The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
- Where's pop at?
- Reloading cartridges inside.
♪ So I drawed my g*ns
♪ And I sh*t him down...
Papa!
- Have you heard about earp?
- Er, heard what?
He buffaloed
Frank and tom mclaury.
Threw them in jail!
Well now.
( Chuckles )
- Well, ain't you
Gonna do nothing?
- Such as?
Ride into tombstone
With our boys,
sh**t up the place.
- Hang wyatt earp.
- Whoa whoa now!
You talk
Plumb foolish, billy.
Nobody's got men enough
To tree tombstone anymore.
Even us clantons!
You want we should
Fight , miners,
All of them vigilantes,
And wyatt earp?
Papa, the mclaurys
Ride with us.
- Now they're gonna expect
You to get them out.
- No, they won't.
- How come they won't, papa?
- 'Cause tom and frank
Is getting
Too big-headed,
That's why.
I asked them to help us
Move a herd of cattle away
From that mexican border
So the mexicans
Wouldn't steal them back,
But no, they was too busy
Playing around,
Trying to bushwhack earp.
Well, they got caught!
Them john laws in tombstone
Will keep.
Now you stop worrying
About the mclaurys.
With johnny behan
Working for me,
What danger are they in?
♪ So I draws my g*ns
And I sh*t him twice... ♪
It's time
You growed up, son.
Why are you so worried
About earp anyhow?
I got a personal score
To settle with earp.
Not yet awhile.
Do you hear me?
I said not yet awhile.
Yes sir.
♪ 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:
"The life and legend of wyatt
Earp" starring hugh o'brian.
( Narrator: )
It was a very difficult task
For marshal wyatt earp
In to rid tombstone
Of its rustlers, bandits
And K*llers
Because they were
So numerous.
But the job was made
Even more impossible
By sheriff john behan
Who allied himself
With wyatt's enemies
And thwarted wyatt
Wherever he could.
There you are,
Mr. Phillips.
Feed 'em good
And put 'em to bed early.
They had a rough day.
Eh, you baby horses
Almost like shotgun
Babies his mule.
- Your mule ailing again?
- No no, roscoe's all right.
Wyatt.
Sheriff behan has turned
Them mclaury brothers loose.
- Who put up their bail?
- Nobody.
Behan claims mr. Thacker
Needs warrants to hold them
Over hours.
They're not thacker's
Responsibility.
They're mine!
Suspected of robbing
United states mail.
I told behan that,
But he'd done already
Turned them loose.
Isn't there anything
We can do about
That sheriff?
He's mighty slick,
Morgan.
I tried to get those
Warrants this morning,
But judge spicer had
Already left for tucson.
- Why don't you let me slap
Behan around-- just a little.
- No!
You and mr. Gibbs
Stay out of it.
I'll have a little talk
With johnny behan.
( Blows thudding )
Sounds like wyatt
Lost his temper.
The next time you release
My prisoners, I'm gonna
Give you a real thumping.
- I can sue you for this.
- Go on, sue me.
You can't keep people in jail
For more than hours
- Without a warrant.
- I know the law as well
As you do.
I know those were
My prisoners
- And according to my watch,
They had another hour to go.
- Heh.
- Are you asking for more?
- I'm the legally-appointed
Sheriff, earp,
And I advise you
To be careful.
Johnny, I'm gonna
Be so careful
That when I do get
The goods on you,
Even your % ring is
Gonna be through with you.
Tell me something: how many
Letters do you think you're
Gonna get in yuma prison?
- That's slander, earp!
- Oh, sue me.
Please.
( Knocks )
It just don't seem fair.
Gunslingers is bad enough
To deal with,
But when the sheriff
Is paid by the clantons,
And a-setting right here
In your own jail.
Now you tell me why
He's got to use our jail.
'Cause it's the only one
We have.
You know that
As well as I do.
Well, it sure fidgets me.
Behan'll stub his toe
Sooner or later.
Well, I hope it's sooner
Because we can't hardly
Go on like this much longer.
- ( Door opens )
- Wyatt.
Somebody slugged phillips
And stole your horse.
- Mr. Phillips all right?
- He's still unconscious.
- Dr. Goodfellow's
Working on him.
- They didn't take roscoe?
Nope.
Wyatt, I said
They stole your horse.
Yeah, I heard you.
There's no point chasing
After him tonight.
Everybody in cochise county
Knows my horse.
I'll hear about it.
He doesn't even care.
