 Forecast number eight from Hollywood, California. The Columbia Broadcasting System presents hop along Cassidy Great Western character created by Clarence E. Mulford and brought to the screen for paramount release by Harry Sherman This is another new CBS program plainly marked for future reference A Roven cowboy like a knight riding out of the West a lone figure gallops through the prairies and mountains of the land Lending a hand to those who need him solving problems in his own way the greatest of all cowboys in fact or fancy The foreman of the famous bar 20 ranch here. He comes hop along Cassidy Look out there. Hello, happy. What's up? Hop along Cassidy everywhere in the West that name is feared by lawbreakers Hurry up your birds change them brands. Let's get this her moving boss. Who's that coming? Holy smoke get moving every man for himself. Let's hop along What up boys going gunning for hop along Cassidy Well, Cassidy it looks like I've got you where I want you at last careful bending Don't go for that gun. Oh You ought to know better than to try and out to a hop along Cassidy Wherever folks are in trouble hop along Cassidy is the man to fix it Hop along Cassidy Whole West is hop along Cassidy's range But hoppy and his pals are happiest when they're at home on the bar 20 the famous Buck Peters ranch in Arizona Where hoppy is foreman and where the top hands in the West gathering the buck house at the end of the day It's Johnny hop alongs protege who is speaking hoppy. I found a break in the drift fence down on that West pasture And so I'll send one of the boys down tomorrow. Okay, right now. I'd like to hear some music How about a song boys sure hoppy skinny's guitar just got here dick brought it up from town of the mail sure is pretty too hoppy Here comes buck I wonder what he wants don't know Guess I'll go outside and see boy sound pretty happy tonight. Yes, buck Roundups over they're celebrating. That's fine. Good fun Hoppy I got a little job for you red corners can run the place. Oh, well, you're again What's up? You remember judge Marlin from down Twin Forksway. Oh, sure went up into Utah for his wife's health. That's right Well, I had a letter from him today His wife passed on the judge ain't as young as he used to be Sadness letter that he's having trouble. Hmm. That's too bad My hunch is that the judges haven't plenty of trouble hoppy. I Thought it might be a good idea if you'd kind of drift up that way might be mind if I take Johnny and California long take anybody you want good and by the way Let's just say that that's a cattle buying trip. Good idea and give my best to the judge I'll do that I didn't I saw you to put us up in your own home judge Well, I sure felt put out if you'd gone anywhere else hoppy dad has told me so much about your mr. Cassidy We've been hoping for a long time. You might visit us We'd been hoping to if we'd known about your good cook and miss Myron or if we'd have known that judge had such a pretty daughter Oh Visitors a bot this is hop along Cassidy and two of his boys in the bar 20 Johnny Nelson in California My nephew Bart Collins. How do you do? Sorry? I couldn't get back for dinner. I had Crandall looking over the spread again He sure is it's in the buy it you selling your ranch judge. Well, I don't want to hoppy, but It looks like a might have to we've been losing too many cattle lately. I had a fine big herd at one time hoppy but somebody's been running them off a few at a time and Getting to the point where we don't know what to do. Have you done anything about it judge all that we can But every time we trail a herd we wind up in the same place They leave a plain trail over to Silver Creek Then they just disappear. I've tried everything. I tell you whoever's taking these cattle is plenty smart Hoppy it's got me licked I'm afraid I'm gonna have to take Crandall's offer And me with the best water rights in the country but dad I don't trust Crandall now look my right I don't trust Crandall either. He's a bad actor But still he's offering you and Uncle Dan a chance to get some money out of the place if you can make a go of it Some money is right. That's about enough to pay what we owe on the place and leave us with nothing There's no use being bitter about it. Myra. That's the chance every cattleman takes But I hate the idea of selling the Crandall. We all feel the same way about Crandall in his way of doing business Every honest man in that country hates the name of Clark Crandall Crandall I wonder if he's the same one we know hoppy. Yeah, same one we ran out of Twin Forks Johnny I knew we was here Judge no one Crandall as I do I like to have you hold up the sale until I get a chance to look things over now Wait a minute Cassidy. We don't want to spoil the only offer. We've got to the place I think mr. Cassidy is right Bart if Crandall's so anxious to buy he'll