Trinity Is Still My Name

Bambino walks through a harsh desert with his saddle and comes upon four escaped convicts. He outsmarts them by stealing their beans and horses, showing his opportunistic humor. The scene sets up Bambino's roguish approach to trouble.

Trinity rides on his travois and encounters convicts frying more beans, whom he tricks. He foils their scheme with quick wit and calm confidence. This moment contrasts Trinity's sharpness with Bambino's rough humor.

Trinity reaches the family homestead and finds Bambino bathing, prompting him to bathe as well. They join lunch, displaying rough manners but camaraderie. Four convicts arrive and attempt to rob the family, but the mother drives them off with a shotgun and they lose their guns and money.

That night, their father pretends to be dying and forces Trinity and Bambino to promise to work together. The feigned death seeds an alliance that drives their future schemes. The brothers become partners rather than rivals by design.

Bambino teaches Trinity how to be a successful horse thief, sharing tricks of the trade. They spot a wagon with two tired mules and decide to rob the passengers, but meet a sick baby and a young girl who capture Trinity's interest. The setup blends humor with budding romance and partnership.

The family remains stuck with a broken wheel, so Bambino lifts the wagon and Trinity changes the wheel. They give the family some of the money they have stolen, building goodwill and repeating a running gag of crossing paths with the same family. The bond between the brothers and the family deepens.

In town, Trinity, Bambino, and two cowboys play cards with the professional sharper Wild Card Hendricks. Trinity appears to have a winning hand and is accused of cheating. He then demonstrates his speed by repeatedly drawing and holstering his gun, slapping Hendricks before the sharper can react.

The brothers buy new suits with their winnings, telling the grateful family they are undercover federal agents as The Captain and The Lieutenant. In a smart restaurant, they indulge in abundant food, displaying their lack of table manners. A man later pays them four thousand dollars to keep their eyes shut.

In San José, they start a bar brawl with convicts they recognize and escort them to the local sheriff for bounty. The sheriff explains that everyone in town works for the man who paid them, warning them to avoid the mission. The sense of a corrupt town adds tension to their schemes.

That night, they visit the mission where Bambino pretends to confess, shocking the priest with his long list of transgressions. The loud organ music masks the details, letting their antics stay humorous rather than grim. The visit foreshadows their plans to challenge the outlaw operation.

The man who paid them uses the mission to run guns and stash loot, with his men disguised as monks. The brothers enlist the real monks to help beat the outlaws, while secretly planning to take the loot for themselves. After a long fight, Rangers arrive to arrest the outlaws, and one Ranger suspects Bambino.

As they ride away, the pioneering family is stuck fording the river, echoing their earlier predicament. Trinity rides down to help them cross, offering a lighthearted, benevolent close to the story. The acts of goodwill cap off the film with a sense of playful justice and kinship.