Mr. Earp doesn't think that new
g*n is very smooth in the action
so here, this was dad's.
That the one he was wearing
when he was k*lled?
But, Del, those road agents
shot him in the back.
Mom and I certainly don't
blame the g*n. Now take it.
Listen, hon, when I..
...ran for sheriff I didn't
claim to be a g*n fighter.
They told me all I'd have to do
was sign some tax sales papers
and serve eviction notices.
You really want me to make
a fight with the Grogans?
I just want you to be a man.
Not just some old
court house politician.
Del, are you scared?
Sure, I'm scared
and I don't understand
why you're trying to
push me into a gunfight.
I could get k*lled.
Alright. Let Mr. Earp
do the job for you.
No, no. I'm scared...but I
don't think I'm a coward.
Well, I don't think so either.
My dad was a fighting sheriff
and I just don't think that
he'd want me to marry a man who
backed away from him sworn duty.
[Ken Darby singing "The
Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp"]
♪ Wyatt Earp. Wyatt Earp
♪ Brave courageous and bold
♪ Long live his fame
and long live his glory ♪
♪ And long may
his story be told ♪
(male narrator)
The life and legend
of Wyatt Earp
starring Hugh O'Brian.
Bat Masterson and
Charlie Bassett
were known as
Fighting Sheriffs
of Ford County, Kansas.
They had moved on
to other jobs.
And Marshal Earp, returning
from a long chase westward
after federal outlaws
found that Del Mathey
had been elected sheriff
Del had no
qualifications for the job.
Other than a respected family
name and personal popularity.
Hey, got them both, did you?
- Yeah.
- Mayor Kelly wants to see you.
Says it's important.
I'll take care of these fellows.
Thank you.
Give them something to eat too,
will you? They're hungry.
You tell the sheriff he must
have these Colts worked over.
They're brand new
and the actions are stiff.
I'll tell him, Mr. Kelly.
Well, howdy, Nate?
Hey, you Deputy Sheriff now?
That's right, Marshal,
Del talked me into it.
'Hiya, Wyatt.'
Haven't you heard the news?
Del Mathey won the
election for sheriff.
How'd that happen?
Politics. Del's folks figured it
would give him something to do.
He never was much
interested in ranching.
I thought you were
gonna run Bill Tillman.
Well, he got a
better job up north.
Shotgun Gibbs wouldn't run.
Now, don't blame me.
Ranchers boss the county and
they like Del and his folks.
Yeah. Del's a real nice fellow.
He's engaged to...
Elisa Jordan, isn't he?
'Does he know what
he's getting into?'
No. He nor his folks neither.
Del thinks all he's got to do is
ride around serving subpoenas.
That Nate Hawkins and his
happy go lucky deputies. Huh!
'Ain't a good fight
in any of them.'
This could be serious.
Well, I told the Matheys,
but they think all the gunplay
is in Dodge
and you take care of it.
Greenhorn sheriff. When I
need g*ns, I need them.
I guess I better go
have a talk with Del.
See if I can locate
Heck Thomas and Neal Brown.
It's lucky you'll be
to find Sheriff Mathey.
He'll either be sparking
the Jordan girl
or dressing for a dance.
Yeah, maybe, he's
smarter than all of us.
Sorry, Mr. Earp. I found
records in such a mess.
Paperwork stacked up to here.
Ah. Now, what can I
do for you?
Well, Sheriff, I was hoping
that you'd hire at least
two deputies that knew
their way around a gunfight.
Gunfight?
With Marshal Earp
just down the street?
Well, Sheriff, I'm not always
gonna be just down the street.
Well, then I'll
call on Shotgun Gibbs.
We are not for
disorders in the county.
You mean, you can't
go beyond the city limits?
No sir, not unless we're in
hot pursuit of a criminal
that pulled a job in Dodge.
Or a federal case.
I didn't know that.
I'm pretty stupid, huh?
No, it's a natural mistake.
Look, most of the trouble makers
are in Dodge anyway.
It's been so quiet out in the
county that my folks and I..
Well, you're right Marshal
I guess I need a couple
of experienced deputies.
[door opens]
Del? Howdy, Sheriff.
Howdy, Marshal.
Well, the court just
issued an eviction order
against the Grogan brothers.
They are squatting on the
bottomland near the ports.
Alright, Natey.
I guess we'll have
to run them off.
(Nate)
'Oh, Del, I-I totally forgot
to buy any cartridges'
- 'I'll just run over--'
- 'Whoa, now hold.'
