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 notorious
Dr. John h. Holliday
Had a running feud
With dodge city.
In fact, doc had a running feud
With the world and life itself.
The only man to whom
He acknowledged
The slightest loyalty
Was wyatt earp.
But when holliday decided
To back
Milt and jeanne durkin
In a dispute
With some
Very tough men,
It appeared that doc
And wyatt
Would clash
In a stand-up gunfight.
Whoa!
Whoa, rosie.
There you are, boss.
Let me handle it.
You milt durkin?
That's my name.
Well, I own
The pat dunn
Freight lines.
This wagon trail
Is a public road.
And we need
This oily puddle
To grease our axles.
To go around it,
It'd be three miles
Through the brush.
Here's my homestead map.
That is the survey
Cornerstone.
See for yourself.
Dr. Holliday says
We have a right to
Defend our property.
( Grunts )
Doc can tell you
Anything, sis.
He probably drew
This map.
It's governmental
Survey.
Well, you write
To washington
About it.
My wagon is
Going through.
No!
We give you
Fair warning.
Give me them
Wire cutters.
They got a g*n, boss.
- Go back in the house.
- No!
Put down that r*fle,
Sonny, we don't want
To hurt your wife.
That far enough.
Halt!
( Horses approaching )
Hold it!
Howdy, mr. Dunn.
Now I asked mr. Durkin
Not to block the trail.
They're just young greeners.
You let me talk to them.
Go ahead.
I'm sorry, folks,
But what I said
To you
The other day
Just makes sense.
Now freighters
Have always used
That grease puddle.
And besides, it's
An awful long way
Around.
But it's our land.
And dr. Holliday says
It's worth a fortune.
Doc bought
Half interest in it.
( Chuckles )
What, that
Mixture of oil and mud?
Well, doc must be
Joking you, ma'am.
It's only good
For folks who run out
Of axle grease on the trail.
No, sir!
It's gonna make us rich.
You just go ask
Doc holliday.
Yes'm, I sure will.
Now look, mr. Dunn
And mr. Murphy are
Just as stubborn irish
As you are.
Well.
Feet of land
And an oil puddle
Just aren't worth
sh**ting over.
All right.
You're doc's friend.
I'll let him go
Through this time.
Thank you, mr. Durkin.
Now I'll have
A little talk with doc.
When you get to know him
As I have,
You'll understand him.
At least part way.
Dr. Holliday
Is a brilliant thinker.
Yeah, and
A wonderful drinker.
Bring 'em through,
Mr. Dunn.
Thanks, wyatt.
Hey! ( Whistles )
Rosie! Yah!
Come on, rosie!
( Whistles )
Yah!
( Both shouting
And whistling )
Erin go bragh.
Erin go bragh.
Good day, ma'am.
"Durkin and holliday
Chemists."
Very good.
"Dr. Holliday's
Magic ointment."
That's brilliant, boys.
All right, put it up.
Right in front.
After all, that's
What we're selling.
Move.
Will it cure anything?
Will it cure anything?
I've k*lled men
For less than that.
Well, now maybe
The joke is funny, doc.
So, uh, you tell me
The point, huh?
Have you ever heard
Of ringworm and eczema?
- Mm.
- Amusing?
No, sir.
Do you know the cure
For these dermatoses?
No, I don't.
But you are aware of
The pioneer spirit that
Exists in this country?
- Mm.
- There are two youngsters
By the name of milt
And jeanne durkin.
They have it.
They homesteaded
The grease puddle.
You mean the stuff
In these jars
Is from
The grease puddle?
Precisely.
You oughta be
Ashamed of yourself.
Mr. And mrs. Durkin,
They almost get themselves
Into a sh**ting spree
With pat dunn.
And all because
You tell 'em
There's a fortune
In the grease puddle.
A small fortune, yes.
And I suppose
It'll cure the itch.
In a sense.
There's no sense
In tolerating
Discomfort and pain.
All right, what's
The real reason?
That will do, sir.
You presume on a very
Slight acquaintance.
Oh?
Well, I figure I know you
As well as anybody does.
You don't even know
Yourself, wyatt earp.
As a matter of fact,
You--
( People approaching )
Oh, here are the stock
Certificates now.
Put them on
The table, sir.
Be with you
In a moment,
Ladies.
These are the women
I hired yesterday.
You aiming to sell stock
In the magic ointment?
Deacon earp,
You're invading
My privacy.
Good day, sir.
All right, ladies.
You may go in
The back room.
I'll show you how
To fill the jars.
And this the worst trick
That doc has pulled yet.
