The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
( 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. ♪
( Men vocalizing )
Narrator: the s
On the western frontier
Were noted for sentimentality.
The fable of the woman outlaw
Flourished.
People really believed that
Pauline cushman,
Belle starr,
And calamity jane
Were female robin hoods
Robbing the rich
And giving to the poor.
Dodge city, kansas,
In had its own heroine.
Her name was lillian reeve,
And folks called her
"The kansas lily."
But marshal earp could not
Afford to be sentimental,
Even about women outlaws.
A good peace officer
Knew that a woman
Could sh**t you just as dead
As any drunken cowhand.
Hold on, mr. Dealer.
You been cheatin' me.
$ , Please.
Dealer: this is an
Honest game, lady.
Man: give her back
Her money.
What's the matter here?
What's the trouble,
Deucey?
The lady says
I cheated her.
Are you marshal earp?
Well, I'm sorry
I'm having to do this,
Marshal,
But the deal box here
Is crooked,
And mr. Deucey won't give
Me the he's been
Cheating me out of.
- That's right.
- Sure.
- Pay her.
- All right.
Thanks.
And thank you,
Marshal earp.
I'm not the marshal, ma'am.
My name's bat masterson.
Oh.
Mr. Masterson.
Well, I've heard
A lot about you, too.
I hope you'll
Overlook my
Using a g*n.
Well, I'll walk
Along with you, miss.
( Men chatting )
Deucey: all right, all right.
I paid her. I paid her.
Oh, police protection
Won't be needed.
I'm just going along
To the dodge hotel.
Well, I'll tell you,
The alamo's
A crybaby place.
They're apt to
Report on you.
To, uh, marshal earp?
Mm-hmm.
And you better let me
Have that derringer, miss.
My name is reeve.
Lillian reeve.
You're joshing me.
Well, no. That part of it
Is true enough.
Does deucey know
Who you are?
Well, of course not.
The scamp wouldn't have
Tried to cheat me.
Well, he sure
Wouldn't!
I just can't get over it--
You being in dodge city.
Why? Is there
A law against it?
No, no, but wyatt,
Marshal earp, is awful
Strict these days.
But look, if deucey squawks
About that gunpoint,
I can help.
I can talk to wyatt--
Well, maybe I had better
Give you the g*n.
Then you can say you
Disarmed me or something.
There.
I'm trusting you.
Thanks, miss lily.
I'll see you safe
To the hotel.
( Men vocalizing )
Howdy, marshal.
I've been waiting for you.
Howdy, mr. Jameson.
Is something wrong?
Yeah, there was
A new gal in town.
She accused deucey
Of cheating her,
Pulled a g*n,
And took $ from
The faro table.
Oh?
Your deputy, bat masterson,
Saw the whole thing.
He ordered deucey
To pay the gal.
Then he must have caught
Deucey cheating her.
I'll look into it.
Thanks. I want to
Sign a complaint.
We don't want women
Gambling at the alamo,
And you told me to report
Any kind of g*n-carrying.
( Grunts )
Yes, sir.
Come on.
Let's go inside.
She's registered
At the dodge hotel
Using the name
Lillian reeve.
Lillian reeve.
Isn't that the girl that
Rides with the sundowner g*ng?
The kansas lily.
You didn't waste any time
Getting over here, did you?
Oh, take it easy, bat.
Cheating miss lily
And crybabying to wyatt.
Here, she gave me this.
She a friend of yours?
Yes, I hope so.
Hmm.
Let's just forget
That charge, marshal.
Jameson, we don't forget
Charges in this office.
Just sign this complaint.
Armed robbery.
No matter what bat says,
You'll find
I'm telling the truth.
She posing as
The kansas lily?
She's not posing,
She's real.
She told me
The whole deal.
She quit
The sundowners,
And she's trying to
Make a new start.
And she's
A lady, wyatt.
Oh.
Why didn't you arrest her?
What for? Deucey took her
In a crooked faro game.
Didn't you see her poking
This g*n at him?
Wyatt, miss lily
Was broke.
She acted foolish,
Like any girl might.
You never learn, do you?
Now I got to go
Arrest her.
Sure, sure. Put the poor
Girl in jail...
And do it on the word of
Cap jameson and deucey miller.
Mr. Masterson,
Here.
You slosh that
On your head.
You're getting feverish.
We'll camp here till dark.
I don't know, gus.
Are you sure miss lily
Headed for dodge?
Sure I'm sure.
She's probably selling us off
To wyatt earp right now.
And there's only one way
I know of stopping any gal
From talking too much.
Now get some rest.
We'll be busy tonight.
( Men vocalizing )
( Knock on door )
One moment.
