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. ♪
Narrator: one of the notorious
Rackets of the s
Was the publishing
Of frontier town
Or county histories.
Original settlers
Had to pay
To have
Their life stories
Printed in
One of these books.
As marshal earp discovered,
A prospective history
Of dodge city
Could lead to bitterness,
Gunfighting,
Riot and death.
( Shouting )
Hyah! Hyah!
You lying cheat.
Where's my money?
Help, police!
Help.
I haven't got
Your money.
Police!
- Hold it.
- Police!
Here comes earp.
I ain't armed, earp.
All right, mr. Morris,
What's your trouble this time?
He got $ of my money
To put my picture
In a book.
Only the book
Never came out.
Mr. Morris
Doesn't understand.
It takes time
To publish a history.
A history?
I want this shrimp
Arrested.
Let's go into
My office.
Take your
Hands off him.
He's a crooked
Little swindler.
He claimed he'd call
The book "pioneers
Of the chisholm trail."
All right.
All right.
Now, look.
If you've got a receipt
Or a contract
For publication,
- Let's see it.
- Sure. Right here.
Howdy, doc.
I thought wyatt told you
To stay out of dodge.
Oh, well that blood's
Been spilt and forgotten.
We're friendly now,
Ain't we?
No.
Now, you professor
O.b. Jordan?
Ph.d.
Doctor of literature.
- Mm-hmm
- That fellow is
An illiterate thug.
Well, you
Owe him $ .
It says here the book
Was supposed to be
Published july ,
And this is september.
Yeah.
I haven't got it.
Throw him in jail, wyatt.
Shut up.
Look, I ain't armed, doc.
Here.
There's your $ .
Now get out of town.
Fine, doc.
Fine.
You tried to k*ll wyatt
On two occasions
When you had a mob
Of drunken gunslingers
To back you up.
If he's forgotten it,
I haven't.
Oh, no hard feelings.
Not between me and wyatt,
Or you, doc.
Much obliged.
To think that I
Should have come
To this.
You're a very lucky man,
Professor jordan.
You caught doctor holliday
In a generous mood.
Oh, I'm not ungrateful.
Holliday?
Not the doctor john h. Holliday?
I am.
And don't think I'm
In a generous mood.
On your feet, sir.
You take your wagon down
To the long branch saloon.
I'll be with you
Presently.
Be with me? Oh.
Yes, of course.
What do you
Make of it, doc?
George morris
Having the gall
To come on back
Into dodge city.
Pride, wyatt.
Stupid, ignorant pride.
You think that row
With the professor
Was on the level?
I do.
George morris paid $
To get his name into
A county history book.
Don't grin.
There are men in this town
Who'd pay each.
Oh, come on.
You know,
That professor jordan amuses me.
I think he followed
His nose to dodge.
The odor of human conceit,
And subhuman ambition.
Well, the professor
Is a swindler
And I'll order him
Out of town.
Now hold on.
You give that order
To george morris.
I can't do that.
Why not?
Because mr. Morris has
Already had his punishment.
Bat masterson and I shot
His legs out from under him.
We beat him, doc.
You saw how the man
Crawled out of town
Like a dog.
I still haven't
Taught you, have i?
You think you have
This miserable town
Halfway civilized?
Wyatt, george morris
Is not licked.
All he needs is another mob
With kelly, judge tobin,
Hanson, and the rest
Of your so-called friends
Marching behind him.
( Sighs )
Aren't you a little drunk?
You'd better start loading
Those sawed-off shotguns,
Deacon.
I'm afraid you're
Gonna need them.
Professor,
I will back you
To the limit of
$ , .
$ , ?
On one condition.
What is it,
May I ask?
You take your pictures,
But I write the
Biographical sketches.
Oh, and I want
My , back.
You can keep
Any profit.
Why, that's astounding.
Indeed incredible.
And what a petty
Scoundrel you are.
If I had your health,
I would steal $ million.
That much.
Why?
The sum of
$ Million
Is like five million
Gallons of water.
Both purify themselves.
I would die
In the odor
Of sanctity.
Yes, I believe
You would.
The idea is much
Too big for me.
Quite.
Enough talk.
You--
You start taking
Those pictures.
( Door closes )
There we are.
Very nice, mr. Mayor.
You need another
Pose, professor?
Uh, not just now.
Try to assemble some
Of the other founders.
Yes, I'll round them up.
Here now.
You people get away
From this camera,
And don't disturb
Professor jordan.
Here. Now get
Away from this.
Of course,
The possibilities
Are tremendous.
Just a minute.
I want to get a paper.
And you certainly rate
Among the original
Seven founders, tom.
I know,
But as a banker,
I have to make sure it will
Be a dignified volume.
Now, we'll see to that.
You should have heard
What they said, boss.
They called you
A "johnny come lately."
Shove him aside, boss,
And I'll plug him.
No, I can whip
Both of them by myself.
( g*nsh*t )
He's dead.
Give me this.
What started this?
I heard them call
Mr. Williams riff-raff.
They said he couldn't
Be in that book.
Hal.
You notify the coroner.
Then you take mr. Kelly,
Mr. Hanson, and this man
Over to my office.
