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:
One of the oldest cliches
In stories of law enforcement
Is that all ex-convicts
Eventually return to prison.
This notion disgusted
Marshal wyatt earp.
And in later years,
Wyatt used to cite the case
Of jed lorimer as a story
Which contradicted fiction
With the v*olence
And heartbreak of real life.
Mr. Lorimer, you spent
Eight months in yuma prison,
You're now paroled to me.
You, uh, feel that
You've been treated fairly?
More than that, sir.
You and judge spicer
Wrote to the parole board.
It's hard to say just
How much I appreciate it.
Oh, forget it.
You made a mistake
And you took your punishment.
Sorry I couldn't inform
On the tucson boys.
- But you see--
- It doesn't matter.
The rangers caught them
In texas.
Yeah? I hadn't heard.
The only thing that really
Matters is that you now
Stay out of trouble.
I've learned my lesson,
Marshal.
I'd like to see you
Promoted to ramrod
At mr. Davies'
Diamond "d" ranch,
Marry and settle down.
Thank you, marshal.
I don't think you should be
Having too much trouble
Getting a fresh start
Here in tombstone.
I wish you'd do me
One favor, though.
You just name it,
Sir.
Kinda keep an eye on
Young phil davies for me.
Phil? Marge wrote me
That he was doing real good
With his job at the bank.
She's proud of her brother.
Well, he happens to be
The same sort of
Reckless young man
That you were at his age.
Yeah, I guess that's right.
Well, I better start acting
Like a brother-in-law
Right away, hmm?
Thank you.
You have any problems,
You come to me until
Your parole's over, huh?
I understand, sir.
- Good luck.
- Thank you.
Thanks again, marshal.
I just seen miss marge
And her daddy out there.
Is that young fella there
Jed lorimer?
Yep.
Did ayers give you
Any information on whether
Phil davies
Is gambling again?
Yep.
Been real busy
Gambling every night
At ayers' place
Over in charleston.
Winning or losing?
Losing.
Mostly to dapper courtney.
Dapper courtney?
That troublemaker?
Well, you oughta run him
Out of town a long time
Ago, wyatt.
( Sighs deeply )
If I warn mr. Davies
About phil,
I could just be starting
Another family rile that
May be about nothing.
I don't wanna start
Anything at the bank either.
They'd just fire phil.
Jed know what
He's come home to?
I didn't have the heart
To tell him.
I just hinted that
He should
Kind of keep an eye
On marge's brother.
Appears like jed
Got out of jail
Just in time to sit
On a keg of gunpowder.
Can't an ex-con ever make
A fresh start, wyatt?
Mr. Gibbs, we may be
Just borrowing trouble.
Come on, let's see
If we can get some
More information
On phil davies
And mr. Courtney.
You want me to lose
My job at the bank?
That is no concern
Of mine, phil.
I told you I shouldn't be
Seen with you in tombstone.
Well, what is it?
These i.o.u.s.
$ .
You'll get paid.
How? When?
My luck can't
Run bad forever.
I'm raising money
For another stake.
You could lose that too.
Phil, I've been thinking
Of asking your pappy to
Bail you out.
I don't think
You'll do that.
( Laughing )
Am I supposed to be
Scared of you, sonny?
Just stay away
From my father.
Those are my debts.
I'll take care of them.
All right.
I can wait.
Two days, no more.
Very generous, dapper.
Very generous.
Howdy, phil!
Hello, jed. Whoa.
Well, oh, well,
The prodigal's return.
Sure did appreciate
Your letter
Welcoming me back.
Oh, not at all.
Everybody has troubles
One time or another.
Dad wouldn't speak to me
For months after I left
The ranch.
Yeah.
Marge wrote me about it.
But I knew your dad
Wouldn't stay peeved
Too long.
- ( Chuckles )
- He's a real man.
As a matter of fact,
You're all a wonderful family.
Not many people would
Have done what you have.
Ah, what's passed
Is dead and done for.
Look,
You're needed here.
Well now maybe the old man
Will stop trying to make
A rancher out of me.
( Chuckles )
I like cattle; you don't.
Marge says
You're soon gonna be
Assistant cashier at the bank.
( Both chuckle )
Well, our davies ranch
Is a big depositor.
Dad and marge
At they house?
No, they rode over
To the branding camp.
Well, I'm short for time.
I gotta see marge about
Something.
Aren't you staying
For supper?
No, not this trip.
You carry on with
That fence, cowboy.
I'll head toward
That torch
They call
The branding camp.
I'll see you soon, jed.
Don't get too dusty now.
Whoa-ho.
Sis!
Come on over.
Phil, is this
A bank holiday?
I got the afternoon off.
No, cross my heart.
Did you see jed?
Can you stay for supper?
Well, at least you're
Gonna say howdy to dad.
The answers are
Yes, no and no.
Look, tie your horse
And climb into the buggy.
I've got some
Urgent business with you.
How's dad been?
Fine.
What's this
Urgent business?
Well... ( Sighs )
I need $
Right away.
If I don't pick up
The option on that
Mining claim,
I'll lose it.
