The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
( g*nsh*t )
Hold it!
( g*nf*re )
You're gonna try this
Once too often.
Winging a man when
You should k*ll him.
Yeah, I know.
Mr. Adams, he's
Bleeding pretty bad.
You and a couple of men
Get him over to doc mccarty's.
All right.
Watch that arm.
If you don't care
Anything about yourself,
How about me
And the other deputies?
He might've
k*lled me!
Look, it's a null argument.
Let's not chew
The same old rawhide
Out here in
The middle of the street.
I'll buy you
A new shirt.
( 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. ♪
Narrator: marshal earp
Had lived through gunfights
In wichita
And dodge city
Without k*lling a man.
Bat masterson, doc holliday,
And many other friends
Warned wyatt that
sh**ting to disable
Rather than to k*ll
Was quixotic nonsense.
Gunfighters began to count
On wyatt's determination
To spare their lives.
And bat, who was devoted
To marshal earp,
Made one last attempt
To change wyatt's thinking.
Now you've been
Endangering your own life
To an increased
Extent lately,
And dodge city needs you.
- Look--
- Silence.
I've talked this over
With judge tobin
And the council.
Herewith I am issuing you
An executive order.
Read it.
Yes, sir.
Bat: it'll save
Your life, wyatt.
It's not on our account.
Gunslingers are making
A play against you
Because they figure
The worst they're gonna get
Is a b*llet
In the arm.
Admit we're
Right now.
You're half right.
Half right he says!
The next time a hoodlum
Goes for a g*n,
You sh**t to k*ll.
I've been thinking
About this for a long time.
I did put mr. Masterson
In danger this morning,
And one time or the other
I've led each of you into
Trouble.
Your honor, I'm promising
To sh**t to k*ll
In any gunfight
Which involves my deputies.
No. That's not the order.
The order expressly states--
Mr. Kelly,
What I do when I'm alone
And some man draws a g*n on me
Is between me
And my conscience.
Now, if you want me
To quit, I'll quit.
Quit? It's no quitting
You'll do.
I'll have the council fire you!
Now, I'm still marshal
For a half hour or so,
So you men get
Back on patrol.
Kelly lost his temper--
- Break it up.
- We didn't figure on--
All right, all right.
Now get out of here, will you?
Now what's
Behind all this?
You want some k*ller
To take life off your hands?
You never really did
Explain yourself.
- Not to any of us.
- I've explained it.
I've explained it
To all of you.
When?
I've said that
I'm not gonna k*ll
Unless it's in self-defense.
I've never been
Absolutely certain
In any gunfight
That k*lling was necessary.
Now do I speak plain enough?
No, sir. You don't.
I've been in gunfights too.
It was him or me and I knew it.
Yes.
You knew it was you
Or sergeant king.
Have I blamed you for that?
No, sir.
Well, that's the difference,
Mr. Masterson.
You were certain
That you had to k*ll,
So you shot
For the heart.
Well, I've never been
Certain in any gunfight,
So I've shot to cr*pple.
And the proof of my method
Is that I'm still alive
And so are a lot of men
That I might've k*lled.
Well, there'll
Come a time, wyatt.
Don't stall around
With us, hoyt.
You're wanted in texas
For stealing a ranch payroll.
You've been
Indicted for it.
Take our proposition.
We'll get that
Indictment thrown out.
( Scoffs )
Gunning wyatt earp.
Some deal.
It's easy.
If you miss,
He'll only wound you.
He hasn't k*lled anyone
All the time he's been
A peace officer.
I don't know.
It's counting
A lot on earp.
Still in the hole
For $ , .
Take the money
And head for dodge.
Don't take it
And the rangers
Will be heading you
Back to texas.
Where are you fellas
Gonna be?
Near enough
To send you to prison
If you try
To run out on us.
Don't seem like
I got much choice.
How much time you allowing
For the job?
We'll be reasonable.
I gotta study earp.
Catch him alone.
That's the idea.
Now get started.
Oh, and...
No double-crossing
Clearing that indictment.
If I got nerve enough
To go against earp,
I can handle
Both of you.
Haven't you forgotten
Something, mister?
What's that?
Your horse. You haven't
Watered or fed him.
My horse, ain't he?
There's a law against
Mistreating horses.
Marshal earp
Must be strict.
I'm marshal earp.
Oh.
Now you've ridden
That horse half to death.
You go water
And feed him.
Yes, sir.
Right away.
Looks like
A texas boy.
Looks worse
Than that to me.
Texas cowhands water
And feed their horse
Before they
Head to the bar.
I'll keep
An eye on him.
Now that's just the point
I've been trying to make.
The tail end
Of a cattle drive
Always brings a lot
Of scum into town.