About mr. Phillips, yes.
About my horse--
I'll get him back.
If they'd took roscoe,
I darn sure would be
On the trail.
I'll wake up doc holliday.
The three of us will
Go after him.
No!
Nobody's riding
Into an ambush at night.
That's just what
They're hoping for.
You let doc sleep.
We'll do it my way.
Get yourself some coffee,
Morgan, and sit down.
- Hiya, boys.
- Men: hiya, billy.
You fellas want
To see something?
Take a look out
At the hitch rack.
Down at the far end.
- What is that?
- Let's see what's out there.
- Evening, billy.
- Mr. Ayers, give me
A double whiskey.
- I'm celebrating.
- Birthday?
Naw.
Why would I celebrate
Being born?
My mom's dead,
My sister hates me,
And the old man treats me
Like I was a -year-old.
- Whoa.
- Oh, it's you.
- What's on your mind?
- Billy, ain't that wyatt earp's
Horse out there?
- You guess.
- How did you get him?
Oh, I just found him
Wandering around
On the trail.
( Chuckles )
Maybe earp will
Offer a reward.
Or maybe he'll come after
That horse and accuse
Me of stealing him.
Now that's what
I'd really like.
Billy, your old man
Ain't gonna like you
Taking earp's horse.
- What's it to you?
- Whoa, billy.
You know the clanton hands are
Supposed to keep an eye on you.
- Nursing me?
- I know how your old man feels.
And if I were you,
I'd think about it.
Well, you ain't me.
Now I got a good joke
On earp
And I aim to make it
Even better.
Your papa gives
The orders, billy.
Not this time.
Where are you going?
To bisbee
To sell a horse.
Tell the old man that.
What do you think
We'd better do, mr. Ayers?
Not a thing.
Let him get
Into some trouble.
It'll be good for him.
How do you like
That kid stealing?
( Murmuring )
( Knocks )
Who is it?
( Knocks )
- I said who is it?
- It's ayers.
You took an awful chance
In coming here.
- You sure nobody saw you?
- Positive.
Billy clanton's
Got your horse.
Billy?
Why would he
Take my horse?
It's hard
To figure, wyatt,
But he bragged around
The roadhouse for a while
Then he started
For tucson with him.
It's a clumsy way
To pick a fight,
But he's sure got one.
I'll ask doc holliday
If I can borrow his sorrel.
Mr. Ayers, I don't know
What wells fargo or I
Would do without
Your undercover work.
It's my kind
Of work, wyatt.
But are you taking
After billy alone?
Well, it's my horse,
It's a fool kid.
I don't like
The idea of turning out
The vigilantes for him.
No, I guess not.
But be careful.
He's a sneak.
Wait a minute.
Look, there's one other thing
That you can do for me.
Now tomorrow...
Billy!
Just take it easy.
Gimme an even chance, earp.
Holster your g*n
And we'll sh**t it out.
I don't fight
With children.
Throw down your g*n.
Left hand!
Now back up.
Go on, move!
- Hello, candy,
Are you all right?
- I didn't hurt him none.
Ain't his fault
He's your horse.
That's real smart thinking
For a clanton.
Turn around.
I said turn around!
Put your hands
Behind you.
Aw, now what's the idea?
This was just a joke.
The people
In this county
Don't think that stealing
A man's horse is very funny.
Do you know what your pa
Would do if he caught
A horse thief?
He'd hang him.
Y-you'd be scared
To hang me.
Oh, I got
A much better idea.
- Start turning around.
- Now listen, earp,
What are you gonna do?
Earp!
Earp, I'm thirsty.
You're gonna be a lot
Thirstier by the time
You walk all the way back
To tombstone.
My papa and my brothers
Will g*n you for this!
Thank you for the use
Of your horse, doc.
We'll make the pretty
Speeches later.
Let's get
Young clanton hanged.
- What do you mean hanged?
- Wyatt, the rascal is
A horse thief.
Either hang him now
Or have him sh**ting
At us later.
Billy's the worst clanton
Of the whole bunch.
Allow me to make one
Final plea to the deacon.
Deacon, a clanton steals
Your horse and you catch
Him red-handed.
Don't you realize you gotta
Do something about it?
Billy's going to jail,
That's enough.
You ride back to tombstone.
We'll handle things here.
You know I really think
You mean it.
With all the sincerity
Of my enlightened
Wickedness.
Come over here, wyatt.
You know, I might run
Out of luck any time.
