Approved | 30min | Adventure, Western | TV Series (1957)
Carpenter foolishly travels into the wilderness to establish a new settlement called Carpenterville. Hawkeye suspects that the Mohawk guide is really a renegade working with the Hurons. Hawkeye and Chingachgook attempt to prevent disaster.
Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: Arthur Browne Jr.
Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., Leonard Ontkean
Carpenter foolishly travels into the wilderness to establish a new settlement called Carpenterville. Hawkeye suspects that the Mohawk guide is really a renegade working with the Hurons. Hawkeye and Chingachgook attempt to prevent disaster.
Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: Arthur Browne Jr.
Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., Leonard Ontkean
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00:00From the immortal pen of James Fenimore Cooper came stirring tales of the early American frontier,
00:07when freedom-loving pioneers were carving a new nation out of an unknown, savage, and untamed wilderness.
00:14Stories of those exciting days and of the courage, daring, and devotion of men like Hawkeye,
00:23the first of the Long Rifles, and his tribal brother Chingachgook, the last of the Mohicans.
00:53The last trap should be by that dead tree.
01:05Trap empty.
01:16That hasn't been empty for long. There's claw scratches and a blood trail.
01:21Not reset.
01:23Mean Huron rob trap.
01:25Huron should be farther north.
01:27Huron like bird. When winter come, go south. Put teepee in forest to protect from winter wind.
01:36We better get back to the canoe.
01:58We walk many miles on trap land, carry many furs.
02:02Now, me, like bear, want long winter sleep in safety of settlement.
02:09Well, we'll be in Bristol by noon, but with Huron's around, I don't think we'll get much sleep.
02:24Silence. Sudden.
02:31Birds give warning. Danger.
02:34Yeah. Let's get back to the canoe.
02:44Hawkeye and Mohican take much fur from Huron trap.
02:49Gray wolf now take fur back.
02:51These furs belong to Hawkeye and Chingachgook.
02:54And there'd be more if Gray wolf hadn't robbed our trap lines.
02:57Hawkeye's scalp would bring much honor to teepee of Gray wolf.
03:01Hawkeye give furs. Hawkeye and Chingachgook keep scalp.
03:06I don't think you're gonna take any furs or scalps today.
03:10Ah!
03:34This time, Hawkeye lose furs.
03:36Next time, scalp.
03:55What you put on head?
03:57Well, don't worry about it. The swelling will go down in a couple of hours.
04:00Head pound like war drum.
04:02You're lucky you still got a head.
04:04Too bad you lost all your furs, Hawkeye. I could have gotten you a good price for them.
04:07With those Hurons still around, I don't rightly figure our furs is being lost.
04:11You're going after them?
04:13Chingachgook hadn't stopped that tomahawk. We'd be after them right now.
04:16That's dangerous business.
04:18When winter comes, it ain't safe in them woods with the Hurons behind every tree.
04:24That's what I've been trying to tell him, but he won't listen either.
04:27Who is he?
04:28Name's Everett Carpenter.
04:30He's leading them settlers over to the other side of Glass Lake.
04:33Got a commission to set up a new settlement and trade in folks there.
04:37This time of year?
04:38Yep. Says he's got to have them all in and housed by spring.
04:41With Hurons in forest, mean trouble.
04:44You know something else? They ain't taking enough guns.
04:47Least not half enough.
04:49Powder and shot for maybe four or five at the most.
05:09How?
05:10How?
05:13Sawaga, when you finish up here, go on the...
05:16Oh, I beg your pardon.
05:18Just looking over your outfit, Mr. Carpenter.
05:20Planning on doing some traveling, huh?
05:22That is our intention, sir.
05:24Storekeeper tells me you're heading for Glass Lake.
05:27If you mean Oswego Lake, yes.
05:29We're going to establish a new settlement there.
05:31It'll be called Carpenterville.
05:34No need to ask where you get the name.
05:36The establishing of Carpenterville is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, sir.
05:40Inasmuch as I've undertaken to lead these people,
05:43I feel I'm justified in allowing myself a slight amount of personal pride.
05:47Sawaga, get the rest of the supplies.
05:55You figure your personal pride will protect you from the Hurons?
05:59Our guide, Sawaga, he's an Indian, a Mohawk.
06:02And I'm quite certain that if anybody should know the ways of Indians,
06:05it would be another Indian.
06:07Chingich Cook's a Mohican. Why don't you ask him?
06:09Really, Mr., uh, Mr...
06:12Folks call me Hawkeye.
06:13I appreciate your concern, Mr. Hawkeye,
06:16but I must attend to my own business in my own way.
06:18Now, if you'll excuse me.
06:20Just a minute, Mr. Carpenter.
06:22Chingich Cook and I are heading into Huron territory.
06:24I think it might be a good idea if we tag along with you people.