At least when he tried
To peddle that gold brick
He had a motive.
Folks had insulted
Miss kate.
Same reason now.
What?
Miss holliday tried to
Join one of the churches
And some of the women
Gave her a cold shoulder.
- Oh, no.
- It's fact.
Then kate and doc quarreled
And last night she took off
For kansas city.
( Sighs )
Guess I'll have to
Send for miss kate.
She's the only one
That can handle doc.
Well, let him peddle
His mud.
Folks aren't
That foolish.
Yeah well look,
He's got two nice
People mixed up in this.
- As a matter of fact--
- ( Door opens )
Dr. Holliday said
I'd probably find
You conspiring
With the mayor.
Conspiring, is it?
Mrs. Durkin, do you not
Want him in here?
Well, I assure you
That mr. Kelly
Doesn't conspire.
But he does have
An official interest
In the firm
Of durkin and holliday.
Why?
Well, because you're aiming
To sell magic ointment
And stocking the concern
Here in dodge city.
It's perfectly legitimate.
Doctor says we have to
Put the fence up again too.
Well, that means trouble.
What you get you have
To fight for, mr. Earp.
Is doc gonna help you fight?
He most certainly is.
And I came here to tell you
To stay out of it.
You know, you may be
A town marshal
And a united states
Deputy marshal,
But you can't defend
Common trespassers
On our
Legal homestead.
Well, judge tobin
Will be back in
Another hour.
The only thing to do
Is arrest doc and charge
Him with a confidence game.
( Sighs ) yeah.
Meantime, I'll send
A telegram to miss kate.
She's sore at doc.
She won't come back.
Mr. Kelly,
She always comes back.
I'll go on out there
And maybe I can stop
A sh**ting.
Ask the judge to issue
A con game warrant, huh?
It'll be a pleasure.
"Road closed,
No trespassing-- detour."
That's a perfect sign,
Milt.
And I like the idea
Of the arrow.
It'll show them ignorant
Mule skinners how to jog
Around this property.
Well, can't they
Understand plain
English?
The mules can,
But not the drivers.
You sure mr. Earp
Will agree everything's
Strictly legal?
There are two serious flaws
In wyatt earp's character.
He knows the law
And he respects it.
Well, he can't say
The magic ointment
Won't work.
Look at this, doc.
Doesn't look bad,
But you keep dosing it.
Think you got it licked
And it comes right back.
( Horses approaching )
Look yonder.
Pat dunn sent word
That we might have
Some trouble here.
That . Of yours loaded?
You better stop
Where you are!
Not yet.
They're not
On our property.
You yell
At my team again
And I'll beat
Your brains out.
He said stop.
Take him.
Doc holliday!
Are they dead?
One is.
The other
Moved a little
At the last second.
How is he?
( Horses approaching )
Somebody comin'.
It's marshal earp
And the deputy.
Let 'em in.
Are you sure he can't
Get us in trouble?
Marshal earp knows
In his big soft heart
That the magic ointment
Can benefit thousands
Of so-called human beings.
With an itching
Of the skin, milt,
Not the itch of character.
Dermatitis of the soul.
He hurt bad?
Uh, no, sir.
Got a warrant
For your arrest.
Those mule skinners
Were armed and trespassing.
You're charged with
Peddling a worthless
Medical remedy
And offering stock
In a fraudulent business.
But it's good medicine,
Mr. Earp.
It cured me
Of a terrible ringworm.
Hold your breath, milt.
I told those ladies
Not to go selling
That magic ointment until
The advertising started.
But I guess
They disobeyed my orders.
They sold jars at least.
Then your warrant
Is good, wyatt.
But only insofar as the sale
Of the ointment is concerned.
No stock has been sold.
You still gotta go
To court.
All right, all right.
But you, tobin and kelly
Are gonna look like fools.
I shall handle
My own defense.
Oh, milt, darling.
Are you all right?
That was terrible,
Milt.
Doc, you come in with me.
I'll send a wagon
For him.
The last
Of the american pioneers.
Aren't you gonna
Put them in jail?
Mr. Earp, you are
Persecuting a genius.
- A saint.
- Shh.
If you wanna keep
Doc's friendship,
Don't ever call him
Names like that.
Mayor kelly,
You may step down.
Mayor kelly's testimony
Concludes the case for
The prosecution.
Dr. Holliday,
The court will now
Hear your witnesses.
Only got one.
Dr. Mccarty.
- ( Audience murmuring )
- You may take the stand,
Doctor.
I offer dr. Mccarty
As a qualified
Medical witness.
