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. ♪
Announcer: wyatt earp
Had four brothers.
His younger brother morgan
And older brother virgil
Were now to play more active
Roles in his life.
Later in tombstone,
They fought side by side
Against hoodlums who
Called themselves cowboys.
But to virgil earp,
Wyatt was just
His younger brother
Who had to be protected
From bad men and bad women.
And larry's family
Doesn't approve of me.
They wouldn't approve
Of any divorcee.
A grass widow just
Naturally has to be
A moral.
That's old-fashioned.
The divorce
Wasn't your fault.
Your husband
Was a drunkard
And he deserted you.
All that happened
Back in illinois
Years ago,
It seems like.
You've told all this
To larry herrick, haven't you?
Of course.
And I think he believes me.
But his family doesn't.
I can just hear
His mother talk.
( Mocking )
She's just susan dodd
From little ol'
Monmouth, illinois.
A nobody from nowhere.
Well, they better not
Let me hear them say that.
Us earps are from monmouth
Too, you know?
Look, if larry's family
Is gonna give you
A lot of trouble,
Why don't you just
Tell larry to find
Himself another gal?
I'm afraid
I'm in love with him.
- Real bad, huh?
- Mm-hmm.
You know, I don't think
This is the time to show it.
What do you mean?
Well, you're gonna
Have to help him
Make up his mind
About you.
You oughta make him
A little jealous.
- Jealous?
- Sure, you go out
With me one evening;
You go out with
Mr. Masterson the next.
You're very sweet,
Wyatt.
But I can't play
The flirt.
Oh yes, you can.
- ( Both chuckling )
- You found me out.
Whoa!
( Slurring )
Hey, ain't you the one
Putting that girlfriend
Off last trip
And made her walk
A mile into town?
He sure is.
Climb down.
Hey, watch this, slim.
That's earp.
Looks like earp
Wearing a mustache.
Let's go find out.
- Howdy, marshal.
- Howdy.
You better check
Those g*ns.
- Oh, yeah.
- Check g*ns. Right away.
Yes, sir, marshal.
Come on, slim.
Thank you, marshal.
My little brother seems
To have things here
Well in hand.
He sure has, mr. Earp.
And I wouldn't say
He's your little brother.
He's as big as you are.
Well, I'll have
To be careful then.
Little brother might
Just sh**t my ears off.
- ( Chuckles )
Yeah, he might.
- Virgil!
Hello, virgil.
Bat masterson?
- Well!
- Yeah, I grew up.
Wyatt's got you a room
Across from here.
- It's over at
The dodge house.
- Good.
He would have come
To meet you himself,
But there's a sh**ting
At the long branch.
Hey bat,
I'm glad you're here.
I wanna ask your advice
About something.
- It's a family matter.
- Oh?
I understand
Susan pritchett's in town.
Oh, it's susan dodd now.
She took back her maiden
Name.
- Oh?
- Hey.
An old married man like you
Interested in miss susan?
Why, no, bat.
It's nothing like that.
- Yeah.
- ( g*nshots )
( Men hollering )
No. Duck.
You might hit a horse.
Can't wyatt make
Those barkeeps ration
Their whiskey?
Well, he tries.
Wyatt ain't drinking?
Oh, about two quarts
A day.
Two quarts?!
Milk.
I guess I asked for that.
( Both chuckling )
Well, here it is.
The mayor's office.
Well, this is where
She works, according
To larry.
Yes, gentlemen?
Are you miss susan dodd?
That's right.
I'm larry's cousin mel
- And this is his uncle
Webb herrick.
- How do you do?
How do you do?
Is larry in town?
No, ma'am.
He's riding
To the railhead.
He'll be in town
Tomorrow sometime.
Well, that's a relief.
You both look so solemn,
I thought--
Won't you sit down?
No, thank you.
Larry just asked us
To drop by and pay
Our respects, ma'am.
And to tell you
That he's in good health.
Yes.
In good health.
You know what I think?
I think larry's folks
Asked you to look me over.
Well, I'm ' " tall.
I weigh pounds.
I have brown hair
And blue eyes.
And I'm a divorcee.
