna say?

'Causing all this

Commotion and everything.

Hey, come here.

Come here.

Is that the man

Who wants to k*ll your horse?

Yes, father.

Well, you leave him to me.

You better go in that room

With the horse.

Come in, come in.

Welcome, welcome.

I'm looking for a horse.

And you come to church

To pray and seek guidance.

Excellent, excellent.

No, no, no.

I believe the horse

Itself may be in church.

A horse in church?

My son, the church

Is a place for prayer,

Not for rodeos.

Do you mind

If I looked around for myself?

Oh, not at all.

Not at all.

Oh, we can

Look for it together.

Come. Come.

Come.

It must be quite some time

Since you've been in church.

Don't be afraid.

Come.

As you can readily see,

We have many saints here,

But very few horses.

Of course,

If by the merest chance,

A horse had taken refuge

In the church,

I couldn't very well

Allow you to remove it.

Why not?

Sacred law

Of sanctuary, you know?

Your face shows

That you're troubled in spirit.

Are you sure you don't want

To stay here and pray?

Did I do wrong?

I don't think so.

Yes, but I lied just then.

Well, I didn't actually lie,

But I did give the man

A wrong impression.

Am I not protecting

A stolen horse?

Yes, but the boy says

They will k*ll it.

I don't feel as though

I've done anything wrong.

Yes,

But on the other hand, i...

Oh, dear me.

Amen.

Boy, we have things

To talk about.

Now that I've

Heard your story, pablito,

I know why you stole the horse,

And I understand.

Thank you, father.

Yet the fact remains

You have taken something,

A valuable property

Which does not belong to you.

Ah, this is wrong.

I will not, of course,

Report you to the police

Or to general torres.

After all,

You're old enough now

To distinguish

Between right and wrong.

I'm gonna let you decide.

But, father,

They'll k*ll him.

You don't know.

But, pablito,

It is not right

For you to run,

To become hunted.

That's the way

The life of a criminal begins.

And it's not good

For the horse.

You cannot

Take care of him properly.

After all,

You're only a boy, you know.

And it's no good

To steal horses,

Or anything,

For that matter.

Pablito,

You're wasting your time

With that horse.

He's not going to eat.

Can't you see he's sick?

He very likely

Got cold last night.

I'll get medicine for him.

I'll take care of him.

Somehow.

I'll tell you what.

Tomorrow morning, early,

We'll take him to pepe ortiz.

He owns a great bull ranch

Near town,

And his animal doctor

Is the best.

But they'll

Tell the general.

I thought you would help us,

Father.

Pablito,

You don't even trust me,

Do you?

You think you have

Jumped from the fire

Into the frying pan,

Don't you?

I wish you

Would stop worrying, pablito.

Everything is gonna

Be all right.

Come on.

Cheer up, cheer up.

Here, take this angel up

To manuel in the bell tower.

It's time

For the fiesta to begin.

Up that way, huh?

That's a good boy.

♪

I believe

The padre's a good man,

But he wants me

To take you back.

We must get away from here.

Now.

Pablito!

Pablito.

Pablito.

So you decided to come back

To the frying pan.

You must be hungry.

Come.

Father?

Yes?

Are you sure

This is a good animal doctor

We're going to?

The best there is

In all of mexico.

But, father?

Yes, pablito?

Are you sure

They won't tell the general?

Oh, I wish you would stop

Worrying about it.

I know exactly how you feel

About your conquistador.

I feel the same way

About my doroteo.

Doroteo?

Yes, that's the name

Of my car.

It is famous

In san miguel.

They write stories,

Make jokes.

They even sing songs about it.

Sing songs?

Yes.

♪ Doro, doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doroteo

♪ Chug, chug a little

♪ Putt, putt a little

♪ Keep a rolling, doroteo

♪ Doro, doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doroteo

♪ Chug, chug a little

♪ Putt, putt a little

♪ How I love you,

Doroteo ♪

Come on, come on.

♪ Doro, doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doroteo

♪ Chug, chug a little

♪ Putt, putt a little

♪ Keep a rolling, doroteo

♪ Doro, doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doro, doro

♪ Doro, doroteo

♪ Chug, chug a little

♪ Putt, putt a little

♪ How I love you, doroteo

There's don pepe.

Don pepe.

Good morning, father.

It is good to see you again.

How are you?

Welcome.

Want you to meet

A friend of mine, pablito.

- Pablito.

- Don pepe.

Don pepe's one of

The greatest matadors

Mexico has ever known.

