( Men humming melody )
♪ Wyatt earp
♪ Wyatt earp
♪ Brave, courageous
And bold ♪
♪ Long live his fame
And long live his glory ♪
♪ And long may his story
Be told! ♪
( Humming melody )
Male narrator:
In , dodge city's day
As a rip-roaring cow town
Had dimmed into
A peaceful twilight.
Under the stern
Law enforcement
Of marshal wyatt earp,
Judge tobin and mayor kelly,
Dodge was almost civilized.
The chief remaining problem
Was that wyatt had
A number of friends
Like bat masterson
And ben thompson
Who couldn't understand
That the era of saloon brawls
And gunfighting in kansas
Was at an end.
I say it's time
To close all those places
Below the line.
It's a disgrace
To any civilized
Community.
We've made dodge
A law-abiding town,
With the exception
Of a couple of rowdy
Saloons and dance halls.
And furthermore, I say
Out with the whole
Kit and caboodle
Of gamblers, hoodlums
And dance-hall girls.
What are you
Grinning about?
What's so funny?
You, jim.
You're funny.
- Oh, indeed, now?
- Oh, well, uh,
Judge tobin doesn't mean
That you're funny ha-ha.
He just means that
You're, uh, impractical.
Isn't that what you mean?
Uh, yes.
Impractical.
And what's impractical
About wiping out
A few of these places
Below the line?
Now, that's
A very good question,
Your honor.
But I think you're
Confusing crime and sin.
Now, as a police officer,
It's my job
To arrest criminals.
It's up to judge tobin
And a jury to punish them.
- But sin is something--
- Are you upholding sin, wyatt?
- Of course he isn't.
- But he just said--
Let him finish,
Will you, jim?
Go ahead.
Well, I'm against sin,
Your honor.
As a matter of fact,
All decent citizens
Are against it.
Schools, churches,
They'll always be
Fighting it.
But it just isn't
A police officer's
Business
Until vice leads
To criminal action.
Wyatt's right, jim.
He's done a great job here.
You've backed him up.
But closing a few
Saloons and dance halls
Won't cure
The human animal
Of his wickedness.
But could take
The temptation away!
Uh, well,
I'm due in court,
And so's marshal earp.
Now, you argue this
With the city council.
City council.
Mr. Mayor,
We can keep
Law and order
Here in dodge city,
But what we can't do
Is to turn its people
Into saints.
My mind's made up!
Yeah, I was
Afraid of that.
Well, I'll see you later.
Whoa!
Allow me.
Ooh.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Why did they call it
Dodge city?
It's so little.
Little, but oh, my.
You're not gonna be sorry
You stopped off here.
( Chuckles )
Only because of you,
Mr. Masterson.
Now, that's the way
I like to hear girls talk.
- Now, look, the dodge house
Is just up the street.
- ( Coughing )
Oh, the dust!
Oh, I think I got
Something in this eye.
Here.
Now, hold still.
- Oh.
- Better?
Much better, thank you.
It feels all right now.
- ( Wolf whistle )
- ( Wolf whistle )
Those men-- are they
Whistling at me?
- Don't you pay any attention,
Miss doreen.
- Fresh things.
- Want me to
sh**t 'em for ya?
- sh**t 'em? Oh, no! I--
Oh, I understand.
A joke, huh?
Don't you try to
Understand anything.
You just leave it all to me.
I know my way around dodge.
Oh, I know
I can trust you,
Mr. Masterson.
I can, can't i?
- Just like a brother, honey.
- Good.
- Where's mike?
- Collecting a shipment
Of beer at the santa fe.
- Fives.
- There's something
Mike oughta know.
Lots of things
Mike oughta know.
You a friend of his?
Just tell mike that
Bat masterson's in town.
He bought the lone star
Across the street.
Mike oughta know that.
- Give the man a dinner
On the house.
- Joe.
Thank you,
Miss sweetie.
Wyatt?
How are ya?
It's me.
Me ?
Well, by golly, if it isn't
Mr. Bat masterson.
Look a little different,
Don't i?
Guess it's the clothes.
I bought 'em in denver.
Well, I'd have guessed
Kansas city.
Say, you know, you look
A little bit like jay gould.
You got a minute
To talk to an old friend?
Sure, as soon as
I take this fellow
Over to the lock-up.
What'd he do?
Well, he was riding his horse
Too fast down front street.
You're jailing people
For that?
That's right,
Mr. Masterson.
Dodge city has
Changed considerable.