Miss lillian reeve?
Are you wyatt earp?
That's right.
Come in.
Well...
You're a sight handsomer
Than mr. Masterson
Described you.
Oh?
How did he describe me?
Mighty fast
With your g*n.
Mighty slow with
The ladies.
Miss reeve, I'm a deacon
In my church.
Remind me to tell you about
Some deacons I've met.
Oh, my bag's packed
For jail.
Shall I carry it?
No, we'll go down to
The alamo saloon first.
Why don't you just
Take me to jail?
Mr. Jameson signed
An armed robbery complaint.
Deucey miller will have to
Identify you first.
Well, you're the police
In this town, mr. Earp.
You want to go first?
I'd like to lock my door.
Now you're denying that
Miss lily took $ from you?
- She had it coming.
- How's that?
Gave her a bad break
On the deal box.
( All talking )
- You cheated her, huh?
- Yes, sir.
- Mr. Jameson--
- Yes, I know--
Look, you signed
An armed robbery complaint.
I was a little
Hasty, marshal.
No one saw miss lily
Actually thr*aten him
With a g*n.
( All talking )
All right! All right!
Miss lily...
You make friends
Awful fast.
Just a minute, mr. Earp.
I'd like to talk to you.
Outside.
Miss lily's respected
In the south.
You cause her
Any more trouble
And we'll move our trade.
We didn't know
That she was
The miss lillian reeve.
Miss lily
Risked her life
Spying for general
Sterling price
During the late w*r.
Gentlemen, I'm buying
A drink to miss lily.
( All talking )
Set 'em up, bartender.
So why should
I lie to you?
I came here to make friends
As fast as I can.
I need friends.
Oh?
Sundowners after you?
I'm afraid so.
We all scattered
After the bank job in
Coffeyville went wrong.
But I wasn't in
On that.
I warned them
Against it.
Go on.
Marshal, I need a stake.
If you object
To my gambling in saloons,
Is it all right if
I start a game in
My suite at the hotel?
There's no law
Against it, miss lily.
And I'm sure mr. Masterson
Will be your friend.
Howdy, miss lily.
All the witnesses
Changed their stories
About miss lily.
She's, uh, free to
Have dinner with you.
Say, that's great.
If mr. Earp isn't afraid
I'll be a bad influence.
Well, mr. Masterson's
Been influenced before.
Hope you have
A good time.
Mr. Earp doesn't
Approve of me.
Do you approve of me?
More than that,
I want to help you.
I felt that way
When I first met you.
Well, let's not
Rush things.
Didn't you tell wyatt
The sundowner hoodlums
Might be after you?
Yeah. He wasn't interested.
Well, I am.
That's the difference.
You're saying
Not to rush.
But things happen fast
With a girl like you.
Well, we'll talk about it
At dinner.
And I'll stay here
Long enough to
Run a poker game
And get enough money
To travel west.
But if gus
And the boys blame
Me for coffeyville,
I better light out
Of here real fast.
You don't have to do that,
Not with all
The southerners in town.
More gunfighting.
That's one of the good things
About southern boys, miss lily.
They'll fight.
So will i.
Nah, it's no good,
Honey.
I'm tired of trading
On what I did
When I was years old
Back in missouri.
The yankees caught me.
I wasn't
A very good spy.
How did you get away
From the federals?
Oh, I didn't.
They took me
To st. Louis
And said they were
Gonna hang me.
But old general
Halleck, bless him,
Turned me loose with
A safe conduct to
The confederate line.
Well, the sundowners aren't
Gonna be that generous.
No.
No, I know it.
I better run.
I'll go with you.
Aw, you're sweet.
But I couldn't
Let you do that.
- ( g*nf*re )
- g*ns!
Down in the bar.
I'll have to go.
Serves him right.
Come on now.
Give me that g*n.
I ain't gonna give this
g*n to nobody!
You're in trouble now.
You better give me that g*n.
Anybody else want to make
A remark about miss lily?
Speak up,
You kansas blue bellies!
Oklahoma,
Give me that g*n.
Bat masterson!
Good ole texas boy!
Come on. Come over here
And sit down now. Come on.
( Mumbling )
I didn't see the fight.
- This his g*n?
- Yeah.
What started it?
He started making
Remarks about
Miss lily reeve,
And oklahoma
Called him.
Some of you men,
Take him over to
The coroner's office.
Jackson, you watch him.
I want to talk to you.
Telegram.
State warrant
For miss reeve.
Associative outlaws.
Detailed information
And a letter to follow.
Give us a break.
What for?
I've got her halfway talked
Into leaving town with me.
She's not really
A bad person.
I might even
Marry her someday.
Well, that's
Your business,
Mr. Masterson.
