[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]
The battle of
The little bighorn
In june was
The worst defeat
Ever suffered
By the white man
In his long fight
With the indians.
The news of this disaster
Had repercussions
In dodge city
And other frontier towns.
Custer's better critics
Were a handful of civilians
Who worked
For the indian bureau.
The hoodlum element
Had an old score to
Settle with the army.
For it was the army
Which tried to stop them
From cheating
Their indian wards.
Business as usual,
Mr. Tom.
Maybe this hick cow town
Ain't even heard
About the licking
Custer took.
Newspapers have been
Making excuses.
You fellas circulate around.
Let's get the truth
Told our way.
Yes, sir. Come on, men.
Let's start with this
Long branch saloon.
Now I'm sick and tired
Of hearing all this gossip
About what happened
To custer in montana.
You men weren't there
And you don't know
What happened.
Now next time there's
Rawhiding the soldiers,
I'm gonna close
Every place below
The line.
You understand that?
Now pass the word.
Shall I take these
Brave warriors in
For packing g*ns?
No, because I think
They're real anxious
To go after sitting bull.
Now your name is johnson.
You're a cheap peddler.
You work for an indian agent
By the name of tom ellidge.
Is he in town?
At the dodge hotel.
And you better not
Be showing--
Ellidge is a swindler
And a thief.
I don't want him spreading
Lies about brave men.
You tell him I said so.
You're messing in
Something too big
For a cow town marshal.
Mr. Tom make you
Pull in your horns.
What's behind all this?
There are a lot
Of indian agents
Who don't like the army.
Captain bentine chased
Ellidge out of two jobs
For swindling the indians.
Tried to get him fired.
So ellidge wants to get even
With the captain, huh?
Hmm.
How do you think
He's gonna do that?
Maybe ellidge
Will tell me.
You take that on back
To the office
And ask the other
Deputies to start
A patrol.
Captain bentine
Has been a good
Friend of ours.
Why don't we run ellidge
Out of town?
No, not yet.
Johnson's too c*ck.
I'll go have a little session
With mr. Ellidge.
With the public sore
At the army over
The custer m*ssacre,
Now is the time
To hit hard.
I've already got six survivors
From major reno's command
Ready to testify.
They're being held outside
Of town and under guard.
There will be two indians,
Mr. Cousin and mr. Brother,
Coming into town.
What makes you think
Two indians will come
Into town
At a time like this?
Because I sent
Them a message
Supposedly from their
Good friend wyatt earp.
Watch the north trails
And remember I want 'em alive.
You get double that
When you bring 'em in.
[Knock on door]
Who is it?
Marshal earp.
Just a moment.
Come in, marshal.
Mr. Ellidge.
That's right.
I just disarmed some
Of your men.
They were picking a fight
With a couple of soldiers.
Now maybe you can
Tell me why.
It's only natural,
Isn't it?
Why?
Sit down.
We resent
Custer's failure.
It'll make the work
Of the indian bureau
Twice as hard.
We warned the army.
And the army warned you.
Captain bentine told me
Before the th moved
To fort lincoln
That he was gonna file
Criminal charges
Against you
For what you did
To the indians.
He said that?
Huh. By the time
The court of inquiry
Gets through with bentine,
I don't think he'll be
In any position to
Make trouble for me.
I get it now.
Now you get a hold
Of your men and move out.
You understand?
So that's the way
You help a friend
In serious trouble?
Captain bentine?
My men have picked up
Deserters from major reno's
Command.
And they're ready
To charge bentine
And reno
With disobeying orders,
Stupidity,
Cowardice.
I can break your friend.
Get him kicked out
Of the army.
Well, I wouldn't
Wanna see
My friend get kicked
Out of the army.
I usually don't
Make deals, mr. Ellidge.
You probably heard that.
But in case somebody else
Holds the trump card,
You might, eh?
What's your deal?
My men are looking
For two cheyenne.
A mr. Cousin and mr. Brother.
Yeah, I know 'em.
They weren't in the fight,
But they know two moon
And brave bear.
So?
It's important
To have testimony
From the indian side.
Now we can pick up
Cousin and brother,
But getting him to talk
Is something else again.
Can you help us?
I might if it would
Help captain bentine.
He's small fry.
We're after sherman
And sheridan.
We're gonna prove
To congress that the army
Mismanaged the whole campaign.
Now you help us do that
And it'll change things
For bentine.
All right.
When you bring in mr. Cousin
And mr. Brother, I'll talk
To 'em,
But your men should
Be real gentle.
I don't antagonize
Witnesses, mr. Earp.
You be sure of that.
Because for every mark
On them, I'm gonna put
Two marks on you.
