( Male vocals
Humming melody )
♪ Wyatt earp ♪
♪ Wyatt earp ♪
♪ Brave, courageous,
And bold ♪
♪ Long live his fame ♪
♪ And long live his glory ♪
♪ And long may
His story be told! ♪
( Humming melody )
Male narrator:
Though the w*r ended in ,
There were sections
Of the land
Where passions were
Still flaming in ' .
And wyatt earp, as marshal
Of ellsworth, kansas,
Finds himself embroiled
With cowmen
Of strong, strong views
About that w*r.
- ( Men arguing )
- Marshal earp!
Marshal earp!
Man:
Here, here!
Wait a minute!
- ( Men shouting )
- Stop it, stop it!
Stop it!
- ( g*nsh*t )
- Hold it!
I'll sh**t
The next man
That moves.
You're all
Under arrest.
There's a law that says
You got to check your g*ns,
And you know that.
Mike, take their g*ns
And send 'em to jail.
Everybody put their g*ns
On the table here.
Move. Move!
I'm much obliged
To you, mr. Earp.
Five minutes more,
And they wouldn't have
Left me anything.
They'll have to pay
For it, mrs. Danaher.
- Help mike take 'em to jail.
- Yes, sir. Let's go.
A sherry,
Mr. Larsen.
I know you don't
Drink, marshal,
But a bit of wine would
Calm my irish temper.
What started all
The trouble, ma'am?
They're still
Fighting the w*r
Between the states.
All those cowhands
Were southern men.
They wanted me
To move general lee
From my parlor in here.
- General lee?
- A picture of him.
They called her
A traitor.
- You better clean up.
- Yes, ma'am.
I can't understand it,
Mr. Earp.
My dear departed husband
Was a confederate veteran.
He died last year.
God rest him.
Len wanted
To forget the w*r.
So do i.
Well, ma'am, folks
Aren't all that sensible.
These men
That drive the cattle
Up from the south,
They still carry
The stars and bars.
Why is that?
Some of our
Yankee politicians
Weren't good winners.
They rubbed it in
Every way they knew how.
Give a cowhand
A pint of whiskey,
And, well,
He starts remembering
His grievances.
But am I the one
To pay on that
Account, mr. Earp?
No, ma'am.
I'll collect
The damages for you.
- Mr. Larsen.
- Yes, sir?
How much do you think
It'll cost to put this
Place back into order?
Two or three thousand.
- Three thousand, huh?
- Don't be asking
A swede.
, Is
The irish of it.
Mrs. Danaher,
This is business.
, , Mr. Earp.
I'll see that you get it.
I'll have a talk
With judge miller.
Lord love you,
Mr. Earp.
Good day, ma'am.
( Overlapping dialogue )
All right, men,
Stand up.
Judge miller.
Take your hats off.
You men are charged
With drunkenness
And malicious destruction
Of property.
I suppose that's
Your idea of fun--
Wrecking a poor widow's
Only inheritance.
Just a minute, judge.
We got something
To say about this.
Order in the court.
Marshal earp, what's
Your recommendation here?
I think between them
They ought to be
Fined $ , ,
And stay in jail
Until they pay it.
- That's yankee justice.
- ( All murmuring )
Order.
The court fines you
$ , , Prorated.
You'll be held in jail
Until payment.
Deputy teague,
Remove the prisoners.
All right, men.
This way.
- ( Men murmuring )
- Go on.
Marshal earp...
This is marsh murdock,
A newspaper man
From wichita.
- We've been friends
For a long time.
- Hello, mr. Murdock.
Glad to know you,
Mr. Earp.
I came here
On business.
Mighty important business
For you, wyatt.
It's such an opportunity
That I can't stand
In your way.
I'll see you
Later, marsh.
- And I hope he
Turns you down.
- I hope not, ed.
Miller seems to think
You're going to be the best
Marshal in the west.
( Chuckles )
Well, ed's my friend.
