06x20 - Casey and the Clowns

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". Aired: September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961.*
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06x20 - Casey and the Clowns

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The life and legend

Of wyatt earp

( Men vocalizing )

♪ Wyatt earp, wyatt earp

♪ Brave, courageous and bold

♪ Long live his fame

♪ And long live his glory

♪ And long may

His story be told. ♪

Announcer:

"The life and legend

Of wyatt earp"...

Narrator:

In the s, there were

Many bandit gangs

Who plundered

The southwest,

And among them were the very

Successful bank robbers

Called the harlequins.

Five cunning K*llers who

Disguised themselves as clowns

To conceal their identity.

It was a device

Which enabled them to elude

Some of the most famous

Law officers of the west.

Stand back!

What kind of

Getup's that?

It's one of the harlequins.

You've heard of them before.

The harlequins?

You mean them

Bank robbers?

That's right.

Let's see what he looks like.

Gibbs:

A harlequin, huh?

What might your

Real name be?

( Irish accent )

Oh, you needn't be

Asking me that,

For I'll never

Tell you.

It doesn't matter.

All we have to know

Is that he's a harlequin.

Get him over

To dr. Goodfellow.

Have him patch him up.

I'm gonna follow

Those others.

If you find

The harlequins,

It's a dead marshal

You are.

Meaning no disrespect

To yourself, of course.

Thanks for the warning.

All right, give me hand

With mr. Funny face here.

What are we doing here?

Why'd you make us stop?

I'll tell you later.

Joe, put the horses

In that abandoned

Mine shaft.

Give me that money

You're carrying.

Well, we're in

The clear now.

We're out of sight

In this shack.

I'm gonna

Get me some sleep

Before we head on back

To tombstone.

Back?

Well, now that's a real

Brilliant idea.

What about the money?

Are we gonna take that

Back too?

No, we're not gonna

Take that back too.

We'll hide it under

The floor,

That is unless you've

Got a better idea.

No, I didn't mean

To make you sore.

Well, start getting

Out of that rig.

Just the same, tex,

It ain't smart

Going back there.

We've been together

Two years.

Two years we've had

Our agreement.

One of us

Gets cocked,

The rest

Gets him out.

Now it's plain

And simple.

Y'all agreed to it,

And they'll be no

Backing out now.

Look at it sensible, tex.

Nobody knows us.

We don't need casey anymore.

That's right.

We disappear and live

Like kings somewhere.

Well, now you boys

Is overlooking just

One little thing.

Casey knows who we are.

Oh, he wouldn't

Tell nothing.

No. No, he'll be

Real quiet till

We come get him.

But the day he figures

We're long gone,

That's the day when

Everybody finds out

Who we are.

You savvy?

You know, he's right.

Tex, you think

We lost that marshal?

( Scoffs )

Even indian trackers

Would have a hard time

Following that trail in them

Rocks we come through.

You and newt get started

On that floor.

And don't mark up

The wood.

( Crowd talking, shouting )

Well, mr. Mayor,

What am I gonna do?

I can't give those people

Their money, not all of them.

You've got enough on hand

To pay out some, haven't you?

Sure, but that ,

Last night, I can't replace it.

No bank could.

Well, you, um...

You try to keep 'em

Satisfied until

Wyatt gets back.

Maybe he had

Some luck.

It ain't gonna be easy

Getting casey out of that jail.

Well, the marshal's got

To go to bed sometime.

And he sleeps

At the hotel.

Oh, and newt, you let me

Worry about it, huh?

You just do what you're

Told, same as always.

Yeah, let tex

Worry about it.

Even casey's smart.

I wish casey

Was here now.

So does he.

Tombstone will be

Full of cowboys dressed

Just like we are.

We go in

Same as anybody.

When the time's right,

We move on the jail.

All right?

( Crowd talking )

Boy, am I glad to see you.

You have any luck?

Yep. All bad.

Tracked in

The rock country,

Lost the trail.

Went beyond

To brush country,

Still couldn't

Find it.

Well, sir, this whole

Town's in uproar.

