The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
Edie,
What are you doing?
I'm trying to load
A g*n, uncle lou.
Give that thing
To me.
I'll get another one.
I'm gonna sh**t mr. Hannegan.
No you're not.
Now listen,
Wyatt earp will
Take care of him.
Mr. Earp won't do
Anything about it,
And you know it.
Edith!
Come back!
♪ 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.
The citizens of tombstone
Expected marshal earp
To keep the peace with
A minimum of v*olence.
And wyatt himself
Tried to avoid rough stuff
Whenever he could.
But when
Lou rickabaugh's niece, edith,
Came to work at
The oriental saloon
As a lady elocutionist,
w*r erupted between
The town's rival gamblers.
And in wyatt's effort
To suppress the v*olence,
Miss edith was
No help at all.
( Applause )
You'll soon see why
My place is half empty, jack.
Is rickabaugh's niece
That good?
Just watch her.
The young cowboy
Lay dying
In the dust
Of allen street.
And a desert wind
Was sighing,
For youth and death
Must meet.
He'd fought to save
A woman's name.
Alas, and where was she?
This girl who'd lived
A life of shame,
The girl called
Anna lee.
( Murmuring )
The shadows hid
Her painted face.
Anna lee,
Anne lee,
There's little time
For sobbing now.
Move closer, anna lee.
Your love is praying
God for grace
With eyes that
Dimly see.
The mortal sweat
Is on his brow.
Step closer, anna lee.
With courage now,
The ruined girl
Braved forth
The crowd around.
She stumbled toward
The dying boy
To kneel beside him
On the ground.
Her dying love
With death-dimmed eyes
Gave her a smile
That all could see.
"Oh, beautiful,"
He gasped with joy,
"How pure and beautiful,
My anna lee.
Farewell.
Farewell, my anna lee."
( Applause )
Thank you.
Now I'd like to
Give you my impression
Of our brave marshal,
Wyatt earp.
( Laughing )
( Laughing )
Hold it.
( Laughing )
What are you boys up to?
Marbles, huh?
( Laughing )
You can't play marbles
On allen street.
What?
You trying to tell me
You ain't on allen street?
Lift 'em.
All of you.
( Laughing )
What's that, sonny?
Sure, I got eyes.
Oh, your marble ring
Ain't on allen street,
But your taw line is.
- ( Laughing )
- Now move.
You're all
Going to jail.
( Cheering )
Oh my goodness.
Excuse me.
( Cheering )
Hey, take your bows.
Uncle lou,
I can't.
I was poking fun
At marshal earp
And he was standing there
Right in the doorway.
Well, he can
Take a joke.
( Knocking on door )
That's probably
Him now.
Well, I can't run.
Howdy, wyatt.
Mr. Rickabaugh.
Miss edith.
I owe you
An apology.
Oh, I don't know.
I think you
Took me off
Right well.
( All chuckling )
Well, they-- they seem
To want me out there.
Excuse me.
( Cheering continues )
( Chuckles )
That's the first time
I've ever seen edith
Scared.
I don't think
She's scared,
Just a little
Embarrassed.
Mr. Gibbs said you wanted
To see me right away.
Wyatt, I'm in trouble.
What kind of trouble?
Miggles hannegan
Insists on buying me out.
He sent me the contract
To sign today.
I guess the oriental's
Doing too good.
Especially since
Edith came.
Well, the oriental's
Worth a lot more than that.
Hannegan plays rough.
Well, just tell him
You don't want to sell.
I would, wyatt,
But--
You're my friend.
I'd have to come to you
For police protection.
( Laughing )
So hannegan
Threatened you?
No, not yet,
But if he does,
I can't get you involved
In a row between
A couple of saloon owners
Just 'cause
You're my friend.
It wouldn't be
For friendship.
Every citizen is entitled
To be protected.
Some other town.
Without the percent g*ng
Trying to get rid of you.
Without dameron
And the nugget
Ready to jump on
Everything you do.
