( 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:
Historians have written
A great deal of nonsense
About the woman
Of the western frontier
In the s.
Except for indian raids,
They were supposedly
Protected by noble
And chivalrous white men.
Actually, the pioneer woman
Was in continual danger
From frontier bullies
And hoodlums
Who joined the migration
Toward the far west.
The story of martha hildreth
Is a classic example
Of what it meant
To be a pioneer woman.
Hey, marshal!
Mr. Earp.
Yeah, mr. Bryce.
What can I do for you?
Some renegades jumped
A freight wagon outfit
On the new mexico trace.
k*lled a man and his wife
Before jed carney
Can chase 'em off.
Who's carney?
He's the boss
Of the freighters.
Where'd it happen?
About mile west.
In the cave country
Along the arkansas.
A place called rocky meadow.
I'll ride out there,
Mr. Bryce.
Carney and his men
Acted kinda strange.
Like they didn't
Want to talk about it.
Thank you.
I'll keep an eye
Open for 'em.
Really look around
For her now.
She couldn't be far.
She could tell
The law on us.
You ain't worried
About that.
All you want
Is that girl.
Why don't you use
Your head for once, carney?
- Why, you--
- sh**t me
And how long
Will you last?
I stay awake while
You sleep, remember?
That stagecoach driver
We met today
Has probably blabbered
His mouth to the first
John law he met.
The gal's a witness.
She could get us
Hung, swede.
Aw, she's probably
Either k*lled herself
Or froze to death
By now.
Yeah, maybe
You're right.
All right.
Come on back, men!
We're gonna hit
The trail.
That's good, men.
Bring the wagon
Over.
We'll burn it here
To hide the grave.
One break we got,
Jed.
No brands on
Their horses.
All right, hustle
That wagon over.
Rider coming, jed.
Any of you fellas
Jed carney?
I am.
I'm wyatt earp,
Marshal at dodge city.
Stage driver said you
Had a little trouble
Out here.
We didn't.
A couple from ohio
Of the name of hildreth
Got jumped about
A quarter of a mile
Behind my wagon train.
Hoodlums m*rder*d
Both of them.
Some of us rode
Back here.
Our freighter is just
Down around the bend.
I'll have to make a report.
That fire over yonder
Looks right comfortable.
Oh, uh--
Why, sure.
My posse won't be here
For about a half hour, so...
What'd you bring
A posse for?
Why mr. Earp
Has to
Chase them
Murdering scum.
Come on over
And squat awhile.
We'll tell you
All we know.
Thank you.
...and the team
Was played out.
Hildreth was scared
There was indians up ahead,
So we let him tag us.
But he couldn't
Keep up.
And we didn't have
Any horses to lend
Him.
Well, that's just
About it.
We gave him
A decent burial.
Drug their wagon
Over there to mark
The grave.
Yeah, I see.
The K*llers
Headed south, huh?
Must have crossed
The river to make
Off.
From the tracks,
I'd say there were
Six or eight
Of them.
We'll pick up
The trail.
I know you fellas wanna
Be moving along again.
Yeah, it's almost
Sunup.
Well, good luck,
Marshal.
Sure hope
You catch 'em.
We'll catch 'em.
We oughta
Take him now.
No, if he has got
A posse following him,
We're not strong enough
To fight him.
And we can't outrun him
With these freight horses.
"To martha."
There goes earp
Trailing that girl.
We should have
Shot him.
Yeah, you're right.
Men, earp is following
That girl by himself.
Now we'll double back
And follow him.
You drivers unhitch
Your lead horses
And follow us
As soon as you can.
The rest of you,
Mount up.
( Hoofbeats )
Martha hildreth?
You get away!
I'm marshal wyatt earp
From dodge city.
I've come to help you.
No, go away!
Ah, don't you touch me!
( Whimpering )
Just take it easy, ma'am.
Just take it easy.
( Screaming )
No!
( Panting )
I'm a peace officer.
You see that star?
It's a trick.
Now listen,
Miss hildreth.
Jed carney
And his men--
I won't say anything!
Miss hildreth,
Your parents--
( Horse whinnies )
Oh...
Hold it, swede.
Get behind the rocks.
We'll smoke him out.
Carney--
He's still after you.
Now it was jed carney
And his men, wasn't it?
No.
All right, here.
Take that
And keep quiet.
It's better than a knife
To defend yourself with.
