( 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:
The west was a gathering
Ground for men of every type--
For derelicts
As well as heroes.
One of the strangest perhaps
Was the man they called
A remittance man.
A man who was paid
To stay away from home.
Johnny,
You're here early.
Something wrong?
Not a thing.
It's a lovely morning.
Can I get you
Some breakfast?
To spoil this?
It was nice last night,
Johnny, down by the river.
The moonlight
On the water.
I guess I never knew
It could be so pretty
And peaceful in dodge.
Thanks for asking me.
You're welcome, miss.
Miss?
You called me doris
Last night.
Did i?
Sorry.
Sometimes forget myself.
Yes, I understand.
At the rate
He's going
This morning,
This month's check
From england
Ain't gonna last
Till the end of
The month.
- What's got into him?
- I don't know.
Anything happen
Last night?
Nothing.
I warned you
He's not for you.
Even if he is
The black sheep.
Them english aristocrats
Stick together.
Nothing happened.
We only went for
A walk.
What's he got to do
With george cantwell?
The gambler?
Why, nothing.
Johnny doesn't
Even know him.
Well, then why did they
Have their heads together
Back there awhile ago?
And since then he's been
Drinking like that.
And looking like thunder.
Uh-oh, here he comes.
Mr. Dart?
You have a g*n
Under the bar,
Haven't you?
Sure.
For emergencies.
May I borrow it,
Please?
You never even had
A g*n in your hand.
It has nothing
To do with it.
I don't lend it.
Mr. Dart, I have
Some credit left,
Haven't i?
About $ .
That should be enough
To buy the g*n.
If you please.
Not enough?
Plenty.
But a g*n is used
To sh**t people.
And if it's cantwell
You were thinking about,
You better think again.
He's a gambler.
He's good with a g*n;
You ain't.
May I have it please?
You'd be committing su1c1de.
Well then, give me
What I have left
And I'll go and buy it
Someplace else.
Johnny, please.
You mustn't!
If you'll excuse me.
What could I do?
He'll be k*lled.
Run and get
Marshal earp.
Cantwell?
Do you want
In the game?
I want to talk
To you.
Not here.
Gentlemen?
I brought you something.
I said not here.
It's not what you think.
This.
Now don't be a fool,
Milton.
You're no gunfighter.
I know.
But I'm gonna k*ll you
Just the same.
But you've got your g*n
In your hand.
You call that
A fair draw?
Now look, you give me
A fair chance,
I'll be glad
To draw with you.
You can even k*ll me
If you're able.
I don't want the g*n.
I'll k*ll you
With my bare hands!
Hold it.
Stay out of this,
Wyatt.
Give me that g*n,
Johnny.
No, I'm gonna k*ll--
What business was this
Of yours, earp?
It's my job to take care
Of the peace.
You remember that,
Mr. Cantwell.
Why, he threatened my life.
If you don't think
I'm gonna defend myself--
Why'd he thr*aten
To k*ll you?
Well, I don't know.
He's crazy drunk,
I guess.
He knew what
He was doing.
All right.
He owes me money.
I asked for it.
Now you'd better
Keep him out of my way.
Mr. Cantwell,
You come gunnin' for him
And you're gonna find me.
You didn't have
To hit him.
A b*llet would have
Hurt a lot worse.
He'll be all right.
Come on, give me
A hand here.
- ( Groans )
- Johnny.
( Sighs )
- Is this yours?
- Yes, it is.
How does he owe
Cantwell money?
Johnny doesn't gamble.
Well, not that
I ever heard of.
He never had any money,
Except that monthly check
From england.
And he always turned that
Over to you.
For this room and eats.
And liquor, as long as
The credit lasted.
Lately, it's been
Giving out quick.
Yeah, I know.
Well, what'd
He do then?
Borrowed from
Cantwell?
No, I've been putting
It on the cuff.
And doris,
She's been paying for it.
Does he know that?
She won't let me
Tell him.
