02x38 - They Think They're Immortal

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.
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02x38 - They Think They're Immortal

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Hey curly,

I'm not wyatt earp.

I'm just his little

Brother morgan.

You're not afraid of me.

Get your deputies out of the way

And we'll sh**t it out,

Just you and me.

All right.

Just the two of us.

Walk out, curly.

I'm coming out.

[g*nf*re]

♪ 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,"

Starring hugh o'brian.

[Narrator]

Historians credit wyatt earp

With more than gunfights.

Wyatt himself

Never kept count.

Marshal earp did not

Like g*n fighting

And he avoided the showdown

With . S whenever he could.

Thus when his younger brother

Morgan arrived in dodge city,

Wyatt was confronted

With an emotional problem.

Bat masterson's brother, ed,

Had been k*lled in a gunfight.

Was young morgan earp

To go the same way?

Or how could wyatt save his

Brother from the hoodlums

Of dodge city?

Especially when morgan was a

Brave but hot-headed buckaroo,

With romantic notions of

Becoming a deputy marshal.

No.

That ain't wyatt earp.

Are you sure, curly?

Wyatt don't dress that way.

Well from here that

Fellow sure looks like earp.

Wyatt didn't fall

For our trick.

We're going to have to

Think of something smarter

If we aim

To bushwhack him.

That's what we're going to do

If we have to stay here

For a month.

[g*nf*re]

Hey, you ain't wyatt earp.

Oh, excuse me.

We all make mistakes.

[Laughs]

No hard feelings

I hope.

I'll keep this until

You're sober.

Stay out of my way.

Hey!

You fire that shot,

Mr. Miller?

We all make mistakes.

Howdy, wyatt.

Morgan.

Oh for gosh sakes,

It's good to see you.

Nice friendly little

Town you got here.

Hey, mr. Miller, that was my kid

Brother you were sh**ting at.

Did you know that?

[Stammering]

I'm sorry.

Now you go turn

Yourself into jail.

[Muttering]

A very definite mistake,

Excuse me.

Don't go too hard

On the man, wyatt.

A drunk can k*ll you just as

Dead as a sober man, you know.

Golly, morg, it's sure

Good to see you.

Hey, how the folks?

In good health, but a

Little provoked at me.

Oh? How's that?

Grandpa wanted me to read

The law in manmouth.

Mom and dad kind of expected me

To settle in california.

Hmm.

Well, you're .

You never did

Lecture me, wyatt.

My favorite brother.

[Laughs]

Come on, let's go up to my

Room where we can talk.

Got the whole family

To catch up on.

Wait until I get my gear.

All right.

I wanted virgil to

Come to dodge with me.

But you know virg.

Wanted to make his pile

And get rich.

[Laughs]

So he went up to

The black hills.

Claimed a gold strike

At deadwood.

Oh?

Well,

That's the family news.

Except we keep hearing

Talk about the famous

Wyatt.

[Laughs]

Well I'm not famous

And I'm sure not rich.

Ah, you'll get there.

Wyatt, I kind of think

I'd like to work for you.

Work for me?

I'm hitting you for

A job as a deputy.

Uh-uh.

No, sir. Not for me.

Why?

Because mr. Masterson let his

Brother ed talk him into a job

Like that.

A couple of hoodlums

k*lled ed.

Yeah, but, wyatt--

Look there's no sense arguing.

I'm not going to take

The responsibility

Of having you hurt.

Nobody is going to hurt me.

Morgan, there are an awful

Lot of angles to this

That I haven't got time

To explain to you right now.

If anything happened to you,

Grandpa would really

Lay me out for it.

Look, we'll talk about

It at dinner, okay?

Whiskey.

Dr. Holliday.

Hello, morgan.

I haven't seen you

Since texas.

That's right.

Deacon earp would not

Approve of our association.

Although, by my bad example,

And I've turned hundreds

Away from strong drinking.

Wyatt doesn't think

Much of me either.

What have you done?

I asked him for

A job as a deputy.

He thinks I might get hurt.

[Door closes]

I'm looking for

Big-headed wyatt earp.

Where do I find him?

Better try the jail, mister.

Take it easy.

No.

I'm wyatt's brother.

Don't reach.

Morgan, you stay

Out of this.

On your feet.

