♪ 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 )
Narrator:
The great allan pinkerton
Won fame
As chief of secret service
For the union armies
During the civil w*r.
After that, the detective
Organization he headed
Became the scourge of outlaw
Gangs on the western frontier.
But sometimes
The pinkertons
Failed to notify
Local peace officers
Of their activities,
And it was this neglect
Which brought pinkerton
Into conflict
With wyatt earp.
Their mutual enemy was
The crumby newton g*ng
Of train robbers.
And neither earp
Nor pinkerton could
Afford to quarrel,
Not with crumby newton
And his men riding
Toward wichita.
I don't know.
That's why I sent
For the marshal.
Here he comes now.
Thanks for getting here
In such a hurry, marshal.
I've seen a lot
Of dead men, but I've
Never seen anything--
- Where is he?
- In the back room,
Laying on the floor.
You men get out of here.
Close that door behind you.
( Groans )
Shotgun in the face.
- You know this man?
- A stranger to me.
How long ago
Did this happen?
Hasn't been more
Than minutes.
We heard
The shotgun go off,
And I come in here
And saw what happened
And sent for you.
The k*ller must have run
Out the back door.
I wonder what
He was doing in here.
Got no g*n,
Nothing in his pockets, except--
Except these numbers here.
- You got any money
In that safe?
- Not a dime.
I use a new safe
In my office
Behind the bar.
I rarely use this office
Except for storage.
Well, open it up
And let's take a look.
I can't do that.
I mislaid the combination
When I bought
The new safe.
I'll try these numbers.
Money.
It doesn't belong to me.
I've got no idea
How it got there.
You better start
Getting an idea.
But mr. Earp, I swear,
I know nothing about it.
Stop lying to me!
A man's found k*lled
In your place, there's
Money in your safe,
- And you know
Nothing about it?
- That's right.
I should have closed your saloon
And run you out of town
A long time ago.
I'm going to give you
One more chance.
Tell me the truth!
I... I did tell you
The truth--
About not knowing
The dead man.
Whose money is that?
You're closed!
If my word stands
With the judge,
- You're going to jail.
- No!
The money belongs
To him and red bascomb.
And who's red bascomb?
An acquaintance
Of mine.
He asked me
Would I rent him
The use of the safe
For a few days.
That man's bascomb's pal.
I rented him the safe,
And that's all I know.
- You know
More than that.
- What?
You know you wouldn't
Rent that safe just
To an acquaintance.
Now, who's red bascomb?
I can't tell you.
H-he'd k*ll me.
( Sighs )
All right. I think
I know who he is.
It's one of the names
That red kelly uses, isn't it?
- Isn't it?
- Yes, yes.
Red's one of the crumby
Newton g*ng, isn't he?
The dirtiest K*llers
And train robbers
Out this way.
- You want to
Get me k*lled.
- No, not necessarily.
But I didn't ask you
To pal up with
That kind of man.
You're leaving
The money here?
Yep.
Red will be back
For it, if you
Don't tip him off.
If you do, I'm
Going to tell newton
You talked to me.
No, no, no,
I won't tip him off,
Mr. Earp, I swear.
This time
I believe you,
Mr. Egan.
Doc fabrique will
Be over to make out
His coroner's report.
- You keep everybody
Out of here.
- Yes, sir.
And I don't want excuses.
I want to see marshal earp.
I'm allan pinkerton.
I haven't got all day.
We sent for him,
Mr. Pinkerton.
We had a little trouble
At the orient saloon.
- He should be
Here any minute.
- Probably a drunken brawl.
In a properly organized
Police department,
The chief marshal
Lets his deputies
Cover the saloon.
Who's your chief
Court official
Here in wichita?
That would be
Judge jewitt, sir.
Please tell him
I'd like to see him.
Allan pinkerton.
I'd like to speak to
The judge and marshal earp
At the same time.
All right, sir.
This is mr. Allan pinkerton,
The pinkerton, mr. Earp.
I'm very glad
To know you,
Mr. Pinkerton.
Why, you're so young.
You can't be wyatt earp.
Well, we're even.
I didn't think you
Could be mr. Pinkerton.
Just as a matter of form,
May I see your credentials?
Do you need
All my papers,
Or would a letter from
The governor of kansas
Be sufficient?
No, that'll do.
- Won't you have a chair?
- No, I haven't the time.
I merely wanted
To check in with you
And the local judge.
A courtesy call,
Mr. Earp.
You after
A train robber
By the name of red kelly,
Alias red bascomb?
Why, yes,
That's right.
Railroad sent you, huh?
I'm after him, too.
He just k*lled one of
His pals at the orient saloon.
m*rder*d?