( Johnny groans )
I need a drink.
Oh now, johnny.
Oh, don't treat me
Like a child.
Let me have a drink.
You here,
Why'd you interfere?
Why'd you do it?
Cantwell says
You owe him money.
And let's leave it
At that.
All right.
I can't make you talk.
But if you do need money,
You don't have to use a g*n.
You got friends here
In dodge.
Dart, doris.
I'd like to be your friend.
Are you a $ friend,
Marshal?
Is that how much
You owe him?
I said leave it.
All right.
But trying to k*ll him
Isn't gonna solve anything.
Ten chances to one
It wouldn't be cantwell
Who'd wind up dead anyway.
Those odds don't
Frighten me.
No, I guess not.
Not to a man who's trying
k*ll himself with a bottle.
I don't need your advice!
Well, you need somebody's,
Or you're gonna
Wind up dead.
I don't know why
Your folks in england
Send you money
To stay here,
But I do know it isn't
Doing you any good.
Leave him alone,
Mr. Earp.
And I'll tell you
Something else, johnny,
You could be a good man
If you tried.
Send those checks back,
Get a job,
Stand on your own
Two feet.
You know, you missed
Your calling, marshal.
You sound just
Like a preacher.
Do i?
But you stay away from cantwell
Or I'm gonna toss you in jail.
Now a preacher
Wouldn't do that.
No, johnny.
You, uh--
You won't be needing this.
Johnny,
You ought to listen
To wyatt.
Oh please, mr. Dart,
Just go away and let me
Take care of him.
Doris, child...
Mr. Dart,
I'm over .
No, johnny.
Wyatt.
There's trouble
At the alhambra.
- Jonathan milton?
- I don't know.
( Men chattering )
- Is it johnny?
- No.
It's this woman, marshal,
This dirty little--
No need for names,
Mister.
- Mister...
- Nathaniel cooker,
Of hutchinson.
All right, what happened,
Mr. Cooker?
Robbed me.
Took my pig money.
Pig money?
Money I got for the pigs
I brung into town today.
Most of it anyways.
Most of it?
How much of it?
- $ .
- Even?
$ Even
In $ gold pieces.
Left me maybe $ , $ .
How do you know
She stole it?
She heard me talking
About it at dinner.
Bragging about it.
She got real friendly.
I got a little drunk.
You know, kinda moony.
I woke up
Down by the river.
She didn't think
I'd remember her.
This true, miss doris?
Yes, I guess it is.
I'd a-swore she wasn't
This kind.
You know I don't run
This kind of business, wyatt.
I know that, henry.
Miss doris, you'll have
To give him back the money.
It'll go easy on you.
I can't.
I haven't got it.
Haven't got it?!
How could she spend it
So quick?
You're outta luck,
Mr. Cooker.
I gotta have that money.
I can't go home without it.
How'd I explain things
To my wife?
Now look,
I'll do whatever I can.
I'll take her
Into custody.
You come on down to my office
Tomorrow morning
And square out
A complaint.
I certainly will.
The dirty little crook--
I said no names!
Come on, miss doris.
I'm sorry, mr. Dart.
So am i.
I'll tell johnny.
Oh, no no, please don't.
He's in his room asleep.
Marshal, he had nothing
To do with this.
He didn't even know
About it.
We have no accommodations
For you at the jail.
I'll get you a room
At the dodge house.
Next time, mister,
Don't brag.
Here's your key.
Either my deputy or I
Will be outside.
Don't worry, marshal,
I won't try to run away.
You know, it's quite
A coincidence.
You steal $ .
And cantwell wants $
From johnny, even.
You've never done anything
Before like this, have you,
Miss doris?
You think this would
Stop a man like cantwell
From k*lling johnny?
( Crying )
No, marshal.
Look, why didn't you
Come to me for help
Before you ruined
Your life like this, hmm?
I didn't know
What to do.
Johnny was so strange.
Nothing seemed to mean
Anything to him before
This.