You're one of curly's men.

You tell curly brocius

He can find wyatt if he has

The nerve to come into dodge.

Now move.

You think you're immortal?

Why?

That was johnny ringgold.

You don't hit him

With your fist

And then turn your back

To get your g*n from the rack.

Besides, he wasn't out cold.

Look, I'm not scared of him.

I'll go sh**t it out

With him now.

Now wait a minute.

I want to talk to you,

Morgan, in there.

[Snaps fingers]

[Chatter]

Well, if your heart's

Set on working for wyatt,

I can help you

Get the job.

But I must warn you,

It isn't much of a job.

What's wrong with it?

As the insurance folks say,

The life expectancy

Is limited.

You know, your brother's been

Marshal here a lot longer

Than any other man.

Naturally he's made

A lot of enemies.

Johnny ringgold and

Curly brocius are two of them.

Doc, I just ain't

Scared of them.

Hmmm.

You young fellows got a whisper

In your ear that says,

"It won't be me,

It couldn't be me."

[Begins coughing]

I used to hear that.

Here, doc.

Rest yourself.

Waiting until the

Coughing has passed,

Spell it c-o-f-f-i-n

And you got a good pun.

I don't argue with

A young fellow like you.

I know you're dead

Bent to stay in dodge

And work as one of

Wyatt's deputies,

And...

All right, I'll talk

To wyatt for you.

Now you let me

Handle this.

Morg, for gosh sake I heard you

Tangle with johnny ringgold--

Sit down.

Mop your fevered brow.

Now look, doctor--

Sure, I know,

It's a family matter.

Look, I didn't get hurt.

I just popped

Ringgold on the jaw,

And doc here covered me

While I went to get my g*n.

What if the doctor

Hadn't been there?

Shut up. Both of you.

Morgan wants to stay in dodge,

So I hired him on

As one of my faro dealers.

Any objections?

Yes, there is.

No brother of mine

Deals faro in this town,

And you know that.

All right, you hire him.

Oh, the tight cinch, huh?

Well it's not going to work.

If morgan insists

On staying here,

I'll find him a job.

What kind of a job?

A good job, better

Than wearing a star.

Now look, wyatt.

I'm sorry, doc.

You tried.

Now it's time to eat.

I'll tell you about it then.

Yes, sir.

Well, what'd you find out?

Nothing good.

He's got his kid

Brother with him,

And doc holliday's riding

Close herd on both of them.

We can't get at

Earp in dodge.

Best idea is to

Draw him out here.

Ah, we'll hit the

Abilene stage tomorrow,

Leave a good trail

In these rocks.

Wyatt.

I'm not going to be any

Good at selling hardware.

Mayor kelley wants you to take

Over the g*n department.

Well...

Look, selling g*ns is a lot

Better than sh**ting them.

Why don't you give it

An honest try, morgan.

As you say, big brother.

[Laughs]

One earp in this

Town is plenty.

I figure we can give

The great marshal a lesson

By knocking off

His baby brother.

He's got him stashed

In a job at kelley's hardware.

We can do it real

Quick, then blow.

Are you busy or

Just pretending?

I'm busy.

Well you won't mind it

If I take up your time

With useless argument.

Morg like his job fine.

He should be

Wearing a star.

He's a mark for every drunken

Cowhand who doesn't like you

And wants to take

It out on him.

You know when a man

Wears one of those stars,

A lot of gunslingers think

Twice before they get hostile.

They think twice anyway.

Nope.

Jim perkins and four of

His boys from the big "t"

Are laying for

Morgan right now.

Where?

Kelley's hardware.

As soon as he gets

Back from lunch.

Hal, put these papers

Back in the safe.

Ah, huggins decided

To take that new winchester.

Better lay it aside for him.

Right, mr. Kelley.

Who left the six g*n?

Oh, that's mine.

Thank you very much.

I know you're going to

Enjoy that lamp a lot.

Better keep that

Six g*n handy, morg.

There's some loafers

Across the street.

I don't know what

They're up to.

Yes, sir.

Pete, ty, we'll go in.

You boys keep an

Eye on the door.

Howdy.

Pete here needs a new colt.

That's what we sell.

Duck, morgan.

They're from the big "t"!