Dr. Mccarty
Is certainly qualified.
Doctor, I hand you
A jar
Of dr. Holliday's
Magic ointment.
Would you be kind
Enough to read
The label aloud?
"A soothing balm
Recommended
For the treatment of
Ringworm and eczema."
Thank you, sir.
Have you made
A chemical analysis
Of the magic ointment?
I have.
And what
Did you find, sir?
It's a petroleum tar mixed
With some ordinary loam
And about %
Of terra alba by volume.
Doctor,
In your opinion,
Is this medication
Worthless
In the treatment
Of ringworm
And eczema?
No, indeed.
Would you be kind
Enough to explain this
To the court
In very simple terms?
Well, petroleum tar
Or coal tar
Mixed with fuller's earth
Is a standard remedy
For mild, self-limiting
Dermatosis.
In other words,
What dr. Holliday is selling
Has some medical merit?
Yes, it has.
I see.
Any further questions?
No questions.
You may step down,
Doctor.
( Audience chattering )
Quiet quiet!
The court will now rule--
Hold it! Hold it!
I have a brief
Closing statement to make.
Not necessary.
The court will now rule...
- The court will not rule!
- ( Audience murmuring )
Quiet!
Order!
You're all a bunch
Of hypocrites!
You dragged me
Into this court
To prosecute me
For selling a good
Medical remedy.
- And you let--
- Sit down, dr. Holliday!
Charges dismissed.
You're exonerated.
- Why, you can't--
- ( Audience murmuring )
Court's adjourned!
( Audience chattering )
Ladies and gentlemen!
Marshal earp and judge tobin
Don't want me to make
A closing statement.
So I'm here to remind you
That all the stock in
The magic ointment
Goes on sale at once.
This product
Will sweep the country.
Buy stock; get rich.
Oh, you made fools of them.
You are a genius.
Thank you, my child.
Thank you.
Doc.
I think wyatt wants to
Say a few words to me.
I'll see you
At the store later.
Yes, sir.
We're rich, jeanne!
We're rich!
Doc, you and the durkins
Have proved your point.
Why don't you--
Why don't you quit
While you're ahead?
I promised them
A tidy fortune,
Wyatt.
That's what they're
Gonna get-- a tidy
Fortune.
No, they're
Gonna get themselves
Into a sh**ting fight
With some very tough
Mule skinners.
It's too bad
Miss kate isn't here.
Don't mention that name.
Oh?
I gave that woman
$ , To go away
And stay away.
What's your price
To leave me alone?
Nothin'.
( People chattering excitedly )
You're making a very wise
Investment, sir.
There you are.
Thank you.
All righty.
I know you.
( Chuckles )
There we are.
Just one minute now.
Official.
There you are, sir.
Next.
I'll take shares.
?
Well, now that's
A fascinating order.
Your name, sir?
Please.
Donaldson.
Mr. Donaldson.
Mr. Donaldson.
Fine name. Fine.
There we are.
Don't be impatient.
Stamp of approval.
You're much too young
To retire in luxury.
You're only as old
As you feel.
- ( Laughter )
- Thank you.
Next.
Come come.
Just a minute.
I'm getting behind.
( Men chattering )
All right.
Which one, this one?
Anyone else?
( Men continue chattering )
More of these.
You going on
A hunting trip, mr. Dunn?
And what's that to you?
Well, sir, besides being
The law here in dodge city,
I'm also a united states
Deputy marshal.
Oh, so you changed sides,
Have you?
They other day
You told those fool kids
To let us go through.
Mr. Dunn, that was
For the sake of peace.
If you're planning on
A big sh**t,
They're gonna have
The law
And doc holliday
On their side.
Doc k*lled one of my boys
And shot up another.
How much do I owe?
- Well, let's see now.
- Mr. Dunn?
If you go out there
With this w*r party,
We're gonna have
To help doc.
I ain't scared.
Come on, jim.
How much?
Mr. Earp?
Letter for you,
Mr. Earp.
Lady gave me it.
Comes to $ . .
Here you go.
Gosh, thanks!
Keep the change.
( Door closes )
See you at
The grease puddle, wyatt.
Too bad.
I had to sell 'em
The stuff, wyatt.
He's a good customer.
Besides, he would
Have bought the g*n
Somewhere else.
Yeah.
Mr. Kelly, you stay put
For a half hour or so.
May have a job for you.
Your stock, my money.
Next.
Now you wait your turn,
You see.
I did.
( Whispering )
Pat dunn and his boys
Are gonna run you off
That farm.
Oh?
