 With action and suspense out of the Old West comes the most famous hero of them all Hopalong Cassidy starring William Boyd The ring of the Silver Spurs heralds the most amazing man ever to ride the prairies of the early West Hopalong Cassidy the same hoppy you cheer in motion pictures and the same California You've laughed at a million times Raw courage and quick shooting have built a legend around this famous hero Hopalong is a name to be feared respected and admired for this great cowboy rides the trails of adventure and excitement William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy and and declined as California What's our story this time hoppy? We call this the devil and L Diablo It was early February when California and I threw our diamond hitches on two pack horses and started the long journey to the eastern slopes of Towering Mount Diablo We were headed for sulfur valley and that's a third of the way to Diablo's top There we were supposed to run the boo with a party of army officers who had started from the other side and should have reached the Ablo's summit and descended again by the time we got there what they hadn't When we reached our destination, we saw no one Sulfur Valley was as desolate as ever and quite deserted Whoa there Well looks like nobody's here yet hoppy so I see I wonder Well, nothing to worry about I guess like the climb took longer than expected Now while we're waiting let's set up camp and get a fire going sure sure Know any of these colors? We're supposed to me. No never met him put that thing over there All I know is they wanted some guides general Harrison arranged it mm-hmm general Harrison Wonder if he's crazy too crazy. What are you talking about? Well, look up there Never thought anything of it so we got here hoppy, but just take a look That's a real mountain sure and see the top of it for clouds and look at all that ice and snow Good thing we're dressed heavy like this climb up there. Huh? You'd have to be crazy. Oh, well, they're mapping that sure sure That's just what we need a map of all that snow up there Now you got it all wrong California They're just mapping the valleys and passes climbing to the top with their own idea. They make it. They'll be the first Where do we go after the get here hoppy off over there? Yeah all through that hill country over there They're mapping that too. That's where they need us. Well, they're paying for it, but seems to me that they're Hoppy there's something been sticking in McCrull. Yeah, what's that? Didn't we used to hear about this here Mount Diablo quite a lot? To me we did just can't recollect in what connection. This is where the devil used to hang out I should think so Hoops and a fort tale is just what's needed in this part of the country, but I wasn't joking I wasn't joking either. The devil was the name of an outlaw. Yeah. Oh, yeah Yeah by golly now or mm-hmm. That was a couple of years ago, weren't it? Yeah, just about don't hear him no more Wonder what happened. Oh, no one seems to know maybe he's dead Some people think he might have been killed by his own followers still a lot of money at one time another, you know So most people think he slipped across the border and changed his name He used to raid the mining towns over north. Yeah. Yeah, I recollect that Called him the devil cuz he'd a picture of the devil tattooed on him somewhere didn't it? Yeah, I heard that Wonder why he wanted to hang out in the middle of this chunk of desolation. Oh, that's just suited his book California whenever the law showed up. He just started climbing no one ever seemed very anxious to follow I can believe that all right. I wouldn't neither wait a second California. Hold it What is it? What's the matter? I saw something moving over there. I'm moving you sure it was moving. Yeah, I thought Let's move the other way California wait It looks like he's in trouble. Come on. Hello there. What's happened here? Oh Who are you? I'm Cassidy. This is California Carlson, but what happened to me? I'm glad to see you Hamilton and Martin any others? Yeah, others. Yes, what about them? Hey Crop Cassidy 10,000 feet up the rock slide just below the summit you Yeah, yes, you'll have to go after them Cassidy Have to go after them or They'll die Now back to hop along Cassidy and our story the devil and El Diablo It is now nearly an hour since Lieutenant Martin arrived with the news that his companions had been trapped by a rock slide Just below Diablo's icy summit His descent has torn his clothing to shreds. He is frost-lit and scratched and bruised Hoppy and California have been working desperately to revive him and now He's coming to California Martin lieutenant Martin. Can you hear me? How are you feeling? Oh? rotten But better than I expected to be Cassidy, what's up? Sorry lieutenant, but I'll have to ask you some questions Were any of your friends injured by the slide? I can't tell you for sure Cassidy, but I don't think so I think it came closer to getting me and I did them. I Started down ahead of them to figure out the way to go Lucky I did though if I hadn't that had been trapped there with them Slide wiped away part of the ledge they were on so they couldn't go either forward or back How long do you think they can hold out? It's hard to say Several days. I should think that the worst is the food in the cold They were low on grub anyway and up there sleeping bags don't help much Those