'There's plenty of time,
we'll drop by there later.'
Nate gets mighty excited.
- Howdy!
- Hiya, hon.
Oh. Excuse me.
Elsa, Marshal Earp.
Hello, Miss Elsa.
Mr. Earp and I've
met several times.
- Del, why the g*n belt?
- Got a little job to do.
We're gonna evict
the Grogans.
Does Nate mean
the Grogan brothers?
Yeah, won't take long.
See you at the hotel.
Yep.
Thanks, Marshal,
for the good advice.
Not at all.
Marshal, do you think that the
Grogans are likely to resist?
That's hard to say.
What I mean, should Del and
Nate be using brand-new g*ns?
Dad was a peace officer in Texas
and I recall his saying that
"A good gunsman should work
over every brand-new Colt."
That's right, ma'am,
he should.
Did you...approve of
Del running for sheriff?
- Mm-mm. I urged him to.
- Why?
Well, the Matheys
have a big spread
and Del's father
and his older brothers
always treat him
like some weakling.
- Is he any good with the ?
- Target sh**ting, he's great!
Very fast, very accurate.
But he's never been
in a gunfight?
No, he doesn't like
g*n fighting.
Well, neither do I.
Don't you worry.
I'd, uh, ask you to help
him with the Grogans
but I guess he'd
resent that, huh?
Yes, ma'am, he sure would.
I want Mr. Mathey to
make a good sheriff.
He can help me.
I'd like Mr. Mathey
for a husband.
And I wish you both luck.
I doubt if the Grogans
will sh**t at a badge.
Miss Elsa, if he doesn't like
his job he can always quit.
But a man shouldn't try
and fool himself.
We try to keep peace
in Ford County
by wearing a smile
if we can.
Or a g*n if we can't?
That's right.
- You reckon they're at home?
- I don't know.
You stay here, I'll go explain
this to them friendly like.
Hey, it's that
greenhorn sheriff.
Who's the other one?
It's not Earp,
it's just some kid deputy.
Dust him!
[g*nshots]
Hey! Hey, quit that!
I'm a sheriff.
Go on back to Dodge
before you get hurt.
You darn fools,
sh**ting at the law!
'Come on! Move it. right now!'
[g*nshots]
Idiots! Don't they know it's a
criminal offense to fire at us?
We'll get a posse
and smoke 'em out.
- Oh, Del.
- Elsa.
Did you evict the Grogans?
No, they shot at Nate and me.
With r*fles, hon.
They had us outranged.
g*n play over a
piddling eviction notice.
I'll do my duty, alright?
Nate's out, I'll round up
some boys to help us.
But I don't see why we
have to sh**t the Grogans.
'There's lots of unclaimed
land farther west.'
What are you looking
at me like a..
..like a school teacher?
Del, you should've known that
those men would use their g*ns.
I thought they had better sense.
What they did was stupid.
Men who get into trouble with
the law usually are stupid.
You sure take after
your daddy
Man-and-a-half Jordan,
the big Texas b*llet.
Oh, come on, Elsa, ease off.
- Give us a smile, will ya?
- No.
You shouldn't have let
the Grogans run it over you.
Elsa, you can't go against
Winchesters with a handgun.
I told..
Did you get them?
Nope.
They all said the
Grogans are bad medicine.
And some of them didn't like
the idea of evicting folks.
You and Nate wore stars,
they shot at you.
Never mind, I'll get
my brothers and some--
Oh, sure, run home.
- Now, honey.
- Now, you listen to me, Del.
I want you to handle
this on your own.
I don't like men running home
every time the going gets tough.
Mom's finished
her shopping
and I have to get to
the ranch before sundown.
- Look, Elsa, I--
- Del!
Bring the Grogans in or else
quit pretending to be a sheriff.
Just like a girl.
- You know--
- She's right, Del.
You didn't know anything about
what the sheriffs are called for
and I let you talk
me into being a deputy.
I still got a good job
with your folks.
Minding the herd.
Pays just about as much
and you don't get shot at.
I'll leave you the holster
and the g*n at the office.
It's all over town, Wyatt.
Mathey went to evict
the Grogans
and he came back without
executing the court order.
He's a greenhorn, Judge.
He shouldn't have
run for sheriff
if he didn't intend
to do his duty.
I'll give him
one more chance
then I'll charge him
with Malfeasance.
You like that boy
and you like Miss Elsa.