Wyatt, it was
All a mistake.
An accident.
We lost our tempers and--
I know that,
Mr. Kelly.
Dr. Holliday's
Responsible for this
And I'm gonna
Have to arrest him.
Go on, hal.
Take them out of here.
Jones, come here.
( Men chattering )
Doc, I think you'd
Better come with me.
You mean
You're arresting me?
That's right.
On what charge?
Holding the mirror
Up to human nature?
Let's not argue
About it here, huh?
Take over, mike.
Judge tobin,
I think you oughta
Issue a court order
Restraining
Dr. John h. Holliday
And professor jordan
From anymore of this
Nonsense.
Dr. Holliday isn't interested
In publishing a history.
He's in this promotion
As a practical joke
On dodge city
And some of the citizens
He just doesn't
Happen to like.
( Chuckles )
If the court please.
Go ahead.
Marshal earp is making
An assumption of my motives.
I submit that
No judge
Can restrain the mere
Prospectus of a book.
Agreed.
Look, judge.
One man is dead
And another wounded
In disputes over this thing.
Order.
I sympathize
With marshal earp,
But unfortunately
The law cannot take action
Before the commission
Of a crime.
Marshal earp's application
For a restraining order is
Denied.
Thank you,
Judge tobin.
Thank you very much.
Dr. Holliday, do you think
This is really wise?
I mean, in view
Of the dreadful--
A dozen men are waiting
To have their picture taken.
You'd better scoot
Before they start
Wrecking your equipment.
Oh, dear me.
I must go quickly.
Now, I put it to you
Straight, doc.
Is this a joke
You're making,
Like wyatt says?
I am not on
The witness stand, kelly.
You can stay
In the history book,
Or you can get out
And I'll refund your
Subscription fee.
The same goes
For you, tom.
Well-- let's not
Be too hasty, jim.
My wife is anxious
To have me in the book.
You know how women are.
( Chuckles )
Uh, come along, jim.
We'll talk this over.
I'll join you
Gentlemen.
All right.
I still think
Wyatt's right.
I could be wrong.
Mayor's staying
In the history book.
And judge tobin will be
Right along with him.
Look, it isn't funny.
Well, every man
To his own joke, deacon.
You--
You want to
Call it off?
How?
Admit that dodge
Isn't worth trying
To civilize.
Give up your
Penny-ante job here.
Move to arizona
With kate and me.
You know, wyatt,
You are the one man
I could say I almost like.
Whose idea was it
For me to leave town?
Yours or miss kate's?
Well, kate worries
And I think.
Mm-hmm.
You keep believing
That people here
Deserve law and order.
They're a bunch
Of drunkards and idiots
Who will eventually
Cut you down.
Look, major curran
And one cowhand
Don't make a mob.
And you can't make a mob
By writing a silly book.
And if I catch you trying,
I'm gonna lock you up.
And I'm sorry if
I lose my temper.
Well now,
I'm sorry too.
Wyatt, your foolish
Faith in people
Needs a bad shaking up.
You'd better
Brace yourself.
That's fine.
Next subject please.
Oh, very good.
Yes.
Mm-hmm.
Excellent.
Yes.
Hello professor.
Let go of me.
Dr. Holliday paid you in full.
Oh, sure sure.
Look here.
I want to
Give you ,
And another
Besides.
What for?
Well, I'm the first
Cattleman in ford county.
I got more of a right
Than any of them has
To be in a history book.
Oh, no. No.
This book deals only
With dodge city.
What's this?
Is mr. Morris
Bothering you, professor?
Yes, he is.
And I'm very busy.
Later.
I offered to pay him
Cash, doc.
That ought to prove
I'm willing to let
Bygones by bygones.
We'll put you
In the book.
No joking?
None.
But you'll have to
Pose for your photo
In private.
Well, how come?
The other subscribers
Might object.
Personally, I wouldn't
Want to be in the same
Library with you,
Much less
The same book.
In private
And mum's the word.
Now is that a deal?
One question.
Why would you want
To be in a book?
Well, I'm a historical
Character.
The professor said so
When he agreed
To put me in "pioneers
Of the chisholm trail."
It's a deal.
Pay me.
Now you keep
Out of my sight
Until I send for you.
Hey, professor!
Delvin, duncan,
Duley.
Anymore d's?
Old man dornhold.
Oh, no no.
No, I agree
With the judge.
We gotta
Watch holliday.
Make sure he keeps
The riff-raff out.
Right, jim.
Well now,
Let's get on
With the e's.
Wyatt earp.
Well.
I see you men are
Helping doc with history.
Jim suggested
Your name for the book.
No, thank you.
Why not now?
Why you've made more
Real history in this town
Than the rest of us
Put together.
Well, I'll tell you, mr. Kelly.
The texas papers
Have written me up plenty.
All bad.
Bah, just johnny reb
Prejudice.
Why, doc's your friend.
He wouldn't allow
Anything to happen.
By the way,
Where is doc?
Drinking in
The back room.
Can't be disturbed.
Well, I'll disturb him.
( Knocking on door )
I'm busy. Go away.