Everybody's scared

To death they ain't

Gonna get their money.

Wyatt, it appears to me

We're gonna have

To take out a posse

Just to cool things

Down a mite,

Whether we catch them

Fellas or not.

I got a hunch

The harlequins

Are gonna come back

To tombstone.

Come back? For what?

Him. They gotta get him out.

Ha!

With $ ,

To divide between 'em,

They're clean across

The border by now

Or traveling first class

To new york.

They're too smart

To leave him behind.

They've never been caught,

And they've never

Been identified.

All they have to do

Is drift into tombstone

Without their costumes

And take their chances.

We won't know who they are

Or where they are

Until it happens.

Well, sir,

If you're right,

We got a whoppin' job

On our hands.

We've got one advantage,

Mr. Gibbs.

They got to come in here

To get at him.

Ah, lad!

So you didn't catch

Me harlequin boys after all.

That's a pity now.

You had that massive long ride

All for nothing.

Well, any pity is yours,

Not mine.

You can smile,

But you're a liability

To the harlequins

Now that your face

Is known.

A clever fellow you are,

Marshal wyatt earp.

But you don't know it all.

You see, me secret lies

In the other things I be.

Such as keeping

Your mouth shut.

Well, if the boys think

That you won't talk,

They can't just let

You stay here in jail

And keep the money.

Or k*ll you right in

Here just to keep you

From squealing on 'em.

( Laughs )

You'll have to do

Better than that.

I'm not frightened at all.

No?

Well, try this one out.

When you stand trial,

The record of

The harlequins

Will put you in prison

For the rest of your life,

Even if we don't know

What your name is.

You'll never get me to trial.

You have me promise

On that.

I wouldn't count on

Breaking out of here

If I were you.

Your friends will never

Get you out of my jail.

And I give you

My promise on that.

I'll be watching

To see how you go about

Capturing the harlequin boys.

Oh, you're a bright one

For certain.

Good day to you, marshal.

What'd he say?

Nothing.

He's waiting for

A jailbreak.

You gonna put on

Extra deputies?

No.

Just scare 'em off with

Too heavy a guard.

Yeah, I guess

You're right.

You know, he sure talks

With a brogue, don't he?

( Irish accent )

And why would you be

Saying that, lad?

Oh, it is a pity to be finding

Myself in jail it is.

There now. Be a good lad

And unlock the door for me.

Well, burn my hide.

You take him off better

Than he does hisself.

You know, wyatt, you ought

To have been one of them

Playactor fellers.

That's darn good imitatin'.

( Door opens )

Wyatt. Shotgun.

How'd you make out?

( Regular voice )

I lost the trail.

Well, can you come down

To the bank right away?

Mr. Stacey says

Unless something's done,

Why, he's gonna go

Bankrupt.

I don't know

What I could do.

At least you can

Talk to the man.

( Irish accent )

I won't be long, lad.

Keep your eyes peeled

And your g*n ready.

Oh, get along out of here,

Will you!

( Laughs )

What's, uh...

What's that all about?

( Regular voice )

Huh?

Oh, just imitating our

Prisoner in there.

( Crowd talking )

Man:

Go on, mr. Clanton!

Get right in there!

Hold it right there, earp.

I want to talk to you.

What's this I hear about

The bank being robbed,

Cleaned out by

A bunch of clowns?

You heard right,

Mr. Clanton.

Are you trying to say

It wasn't your outfit?

Hush up!

Every time anything

Happens around here,

You think it's me.

I run a big business.

And my boys got

Plenty to do

Without messing around

Trying to rob banks.

You done anything about

Finding that money?

Is your vigilantes

Doing anything to help?

Now you--

You seem awful interested

In law enforcement

All of a sudden?

How come?

Jehoshaphat!

I got money in

The place, that's why!

And I'm getting it out

Right pronto!

Then I'm going over

To that arizona bank

And do the exact

Same thing!

I ain't waiting for it

To get robbed!

Clanton, you got any idea

What'd happen

If everybody does that?

The banks would go broke,

And people will lose

Their money.

You're wasting your breath.

