[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 ♪
[humming]
(male narrator)
The honorable
James "Dog" Kelly
has his place
in the annals of Dodge City.
Started as a saloon keeper from
the wrong side of the tracks.
Kelly made his choice
for law and order by hiring
Wyatt Earp as town Marshal.
He backed Wyatt many times
when politically expediency
urged him to find a less
uncompromising peace officer.
But Kelly was a politician.
And as Dodge became
civilized in
he felt he could
indulge his hot temper
by forcing Marshal Earp
to resign.
[g*nshots]
Come on out,
make your fight, doc!
Save the amm*nit*on.
Sure he's dead?
I'm sure.
That man had a Colt in each hand
didn't know how to use them.
A dozen witnesses
will testify for doc.
- Yeah, I saw him.
- Give me that.
Take him over to the coroner.
You come with me.
Kelly isn't gonna like this.
Why didn't you just
wing that fellow?
With both his g*ns going?
You could've blasted
them outta his hands.
Maybe I don't feel
that well today.
Maybe there's too much
smoke in my eyes.
You shouldn't have started
that Faro game at DeGraffs.
Kelly doesn't like it.
Now, is Jim Kelly running
the Marshal's office?
He's still Mayor.
Ever since DeGraff
got outta jail
he's been after me
to close them up.
We haven't had a k*lling
here for three months
when it happens, it
happens at DeGraff's place
with Doc Holliday
behind the g*n.
I apologize, next time
I'll try to use
Deacon Earp's
cr*pple shot technique.
There can't be
a next time, doc.
This is a sodbuster
town now.
The papers are calling
our Mayor "Law and Order Kelly."
You know what praise
does to some Irishmen.
Pardon me for living.
I hope the good Lord will.
Order!
Order!
Continue, Mr. DeGraff.
He called for doc to come out
and make his fight.
'He fired two sh*ts
through the door at doc'
before doc shot him.
I guess that's all.
You may step down.
[audience chattering]
Your Honor.
Can't Holliday be charged
with dueling?
'It seems to me
it amounted to a duel.'
No, Mr. Mayor. Case dismissed.
Court's adjourned for the day.
- Marshal Earp?
- Yes, sir.
I wanna see you and Shotgun
in your office
in about five minutes.
And I've decided
as Mayor of this city
that Doc Holliday
ain't fit to be a resident.
Marshal Earp, I want you to
tell the fellow to leave Dodge.
- You joshing?
- No, sir, I am not.
That's an order.
Not to me, it ain't.
What did you say?
I say Doc Holliday
has got as much right
in this town as you have.
He stood his trial
and the Judge turned him loose.
'Now I'll tell you
something else too.'
Seems to me you're getting too
big for your britches, Kelly.
Cool off, Mr. Gibbs.
Keep out of this.
You apologize or I'm firing you.
No, you ain't firing me.
I'm quitting.
Take it easy, Shotgun.
Kelly's just in a temper.
Well, that's too bad.
But I ain't putting up
with his temper.
Wyatt, I'm gonna go get
Roscoe packed
then I'm a-hitting the trail.
I'm-I'm leaving Dodge.
- Now, look, Kelly--
- Let him go!
We can hire plenty
of good deputies.
He's the best deputy I ever had.
You stop acting thick
headed for two minutes.
Thick, am I?
You take that back.
No, sir.
I won't take that back.
Then you're fired!
Alright, I'm fired.
[no audio]
Never will I.
Mr. Kelly, you and I
both mean it this time
and I'm sorry because you've
been a true and loyal friend.
Wyatt, I will...I..
Alright. Don't think
you're punishing me.
'I can hire plenty
of good Marshals.'
In fact, there's a man in town
just itching for your job.
Well, you tell him
he can stop itching.
The job is his.
- You leaving town right away?
- Yup.
I've been thinking about
Wyoming for quite a spell.
Wyoming, huh?
Why don't you stick
around for a while?
Kelly will change his mind,
he usually does.
Oh, it ain't Kelly, Wyatt.
It's just that this
town's gone stale.
I guess I've gone
stale with it.
Where's your badge?
I got fired too.
Good.
Why don't you go
along west with us?
I can't right now.
My brothers are coming here
on the way to Arizona territory
I promised I'd wait for them.
You going there?
- Maybe.
- 'Arizona Territory?'
I thought you
was tired of trouble.
There's no trouble
in Wyoming, huh?
Robbers ruse.
[no audio]
Well, Roscoe old boy, I guess
we better be hitting the trail.
So long, Roscoe.
I'll be seeing
you and Mr. Gibbs.
I hope so, Wyatt.
I just want you to know
that Roscoe and me
take it mighty kindly
how good you've been to us.
'We won't forget.'
You earn double what you
got from this town, Mr. Gibbs.
'Thank you.'
Good luck.
Shotgun Gibbs?
Is he leaving Dodge?
- Not without Wyatt.
- Wyatt ain't along.
Trouble.
I'll see if I can find Wyatt.
Now, this is
your office, Mr. Mather.
I'll swear you in as Marshal.
Now you can keep Earp's
deputies or hire your own.
