05x03 - Tombstone

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". Aired: September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961.*
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Series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp.
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05x03 - Tombstone

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- Tombstone is miles

by the left fork.

But I guess my poker game

in Galeyville could wait.

- Well, I doubt

that, Doctor.

Anyway, I'm goin'

in Tombstone alone.

- Taking off your g*ns?

- That's right. You hang on

to 'em for me, would ya?

- If you're goin' in alone,

you better keep 'em.

- No, sir. I'm goin'

into Tombstone

as a land agent for the

Earp Brothers, Inc.

I'm not a

marshal anymore.

Anyway, an unarmed

stranger's a lot safer

than a fella

totin' g*ns.

- Wyatt, in Tombstone,

they don't care

if a man is

armed or not.

They just sh**t

him in the back.

Then they search his body

to see what they can steal.

- Yeah, I almost

forgot that.

Hang onto that

for me too, will ya?

So long, Doc.

- You stubborn ox!

You'll find out,

and soon,

when you meet up

with the Clantons!

♪♪ 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 ♪♪

- When Wyatt Earp

headed for Tombstone,

he was riding toward

the toughest town

in the American West,

a town built on one of the

richest silver deposits

ever discovered.

In Tombstone, a miner

was sh*t in the back

for a few bags

of silver ore.

Immigrant miners fought outlaw

cowboys on Allen Street.

v*olence ruled Tombstone,

which had but one peace officer.

An effort was made

to blow up the city jail,

as a gesture of contempt for

the dirty politics in Tombstone.

- All right, bring

'em out here.

Come on, bring 'em

out here, boys.

Come on!

We'll learn you miners to

stay away from the Bird Cage.

It's ours!

All right, boys,

get to work!

- Denver!

Oh, come on now,

boys, stop it!

- Miss Cashman!

- What are you trying to do,

Denver, start a riot?

- Just greasin'

the fellas.

- We'll get even!

[ Laughing ]

- And they sure will! Why don't

you turn 'em loose, Denver?

- The Bird Cage

is our hangout.

We don't want no dirty

miners around here.

The Oriental Saloon

is there's.

They should stay there.

Plaster 'em good!

- All right, plaster 'em good,

and then have your fight.

I'll get the

hospital ready.

- Get busy with

those feathers!

[ Laughing ]

[ Laughing ]

- There's some water

for you, Candy.

- Whoa, stranger! You

have to pay me first!

- What is it,

champagne?

- No, sir.

It's my water.

Two bits a gallon. The trough

belongs to the Oriental.

- Where's the

public trough?

- Young fella, there ain't

no free water in Tombstone.

We haul this water from

way down in the valley.

- Way down in

the valley, huh?

- Yes, sir.

- All right, here's a half

a buck. Give me gallons.

- Why, thank you,

young fella!

Oh, say, mister, how many

horse swallows is gallons?

- Hold it, cowboy.

Get your horse away

from my trough.

- This ain't exactly

your trough, Mr. Groven.

It belongs to

the Oriental.

- You keep out

of this!

No cowboys allowed

around the Oriental.

It belongs to us miners.

- I'm not a

cowhand, friend.

- Take him to the Bird Cage.

That's where he belongs.

[ Horse whinnying ]

- Mister, you shouldn't

have done that.

- It's my fight.

- I'm next!

- All right,

no more fightin'.

I'll take my horse on

over to the Bird Cage.

- Hey!

Hey, come back! Hey!

You're wastin' my water!

Give me that spigot!

Give me that spigot!

Give me the spigot!

Give me the spigot!

- Pour some water on him.

He needs it!

- Give me the spigot!

Where's the spigot?

[ Grunting ]

- All right, boys,

give us a hand.

Come on,

take him out.

- Oh, he's got an awful

lump on his head.

Give me a hand!

- Ain't no friend of mine, lady.

- You help me! Those miners'll

come out and b*at him some more.

- This ain't my fight, lady.

- Denver! Denver!

- Yes, Miss Clanton?

- Oh, Denver, give me

a hand with this cowboy.

- Oh, Dr. Goodfellow.

Thank heavens you're here.

The fighting may

start any minute.

- Who is it

this time?

- The cowboys

and the miners again.

- Don't you ever

give up, Nellie?

Cowboys, outlaws

and these miners!

You're wasting your sympathy

and I'm wasting my time!

- Oh, José, come and

get this man, will you?

Take the next bed,

right over there.

Easy, now!

Take it easy.

- Well, come in,

come in!

- You take a lot of time

with this miner.

What about

the cowboy?

- He'll have to

wait his turn.

- He's not

in bad shape.

That miner looks like

he's got a broken rib.

- The miners started

the fight. I saw it.

- You saw it?

- He could've k*lled all

of them with his fists.

That coward hit

him with a club.

- That should hold him till

I can get back to him.

- You look at the

cowboy next, huh?

- Cowboy, oh...

Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm...