06:27You're quite welcome, of course,
06:29but please keep in mind that I already have a guide for our party.
06:32Well, that's understood.
06:35You must pardon my husband's abruptness.
06:38He has so much in his mind.
06:40Do you really think there'll be trouble with the Indians?
06:43Well, that's a question only the Indians can answer.
06:46But if I were your husband, I'd sure take more guns than powder.
06:49I'll see what I can do.
06:55If he is Mohawk, he's a Mohican.
06:58And if he's Indian, he's a Mohican.
07:02If he is Mohawk,
07:04why does he take pale face into Huron territory?
07:08Yeah, I'm kind of curious about that myself.
07:15Did you take the keg on the end?
07:17The one with the yellow mark on the side?
07:19Like others?
07:21Like others.
08:01Let's go.
08:32How long do you plan on keeping that fire going, Carpenter?
08:35Why, all night, naturally.
08:37With Huron's about, that's a sure way of telling them where we are.
08:40Sawaga assured me, Hawkeye, that we're in no danger from the Indians.
08:43Well, I'm inclined to think differently about that.
08:46What do you mean?
08:50Sawaga gone from camp.
08:52Gone?
08:54Yes, he's probably gone to rejoin his tribe.
08:56Sawaga's no Mohawk, or he wouldn't venture one foot into Huron territory.
09:00Sawaga is renegade, blood brother of Huron.
09:05I don't believe you.
09:07If Sawaga's not here, I don't see what there is to get alarmed about.
09:10He'll be back.
09:12Well, he may, and then again, he may not.
09:14We'll go out and try to pick up his trail and see what he's up to.
09:17In the meantime, you'd better break out those powder kegs and extra rifles that you brought along.
09:23And put out that fire.
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10:07Everett!
10:09Come here!
10:11What is it?
10:13Sand.
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10:39That's a war party if I ever saw one.
10:50If what Sawaga tell us is true,
10:53white men called Jason Masters give many guns for our hunters.
10:57It is true.
10:59Jason does not want rival trading post.
11:01He say, drive settlers back.
11:04Frighten them so they will never return to land of Huron.
11:08For this, many guns.
11:13And Yankee guns.
11:15They will not shoot.
11:17Powder kegs filled with sand.
11:21When great sun comes over tree,
11:24many scalps will hang in our lodges.
11:30Carpenter will be wiped out before he knows what hit him.
11:33Only one way escape.
11:35Across water.
11:37You go on, Carpenter. Be ready.
11:40I bring the news after Huron's leave.
12:00I'm sure, my dear, this is all some sort of misunderstanding.
12:03But, Everett, that doesn't explain how the sand got in the powder kegs.
12:07There's scarcely enough powder left to fill the horns.
12:10There, there. It's not as bad as all that.
12:12The Indians haven't attacked us, have they?
12:15Everett.
12:29There's a Huron war party headed this way.
12:31Your guide, Sawaga, will be right out in front leading them.
12:34Take all the women down along the water's edge a ways.
12:37You men stay here with me.
12:39Get all the blankets you can.
12:41Get that fire started and keep it burning.
12:43Come on, move.
12:45How much powder have you got left?
12:47Well, there was sand.
12:49I heard about that. How much good powder have you got?
12:51Less than half a keg.
12:53Well, get it.
12:59Woo-hoo!
13:03Woo-hoo!
13:05Woo-hoo!
13:07Woo-hoo!
13:09Woo!
13:30Woo-hoo!
13:41Woo-hoo!
13:49Kinky's gone.
13:51Woo-hoo!
13:59Woo-hoo!
14:11What are they doing?
14:13They're probably trying to pick up our trail.
14:17Here comes Chingagook with the canoes.
14:29Woo-hoo!
14:31Woo-hoo!
14:43Sawaga lie. Guns speak death to Huron.
14:45No. Powder's soon gone.
14:47See?
14:49Take canoes.
14:51Woo-hoo!
14:53Woo-hoo!
14:59Woo-hoo!
15:05Go.
15:07Bring canoes.
15:23Gray Wolf didn't waste any time.
15:29We not last long here without more powder.
15:31What are we gonna do?
15:33Carpenter?
15:35If I get you out of this, will you promise me something?
15:37Yes. Anything.
15:39Will you take your people back to Bridgestone,
15:41wait until spring,
15:43until the Hurons have cleared out of this area,
15:45then Chingagook and I will come back,
15:47we'll guide you to your new land and get you settled properly.
15:49If you've still got a mind to be pioneers.
15:51Yes, yes, of course.
15:53I'll give you my word.
15:55But how will you...
15:57Don't worry about that. Right now we've got a fight in our hands.
16:03Now the rest of you, hold your fire like I told you.
16:15Gray Wolf!