And right plain spoken.
And if I need
A character witness,
I suggest you ask
Marshal earp.
We came from
The same town in illinois.
Whoa now, miss susan.
Larry's already told
The family he wants
To marry you.
Yes, we didn't apply
For the duty.
Family orders, ma'am.
All right.
You've looked me over.
Now what?
Well...
We'll-- we'll report
Back to larry's folks.
Don't bother!
I've changed my mind!
Huh?
I'm gonna tell larry
It's all off.
I've never butted into
Wyatt's affairs before,
But susan did write people
In monmouth she was setting
Her cap for him.
They wrote to our folks
In san bernardino,
And well, mama told me
I ought to look into this.
No, you got it
All wrong.
- She's engaged.
- Oh?
Yeah, a fella by the name
Of larry herrick.
- Fine texas family.
- Hmm.
Listen, I wouldn't say
Anything to wyatt
If I were you.
- Make him sore.
- Say anything?
I've been worried about
What to say and how
To say it
All the way
From california.
Mr. Masterson,
I will buy you a drink.
Wait.
You wear this.
That's against the law,
Isn't it?
You're an earp.
In dodge city,
You need a g*n.
Life insurance.
Wyatt.
Yoo-hoo!
- Howdy, miss susan.
- Are you awfully busy?
No, I was just on my way
Over to the dodge house
To see if my big brother
Virgil got in yet.
- Virgil's visiting?
- Mm-hmm.
Oh, good.
I've always liked virgil
And that sweet girl
He married.
Wyatt, I told larry's cousin
And his uncle I'm not going
To marry him.
You did?
The two of them came
To look me over.
Well, some people
Are stupid about
Family pride.
( Sighs )
You think I did right?
Miss susan, if larry is
Any kind of a man at all,
He won't pay any attention
To the herricks' family
Prattle.
I still say why couldn't
We have fallen in love?
- Well, I love you.
- Ah.
Yes, I do.
Love you like
A big brother.
( Soft chattering )
The herricks?
Larry's kinfolk.
Watch yourself.
Since when did wyatt earp
Start wearing a mustache?
That ain't wyatt.
Almost fooled me.
Fooled me too.
It's his brother virgil.
Ah, he's joshing.
Come on.
Marshal earp?
No, sir.
Barkeep was right.
You're his brother
Virgil, huh?
Correct.
And you, sir?
Webb herrick.
And this is
Mel herrick.
- Howdy.
- Howdy.
You know
Bat masterson?
- Sure.
- Hello, bat.
Hello.
Join us in a drink?
I think not.
You and wyatt have been
Sparking miss dodd while
Larry's away.
That any business
Of yours?
Now now.
I had some
Wrong ideas too.
Now let's get this thing
Straightened out.
The truth ain't
In your brother!
And maybe not
In you!
Now don't you
Say that about
Wyatt!
Look out, virgil!
Hold it!
Virgil.
I'm sorry it had to be
This kind of a welcome.
My own fault.
I shot him, marshal.
No, it wasn't his fault.
Mel herrick
Called you a liar.
Virgil clouted him,
Then webb tried to draw.
All right, all right.
Mr. Masterson,
You take care of them.
We'll go on over
To the office. I, uh--
I guess I can trust you
To come peacefully.
Susan tried to be
A good wife to bud pritchett.
But he hit the bottle
And ran off with another woman.
Now why-- why should susan
Be punished for that?
You can't change
Public opinion overnight.
But you don't have
To join it.
You seem
Mighty riled, brother.
Of course I'm riled!
Webb and mel
Badgered susan into
Calling off her engagement.
Now where does that
Leave susan?
Maybe she'd like
To marry you.
What?
Virgil.
Did the folks
Send you here?
Well no, wyatt.
Not exactly.
See, I'm to meet
Morgan in omaha,
And I just thought
I'd stop by--
No, you didn't.
You came here
To save me from
A wicked girl, didn't you?
I did not!
Well, hang it all,
Wyatt.
You and morgan are
My younger brothers.
Oh, we're babies, huh?
Look, wyatt, let's just
Call off the w*r, huh?