Phil, you've been
Gambling again.
Of course I have.
Any mining deal
Is a gamble, you know that.
I meant cards.
Marge, didn't I promise you
To quit that nonsense?
Yes. You promised.
All right, then.
How about the loan?
$ -- I barely have that
In the house account.
Here's a check
All filled in.
Just sign it.
All right.
Take me to the house
And I'll sign it.
Phil? This is
The last time.
The very last time.
I know.
Thank you, sis.
You keep your hands
Off me, gibbs.
Why, sure.
John laws can't
Get rough with me.
What's the charge?
I'll sue you
For false arrest.
Have a chair,
Mr. Courtney.
Oh, no.
You don't question me.
Marshal says sit down.
- Now look here, earp--
- Shut up!
Is he carrying a g*n?
Yeah. Got that there
In his breast pocket.
Now mr. Courtney,
You get five days
For that.
Do you still want
To sue me?
No, I'm-- no.
That's better.
Now what's the deal between
You and phil davies?
Deal? What are you
Talking about?
I heard you talked
To davies.
Back room
Of the alhambra.
I also know that he's been
Losing money to you
Over at
The charleston road house.
You have no jurisdiction
At the charleston.
Well, this happens
To be tombstone.
I'd give him five days
On bread and water.
Lock him up
For awhile, mr. Gibbs.
Let's go, dapper.
Now wait a minute.
Phil owes me some money.
I was just trying to
Collect, that's all.
- You thr*aten him?
- Of course not.
He said he'd pick up
The i.o.u.s in a day
Or so.
We parted good friends.
All right,
Let's keep it that way.
I'll give you hours
To get out of town.
Dapper?
That means
Don't come back.
I just don't
Understand it.
Phil coming all the way
Out here
And not stopping
To see me.
Dad, I tried to explain.
He had things on his mind.
His main purpose
Was to welcome jed.
Mighty good of him too.
Oh, he always means well.
My guess is that
He was trying to buy
A railroad from jay gould.
He did mention
Some business deal he had.
Well, I wish he'd remember
That rome wasn't built in a day.
You know, some businesses
Take time.
You take this ranch,
For instance.
Why-- oh, you--
You young people run along.
I'll help lena
With the dishes.
Thanks, dad.
You fibbed to your dad.
Yes.
Is phil in some kind
Of trouble?
Money.
He bought an option on
An old mining claim
Some time back,
And he had to pick up
The option or lose
The claim.
So he, uh, borrowed
From you?
Yeah, it all adds up.
What adds up?
What do you mean, jed?
( Sighs )
No use in us keeping
Secrets from each other.
Marshal earp asked me
To look after phil.
Oh, he did?
And what did he mean?
( Exhales )
I don't know exactly.
He just said phil
Was a little wild
And reckless.
( Chuckles )
The way I used to be.
I think phil's
Been gambling.
You didn't believe
The claim option story?
I don't know.
I'm just not sure.
Well, I'll have
A little talk with phil.
But not with marshal earp.
Promise me.
Let's keep it
In the family.
Of course I will.
Our family.
Phil's been such
A disappointment
To dad.
I don't what he'd do
If he got into real trouble.
He won't.
You just leave it to me.
Phil!
Oh, jed.
I thought I saw you
From the window.
Why didn't you
Come into the bank?
Because what I gotta say
Is better said in private.
So marge told you, huh?
Not very much.
Anyway, it was my own idea
To come into town here.
Well, it was a waste
Of time, my friend.
You look worried, phil.
What is it?
Let's get this straight.
I'm free and I'm over .
Now look, phil.
I'm a part of
Your family now,
And I don't wanna
See you get--
I don't need any help
From an ex-con.
Just a minute, jed.
Good morning, marshal.
Did, uh, phil tell you
That he's in debt
To a gambler by the name
Of courtney?
Why, no.
He said everything
Was straightened out.
Well, I doubt it.
He lost $ gambling
Last night at charleston.
Oh. I see.
I ran courtney out of town,
But he'll probably still
Put the pressure
- On phil.
- Blackmail?
Perhaps.
You could never tell
What a gambler
Like dapper courtney
Might do.
But I'm more concerned
About what phil might do
Because of it.
So am i.
What do you suggest?
I think mr. Davies
Oughta be told about it.
He could settle phil's i.o.u.s
And clear up the whole matter.
That'll take the pressure
Off of phil.
No, sir.
I promised marge
That I would handle it.
You gotta give me
That chance, mr. Earp.
Jed, you can't afford
To get mixed up in this.
I can't afford not to.
Mr. Davies and marge
And phil are my family now.
You gotta understand
Why I wanna help him.
- ( Buggy approaching )
- Hyah! Hey!
Let me handle this.
I'll follow him
And see what he does.
All right.
He's probably going
To talk to courtney.
You report back to me.
I want you to stay
Out of trouble.
Yes, sir.
Well, I should go
To mr. Davies myself.
I'm glad that jed wants
To keep peace in the family,
But what if-- what if
Dapper squeezes phil into
Doing something at the bank?