wait a few days more Well, it's up to you and Uncle Dan Myra. I want to do what's best for you Hoppy you've always been a good troubleshooter in cases like this Will you help us out? I'll be glad to judge Boys and I will follow the trail of those missing herds the first thing in the morning. That's fine Maybe we can find something that's been overlooked before You want to come with us Bart? Oh, yes. Yeah, sure. Yeah, I'm gonna be pretty busy with Crandall coming up and everything But I'm sure I can find time to ride with you By the way Bart I put mr. Cassidy in California in your room. You sleep downstairs tonight. That's all right with me I could sleep anywhere, but I'll be getting the bed turning in Cassidy. Yeah, I think I will I did a lot of riding today Come on California. Johnny. You can share my room with me. You ready to turn in. No, I'm not sleepy judge I think I'll just sit here for a while with my rash. Shall I get out the family album? Don't bother Johnny's just him stood and looking at one member Thanks judge good night See you in the morning Bart. Oh wait a minute Cassidy. I didn't want to say anything in front of my room the judge But clock Crandall's gunning for you He knows you're here. He's been gunning for me for a long time. I know But he means business Take my tip and be on your guard every minute As long as you're here Well, thanks, Pa Good night. Come on, California. Good night Hey, that's Bart's pretty nice fellow hoppy. Yeah, we never should have let Crandall out of Twin Forks Oh, yeah, bad penny always turns up again somewhere Here we are You got a match hoppy. No, wait a minute stand over there. What sir? Where's the lamp here? I can't see a thing Oh, here it is. I'll put it on the table there Now get over by the wall. What's this all about hoppy? Stay out of sight now, California. Let's see what happens There's a light Anybody's watching they can see what's going on in here. Well, who'd be a watch out that light? Just what I thought Come on, California. Get Johnny and the horses. We're gonna trail that bushwhacker Go down boys ride into town easy. Sure. Just like we're moseying along and coming in to see the site Copy. I heard this is a tough town. Don't look like it to me. Was you ever in a tough town, California? Why is that why I was in tombstone when it was booming. Now there was a tough town I saw four shootings there just well as time up my horse have to blast a couple armors myself They come up to me spoiling for five. That's just too much. California's dreaming again. Hoppy What are we gonna do with them? Just let him keep on bragging about how tough he is, Johnny Somebody'll make him prove it. Let's see him try it. Why'd you Hey engines, run for your lives. Oh, hold on, California. That's just a shooting gallery, California Shooting gallery in a tough town like this Did you see him start running hoppy? Step right up and hit the bullseye. Well, I remember down in tombstone I'll never mind old timer. Let's tie our horses here There by saloon, huh? Shores lit up. It's like the hottest spot in town. Yeah, I reckon the trail leads right in there boys Remember now, California. Not too many drinks. Why hoppy, you know, you never let me have nothing but sarsaparilla What'll it be for you gentlemen? Well, I'll have a sarsaparilla all around That's right. That's a very refreshing drink, California. Let's sit down here at this table and listen to the music That was my pretty yeah, but we're here on business hoppy look who's coming over it's Crandall He's our business like old times from the stony creek Cassidy. I heard how well you were doing here Crandall Thought I'd drop in see you. Yeah, I sure appreciate that But I guess you'll be moving on in the morning. Won't you maybe I? Know how it is on these cattle buying trips. You have to keep moving sometimes There's a lot of fine stock up in grass Valley a lot of fine cattle here, too All the wars till the rustlers moved in here Too bad ain't it? I think it is I'm going to do something about it. Maybe Hoppy we're collecting the crowd sit tight Johnny Cassidy You're off your range, aren't you? I've always made a habit of riding where I wanted to Crandall things are different here than they were in Twin Forks This time I'm in the saddle. I'm warning you to keep your hands off Sorry Crandall I'm not taking your advice You got any more to say you can find me a judge Marlon's ranch Come on boy Get up Looks like we got the place to ourselves happy. I don't think we want it. Come on. Yeah, let's go outside I've been for California. Who's limping you are already nothing one of the environments kicked me in the shins I'm very sorry though. Wait a minute. Who's this coming right Cassidy? It's barred. Sure. We're all right Why well you gotta wait in the house in an awful hurry. I heard the shop and by the time I got out of the house You fellas were