A lot of caves in there.
- Which one?
- We'll rush 'em all.
Come on out, earp!
You haven't got
A chance!
( g*nsh*t )
Jed, in there!
Hold it.
Hold your fire.
sh**t!
They got carney.
This is carney.
Did he do it?
All right,
I'm coming out!
Carney's coming first!
( g*nf*re continues )
Olson!
Stop sh**ting!
Stop sh**ting!
Hold your fire!
Scatter the trail
And we can get jed back.
Go on!
All right,
Go pick him up.
One wrong move
Out of you
And I'll put
A deeper crease
In that skull.
Go on!
Throw him
Down there.
Right there.
Now patch him up.
And bring him in.
I'll wait
For you inside.
I don't aim
To be bushwhacked.
Two of carney's men.
You ever see 'em before?
No.
No!
All right, now moving
Out of here, mr. Carney,
You're gonna be first,
And they're gonna be
Right behind you.
It's a long walk
To dodge, earp.
You can't stay awake
That many hours.
Then maybe miss martha
Will take turns
Watching out
For your pals.
Her?
She's scared
Out of her wits.
You better stay
That way too.
Miss martha,
They m*rder*d your folks.
Did we?
No.
You keep on saying that.
And don't be trusting
That johnny law.
He's just a man,
Just like us.
All right,
Pick him up.
I said help him
Outside!
( Groaning )
You're leaving me here?
You have a g*n.
You stay here
In the cave, miss martha.
They'll be
Hunting me, not you.
All right, move.
I said move!
You really aim to walk us
All the way to dodge, earp?
Not yet.
We're gonna visit
Two graves first.
Move.
All right, you two men
Get the blankets
In the back
Of that wagon
To cover up
The bodies.
Come on.
Mr. Carney,
You shot mr. Hildreth
And mrs. Hildreth,
Stabbed yourself
While the girl was
Making her escape.
Oh, sure.
All right,
Back of the wagon.
Come on. Move.
All right, now turn
That wagon over.
I said turn it over!
Wrap 'em up.
Now I don't know why
You boys wanna hang
For carney and olson.
It was their idea.
Button up,
Both of you.
What we told
The stage driver
Was gospel truth.
Move over here.
Put your hands
Behind you.
Drink lots of coffee,
Earp.
Olson and the boys
Are gonna move in
As soon as
It gets dark.
Maybe I oughta give
All of you a lantern
So you don't get hurt
By mistake.
There's the girl
Riding earp's horse.
Oh...
Come on.
We'll k*ll earp
And take that girl alive.
Miss martha.
I told you
To wait in the cave.
- Six or eight men over there.
I think they belong to him.
- Get down.
Get behind the wagon.
- Did they spot you?
- I don't know.
I couldn't be sure.
They'll wait until
After dark.
- You feel better,
Miss martha?
- A little.
That's close enough!
( Chuckles )
Smart gal.
She don't trust him
Or nobody.
I should k*ll
All of you.
Only five sh*ts
In that g*n.
What about
Those men yonder?
You'd be dead
And I could use your g*ns.
Start sh**t'.
( Sobbing )
Mama and papa...
Where are they?
Carney m*rder*d them,
Don't you remember?
Tell him.
It don't matter.
It doesn't matter!
Sun's almost down.
Olson and the boys
Will be moving in.
He thinks you're talking
To a dead johnny law.
You should all be dead!
Every man in this
Horrible wilderness!
Miss martha,
I didn't k*ll your folks.
And I'm trying
To help you now.
And I should trust you?
You better really
Watch him.
That's enough
Out of you, carney!
( Gasps )
Miss martha, you're my only
Witness against carney.
Now it's my job to see
That they all hang.
Now if you don't think
There's any difference
Between me and them,
You take a look
Behind my horse.
Mama? Papa?
( Crying )
No, not now.
Miss martha,
My chief deputy
Has standing orders
To trail me
With a posse,
If I don't get back
To dodge within a
Reasonable amount of time.
That means they left
Dodge about an hour ago.
But carney's men will
Move in before they get here.
Do you understand?
Yes.
Now if they move in,
I'm gonna have to sh**t to k*ll.
I'm fairly fast,
But I may not be fast enough.
Then k*ll me first.
No, miss martha,
I want you to live.
And I want you
To testify in court.
They did k*ll
Your mother and father,
Didn't they?