Your friend, but also
A newspaper man.
We learn to size up
Men pretty well.
I'll come to the point.
How would you like to be
Marshal of wichita?
Wichita?
That's a...
That's a mighty big job.
Too big?
Well, I don't know.
Wichita ranks
With dodge city
For size and trouble.
It'll be worse when
The railhead moves in.
I'm laying all my cards
On the table.
( Chuckles )
How'd you happen
To hear about me?
You're better known
Than your modesty
Allows you to think.
What really brought me here
Was a chance remark
In ed's last letter.
- Oh?
- He said you know
How to handle
Southern cowhands.
Well, I have had to make
Quite a study of 'em,
But i...
Uh... Mr. Murdock,
I always think better
When I'm walking.
Would you mind
Getting a little sun?
Not at all.
Good idea.
You know, getting
Along with southerners
Is our big problem.
Bill hickok let
Some texas men
Run in over him last week
And had to quit.
And with sheriff
Smith retired,
We have to start
All over.
I heard that hickok's
A might too quick
On the trigger.
Wild bill didn't
Have the intelligence
To reason with cowhands.
He shot 'em.
They take
A lot of patience.
I can't say I'm
Any too well liked
By 'em.
No northern
Peace officer's
Going to be liked.
The best he can do is
Convince the johnny rebs
That he means
To be just and fair.
That and understanding
Their pride.
Pride?
Yeah, it seems to me
That's the key to it.
Just about all the w*r
Left them was their pride.
That's true.
You've heard folks
Speak about it
As a foolish pride,
But I've never held
For that.
I got two brothers
That fought for the north,
And they tell me
That southerners have
Every right to be proud.
They fought real well.
They sure did.
When I took this job,
I made up my mind
I'd never sh**t a cowhand
If there was
Any other way
Out of it.
You mean there
Are other ways?
Well, I hit 'em
With my fists a little,
Or buffalo 'em
Over the head
With my g*n barrel.
It's a lot more effective
Than sh**ting 'em.
You take an awful
Risk, though.
You buffalo a cowhand,
And all he has
Is a headache.
But if you sh**t
Him, well...
A lot of fellows
Can say to themselves
It wasn't a fair fight,
And then they
Lay in for you.
You're right.
What happens
If the cowhands
Decide to stay in jail?
Who's going to pay
For that work?
Well, then we'll
All chip in.
But I think
They'll pay for it.
What makes you
So sure?
A cowhand hates to spend
Much time in jail.
It hurts their pride.
What happens if they
Can't raise the , ?
Well, then their bosses
Will pay for it.
- Hurts their pride, too.
- Pride?
I never thought
Of the cowhand problem
In just that way.
You're the man
For the job in wichita.
We can pay you
$ A month.
Nominally, you'll serve
Under the new sheriff todd,
But you'll be in charge
Of law enforcement.
Well, what
Do you say?
Well... Bat masterson
Will want to come with me,
But he's going to
Have to go to school.
Ed miller
Isn't too happy
About my leaving.
No, but he realizes,
With the railhead
Moving on to wichita,
This town will change
From a cowhand whoop-de-do
To a normal community.
- Well, I'd--
- ( Hoofbeats )
- Man: are you wyatt earp?
- That's right.
- Where's judge miller?
- Who are you?
Ramser's the name.
Kirby ramser.
You got some
Of my men in jail.
We want to talk to you
And the judge in private.
All right.
First, ride over
To the jail and check
Your g*ns with my deputy.
I think not, sir.
- How is that
For yankee impudence?
- ( Both laughing )
There's nothing yankee
Or impudent about it,
Mr. Ramser.
It's a city ordinance.
Why, of all things,
- Aren't you
Captain ramser?
- Madam.
You wouldn't
Be remembering me?
I'm mary danaher,
Len's wife.
Ah, yes.
Running this tavern,
I believe.
I was, captain,
But a bunch of
Pesky cowhands
Just about put me
Out of business
This morning.