[g*nf*re]

For pete's sake, wyatt,

I might've hit you.

Morgan's quite a fellow.

He fanned my g*n and all

Three of them went down.

And he jerked his own g*n and

Hit the only one that was still

Able to sh**t.

These men ought to be

Towed over to doc mccarty.

You hit?

Not a scratch.

Well it's a wonder

You're not dead.

Fanning a g*n like that.

Wyatt, the boy

Got four men.

That's not the point.

It's how he got them.

Let's get out of here.

Bring along those

Two g*ns you used.

You arresting me?

There's going

To be a hearing.

Why, marshal earp,

You must've lost

Your temper.

I didn't do it.

Morgan?

Must've been fast

sh**ting, son.

Don't praise him.

He fanned five sh*ts,

Ruined mayor kelley's g*n.

Hey, I'm your prisoner.

He knows you're not

Going to run away.

Come with me, son.

Well, come on fellows,

Let's pick them up,

Take them over

To the doc.

What's wrong with wyatt?

He never used

To be so touchy.

Old age.

Don't make sense.

He's only .

Morgan, did it ever occur to you

How risky it was to fan a g*n

Against three men?

No, I didn't even

Think about it.

[Laughs]

Suppose you stop

One right here?

Why, doc? It doesn't matter.

Young,

Middle-aged or old,

The good lord'll

Take care of us.

[Coughs]

You believe that.

Yes, there was a time

When I knew that.

When I headed into my

First gunfight, I said,

"Forgive me, sir, for

Having to do this."

But now I'm out of touch.

No you're not.

Son, I'm bound for perdition.

I'm a runaway engine.

Deacon earp is

Trying to beg me off.

The brakes are gone.

Ah...

One honest prayer, doc.

You'll make it all right.

[Coughs]

I like you for thinking

Some of him, but...

Let's get back to

This deputy job.

Yeah.

Sheriff masterson will give you

One when he returns to town.

He doesn't like me,

But he'll give full

Credit to my recommend.

Thanks, but I'd rather--

[Door opens]

Come on, morg.

I'm sorry I got riled up.

Forget it.

Put on the cuffs.

Grow up, will you?

Here.

My gosh.

Don't put it on until after

The hearing.

Judge tobin'll probably

Exonerate you by then.

Thanks, wyatt.

You thank dr. Holliday.

He's the fount

Of all wisdom.

Don't you get too

Friendly with him, though.

I wish I hadn't.

Whoa.

Throw your g*ns in the boot.

Give them that money sack.

Hurry it up.

Thanks for acting

So nice, friends.

Tell wyatt earp about this

When you get to dodge.

Hiyah!

[Calling to horses]

Nice man,

That judge tobin.

I figure he'd want

To call in a lot of witnesses

And drag things out.

Mayor kelley said enough.

Deputy marshal morgan earp.

Well, what's my first job?

Santa fe station.

You keep a deputy there?

Yeah, it's a break-in spot

For cub deputies.

We foil train robbers, huh?

Yeah.

Sit down, morgan. I got a few

Things I want to tell you.

Yes, sir.

Fire away.

Well to begin with I hired you

Because the doc argued that a

Star would keep the drunken

Hoodlums from taking pot sh*ts

At you.

Yes, sir.

And don't feel so cocky!

Oh, wyatt.

Now listen to me.

You were a fool for

Luck, yesterday.

The doc saved you

From johnny ringgold,

And the good lord pulled you

Through that g*n fanning routine

Down at the hardware store.

I guess he did.

And don't you ever forget it.

And don't you push

Your luck any further.

This is a rough

Town, morgan.

Look, I'll stay alive.

Quit worrying, will you.

All right.

I guess you'll be safe enough

Down at the depot patrol.

One week of that ought to

Convince you that a deputy's job

Is pretty dull.

Even in this town.

Hal?

[Hal] yes, sir.

Hello, morgan.

Howdy.

Say, I was betting

You were going to hire him.

Welcome to our police force.

Thanks, chief.

Save the congratulations.

Morgan's going to be guarding

The santa fe station,

So as my chief deputy,

Keep an eye on him, will you?

Yes, sir.

Thanks.

Now I'm going to go down and

Meet sheriff masterson at the

Corners.

He sent word that brocius and

Ringgold are out camping

In the ford county again.