I just sent
The patrol, wyatt.
Did you talk to ellidge?
Yeah, just now.
He thinks I'm on his side.
That's the way we've
Gotta play it.
Now you go find johnson.
I wanna talk to him.
Johnson?
That's right. Right away.
Don't let him see you.
Just come tell me
Where he is.
I'll be over in the office.
Right.
Thank you, sir.
I win again.
Mr. Johnson,
I'd like to have
A little talk with you alone.
I just had a nice little
Talk with your boss.
I was wrong about him.
I don't like you.
I think you know that.
But as an officer
Of the law,
I do an awful lot of business
With people I don't like.
I found out that mr. Ellidge
Is on a special assignment.
Just so happens
I agree with his views.
He told me
About the soldiers.
About the witnesses.
That's right.
Major reno's battalion.
He told me that you knew
Where to find them.
That I should ask you.
That means we're
All working together?
That's right.
Good.
I'll send
Mr. Masterson over.
You can give him
The information.
Marshal earp.
Marshal earp,
I'm mrs. Bentine.
Howdy, ma'am.
Howdy, captain.
I used to know the captain.
He's angry because I made
Him to come to see you.
Where can we talk?
Take the side street
To the back door
Of the jail.
I'll join you there.
Giddyap.
And everyone knows
That fred was the hero
Of that fight.
He saved major reno
From being wiped out.
But just because
He technically
Disobeyed an order,
He wants to sulk in his tent
And let them court martial him.
Do you think that's sensible
On his part?
No, ma'am.
I did disobey the order.
I've got to tell 'em so.
But you saved reno.
You couldn't have saved
General custer even if
You tried to join him.
The court will blame me,
Excuse me, ma'am.
I've read the papers.
They tell it that custer
Attacked , indians
With only men.
Isn't that the main reason
You got beaten, captain?
Well, yes.
They were all too brave.
But the public doesn't
Think about that.
They want some officers
To punish.
Reno and me.
Not you.
The only one that's
After you is that
Crook tom ellidge.
He's with the indian bureau.
Fred caught him selling
Supplies that had been
Bought for the cheyenne
And tried to get him fired.
Wait.
Let me tell mr. Earp
The rest of it.
Ellidge is supposed
To be right here
In dodge city.
Yes, he is here.
I'm glad you both came.
You see, I knew mr. Earp
Could help us.
I don't see how.
Well, the captain's
Tired, ma'am.
He isn't
Thinking straight.
That was a real good fight
You put up on reno hill, sir.
I should have let reno
Save himself
And gone down the valley
To help custer.
All right, sir,
All right.
Mrs. Bentine,
I'll take you on over
To the kansas hotel.
But I think you oughta
Register under
A different name.
I'm gonna ask the captain
To stay here in my office
For a few hours.
Ellidge is busy
Collecting eyewitnesses.
And I'll be busy
Recollecting them.
I'd consider it
A personal favor
Of you'd stay--
All right, go ahead.
You and the missus.
I guess I saw
Too many indians.
You wanna rush 'em?
No, just try and knock
'Em off their horse.
Aim carefully.
Don't k*ll 'em.
[g*nshots]
[Shouting]
You're not gonna turn
'Em loose so they can ride
Into dodge, are you?
They need doctorin'.
They'll squawk to ellidge.
I can't help that.
We'll get the soldiers.
Ellidge can take a hand.
Now get on your horses.
Come on.
All right,
Now get out of here.
How come you started down
This way, mr. Cousin?
Indian agent says
You wanna make talk
With us.
I do, but first
We gotta pick up
Some soldiers.
Got any objection
To helping the th cavalry?
[Speaks native tongue]
No.
We help.
They are brave men.
Good.
Better get started.
We still got ten miles
To that camp.
Yeah. Go get the rest
Of the horses.
Wyatt, the campfire
Is getting pretty close.
All right, let's
Take 'em on foot.
Tie up the horses
Over there.
Ellidge said he was
Holding six soldiers.
He can't have more than
Half a dozen guards
Out here.
Go in from four sides.
Take the guards,
But don't sh**t
Unless you have to.
All right, let's go.
Hold it!
Who are you?
Don't sh**t,
Mr. Masterson!
Drop those g*ns.
All right, tie 'em up.
Take their sidearms.
Go pick up that man I wounded
By the tree. Bring him in.
All the other guards
Accounted for?
Yeah, we each got one.
Good. They won't be
Standing guard over
Any other camp.
All right, walk these men
Over there and sit 'em down.
I'm wyatt earp,
United states marshal.
Is that so?
Are you sergeant malloy?
D troop?
Major reno's battalion?
I'm john smith.
He's joe smith.
We're all named smith.