You can't
Call off the w*r.
You got a passel
Of hotheads after us!
- That's my fault, I suppose?
- Yes, you shot webb herrick!
Well, I was
Sticking up for you.
That's just the point,
Virgil.
You don't have to
Stick up for me.
I can fight my own fights.
I'm a big boy now!
Well, go ahead!
Marry susan for all of me!
Well, maybe I will!
Now look, wyatt.
I didn't want to come here
In the first place.
But mama was crying
And dad was groaning.
Well, the pressure got
To be too much for me.
But you go ahead
And you be a big boy!
Hold on, will you--
Oh, you talk
To the idiot!
I'm through!
Now stop that.
Both of you have
To stop it.
There's gonna be
A little w*r
When larry herrick
Gets into town.
You want virgil
Caught in a gunfight
All by his lonesome?
- No.
- Well then,
Tell him you're sorry.
And make him
A deputy marshal.
- A deputy?
- Yeah.
Snap out of it.
We went through
The same thing
When morgan was
In town.
Any earp has to wear
A star
When he's around you.
I'll talk to virgil.
Why, virgil earp.
Wyatt told me you
Were coming.
Miss susan, I'm sorry
For all the trouble
I caused.
What's happened?
Why, I had to g*n
A fella.
Name of herrick.
Not larry?
No no.
His uncle webb.
Uh, a shoulder wound.
Well, that is a relief.
More trouble?
I had a rout with wyatt.
Oh, that doesn't mean anything.
You earp boys were
Always fighting, I remember.
Ah, please.
You in love with wyatt?
No.
Then you ain't
Gonna marry him?
Wyatt hasn't asked me.
What if he asked you?
He wouldn't do that.
And even if he did,
There's larry.
I think I love him.
If wyatt should ever
Ask me...
Susan, you're a born flirt.
I guess I am.
Only you're in dodge city now,
And flirting can mean
Bloodshed here.
You don't want that.
Oh no, virgil.
Just say the word
And I'll leave town
Before larry gets here.
That wouldn't solve anything.
I'm just asking you
To make up your mind.
It'll depend on
What larry says.
His folks don't approve of me,
And larry may not want me now.
I think he'll want you.
Just quit teasing wyatt
And quick working on
His sympathy.
Does wyatt feel sorry
For me?
Yeah.
I wouldn't be happy
With a man who pitied me.
No, I don't think
You would.
All right, virgil.
No more flirting,
I promise.
Good girl.
Thank you.
Bye.
Bye.
It ain't wyatt earp
That's mixed up with her.
It's his brother virgil.
( Murmuring )
And not only that.
When mel and webb
Called virgil on it,
He slugged mel
And shot webb.
Hello, mister.
We're not talking
About you.
I'm talking about that
No-good brother of yours.
Married man carrying on--
You're a liar.
Now you wanna fight
It out with me?
Or apologize to virgil?
We'll fight it out.
- Right here.
- Yeah, take off those g*ns.
I'll be glad to, mister.
( Indistinct )
Hey, tim, you know
Better than that.
Get him in there!
( Punching continues )
No g*ns.
Well, what are you
Doing here, mr. Masterson?
No use breaking
Your knuckles.
Touch that g*n
And I'll drop ya.
Hey, big brother.
Aren't you getting,
Uh, kinda old
For fistfighting?
Well, that's gratitude
For you.
I save you
From a beating,
And you talk smart.
Hey, why don't you
Go on upstairs
And put some arnica
On your face?
Well, thank you,
Mr. Masterson.
You know, you got here
Just in time.
What was that fight
About anyway?
Well, that blabbermouth
Cowhand
Said that a certain
Young lady was your girl.
Susan?
You got in a fight
With the herricks,
Didn't you?
Yeah.
Well, that's the way
Certain cowhands think.
Here.
You better
Put this on.
A star?
What for?
Well, I had to give one
To morgan when he was here.
It's open season on earps.
All right.
Say, that cowhand
That started the fight...
Was he a herrick man?
I don't know.
That gossip about susan and me
Must be all over town.
Oh, sure.
You're a moral leper.
That's not funny!