Where is the dead man?
Doc fabrique, our coroner,
Is taking care of the body.
Did you see the body?
Yeah. It was pretty
Badly messed up by shotgun,
But I'd say
He was about ,
Six-foot tall,
Brown hair, brown mustache.
Poor williams.
I've been afraid of this.
He was one of my men.
- I had him planted in
The crumby newton g*ng.
- I'm sorry.
Well, it's my fault.
I didn't want him
To risk it.
I should have
Ordered him not to.
Williams joined
The crumby newton g*ng
More than a year ago.
He's been with them
Ever since.
He was going to be
Our chief witness
When we rounded them up.
He was with the g*ng
In the hannibal and saint
Joe robbery last week.
Hmm, that was a pretty
Brave try he made.
I aim to arrest
Red bascomb, or kelly,
Or whatever name he's using,
Tonight if I can.
No, no, absolutely not.
My men will be here
In the morning.
We'll handle the case.
- I'm sorry, sir.
- What?
Mr. Pinkerton, the m*rder
Was committed in wichita,
And we kind of like
To handle our own cases.
Why, that's ridiculous.
You're not a detective.
You're just a--
A cow town marshal.
- You must be judge jewitt.
- Yes.
- I'm allan pinkerton.
- How do you do,
Mr. Pinkerton?
Not well,
Not well at all.
One of my best men
Was k*lled here today.
I'm sorry
To hear that.
Young mr. Earp here
Says he's going to
Handle the case.
Jewitt:
Well, why not?
I'm just a cow town
Marshal, your honor.
Don't take it wrong.
I merely suggested that
You lack the experience.
Judge, I must ask
That you rule him
Out of the case.
- Request denied...
- Huh?
Emphatically.
Mr. Pinkerton,
You have great fame
As a detective,
But certainly no right
To come into wichita
And dismiss our marshal.
Well, thank you,
Your honor.
I got an idea how
I can nab red bascomb.
I guess I'd better
Be working on it.
Mr. Pinkerton, I'm
Mighty glad to be able
To work with you.
And what if that boy
Makes a mess of it?
Mr. Pinkerton,
That "boy"
Is one of the best marshals
On the western frontier.
He hasn't mishandled
A case yet.
If he blunders
On this one,
I'll authorize you
To take over,
But not before.
It's the old yardstick
Dodge, mr. Bascomb.
You tie
A couple of matches
At the end of it.
Didn't your train-robbing
Pal newton tell you
Never to sh**t
At a match flare
In a dark room?
Come on,
Get up.
Go on.
Will you have a cigar,
Mr. Pinkerton?
No, thanks, judge.
Never used them.
Earp:
Get in there.
Mr. Pinkerton,
Meet mr. Bascomb.
Is that your man?
Yes. Well, you
Don't waste time,
Do you?
Has he told you
Where he and williams
Hid the money?
- No, sir.
- $ , , Earp.
It's rather important.
I'll make it a lot easier
On you if you tell me
Where the money is.
You find it.
You're the great
Detective.
I'll find it.
And you'll hang
For murdering williams.
Who's williams?
I never heard of him.
- Why, you--
- Hold it, mr. Pinkerton.
We haven't got proof
That he m*rder*d your man.
As far as
The money is concerned,
I know where it is.
Pinkerton:
Why didn't you say so?
You want just him
And $ , ,
Or you want newton
And the whole g*ng?
My first job
Is to recover
The hold-up loot.
Is it too much to ask
That marshal earp
Turn over the , ?
I think that request is
Quite in order, wyatt.
All right, sir,
If that's the way
You want it.
- But you don't agree?
- No, sir, I don't.
If newton finds out
That mr. Pinkerton
Recovered the money,
He'll never come
Into wichita.
We'll get him
Eventually.
I must insist, judge.
All right. Turn over
The money, wyatt.
Yes, sir.
Paul, book mr. Bascomb
On suspicion of m*rder.
- Ollie, put him
In cell two.
- Yes, sir.
Mr. Pinkerton,
The $ ,
Is in the back room
Of the orient saloon.
- I suppose you want
To handle this yourself.
- That's right, I do.
I'm no great
Detective, judge,
But I'd still
Rather have newton
And his whole g*ng.
It's empty.
Yeah, it sure is.
Makes me look kind of
Stupid, doesn't it?
Well, I knew
You would bungle it.
Or did you?
- What do you mean?
- There was a small fortune.
You told me
You knew the hiding place
And you had the combination.
I'm going to have
A little talk with judge jewitt.
Yeah, you do that.
Unlock it.
- Questioning me
Is a waste of time.
- Somebody took that money.