16:17I want to talk to you.
16:19Our guns will be silent.
16:27I want to talk to you.
16:57You killed Gray Wolf, all die.
16:59You listen, Hawkeye.
17:03Talk.
17:05Your braves will die before they take any scalps.
17:07My people are well protected.
17:09You have no powder.
17:11Soon fire sticks no good.
17:13Then we come.
17:15Who told you we have no powder?
17:17You've heard our guns speak,
17:19and they'll speak again and again.
17:21Gray Wolf not believe you.
17:23We're out of powder.
17:25We're out of powder?
17:27Why would I waste it like this?
17:31Every man up there could do this.
17:33We'd still have more than enough powder
17:35to blow you out of the water.
17:56Satisfied?
17:59Braves not afraid to die.
18:01My people aren't afraid to die either.
18:03But there's no sense in killing everyone.
18:05You said that my scalp
18:07would bring great honor to your teepee.
18:09Suppose I give myself up to you,
18:11become your prisoner.
18:13We'll stop this battle.
18:15You, my prisoner, to save Yengis?
18:17And Hurons.
18:19You call off your braves,
18:21and we'll let these people go back to the village unharmed.
18:25When great sun fall into mountain,
18:27how can I come to village?
18:29Leave knife, fire stick behind.
18:31All right.
18:33I'll come unarmed.
18:55Does he really think you'll be there?
18:57He does, and I will.
18:59You'll find after you've been here a while,
19:01it doesn't pay to break your word with a Huron,
19:03or any Indian.
19:05Now come on, let's get these people back to the wagons.
19:07I haven't much time.
19:25Whoa!
19:27I guess you can make it on in from here, all right.
19:29I don't know quite what to say.
19:31Don't try to say it.
19:33Just live up to your end of the bargain.
19:39I guess I've got a lot to learn.
19:55Let's go.
20:09My brother Chinggitch Cook,
20:11this is as far as we go together.
20:15What mean this?
20:17Where my brother go, I go.
20:19It's needless for you to go, too.
20:21I gave my word to Gray Wolf that I'd be his prisoner
20:23and let the settlers go without bloodshed.
20:25I know Hawkeye not break word,
20:27but we have traveled many trails together
20:29for many moons.
20:31We have shared trouble and danger.
20:33I go with you.
20:35No, you stay.
20:37Manitou be with you.
20:53Hawkeye, come.
20:55Hawkeye, my prisoner.
20:57I've kept my end of the bargain,
20:59if that's what you mean.
21:01Hawkeye brave.
21:03Soon torture of fire prove how brave.
21:05Take him.
21:07Wait.
21:09If Gray Wolf puts Hawkeye to the fire,
21:11then Gray Wolf is without honor.
21:13Why Hawkeye say this?
21:15Because you didn't capture me.
21:17I gave myself up to you.
21:19I gave myself up to you.
21:21Because you didn't capture me,
21:23I gave myself up in exchange for the lives of the white settlers.
21:25Now you owe me a favor.
21:27Gray Wolf owe nothing.
21:29What about the lives of your braves that were saved?
21:31The white man saves the life of a Huron
21:33and has taken prisoner.
21:35He's given the chance to defend himself
21:37and earn his freedom.
21:39If you don't believe me, ask your counsel.
21:47Hawkeye tricked Gray Wolf.
21:49I'm just giving you the chance to get great honor
21:51by getting my scalp in combat.
21:53How we fight?
21:55Any way you say.
21:57Tomahawk.
22:19Ow.
22:49Ow.
22:57Offhand, I'd say you lost, Gray Wolf.
22:59Hawkeye kill now?
23:13No.
23:15I figure I've done what I started to do.
23:19Let's go.
23:49I guess that means I'm officially in business.
23:51Well, I reckon it does.
23:53Too bad Jason had to sell out so fast.
23:55Someday I'll still found the settlement of Carpenterville.
23:57Of course you will, Everett.
23:59But as you said, only after we found out more
24:01about this frontier life.
24:03With new settlers and fur traders like us,
24:05you'll do plenty of business right here, Carpenter.
24:07But we got no fur.
24:09Well, we got a lot of fur,
24:11but we don't have a lot of money.
24:13Well, we got a lot of money,
24:15but we don't have a lot of money.
24:17We got no fur.
24:19That's right, I plum forgot.
24:21Well, I guess we better go back and see Gray Wolf again.
24:23Now?
24:25Why not? There are furs, aren't they?
24:27You better go back in there and start figuring your prices.
24:29We'll be back and be your first customers.
24:39Join us again at this same time next week
24:41for another of James Fenimore Cooper's
24:43gripping tales of the early American frontier.
24:45Another exciting adventure of Hawkeye
24:47and his blood brother Chinguchkook.
24:49Last of the Mohicans.
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