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02x09 - The Reformation of Jim Kelley

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". Aired: September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961.*
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Series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp.

02x09 - The Reformation of Jim Kelley

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A frame-up will work.

Can't miss.

Why all the

Complications?

Why don't we just hire

Somebody to sh**t her?

It's been tried

Again and again.

We even tried to have him

Licked in a fistfight

With two of the best men

We could find.

He whipped

Both of them

In less than

A half an hour.

Ah, we'll frame him.

The mayor will take

His star and his g*ns away.

Then he ought to be

Easy k*lling.

Yeah...

Earp in dodge city

Without his g*ns.

I'll pay for the funeral.

♪ Wyatt earp, wyatt earp ♪

♪ Brave, courageous and bold ♪

♪ Long live his fame

And long live his glory ♪

♪ And long may his story

Be told ♪

The life and legend

Of wyatt earp,

Starring hugh o'brian,

Presented by...

The job of marshal in a western

Cow town of the s

Had a brief life expectancy.

Wyatt earp had lived

Through the taming

Of ellsworth and wichita

By the speed of his g*ns

And the skill of his fists,

But dodge city was bigger

And tougher.

Hoodlums, drunken cowhands

And a few businessmen

Who wanted a wide open town

Had determined

To get rid of marshal earp

By k*lling him.

Thus far, alertness and luck

Had been with the marshal.

They had been with

Wild bill hickok, too,

Until an assassin's b*llet

Crashed into his head.

In the early autumn of

Marshal earp was closer

To death than he had

Ever been before.

What his enemies

Planned for him

Was no face-to- face showdown

With a hired gunfighter.

It was a plot far more

Subtle and deadly.

Kelly, you're

Driving me crazy!

Easy! Oh!

Oh, I've never

Gone through anything

Like this in my life!

Now, do you love me,

Or don't you?

More than ever!

Well, you haven't

Sold the saloon!

Well, it takes

A little time to find

The right buyer!

Oh, quit stalling, kelly.

It took me two days

To sell my dance hall.

Now get out!

No. I'll sell it.

I'll sell it.

When?

Well, just give me

A couple more days to fi--

No. Today.

But honey.

Don't try

To sweet-talk me.

When I agreed

To marry you, we said

We'd get out of the damn

Saloon business, didn't we?

Be reasonable, dora.

The only real good offer

I've had is

From butch mcguire.

So?

Well, he's a newcomer

To town.

I don't know much

About him.

Can't sell the alhambra

To just anybody.

Goodbye, kelly.

But what if mcguire's

A crook?

A saloon is a saloon,

And it's either

The alhambra or me,

And you've chosen

The alhambra.

No. I'll sell it.

Today.

Well, get going then.

Ah, that's proof

I'm crazy about you.

Oh, dora--

Now don't try

To sweet-talk me.

We've got enough

Of this mushing around.

We'll have time

For it later on.

Now go

Sell that saloon.

I will. I will.

Now if you can

Reform, so can i.

Prove it.

Well, I'll be right

Back here with the money.

I got just as strong

A character as you've got.

Bring back the money

And the contract.

I will. That, I will.

Ah, mr. Kelly.

You look kind of

Discouraged.

What's the matter?

I want no pity

From you.

I don't know what

I came here for.

All I ever get

From you

Is good sound

Moral advice.

If there's anything

I hate, that's it.

Now why don't you

Quit stalling

And sell the alhambra?

She told you.

A personal sacred matter,

And she tells you.

Well, miss dora's

A good friend of mine.

And did she tell you I've got

To sell my place to mcguire?

Well, he made you

The best offer by $ , ,

Didn't he?

But I don't know very much

About the man, wyatt.

I've always run

A good honest place--

Barring the use of an

Occasional mickey finn

To keep the customers

In order and save you

A bit of trouble

Arresting them.

Maguire's going to have

To run a decent place.

If he tries any tricks,

I'll close him.

Anyway, this is all

Just an excuse.

Huh?

You want to welch

On miss dora.

The old nick's

Too strong in you.

Indeed not!

I'll go over there

And sign the papers

This very minute.

All right.

There's the door,

And you know where

The alhambra is.

Are you trying

To rush me?

No, but I do feel

Sorry for miss dora.

How's that?

Here she goes and sells

Her nice little dance hall

And buys a home on

The other side of town,

And you just back out.

Well, selling a dance hall

Ain't the same

As selling a place

Like the alhambra.

It's the same

Principle.

No, it is not!

Now that saloon's been

Home to me, wyatt.

I like the smell of it,

And the noise...

And the talk my customers

Bring in from the trails.

You not being

A drinking man,

You've got no heart

For the alhambra.

It's been my very life

These five years.