Mr. Clanton doesn't care

What happens to other people.

Well, now I care enough

To give you a piece

Of advice.

You catch them fellas,

Or I'll see you fired

Right out from under that

Star you're struttin'.

Ain't no clowns gonna

Make a fool out of me.

So emperor clanton

Doesn't like outsiders

Pulling jobs in town.

That's too bad.

Never mind!

You just start being

A john law, sonny,

Or take

The consequences.

How about that.

Clanton acting like an honest,

Righteous, outraged citizen.

He's outraged, all right.

But he did give me

An idea.

Oh?

You tell mr. Stacey

I'll see him later.

Where you going?

Tell you when

I get back.

Mr. Borden, all I'm

Asking you to do

Is to loan some of

Your bank's cash

To the tombstone bank.

You'll get it back, sir.

I don't see any reason

For helping your

Competitor, marshal.

It's his own fault

That he was robbed.

Pure carelessness.

He takes the same

Precautions you do, sir.

And that's

Beside the point--

I'm sorry.

I can't agree.

Why, if people found out

What I was doing,

There'd be a run

On my bank.

Sir, if I could

Guarantee that nobody

Would find out about it,

Would you do it?

Why should i?

Because if the tombstone

Bank goes broke,

There'll be a financial

Panic that would

Ruin everybody.

Do you want that?

Why, no, of course not.

Then do as

I ask you, sir.

We can make the transfer

Of the money sometime

After midnight.

Mm... All right.

Meet me at : .

Thank you, sir.

I'll be here.

( Crowd murmuring )

( Inaudible )

( Door closes )

.

Call.

I'm out.

Three kings.

( Knock on door )

Who is it?

Tex.

Lock it again.

Come over here.

All right, now I want

One of you boys at this

Window all the time.

Don't take your eyes

Off the jail.

Anybody comes out,

Anybody goes in,

I want to know

About it.

All right?

I went back and got me a real

Good look at that jail.

( Chuckles )

It ain't gonna be

Hard at all.

We'll just, uh, wait

Till the marshal leaves,

The deputy goes on patrol

And, uh, shoo--

Casey's out.

( Chuckles )

All right, let's deal

The cards,

See how it's

Running tonight.

Nothing happen?

Nothing except

I'm getting darn hungry.

Go get yourself

Some chow.

Get something for

The prisoner, too.

He'll be around here

A while.

If there's

Anything I hate

It's sitting around

And waiting for

Something to happen.

I'd rather be

In a sh**t.

Maybe we can help it along.

Well, I sure hope so,

Because I just ain't

Cut out for this.

Tex.

That big deputy

Just left.

Marshal stay inside?

Yeah.

Keep watching.

All right,

What'll you have?

I'll take two.

Hello, mr. Mayor.

Wyatt.

I checked

The cosmopolitan hotel

Like you asked me to.

Four men registered

In today.

They're, uh...

They're in the room

Overlooking the jail.

Fine.

Next you ask mr. Stacey

To close up the bank,

Regular hours.

Post an announcement

That he will be paying

Withdrawals again tomorrow.

Now, wait a minute, wyatt.

He can't do that.

He won't have

The currency.

He'll have enough

By morning.

Not the holdup money,

But he'll have enough

From another source.

All right.

I'll tell him.

You know, uh, wyatt,

You aren't sticking

Your neck out, are you?

Yeah, way out.

Out to here.

But I thank you

For asking.

Well, that's done.

Your vigilantes ready?

Well, I got four

Picked men.

They're gonna meet me

In exactly minutes.

Oh, uh, the tailor

Brought those packages

For you, wyatt.

I told you where

I lost the trail

Of those harlequins.

Yeah.

You have your men

Stay out of sight.

Don't worry.

We'll do our job.

You just take care

Of yourself, wyatt.

Shotgun.

Yeah.

Hmm. What do you got there?

A new suit?

Here, put these on.

Put it on?

What for?

I can't wear

Your clothes.

They're not mine,

They're your size.

Tailor's been

Working all day,

Trying to get them

Ready for you.

