( 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:
A cruel but necessary law--
The old west decreed death
For horse thieves.
To steal a man's horse
On the early frontier
Left him defenseless
Against buffalo stampedes,
Indians on the warpath
Or simple starvation.
But in dodge city
Of the late s,
The horse thief law
Had become out of date
And just plain murderous.
That limb ain't
High enough.
Throw a rope over
That one, macon.
I did not steal
Your horses.
I buy and trade.
I do not steal!
All right, riva,
You've had your say.
- Come on, hurry it up--
- ( g*nsh*t )
Hold it.
Take it easy, bendle.
All right, pretty boy,
Cut him loose.
Cover me, doc.
Move over there.
What's your name, mister?
Joe riva.
I have a horse camp
At the forks.
You can't turn him loose,
Earp.
Horse stealing calls
For a hanging.
We was just trying to save
Kansas the cost of a trial.
Now that's real good
Of you, pete.
Kansas should make you
An honorary colonel.
Wyatt, I know mr. Riva.
As a horse trader,
He's a saint.
Doc holliday, my friend.
We got the evidence
And the witnesses.
You still aim
To turn him loose?
No.
But he's gonna
Get a fair trial.
That suits us.
But no funny business,
Earp.
Bar w's moving
Right into dodge.
- We'll be watching.
- Yeah, you do that.
Hold it, doc.
The law's on their side.
Then it's time for the law
To be changed.
Mr. Riva, you go along
With marshal earp.
I'll tell your daughter
What happened.
Doc, you know that
She's hot tempered.
Tell her to trust
Mr. Earp, please.
I'll take care of it.
How much for his bond?
Mr. Riva would be
Safer in jail
With the bar w in town.
I'm gonna talk to judge tobin,
Tell him what I think.
Fair trial, no hanging,
I promise.
Deacon, he won't
Even need a trial.
- Lucky for me,
Doc's a friend.
- Lucky?
You know, mr. Riva,
It's been my experience
That doc can
Get his friends
Into so much trouble
That sometimes they wish
They'd never been born.
I just hope for your
Sake that this isn't
One of doc's bad days.
Come on, get up here.
I tell you,
He must be somewhere.
Three hours now
And papa does not return.
The bar ws
Have taken him.
- We will find riva.
- We'll find him.
Then why do we wait here?
You are men. You have g*ns.
I will ride with you
To help papa.
Helen, your papa does
Not want fighting.
Still, if he's in trouble.
We'll ride, helen.
- With g*ns?
- Yes, with g*ns.
- Well, then let's go.
- Yeah.
Hold on, everybody.
Senorita riva,
Do you remember me?
It is truly
The dr. Holliday.
How fortunate you are here.
We think the bar ws
Have taken papa.
- Well, they did, senorita.
- Man: they did?
But marshal earp arrested him
To forestall a hanging party.
But why would they
Do that to papa?
Bendle and his crowd
Have accused him of
Horse thieving.
That's a lie.
Papa would never--
Save it, senorita.
Save it.
This is a town meeting,
And nothing much gets
Accomplished at town meetings.
Besides, I'm a mite thirsty
And I'd like to rest
A bit in the shade.
Of course.
Bring a drink
For the dr. Holliday.
But why must we
Steal horses?
So you can sell 'em
To me.
It's against the law.
It's the very thing
They accused papa of.
You want us all in jail?
No, senorita,
But I want your papa
Out of jail.
This plan will work?
This plan
Is our only chance.
Now you have your men
Steal the horses
And take 'em to
The auction stable in dodge.
I'll handle the rest.
Very well.
My papa trusts you,
I will trust you.
I will give the men
Their orders, and then
We ride into town.
- I must see papa.
- One other thing.
I wouldn't mention these
Horses to marshal earp
Or papa.
You see, I'm a scoundrel,
And this plan of mine
Is downright skullduggery.
Now we don't want
To shock marshal earp
Or papa, do we?
True. I think I am
Quite a bad girl.
No.
No, I would not trust
This idea to a bad woman.
It requires your own
Sweet innocence to
Play the rascal.
There are the john henrys
Right on the line, judge.
Formal complaint
Of horse stealing.
I know mr. Bendle.
My boss wants
A quick trial.
Tomorrow.
That's fair enough.
I still say you could
Have saved everybody
A lot of trouble, earp.