They'll miss old jim,

The boys will.

I feel like

I'm deserting them.

Well, all right then.

Don't sell it.

And give up dora?

Well, sure. Why not?

That's the real

Wyatt earp talking,

A whited sepulcher!

Trying to break up

The holy bonds

Of matrimony.

Well, I'm selling

That saloon,

And I'm marrying dora,

And the likes of you

Can't stop me!

Hello, mcguire.

Whoa, whoa!

We're expecting you.

Good. Have the boy

Tie the horse up.

Come on inside.

I want to talk to you.

There ain't nothing

To be that afraid of.

Well, earp and I aren't

Exactly friendly.

You can never tell

Who listen and carry tales.

Kelly going to sell?

Well, he's got to sell.

If you owned a saloon,

And dora had agreed

To marry you

If you sold, ha, ha,

Well, how long could you

Wait, brother albright?

Well, I'm a happily

Married man.

Sure, sure.

Jimmy ain't so happy

About it, though.

He feels so bad,

They tell me,

He's drinking

His own whiskey.

That's what I figured.

I don't think

It hurt his brain.

Doesn't have to.

Just well-oiled

And anxious

To get it over with.

Here's the bill of sale

And the transfer

Of the real estate.

Hmm.

Does it have to be this long?

Kelly might get suspicious.

I know, jim. It will be

A wrench for him,

Parting with the alhambra.

He won't even bother

To read the inventory

Of the stock and furnishings.

In matters of business,

Jim is a little careless

And impulsive.

Now here's the really

Important item,

Hidden in the middle

Of page .

"And to wyatt earp, who

Will have a % interest

In the business."

Hey, won't we need

Earp's signature on this

To make it legal?

I'll take care

Of that later.

Forgery, huh? Well,

Earp will deny it.

We don't have handwriting

Experts out here, mr. Mcguire.

I've got a clerk working for me

That can make earp's name

Pass on a bank check.

Yeah, but we're

Handing him % of

A good business.

Temporarily,

Just temporarily.

I'm lending you

Half the price

With no interest.

But if you get

Cold feet--

Oh, no, no.

I'll make the deal.

You really

Must despise earp.

He's got me thousands.

We don't need

A church deacon

Running a closed town.

A wide open town

Is good for business.

Well, I'll go along

With that.

It's a deal.

All the way.

All the way.

Just one...

Straight.

You made up your mind to do it?

Yeah. Well, come on!

Mcguire will keep

You on, soapie,

You and all the boys.

Thanks.

It won't be the same.

What's the difference?

One saloon's the same

As another.

No, sir.

This was more than a saloon,

The way you ran it, mr. Kelly.

Cowhands come busting

Through them doors

Like hungry kids in

Their mama's kitchen.

When the next outfit drives

To dodge and someone yells,

"Hey, where's kelly?"

I'd sure hate

To tell them.

Ah, shut up.

Mcguire talks like

A good honest irishman.

Yeah, but he ain't no jim kelly.

You'll sell them good stuff,

And he won't collect the cards.

If he does, earp will close him.

And if he

Sees ahead too much,

Throw him out.

Same as I always done.

You reckon he'll

Stake in the grub

And tobacco money and

Pay the doctor bills

If they're broke

And sick and--

Shut up, I said.

[Knocking]

See who it is.

It's mr. Mcguire.

Let him in. I'll be

In the back room.

You sure you don't want

To change your mind?

No. Let him in.

Come in, mr. Mcguire

Oh, hello, soapie.

He's in the back room.

Thanks.

, ,

, ,

, . There.

Better count it

Yourself.

I counted it.

The place is yours.

Now, mr. Kelly, your

Signature in two places:

The bill of sale and

The real estate transfer.

I don't need all this stuff,

And neither do you.

You paid the money;

We shake hands.

Look, I had to borrow part

Of the money from the bank.

As far as you and I go,

We shake hands;

But the bank wants

Your john henry here

And on the

Last page there.

Ah. All right.

There. It's done.

And we keep

All my boys hired.

Why, of course. That's

Part of the deal.

Well, the place

Is yours.

I'm going out

The back door.

Good luck, mr. Kelly.

Good luck to yourself.

Yoo-hoo,

Marshal earp!

Miss dora wants to know

If you could come out

To the new house

Right away.

What's the matter,

Millie?

Mr. Jim kelly.

He's intoxicated.

All right. Thanks.

Yeah, charlie

Does wonderful work.

Can you tell

The difference?

Charlie's a genius.

Here, I've got

Some private business

With mr. Albright.

Well...

Now let me

Get this straight.

If earp starts

To give me a rousting

At the alhambra,

I take these

To mayor hoover.

Hoover fires earp.

Earp gets sore

And comes down to get me

At the alhambra.