But he really wanted
To k*ll cantwell.
But why?
I don't know.
He wouldn't tell me anything.
But it wasn't the gambling,
I know that.
Well, there's only one
Other thing it could be.
Blackmail.
Maybe cantwell threatened
To tell johnny's family
In england some dirt.
Johnny didn't care what
His family thought about him.
And they couldn't cut off
The money because it was
Some kind of inheritance.
Well, then it had
To be you.
Me?
Did cantwell ever, uh--
Did he ever know you
From someplace before?
( Exhales )
I wouldn't have been
Allowed to know that
Kind of a man.
But he did recognize me.
I knew that the first time
He saw me on the street.
He recognized you?
He's from st. Louis.
I come from a good family there.
I'd run away
To get married, I thought.
Well anyway,
I was so ashamed i--
I couldn't go back.
They don't know
Where I am or
What I'm doing.
Well, that's it.
Marshal, I've--
I've never done anything
I've been ashamed of
Before this.
I believe you,
Miss doris.
But maybe cantwell
Threatened to tell
Your family some lie
About you and johnny
And, well, that's what
Upset johnny.
But there's never been
Anything between us.
Johnny's been
A perfect gentleman
And I'm...
That doesn't make much
Difference to a man
Like cantwell.
Well, that's
Probably it.
Doesn't do us any good
To know it now.
You gave cantwell $
In untraceable gold.
There's not much
I can do about it.
Yes, I understand.
You try and get
Some sleep, hmm?
Marshal?
Good night, marshal.
Good night.
You can't arrest her,
Marshal.
You've got
To let her go.
I can't do that,
Johnny.
Well then,
I'll take her.
Do you know how much
Money she took?
She didn't take it.
She couldn't do such
A thing--
She took $ , johnny.
$ Even.
Why, she did it for me.
Maybe you'll tell me
Why she did it.
All right,
I'll tell you why.
Blackmail.
Cantwell threatened
To tell her family
In st. Louis
Some lie about her.
( Sighs )
Now why didn't
You come to me?
We could have
Trapped him.
I've had complaints before
About his crooked behavior
And now we have no proof.
You're right about me,
Marshal.
I'm not much of a man.
I've tried to find
A solution
To my problems
In a bottle.
May I see her
For a moment?
Please?
Come on.
Who is it?
Marshal earp,
Miss doris.
Johnny, no. Go away.
You mustn't
Get mixed up in this.
Doris, there's no way
To thank you.
But I'll do anything.
I'll do anything to help.
And I'll wait for you.
Oh, johnny!
You mustn't feel like that.
You don't owe me
Anything.
But I do.
Doris, last night...
Was the first time in years
That I felt alive.
Oh, johnny.
If she goes to jail,
I'll k*ll cantwell
With my bare hands.
That isn't gonna help.
Well, what will?
Well, there's just
One chance.
If we can persuade
Cooker not to sign
A complaint,
There won't be any
Charge against her.
Well, let's talk to him
Right now.
I said "if."
He may not listen to us.
- He'll listen.
- Wait a minute.
The money's gonna
Have to be paid back.
It will be.
It may take awhile,
But I'll do it.
Let's go find him.
( Men laughing )
So I went into
The dining room
With my pig money,
And this gal heard me
Talking about it.
You know the gals
Have always taken
A little shine to me.
( Men laughing )
Cooker: I guess she had you
All fooled, huh?
Thought she was
Just a waitress.
But I spotted her.
Shut up!
- Stop it, johnny.
- Why, he can't talk
That way about her.
- I'll k*ll him!
- No, you're not!
Now you go on back
To the alhambra
And wait for me.
Go on.
All right.
All right.
All right,
Break it up.
Mr. Cooker.
I said break it up!
( Men chattering )
I was just talking.
You do a lot
Of talking.
Now sit down.
Well, what do you want
With me, marshal?
I have a little proposition
For you, mr. Cooker.
That girl--
She's not bad.