Mr. Rickabaugh, I have
A pretty thick hide.
I'm gonna go see
The mayor about this.
But don't you sign
Anything for mr. Hannegan
Until you hear from me,
All right?
Well, I'll try.
That doesn't sound like
The lou rickabaugh I know.
Are you afraid?
Wyatt, it's edith
I'm worried about.
Miss edith is a right
Spunky little lady.
You don't get anywhere
Trying to be pleasant
With a thug.
All right.
I'll wait.
Good. You'll hear
From me in the morning.
( Laughing )
Miss edith.
Did uncle lou
Tell you about hannegan
Trying to buy
The saloon?
Yes'm.
May I walk with you?
I'm all through for tonight
And I'd like
To talk.
Of course.
What are you so
Head up about?
It's not that bad.
Because it's
So unfair.
Mr. Earp, did you ever
Hear about the principle
Of the thing?
Well, that seems
To me I have.
Makes me so mad.
What right has hannegan
To go around bullying
Uncle lou?
He should be
Beaten up or something.
Well, he's only made
A business offer,
Hasn't he?
Business offer?!
You know what the oriental
Is worth and what he offered.
Doesn't he
Make you angry?
Well, miss edith,
I can't afford to
Lose my temper.
Well, I can.
And I like a fight.
Miss edith, have you ever been
Poked in the nose real hard?
No, of course not.
Do you have any idea
What it would mean
To have a fight
With mr. Hannegan?
What would it mean?
w*r.
Broken noses,
Broken heads,
Broken jaws.
Saloon's would be rousted,
sh**ting with real b*ll*ts.
I'm not afraid.
Doc holliday,
Are you afraid
Of miggles hannegan?
Madam, I fear neither
Man nor beast.
Well, then maybe you
Can talk some courage
Into marshal earp.
She wants you to take on
A clanton outlaw single-handed?
Well, miggles hannegan's
Trying to persuade rickabaugh
To sell him
The oriental.
At half price?
Just about.
Well then, she has
A right to feel that way.
I thought she was
Putting on some dramatics
Like you'd expect from
A lady elocutionist.
What's really
Worrying you, wyatt?
Rickabaugh, he can't make up
His mind about selling.
Maybe he hasn't
Told me everything.
Maybe they want to
Figure the lady in
On the deal.
- Miss edith?
- Uh-huh.
Have you ever
Heard her recite
"The boy stood on
The burning deck"?
It's pretty awful,
But she's packing them in.
You think that
Might be it, huh?
Let's go have
A talk with lou.
You've put me off
Long enough, rickabaugh.
Now you sign
That contract.
And remember,
The girl goes
With it.
I'm not signing
Edith over to you.
Help him
Change his mind.
( Grunts )
Don't mark him up
Too much.
( Grunting )
( Men chattering )
Earp's coming.
- Lou?
- ( Groans )
Lou!
Get him in the chair.
Get me some water.
Was it hannegan?
Tyler?
I'm not saying, wyatt.
If you tell me
Who they are,
I'll arrest them.
He's too scared
To talk, wyatt.
Probably on account
Of his niece.
Is that true?
Is hannegan after edith?
I'm sorry, wyatt.
I've got to take care
Of this myself.
Lou.
No sense in
Badgering him, wyatt.
Lou's just doing
What he thinks
Is best
For the girl.
Maybe we can
Get the truth
Out of hannegan
And tyler.
Well, we can try.
Hey.
Take a look at this.
This is the contract
They wanted him
To sign.
You were right.
Look at that clause.
They want the girl
On a one year deal.
Is that legal?
Well, her uncle's
Her legal guardian.
He'd have to
Sign for her
In order to
Make it legal.
I guess that's why
He's fighting so hard.
I'd better send shotgun
Over to watch miss edith.
Hannegan may get
Some ideas about her too.
I don't see hannegan.
He lives upstairs.
- Side entrance?
- Mm-hmm.
If rickabaugh
Don't scare,
What's the next move?
