The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
Earp?
Wyatt earp!
Come out of that cave
With your hands up!
All right, we're coming
In after you!
Go get him, boys.
( 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 life and legend
Of wyatt earp...
The bitterness between
Texas cattlemen
And the cow town marshals
Of kansas
Was an aftermath of
The civil w*r.
There were those in the south
Who never fired a shot
To help the confederacy,
But who were now determined
To aggravate
The yank johnny laws
Who tried to keep order
In kansas.
Marshal wyatt earp
Of dodge city
Was a shining target
For all manner of schemes
To assassinate him
Or run him out of dodge.
Perhaps the shrewdest
Of wyatt's enemies
Was big drum denman,
Owner of the r.e.b.
Cattle spread.
Big drum had, at least,
An original idea.
Well, ain't you coming into
Town, mr. Denman?
- Naturally, I thought--
- No siree!
Big drum ain't taking
His boys into dodge.
Earp has too many
Deputies,
And he can call on
Bat masterson and
His sheriff's posse.
Every may who's tried
To get wyatt earp
In dodge city
Has come a cropper.
Know what I mean, zinn?
Smart analysis, mr. Denman.
But what's this all
Leading up to, drum?
I run a print shop
In dodge. I can't afford--
Now hold on, inky,
Wait a minute.
The answer is simple.
We prod earp into
Coming out here.
Get him so
Red-headed hostile,
All he can think about
Is settling with me.
Well, now, uh...
I never knew earp to
Lose his temper that bad.
( Chuckles ) always
A first time, zinn.
Hey, curley, ringgold,
Come here.
Boy:
Extra! Read all about
Wyatt earp in "the rebel"!
Extra! Extra!
Read all about wyatt
Earp in "the rebel"!
Come along, sammy.
We got a new paper in town?
Yes, sir.
It's "the rebel,"
And it's free!
Extra! Extra!
"The truth about wyatt earp.
Dodge city marshal consorts
With coarse women."
Bah.
( Men vocalizing )
Why don't you keep
The front blinds down?
No need trying to hide.
Earp will know
I'm doing the job.
He doesn't have to know
That I'm mixed up with it.
Quit acting stupid,
Zinner.
Everybody in town
Knows you do legal work
For denman.
You're his attorney.
Not in this case.
Here, this is for
Tomorrow's sheet.
All right.
And remember the deal:
You're to keep me out.
If earp corners you,
You blame it on denman.
( Knock on door )
Uh-oh.
Jim kelly.
I'm leaving.
( Door knob rattling )
Ain't you open
For business?
Sure. Sure, mr. Kelly,
But...
I had some work to do
On the press, and i--
And on this, huh?
You miserable scamp.
Well, I had to do it.
A certain fella has
A mortgage on my shop,
And he--
( Scoffs )
Who wrote this filth?
Uh, drum denman,
Mr. Kelly.
He-- he said if
I didn't print it,
He'd-- he'd call
My loan and put me
Out of business.
Indeed now!
And where is denman?
He's at buffalo walla,
South of town.
And when's he coming
Into dodge?
Oh, he ain't coming
Into dodge, mr. Kelly.
He's scared of
Marshal earp.
Drum better be scared.
And you print one more,
And you'll be scared!
Understand?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir, and i...
I hope you'll explain
To marshal earp
I had to do it.
It was the only way
I could get my shop
Free and clear.
Well... You've been warned,
You-- you inkpot!
( Door opens and closes )
Oh, no.
I don't print this.
You tear that up
And you'll--
You expect me to print
This, you're wrong.
Earp will g*n us,
Both of us.
No.
Earp will try to get denman,
And that's just what
Drum wants him to do.
But sally davis?
She's never had anything
To do with earp.
She's the new
Preacher's daughter.
Just a kid in her teens.
Never mind.
Print it.
Don't be a fool.
I'm leaving us both
A way out.
Read the masthead.
It says "drum denman,
Editor."
Earp will go after denman,
Not us.
But it ain't right
To do that to a--
All right, no more gab.
We'll see drum about this.
You tell him
You won't print it.
No.
But drum could get more
Than he's asking for.
Uh-uh.
Drum's got some fast
g*ns out there
Just waiting for earp.
Wyatt?
Callum says it was
Denman of the r.e.b.
Brand outfit.
- Big drum?
- Yeah.
I told him not
To come back to dodge city.
He didn't.
He's camped out in
The old buffalo walla.
I warned callum not to
Print anything more.
But maybe we better
Close his shop.
Big drum could
Just get another place
In another town
To do his printing.
( Groans )
This is a new angle,
Mr. Kelly.
A man hides out
In the brush
And blisters me
With a scandal sheet.
Don't talk about it
Out here.
Let's go inside.
( Men vocalizing )
Well, you got the whole
Town talking, drum.