Now where is she?
Upstairs.
You take oklahoma
Over to jail.
Lily. What about miss lily?
We'll be upstairs talking
When you come back.
.
Don't be a fool, gus.
Blasting your way through
Earp and his deputies...
And at night?
We'll blast nobody.
We'll mosey in while
The town's asleep
And grab lily.
And what we gotta do,
We'll do on the trail.
That way we'll have
No witnesses yappin'
Their heads off.
Now, you got
Any more arguments?
Why, no. I'm not
Arguing with you.
All right.
Let's ride to dodge.
( Men vocalizing )
Oh, why go on talking,
Mr. Earp?
You've got the warrant.
Put me in jail.
It's not that simple.
You know a warrant
Won't hold you long.
You're really asking me not
To make use of mr. Masterson,
Isn't that it?
That's part of it.
He's a fool for women.
Not just one woman,
But all women.
He can't help that,
And he can't help you.
What's your great interest
In this, mr. Earp?
Are you your, um,
Brother's keeper?
Mr. Masterson is
A good friend of mine.
Look, you're
Always gonna have men
Wanting to help you.
You're pretty.
You're colorful.
Do you think so?
Yes, I think so.
I don't really think
Your sundowner friends
Are gonna do you
Any harm.
They're scared.
And you're clever.
I'm sure you've
Won a few hearts
In that g*ng.
I hated those men!
I've always hated them!
Why do you think I turned
Into a spy for the south?
Patriotism?
I wanted to show men
I could be just as brave,
Just as tough,
And just mean as they are.
The sundowners!
Stupid, filthy hoodlums!
I joined them to persuade
My brother to quit.
He was in too deep to quit.
Where's your
Brother now?
A pinkerton man k*lled him
After a santa fe holdup.
I'm sorry.
I don't want your sympathy,
Just take me to jail!
Drinking isn't
Gonna help.
I want to drink.
And then you can haul me off
To jail, yelling and screaming.
The kansas lily.
You're not
Helping yourself.
Well, then...
Then maybe you could
Help me.
Maybe mr. Masterson
Is not my type.
How about you helping me
Out of trouble?
Well, you're mighty
Tempting, miss lily,
But I'm gonna have to
Decline with thanks.
Excuse me!
Come on in,
Mr. Masterson.
Join the conference.
It's partly about you.
I'm afraid you're
Wasting your time, miss lily.
Wyatt's a john law,
Through and through.
Yes, I'm...
Finding that out.
Miss lily is afraid.
She thinks her
Sundowner friends
Might come into
Dodge city and do her
Bodily harm.
We can't hold her
In jail.
We haven't got
Accommodations
For women.
But we can give her
Protection right here.
You give her protection.
She'd like it.
Look, mr. Masterson,
Miss lily isn't
Romantic about
Either of us.
She's afraid
For her life.
You understand that?
Yes, sir.
You go get hal.
You post him out back.
I'll watch the front
Of the hotel.
Then you come back.
You'll stay here
With miss lily.
Now go on.
Yes, sir.
Hiya, mr. Driscoll.
Just get in town?
Yeah.
Ha ha ha!
How long you gonna
Be with us?
Oh, I'm not
Checking in, sam.
Just passing through.
My cousin,
Miss lillian reeve,
She, uh, staying
Here in the house?
Yes! She's in .
Shall I send word up
To have her come down?
- Hi, mr. Masterson.
- Hi, pat.
Is mr. Earp upstairs?
I don't think so.
He's not in his room.
You might try
The office.
Thanks.
Can I buy you a drink?
No, thanks.
Masterson just
Came downstairs.
He wouldn't say
Where earp is.
Think earp knows and has
Arrested her already?
No, I don't think so.
The pickup order for her
Won't get here
Until tomorrow's
Stage pulls in.
Poor miss lily.
What kind of new trouble
Is she in now?
That same old tie-up
With those sundowners.
It ain't fair to hound her
Like that all the time.
She's been a victim
Of circumstances ever
Since that spy thing.
Yeah, I know.
That's why I'm here.
You sneak upstairs, tex,
See what you can
Find out.
She's in room .
Right.
We want to rent
An extra horse.
Feed and water these,
And take the money
Out of this.
Now don't unsaddle 'em
Because we'll be back
In about an hour.
Got it?
I don't want
Any slips.
Tim, you take
The jail,
And nate and I
Will mosey around
The hotel.
All right?
Let's go.
What'd you find out?
Earp is holding her
In custody.
Just as I thought.
I'll tell you what
We're gonna do.
Earp knows me,
And I don't think
He'll figure on
Any rough stuff.