Heard about that.
Turned yankee lover,
Didn't you?
Why, captain,
You and my husband
Were great friends.
You were his captain.
You know I wouldn't--
( Chuckles )
Very welcome
You are,
You and your friend.
I'd like to honor--
No, thank you.
Good day, madam.
Hold it.
I meant what I said
About the g*ns.
All right.
Find judge miller.
We haven't
Any time to waste.
I'll be apologizing
For the captain,
Mr. Earp.
He never used
To be like that.
It's the captain
That should apologize
To you, ma'am.
I got to go find
Ed miller,
See what this
Is all about.
Excuse me.
There's a limit
To our patience, miller.
This town has lived
Off of us southerners,
Lived well,
And, in return,
You all hire this fellow
Earp as marshal,
And you did it
Knowing that he hates
All southern men.
Quite to the contrary,
Wyatt earp is--
I'm not here
To argue with you.
I'm here to tell you.
I want those cowhands
Released.
And no nonsense
About $ , fine.
The danaher woman
Got what she deserved
For turning yankee.
That's a stupid lie.
What did you say?
I called you
A stupid liar.
Now, wyatt.
You made us
Check our g*ns.
- Now I understand why.
- Miller: gentlemen.
Don't call him
A gentleman.
- He's a liar and a fool.
- Why, you--
- Now tell the judge
What you really want.
- We want you fired.
We'll give you six hours
To get out of town.
- You want to hear
The rest of it?
- I do not.
Well, you'll
Hear it anyway.
If earp hasn't left ellsworth
By : this afternoon,
We'll run him out.
If we have to do that,
We'll burn this town
To the ground.
You cross our city limits,
And there'll be a fight.
Get rid of earp
By : this afternoon.
The civil w*r
All over again.
Maybe not, ed.
Ramser wasn't bluffing.
No, but how many
Gunfighters
Can he raise?
You know anything
About the captain?
He's a hotheaded
Professional southerner.
He owns a big cattle
Spread in north texas.
He can hire plenty
Of gunfighters
In the camps.
Well, shall I let 'em
Run me out of town?
This is serious, wyatt.
We'll need to arm
At least a hundred men,
- Get the women
And children to safety--
- Hold on.
You may be
Overestimating
The captain.
No, there must be
Another way
To handle him.
Is that the picture
That caused
All the trouble?
General lee.
God rest him.
Was he really better
Than president grant?
Well, if he'd have had
The same number of men
And equal equipment,
He'd have licked us.
Why, mr. Earp,
You admit it?
Well, it's
Just my personal
Opinion, ma'am.
I'm not
A military expert.
But going
Way down the line
To captain ramser,
What do you
Know about him?
- Well--
- You can tell us.
Ramser's giving me
Until : to leave town.
If I don't, he says
He's going to run me out
And burn ellsworth.
- Just joking, you are.
- Nope.
Then it's all true.
A plague on that man.
Him that was
Me own len's captain
And a great gentleman.
He loves the south.
It's more hate
Than love, mr. Earp.
- You think
He's a fanatic?
- Daft.
Poor, wicked man,
A great worshipper
Of general lee.
Yet he doesn't know
The general was
Always praying
That the north and south
Would live together
Like brothers,
To forgive each other
For what's past.
I'll bet that ramser
Doesn't even know
The date of
General lee's birthday,
Or even his middle name.
Let's see.
Robert edward lee,
Born january th, .
- Have I got it right?
- Oh, devil and come
Saint patrick,
You certainly have.
Is there anything
You don't know, mr. Earp?
( Chuckles )
Well, lee just happens
To be one of my heroes,
But I don't know
Much about ramser.
You think he...
You think he
Was bluffing?
Was he cold sober
When he threatened you?
- Mm-hmm.
- Then he'll be after
Trying it, mr. Earp.
And don't take
Him lightly.
What kind
Of a following
Could he have?
A few friends
And a lot of money.