- What do you

think, Doc?

- I'm afraid I'll have to

operate on this one, Nellie.

- But you said

the cowboy's next.

- All right,

all right!

José!

- Si?

- Pressure bandage for

this fellow's head.

- Doctor, you attend

the miners,

and a cowboy is turned

over to someone else.

- Miss Clanton, this cowboy

hasn't even got a cracked skull.

That miner

needs surgery.

Now, don't

pester me. I'm busy!

[ Groaning ]

- Howdy!

Where am I?

- Tombstone.

This is Dr. Goodfellow

and I'm Nellie Cashman.

I have the Cashman

Hotel next door.

You got a wallop

on the head!

- You must be pretty

handy with your fists!

- For a cowboy.

Usually you fellas are

only handy with your g*ns.

- Cowboy? You think

I'm a cowhand, huh?

- Our local paper calls

you fellas cowboys.

- Doctor, I'm

not a cowboy.

I just came to town to try

and buy some real estate.

I hope those miners

aren't too bad hurt.

- Fractured jaw,

busted rib.

I should charge you

for the operations,

but you better

leave town.

You can't fight

, miners!

- Doc, you look tired.

Why don't you go on in the

hotel and have your dinner, huh?

- Yeah, I think

I'll do that.

- Friendly old

cuss, ain't he?

- You gave him an awful

lot of extra work today.

- Miss Cashman, I

didn't start that fight.

I was just trying

to water my horse.

- Those miners

have just been

greased and feathered

by cowboys,

and you're a cowboy.

So it doesn't matter

who started it.

What's your name?

- Well, I seem to

remember Charlie Jones.

- Charlie Jones?

Well, it suits me.

Mr. Jones, you'd be doing me

a favor if you left town.

- Mmm! Why?

- 'Cause I'm trying to

stop a big sh**t-up

between the cowboys

and the miners.

- Miss Cashman, I'm not

a cowboy and I'm not a miner.

- You're dressed

like one.

Emma Clanton had a Clanton

rider bring you in here,

and she says

you're a cowboy.

- Well...

By the way,

where's my horse?

- My stable.

- Thank you.

- Don't thank me,

just leave Tombstone.

Emma's probably rounding up

that Clanton g*ng right now.

They've just been itching for

an excuse to raid this town,

and I'm afraid

you're it.

- Where's your marshal?

- It's an old man.

- What about

the sheriff?

- His office is in Tucson.

That's miles from here.

No, there isn't any law here,

Mr. Jones. No law at all.

- You, uh... You have room

for me over at your hotel?

- Yes, but...

Mr. Jones, you oughta

leave Tombstone before sunup.

- The Clantons need

a better excuse than me.

And what about the miners?

What're you gonna do about them?

- Well, Mr. Gird is the

biperator here.

I could talk to him.

- Well, then I'll think

about leaving town.

Have you seen my boots?

- Oh!

- Thank you.

When'd you, uh,

first start

being the peacemaker

of Tombstone.

- Oh, I wouldn't

say I'm that.

I just happen to like

it here, Mr. Jones.

A lot of people tell you this is

a pretty rough town, and it is.

But it can be a

fine place to live.

People around here

just need to realize

that there's room

for everybody here

out anybody being

taken advantage of.

- Miss Cashman,

you're quite a lady.

[ All talking ]

- Well, well, well!

Here they are.

- I know how you feel, boys,

but I'll tell you this:

If the Clantons come

to make a fight,

I'll unlock

the company g*ns.

- What about

that cowboy?

- If you think he oughta be

run out of town, go ahead!

But no company g*ns!

- Yes, sir.

- Papa, he can fight!

He put miners in the

hospital with his fists!

- Mmm! Most likely

I'll hire him!

- If you don't hurry,

Nellie Cashman'll turn him

over to the miners.

The boys should ride into

Tombstone and help him.

- No, it ain't sensible

to make a big fight with 'em.

Just send up a holler for

a real Johnny Law in Tombstone.

If this cowboy can sh**t, baby,

you hire him on the spot.

- He wasn't carryin' g*ns.

- Maybe he had to

sell 'em for grub.

Take him a

couple of mine.

- Thanks, Papa.

Can I start now?

- At night?

- Well, I was just

afraid that maybe--

- Emma honey, I promised

your ma you'd be raised a lady,

and by the holy, you've

been raised a lady.

And no lady rides into

Tombstone after dark!

- All right, Papa.

Morning then.

G'night.

- G'night, baby.

[ Knocking on door ]

- Who's there?

- Nellie Cashman.

- Come in.

- Mr. Jones, there's been a lot

of ugly talk amongst the miners.

Won't you please get out

of here before it's too late?

- Miss Cashman, I'm afraid

it's already too late.

Take a look out

that window.

Necktie party?

- They promised me

they'd let you leave.

Now, I don't

know what's happening.

They're wearing g*ns.

Maybe you better

stay here in the hotel.