winds cut right through how long do you think it would take us to reach them? Oh three days we hired maybe we could make it in two then we'll make it in two what kind of a climber we have I'm pretty nasty plenty of ice and snow bad wind. Yeah There's places where you'll have to go straight up chipping out your handholds with a pick Most of the time you'll be working across the face of a pretty nasty drop Maybe two three thousand feet I will make it you draw some sort of a map so we'll know how to find them Oh nothing doing I'm going along, but you can't look at the condition you're in man You say how much modern climbing either done Cassidy. Well not much But that doesn't mean this kind of a climb it means plenty Cassidy I don't don't fool yourself and don't fool yourself about me. I'm tough I'm not a near as bad shape as maybe a look you give me one good night's sleep And then I'll be as ready to go as anybody You couldn't start before morning anyhow, you're a good man lieutenant I heard you're a good man Don't go on if you ain't both good man and hoppy you can depend on me too Don't you fret about a thing while you're gone. I'll be Gordon this camp like it was made out of solid gold Then when you get back you're coming along. I said when you get back I said you're coming along. Yeah. Yeah, that's what I thought you said. Well, it's been a good life Hoppy, why should I complain cuz it has to end too soon Hoppy hey, wait for me Tomorrow the climbing really gets tough when we have to start working up the face of those cliffs How do you feel about the mountain climbing now hoppy hoppy? I've changed my mind. Oh, yeah Yeah yesterday when I thought about it. I was scared to die now now. I wish to head California don't stop there keep going I'm stuck. You're not stuck. You're scared. You haven't much choice either you climb five feet or drop a thousand Close Cassidy we swing across this drop here, and then we work our way up a chute over there After that, there's a rage Cassidy we made it here. Give me your hand. I'll pull you up Where where are they? Well, they're right over there. They they've gone What did you say a little tender for this they're gone they're right on that ledge over there I marked it by the signs of the slide that are there been lots of slides up here Martin You're sure that's the right one I don't think it is look how the face of that cliff has had a chance to weather. It's been just a few days ago I'm not sure of anything Except that we'll likely have to go back to where we swung across the canyon that must be where we got mixed up What was that the hubby not that way look over there. Hey, it's them was right here. I got turned around I brought coming right all right take it easy now get some of this chow and tune you'll be feeling fit as a fiddle You're a major after they aren't you that's right Cassidy And I want to tell you that your rival seems to us like a miracle. Oh, uh, Cassidy. This is captain Duncan Look at me that place for introduction say but glad to meet you happier than I can really say Well, how do you like our little habitation here? How do you like it turn nation? I don't see how you kept it the wind from sweeping your from here Well, there were times when we weren't quite sure how we did it ourselves California Where did Lieutenant Martin go on around that abutment there hoppy? He said he wanted to follow her this ledge clear to the end and see there wasn't a better way of getting down And the way we came that's a good idea one more in your party isn't a major lieutenant wait Martin I've already seen to him hoppy. He's frostbite a little but otherwise. He's all right I fed him a little chow and put him to sleep back in the holler there. That's fine We won't start down before morning anyhow Glad to see you had no real casualties major That'll make it a little easier going back. Hey, what was that sound like someone calling you much of being a lieutenant martini? Yeah, that's Martin all right. You're right there Martin. You're gonna have to excuse me major you too Captain Duncan of course of course come on California Likely found the other way getting down. He was looking for Hoppy I get a better head for heights than I figured ahead. This ain't bothering me at all. No more good look down there This is a 3,000 foot drop here if it's an inch, but wait a second What did you say Martin your weight right there? It's not enough room for you around here. I'll be with you in a second He's found something all right. Yeah coming Cassidy Hey, I Think I found a way of getting down without swinging across we Martin watch out. Oh, what the devil it no grab something wait But I can't I can't Give me your glasses here Can you see him is he? Is he dead I can see him all right and he's dead you'd have to be after a fall like that You can see that from here. I know what you're saying. I wasn't scared of accidents no more. No need to be Huh? That was no accident, California Martin was murdered Right, this is as far as we go today. We're camping here for the night Hoppy You ain't give me a chance to talk to you all day now yesterday. You said Martin was murdered No, what do you mean by that just what I said, California? That was murder, but he just slipped in here I've seen that myself. He was coming around that corner of the ledge there then he's ankle turns You should have taken a better look at the ledge itself If you had you would have