It's wyatt, doc.
What do you want?
Well, you open up
And I'll tell you.
All right.
Just a moment.
Oh, I get it now.
You're writing
The history, huh?
( Chuckles )
Well, why not?
You know,
I was wrong, doc.
You-- you could
Make a riot.
George morris.
Backed by jim kelly,
Judge tobin,
And every other sucker
Who wants his ugly face
And dull life story
In print.
Including mr. Morris?
Oh, well his picture
And biography lead the book.
Mm-hmm.
Of course you
Praise them all.
Naturally.
Well, you're
Under arrest, doc.
- Not again.
- Mm-hmm.
But this time
I'm gonna make it stick.
Let's go.
The book.
What's the charge
This time, marshal?
Hating your fellow men
And hating yourself.
You're gonna
Make that stick?
No.
But officially
You got caught
Inciting a riot.
Oh.
Judge tobin, I have
Arrested dr. Holliday again.
I think it'll save time
If you come along, sir.
Are you sure of your
Legal facts?
Yes, sir.
The doctor's
A truthful man.
I'm sure he'll
Substantiate the charge.
Come on along, tobin.
Wyatt must have caught
Doc writing the book.
Doc? I thought
Professor jordan.
The back room.
I'll be having a look.
"James 'dog' kelly,
Former soldier
And saloon keeper.
A gay lad
With the ladies.
Sowed wild oats
All over kansas.
Several cowhands died from
Drinking his whiskey"?!
Lies!
Every bit of it.
What does it
Say about me?
There's yours.
"Criminal, slandering,
Liable." That's what.
No. No.
No no.
You save it.
Well, we got doc
This time. Come on.
Just a minute.
"George morris."
He was gonna put him
In the book?
Oh no.
"George morris.
Knave, liar,
Poltroon, scoundrel,
To quote lord macaulay.
Such he is,
And it is just
Such men as he
Who founded dodge city.
This cow thief, brawler,
And m*rder*r--"
Who are you
Talking about?
Oh, not us.
Doc wrote it.
For the book.
Read it.
Doc warned me he was
Gonna start trouble.
He aims to use that book
To malign and blackguard
Every decent man in town.
If any.
Dr. Holliday, I must ask you
For that manuscript.
No, sir.
Then I'll issue
A subpoena,
Duces tecum.
The manuscript will be
Seized and impounded.
Now, you're too good
A lawyer to try that.
Wyatt?
There's trouble
At the long branch.
George morris
Is stirring up a mob.
They're sore at doc holliday.
Judge, I suggest you admit
Doc to bail at once.
It'll give him time
To get out of town.
Excellent idea.
How much?
Well, you can't
Release a man
With a mob
Coming to get him.
Doc: better speak up, deacon.
You aim to
Defend me right here?
No, I don't.
This time,
You run for it.
Well, in that case,
Bail will be $ , .
Cheap.
There.
But I'm not running.
I will catch the :
Train for kansas city
To consult with
My publisher.
All right, hal.
Maybe we'll have time
To break morris
Before he starts.
Come on out, boys.
The rest of you, come here too.
Take a look in the wagon and
See if the professor's there.
If he is,
Just slap him around.
It's doc holliday
That we're after.
All right,
Let's tip it over.
All right, boys.
Let her go.
( Men chattering )
The professor isn't
In here, george.
Okay, fire it up, boys.
All right,
That does it.
Let's head
For the jail.
Doc's gone
To the depot.
- You're sure?
- Earp turned him loose.
I saw him walking
Across the plaza
Only a minute ago.
You hear that, boys?
Doc's at the depot.
Let's go get him!
Too late.
They're probably
Headed for the santa fe.
We'd better
Get over there.
No.
I'm not risking
Deputies.
You tell the rest of the boys
To stay out of it.
I'll try to get to doc
Before morris does.
Don't take no chances
With doc, boys.
We'll surround him
And then blast him
Out of the depot with r*fles.
Hey, it's earp!
Stop him.
( g*nf*re )
Some of your friends
Want to see you.
They're not
Close enough yet.
( g*nf*re continues )
I borrowed this from
The station master.
It's too short
Of a range.
We want doc holliday!
Send him out here, earp.
Send him out or
We'll get you both.
Is that what you want?
Give me that.
The history
Of dodge city.
It's good reading.
Yeah.
On your feet.
Unbolt that door.
Unbolt it.
Now you take a look
At that mob.
Do you see mayor kelly
In that mob?
Do you see mr. Hanson?
You see one decent man
That amounts to anything
In this town?
Hold it, boys.
Hold it!
Your last chance, earp.
Come out with doc,
Or we're gonna burn you out!
I thought so.
- Blast him!
- ( g*nf*re )
Hold your fire!
I got something
I want to show you.
Here.
Read it.
Nothing but
Blank pages.
( Men chattering )
That's right.
That's what doc
Thinks of you,
And I agree with him.
Now if you want
To fight over that,
Commence.
Can't we k*ll a few?
No.
Now you men
Clear out of town.
Go on.
Get out of here!
Give me a hand.
Leave him there.
( Winces )
♪ 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. ♪