I can't help that.
Either we have a sheriff
or we haven't.
How long will my authority
as Circuit Judge last
if the Grogans defy the court?
Not long.
- Alright, I'll talk to Mathey.
- Alright.
No sentiment, mind you.
No sir, I understand.
[dramatic music]
Sheriff.
Had quite a session
with Judge Tobin.
He's kinda peeved at you.
Too bad, tell him I've quit.
What did Miss Elsa think?
Elsa wants me to be a fast
gunslinger like her dad.
How did he finish?
k*lled from ambush by a bunch
of saddle tramps, not me.
I don't see any sense in it.
I thought you were
in love with Miss Elsa.
I am.
Her father died doing his duty,
there's sense in that.
Well..
Look, you sign me on as
Special Deputy Sheriff
we'll go after the
Grogans together.
Not just because
they were squatters.
Tim and Loy, they've been
stealing cattle too.
I didn't know that.
Well, Sheriff, in Ford County
you seldom hear
about cattle thieves
until a bunch of ranchers
have hanged them.
Look at it this way, we're
doing the Grogans a favor.
Yes, sir. It is a favor.
Should we get a posse?
No, they're not worth it.
You go get your g*n.
- Yes, sir.
- Get your star too.
[dramatic music]
Hey, Tim, when's Grifter coming
in for next bunch of steers.
Tonight, maybe.
Come on, help me with this.
That's good.
[clopping]
No, it's not.
Take a look.
It's Wyatt Earp.
Well, who's scared of Earp?
Here, get your r*fle.
Hey, they ducked
behind the rock.
Still gotta cross
the clearing.
Come on, let's get to the shack.
We'll blast them from there.
You any good at climbing?
Fair.
You get up them rocks. Give
me time to get around them.
Then you start firing
into the house.
- How much time?
- Count to about .
[g*nsh*t]
Where is he?
[g*nshots continue]
Over behind those rocks.
Come on.
It's that kid sheriff.
Where's Earp?
Don't let him get away!
[g*nshots]
Put it down, Tim!
Get him, Loy!
Here.
Plug at the hole.
Ha!
Your friend sheriff
run away, Earp.
That's exactly what he
was supposed to do.
You think you're pretty
tricky, don't you, Earp?
You're stupid.
I could've k*lled you both.
- Shotgun?
- Wyatt.
Just a minute, Sheriff.
Shotgun, put them in a cell.
Then get the doc.
Step right in, boys.
Just a moment, Sheriff.
I think you ought to go,
try and find Judge Tobin.
Tell him you evicted
the Grogans.
Don't josh me. You took
the Grogans, I ran away.
There's nothing to be
ashamed of, first time.
It's the second time
that really counts.
Thanks, Marshal. But I've
got to tell Elsa the truth.
- Yeah, you should do that.
- And you tell Judge Tobin.
Nope, second time
hasn't come up yet.
And they both started
coming too close
I slid down from
that rock and ran.
Marshal Earp took
the Grogans all by himself.
Well..
You got courage.
- What?
- Hm-hm.
You know, some men would've
dreamed up an excuse
or that Mr. Earp just
covered for them.
Del..
Wait here a minute.
This p*stol needs oiling
and get the g*n belt filled
with some new cartridges.
That belonged to
your dad, I couldn't.
Yes, now take it
and wear it.
- Elsa, I'm gonna resign and I--
- No, you aren't.
Mr. Earp told you
the truth
it's the second time
that counts, Del.
Dad had that Colt worked
over by Telly Gomez
the gunsmith
down in San Antone.
I remember, he was
bragging about the action
was faster than a
rattlesnake's tongue.
Come on, put it on.
Del, listen to Mr. Earp.
Hire yourself some
experienced deputies
and run a real
sheriff's office.
Well, I'll sure try.
I know you will.
[dramatic music]
Tim!
Loy!
Gorgans ain't here and they
didn't finish the Corral
so something must've happened.
We'll wait here till Glasgow
gets back from Dodge.
Come on in, we'll find a lamp.
Well...train must've
been on time, huh?
Mr. McGooder, Mr. Wade, good
to see you. How was the trip?
- Fine. How're you, Wyatt?
- Just great.
Wade, he hasn't gained
a pound or aged a month.
They must've been
working you in Dodge?
They sure have.
Come in. Take the weight off
your feet and coffee up.
- Ain't you got any milk?
- That's very funny.