seen the marks of a pick someone broke off part of the ledge Pick between the time Martin rounds that corner and the time he came back. Well, what do you think? Well, it might have been major apperly captain Duncan or lieutenant wait Anyone of the three who had the opportunity they say so that's why you asked me to keep still about what you said Yeah, maybe one of them will be try himself. They certainly wait wait a second. I Hear trying to sneak up and listen to it. Hey, will you I California who is it? It's for a tenant wait. He was laying here pretend and he was asleep. He wait a second He is asleep, California. Let him down. Can't you see the man's exhausted? We're both wrong. Hoppy. What do you mean? He wasn't eavesdropping neither. Was he sleeping? Look here. He's got a knife in his heart Now back to hop along Cassidy and our story the devil and El Diablo 24 hours ago the party at the summit of icy snow-clad Mount Diablo numbered six men Hoppy in California and major apperly captain Duncan and lieutenants wait and Martin Now two are gone and hoppy confronts the survivors Captain Duncan major apperly lieutenant wait. I know was murdered Lieutenant Martin. I'm sure was murdered even though I couldn't prove it One of you two murdered them. Maybe both of you Which one of you did it. I don't know but I do know this From now on I'm taking charge and when we get back to civilization I'm turning both of you over to the proper authorities. Look here man This is preposterous accuse me of murder and I'll make you pay for it. I assure you I will I assure you you do that You look like you've got something on your mind major better get it off before it poisoned you I'd like to know where we stand my to assume that we're your prisoners Something like that and that's a good way of putting it as any I guess but I thought I was in charge here Disliked mentioning rank but mention it all you want. I'm not in the army quite so then you have no authority I have my authority here at my belt California and I are the only ones who are armed either one of you want to question that authority well As long as you put it that way Cassidy. No, you're quite definitely in charge, but definitely Posterous it's anarchy preposterous then we're agreed one thing more Wait is dead, but he's our only proof that murder has been committed. So we're taking him with us I gave California my rope you got weight secured California. Oh shit, happy good You'll have to be lowered from this ledge to the one below us Duncan. Suppose you give California a hand No, if you think you're making me your flunky has to be asked what oh Well, yes, sir if you say so major I do yes You need another hand California. Let us know. Oh, we'll handle this all right hoppy all right now captain easy dirt it Lower way now watch out for that ridge there Hey, California. What is it hoppy the rope first my rope wait a second? Let me see that here. Here it is. It's cut That's why the rope broke it was cut half through who did this you Duncan you happily if one of us had You'd scarcely expect him to admit it would you know, maybe not if you can't blame me for being interested either This is my rope, but hadn't broken with weight would have broken with me But broken with me right now. I'd be at the bottom of the canyon where way is uncomfortable a mighty Uncomfortable yes, but get this through your heads watch your steps the next accident that happens won't happen to California me It'll happen to you Everybody finished breakfast Then I have something to announce today. You'll do no traveling you three will stay right here and wait till I get back Where are you going hoppy? I'm going to backtrack away. I have a little investigation Couldn't that wait till we got to sulfur Valley too much snow and cold up here to suit me hoppy You make out California that bluff there gives you good protection from the wind I waited till we reached sulfur Valley my job would take longer than a day. You're going back up table. Yeah I'd love to go with you. You'll have to stay and keep your eye on our friends here Oh, you heard that when I'm going California's in charge do as he says don't try anything You do you may regret it when he has to he can be pretty tough dog on rider. Can I Say hoppy do I have to stay here along with these two colors? You can handle them California. You'll have the only guns You know Something you wanted to say a major it's occurred to me why you might be going back Cassidy I'd like to say don't you might learn too much could be dangerous Suggestion received and not acted upon I'll let me go in our California hoppy and when you get back, you'll know which one of these two is guilty Yes, California. I think I will Well, what do you want now? I wonder what's happened to your friend Cassidy After dark been gone all day Doesn't it occur to you and that he might have had an accident say you think he has I think it's very probable Probably you I'd yeah. Yeah, just one ear tricks again Well hoppy stole me to stay here and watch it and here's where I'm staying if you know to hoppy like I do You know, he don't have no accident And that color knows how to take care of yourself. You just rest contented and quit trying to adjust on me I'm contented enough That's real part. No, what that thing you're humming that's real pretty or say that. Oh, what is it? Oh That's one of my favorites like to hear it. Would you Sure, I'm sure thing. Go