Yes.
All right.
Why don't you tell me
What happened?
( Voice breaking )
I don't remember.
Bright girl.
You stick to that
And you'll live.
I warned you, carney.
Oh.
He deserved it.
God forgive me.
But he deserved it.
He pretended to be
Our friend.
We were stalled near
The river crossing
When he came alone.
We were supposed to meet
An iowa wagon train
Across the river.
But our horses
Were tired out
And we got stuck
In the sand.
Then mr. Carney
And his friend,
The one he calls olson...
- Trouble, folks?
- Yes, sir.
We should have
Tested the sand first.
Well, that don't look
So bad.
You boys each grab
A wheel, will you?
You, uh, ladies just
Stand clear, will you?
Swede, gimme a hand
Up front.
All right,
Let's go!
( Men shouting )
You just fall in
Behind the last wagon,
Mr. Hildreth.
- We'll look after you.
- We'll be grateful,
Mr. Carney.
Let's roll!
Martha:
Mother didn't trust carney,
But papa said
We had no choice.
We were heading
Into indian country.
We tried to keep up
With the freight wagons,
But our horses
Couldn't do it.
Papa figured we were only
A little way behind.
He said if
Any indians appeared,
He could fire his r*fle
In the air
And mr. Carney would come
And help us.
Instead...
( g*nsh*t )
Papa!
Martha!
The knife! Run!
- Run, martha!
- No!
Go! Go! Run!
Run, martha!
Pick him up.
I should have tried
To help mama.
Run, martha!
No!
But she kept screaming
For me to run.
Across the river.
To the caves.
It's better to stay
And fight.
I know that now.
Not really.
Not in your case.
They would have gotten
Away without punishment.
We'll get away, earp.
It'll soon be dark.
They'll be comin' in.
Come on, you get
Down here behind
This wagon.
Stay there.
I'll use your shotgun,
I can hit something
With this.
No. It's loaded with buckshot.
It's just good for
The last rush.
Here.
Now I'm paid
To do this.
You let me earn
My keep, huh?
Give the others time
To close the circle.
We gotta move in
Point blank.
Here.
Miss martha,
I want you to
Reload for me.
You open the gate,
Use this rod to
Eject the b*llet.
Like that.
You take your b*llet,
Put in back in your cylinder,
Twist it around
And reload.
That's close enough!
I'll sh**t
The first man that moves!
Get him.
Here.
Take your time.
Don't rush it.
Reload.
Rush him!
Rush him!
( Gasps )
You've been hit.
Don't worry about it.
Turn us loose, earp.
Ross has already been hit.
It's too bad.
There are three of them
Left over there,
Two over there.
You watch those two
Over there.
I'm gonna work my way
Around the wagon
Till it's too dark to sh**t.
Here. Load that.
Give me the buntline.
Use the shotgun if
You have to.
Earp's down.
Move in.
You all right?
I guess so.
( Moans )
Come on, you yellowbellies,
Rush him!
He says rush him.
What do you say?
Well, we gotta try it.
Carney will know who
Spooked out on him.
I'm not gonna take
Any rush, carney.
You call 'em off.
Or else you'll sh**t me
In the back.
That's right.
Both barrels.
You head for the wagon.
I'll try to draw his fire
By dodging around in front.
He's got us!
Stop sh**ting!
Drop your g*ns
And come on in!
You hear me?!
He must have threatened
To k*ll carney and the others.
Yeah.
Carney must have
Spooked himself.
All right,
Down on your knees.
Down on your knees!
Keep your hands up
In the air.
You men,
Check out there.
See if there's
Any survivors left.
Sure didn't leave
Much for us, did you?
They were almost getting
To be more than I could
Handle, mr. Gibbs.
Miss hildreth,
This is my chief deputy.
Howdy, ma'am.
I'm glad to know there's
More than one policeman
In the state of kansas.
Sit down.
Relax yourself.
Tell me one thing.
Yes'm?
Would you really
Have shot mr. Carney
If he hadn't
Called off the fight?
Miss martha, the law
Has to be just as tough
As any scattering of
Hoodlums in any frontier.
I'd have shot him.
So would i.
You learned
Your first lesson
As a pioneer woman.
You have faith that
The majority of men
Are decent.
They are.
But just in case,
You keep a .
And a shotgun.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Long may his story...
♪ Be told. ♪