But in this kind
Of a dirty fight,
You need the devil's whisper.
I ask you
To listen to me.
Look, doc, according to law,
You can't hang anybody
Without a trial.
You suffer
For it if you don't,
Or your brother morgan.
Or shotgun.
Or your brother virgil
When he comes to help.
Yeah, or you or me.
- That's right.
- Well, I've got an idea
That billy is worth more
To us alive than dead.
Preposterous.
You're wrong
This time, doc.
You'll see.
It's all right.
It's ayers.
Whoa.
Bad news, huh?
I can tell by your face.
Well, go on.
Spit it out.
Earp caught billy
With a stolen horse.
It was earp's own horse.
By now he should be
In jail in tombstone.
Mmm, I was a-feared
Of something like this.
I sure was.
The boy disobeyed me.
Billy was
Bragging big about stealing
The marshal's own horse.
- The town's mad.
- A mob, do you figure?
Earp can't trust his deputies
To help stop it.
I think you'd better go
Get billy out of there.
I'll attend to it
And I'm much obliged
To you, ayers.
You're mighty welcome,
Mr. Clanton.
- Bring my horse.
- Hyah.
You held me up
For minutes.
I got here as soon
As I could, mr. Clanton.
Never mind, never mind!
Billy in jail?
- Yes, and earp's getting
A warrant out for him.
- Warrant?
Well, we won't
Pay no mind to that.
Just turn the boy out.
I can't do that,
Mr. Clanton.
Now what's that mean?
I can't pull that again.
I just let the mclaurys out.
You're gonna have to wait
Hours and have him
Released on bond.
Hours?
Why, billy can't
Wait that long!
Mr. Clanton, I'd be playing
Right into earp's hands
And so would you.
Shut up!
Do like I tell you.
You don't seem
To understand. I'd be
Kicked out of office.
I tell you earp's
Just waiting for me.
Earp's always been
Waiting for you.
Will you listen to me
Just a minute?
What good would I be
To you if he nailed me
On a malfeasance charge?
- What's malfeasance?
- Failure to perform
The duties of my office--
Ignoring that warrant.
That's a court order.
Well, now you've done
A heap sight worse things
Than that, behan.
Sure, but earp
Never caught me.
When I buy a man I expect him
To do what he's paid to do.
I always have, mr. Clanton.
But right now we have
To be practical.
That's exactly what
I'm trying to get across.
I want you to be
Practical and let billy
Out of that jail by sundown.
Them vigilantes are gonna
Talk up a necktie party.
They're not gonna hang him
For stealing one horse.
His last name is clanton.
That's enough to get
Things started.
I already been
Told about it.
Now I ain't wasting
No more time in gabble.
You know your job.
You do it.
All right, maybe I can
Get away with it again.
I'll think of something.
We can talk.
Billy's sleeping
Like a baby.
All right,
Now I've called
A town meeting
At the birdcage saloon
In an hour.
Mr. Gibbs, you and morgan
Go on patrol.
Doc and I will wait
Here at the jail.
When the meeting starts,
Doc and I will leave.
Sheriff behan will think
The coast is clear.
But we all double back
To these points
Around the jail.
Any questions?
If billy clanton
Does try to escape,
Why don't we just
sh**t him and behan
During the excitement?
- What a brain, doc.
- Yeah, we can make
The k*lling of behan
- Look like an accident.
- Why, sure.
We'll put the blame
On young clanton.
A gallant sheriff dies
Trying to prevent
The escape
Of billy clanton.
I'll deliver the funeral
Oration myself.
All right, that's enough
Of that kind of talk.
We're officers of the law
And we'll do it my way.
Aw well.
Come on, morgan.
I want to talk to you.
Excuse us for a minute, doc.
All right, gibbs.
Looks like
You and I have been cast
Into outer darkness.
Yeah.
I wish you'd quit
Agreeing with doc.
Why?
He's the best friend
You ever had.
Yeah, but he's a sick man
And he's a bitter man.
It warps his judgment.
He hates johnny behan.
- What's wrong with that?
Don't you?
- No.
A john law can't afford
To hate anybody
To the point
Of m*rder in cold blood.
People of tombstone
And cochise county
Wouldn't tolerate m*rder,
Even in the name
Of the law.
- Now go on.
- Yes sir.
( Men chattering )
- Hey, what happened in there?
- Man: fetch a wagon.
- Man: they stole earp's horse.
- Fetch a wagon?