ahead Pretty yeah Pretty He's asleep. I think he is wait a minute Got him come here. Give me a hand right here. Hey, what's a wife? Hey, you follow me alone? Let me alone what he tells you if I were you my friend Back get back both of you. That's right. You're right there captain and you stay right there against that bluff major They hurt you any kind of when you know, I ain't heard any hoppy But I sure feel bad about this guess a fella sleep anyhow the major there was a singer and the first thing I know Do yeah, the major there is a pretty slick customer. I should have been back sooner, but I had things to do Yeah, say that reminds me hoppy you find out what you wanted you found out who's behind all this Yes, I did then tell me I've been aching to know which one was it the major there or kept from Duncan neither one What oh what yeah, yeah, I thought you said I said that wait and Martin were killed by neither Aprily or Duncan. I'll explain they don't have to explain you do know the truth. Don't you carefully? Yes, I do all of it. That's too bad before for you you in California That means you'll have to die So if you're not armed, how would you set about killing but I am armed get your hands up reach both of it California, where'd he get that gun hoppy? I don't know. Hey one of mine's mission that must be one of mine. Yeah, right You got her in time to keep us from finishing him Cassidy, but not in time to prevent me from taking one of his guns Sorry, you have to end this way Cassidy But as long as it's your life and not mine I'm naturally not as sorry as I might have been You're a fool major No, that's wrong. You're not major. Everly. Are you what is your real name? I don't think it matters Cassidy majors good enough. I rather like the sound of it. What's your real name Captain Duncan? That's something you'll never know Cassidy. What did you mean about his being a fool? Just what I said he wanted to kill us. He should have waited until morning No one can shoot accurately by firelight and he knows it talk Cassidy and you know it But before I kill you suppose you tell me what you found back up there what you knew I'd find the bodies of the real major everly in his party. I'm all mixed up Bobby Who's these fellas then if I'm not mistaken the devil and his followers the devil? Oh, I Know that outlaw. We was talking about right. I am right on major. Of course What were you doing back here? Why did you kill everly in his name suppose you guess I think I can I Have an idea that you had some of your loot hidden out on Diablo You probably came back for it ran into Everly's party and misunderstood what they were doing on Diablo You probably thought they were after your loot. We did. We were sorry for it afterwards But by then the damage had been done. So you helped yourselves to their uniforms and the slide trapped you right But what put you on all this you did Under the circumstances you were a little too military and not always correctly That suggested the truth when I backtracked and found where you'd met everly and his men I knew I'd been right and slim and Phillips. You know what I died. They were the men calling themselves wait and Martin Yes, I'll make another guess you started getting rid of your followers so that you could have the loot to yourself Partly right and partly wrong Cassidy. Yeah, I think there's some things you don't understand I'm confounded shoot them and get it over with that Cassidy's too smart the longer you wait for better chance You're giving him just the moment. I've right there has been too much talk As long as you're alive, you're dangerous No, wait, you don't understand if you fire that snow California down Run for it. You started that snow slide. I told you not to That snow buried him. Yeah, he's a dead man buried under tons and tons of it I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. No, you don't miss this top right. What's your matter? Our friend who calls himself captain Duncan thought this would be a good time to get away Come here. That's right. Stop right there. What do you think you were going? Well, the devil's dead You saw him get buried under that snow, didn't you? It was him ordered all these killings What do you want me for you're sure the devil was responsible for all this You're very sure of course he gave the orders, didn't he? All the rest of us just did what I just wanted to hear you admit that you gave the orders. That's all. All right, California time up We're taking him in. Him? He gave the order? Of course. He's the fellow they called the devil If there's any doubt about it, I think we'll find a tattoo on him to prove it. Well, I'll be doggone So this is the devil a hoppy. Uh, huh? Where's his hoofs and forks tail? Oh, he'll have them California about 15 minutes after they hang him Well, that certainly was a surprise and especially after we thought the devil had been killed But they never fooled hoppy for long. You can be sure of that In their next adventure hoppy in california meet up with the lawyer of laredo And become involved in a feud that is as exciting as it is dangerous Hop along cassidy starring william boyd is transcribed and produced in the west by walter white jr The devil and ld oblo was written by gibson scott fox with original music under the personal direction of albert glasser All stories are based upon the characters created by clarence e mulford. This is a commodore production