Now, you just be careful
You don't drop that
Cigar butt on the sidewalk.
Then I hit denver.
A real live town, friend.
Picked up
A big pile at faro
In less than three weeks.
Then I bought the lone star
From willie bessinger,
And here I am.
You bought the lone star?
Well, sure.
What's wrong with that?
It was a bargain.
Besides, I was homesick
For dodge, and I thought
I'd pay you a visit.
You bought the lone star.
Well, can you
Sell it back?
Why?
Well, to begin with,
It's right across the street
From mike degraff's saloon.
He and bessinger
Never got along.
Top it all off,
Mayor kelly is on
A spree of reformation.
He wants to close
All the saloons
Below the line.
Come on,
You're joshing me.
No, mr. Masterson.
The old dodge city
Is gone forever.
Gone?
You're still here.
Well, not for long.
Morgan and virgil
Will be here this week,
Maybe the week after.
We're gonna buy
A cattle spread
Further out west,
Maybe arizona
Territory.
- Hang up your g*ns?
- Mm-hmm.
No, you'll never do that.
You're a john law
To the finish.
And dodge will be
Dodge too.
- No, sir.
- You can't scare me.
I'm opening the lone star.
What's more,
I'm gonna put in
All brand-new fixtures.
And wait till
You see doreen.
Doreen?
Oh, no.
Now, wait a minute.
I'm serious this time.
I'm to marry her
As soon as the place
Starts paying off.
Meanwhile,
She'll be the hostess.
( Sighs )
All right.
You sound gloomy.
Just what does
All right mean?
It means I'll try and
Keep the peace between
You and mr. Degraff.
Wyatt, if he gets
Tough with me,
He won't be around.
( Chuckles )
Mr. Masterson,
You are a friend of mine,
And I wish you a lot of luck.
All this talk
About the end of dodge--
I don't get it.
I hope someday
You do get it.
When civilization does
Come to dodge city,
I hope you won't be
The last heathen
Shaking your fist
At it.
Here she is now.
- What kept you so long?
- Bat brought a new girl
To town for his hostess.
- I looked at her.
- So?
She's younger,
Prettier than me.
She'll draw
The trade, mike.
Jim kelly is against
Girls working in saloons.
I handle the votes
Below the line for kelly.
He'll fix masterson.
Get busy, mike.
That girl will take
The trade away from us.
I'm not asking you
To do anything
Unladylike.
All you have to do is--
Is sit in a high chair
And watch the dealers.
While drunken men
Whistle at me.
I need ya, hon.
It'll only be for a few weeks,
Until the place gets going.
- And then what?
- Then like I said,
We'll be married.
Married?
Why, mr. Masterson,
When did you refer
To the subject?
- Didn't i?
- No, you did not.
Well, I'm sorry.
Will you marry me as soon
As the place-- the business--
Starts paying off?
Well, I'll have
To think it over.
You see this diamond?
You say the word,
And I'll set it
In an engagement ring.
Hmm.
It's big.
And sweet.
Do I get paid for
Sitting in that high chair?
- You sure do.
- All right.
Oh, things are beginning
To clear up for me
Now, darling.
I mean, a girl likes
To know about her future.
Sky's the limit, honey.
( Laughing )
What is this, wyatt--
Bat masterson owning
The lone star
And importing
A denver jezebel
To be hostess?
It's unfair
Competition.
Well, now, mr. Degraff,
You have miss sweetie.
Also, I've met
This woman that
You call a jezebel.
I'd like to
Lay you odds
That she isn't.
No more hostesses, wyatt.
I've made up my mind to that.
Oh? The city council
Pass an ordinance?
- Well, not yet, but, uh--
- Well, then you can't
Forbid mr. Masterson
From hiring a hostess.
He has one.
Sweetie slaps
The customers around.
Oh, good for sweetie.
Mr. Kelly, just because
A woman works in a saloon
Or a dance hall
Doesn't mean that
She's bad.
If mr. Degraff
Has a hostess,
Then it's legal
For mr. Masterson
To hire miss doreen.
I'll pass an ordinance!
Good. You do that.
And I'll go on patrol.
( h*nky-tonk piano playing )
( People chattering )
Get out of the way.
You've been here
Long enough.
- Thank you.
- ( Chattering continues )
- Man: man, that's
The prettiest girl--
- Thank you.
Look around.
High-class, huh?
It's gonna be
Better.
That miss doreen?
That's right--
The future
Mrs. Masterson.