- Oh, it's a trick.
- No trick.
You've been
Double-crossed, red.
Why, the dirty...
( Mutters )
There's nothing
I can do about it.
Well, that suits me.
I'm releasing you.
- What?
- Insufficient evidence.
Go on.
Get out of here.
- No trick?
- Nope.
All right.
Paul, give him his g*n
And g*n belt back.
Ollie, tail him.
I don't care
What he does.
Just stay out of sight
And follow him.
Yes, sir.
( Sighs )
( Approaching footsteps )
And don't misunderstand
Me, judge.
I'm not accusing earp
As to the robbery haul.
It may well be,
As he says,
That the saloon keeper
Could open that safe
And that he,
The saloon keeper,
Took the money
After red bascomb's
Arrest.
- Well, I believe wyatt.
- Ah!
But do you think
He acted within his authority
When he released bascomb?
No, mr. Pinkerton,
I don't.
Isn't it true
That a man arrested
On suspicion of m*rder
- Can only be released
By a judge?
- Yes.
Then earp has
Arrogated to himself
A judicial function.
I'm sure
That marshal earp
Must have had
Some compelling reason
When he turned
Bascomb loose.
All right, earp,
What reason?
Mr. Bascomb is small fry,
Mr. Pinkerton,
But he'll get the money
Back from the man
Who took it.
- Then he'll
Lead us to newton.
- Stupid thinking.
Jewitt:
Hold on, now.
If we assume that bascomb
Recovered the money,
Why do you believe
He'd take it to newton?
Because he's afraid
Of newton.
It means his life
If he makes off with
More than his share.
He'll either try to take
The money to newton,
Or he'll wait until
Newton comes into town
For the whacking up.
- But either way,
I'll get newton.
- Absurd, a pipe dream.
The money is gone,
And so is bascomb.
And I stand here
Empty-handed
Because of
Your impudent effort
To play detective.
Wyatt.
( Whispering )
Tell ollie to put
Four more guards
On the hotel.
Bascomb just k*lled
Egan, the owner of
The orient saloon.
He took the $ , ,
And my deputies
Have him holed up in a room
Over at the wichita hotel.
Don't you owe wyatt
An apology?
Well, if this is true
And he goes to the hotel,
Arrests bascomb,
And recovers the money--
Shut up!
Look, I want newton
And his whole g*ng.
He's taken
Times $ ,
From banks and trains.
Mr. Pinkerton
Thinks I'm stupid.
I think he's an idiot.
Watch your temper,
Marshal.
I don't think either
Of you are stupid.
I think you're
Both trying honestly
To clean up the newtons.
You just differ
As to method.
Now, listen,
This is my case.
It always was.
My men will be here
In the morning.
Then we'll proceed
As I say.
I wouldn't advise you
To try to stop us.
Good night, judge.
Good night.
Wyatt, you're on
Shaky ground, you know.
Releasing bascomb was
Quite out of order.
Sir, mr. Pinkerton thought
I stole that money.
I had to release red
Hoping that he'd
Go after it.
Well, I've stood
By you
As long as I can,
Wyatt.
- Sir?
- You mustn't have any more
Trouble with pinkerton.
He carries
A special appointment
From the governor.
He can walk into
Any federal court
And accuse you
Of obstructing justice.
- Even when he's wrong?
- Right or wrong,
You keep out
Of his way.
He's too big for us.
I can't save you again.
Good night, wyatt.
Good night, judge.
( Snaps )
Ollie's got the hotel
Covered, wyatt.
He wants to know
What to do if bascomb
Makes a run for it.
Follow him.
Loading the buntline
Special, huh?
You expecting
To do some long-range
sh**ting tomorrow?
I don't know
What I'm expecting.
I overheard
Mr. Pinkerton say
- His men would be here
In the morning.
- Yep.
You gonna turn the case
Over to them?
No, but I think bascomb
Will stay holed up,
And I think
Pinkerton will try and go in
After him in the morning.
If he does,
There'll be a fight.
The man I released
From jail will k*ll
A pinkerton or two,
And I'll be blamed
For it,
And I won't
Be marshal anymore.
But there are
More important things
Than being a marshal.
( Clicks )
- Good morning, al.
- Good morning, boss.
Crumby newton rob
Any more trains?
No, but we got a report
Last night that he's
Headed this way.
We'll take care
Of him later.
Red bascomb's
Holed up in there
With the money.
Say, great work, boss.
Mr. Pinkerton's
Cornered red.
Where's
Charlie williams?
Dead, k*lled
Right here in town.
- Bascomb?
- Yeah.
We'll even up
For charlie.
George, you and mike
Take the back.