Mister, you better
Have an airtight case.
I'm gonna arrest you
For attempted m*rder.
Don't you worry none.
We'll have the case.
- Stupid murderous law.
- I know. I know.
Can't we get it repealed?
I told you there's a bill
In the legislature,
But it won't pass in time.
And you intend
To sentence riva to hang
If the bar w puts their
Case over on the jury?
No, wyatt,
Not unless the jury
Makes the death
Sentence mandatory.
What then?
Well, let's not cross
That bridge till
We come to it.
Marshal, you and I
Don't make the law.
We enforce it.
The best thing you
Can do for riva
- Is see that he gets
Some kind of defense.
- Yes, sir.
And I strongly advise you
Not to have doc holliday
Near the trial.
He's not very popular
With local juries.
Mr. Gibbs.
Did you get anything
More on riva?
No, just what he told you.
Buys and sells horses
All along the texas trail.
Some of them's branded.
Some of 'em ain't.
How's he gonna tell
Whether a horse
With no brand on him
Has been stolen or not?
Mr. Bendle claims that
His men recognized
Three unbranded horses
By their shoes and markings.
Now the point is--
Can mr. Riva prove that he
Was an innocent buyer?
Wyatt,
He's just a plain old
Easygoing horse trader.
About all we can do for him
Is to try to round up some
Character witnesses.
All right,
You tour the town.
There must be a lot
Of cattlemen that
Bought from riva.
I sure hope I can
Locate a few.
- Marshal earp.
- No, ma'am.
That there
Is the marshal.
I am helen riva.
You have my papa in jail?
Yessum, I do.
Won't you sit down?
- Well, I came to see papa.
- Well, you can see him,
But I'd like to ask you
Some questions first.
Of course. Yes.
Mr. Bendle at the bar w
Describes three horses here
That he claims rightfully
Belonged to them.
Now do you remember
The horses
Or where your father
Bought them?
I mean, if you
Have a bill of sale
Or a memoranda.
Please.
I must show this
To dr. Holliday.
Oh. Why?
Well, you see, he is
Going to get papa off.
I promised I'd leave
Everything to him.
You are his friend.
Are you then
Also our friend?
Well, i-- I don't think
Your father's guilty.
Ah!
My friend and papa's.
And so young
And handsome, too.
All right, I think we
Better go see your papa.
Where are your horses?
They will be here by sundown.
Twenty head of the best.
Doc, I didn't
Know you went in
For horse trading.
I'm handling this
To accommodate a friend.
He set a bargain price
On each horse.
Now mind you, creevy,
There will be no auction.
You're gonna sell these
Animals at the set price,
Take or leave.
Now here's
Your commission.
No offense, doc,
But are these
Stolen horses?
Why don't you just count
The commission, hmm?
$ , $ , $ ,
$ .
I don't know, doc.
Marshal earp's--
Never mind, creevy.
There's another $ .
Well, of course I'm just
Selling on commission.
On consignment.
Now you remember that
Word "consignment."
That lets you out clean.
Consignment.
That's right.
Then why such
A big commission?
Because I want you
To feel and look
A mite guilty.
The sale will go
Faster that way.
I get it.
You want them to think
That the horses were stolen.
I want you to think
That, too, creevy.
There should be
An air of larceny
About the entire sale,
Horses at a bargain.
The buyers knowing
They should ask questions.
They're jumping
At giveaway prices.
Doc, we should do more
Business together.
All right, all right,
Now get to the point.
I am trying to save
Joe riva from being hanged.
Well, so am i.
Yeah, I know.
You talked that
Girl into something.
Helen--
She been talking?
No, that's why
I've come to you.
Well, I can't
Say anything until
Tomorrow morning.
Have you got some evidence
That can help riva?
That's right.
Look, doc, will you
Listen to me just once?
I have listened to you,
At least a hundred times.
All right, then listen
To me one more time.
Now don't go into
Court tomorrow
And blow off steam.
Mr. Gibbs is trying
To hunt up character
Witnesses and miss helen's
Out trying to find some
Report on the bar w case.
We can handle things.
Not without me you can't.
- Look, will you
Just listen to me?
- No, you listen.
Tomorrow morning I'll send
For you to arrest men
For buying stolen horses.
Now are you gonna act
On my say-so,
Or is your deacon smugness
Gonna hold you back?
