The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
Well, that's pretty good,
Mr. Connell.
Thanks.
But don't we ever
Aim at the head
Or the heart?
No, not unless you're down
And sh**ting for your life.
You're the boss.
There's just
One more thing.
When you buffalo a man,
You just hit him
Hard enough to stun him.
How hard is that?
I'll show you.
You don't put your
Whole arm into it.
You'll break the skull
That way.
You just use a slapping
Motion with the wrist.
Like this.
Now you go ahead
And try it.
That's it-- follow through
A little bit more.
That's fine.
Just hard enough to stun him
And then you can disarm him.
You sure treat hoodlums
Mighty tender, marshal.
Well, for a very
Practical reason.
Most of the men we arrest
Have friends.
Occasionally they have
Big outfits behind 'em.
If the law gets
Rougher than necessary,
We could have a small w*r
On our hands.
We'll swear you in
This afternoon, mr. Connell.
Give you your g*n back
At that time.
Thank you, marshal.
Thank you.
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♪ Brave, courageous and bold
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♪ And long live his glory
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Because he was opposed
To brutality
Or vicious physical behavior
As a matter of principle,
Marshal wyatt earp
Had a long-established rule
That his deputies must
Never use unnecessary force
In making arrests.
And when he hired
Tim connell,
Wyatt expected him
To follow the rule.
( Knock on door )
Tim?
Yeah. Open up.
Martha.
I found a job.
Oh, that's wonderful.
What kind now?
Well...
There's nothing to it.
I, uh...
I ran into
Doc holliday over
At the alhambra.
And you know,
He's not sore at us
Because katie
Divorced him.
Katie's my sister.
He knows I hate him.
( Laughs )
Doc don't care whether
You hate him or not.
It was his recommendation
That got me the job,
And him and me was never
Real close, either.
What kind of job?
Well, um, wyatt earp
Is short on deputies,
And according to doc,
The mayor's after him
To hire some more
Right away.
You a john law?
What's wrong with that?
You know doc.
He ruined katie's life,
And now he's trying
To ruin mine.
But I'm not
Gonna let him!
I'll tell marshal earp.
Now just a minute.
It's for your own good.
I said I'd take
That job.
Now you stay
Out of this.
Tim, don't get sore.
I ought to give you
A good b*ating.
Honey, all I said--
Don't you talk back
To me!
You've been doing
A lot of that lately
When other people
Are around.
Well, there's nobody
Around now.
Tim...
Tim, please.
If you want that job,
You...
You better keep
Your temper.
Are you threatening me?
Oh, no, no.
You know better than that.
Then quit yappin'.
All right.
All right.
Katie told me a lot
About marshal earp.
Such as what?
Well, she said he rides
Close herd on
His deputies.
Even doc holliday.
So you can't afford
To lose your temper.
Just be smiling tim connell,
And you'll get along
Just fine.
That's right.
We'll quit fighting, huh?
Sure.
I am hot-tempered,
Martha, but i...
I don't really mean to be.
I know you don't.
That's my girl.
Well...
( Chuckles )
How did my ex-brother-in-law
Make out?
Pretty well.
Fair hand
With a g*n.
He seems to be
A nice fellow.
We can use a few
Amiable deputies around
Here for a change.
Tell me something.
Your split with
Miss kate was so bitter.
Why'd you
Recommend him?
It wasn't connell's fault.
Besides, you got me wrong.
I'm not bitter.
No?
No.
No, I was quite possibly
The world's worst
Husband.
As a matter of fact,
I often marvel
That katie put up with
Me as long as she did.
( Yawns ) I gotta
Catch me a nap, wyatt.
Hey, doc.
Yes?
Are you friendly with
Your sister-in-law?
Oh, no,
We don't speak.
She thinks I ruined
Katie's life.
Can't you kind of
Patch things up?
Why?
Connell's working
For us now,
And a man's wife
Can influence him.
Wyatt, I have my pride.
Besides, that martha
Woman wrote me a letter
Stating that I was
A disgrace to the whole
State of georgia.
My home state is rather
Proud of me.
I've never been
Indicted there.
All right. I'll have a talk
With mrs. Connell.
Help yourself,
Wyatt.
( Door opens and closes )
Mrs. Connell?
Oh, you must be
Marshal earp.
Yes'm.
I know how feel about
Dr. Holliday,
But I hope for your
Husband's sake,
You won't let a family quarrel
Make trouble.
Your husband's gonna
Have to work with doc.
Then lecture doc.
He got you to make tim
A john law just to
Punish me.
Punish you?
I don't understand.
Mr. Connell wanted
That job.
And I didn't want him
To take it.