We have a very sick horse,

Pepe,

Who needs the attention

Of your wonderful ignacio.

Ah, ignacio.

He's over here.

Come.

We have a hero

With us today.

One of our great

Fighting bull.

You mean he was permitted

To leave the bull ring alive?

Yes, father.

So great was his courage

Against the matador,

The crowd demanded

His life be spared.

Marvelous.

And so he was brought back

To his home,

Here with us.

Don pepe, can I

Speak to you a moment?

Now what must I do for you?

My horse is hurt.

Will you please

Come and look at him?

Sure. Sure.

Ignacio.

Come, pablito.

Your horse is in good hands.

Let me show you the ranch.

Many people do not understand

The bullfights, pablito.

It means different things

To different people,

But it is, above all,

A place of courage,

A place where

The man and the bull

Meet alone in the ring.

Without courage,

There's nothing.

I think there must be a bull

In the life of everyone,

Pablito.

And someday when it comes

Rushing at us,

There's the question...

Do we have courage,

Or do we run away?

Pepe, now.

Pablito, general torres

Will be at the bull ring

In san miguel tomorrow.

I will be there.

Let me speak to him

About the horse.

No, no, don pepe.

Please.

You want to keep running?

I must. I must.

All right, pablito.

This bull in your life

Is your own.

I cannot

Fight him for you.

Wait.

Wait, pablito.

We will find your horse.

Calm yourself, pablito.

You stay here with me.

Don pepe

Will find your horse.

Calm yourself now.

I'm sorry, pablito.

We will try again

In the morning.

You'd better go to bed now.

I will pray.

We will find your horse.

Let us take the road

To san miguel.

Maybe someone in the city

Will have news of the horse.

The gypsies have sharp eyes.

They may have seen him.

Whoa, whoa.

Good afternoon, father.

Will you bless our journey?

Why, certainly, certainly.

But first,

Will you tell us something?

As you were coming along

This road,

Did you see anything

Of a chestnut horse

With a white face?

Uh, I have seen

Many horses today

In the city

And along the road,

But I do not think

I have seen this one.

It was a valuable horse.

A most valuable horse.

I know what

You are thinking, father,

That I am very fond of horses,

Even those

That are not my own.

But as you see,

I only have these poor things

And that little burro.

Very well.

Thank you just the same.

Father.

Father, see here.

It's a bridle.

Conquistador's bridle.

The one he was

Wearing yesterday.

Are you sure, pablito?

There are many

Bridles in mexico,

And they all look much alike.

No, father, no.

I have soaked

And polished this bridle

100 Times myself.

And look... The initials

Of the general.

Mm-hmm.

Well?

We have stolen no horse.

What is there to talk about?

Very well.

You have stolen no horses.

But perhaps you found

A wandering horse

That belonged to no one.

And out of the goodness

Of your heart, you sold it.

If so, where?

As I say, we know nothing

Of such a horse.

Uh, however...

Yes?

If I personally

Were looking

For a certain chestnut horse

With a white face...

Yes, yes.

Come on. Come on.

Uh, I would try

The picador's corral

At the bull ring

In san miguel.

It is a place where

Chestnut horses often appear.

Uh, sometimes.

I see.

Come on.

We must hurry.

It is almost time

For the entrance

Into the bull ring,

And we're many miles away.

Oh, father?

Yes, what is it?

Have you forgotten?

You promised

To bless our journey.

Thank you, father.

Well, paco,

Where did you get this one?

He has spirit.

Ugh!

Look out, manuel.

Look out!

Can't you see

Where you're going?

We're safe now.

It's all downhill.

Aah.

Good day, good day.

Ay!

♪

El toro!

Come on, boy.

Let me go!

Come along, my friend.

I been wanting to shave you

For a long time.

Let go of me!

Do you want us

To go after them?

Let them go.

They've been pursued enough.

And then he jumped, celita.

Never have I seen

Such a leap before.

Was it high?

How high?

Who knows?

Myself, I think,

Had it been

Measured and recorded,

It would have set a mark

For jumping horses

In all the years to come.

But no one

Has seen conquistador

And pablito since?

No one.

We must find them.

It's not good for...

♪

I have brought

Conquistador back,

My general, and I am here

To receive my punishment.

Yes?

Only I ask please

Do not punish the horse.

Conquistador

Has proven his courage.

You'll be proud of him again.

That horse

Is no concern of mine.

Because he doesn't

Belong to me.

He belongs to you, pablito.