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You're new ain't ya Yeah

That night a big blizzard come up and I had to pull into one of them there motels. Had no...

The Lusty Men • 1952

Rusty Davis:

[Meeting Wes for the first time]
You're new, ain't ya'? Wes Merritt:
Yeah. Rusty Davis:
Got two bits? Wes Merritt:
Sure. Rusty Davis:
Gimme'. Rusty Davis:
[Takes his money, then turns to Booker]
Okay, let him have a look. Booker Davis:
[Pulls up his pant leg, revealing his scarred and mangled right leg]
You ever see anything like that before? Wes Merritt:
[Slightly shocked]
Sure is the worst lookin' leg *I've* ever seen. Booker Davis:
Twenty years rodeoin' done that. Leg busted nine times, kneecap five, and the ankle four. Jeff McCloud:
Booker's got just about the most busted leg in the world. Booker Davis:
Nobody'll ever beat it unless they jump off one of them New York skyscrapers. Rusty Davis:
Last time Booker broke it, doctors wanted to cut it off. Booker Davis:
It was up in Denver. Rusty Davis:
He got right off the operating table, got some crutches and headed for New Mexico in our pickup truck. Booker Davis:
That night a big blizzard come up and I had to pull into one of them there motels. Had no sooner got in bed than my leg started hurtin' - got to hurtin' pretty bad. Finally I got up and pushed my bed over to the window and opened it and stuck my leg out. Pretty soon the leg froze up and the pain went away. Next mornin' I got up and thawed it out in front of a stove, drove on to Santa Fe. I won four firsts that day!

Full Transcript

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You're new ain't ya Yeah

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Got two bits Sure

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Gimme

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Okay let him have a look

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You ever see anything like that before

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Sure is the worst looking leg I've ever seen

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'Twenty years rodeo done that '

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Leg busted nine times kneecap five

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and the ankle four

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Booker's got just about the most busted leg in the world

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Nobody'll ever beat it lest they jump off

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of one of 'em New York skyscrapers

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Last time Booker broke it

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doctors wanted to cut it off

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It was up in Denver

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He got right off the operating table

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got some crutches and headed

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for New Mexico in our pickup truck

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That night a big blizzard come up

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and I had to pull into one of them there motels

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Had no sooner got in bed that my leg started hurtin'

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Got hurtin' pretty bad

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Finally I got up and pushed my bed over to the window

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and opened it and stuck my leg out

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Pretty soon the leg froze up and the pain went away

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Next morning I got up and thawed it out

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in front of a stove drove on to Santa Fe

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I won four firsts that day

Duration

61 seconds

Views

314

Timestamp in Movie

00:43:30

Uploaded

Dec 08, 2022

Genres

action, drama, sport

Production

Wald/Krasna Productions,RKO Radio Pictures

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Movie Summary

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

Actors

Rusty Davis

Wes Merritt

Booker Davis

Arthur Hunnicutt

Jeff Mccloud