Doc knew that.
How could doc know?
What turned you against
The law, mrs. Connell?
Are you afraid
Tim might get hurt?
I just don't think
He'll be a good deputy.
He's...
It's only a personal
Opinion.
Good-bye, mr. Earp.
( Shouting )
Man: yee-hah!
Yee-haw!
Come on.
What's keeping ya?
( Laughs )
Whoa, friends.
What?
Marshal earp don't like
Horses tied that loose.
They're apt
To mosey around
And up on the sidewalk.
Oh?
Yeah. Mr. Earp likes
A clean town.
Well, you tie 'em
A little tighter,
Johnny law.
Hold it!
Now drop those belts.
Now march over there and tie
Those horses right.
( Groaning,
Punches landing )
- Wyatt.
- Mayor clum.
Dr. Goodfellow
Wants to see you in
His office right away.
What happened?
Some cowhands
From the circle h.
They're claiming
Your new deputy
b*at him up.
Was connell trying
To arrest 'em?
He claims they were
Resisting arrest.
But there's an awful
Lot of eyewitnesses
Who are saying that
It was unjustified
Brutality.
Now you two
Need some rest.
Get to bed
And stay there.
Thanks, doc.
We'll be at
The cosmopolitan,
Marshal.
All right.
I don't know what
Got into connell.
Just some argument
Over tying horses properly.
He'd already
Disarmed them.
There's
No reason for this.
He buffaloed 'em.
I warned him to go easy.
Well, he's new
At the job.
May have lost his head.
Hope you can get
The truth of it, wyatt.
I'll have to do
A craniotomy on
This poor fellow.
I'll let you know
About mr. Connell.
And, uh,
The biggest one made
A grab for my g*n.
I twisted it away
And hit him on the head,
Just like you showed me,
Mr. Earp.
He has a fractured skull.
Well, I didn't mean
To hit him that hard.
The other two were
Fixing to jump me.
Oh?
And did they jump you?
Yes, sir, they sure did.
This is a first mark,
Mr. Clum.
Wyatt, mr. Mayor,
Aren't you asking
Too much of this man
His first time
On the job?
Well, maybe so. But--
Tim just wasn't
Thinking.
I know he shouldn't
Have argued with
Three tough cowboys
About a minor
Infraction
Of the law,
But once
In the fight,
I don't know what
He could have done
About it.
I agree, mr. Mayor.
If you want a full-scale
Investigation before
The council,
That's your privilege.
That's exactly
What I want, wyatt.
Meanwhile,
Mr. Connell here
Should be given
An official reprimand
And warned to avoid
Any excess zeal
In the future.
Now zack herrick
Of the circle h
Is gonna be knocking on
My door in the morning.
I'll explain to him
What we're doing
About all this.
I just hope he doesn't
Make any trouble.
Good night,
Gentlemen.
( Door closes )
What I said to
The mayor was
For the record.
Personally, I think
You enjoy b*ating up
Unarmed men.
( Chuckles )
Now, doc--
Ease off now,
Both of you.
We're not gonna have
Any family rows
In this office.
Now, connell, I'm giving
You another chance.
My deputies are entitled
To a first mistake,
But not a second one.
Yes, sir.
Now you and doc
Go on patrol together
Until you're relived.
And I don't want
Our dirty laundry
Aired in the streets.
( Door closes )
( Knock on door )
It's me, martha.
Open up.
- Your face.
- Oh, it's nothing.
I saw from the window.
You didn't have
To hurt them.
Now you shut up!
I told you not to go
To doc for a job.
Now he's laying
One of his traps.
What do you mean, traps?
That star.
It's trouble as long
As you wear it.
Earp will just be
Waiting for you to lose
Your temper again.
Can't you see what doc's
Trying to do?
Martha, I need the star.
He's trying to get you
Sent to prison
To get back at
Katie and me.
Look, martha,
Those cowboys
I had to fight were
From the circle h.
They're a large outfit,
And they'll come after me.
But they won't sh**t
At a lawman,
Because if they did,
Earp, doc, and the other
Deputies would have to help me.
What good is that
If you get sh*t?
Wait a minute.
I got an idea.
Maybe I can
Put the blame on doc.
Get doc holliday in trouble?
That's right.
Oh, tim, if you can get
Doc in trouble, I'll help you.
I'll do anything
To get him.
Anything.
Three of my boys
Beaten up.
One near death.
And all you can do
Is reprimand
The deputy, huh?
We're still working on
The case, mr. Herrick.
I want that connell fired.
Right now.
You know I can't do that.
Mayor clum is gathering
Eyewitness reports
For the city council.