You know, me and Wade
have been trying to figure out
why you're hiring
deputies for the Sheriff?
Well, I'll tell you.
That's a long, long story.
The county's getting
awful wealthy.
Sheriff Mathey will pay you
at $ a month of peace
and you share the fees.
Hmm, it's good money.
The pay is alright, but working
for a greenhorn sheriff.
He could get us k*lled, Marcie.
I know it. That's what
I've been thinking.
I forgot to tell you fellows
that I signed on
as his Special Deputy.
You do his fighting?
No, he does that.
I'm just kinda breaking him in.
Can't expect a young fellow
off a cattle spread
to know anything
about police work.
Look, I'll guarantee
you one thing
if the sheriff heads into
a gunfight, I'll be there.
- Fair enough.
- 'Right.'
You boys don't really
need me, but that's the deal.
Anything looks
like a gunfight
'there'll be the three
of us together.'
Come on, I got your room
over at the hotel.
Good.
[knocking]
- Who is it?
- 'Glasgow.'
Well, what happened?
Just like you figured, boss.
A punk kid sheriff
by the name of Mathey
jailed the Grogans
on eviction paper.
Eviction?
Not cattle stealing?
No.
Well, we gotta get Tim
and Loy outta that jail.
No good, boss.
It's Earp's jail.
They let Sheriff Mathey
use it for county prisoners.
Mathey, Del Mathey?
I know about him.
He's sweet on a rancher gal
by the name of Jordan.
It's Ethel or Elsa,
is that it?
That's right. We ran off
some of their stock last fall.
Well, there's no sense
in tagging with Earp.
I got it! We'll grab the girl.
And Mathey will let
the Grogans lose.
Now you're thinking, boss.
Have a drink.
Marshal.
I just wanted to say thanks.
Wade and McGooder
look like real fine men.
They are. They're
the two of the best.
If it hadn't been
for you and Elsa
I'd have quit
like a yellow pup.
This belonged to Elsa's dad.
I just oiled it.
Yeah, very smooth. Mr. Jordan
sure knew his g*ns.
I hope I never have to use it,
but if I do, I will.
Now you're talking
like a good peace officer.
- See you around, Sheriff.
- Yes, sir.
What do you want?
Don't worry, Miss Jordan,
you ain't gonna get hurt.
Give us a half an hour start and
take the message to the sheriff.
Do you know abduction
is a hanging offense?
Don't worry,
nobody's gonna hang.
Shall I shuffle these court
orders or deal out by turn?
Just deal 'em.
[glass shattering]
A horseman just went by,
you want us to go after him?
No.
We're holding your
girl at Windy Rock.
Bring the Grogans
and we will trade.
Rough country.
- We better get Earp.
- No, I'll handle this myself.
We'll still need Earp.
Well, we can't wait
around here all day
he better show up
pretty soon.
Oh, he'll be coming.
With Mr. Earp and a posse.
That spooky kid,
he won't even tell Earp.
Hold it, Wyatt.
I got a loose cinch.
He's got a few minutes
head start.
Hope he's got
enough sense to wait.
- You think he'd go alone?
- He'll go or he'll run.
It's his second time
up against b*ll*ts.
Come on, let's push.
Hey boss, there's
a dust cloud coming.
Let me up there.
Looks like about
three horses.
[laughs]
Sheriff Mathey is traveling
plenty fast with the Grogans.
Well, it can't be Del
because he'd have a posse.
He's coming, alright.
That ain't the Grogans,
that's Wyatt Earp
and couple of his deputies.
Get ready for them, boys.
When he comes around
that rock, blast him!
Elsa, get out of there quick!
[g*nshots]
Drop those g*ns.
[g*nshots continue]
Just sit right
back there, Sheriff.
You did some
real fine sh**ting.
Let me take a look
at that leg.
Yeah, that's not too bad.
You'll be up and running
in a couple of weeks.
You men bring those
fellows over by these rocks.
Marshal, I'll never make
a law officer.
Oh, now, you did just fine.
Didn't he, Mr. Earp?
Yes ma'am, he sure did.
No sir, I was afraid.
Look, I've still got the shakes.
Sheriff, you stick out your hand
and I'll stick out my hand.
We'll manage to see
who's got the most shakes?
[laughing]
Alright,
get them on the horses.
Alright, let's go.
Come on.
[Ken Darby singing "The
Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp"]
♪ 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 life his glory ♪
♪ And long may
his story be told ♪
♪ Long may
his story be told ♪