riding away. Yeah, we failed a bushwhacker into town. Did you find him? I don't know but we had to talk with Crandall. Yeah, and we had a lot of fun, too You cleaned out the paradise alone. I ought to see me eight men. You're lucky Cassidy that Crandall is a dangerous man Frankly, he's got me worried. Maybe we can worry him some after we look over the ranch in the morning Thousand head of my cattle have been driven up this stream hoppy Russell's always bring them this way. Yeah when they get a little farther up that just disappeared right at show Shokie Falls Barts trailed them time after time. Yeah, I don't know what to make of it cattle can't just fly away Well, they walked this far plenty of signs of them along the banks here Say right pretty spot isn't that romantic miss Myra you come in California Yep, what's the idea right in the middle of the creek cuz hoppy says so come on. All right. Let's right up on the bank here So this is where the trail ends right by the waterfall Yep Ends right here hoppy right here with no place to go. We've scouted both ways from here for miles and not a sign of a trade Well, I'd say there's only one answer to that What do you mean hoppy cattle don't climb the cliffs and they don't stay here So the only place for them to go is right through that water ball On the other side of the water ball. Hi horses. Let's go on in that cut some torches from that dead tree boys Cassidy and water a pound you to pieces it doesn't pound the cattle to pieces box Besides the little legs that feeds in there from the side. Oh You ain't aiming to walk under that water. Are you gonna climb along that lake there and go in right behind it Doesn't look very safe to me. Cassidy. We can get through all right and judge. I'll lead the way you stay close to my You go ahead California. I'll bring up the rear Man Say, let me see it bar and all now don't worry about me. You go ahead. I'll be all right to take it back Are you sure you're all right sure? Just help me up the bank. Yeah You all go on with Cassidy. We've got to find out what's behind those falls too bad you can't go with us bar Well, come on folks. Let's see where those cattle have been going Right this way hold on to me. I don't want to slip. I will jump to that water now. Oh Too much water for me now now over that rock Dark gone. We're in I didn't think we'd make it. Well, there's the answer to your disappearing cattle judge Looks like you hit it right on the head. I'll be with you. Look at that a regular cave back in here Come on. Let's get back to those balls. I Sure is big in here. I got soap coming through there, but it's worth it Where do we go from here? Happy the key just cut us off and all in turn. Well, that's easy, California There's the trail the cattle left leading right up that creek What do you suppose all that water comes from hoppy? It's way below the river that makes those falls. We'll soon find out This stream comes from the place. We're going to Satisfied those are your brands. That's right hoppy Every heady cattle. It's been stolen from me is right here a lot others too What a set up with those cliffs on all sides Nobody can get into this canyon or out of it without going through the cave And there's plenty of feed and water That's the creek that flows through the cave and if I ever take up rustling. I'm going to find me a place just like this Yeah, sure is ideal for that But we'd better be getting out again. We've been here for a long time box waiting for us outside All right, don't worry too much. I don't think it was hurt very bad Hoppy, I wonder if there could be another trail out of this canyon if there is judge We haven't got time to look for it. We'll go back the way we came already. Let's go Take my arm my now hold on to you with one hand Johnny and onto to hoppy with the other Somebody shoot from that clip You'll never hit him with a cold of that range Johnny everybody into the cave Well, we're safe from that fella. Yeah, here's a bum shot anyhow. I remember Come on. We got a hurry. What's up? Must have been one of Crandall's men. Now that we found their hideout, there's no time to lose. I don't understand This is our only way out. We'd better get out before they get round by that waterfall. We go this way down this tunnel No, no, we don't we follow the stream this way Here's where we left the torches and get them lighted again All right, we've got a long way to go before we get to that waterfall Near them miss Mara, I hope we're in time Don't you worry Mara? We've been in worse places than this with hoppy and we've always come out Reminds me the time when I was trapped in a mine down Arizona, but we're not past California. Well, neither was I I got out All right, in fact a rabbit dug me out California has blown another soap bubble I'm California. You're just making that up. Oh, I'm not three days. I was in there