Connell's entitled
To a hearing.
Typical cover-up.
Now let me tell you
Something, you--
That's enough.
Oh, it is, is it?
Well, I'm still gonna
Tell you exactly
What your deputy
Is entitled to.
A grave in boot hill.
And that's what
He's gonna get.
Mr. Herrick, get out!
Listen, doc,
You better tell him
That I mean what I say.
Herrick does
Mean it, wyatt.
He's already sent
For jack renfro,
The texas g*n who's been
Riding with the clantons.
Renfro?
Herrick's boys
Just told me.
Well, I figure they'll
Know connell in st. Louis.
You said that's where
Martha met him?
That's right.
I'll get this telegram
Off, then.
Where's connell now?
In his hotel
With martha.
Deacon, I don't suppose
You'll take my advice,
But I think you should
Fire connell and get
Them both out of town.
And knuckle under
To circle h?
Wyatt, after the operation
On that cowhand last night,
Dr. Goodfellow and I had
A real long talk,
And we came
To the conclusion
That connell is a sadistic,
Vicious personality.
Is he insane?
No, much worse than that.
Logical and amiable
On the surface,
But brutal and deadly
In his true character.
Has he done anything
Like this before?
I don't know about that,
But martha married him,
And katie married me.
A weakness for scoundrels
Must run in the family.
Well, I promised
Connell a second chance.
You keep an eye on him.
Let me know if herrick's
Gunslinger gets into town.
I should have
An answer on this
In a couple of hours.
Wyatt!
A word with you.
Seen what dameron's put
In "the nugget?"
He's demanding that
You fire connell.
As much as I hate
To say it,
For once I think
Maybe he's right.
Zack herrick is saying
The same things, wyatt.
Mr. Clem, I don't
Run my office
To please dameron
Or herrick.
You know what would happen
If I fired connell right now?
I wouldn't get a good
Deputy to work for me.
Yes, there's that,
I suppose.
It's important, mr. Clum.
A deputy expects his boss
To stick up for him.
Well, in this
Particular case, wyatt,
For, uh, how long?
I asked st. Louis to send me
A report on connell.
I'm gonna question
More witnesses
And talk to connell again.
You think he's liable
To quit?
Under fire?
I hope not.
Why waste a good
Breakfast, honey?
This paper wants earp
To fire you.
Oh, quit worrying.
Here he is.
Oh?
- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning.
Can I buy the marshal
Some breakfast?
No, thank you.
- Mrs. Connell.
- Hello.
Oh, now, martha.
Is that any way
To treat my boss?
Something she read
In the paper
Didn't agree with her.
Sit down.
Sit down.
Thank you.
Martha will cheer up.
She always does.
That's right, angel.
Smile for mr. Earp.
She's real pretty,
Ain't she?
Yes, she is.
She reminds me
Of miss kate.
I wish you'd make
Friends with
Dr. Holliday.
Connell: that's just what
I've been telling her.
It's important,
Mrs. Connell.
No. I'm sorry.
Excuse me.
- Oh, hey, now--
- It's all right.
What I have to say
Might worry her.
Well, I don't let nothing
Worry me very much.
Good.
There's a hired k*ller
By the name of renfro
Coming after you.
Oh? When?
Possibly tonight.
I want you to stick
Close to doc on patrol.
One of his hoodlum
Friends might be able
To tell us where
Renfro's likely to be.
Do we k*ll renfro?
No, we arrest him.
Oh.
I'm mighty glad
To hear that.
No more rough stuff, huh?
So help me, mr. Earp.
I've learned my lesson.
Fine.
Doc will pick you up
Here for your patrol.
Maybe by that time,
We'll have an idea
Where renfro is.
You're a real friend,
Marshal.
( Horse approaching )
Take good care of him.
He's had a long trip.
Give him a bag of oats,
A good rubdown,
Easy on the water.
Back.
Is that him?
You keep out of this.
Lift 'em, renfro!
I was right about you,
Connell.
Me? You k*lled him?
Marshal earp?
I saw everything.
I'll be right down.
Did you see
Anything?
Give me your g*ns,
Both of you.
Is it bad?
He's dead.
Tim fired in the air,
And doc holliday
k*lled him.
I saw the whole thing
From my window.
Will you swear to that
In court?
I certainly will.
Doc, you and mr. Connell
Are under arrest.
Pick him up.
Come in, marshal.
Thank you, mr. Spangenburg.
I am in a hurry.
You have broken
One of your g*ns, marshal?
No, I want a ballistics
Comparison.
You still have
The pinkerton circular
On ballistics?
Yes, in the drawer.
Good.