Well, are you gonna

Tell me the scheme,

Or are you gonna

Let me guess?

I want you to dress up

Like me,

Go out the front,

Pretend like you're

Heading for my hotel.

But you cut around

And come in

The rear door,

Put your own

Clothes on

And then pretend

To go on patrol.

Well, what are you gonna be

Doing if you can't go?

( Irish accent )

I'll be getting rid

Of our clown a while.

We'll put the dear lad out

And me in his cell.

Yeah. Say, that's a pretty

Tricky idea, wyatt.

( Regular voice )

There's one part of this

I haven't told you yet.

Yeah yeah, I know.

Don't warn me about

Not sh**ting nobody.

I ain't gonna sh**t

Unless I have to.

No.

We're gonna let 'em

Get their man.

I mean, I'll be in

Casey's clothes.

Oh, no, you ain't.

You'll get yourself

k*lled.

So you can just forget

About that right now.

It's the only way

I can find out where

The money's hidden.

There ain't no bank

Worth getting yourself

k*lled over.

We'll capture 'em when

They come in here,

And that's enough

Right there.

You and the vigilantes will

Be following me, mr. Gibbs.

Yeah? How far back?

Just far enough so

We can't hear the horses.

Wyatt, if you get

Yourself k*lled,

And I help you do it,

I'll never get over it.

I won't get k*lled.

( Irish accent )

Now put on your new clothes,

There's a lad.

And be trusting me

The once.

Well... All right.

It ain't my style.

The marshal

Just left, tex.

Deputy still there?

Yeah.

Keep watching.

Good.

Now get your own

Outfit on

And get back here

As soon as you can.

Tex.

The deputy's leaving.

Hmm?

Let's see.

All right, boys.

This is what we were

Waiting for.

Now, newt, you go down

The back way.

Get the horses.

Take 'em to the alley

Behind the jail.

- You got that?

- Yeah.

All right.

Get your tote bag.

Go get 'em.

You give newt

Two minutes,

Then follow him

Down the back way.

You go out the front.

I'll follow you

In two minutes.

Now cut around

Behind the jail

Quick as you can

And wait for me.

All right, go get him.

Well, how do I look?

A fright.

( Irish accent )

And how is it now, lad?

You'd never it was my own

Dear self, now, would you?

I sure wouldn't.

You better get in that

Cell while you still

Got time.

( Regular voice )

Don't wait too long

To follow me.

Casey!

How come you still

Got that rig on?

( Irish accent )

And what do you think

I'd be wearing this night?

I've been expecting your

Some time, I have.

Don't get sore.

Sorry we took so long,

But it couldn't

Be helped.

You hurt?

Me arm, it's only

A scratch. Come on.

Take your saddlebags.

We got the money

In that shack, casey,

And it's hid

Real good.

You did the right thing,

My boy.

We'll be getting it

And then go on our way.

You boys get started

On the floor.

You don't have

To worry about us

Being followed, casey.

They probably

Don't even know

You're gone yet.

Ain't you gonna

Get out of the rig?

We ain't got all day.

Yeah, casey.

How come you haven't

Took off your mask?

It's not a ghost

You're seeing, lads.

( Regular voice )

Marshal earp of tombstone.

You're under arrest.

Hold it!

Reach!

You all right,

Wyatt?

Yeah.

Mr. Gibbs,

Put the handcuffs on 'em.

All right, boys,

Put some iron on 'em.

You and the vigilantes

Take 'em on back to town.

Mr. Clum and I will

Take the money.

Well, the bank's

Sure gonna be glad

To see you, wyatt.

All I want out of this

Is to see mr. Clanton's face

When he hears we caught

Those no-good clowns.

♪ Well, he cleaned up

The country ♪

♪ The old wild west country

♪ He made

Law and order prevail ♪

♪ And none can deny it

♪ The legend of wyatt

♪ Forever will live

On the trail ♪

♪ Wyatt earp, wyatt earp

♪ Brave, courageous and bold

♪ Long live his fame

♪ And long live his glory

♪ And long may

His story be told ♪

♪ Long may his story

♪ Be told.
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