Tear his saloon apart.
How many boys
Do we have?
More than enough.
( Knocking on door )
Who is it?
Marshal earp.
Come in, marshal.
Mr. Tyler,
Watch yourself.
Now wait a minute.
Have you
Got a warrant?
Now why would I
Need that, mr. Hannegan?
I don't know.
I haven't
Done anything.
You're a liar.
Not more than
Minutes ago,
You and your friend
b*at up lou rickabaugh.
Why?
Because he didn't
Sign this contract?
Did lou
Tell you that?
That's your signature,
Isn't it?
Yes.
Business transaction.
Oh?
Did edith rickabaugh
Agree to that clause?
According to this
She has to work for you.
Anything illegal
About that?
Yeah, she's not
Of legal age.
If you force it
By thr*at,
That's peonage
Peonage,
Never heard of it.
Earp's bluffing.
Anyway, rickabaugh'd
Sign for her.
Mr. Tyler looks anemic.
Shall I give him
A dose of lead?
No, not yet.
I'm telling you to stay
Away from rickabaugh
And his niece.
All right,
I will, marshal.
I will.
I want no trouble
With the law.
You keep it
That way.
You've both been asking
For a dose of lead.
And it'd give me
Great pleasure
To administer it.
Do we still roust
The oriental?
You bet we do.
After they close.
You stay out front.
Keep an eye
Peeled for earp.
Well-- well, where is
Marshal earp?
Has he gone to bed?
No, ma'am.
Your uncle's
A friend of his
And he don't take kindly
To them fellers
b*ating up on
Mr. Rickabaugh.
Well, what's he doing?
Has he arrested
Hannegan or tyler?
There ain't no use
In getting yourself
In a temper
With me, ma'am.
Temper?!
I'm indignant.
There is such a thing
As common justice.
Yes, ma'am.
There sure is.
( Door opens )
Mr. Gibbs.
You go relieve doc
On patrol.
Yes, sir.
I wanted miss edith
To stay in a hotel,
But she wanted
To see her uncle lou,
And after that she said
She had to talk to you.
That's all right,
I want to talk to
Her too.
I have several
Things to say.
She's indignant.
I certainly am.
I'd feel the same
Way about it.
Your uncle wouldn't
Identify hannegan and tyler,
And before
You say anything,
You read this.
Last clause.
Seems that you're the cause
Of all your uncle's problems.
Me work for hannegan?
No one can make me work
For someone I loathe.
What kind of men
Are in this town
Anyway?
Some good, some bad.
Some fair.
You know, you seem
Awfully calm about
This.
My uncle gets
Beaten up
Because he wouldn't
Sell me like a sl*ve
And then you tell me
I'm to blame.
Haven't you any
Principles at all?
Well, haven't you?
Want some coffee?
Don't change
The subject.
If I were a peace officer,
I'd throw those men in jail.
Well, I'd have to have
A witness to do that,
And your uncle
Says no.
Seems to have
Some plans of his own.
We're all determined
That he not sign any
Contract
That forces you
To work for hannegan.
Thank you.
What does that mean?
I think he'll hire
Some gunslingers
To help him fight.
Edith: it's fine.
No, it isn't.
Hannegan's got
Gunslingers too.
But justice is
On our side.
Theoretically, yes.
But common sense tells me
That you ought to
Go back to san francisco.
You think that
Would settle it?
Wyatt: yes, I do.
Well, uncle lou
Told me something
I guess
You don't know.
A lot of the saloonkeepers
And gamblers
Are in this with hannegan.
Did he tell you why?
Well, he thinks
The men up in tucson
Want to make
Trouble for you.
The percent ring
Is behind it, huh?
Well, that puts
A little light
On the subject.
Well, I hoped
It would.
Come on, young lady.
I'll walk you back
To your hotel.
Then what?
You'll see
The kind of action
You think you admire.
We'll take care
Of hannegan's friends
One-by-one.
Rough the place good.