Unless we pick up a hot trail,

I should be back in

About three hours.

And the answer is no.

You're not going with me.

Mind reader.

Make allowances, kid.

Anything happen to you,

Wyatt's got the whole family

On his neck.

Wyatt and doc holliday.

Two top gunfighters anywhere.

And all they talk about

Is getting hurt.

It can happen, morg.

Why sure.

Well, let's go.

Go? Go where?

Aren't you going to

Bodyguard me to the depot?

No, I wouldn't

Do that to you.

I'm on your side, kid.

I got a big brother.

You're all right, chief.

But let me tell you this:

No little boys ought to try and

Steal milk cans from that depot.

Because I'd die for

Dear old santa fe.

Deputy hal!

Yeah.

Curly bill held us

Up at dorsey rock.

Where's marshal earp?

He started for the corners

About a half hour ago. Why?

Well that's the opposite

Direction, ten miles west, hal.

All right, I'll send

A man after wyatt,

Try and get a couple myself

And pick up curly's trail

At the rock.

Good luck to you.

Giddyup.

Morgan, get on your horse,

Try and overtake wyatt.

Tell him curly brocius took the

Abilene stage near dorsey rock.

Where're you going?

I'm on my way to the rock

Soon as I can find a couple

Of deputies.

Let one of them go after him.

I don't know that trail.

I'll ride with you.

Morg, that g*ng probably

Let out for bushwhacker,

But we're liable

To run into them.

And you know wyatt.

You're short on deputies.

You want to leave me

Whittling on a depot platform?

Come on.

[Chatter]

Fine, I'm banking

A fairer game.

You fellows don't

Want to play cards,

I'll confiscate

The money on the board.

[Chatter]

Let's move.

Doc?

Wyatt's deputy hal took morgan

To trail the brocius g*ng.

I'm not running

The marshal's office.

Where's wyatt?

Well, he's gone up

To the corners.

Brocius and ringgold

Will bushwhack morgan,

That's what they'll do.

Hmmm. They can't

Hurt morgan,

He's still sprouting

Angel feathers.

Get yourself a drink.

I'll take over, mack.

Place your bets, gentlemen.

[Man]

Hey, wyatt.

They hit the abilene stage

At dorsey rock and hal's

Trailing them.

And he took morgan with him.

Morgan.

They headed into the brush.

We better wait here.

Wait? What for?

This could be an ambush.

Curly and ringgold

Don't scare me.

You wait for wyatt.

Ain't that morgan earp

In the lead?

Yeah, that's right.

[Cocks g*n]

He's mine.

I want him in a

Stand up fight.

This could be a trap, morgan.

Sure is.

Hey brocius.

Brocius!

[g*nf*re]

Down, morgan, down.

Come out and make a fight.

Fine. Just me and you.

Fair enough.

Show yourself.

Thanks, curly.

This is the way I like it.

[g*nf*re]

Come here, morgan!

[g*nf*re]

Let me go!

Don't be a fool.

Here comes wyatt.

[g*nf*re continues]

[Shouting]

I would have got him

If my foot hadn't slipped.

Real fancy, slapping off

sh*ts at yards.

Why sure, and look

Who got hurt.

Look, we'll hold a big

Debate back in dodge.

Now pick him up and

Let's get out of here.

Howdy, mr. Earp.

Howdy, doc.

They tell me your little brother

Downed curly in a

Fair gunfight.

No, curly stumbled.

[Morgan]

Wyatt.

Virgil hit gold in dakota.

Uh, what virgil says there

About me joining him,

Pay no attention to that.

I wouldn't run

Out on you.

Morgan, you want to go?

Ah, I don't know.

You go on and dig gold.

Wyatt, it doesn't seem

Right to walk out on you.

You go and wire virgil

That you're on your way.

Go on.

Thanks, wyatt.

Curly stumbled, you say?

Yeah.

Well, that's one way

It could have happened.

Or maybe brocius found himself

sh**ting at a bright light.

Or maybe a voice whispered

To morgan saying,

"Young man, you'll

Live forever."

You drunk?

We'd sure like to hear

That whisper just once more,

Wouldn't we, wyatt?

But we're too darn deaf.

Yeah, doc.

I guess we are.

♪ 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 ♪
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