She's never been
In trouble before.
You expect me
To believe that?
It's true.
( Sighs )
Now if she goes
To jail now,
It'll ruin her life.
She should have
Thought of that
Before.
The point is,
Mr. Cooker:
She deserves
A second chance.
You're mighty
Big-hearted,
Ain't you?
On my money.
You'll get
Your money back.
If you agree not
To sign the complaint.
Now that's
My proposition.
She gonna pay me?
Well then, who is?
You?
Mr. Jonathan milton,
A gentleman who was just here.
He's some sort
Of a limey lord, ain't he?
Only he's almost
A tramp now.
( Scoffs )
How's he gonna pay it back?
It'll take awhile.
He'll pay a little
Each month.
Oh no.
He don't get no credit
From me.
I want my money.
I told you,
I can't go home without it.
What do I tell my wife?
What are you gonna
Tell her anyway
When your charges
Appear in the newspaper?
The truth?
And are you so sure
The girl's the only one
To blame?
Wouldn't you still
Have that money of yours safe
If you hadn't had
A few ideas of your own?
Well, you know
How it is, marshal.
We all make mistakes.
This girl never did.
Now are you gonna be the one
That's gonna ruin her life?
Well, I don't hold her
No malice.
But I gotta have
My money back.
I said you'd get it!
Well, you give me my money
Right here in my hand,
And I won't sign
The complaint.
Maybe you'll lend it
To him.
Or maybe you could
Find it
Where she put it.
That's a good idea,
Mr. Cooker.
Let's go.
Where are we going?
To do a little gambling.
Do you have to sneak up
On a man, marshal?
Sometimes.
You wanna deal me
A hand?
Sure, why not?
With that deck.
Yes, of course.
Place your bets,
Gentlemen.
Marshal?
I bet $ .
Now don't worry,
If I lose,
I'm good for it.
And I'm sure you have
$ , Mr. Cantwell.
It's all right.
You know, if there's
One thing in this town
We don't like,
It's a crooked gambler.
What do you mean
By that?
Guess there's been
A lot of conversation.
Probably just from
Poor losers.
Say you use marked cards.
I'll play these.
Actually, I don't pay
Too much attention to
Poor losers.
Anyway, I know
Quite a bit about
Marked cards.
Take that next card,
For instance.
Well, what about it?
Well, you have
You're showing.
If that next card
Should just happen
To be a five
You'd have ,
You'd win all
The bets.
But I'd have
To take you to jail
Because I read
That card as a five.
Why, you're crazy.
Am i?
You sure you wanna
Turn over that card?
I'll pay .
Pay .
That satisfy you,
Mr. Cooker?
Fine, thanks.
Now you go on back
To hutchinson.
And next time you
Come to dodge city,
You bring your wife.
She'd enjoy the trip.
You get out of town
Too, cantwell.
Why? I haven't
Done anything.
The crime is a lot
Worse than marked cards.
But that'll do
For an excuse.
Now you get out
Before breakfast.
Stay where you are.
You too, cantwell.
I've got a score
To settle with you.
What about me, johnny?
You too, wyatt,
If you don't
Stay out of my way.
Then it'll have
To be me.
Now nobody
Touch a g*n.
Put it down.
I'm warning you, wyatt!
Stay there!
( Groans )
Oh, wyatt.
Oh, what's gonna
Happen to her now?
Nothing's gonna happen
To either one of you.
Give me a hand.
There. Doctor says
You'll be back to normal
In a couple of days.
No, I'm afraid it's
More serious than that.
I k*lled a man.
Jonathan milton esquire.
From now on it's just
Plain johnny milton.
And wyatt?
I'm going to send back
Those checks.
If mr. Dart has a job
For me at the alhambra.
Sure, johnny.
And maybe soon...
When I get
A few dollars together...
Well, that shouldn't
Take too long with
Both of you working.
You know, in this case,
I don't really mind
k*lling a man.
♪ 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. ♪