Trouble is,
What if he don't?
Yeah, there's that too.
Well, if you tell on phil,
He'll lose his job
At the bank too, most likely.
And the other thing, wyatt,
You can't cure a boy
Of gambling by getting
His daddy to pay his i.o.u.s.
I know.
You know, jed promised me
He'd report back to me,
But we'll post a guard
On the bank just in case.
I was just
Thinking of starting
For your pappy's ranch.
You ever do that,
And I'll k*ll you.
Oh, sure. Your hanging
For m*rder would help
Your folks out a lot.
I had another run
Of bad luck last night.
I can't pay you.
I figured as much.
Phil, I've been thinking some.
- What about jed lorimer?
- What about him?
He's an ex-con, isn't he?
I could use him
In a little scheme I have.
Phil:
Jed's on parole.
He wants to marry
My sister.
Once a con,
Always a con.
That's what I say.
Well, let's not
Be fools.
I know that fella.
He'd go straight
To wyatt earp.
Well...
Uh, what's your idea?
Well, I was thinking
Of the contention mine payroll.
You take it to the mine office
This afternoon, don't you?
Me rob the bank?
( Scoffs ) no.
Oh, you don't rob it.
Chris and I will
Hold you up on the trail.
You put up a fight,
We hit you on the head,
Make off with the payroll.
- You're in the clear.
- I said no!
There's $ , ,
Isn't there?
That's six for you--
Oh, minus, of course,
What you owe me.
No.
My sister knows how bad
I need the money.
She'd put two and two
Together.
So what?
What could she prove?
Besides,
I couldn't trust you.
I'd never get my cut.
Yes, you would.
You see, I have
A safety deposit box
In the tombstone bank.
The money will be there.
Fat chance I'd have of
Getting it out unless
You said so.
Congratulations, dapper.
I'd never thought of
Putting the money back
Into the very same bank
That I'd stolen it from.
Is it a deal?
Well, it's a choice
Between the robbery...
Or k*lling you.
Phil davies still inside?
Yup.
Everything's hunky-dory.
I haven't heard
From jed yet.
If phil leaves again,
You follow.
Good idea changing rigs,
My boy.
I've often told mr. Johnson
We should be more clever
With payroll deliveries.
Yes, sir.
Can't be too careful.
Mm.
- Hold it!
- Whoa whoa whoa!
What are you
Doing here, jed?
Give me that bag!
Don't do it, jed!
Don't be a fool!
He's heading back
To tombstone.
We'll cut him off.
That's the ex-con.
( Laughs )
He did us a favor.
I'd like to see him
Explain this to earp.
Come on,
Hit the saddle.
I guess you think
I double-crossed you, marshal.
At least six people
Identified you.
You were
Carrying this money--
Marked bills
From the mine payroll.
Mr. Gibbs, we're holding
Mr. Lorimer for armed robbery.
I don't believe he done it.
Thank you, mr. Gibbs.
But once a criminal,
Always a criminal.
That's the way
People like to--
You'll get your day
In court. Now lock
Him up.
Now roscoe likes
Him and miss marge.
And anybody that
Roscoe takes a--
I said lock him up!
Yeah, what are you
Gonna do...
( Muttering )
Maybe now
You wanna talk.
No, sir.
Jed, how could you?
And I'm asking
The same question.
You know we forgot
About the past.
I took you
Into my family.
Marge loved you.
I gave you
A new start.
Could have been
A partnership with me.
But now you don't even
Have the decency
To tell marshal earp where
The rest of that money is.
You should have
Stayed in jail.
That's where you belong.
Come along, marge.
Phil, I thought for a moment
That you might have--
I'm gonna try and forget
Jed lorimer.
That I ever knew him!
Hold it, folks.
Phil, jed is really trying
To cover up for you,
Isn't he?
Yes.
Who planned this? You?
Dapper courtney.
He blackmailed me into it.
I think jed took the money
From me just to keep it
From dapper.
Earp:
Where's courtney now?
He planned to double back
And put the money in his box
In the bank.
Excuse me, folks.
Jed, can you ever
Forgive me?
Well, I guess none of us
Have been very smart.
Didn't wyatt tell you
To get out of tombstone?
Well, uh...
Hours
Isn't up yet, gibbs.
I got some valuable papers
I gotta get out of the bank.
I'll be out of town
In minutes.
Well...
I guess
It's all right.
Thank you, gibbs.
Hold it, courtney!
What is going
On here?!
Well, I'll be
A hornswoggled yankee.
Get him on his feet.
Come on, dapper.
( Groaning )
Get up.
Good-bye, marshal.
Jed:
Thanks again, marshal.
How come you let
Phil davies off?
'Cause I didn't have
Any legal case against him.
He conspired with dapper,
But the robbery didn't come off.
Jed stopped him.
It was a robbery, though.
Tell me, mr. Gibbs.
Would you send jed back
To yuma prison
For trying to save phil?
No, sir, I wouldn't.
You're a good john law.
Even roscoe knows
That justice needs
A little mule sense
Once in a while.
( Braying )
♪ 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.