Earp left town?
I don't know
and I don't care.
He defied a direct order.
I'm running Dodge not Earp.
You're the boss, Mr. Kelly.
'And don't you
forget that, Mather.'
'The first thing
I want you to do'
'is close Mike DeGraff's place.'
'Then run Doc Holliday
out of town.'
It'll be done.
Yeah, that's what
they said about you.
You do what you're told.
Hm-hm. I'll need a couple
of hours to look around.
Remember, you're working for
"Law and Order" Kelly.
- I want a clean town.
- Uh-huh.
Hey, wait!
You haven't been sworn in yet.
Later.
Wyatt.
Are you leaving?
That's right.
Mr. Kelly fired
me and Shotgun
or we quit, whichever
way you wanna look at it.
The man is a fool!
Well, he's just got
his Irish temper up.
I'm supposed to wait here
for Morgan and Virgil.
I think I'll just hit
the trail West.
'I'll catch up with them.'
You can't do that, Wyatt.
Why not?
Don't you know who Kelly
hired to take your place?
"Mysterious" Dave Mather.
You buckle on those g*ns
and keep them on.
That ought to bite.
Who is this "Mysterious"
Dave Mather?
He's a no good,
murdering saddle-tramp.
'He hires out as a John Law'
and then starts shaking
down the citizenry.
I almost k*lled him
in Trinidad, Colorado.
But he was wearing his star
and they'd have hanged me.
You're gonna need those g*ns.
I guess I drove Kelly to it.
When he loses his temper,
he loses his judgment.
Wyatt...your g*ns.
Mr. Mather is wearing
the star now not me.
Aren't you still
a US Deputy Marshal?
That's right. But I'm not having
a fight with any city Marshal.
It is a fine way
to end your career.
Turning Dodge
over to that sidewinder.
What you trying to prove?
You're-you're trying to teach
Mayor Kelly a lesson?
No, Dr. Holliday, I'm not trying
to teach Mr. Kelly a lesson.
I am tired.
I don't ever want to be
a peace officer again.
I've had more than
my share of fights.
I need a drink.
- Where's the boss?
- Are you the new Marshal?
- Where's the boss?
- In there.
There you are, Mather,
I never had to pay Wyatt Earp.
I ain't Earp.
See you next week.
What if I tell Mayor Kelly?
He's no friend of yours.
He wants to run all
of you outta town.
Has Mr. Earp left Dodge?
You talk too much.
- Hey, what's the idea?
- Boys, I'm the new Marshal.
Pay me or quit gambling.
No law against
gambling, is there?
Pay or quit.
Fifty dollars a head.
And he's shaking down
everybody below the line.
Saloon keepers,
gamblers, everybody!
I don't believe you and if
you don't stop this gossip
you'll have to sell your
dance hall and get out.
I'm getting out!
Getting out right away too.
- Me too.
- Indeed now?
- Hope there's no hard feelings.
- But you can't leave, not yet.
I can't?
No, I'm not sure of
this Mather fellow.
And where is your conscious
leaving me in the lurch?
And how about Judge Tobin?
Would you ride away
without a thank you
for what he's done for you?
What time does Judge Tobin
get in from the circuit court?
Midnight train or first stage
in the morning.
If you hadn't defied me
to my face
I'd never have
hired a new Marshal.
All friends must part.
It is the rule of life.
But I hate to see
the great Wyatt Earp
ride away in a fit of temper.
Mind you, it's Judge Tobin
who'll be cut to the quick.
- I ain't asking for myself.
- Hm.
Well, I'll think about it.
DeGraff.
I wanna see you, back room.
Hand me that shotgun.
No, Mike, go in and talk with
him. I'll send for Doc Holliday.
You better leave
before doc gets here.
Doc won't help you in that.
I ain't paying you
a lead nickel.
You'll pay..
...by midnight.
Mather, what have you
been saying to Mike?
Ask him.
I let you live the last time
but I never make the
same mistake twice.
Start pulling.
Hold it.
[no audio]
You better shove along, Marshal.
Where are your g*ns, Earp?
k*lling you wouldn't be
worth going to prison for.
Or hanging.
You might remind doc of that.
Don't be a fool.
Maybe I've lived
too long already.
Besides, in this
particular instance
they would cheer
me on the gallows.
I don't brag
of my friends much.
But none of 'em has
ever been hanged.
- 'No, Mike, no,'
- 'Keep out of this.'
- I'll get him.
- No!
Lower the hammers on that.
What's the matter with you
and doc? You know you can't..
[no audio]
He tried to put the
squeeze on me, Wyatt.
A hundred dollars a week.
Deacon, why didn't
you leave town?
Yeah, me and doc
can take care of him.
Were there any witnesses when
Mather tried to shake you down?
No, we were in the back room.
Doc, you explain
the law to Mr. DeGraff.
Why? Where are you going?
Maybe Mather got careless.
Extorted a pay off from
several men at one time.
It'll be my only
chance to nail him.
You better make it fast,
my g*n hand's twitchy.
How's Wyatt gonna do anything
when he ain't Marshal no more?