And the boys start

A free-for-all gunfight.

And earp accidentally

Gets k*lled.

Pretty slick, and

I think it will work.

Do you think

It will work?

You know it will work.

Oh, no, you don't.

You've had enough.

Now have

Some tomatoes.

Thanks for coming

So quick, wyatt.

What did he have?

Too much.

Jim's not a drinker,

And he's got himself

Into a dirty sulk.

He's mourning

About that saloon.

Do you want me to

Take him on back to town,

Let him sleep it off?

No, I want you to try

To help me sober him up

So he can catch the :

Stage to kansas city.

Kansas city?

I've got to get him

Out of town.

If he stays in town,

He's going to sober up

And try to buy that

Saloon back tomorrow.

Come on. Help me,

Please.

Jim, jim.

But what will I do

With my time

N kansas city?

You can buy hardware

For the new store.

You know, wyatt,

You keep an eye

On the old place now.

That's a promise,

Mr. Kelly.

Now, I want you to stay

At least a week

In kansas city,

Kelly.

Bye, darling.

So long, kelly.

Now, about

The alhambra--

Come on. They're

Waiting for you.

Watch your step.

Here we go.

Bye, everybody.

Bye! Bye!

Do you think

He'll stick to it?

I sure hope so.

And wyatt,

Do you think that--

Wyatt!

Wyatt, there's trouble

At the alhambra.

Oh?

Soapie and one

Of the dealers.

They threatened

To k*ll mcguire.

Excuse me, miss dora.

Oh, you want hal

To drive you home?

No, I'm all right,

Thanks.

Don't you worry

About it.

And the deal

Was for you to

Keep us all on.

It didn't call

For me to cut drinks

Or for the dealer

To cold deck poker

And faro.

All right. Quit.

It ain't that easy,

Mcguire.

We've got

A good reputation

In this town.

The alhambra's

An honest joint.

Kelly never should've

Sold it to you.

I'm warning you!

[Knocking] open up.

It's marshal earp.

Thanks for getting

Here so quick.

I want these men

Arrested.

What for?

Well, he pulled a g*n

On me, and they both

Threatened to give

Me a p*stol whipper.

He ordered me

To water the drinks,

Mr. Earp.

Take a look at

These cards, marshal.

Yeah, they're shaved

And printed phony.

He ordered him

To cold deck

Mr. Kelly's

Customers.

They're shaved,

All right.

I'm closing you,

Mr. Mcguire.

That's what

You think.

Why, you--

Take it easy.

Listen. Let's not

Start any trouble.

Yeah, but he's a real

Bad one, marshal.

Where's mr. Kelly?

He went away on business.

I'll handle this.

Tell the customers you're

Closing for the night.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Oh, there you are.

All right, mr. Mcguire,

Now what's so important

That you have to

Get me out of bed?

Earp and I bought

Kelly's place.

What? Marshal earp

Bought--

Oh, no fairy

Stories, please.

There's his signature

Right on the deal.

Uh, where's

Marshal earp?

He'll be back in

A couple of minutes.

Good.

He's due now.

It looks to me,

Mr. Mayor

As though they

Pulled a fast one.

They sell me the alhambra,

Then earp frames me

Into a charge

Of crooked work.

Kelly comes back and

Buys the place for a song.

The place is closed.

What can I do?

I've got to sell.

I see. Yes, it could

Happen that way.

Yeah.

Oh, hello, wyatt.

Hello, mr. Mayor.

I want to question

Mr. Earp in private.

He'll deny

Everything,

But there's the proof

In black and white.

I'll wait outside.

He says you own

% Of the alhambra.

Looks like your

Signature in two places.

Yeah, it's a good forgery.

Who did it?

Well, the only one in town

That could've done it this well

Is mr. Albright's clerk.

He served time forging

Checks in oklahoma.

Albright, eh? Well,

That makes everything clear.

I'll get

That scoundrel--

No, wait a minute, sir.

Let's try and figure out

What he wants you to do with me.

Now if you fired me,

I can still keep my g*ns,

But if you just suspended me,

You'd take my badge and my g*ns

Until after an investigation.

Now, let's go along

With their game

And suspend me.

But wyatt, how can you be--

Albright doesn't

Want me to be fired.

He wants to set me up

For a k*lling.

Without your star and g*ns,

And you

Expect me to--

I want to catch albright.

Now, you call mr. Mcguire

In here, suspend me,

And tell him that you're going

To have a full investigation.

After you're dead? Now, wyatt!

I know it's risky,

But it's the only way

To get the goods on albright.

He hired clay allison

To g*n me,

And all I did

Was punch his face.

This time, I really

Want to discourage him.

We've got to go along

With his plan.