But do it quick
And scatter quick.
Break it down.
All right, boys,
Get busy.
All right,
Let's get going.
Hey, the back bar.
( Knocking on door )
Earp's coming.
Everybody out.
Earp's coming.
Back room.
Wyatt!
They got away.
Sure is a mess.
Wait till hannegan sees
What I do to his place.
Stop talking
Like a hoodlum.
Miss edith tells me
That the percent ring
And some other saloon owners
Are mixed up in this.
I want their names.
No.
I'll handle this myself.
I hired me some
Good fighting boys.
They'll be here by noon.
Lou, if you don't
Cooperate with me,
I'm gonna
Toss you in jail.
What for?
Protective custody.
He ain't a-joking you,
Lou.
He can put you
In jail for a month.
All right,
I'll give you some names.
Scanlon and culley.
And big dora.
Edith,
What are you doing?
I'm trying to load
This g*n, uncle lou.
Give this thing
To me.
I'm gonna k*ll
Mr. Hannegan.
I will not be
Turned over to him.
You won't be.
I've given the whole
Matter to wyatt.
He won't do a thing
And you know it.
Edith!
Come back.
Get over to
The marshal's office quick.
Tell him he's got
To find edith.
She's gone out
To k*ll hannegan.
Now you two boys
Wait outside
While we go in.
Don't use your g*ns.
Use your fists
Or those clubs.
You know who
We're after.
Scanlon, culley,
And big dora.
Pick up
The handcuffs.
How about hannegan
And tyler?
They'll be hiding out,
But we'll get them too.
( Door opens )
Doc, I'm cleaning out
A few saloons.
Percent ring
Is behind hannegan
Trying to buy
Miss edith
And force her uncle
Out of business.
Don't use your g*n.
You use this.
Sounds positively amusing.
Let's go, boys.
I don't want anybody
In or out.
( Men chattering )
Come here.
Where's harper scanlon?
I don't know.
You find him.
I said where's
Harper scanlon?
The back room.
What do you think
You're doing?
You say out
Of this!
( Grunting )
That's enough.
All right, let's get
Over to culley's place
Before the word
Spreads.
Put the cuffs on scanlon,
Take him to jail.
Clinton culley--
Sit down.
All right,
Handcuff him.
Big dora's is next.
Dora, earp's rustling
Everybody in town.
He's on his way
Here now.
Here.
Hold it.
Throw them
On the couch.
I'm after hannegan and tyler.
Where are they?
I ain't talking.
All right, I'll have to
Search every room.
Let's throw all
The furniture
Out the window.
No! I'll tell you.
They're all holed up
Over at haver's pool hall.
How many of them?
I don't know.
Honest, marshal.
Let's go.
I have to see
Mr. Hannegan.
You tell him
Edith peterson is calling.
Well well well,
Miss edith.
Your boys told me
I'd find you here.
So you decided to
Work for me, eh?
No.
I've decided
To k*ll you.
Hannegan: now take it
Easy with that thing.
It'll be easy.
Let her go!
( g*nf*re )
Hold it!
Get up.
Both of you
Stay out of this.
Watch it!
( Grunting )
( Mouths words )
( Grunting )
Atta boy, wyatt.
Are you all right,
Mr. Earp?
Yeah.
Doc, you and shotgun
Gather up the prisoners
And take them on
Over to the jail.
I'll be there in
About minutes.
All right, you two,
On your feet.
Come on, miss edith.
The fighting is over.
I'll take you
On home.
My nose.
I think it's broken.
Let me see.
No. It's not broken,
Just bruised.
You were lucky.
You will protect
Uncle lou and me
From now on,
Won't you?
Yes, ma'am.
From now on,
I'm gonna have
A real interest
In that saloon.
An interest?
That's right, ma'am.
A fighting interest.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Wyatt earp, wyatt earp
♪ Brave, courageous and bold
♪ Long live his fame
♪ And long live his glory
♪ And long may
His story be told. ♪