I'll act on your say-so.
But tell me this much,
Will you--
Not one word.
Now you're gonna get 'em
Dead to rights.
The whys and wherefores
Are not important.
- Si, senor.
- No brands.
Fine looking horses.
Where'd doc get 'em?
Yo no habla ingles,
Senor.
$ . .
Doc must be loco.
Marshal earp, hello.
Miss helen.
- Did you find anything?
- Yes, you will see.
Come in.
Is anything wrong?
Did dr. Holliday do this?
Do what?
Miss helen, all this evidence
Has been forged.
You didn't even wait
For the ink to dry.
I can't believe that doc
Would be this careless.
Did you do this?
Yes.
On the advice
Of dr. Holliday?
Oh, no, he had nothing
To do with it.
Believe me.
All right, burn it.
You do not put me in jail?
No, but I wanna
Ask you a question.
Dr. Holliday mentioned
Something about the sale
Of stolen horses
Tomorrow morning.
Do you know anything
About that sale?
Young lady, perhaps you
Don't know doc very well.
He is our friend.
I don't say one
Word against him.
Or tell me
About this sale.
I know nothing
About a sale.
The doctor is saving papa.
That's all I know.
More than likely,
He'll lead your father
To the gallows.
Oh, no, he promised.
I believe dr. Holliday.
( Sighs )
Well, that's that.
I also trust you.
Maybe I am romantic
About you, hmm?
That's right flattering,
Miss helen,
But you're just worried
About your father.
Come on, you walk with me
Over to the hotel.
- Perhaps if doc hasn't gummed
Things up too bad, we--
- No, thank you.
It is not allowed
That I walk with you.
I would be compromised,
You see?
Papa's men are outside.
I will be all right.
Buenas noches.
Good night, miss helen.
What's the gal
Crying about?
Just worried.
Real pretty gal, she is.
If I was two or three
Years younger, I might--
Mr. Gibbs,
Did you get any
Character witnesses?
Hmm? Oh, yeah, yeah.
Old riva's real well
Liked by everybody.
Excepting the bar ws.
"Mayor kelly, colonel
Grayson, j.p. Mcgruger."
They're all good names.
But doc just rigged
Some kind of a deal
With stolen horses.
- We better look into it.
- No, sir.
What do you mean?
Now, wyatt, what you
Don't know ain't gonna
Hurt you none.
You might just
q*eer doc's play.
Yeah, and his deal may
Go sour and hang riva.
In a case like this,
I'm afraid I'll
Have to bet on doc.
Why?
Well, there ain't nothing
Legal gonna save joe riva.
It's gonna take a dirty,
Lowdown, mean trick to do it.
Now just leave
Old doc alone.
It's our only chance.
All right, gentlemen,
Examine them carefully.
Look them over.
They're all good bargains.
They're real bargains.
And remember, it's only
One to a customer.
The first man
That has the cash is
The first man to take the horse.
You decided to buy one, sir.
Thank you very much.
Take him right out
The alley door if you will.
That's it.
And look them over, gentlemen.
Look them over carefully.
They're all good buys,
Each and every one of them.
Each and every one
Is a real bargain.
Where'd you get 'em,
Creevy?
On consignment.
Don't ask me any questions.
All right, if that's
The way you want it.
$ , Huh?
I'll take a chance.
You're not taking
Any chances, mr. Bendle.
You've got a real bargain.
How about you, sir?
Have you looked your
Horse over carefully?
That's a good buy.
I'm glad you decided
To take him.
And you, sir, have you
Checked this horse over?
Going to take him.
That's a good buy.
I know you'll enjoy
That bargain very much.
You can't go wrong
On a horse like that.
Take 'em all out
The alley door.
That is it.
You got the other end
Of the alley plugged?
Yeah, the front door, too.
Must be quite a shock
To you, deacon,
Seeing so many horse buyers
At : in the morning.
Look, pete bendle.
Move in, shotgun!
- Hold them horses, boys!
- What is this, a frame-up?
Hold it!
Whoa.
Where'd you get
This horse, mr. Bendle?
I never seen him before.
No? Then how'd he get
The bar w chalked on?
You're under arrest,
Mr. Bendle.
All right,
Bring 'em through there.
Let's go. Come on.
Come on, bring 'em out.
Come on.