If we don't, albright's

Going to keep trying

Till he does get me.

But without your g*ns,

You'll be a sitting duck.

Mr. Mayor, I've never

Been a sitting duck.

Now, please do me

This favor.

Favor?

Well, all right.

Mr. Mcguire.

Oh.

Mr. Earp denies

Everything.

He says the signature

Was forged.

You believe that?

I don't know

What to believe,

But pending a full

Investigation,

I have no choice but

To suspend mr. Earp.

Take off your star

And g*ns.

You're the mayor,

But I'm not going

To need my g*ns.

I'm going to beat your

Brains out with my fists.

Now you keep your saloon

Closed, and get out of town.

You heard him

Threaten me.

The alhambra stays open,

And don't come down there

Looking for me.

You might get

Into trouble.

You'd better keep him

Here till he cools off.

Uh, yes. Mr. Earp,

You're under

Temporary arrest,

For your own good.

You keep the alhambra closed.

You're not the marshal now.

My place will be running

High, wide and handsome

The rest of the evening.

Thank you, mr. Mayor.

Thank you, mr. Mayor.

Now, well,

Here we go, fellas.

And she's open, boys,

Wide open.

Earp's been suspended,

So he ain't marshal no more.

You can all wear your g*ns,

And tonight the fun's

All on butch mcguire!

Come on in!

[Cheering]

So now you know

The whole story.

Try and talk some sense

Into his head. I can't.

Why take chances,

Wyatt?

Yeah. Mayor hoover

Will fix things

In the morning.

We'll go in there

With g*ns

And clean

The whole place out.

No, I'll do it my way.

But you won't

Get a chance to use

Your fists on mcguire.

Him and his g*ng

Will stage a fake

Free-for-all.

Yeah, they'll

Cut you down and say

It was accidental.

Whose life is it?

Go along with him, boys.

I appoint you his bodyguards

Until he's reinstated

As marshal.

No, you stay out of it.

Now, you promised me

I could handle this.

Are you going

To back out on that?

No.

Thank you, sir.

Wyatt!

Oh, you heard

About it, huh?

Yes, and you're not

Going near that place.

Jim would never

Forgive me if I let

Anything happen to you.

Oh, you want mr. Kelly to

Stay in the saloon business?

No, wyatt, but you--

Now listen to me,

Miss dora.

I try to let the other

Fellow make the mistakes.

I guess that's why

I've gone on living.

Yes, but you can't go

After mcguire empty-handed.

Isn't that foolish?

Look, pete albright

Tricked kelly

Into selling to a hoodlum.

If I can just get

The goods on albright,

The court will seize

The business.

The court won't sell it

Back to mr. Kelly,

I promise you that.

I've got quite a stake

In both of you,

You know?

Yes, but not at the cost

Of your own life.

Well, I'm not quite

That sentimental.

Anyway, there's kind of

A catch in this whole thing

That mr. Albright and

Mcguire don't know about.

I guess mayor hoover and

My deputy should've known,

But it kind of slipped

The memory.

Now, you just go on home

And write a nice

Long letter to mr. Kelly.

Earp's coming.

No g*ns, no star.

Good. Business

As usual, fellas.

Everybody pretend

We don't know.

Who starts it?

I do.

Yeah, well, then

I'd better get--

Get hold of yourself.

Earp ain't got arms

Yards long.

Yeah, I know, but--

You stay here.

Sit down.

All right, mr. Mcguire.

Take off your g*ns

And step outside.

Why, sure.

Start sh**ting,

All of you!

No, mr. Albright.

You start, or I will.

I've got two loads

Left. Who's next?

Deputies, arrest earp.

He's not the marshal.

He's got no right

To carry a g*n.

Mr. Albright,

You framed me, now

Won't you admit that?

How?

You've got

One good hand left.

I'll wait

Until you draw.

No. No, don't--

Mr. Albright and

Mr. Mcguire didn't know

I was the deputy

Federal marshal.

You're under arrest

For forging my name.

It's a federal offense.

What about the rest

Of them, wyatt?

Take them all

To jail. I want this

Place cleaned up.

Clem, pick up

The g*ns.

Come on.

Move!

Come on, you can walk

To doc mccarthy's.

Give me a hand.

Take him to doc.

Are you all right,

Wyatt?

Just like old times.

Mr. Kelly, what

Are you doing back?

I've always

Been here.

He says he came back

To get some souvenirs.

Now what would he

Be doing

With a bunch of souvenirs

From a saloon?

Nothing,

And he knows it.

It doesn't belong

To you, mr. Kelly.

Now, the court's

Going to be seizing

This whole place.

That's all right,

Kelly. You've still

Got dora.

That's right, dora.

♪ 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 ♪