Looks like we have
A couple of dry glasses.
Hey, bring us another
Bottle of champagne.
Gee.
You must have hit
The pharaoh games
For a lot of money.
I got a big cattle spread
Below the cimarron.
Don't need to gamble.
But, um...
Girls are kind of
Necessary, huh?
Money's necessary too.
How come you're so
Interested in wyatt earp?
I'm on the town council
At langley.
Our marshal quit,
So we gotta hire
A new one.
Langley couldn't pay
Mr. Earp enough.
Oh, I'm not after
Hiring him.
Just want
To study his methods.
Does he ever patrol
This part of town?
Well, sure.
Every night.
All by himself?
Sometimes.
Why don't you
Ask mr. Earp?
He's a nice,
Polite fellow.
That's an idea.
I'll do that.
But in the meantime,
Let's drink up
And you can tell me
About your methods.
Oh, stop it!
Stop it, fellas.
He ain't worth it, mister.
Get out of the way!
Hey, bat!
Trouble, bat!
( Men shouting )
Break it up.
Well, he deserved it.
Using spurs.
Come on, man.
You're all right.
Are you hurt,
Mister?
Oh, it's all right.
Get me a wet cloth, quick.
Fist fight
At madigan's saloon.
He was stomping
A cowhand with spurs.
I spoke to you about
Mistreating your horse
This afternoon.
We also have laws against
Mistreating cowhands.
What's your name?
John smith.
All right,
Lock him up.
We'll see if the other man
Wants to prosecute.
I need a doctor.
Your deputy slugged me.
If there's a cut, pour some
Phenol solution on it.
Yes, sir.
Any more talk,
You'll really need a doctor.
Marshal earp?
Howdy, miss daisy.
Did you lock
That man up?
Yes, I did.
Good.
I hope you keep
Him in jail.
He's real mean.
Why don't you sit down
And tell me about it?
He was asking me all kinds
Of questions about you.
I mean, where you patrolled,
And if you went alone.
Things like that.
Go on.
I think he's planning
A robbery or something.
But...
It's only a hunch, mr. Earp.
Well, thank you
For the tip.
You ought to keep
That man in jail.
He's a k*ller.
Well, we'll run
The posters on him.
Are you going back
To madigan's saloon?
- Mm-hmm.
- Well, I'm headed
That way myself.
Come on,
I'll walk you.
Just because mr. Larkin
Didn't prosecute,
Don't act so cocky.
Thanks for
The kind advice.
It's not advice.
It's a warning.
I think you're on the run,
Mr. John smith.
Now we didn't find
Any poster on you,
But one may come along.
If I were you,
I'd get out of dodge.
Any law says I gotta
Listen to your guff?
Now you got two fists
And you got two g*ns.
You can make it
A fight either way.
Later.
Oh.
Your turn to get
Some sleep.
That fella's
Still in town.
Oh?
I thought he would be.
He was drinking up
Some courage
At the long branch
About a half hour ago.
If you don't mind, sir,
I'll make the patrol
With you.
All right.
If you check
The afternoon mail.
Did you?
Mail, no.
I plumb forgot it.
Well, you'd better
Check it.
Might find a wanted poster
On our friend.
You can join me
Over in the plaza.
I'll the meantime
I'll just check
To see that nobody
Busted into the theater
And stole chairs, hmm?
All right, I'll see you
In minutes.
( Grunts )
( g*nshots )
Is it in the lung?
The kidney,
I think.
Well, there's
Nothing to look at!
Gotta get him over
To doc mccarty quick.
Go tell doc to get ready
For an operation.
Come on, give me a hand.
Watch him now.
Take it easy.
Take it easy.
All right, your real name
Is george hoyt.
Yes.
Who hired you
To k*ll marshal earp?
( Gasping )
$ , .
Bat: tell me their names.
He's dead.
Dead? No, he's faking.
You tell me!
I know how
You feel, wyatt.
Four inches higher
And he'd have been
All right.
It's too bad.
I aimed for the shoulder,
But the horse reared.
He deserved it.
He tried to k*ll you for pay!
You talk to him.
Get some sense
Into his head.
You're not helping, bat.
I think you'd
Better leave.
All right.
But you better give him
Some medicine or something.
Might have been
Him laying there.
Make him think
About that!
When there's
A fight with g*ns,
Someone's likely
To get k*lled.
You've been lucky,
Wyatt.
And foolish too.
I've patched up many men
That tried to k*ll you.
Hoyt was ignorant and stupid
To try a thing like that.
Gunfighters are all
Ignorant and stupid.
But human beings, doc.
With innocent folks who--
Who love them.
It just wasn't necessary.
I could have...
Chased him on horseback,
Caught him and put him
In jail.