I'm a happily married man.
And we gotta set
Larry herrick straight.
He'll be coming
After me first.
( Knocks on door )
Come on in.
Larry herrick
Just got into town.
Stopped over
At the mayor's office.
Oh?
Well, let's wait and see
What miss susan
Can do with larry.
I think he's in love
With her and that he'll
Believe what she says.
Now then, larry,
If you wanna yell at me,
We won't be interrupted
By taxpayers.
Have you been seeing
Wyatt earp?
- Of course.
- Bat masterson?
Two or three times.
What about virgil earp?
I talked to him once.
Did you know him
Back in illinois?
Oh, larry.
Don't be ridiculous!
The earps are old friends
And bat's just a kid.
There have been
Two fights over you.
My uncle webb got
His shoulder smashed.
( Sighs )
Well, they weren't
Fighting over me.
I heard different.
- I heard--
- Oh, sure!
That I'm a liar
And a no-good divorcee.
And your folks told you
To drop me cold.
Well, I've had about
Enough of the herricks.
Susan, honey--
Don't "susan, honey" me!
I wouldn't marry you now
For million dollars!
Now get out of here.
Then it's true.
There's another man.
Yes!
Who is he?
That's for you
To find out.
Isn't virgil earp
Married?
That's none
Of your business.
Now you get out of here!
I'm gonna make this
My business.
Larry, please...
Check your g*n.
Sure.
Did you talk to her?
It's the married one,
Ain't it?
Virgil.
She admit that?
No.
But the main reason
I know it's virgil...
She was ashamed
To call him by name.
Well anyway,
You found out in time.
You g*n him, larry.
- I'll help ya.
- Hold on, hold on.
Just sit down.
I ain't satisfied
It is virgil.
I'm gonna ask him point-blank
And right to his face.
We already had one fight
With him, uncle webb.
I won't be armed
This time.
You're taking a big chance
Leaving your brother alone
At the hotel.
I want to wait and hear
From miss susan before
We mount the guard.
We'd look awful silly,
Wouldn't we?
If susan has decided
To run off to texas
With larry herrick.
Susan.
You know, I used to be
The setup for pretty
Women.
You're
The easy mark now.
Well, I feel sorry
For all women,
Mr. Masterson.
Good lord gave them
A tough load to haul.
Amen, deacon.
Amen.
( Knocks on door )
Wyatt?
Webb herrick,
Mr. Earp.
I'm not armed.
Sorry to doubt your word,
Mr. Herrick.
Sit down.
Well?
Larry thinks
You're susan's lover.
I think wyatt
Is the man.
Is that so?
Wyatt has his deputies
And bat masterson.
I doubt if larry would have
The sand to go after him.
But he and the boys
Would sure g*n you.
I suppose it's no use
Trying to convince you
That susan is a decent girl.
A divorcee?
Huh.
I'm giving you a chance
To name wyatt.
My brother is not involved
With susan.
Meaning you are?!
Your nephew wants
To g*n somebody,
Mr. Herrick,
Then I'm his man.
All right.
You deserve k*lling.
And I tried to make
Larry be sensible,
But he's crazy jealous.
He must be
To be going after virgil.
Now you stay here.
You might see something
You won't want to watch.
Herrick?
You and your men
Are wearing g*ns.
Now you throw them down
Or I'll make you fight!
It's your brother we want.
He's admitted he's the man.
Wyatt, you keep out
Of this!
Why, you--
Well, big brother...
At least you didn't
k*ll him.
Oh, larry,
Your poor hand!
Those earps,
They never were anything
But nasty, brawling
Hoodlums.
We're going straight
To dr. Mccarty.
You should be ashamed.
Here you go, jonesy.
You give my best
To morgan, huh?
I will.
Now, wyatt,
Will you promise me
To quit feeling sorry
For women?
( Chuckles )
I'll do that, big brother.
And when you get to omaha,
You write mother and tell her
That I'm-- I'm safe.
Yeah, I'll do that.
( Both laughing )
Take care, wyatt.
All right.
Have a good trip.
( Clicks tongue
And whistles )
♪ 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 ♪
♪ 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.