Take your seats. Hurry up!
Hurry up. Come on!
Come on, take your seat.
All right,
Order in the court.
As I understand it,
Mr. Joe riva
And other men are charged
With stealing horses.
With their purchase,
Knowing them to have
Been stolen.
Is that correct,
Marshal earp?
That's right,
Your honor.
Here's mr. Creevy's
Sales report,
Listing the men
Who bought the horses.
"Mr. Bendle,
Foreman of the bar w."
On your feet, mr. Bendle.
Mr. Bendle,
You signed a complaint
Charging mr. Joe riva
With stealing
Some bar w horses.
Do you come into this
Court with clean hands?
This is a frame-up, judge.
Wyatt earp planted
Those horses on creevy.
That will do, sir.
This court sentences
Mr. Joe riva and the
Other defendants
To six months in jail.
What kind of
A trick is this?
However,
Due to the fact that
The penalty for horse thievery
Will soon be changed
By the state legislature,
I shall parole
All the defendants from bench.
Case dismissed.
Clear the courtroom,
Marshal earp.
You're still
Gonna hang, riva.
Court adjourned.
Now go on,
Get out of here, move.
Marshal earp,
I wanna thank you.
You should thank
Dr. Holliday.
Yes, papa,
Our true friend.
I suggest that you
And miss helen
Head back for camp.
Bendle will try
To lynch me, you think?
I think he will.
But don't worry, papa.
Dr. Holliday will fight
With us.
Don't be foolish, helen.
We fight no one,
Marshal earp.
They will take it out
On my people.
You go and head back
To camp.
I'll consult
With dr. Holliday.
Well, wyatt.
I suppose
You want to apologize.
Mr. Bendle and some
Of his boys snuck out of town.
They're gonna try
To lynch riva, doc.
Maybe he has another
Brilliant idea.
You mean you're not inviting me
To join the fight?
It's not your fight.
That is the scurviest thing
You ever said.
Come on, mr. Gibbs.
I know a shortcut
To mr. Riva's place.
Mr. Riva, get your folks
In that ravine over there.
Bar w is headed this way.
We fight.
No, you don't.
This is our business,
Mr. Riva.
You keep your folks
Out of it.
Yes, that is right.
We take cover in the ravine.
Victor, take their horses.
We'd like to turn
Your wagons over,
If you don't mind.
Anything. Help mr. Earp.
Turn the wagons over.
Hurry up!
- I'll get a g*n
And help you fight.
- No, you don't.
No, you go with the rest
Of the women to the ravine.
- Hurry up.
- No, no.
Come on, hurry up.
Turn 'em over, let's go!
- One, two, three, over!
- ( Shouting )
It's the dr. Holliday.
Now I go.
( Speaking spanish )
I don't intend
To beg you.
Mr. Gibbs and I can handle
This situation, doctor.
Anyway, we don't intend
To k*ll anyone.
Just wing 'em.
All right,
I'll wing 'em, too.
We just might
Need him, wyatt.
All right,
As long as you promise
Just to wing 'em.
Put your horse over there.
Thank you, deacon.
I don't like
The looks of 'em.
Horse traders don't fight.
Your sand running out
On you?
Maybe they got wyatt
And doc with them.
Nah, we left them in town.
Leave your horses here
And follow me.
Give 'em a load
From that cannon, mr. Gibbs.
Maybe that'll discourage them.
Now, wyatt,
Quit spoiling the fight.
Let 'em come close.
Don't hardly seem fair
To keep 'em out
Of p*stol range.
Fire when they do.
- Fire!
- Fire!
Hold up, bendle!
Wyatt earp, doc holliday,
Shotgun gibbs.
- Hey, I'm gonna get
Out of here.
- So am i.
You yellowbellies!
Thanks a lot.
Mr. Earp.
You like my helen, no?
She's a very fine girl,
Mr. Riva.
She cannot expect too big
Of a dowry, but pretty big.
Thanks a lot for
The nice compliment,
Mr. Riva,
But I'll see
What miss helen has
To say about it.
No more danger?
No more excitement?
You see me now
Just as a john law,
Don't you?
Papa is a foolish man.
I have dear memories
Of you
And of the doctor
And mr. Gibbs.
It is enough to have good
Memories of good friends.
You're very sweet.
Vaya con dios.
♪ 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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