This was an accident, wyatt.
But sooner or later,
You're gonna have to
sh**t to k*ll.
Deliberately.
You know that.
I guess so.
Wyatt...
People die
In my care.
Most of them are
Beyond medical help.
A few may have died
Because I didn't have
The dr*gs or instruments
At hand to save them.
But I do my best.
Yeah.
Every doctor has to
Harden himself to death.
If he can't,
He should quit medicine.
That's right.
Thank you, doc.
Shouldn't you
Tell mayor kelly?
You tell him.
You and mr. Masterson
Take over.
How long you figuring
On being away?
I don't know.
I've got a few things
To think about.
We should know
How to reach you.
The only clue I have
To hoyt's background
Was the four corners
Roadhouse.
I found a bar slip
In his pocket.
I'll be heading
There first.
Wyatt, we may need you
Around here real bad.
You and mr. Masterson
Can handle things.
You tell mayor kelly
That I had to take
A leave of absence.
If he gets sore
And fires me, good.
That'll save me the trouble
Of making up my mind.
Good luck.
Earp leaving town?
He's packed heavy
For the trail,
Mr. Leonard.
k*lled a texan.
So now he's scared.
Pete, you'd better go tell
The big t outfit.
They're camped west
Of fort dodge.
About two miles.
All right.
Yeah, tomorrow
Will be a busy day.
Earp can do without dodge,
But I don't think this town
Will get along so well
Without earp.
( Sighs )
Good morning.
Howdy.
You're up early.
I haven't been
To bed yet.
( Groans )
Want to sell me
Some of that coffee?
Nope. It's on the house.
Thank you.
You in the cattle business?
Oh, I'm associated with it.
I know a lot
Of cowhands.
Looking for one
Right now.
Fella by the name
Of george hoyt.
Oh. That punk.
Friend of yours?
No.
You're lucky.
He got paid for some cattle
The day before yesterday
And skinned out,
Owing me a bar bill
Of $ . ,
The cheap four flusher.
Is hoyt a texas man?
Him? No.
He come from an orphanage
In indiana someplace.
He got drunk in here one night
And told me his life story.
Every cowhand likes to brag
He's from texas.
Why you looking for hoyt?
I have some money
Belonging to him.
I thought maybe
He might have had a family.
Had a family?
Is he dead?
Yeah.
Uh...
How much did you say
He owed you?
. ?
I don't get this,
Friend.
Are you a lawyer
Settling hoyt's estate?
That's one.
Two.
Half.
Quarter
And a nickel.
( g*nf*re )
That's the big t outfit.
- Looks like they're--
- Big t, mr. Bowen.
They're gonna
sh**t up dodge.
( Chuckles )
sh**t up dodge.
That marshal earp
Will have their pants
Thrown in jail
Before they can
Fire sh*ts.
Earp's that good, huh?
That's what
Everybody tells me.
If I could leave this place,
I'd ride into dodge
Just to see earp clobber
Tom leonard and his boys.
Thank you for the coffee.
I'll see you again soon.
Sure. Bye.
( Horses galloping )
I'm supposing
Mr. Kelly sent you, huh?
Yes, sir.
There's going to be
Trouble in town.
You shouldn't have
Left mr. Masterson.
He'll need you.
Now go on, get back there.
No, sir.
Not without you.
I'm tired, hal.
I'm sick and tired.
I know, wyatt.
We all are.
It's no good job
Being a walking
Target every day,
But me, i--
I hate to get out of
Bed in the morning.
Sometimes I have to
Smoke before I reach
For my g*n belt.
( Sighs )
It's a filthy,
Brutal job.
It sure is.
But somebody's
Got to do it.
You know bat.
He'll lose his temper.
So will kelly.
He'll get boxed
In some tight corner.
There are gonna be
Quite a few burials
In town tomorrow.
( g*nf*re )
All right,
Throw them down.
You ain't got
A chance.
( g*nf*re continues )
Marshal earp!
Marshal earp!
Thank the lord
You're here, marshal.
The t men got
Jim kelly and your boys
Backed into cause alley.
Hal,
You take these four men,
Try to sneak through
Fourth street.
Cut them off.
I'll try for leonard.
( g*nf*re continues )
Keep sniping at them.
I'm gonna hit them
From the window.
I want kelly
And masterson,
Then the others
Will quit.
Now let them have it.
Hold your fire!
Hold your fire!
Leonard's
Down and out.
Now you throw down your g*ns
And come out peacefully,
Or I'll pick you off
One by one.
Come on out here!
All right.
Hold it there.
You didn't k*ll him.
No, mr. Masterson.
Wasn't necessary.
Thanks for coming back, wyatt.
You blessed,
Chicken-hearted fool.
♪ 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. ♪