Come on,
I want you
To meet her.
Excuse us.
Honey, this is
My best friend,
Mr. Wyatt earp.
- He's the marshal.
- Hello.
Howdy,
Miss doreen.
My, he's handsome.
Bat tells me
You're a bachelor,
Mr. Earp.
Yes'm.
I can't afford
To marry.
Oh, well, that's
A pretty state
Of affairs.
Bat's rich.
Why, he could afford
To double your salary.
Well, thank you, ma'am,
For the kind thought,
But you see, i--
Excuse us for a moment, doreen.
I want to show wyatt what
I'm gonna do to the place.
Oh, well, can I come too?
Because this is awful tiresome
Just sitting here.
Oh, no.
Fellows want to
Look at ya.
Come on, wyatt.
Not too bright, but, uh,
Kind of pretty, huh?
Oh, I don't know.
She's probably
A lot smarter than
You think she is.
I wonder what miss sweetie
And mr. Degraff are
Thinking right now?
He's got all of
Our customers, boss.
We'll fix him.
Hey, sweetie.
Sweetie!
Take a look
At masterson's place.
Big business, huh?
- I told you.
- Yeah.
- But kelly's gonna
Close him tomorrow.
- How?
Pass an ordinance
So he can't use
That girl.
Oh? Then you
Can't use me?
I don't need you
With masterson closed.
You think so, mike?
I mean, I don't
Need you as a hostess.
Don't go silly, now.
You and me are--
There's mr. Earp.
- Hello, miss sweetie.
- Hi, marshal.
Just came by
For my weekly
Shotgun check.
Mike's sore.
There's gonna
Be trouble.
Mmm?
I hope not.
A glass of milk
For mr. Earp.
You sit at a table
With me, eh?
All right.
Mike just says,
Sit down.
Well, next time,
You, uh, just tell mike,
Hold my chair.
I have no manners
Either.
But I am fairly
Intelligent, I think.
Yes'm,
You sure are.
Is kelly going
To pass the law
Against women in bars?
I'm afraid so.
Right away?
Tomorrow?
Well, maybe not
That quick.
The council
Likes to argue.
They better pass it quick.
I know mike.
He's already sent
For some gunfighters.
- I'm sorry to hear that.
- Mike's stupid, mr. Earp.
I warn you because I'm tired
Of keeping him in line.
Well, I thank you
For the milk
And for
The information.
Do me a favor, will ya?
Talk once more to mike.
Once more?
Of course.
I thank you for
The kind words
You've said.
Well, they're all true,
And you know it.
- Good luck to you.
- My love to you.
What an opening.
Seven hundred dollars'
Profit.
Uh-huh.
What's wrong?
I'm tired and sleepy,
And I don't like sitting
In that old high chair
For hours
Just having people
Staring at me.
You poor baby.
Look, it's only
Until we run degraff
Out of business.
( Hoofbeats )
Maybe we can get a ride
Back to the dodge house.
Driver!
Ho!
I'm carrying
Mr. Ben thompson.
He's to meet
A mr. Masterson
Here in town.
Oh, ben!
Of course!
- Ben, wake up!
- ( Mumbling )
Oh, not now, son.
Here, help yourself.
I'll be at the hotel.
Presidential suite.
Drive on!
- Ben, ben, it's bat masterson!
- Hey, hey, hey! What?
Well, howdy, bat.
You must have--
Must have robbed
A lot of trains.
Ah, easier than that.
I sold a gold mine.
Your telegram
Said something
About your...
Being in... Trouble?
That's right. Oh, excuse me.
Ben, I'd like to have you
Meet miss doreen.
- Doreen, this is
Ben thompson.
- Well, howdy, miss.
You're a much better
Sight for sore eyes
Than mr. Masterson here.
Why, thank you, sir.
She's the, um,
Future mrs. Masterson.
- Congratulations.
- Well, it isn't absolutely
Definite yet.
Nothing's definite
This early
In the morning.
Bat, you and the young lady
Climb into my rig.
Permit me,
Young lady.
- We got a lot of things
To talk about, ben.
- Later.
I ain't half
Awake yet.
I want breakfast.
And I want to
Change my clothes.
Roll 'em,
High pockets.
( Doreen laughs )
Never mind the pad lock.
Mike's a fool.
Masterson'll come sh**t'.
He'll wreck our joint,
Sweetie. We'd better
Hide the cash.
Move in the window.
Smash up the joint!
Earp: halt!
Put up your hands.