That's a good
Starter.
Did it rile the great
Marshal earp?
Not enough.
But jim kelly traced
The sheet to callum
And warned him not to
Print another edition.
You see, ringgold?
Just the same as calling
Earp a yankee.
You boys ain't seen
Nothing yet.
Just wait till you read
What I say about him
Tomorrow.
That ought to bring him
Out on the run,
Huh, zinner?
It certainly should.
Curley, you and ringgold
And the boys better
Oil up your g*ns.
We got 'em shining
Like a morse sickle.
We can't hardly wait.
I can wait.
Where do you want earp
Buried, mr. Denman?
You deliver
The body, ringgold.
I'll find him
A grave.
Extra! Extra!
Read the latest "rebel."
Read all about marshal earp
In "the rebel"!
Extra! Extra!
Read the latest "rebel!"
( Knock on door )
Who is it?
Mr. Earp?
It's-- it's sally davis.
Just a minute.
( Crying )
Sally, what's the matter?
Come here, sit down.
"Wyatt earp
And preacher's daughter.
Courtship of sally davis."
Daddy's riding
The church circuit.
I took this off the porch
So momma wouldn't see it.
But they'll both see it!
Everybody will!
It's all over town!
I didn't think denman
Would go this far.
It's my fault, sally.
I should have
Arrested callum
And closed up his print
Shop yesterday.
It's awful.
I'm afraid to go home!
I can't even walk
On the streets!
How could anybody tell
Such a horrible lie?
Well, mr. Denman
Will admit that he lied
And apologize to you
In public.
I can promise you that.
Sally, your folks
And the people here
In dodge, they'll...
Well, they'll know this
Is just rotten slander.
But I want to do something
About that horrible man!
I know.
I know how you feel.
But don't you worry
About it.
It'll be done for you.
Now come on.
You keep your chin
Up, huh?
Yes, sir.
All right.
I want you to
Take this straight home
To your mother
And show it to her
And tell her
What I said, huh?
Thank you, mr. Earp.
I've been thinking
Only of myself.
I guess it's just
As bad for you.
Well, it's going to be
Worse for mr. Denman.
Now you run along.
( Men vocalizing )
Here's the dynamite, wyatt.
Why don't you wait
For sheriff masterson
And the rest of them
To get back from abilene?
Because this is
My party, all my own.
Go get the handcuffs,
Will you?
- Right?
- ( Door opens )
I know, I know.
I read it.
Mr. Kelly, I want you
To relieve me from duty
For a couple of days.
What I'm about to do
Can't be done by a marshal.
I want a posse,
And I'm riding with it!
Look, that camp
Has to be spooked,
And that's a one-man job.
Now, wyatt--
No posse.
You'll only get in the way.
You bring 'em out
Tomorrow if you want to.
Ask doc mccarty
To come along, too.
Somebody will be
Needing him.
- The handcuffs.
- Thank you.
My spookin' boots,
Mr. Kelly.
( Men vocalizing )
Any sign of zinner?
Met him on the trail.
Him and inky
Got spooked.
They were running
Out of dodge.
Where's wyatt earp?
They didn't know.
We sent 'em back
To find out.
If earp's coming,
This ain't the right
Place to take him.
What's wrong
With it?
Earp and his posse
Could bushwhack us in here.
Yeah. We should make
The fight on open prairie,
Out there.
What's the matter?
You and ringgold
Feeling spooked?
If they come in
Here, we'll close
The gaps on 'em.
I'm paying you boys
To fight.
Besides, earp's
No bushwhacker.
He'll come busting
In here with a posse
And try to blast us.
( Men vocalizing )
( Shouts )
Hyah! Hyah!
Hey! Hold it!
Stop those horses!
Hold it! Stop!
You're just
Wasting b*ll*ts.
Where's curley
And ringgold?
They went to
The spring for
Fresh water.
Denman:
The spring for fresh water?!
At a time like this?
He's got that posse
Scattered all around.
And drum will want us
To go in the brush
After 'em.
Let's get the canteens
Back to camp.
( Men vocalizing )
He didn't bring
No posse, I tell you.
It's just earp,
All in his lonesome.
Yeah, you tell us.
He used to be
A buffalo hunter.
That's the way
They used to frighten
In all the cow camps
That interfered
With their hunting.
Earp could have k*lled
You and ringgold.
Masterson or tillman
Would have k*lled you.
The posse you're talking
About doesn't exist.
It's just earp.
Now come on.
Let's get him
Before it's dark.
You're our brave leader, drum.
What are the orders?
Well, we'll fan out
And comb both sides
Of that ravine.
If we can't find earp,
At least we can
Find his camp.
Come on, move out.
He's fired the camp.
Fire in camp!
All hands! All hands!