Brick and I
Will take the front.
- Boss, you stay out of this.
- I'm not staying out of it.
You got a warrant
To search this hotel?
I don't need
A warrant.
- Well, I say you do.
- Earp, you're still stupid.
Earp:
Will you give me a chance
To work this out my own way?
Pinkerton:
Now you're
Obstructing justice
And defending
A m*rder*r and a thief.
- Get out of our way.
- Hold it.
- I warned you, wyatt.
- They haven't got
A search warrant.
I don't need a warrant.
I'm after a m*rder*r.
I think earp should
Turn in his star.
He will.
There's your search
Warrant, mr. Pinkerton.
I'm sorry, wyatt.
Well, at last,
We got rid of the local
Genius-- mr. Earp.
Mr. Pinkerton,
He got away!
- He rode off as we
Got around in back.
- Which way was he headed?
- Out of town
On the west road.
- Let's get him.
- They'll get him.
- Sure...
If newton doesn't
Ambush 'em.
Wyatt, where
Are you going?
I think they'll need
A little help.
He ought to be here
Pretty quick.
- I still think
He'll be here soon.
- ( Overlapping dialogue )
Here he comes now.
We were talking
About you.
The pinkertons are
Right behind me.
We haven't got time
To run for it.
We'll have
To bushwhack 'em.
Hide the horses, men.
Never mind the fire.
- Hurry up.
Get 'em on the other side.
- Get 'em under cover.
Everybody stay down now.
- Wait till they
Get all the way in.
- Get 'em out of sight.
Come on,
Get 'em out of there.
It looks like
A bushwhack.
Shouldn't we fire
A few times and warn
The pinkertons?
No. I want newton.
The pinkertons will ride
Right into that ambush.
It's none
Of my business.
Pinkerton made me
A private citizen.
Here they come.
( Low chatter )
Hold it.
There's their fire.
Morning, pinkerton.
You after me?
Pinkerton:
Stop it, we haven't a chance.
You'll pay
For that, mister.
The great pinkerton
Riding into a bushwhack,
Just like any greenhorn
From new york.
I'm the one you want,
Not my men.
There's plenty of time
For the k*lling.
Get off your horse.
You're hoping I'll
Make it quick and easy
With a b*llet
Through your head.
Back away.
I like the looks of you
With your hands up,
Knowing you're going
To get a b*llet
In your belly.
Take a shot
At me, newton.
You k*lled him.
No, I just creased
His skull.
Well, maybe you'd
Better crease my skull.
Isn't worth
Going to jail for,
Mr. Pinkerton.
You can take newton
And his boys
Back to town.
You won't have
Any more trouble
With red bascomb, wyatt.
Is he dead?
Bascomb brought
The money into camp.
It's probably
Hidden over there
In the brush someplace.
Al, see if you can
Find the money bag
In the brush.
Let's get the cuffs
On these men.
- Put the wounded on the horses.
Let's get back to town.
- Let's look for the money.
Wyatt,
Why let pinkerton
Take all the credit?
We're the ones
That saved his life
And the ones that grabbed
That newton g*ng.
What are you
After, ollie?
A place in history?
Most of that stuff's
Just written from hearsay
By men that are too lazy
To dig up the real facts.
And so pinkerton's a big hero,
And I'm a skunk.
Who's going to
Know the difference
A hundred years from now?
Why don't you wait
Until mayor holt
And mr. Murdock
Get back
From kansas city?
Or let me go to the judge
And tell him the truth.
- Never draw against
The drop, ollie.
- ( Door opens )
Hello, wyatt.
Ollie.
Wyatt, mr. Pinkerton
Told me
Just what happened
On the trail today.
Yes, I was wrong,
And I'm sorry.
All right.
I don't blame you
For being sore,
But it seems to me,
When mr. Pinkerton
Wants to make amends,
You should be big enough
To accept his offer.
Earp, I'd like to hire you
For my organization
At twice what
You're getting here.
Of course, I'd beg you
To take your star back,
But we can't afford
To double your salary.
Pinkerton:
A month,
And expenses.
I don't want your job,
Mr. Pinkerton.
First place,
I wouldn't work for you.
Then take back your star
With my apologies.
- On one condition.
- Yes?
Mr. Pinkerton,
My deputies feel
That they lost out
On some glory.
I want you to mention
Their names in your report
On this case.
And yours, too.
Well, I'll tell you,
Mr. Pinkerton,
I've done a few smart things
And been cussed.
I've made a lot
Of stupid mistakes
And been praised.
So i... Just assume
You wouldn't mention
My name at all.
Well,
If that's the way
You want it.
That's the way
I want it.
♪ 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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