Oh, and then I see this rabbit coming digging down through the ceiling Kind of wings at me and we start digging together and the first thing you know, we're out on top Oh, I sure was grateful to that rabbit that kept him for a pet fed him on carrots He grew so big and tough on him. He just chased coyotes right off the ranch California I don't believe that what's the difference Johnny at least his yarns tear us up. There's the entrance way up ahead Isn't that a man crouching down wait a minute. Well, I must be bought a bar That's funny. He ran this kid up there. Oh, something's gone wrong here. Get back all of you Poor for fast top that's been pouring in from the canyon You think we can make it back to the canyon another chance at low place in the tunnels plumb full of water by now Oh steady Myra. This is mighty serious. Hoppy. What do we do? Well, it may still be a way out judge. It will work fast. How something you said a while back gave me an idea Hmm, what did you say the name of these falls was so shokie falls? Why that's a shoshone Indian name, isn't it? I guess so lots of shoshone's in these pots Shokie they must have meant that it was near the fall somewhere. What do you mean hoppy? Never mind. Let's get going But which way that's easy see the smoke from these torches Yeah, yeah, that's coming from the canyon can't get out down at the falls But it's getting out some way because that smoke's moving and we're moving with it Hasn't been a pile of broken rock clear to the ceiling. We'll never get out of here. Easy Myra. Come on Johnny, California We're gonna clear this rock out my hand. I start right up top. All right. Get out of here. I'll never go through another water, Paul Yeah, tell me with this big Hundreds of cut right in the rock and going up the fresh air Let me out of there Hoppy, did you know we find it? Well, I wasn't sure But in the shoshone language the word shoshokie means long steps But we're going up. Come on. Just but hoppy. I don't understand. I'm sorry I'll show you something when we get upstairs Johnny, California. You stay there and see that we're not disturbed I can hear him talking. Oh, so I could buy the rent. My deal with you was washed up. Crandal Oh, no, it isn't I still want that rent You might have had a chance of getting a candle to be finished Cassidy when you had your chance last night You missed the chance first. You had a shot at him yourself last night through the winter I got him today up there in the cave and I got everything else I needed to with a judge in my right of the way the ranch belongs to me And I don't need my deal with you the ranch and cattle illegally mine now look here youngster. I Don't care what you did to your family and Cassidy's outfit But I do know that nobody's running out on Clark Crandall My men are here the back way you Thing you forgot no man ever lived to get trade shots with hop along Cassidy sure sorry to see you boys go You helped us plenty. We're sorry to go to judge especially Johnny Sorry Johnny, but I like it here. Hoppy says Arizona's the greatest place in the country if hoppy would tell me that himself It might be different. Oh I see come on Johnny. Let's be right. Okay, Hoppy. Goodbye Johnny Well Johnny California Let's hit the bar 20 been listening to hop along Cassidy as presented for your approval in Columbia's forecast series This cowboy hero favorite of screen-going millions can be seen at your local theater now in his latest picture Wide-open town this famous Westerner has not until tonight been brought before the radio audience Like class of 41 which you heard earlier and like all other programs which forecast presents This was a sample broadcast intended to suggest the possibilities of a series based on an idea if you enjoyed hop along Cassidy and Would like to hear his adventures on the air regularly as a weekly half hour of entertainment We should appreciate hearing from you by card or letter to your CBS station Tonight's production was written and directed by Paul Pierce with music by Wilbur Hatch Next Monday in a complete full-hour presentation from Hollywood You will hear forecast number nine country lawyer an unusual dramatic show based on the famous Bellamy Partridge book of the same name and starring the distinguished stage and screen star Raymond Massey Mr. Massey and this character plays against the varied background of life in a small town since the turn of the century Coming into contact with the problems that confront the country lawyer in his community Problems that deal with circus barkers and with murder trials with love stories and with swindlers with marriages and mortgages Mail order frauds and malpractices Carrying with him through them all the good humor and philosophy of the American way of life Until next Monday then at forecast time. This is Bob moon speaking. This is the Columbia broadcasting system