All hands! All hands!
( All shouting )
Grab a blanket!
Beat it out!
Throw some water on it!
Get it out!
Come on!
Get it out!
Beat it!
Beat it out!
Beat it!
( Men shouting )
Grab a blanket!
Beat it out!
Throw some water on it!
One peep out of you,
And you're a dead man.
Come on!
All right, let's go.
( Men vocalizing )
Get on the horse.
Get on.
Now you get down
From there.
I always said you
Wouldn't fight fair.
Look who's talking.
All right, mr. Denman,
You're gonna get your
Fair fight.
How do you want it?
With g*ns...
Knives...
Or with fists?
Just bare hands,
You yankee scum.
Come at me.
I want you to come
Into dodge city
And apologize to
A certain young lady.
No.
All right.
Are you gonna
Come in and apologize?
No.
My boys will
Come here.
They're on foot,
But they'll find us.
That's what I'm hoping for.
I don't like this.
We're walking right
Into earp's trap.
You quit liking money,
Ringgold?
If earp hauls drum to jail,
We won't never get paid.
I'll go anywhere
The rest of you will.
Uhh!
All right,
Into the cave.
Come on.
Back in.
Go on.
Sit down.
Lean forward.
Put your knees up.
Now I don't think
Your men are gonna...
Come after you.
So I'm going on back
To dodge city.
Maybe you'll change your
Mind about that apology
In a couple of days.
( Men vocalizing )
( Muffled shouts )
This was his camp,
All right.
The dirt's
All kicked up.
That looks like
A cave over there.
My arm's hurting.
This is silly.
Earp's dragged drum
Back to dodge.
Well, we better take a look,
Just to make sure.
I don't know.
Yeah. Earp may be
Laying for us
In there.
What? In that cave
With no way out?
Earp's smarter than that.
All right, you look!
We'll all look!
Drum didn't hire
Just me.
There's a light in there,
But I can't make out nothing.
Well, I can.
It's denman,
All tied up.
You've talked
A brave battle.
Hey, drum!
Is earp down there?
( Muffled shouting )
All right, boss,
Your troubles
Are over.
( Muffled )
Turn the lantern!
- What lantern?
- Here it is!
( Coughing )
Untie the boss.
Of all the dirty-egg
Tricks!
Trying to smother us
In a cave!
Easy, ringgold.
You all right?
No, I ain't all right!
I want that guy k*lled!
Now get out there
And get him!
The entrance
Is blocked!
There might be
Some other way out.
Well, then find it!
Earp:
You can come out this way.
There's a ladder at
The far end of the cave.
Come up one at a time.
Take your g*n belts off
Before you start.
Why, you...
One more shot,
And I'm gonna start.
Drop your g*ns.
We're coming out!
Get the ladder. Come on.
Bring it in here.
All right, come on.
You come up with
Your hands empty.
Both arms!
Hello, mr. Denman.
Come on.
Come on.
Get over there
And kneel down.
Kneel down!
Well, mr. Ringgold.
Get over there!
Kneel down
Over there!
Kneel down!
Come on.
Both hands.
I can't lift the other one.
You busted my arm.
Let's see, curley.
I haven't seen you
Since the fight at
The little alamo.
Let's not get social.
No sass, either! Come on!
Get over there!
Come on!
Hands first!
You gonna make us walk
All the way to dodge?
I ought to make
You crawl.
You hired out
To drum denman.
He was old enough to fight
In the w*r, but he didn't.
His idea of being brave
Is to slander a young girl.
Her name was sally davis.
Just happens to be a niece
Of the confederate president.
Man:
Is that right, drum?
I offered him a chance to ride
Into dodge city and apologize,
But he wouldn't.
That's a lie
About that girl
Being related
To jeff davis.
No. It just happens
To be the truth.
But I'd make you apologize
If you lied about
Any other innocent girl.
It's miles, gentlemen.
We can make it easy
By tomorrow morning.
( Men vocalizing )
Let's go!
Come on.
Hey!
- ( Men shouting )
- Hit him!
If he don't apologize,
He better not show his
Face down texas way.
I-- I'm sorry.
I guess I've been wrong.
You tell that
To sally davis.
Well, what is this now?
Well...
Curley.
Ringgold.
Denman.
I'm walking 'em
Into dodge city, mr. Mayor.
Into dodge?
Oh, now wyatt, that's
More than miles
From here.
Well, curley and ringgold
Are hurt,
But if they drop,
I'll cut 'em off the line.
The rest of 'em
Can make it all right.
Oh, I spooked 'em
Real gentle-like, mr. Kelly.
I must be getting
Old and soft.
Well, gentlemen,
Shall we travel?
( Men vocalizing )
Ho! Come on!
( Men vocalizing )
♪ 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. ♪
( Beeping )