There's hundreds
Of southern men in
The cattle camps right now.
Yeah.
- Mr. Masterson,
I got a job for you.
- Yes, sir?
I want you
To take your horse
And scout the camps.
See if you can pick up
A line on ramser
In a couple of hours.
But if they
Catch him spying,
He might get hurt.
Don't worry.
They won't catch me.
- Mr. Earp's learning me
To be a marshal.
- "Teaching me."
When we get you into
School, they'll pound
The difference into you.
There are two things
I want to know quick--
Is ramser coming at : ?
And with how many men?
Yes, sir,
I'll find out.
Mr. Earp, a strong
Sense of justice
Has bedeviled us irish
From the start.
Why should you,
Who've refused to g*n
So many cowhands,
Be put among
Their enemy?
- Well, it is kind of
Mixed up, isn't it?
- It truly is.
You being the kind
Of man you are,
Ramser can't chase
You out of town.
Yet, if you stay,
There'll be
A bloody battle,
And that, none
Of your making.
Well, maybe ramser
Will change his mind.
Would you approve
Of my driving out
To the camps?
I'd have no influence
On ramser,
But I do know
A lot of cowhands.
Ma'am, it's good of you
To offer, but, no.
You will hide behind
No woman's skirt.
( Chuckles )
I'm not wounded
And down to my last
Cartridge yet.
Too bad.
It was a silly
Whim of mine.
Think nothing of it.
I'll go count
My liquor bottles.
Number eights?
That's bird shot.
- That's right.
- What's the idea, wyatt?
You ought to use
Buckshot or slugs.
I haven't heard
From bat.
If ramser was coming for us,
We'd have heard talk
In the nearest camp.
- So?
- Either he's not
Coming at all,
Or he'll make some
Fanatical johnny reb move
With just a few men.
Well, you haven't
Been wrong yet.
Of course,
We could always meet
Ramser with a posse.
( Laughs )
I heard about
That posse ride
At the bushwhacker inn.
This time
I could be right.
Yes, you could.
If ramser's coming with
A small army, we haven't
Got enough to fight.
If he's only going to
Come with a few men,
Then we can discourage
Him with some bird shot.
I still say ramser
Needs a double dose
Of buckshot.
What do you think,
Mr. Murdock?
I'm afraid
I must agree
With mr. Earp.
k*lling ramser might bring
The whole southern army
Down on you.
Thank you.
And just one more thing,
Ye old yankees.
Be careful not
To hit the horses.
I never did meet a horse hit
That cared a whinny about
The mason-dixon line.
I found this tacked
Onto the crossroad sign
Down at the coroner's.
"Miller, tell earp
I'm giving him until
: A.m. Tomorrow
To leave town.
Kirby ramser."
Just a bragging faker.
He talks too much
For a real johnny reb.
The real ones just
Come a-shootin'.
I don't know.
It might have taken him
Longer than he figured
To get his crowd
Together.
Bat should have
Been back by now.
I don't like it.
You think ramser
Might come in
This morning?
Bat can tell us that,
If they haven't caught him.
Almost five hours
Of waiting.
I'm afraid something
Happened to that boy.
What's going to
Happen at sunup?
Hope he can handle
These cowhands.
Well, we've armed
About men.
Earp can't ask you
To risk a whole
Town for him.
He won't run.
If he did that,
He'd be no use
To you in wichita.
Or anywhere else
As a law officer.
I like earp.
Hate to see him lose
His big chance
In wichita,
Lose his reputation
Or his life,
And through no fault
Of his own.
Why must you hurt so?
Bat's a smart, handy lad.
He'll take care
Of himself.
Mrs. Danaher,
I sent him out there.
They say a woman's
Lot is hard,
But a woman can weep
And be no smaller for it.
A woman can
Have fear and run.
It's expected of her.
But you men, must you
Be held by courage
Till it's
The death of you?
- I'm going to go
Out and get him.