Extortion happens to be
a federal offence
and Wyatt's a US
Deputy Marshal.
Oh, I get it, we wait for
the Deacon to handle him.
Mike, your version
of the gallows
is absolutely fascinating.
Don't you realize
it's easier to be hanged
than to take a b*llet
through the middle?
But we'll wait. Please, doc.
Alright, but only
for a reasonable time
and only to spare Wyatt the
anguish of seeing me hanged.
Let's get us a drink.
Shut the door.
Sit down.
It's no good, Earp.
We know what you want,
but we just can't say it.
Why not?
Because we're gambling men,
no court would ever believe us.
Judge Tobin would.
Now all I need to
know is whether Mather
tried to extort protection money
from you...and how much.
I ain't squealing
on Dave Mather in court.
Neither am I.
Alright then, maybe you'd
be willing to stay here
until I can fetch Mayor Kelly.
You can tell him and..
[knocking]
- 'Mr. Earp.'
- What is it?
Somebody just k*lled
Mike DeGraff.
The alley behind
the cowhands ranch.
- Are you sure?
- Well, Doc Holliday sent word.
- 'I'm getting out of here.'
- 'So am I.'
[crowd chattering]
Sawed-off shotgun,
both barrels. In the back.
- Any witnesses?
- No.
Nobody saw it,
but it doesn't matter.
Doc. Doc!
- I'll take care of Mather.
- No, he belongs to me.
Cool off.
I located four gamblers
who paid Mather off.
I'll have them subpoenaed,
under oath, they'll talk.
That's just fine, but I
want Mather for this k*lling.
Use your head, will ya?
He's not stupid
that he'd do it himself.
We probably couldn't prove
that he paid to have it done.
In that case you just
leave him to me, my pleasure.
We'll go after him together.
Deacon, I do not want
your company tonight.
Alright, I'll just have
to try and find him first.
Now, that's a
sporting proposition.
You find him, he gets winged,
I find him and he's dead.
Excuse me, I have to
go in this direction.
Bad news, Dave, Holliday
and Earp are gunning for you.
Not Earp, he's got
too much sense.
But Earp's a
Deputy US Marshal.
Those gamblers were in
his room at the hotel.
Extortion, ain't it?
I can't handle Earp
and Holliday both.
You can't handle neither of 'em.
We'll take to the alleys, that
way we'll get 'em one at a time.
Not me, if I was you
I'd run to Jim Kelly
and I'd use the backdoor.
'You know Kelly don't
wanna be laughed at.'
You know, he might hide ya.'
[knocking]
- I'm closed. Who is it?
- 'Dave Mather.'
[knocking continues]
(Kelly)
'Wait till I open the door.'
[door closes]
If you're looking
for the skunk
that bushwhacked DeGraff,
he ain't here.
Earp and Holliday
are gunning for me.
- Well, doc might be, not Earp.
- I gotta hide out!
What is this, Mather?
You're supposed to work on
a m*rder not hide from anyone.
You got a basement
in this place?
Yeah, right there.
Hold on.
What have you done
that Earp would be after you?
Just what you told me.
[knocking]
Wait a minute.
That's one of them.
Be careful what you say.
- 'Kelly.'
- I'm coming.
'Make it snappy.'
What's your hurry?
Why you wearing g*ns?
Gotta find Mather
before doc does.
Well, he ain't here.
Doc aims to k*ll Mather
even if he's to hang for it.
You see Mather,
tell him to leave Dodge.
Why should he?
Because one of us is gonna
find him. I hope I'm first.
- What's he done?
- Nothing I can prove.
If I find him, I'm gonna break
his legs just on suspicion.
[g*nsh*t]
You're gonna have to
be a lot faster than that.
You don't want me.
Get on your feet.
Get up!
Where is Mather?
You find him.
Where is Mather?
Well, he went to
Jim Kelly's.
Oh!
I don't like asking twice.
That was Earp.
Where's Holliday?
- Said he's home, in bed.
- I'll k*ll him.
You get nothing.
Drop that shotgun.
Turn around.
You hired me. I'll tell
them that you ordered me--
You'll tell them what?
- I'll tell it in court.
- You'll tell nothing.
You're getting
out of town. Now move!
(Wyatt)
'Doc.'
Save your breath,
he's not in Kelly's.
His deputy said he was.
You looked in the cellar?
I'll do the looking.
I'll do the sh**ting.
(Kelly)
Now get out of town!
Ride them hard and fast!
- Where's Mather?
- Him and his deputy left town.
Left town?
- Oh, you blithering fool!
- Indeed now?
Mr. Kelly, they're
m*rder suspects.
Fine lotta thanks I get!
I save you from
a sh**ting scandal.
And I save Holliday
from the gallows.
It is a world where
a friendship counts for nothing!
And I'll not be saying
goodnight to either of you.
Your star is on the desk.
Well now, what kind of
an apology is that?
It's a Kelly apology, doc.
And he probably did save
you from a hanging.
As far as Mr. Mather
is concerned
he'll get his in due time.
Well...here's to
"Law and Order" Kelly.
[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 live his glory ♪
♪ And long may
his story be told ♪
[humming]