Now you two
Keep out of sight,
And I'll get up there--
Tell me something about
The sundowner g*ng.
I don't want to
Talk about them.
They've gotten me
Into enough trouble.
Who escaped from
The coffeyville job?
Gus loring.
He might have
Tim patton and
Jerry drew with him.
Just three men?
Well, perhaps two more.
They were down to
Seven regulars when
The bank job fizzled.
Why would gus loring
Be angry enough with you to...
To want to k*ll me?
Well, first, he asked
Me to marry him.
I wasn't very polite
About saying no.
And second, I think
He's afraid I'll be
Picked up,
And I'll inform on him
To save myself.
Would you?
Yes, I would.
( Knock on door )
Who is it?
Paddy driscoll, wyatt.
Excuse me.
Excuse me for
Bothering you, wyatt,
But I got paid this
Hundred dollar bill
In a gambling game,
And I think it's
Counterfeit.
Would you mind...
Good going, lily.
Get ready to travel.
Come on, boys.
Tie him up.
Where'd you come
From, pat?
There's an arrest order
For you in the mail.
Earp will get it tomorrow.
Earp got a telegram.
I'm already arrested.
Be with you as soon
As I change my clothes.
Horses are in back
Of the hotel. Hurry.
And you'd better
Tell the truth,
Or we'll sh**t you
Right here...
Right now.
Three texas men.
They just went
Upstairs.
That's all I know.
Which room she in?
... .
Let's just wait here.
They'll be down.
This is easier.
Why trap ourselves
On the second floor?
Hurry up, lily.
Hurry up.
There's a fire escape
Ladder at the end
Of the hall.
- The stairs will be quicker.
- We'll take the stairs.
Give me the key
To that bar door.
Move!
( Footsteps on stairs )
( Shouting )
Stand right
Where you are!
Get on out of here!
Hurry up!
I'll cover 'em.
Get on!
All right, ride!
Hyah!
Put your g*n
On the desk.
Hurry it up!
Come on!
All right,
Get back there.
You, too, mister!
There's a couple
Of men wounded here!
Take care of these
Wounded men!
Where's marshal earp?
He didn't even
Come downstairs.
It's !
- Call doc mccarty.
- Somebody get doc mccarty.
Wyatt!
What was the sh**ting?
Couple of men grabbed
Miss lily and rode
Out of town with her.
Driscoll and that texan
Are down in the lobby,
Wounded.
We got one of 'em.
- Hal, go get some horses.
- Right!
Tex is bad hurt.
The other two
Got away.
Man: marshal, here's
The other one over here.
Which way
Are they headed?
Which way are
They headed?
They're gonna
Wait for me,
Near the old
Stage stop.
You put him in jail.
The rest of you get
Those wounded men
Over to doc's.
You get the boys.
Follow me out
The river road.
Whoa! Hold it.
This is as good
A place as any.
I never was in favor
Of you dying, miss lily.
It's marshal earp.
Get going, tim.
What about nate?
Never mind nate.
Run for it.
I'll cover you.
Hold your fire!
You put down that g*n.
You're still
Under arrest.
( Men vocalizing )
Miss reeve,
You are charged with being
An associate of outlaws,
With attacking an officer,
And with attempting
To escape legal custody.
How do you plead?
Guilty, your honor.
Haven't you anything to say
In defense of your behavior?
No, sir.
( Crowd murmuring )
If the court pleases...
Yes, marshal earp?
It's true that miss lily
Whacked me over the head,
But she was hysterical
From fear.
It's also true she tried
To escape with mr. Driscoll
And his men, but...
Well, sir,
Technically speaking,
She was abducted
By the sundowner g*ng.
Good points all.
I'm bound to say further
That she's learned her
Lesson about hoodlums.
And, sir, I recommend
That she...
Be sentenced to
One year in jail,
But that she be
Paroled from the bench.
Is there anyone here
Willing to accept
Parole responsibility
For this young lady?
Judge tobin, sir?
Yes, mr. Driscoll?
Our son was wounded trying
To help miss lily.
She's a cousin
Of the driscolls,
And we'd be mighty proud
To accept her parole, sir.
Is that acceptable
To you, marshal earp?
It's a fine gesture, sir.
The prisoner is paroled
To mr. And mrs. Driscoll.
The three of you will
Appear here in this court
Tomorrow morning at :
For parole instructions.
Thank you,
Your honor.
Next case will be
J.a. Danley vs.
The state of kansas.
I can't figure out
What I saw in her.
You saw the kansas lily.
A lot of men will
See her in their dreams.
Mr. Masterson, someday
When you're an old codger,
You'll read a wild
Newspaper yarn
About miss lily,
And you'll believe
Every word of it.
( 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. ♪