I'll be,
Wyatt, old pal.
Where'd you steal
That outfit?
Masterson accused me
Of robbing trains.
I won me a gold mine
In a poker game in trinidad.
Sold it for
A nice piece of money.
Any gold in that mine?
You know,
That's a funny thing--
It was loaded.
I should have taken a look
At that fool mine, but...
( Chuckling )
You know me, pal--
Sell quick.
All my friends
Are getting rich.
Me, I can't even
Get the council to
Buy me a new star.
Ahh!
It's a cheapskate town.
I just remembered.
I got me a silver mine.
- Now, for old times' sake,
Pallsy, I'm gonna give you--
- Ben, I got to talk to you.
Not now, pallsy.
I got to find me
A silver mine deed here.
Now, ben.
It's important.
Excuse us, wyatt.
See you later, pallsy.
Masterson and thompson--
What are they up to?
Nothing illegal
That I know of.
How did you make out
With the councilmen?
Uh, they want to
Talk to you before
They vote the ordinance.
- Tell them I don't
Want to talk.
- Now, look, wyatt.
Look, I'd have to tell them
I'm against the ordinance.
- I don't want to do that.
You've been a loyal friend.
- ( Door opens )
Oh, mr. Earp, come quick!
Some men have torn up
Bat's new place,
And bat
And ben thompson
Are gonna sh**t them.
You keep her here.
Round up the deputies.
Mr. Degraff shouldn't
Have done this.
You got a g*n?
Left it in
The hotel rack.
Use mine.
I'll get the shotgun.
Degraff:
Come out, bat--
You and your friend!
Try to smash up
My joint.
Get ready.
Bat'll come.
Stop it, mike!
Get inside!
They aren't fools like you.
They'll pick you off.
Shut up! I know
What I'm doin'!
Get in there! Go on!
Wyatt may be partly
Right about dodge.
You ever see
Old-timers spread out
In the open that way?
- Sweetie went inside.
- ( Cocks trigger )
Let 'em have it.
- Wyatt ain't gonna like this.
- ( g*nshots continue )
They started it.
You ready?
Hold it.
Here comes pallsy.
- Cease fire! Hold it!
- Is he on our side?
Sure.
Cover him.
I got three men down.
They're gonna pay for it.
I said drop that g*n!
You do like
The marshal says!
Dale, john, take the dead
Ones over to the coroner,
The rest of 'em to jail.
Ben, bat,
Come out of there!
You heard me!
I said, come out of there!
Break those g*ns open.
They started this,
Wyatt.
You're under arrest.
- Me too?
- No, just mr. Masterson,
For wearing a g*n.
Come on.
Well, my goodness.
Don't you want
To elope with me?
It don't seem
Fair to bat.
Lookit, hon,
We got mr. Earp
To consider.
Wyatt?
How's that?
Well, he doesn't approve
Of me marryin' bat.
It would destroy
A beautiful friendship.
- Now, you-- you don't want
To hurt wyatt, do you?
- No, I don't.
I just didn't
Think of it
That way, honey.
Well, you just
Think of it.
My, that's pretty.
I'll go fetch
My traveling things.
Degraff and his men
Get days.
Releasing mr. Masterson,
A $ fine.
Go get him.
Hello, miss sweetie.
You leaving dodge?
Have you told mr. Masterson
About ben and doreen?
Yeah.
It, uh, didn't seem
To bother him much.
Mr. Masterson hasn't
Learned that our...
Marriage customs
In kansas are improving.
Our new crop
Of sod-busters,
Well, they just
Don't treat marriage
As lightly
As mr. Masterson does.
Miss sweetie, i--
I want to thank you
For all your help.
I didn't care
About mike.
I want a smart man.
You deserve one.
- Which trail are you taking?
- Denver... I think.
Well, a lot of
Smart men in denver.
I'm betting on you.
Good-bye,
Mr. Earp.
Good-bye,
Miss sweetie.
- ( Door opens, shuts )
- Not bad.
Twenty-five-dollar fine,
Mr. Masterson.
I sold out to mike.
Denver's
My kind of town.
Don't stay there
Too long.
You'll find that
Civilization is crawling
Right up those mountains
To denver too.
Then I'll move west
And keep on movin'.
I'll see you
In arizona
Territory, huh?
Could be.
You know, I wish you could
Find some sweet little gal
Who could settle you down.
Not me.
So long, wyatt.
So long,
Mr. Masterson.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Oh, 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!
( Humming harmony )