This is a b*llet
That dr. Goodfellow
Took from a man
That was k*lled at
The o.k. Corral tonight.
I want you to fire
Cartridges from
Both of these g*ns
Into a sandbag.
You remove the b*ll*ts
And compare them
With that slug.
I've tagged both of
The g*ns "a" and "b".
- I do it now?
- Please.
Judge spicer's having
A preliminary hearing
At : a.m.
Better I fire the g*ns
Into a bale of straw.
Well, you use
Your own methods.
Judge spicer knows
You're an expert
On g*ns.
You do not want
To watch this?
I trust you,
Mr. Spangenburg.
I have another
Important job to do.
Good night.
Well, mrs. Connell.
The law says tim
Can be let out on bond.
Not tonight.
I can hold him hours
On my own responsibility.
Are you holding
Doc holliday, too?
Dr. Holliday
Is a sick man.
He should sleep in
A comfortable bed.
He's also your friend,
And you're trying
To put the blame on tim.
Doc didn't sh**t
Renfro in the back.
I saw him.
And you're lying.
Doc doesn't have to sh**t
Anybody in the back.
He's too good with a g*n.
If he wanted
To k*ll renfro,
All he had to do was to have him
Turn around and draw.
So you say.
Mrs. Connell, I didn't intend
To show you this telegram,
But it's obvious that
You still mean to testify
Against doc.
Here, read this.
That's a lowdown,
Dirty frame.
You expect me
To believe that?
Suit yourself.
I'll have more evidence
By the time court opens.
You're just trying
To save doc.
Not altogether.
I might be trying
To save you.
Oh, sure.
Your heart bleeds for me.
A man like connell,
Who would desert his wife
And three children,
Marry you under
False pretenses.
That's a lie!
It's all a lie!
Bring tim in here.
He'll deny it to your face!
Mr. Connell will have a chance
To deny everything under oath.
Tell me, how often
Has he beaten you?
I don't scare that easy.
I saw doc sh**t renfro
In the back,
And I'll swear to it
In court.
Why do you hate doc so much?
Were you in love with him
When he married your sister?
No.
I'm leaving.
Mrs. Connell.
Doc doesn't deserve to be hated
As much as you hate him.
But connell does deserve it.
He deceived you
Into marriage,
And I think he's been b*ating
And terrorizing you ever since.
It's a lie!
It's all a lie!
You want me to choose
Between tim and doc.
I'm gonna testify
For tim.
( Door closes )
This is the b*llet that
k*lled renfro, your honor.
Now, I wish you would compare
The rifling marks on it
With this b*llet fired
From g*n "b".
Mm-hmm.
Now, compare
The fatal b*llet
With the one I fired
From g*n "a".
Well, the g*n "b" slugs
Are marked
Like the b*llet which
k*lled the deceased.
Now, explain the pinkerton
Theory to me.
Well, your honor,
It says that every
Rifled w*apon
Leaves its own markings
On a b*llet,
Just like a thumbprint.
Yes, I see.
Your honor,
The g*n in exhibit "b"
Was fired by mr. Connell.
The g*n in exhibit "a"
Belongs to doc holliday.
That's a lot of bunkum!
My wife saw doc
sh**t renfro!
Now let her testify.
( Pounds gavel )
Order.
Sit down, mr. Connell.
You may be excused.
It's an ingenious theory,
Marshal earp.
But it is not yet been ruled
As permissible evidence.
The court must hear from
Mrs. Connell.
Yes, sir, but I think
That your honor
Should look at
These telegrams first.
Mr. Connell, you will be
Sworn and take the stand.
Would you bring in
Mrs. Connell, please?
Yes, sir.
I see.
And so you admit
To deserting a wife
And children
In clay county,
Missouri?
Yeah, but that don't
Mean I k*lled renfro.
Judge: no, but it does mean
That martha connell
Is not your legal wife,
And under the rules
Of evidence,
She can testify
Against you.
All right, there she is.
Ask her.
Doc holliday
Fired in the air.
Tim sh*t renfro
In the back.
Marshal earp,
Hold him for trial.
This preliminary hearing
Is closed.
Come on.
Get up.
Doc, the least you can do
Is thank her.
I suppose so, but I got
To do it nastily,
So she'll keep on
Hating me.
Hating you?
I think she's been
Secretly in love with you
All these years.
You think so?
Yep.
Just a minute.
( Inaudible dialogue )
You're wrong, wyatt.
She hates me.
Is that good?
Uh-huh.
A woman's love
Can die, deacon,
But martha's
Beautiful hatred
Will carry me
To the gallows.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Long may his story
♪ Be
♪ Told.