We've sold our quota
For today, ladies
And gentlemen.
We're closing.
That's all.
- All: aww.
- That will be all for today.
Sorry.
Sorry, dear.
Come back tomorrow.
What's the matter?
I don't know whether
You wanna try it
Or not, miss kate.
It, uh-- well,
It'll probably take
An awful lot of money.
How much?
I don't know.
$ , , Maybe more.
No.
Let him fight it out.
Well, you can't bet
On all of us coming
Through.
A gunfight like
That can probably--
Wait a minute.
Why did you say
"All of us"?
You see, my deputies and i,
We have to help doc.
Well, the law's on his side.
The law's on john's side?!
Well, just this once,
Miss kate.
See, mr. And mrs. Durkin,
They bought a section of land
That contains a grease puddle.
But would john sell out
To jim kelly?
They don't like each other.
No, that's why I think
Doc might do it.
Now sticking the mayor
Of dodge city with that
Grease puddle
Might just be too much
For him to resist.
All right.
I'll give you the money.
But not for john,
Mind you.
Thank you, miss kate.
Get kelly started.
Yes'm.
Oh, and if I were you,
I wouldn't fret
Too much about doc.
I think he misses you.
Why do you think that?
Well, he hasn't been
Drinking so much.
I'm glad we gave
Jeanne the slip.
Wouldn't it be handier
To fight them outside?
I mean, we can get
A crossfire--
You can fight 'em outside
If you'd like, son.
I'll take that chair
By the window.
We mustn't underestimate
The enemy, sir.
( Scoffs )
Just a passel
Of drunken mule skinners.
Sonny, aim carefully
And say to yourself,
"This is for some
Tormented mule
Who didn't get
His man."
( Horses approaching )
Uh-oh.
It's just one man.
And on a dead run.
Mm. sh**t him.
But he might be
On our side.
sh**t him.
No, he's too close.
It's mayor kelly!
It's mayor kelly!
Kelly--
He's my meat.
Oh, please, doctor.
Now he's a close friend
Of marshal earp's
- And if you--
- He's a pious politician.
He'd lick your boots
To get a vote.
- Tell him to go away.
- Sure.
Sure, doctor.
I'll tell him right away.
I wanna see doc holliday.
- There you are.
- You'll have to excuse us,
Mayor kelly.
You see, dr. Holliday and i,
We're expecting a gunfight--
I know.
Dr. Holliday, I'd like
To buy your company.
What?
I'm swallowing my pride.
Business is business.
Besides,
That magic ointment
Just might make
A fair success.
Well,
We're not selling.
Now just a minute,
Son.
What's your proposition,
Mayor?
Well, first we oughta
Talk over some of the details.
I came prepared to make
A substantial offer.
Wanna talk to the boys?
Whoa.
What's worrying you,
Murphy?
I think we oughta lay back
And blast that cabin with
Our r*fles.
That doc's m*rder
At close range, boss.
Well, doc don't scare me.
Go on. Go ahead.
All right.
( Whistles )
No no,
You'll have to
Make it more money.
- $ ,
- .
I haven't got that much.
Besides, the company
Isn't worth it.
But dr. Holliday,
With half of $ , ,
Jeanne and I could
Go to california and--
- No.
- But, doctor.
Whoa!
Hal, reset your saddle.
The dunns got
Too much of a head start.
I'm still betting
On mr. Kelly.
Yeah well, so am i.
He's our only hope.
These four horses
Are all galloped out,
Bu we gotta go on.
Let's go, come on!
Hiyah!
Whoa.
There's only three
Of them in there.
All right, boys,
Scatter.
, ...
And five s--
,
And it's robbery.
It's an insult.
- The deal's off.
- Oh, no!
You gave your word.
( g*nshots )
Stop it,
Stop it!
Stop it!
Hold your fire!
Stop it!
Hold your fire!
Hold it!
I bought him out.
You can use the trail
And the grease puddle.
All right, boys.
Start tearing down
That barbed wire.
Wait a minute, wyatt.
One thing puzzles me.
Where did kelly get
That , ?
From your wife.
Katie? Oh, no.
I wired her
And she came back.
But that was my money.
You dirty double-crossing
Deacon.
You bought me
With my own money.
And now I got katie
On my hands again.
Get off your horse.
We'll sh**t this out.
All right.
Well, however this
Turns out, miss kate
Still loves you.
I sure don't know why,
But she does.
You ready?
Yeah.
( Laughing )
Swindled with my own money.
( Coughing )
Come on, doc.
We'll go home
To miss kate.
♪ 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. ♪