- Has Tombstone

always been divided

between the miners

and the cowboys?

- I'm afraid it's not

that simple, Mr. Jones.

You see, the cowboys are

what we call insiders.

That means that they're

inside the % ring

that boss

this territory.

And the Clantons are with them,

so they're insiders too.

- And what about

the miners?

- Outsiders.

They want

a decent town,

and they fight against

the % ring and the Clantons.

- Where does your

marshal stand?

- I'm afraid White's

out of town.

No, Mr. Gird's

still our best chance.

He can control

the miners, if--

[ Knocking ]

- Miners all around the hotel.

Papa loaned you these g*ns.

- So you are

a cowboy.

- No, Miss Nellie,

but I've never been

run out of town.

- All right, give

me half an hour.

Mr. Gird?

- Oh, Miss Cashman.

- Mr. Gird, you promised me

that you'd let him leave town.

- You didn't tell us he

was a Clanton gunslinger.

- But he's not!

I'm sure he's not.

- Didn't the Clanton girl

just take his g*ns in to him?

- Yes, but...

What do your

men plan to do?

- Chief White

isn't here,

so we're going to

take him to jail ourselves.

I won't have my men being

beaten up by a Clanton.

- If he is

a Clanton man,

you know he won't

stay there minutes.

- I can't control my men

unless I make the effort.

Now, you tell Jones to

come on out here unarmed

and surrender to me.

[ Rapid knocking ]

- It's Nellie!

It's all fixed!

You surrender to Gird,

he puts you in jail,

and then one of Clanton's

judges gets you out of jail.

- I'm sorry.

- Well, then will you at

least try to get out of town?

- All right,

I owe you that much.

- Come on,

follow me!

- Miners?

- Mmm-hmm, they're

waiting for you.

There's an old mineshaft

down in the cellar.

Follow the drift to

the edge of town,

and I'll stall them for a few

minutes so you get a head start.

- Right.

- You wait here. I'll

send José with a lantern.

- Thank you.

- You go left

to first stope.

Turn right and

follow narrow drift.

- Thank you.

- Left to edge

of town, señor!

- Close that

behind me.

- Si.

- Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones?

I wonder where he

could've gone.

- Down the mine stope in your

cellar, but we'll get him.

Now, I know you mean well,

Nellie, but you keep out of it.

- All right, you two boys

go in this one

and start towards

Allen Street from here.

- Come down here,

and you'll get a b*llet.

- Don't sh**t! You might

hit Tad or Mike!

[ Footsteps approaching ]

- José, put him in

the last bed, will you?

Take it easy!

Take the bed over there.

Easy! José, can you

get this man?

- Mr. Gird...

you and Miss Nellie

are fools!

Besides these men,

how many has he k*lled?

- None we could find, and

we can't find him either.

- Now, Doc, Mr. Jones

is a decent man.

After all, he could've

k*lled or men.

- Decent!

If he had one ounce of decency,

he would've k*lled 'em!

Now I've gotta work all day,

extracting . slugs.

- My company will

pay you, Doctor.

- I don't need money!

I need time!

- Wyatt! What're you doin',

minin' or fightin'?

- I've been fightin'.

Where have you been

and where are my g*ns?

- I got 'em right here.

Is the fight still goin' on

or did you get selfish?

- What, with

, miners,

if you wanna do some fightin',

there's still plenty left.

I'm gonna go and try

and find d*ck Gird.

He's the head

of the miners.

He oughta be over

at the hospital.

You hang onto those g*ns.

They're Emma Clanton's.

You were right, Doc, this is

the meanest town I ever saw.

- You sure emptied

this street.

What do you got

against d*ck Gird?

- He could've called the miners

off, being that as he runs 'em.

- Does he know

who you are?

- No, he thinks I'm a cowboy.

Wait here, would ya?

- No worries, Sam, you'll be

back in action in no time.

- Mr. Gird, I'd like

to talk to you outside.

- You! I'd like

nothing better!

- Mr. Gird, if you wanna

go on with this fight,

you're gonna

be next.

When I came into this town,

I was unarmed and alone.

- A Clanton

is never alone!

- Him a Clanton? Looks like I'll

have to introduce you gentlemen.

d*ck Gird, I want you

to meet Wyatt Earp.

- Wyatt Earp

from Dodge City?

- Look out!

- Well, you're

Wyatt Earp, all right.

I'll tell my boys

the fighting's over.

- Come on, you ain't

hit that bad.

- Maybe it's

just begun.

- What makes

you think so?

We miners made a mistake

about him, Dr. Holliday.

We won't

bother

- Can you vouch for

the Clantons too?

- They won't start

anything without a reason.

- The Deacon has the

miserable character of a man

who can't turn his back on

evil, and Tombstone is evil.

- Well, Doc, I ain't

gonna be here that long.

♪♪ 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 ♪

♪ Hmm ♪♪
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