Billy clanton stole
Wyatt earp's horse!
Well, what do
You know?
( Chattering continues )
Earp, there's a mob
Forming at the birdcage.
They're gonna lynch
Billy clanton.
- We couldn't be that lucky.
- I knew this was gonna happen!
I knew it!
You must be imagining
Things, sheriff.
I haven't heard any talk
About a lynching.
I tell you
They're gonna do it, earp.
They won't listen to me,
But you can stop them.
- Did you talk to them?
- What good would that do?
They're vigilantes.
All right,
We'll take a look.
But you stay here.
I don't want to leave
The jail unguarded.
- Come on, doc.
- Why not let them hang
Clanton and behan too?
Here, go out that side door.
Take my horse, come on.
Okay.
Hold it, billy.
Mr. Gibbs!
Morgan.
Inside.
Get in there.
Shotgun, put him
In his cell.
( Moans )
Oh, I'm glad
You caught him, earp.
He slugged me and got away.
I'm the one that's
Gonna slug you, johnny.
I've been waiting
For this a long time.
I'm charging you
With malfeasance
In office.
You can't
Make it stick.
I can try.
Morgan, put him
In a nice clean cell.
- Morning, sanders.
- Has court opened?
Not for minutes yet.
How are you aiming
To get billy off?
I'm going to get
Both of them off.
Oh, I don't care
About behan no more.
Let him take his medicine.
My associates
In tucson won't
Allow that, mr. Clanton.
Well now, why are they
So anxious about the sheriff?
- We need him
Here in tombstone.
- Well...
He does come in handy
Now and then.
Precisely, mr. Clanton.
And as long as we need him
We aim
To keep him here.
Mr. Sanders,
I believe you have
A motion to offer
On behalf of these
Defendants.
Yes, your honor.
I ask a change of venue
On the grounds that
Neither defendant can get
A fair trial in this court.
- ( Grumbling )
- ( Bangs ) order!
You claim prejudice, sir?
Yes sir, I do.
On what do you base
Your claim of prejudice?
If the court please, I should
Like to ask marshal wyatt earp
- To take the stand.
- Very well. Mr. Earp.
Do you solemnly swear to tell
The truth, the whole truth
And nothing but the truth
So help you god?
-I do.
- Be seated.
Proceed, mr. Sanders.
Marshal earp, you have
A reputation for being
An honest man.
I'd like you to tell
The court just what you
Think of these defendants.
Well, I arrested them.
Therefore I have
A low opinion of both.
- ( Laughter )
- Order!
And specifically
What do you think
Of billy clanton?
He stole my horse,
That makes him a horse thief.
( Crowd murmuring )
( Bangs )
And sheriff behan?
He lied to me
About a lynch mob
So that he could turn
Billy clanton loose.
In addition to the charge
Of malfeasance,
I hope to prove
During this trial
That he's in the hire
Of mr. Clanton.
( Bangs )
Order!
Any further disturbance,
I'll clear this court room.
Marshal earp, can you
Honestly say
That either defendant
Would obtain a fair trial
From a tombstone jury?
If I didn't think so I would
Have taken them to another
Court, mr. Sanders.
Thank you,
Marshal earp.
That will be all.
( Murmuring )
( Bangs )
The court has heard
Mr. Earp's testimony.
But the court has also observed
The attitude of the spectators.
It's my opinion there are
Not unprejudiced people
In this entire town.
( Grumbling )
( Banging )
Mr. Sanders, you don't have
To have a jury trial.
Your honor,
It's the defendant's right
To demand
A trial by jury.
And we so do.
This court has no choice.
The motion for a change
Of venue must be granted.
This court is adjourned.
They'll both be tried in tucson
Before a paid judge and jury!
And they'll both
Walk out laughing.
Is that what you call justice?
- Doc, we won.
- Won what, in heaven's name?
The people are on
To johnny behan's tie-up
With the clantons now.
And that's
What I've been after.
Doc, do you realize
That this is
The biggest victory
We've had yet?
Behan will still be sheriff
And the clantons will
Still run things!
You heard him
In the court room.
Public opinion
Is on our side.
- We need action!
- And we'll get it.
Public opinion is slow
To move, sure.
But it's deadlier than g*ns
When the people really decide
They want
To clean arizona.
- Good night.
- Would the deacon like
To lead me in prayer?
I pray for you.
I pray for all of us.
( Door closes )
We're sure gonna need it.
♪ 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. ♪