- Oh, god, no. Heavens, don't.
- Mr. Earp.
- Mr. Masterson.
Are you all right?
A couple of ramser's men
Caught me spying on 'em.
I found out what you
Wanted to know, sir.
Ramser's coming at sunup.
He's hired all the top g*ns.
- We'll have to fight him
With every man we can get.
- I'll get the medicines.
He's coming
With mannie clements,
John wesley hardin,
Curley bill, ringo,
Mclaury boys.
Just rest yourself.
Don't talk anymore.
Put your feet up.
- Ed, I want you
To call off the fight.
- You're leaving town?
Ramser wants me.
It's my fight, not yours.
I know clements,
And hardin,
And the rest of them.
Are you planning to let
Them sh**t you down?
No.
Tomorrow's going to be
General lee's birthday.
We're going to
Make it his birthday.
- We are?
- Do you think
They'll respect that?
I don't know,
But it's my only chance.
Give me a break, ed.
Call off the fight,
And keep everybody
Out of it.
All right, wyatt.
Come along, marsh.
We'll pass the word.
Good luck
To general lee...
And you.
Thank you.
- I have some arnica
In a towel--
- Shh!
He's asleep.
Go get me
Some hot water.
Halt!
Halt!
- Morning, captain.
- What is this?
You can read.
It's the general's
Birthday.
I know that.
Why would a blue-bellied
Yank town in kansas
Remember it?
The general belongs
To all of us, sir.
This is a trick.
You're trying to hide
Behind general lee,
Talk us out of what
We came here for.
No, mr. Ramser, I decided
To make my fight here.
I thought that
About six of you
Might like to pay
Your last respects to him.
- ( Gunfighters murmuring )
- What's holding this up?
Quiet, back there.
It's the general's
Birthday.
- Man: whose birthday?
- Lee. Robert e. Lee.
You men will show
Your respect,
And you will show
Your respect.
I'm always willing
To do that, captain.
But I don't think
The general would want
My regard for him
To put me
At a disadvantage.
Your regard is
An insult, sir.
I didn't choose
His birthday to bring in
A bunch of hired K*llers
To g*n one man
And to wreck
A defenseless town.
Man:
I thought marshal robert
Was born in october.
- What's that all about?
- They ain't sure
This is his birthday.
The idiots.
They think I don't
Know the date?
They'll respect his memory.
In review! Forward!
h*!
I'll move away
From the general's picture.
Now it's a fair fight,
The way he'd want it.
You commencing
To learn something
About wyatt earp?
I think so.
The wichita job
Is yours, wyatt,
- And on your terms.
- Thank you, mr. Murdock.
I can accept it now
With a clear conscience.
I don't think you'll have
Any more trouble, ed.
But if you want me to,
I'll stay.
No. Wichita's too big
An opportunity for you.
I think you
Should accept it.
$ , From ramser
To mrs. Danaher.
Thank you.
I'll take it
On over to her.
I'll see you both
Later, huh?
Right.
Is that straight now?
Good and straight,
Just like him.
- Mr. Earp, sir?
- Yes, mr. Masterson.
How long do I have
To stay in that school?
Until you learn
The date of general
Lee's birthday.
I already know that.
January, uh...
- Th, .
- That's it.
Those ignorant
Johnny rebs.
Mr. Masterson,
Don't ever call
Them ignorant.
They knew
The main fact--
That they loved
General lee.
- They were wise men.
- God bless them all.
You know, we're
Going to miss you
Around here, mr. Earp.
- Thank you.
- Won't you change
Your mind about wichita
- And let me
Go with you?
- Nope.
- Why not?
- You want to be
A marshal someday?
- Sure.
- You're going to have to
Go to school in topeka.
The first date
I want you to learn
And always remember
Is general lee's
Birthday.
Masterson:
January th, .
That's right.
Remembering dates comes in
Mighty handy sometimes.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Oh, 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! ♪
( Male vocals
Humming melody)
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