You're a bunch of stragglers.
You could be charged
With desertion.
But that's gonna be up
To captain bentine.
Captain bentine
Of h troop?
He's dead.
No, he isn't.
Are you sure?
Yep.
Well, that b*llet-eating
Old buzzard.
Bentine made it.
Last time we saw him
He was on a hill
Yelling orders
At major reno.
Where were you men?
We wasn't running, mister.
About , sioux
Had us pinned down
In the bushes by the river.
Show 'em what they gave us
To fight with.
Watch it!
It's not loaded.
An old springfield.
Even the cartridge
Extractor is busted.
You got a good winchester.
Of them and it might
Have been different.
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe it
Might have been.
But I haven't got time
To refight the battle
With you, sergeant.
I just wanna know
Why you made a deal
With a crook like ellidge.
And we knew it was the worst
Messed up battle
Any soldier's ever had
To try and live through.
So when crazy horse
And , indians
Made their march
Past the hill,
What was the use
Of staying?
We were whipped
To a frazzle.
So you retreated
South, huh?
I'm tired of lying, mister.
We ran south.
The fight was over
And none of us knew
What to do about it.
Had did ellidge find you?
You won't believe this,
But we just run on to him
On the trail in nebraska.
He was out hunting
For troopers like us.
So he offered you money
And political influence
So you wouldn't be charged
With desertion, huh?
What were you supposed
To do in return?
Well--
You better tell me,
Sergeant.
We were supposed
To swear on oath,
Blame it all on the officers.
Especially
Captain bentine.
Well, yes, sir.
How do you feel
About that now, sergeant?
Like a skunk.
Captain bentine was
The best officer
On the field.
He's probably got
The soldiers, too.
Rockin' fool johnson.
Have the rest of my
Traitors come in yet?
About of them,
Mr. Tom.
Stay here.
I'll round 'em up myself.
Ellidge is waiting
For the indian bureau
Commissioner,
But I've got all the witnesses
He was gonna use against you.
Technically,
Sergeant malloy and
His men are deserters,
But the truth is ellidge
Was holding them against
Their will
And was trying to bribe them
Into lying about you.
It's up to you now,
Captain.
Fred.
Yes, my dear?
All you have to do is take
Those men to fort dodge.
They'll tell the truth--
Don't you see?
Reno's men.
I can imagine
What they'll say.
Mr. Earp, you're his friend,
A wonderful friend.
Can't you--
Excuse me.
Sergeant malloy,
Come on in.
Will you please?
Sergeant malloy,
D troop, sir.
I'm glad to see
You alive, captain.
If it hadn't been for you,
The rest of the boys and me
Wouldn't have made it.
I disobeyed an order,
Sergeant.
Well, who didn't, sir,
With , sioux and cheyenne
Overrunning us?
What was the order?
Mr. Cousin.
Captain bentine,
This is my friend
Mr. Cousin.
He talked to several chiefs
After the fight.
Mr. Cousin, did two moon
Or brave bear think
There was any way
Of reinforcing
General custer?
No, the sioux
Would have k*lled
All soldiers crossing valley.
They had general
Custer surrounded.
He's right, captain.
The white soldier
Brave and proud.
Indian proud also.
But in w*r, no chief
Take blame for defeat.
All indian people
Take blame.
We're all to blame, captain.
Yes, all of us.
Cheap politicians
Scattering the army
In dozens of little forts,
Bad food, poor g*ns--
Now now.
Sergeant malloy.
Yes, sir.
You and your men
Report to me at the earliest
Possible date.
Thank you very much, sir.
We will ride to fort dodge.
I've already filed
My report,
But you and your men
Will be asked to make
Written statements.
If you're required
To mention me,
I shall expect you
To refer to me as
A bad-tempered old buzzard.
Is that understood?
Yes, sir.
[Boots click together]
You checking
The arsenal, wyatt?
You're forgetting mr. Ellidge.
He can't afford to let malloy
Get to the fort.
You think he'll try
To stop us?
One of my deputies
Says he left dodge
With a bunch of white traitors.
You know what that means.
Not more fighting.
This may be the last
Battle, ma'am.
I think one of the main
Reasons we take such
A licking is that
We spend too much time
Fighting among ourselves.
Ellidge had his men
Are in there.
I think they see you.
Expect you to go after him.
Well, captain,
What do you think?
I can't take soldiers
Into a fight
With civilians.
But if a fight starts,
We can always ride
To the rescue.
All right,
We'll start it
And you can rescue us.
When the sh**ting starts,
We'll come in from the
Right and the left.
Fine.
What about bentine
And the soldiers?
They'll all come in,
Mr. Tom.
And they'll all get
What custer got.
We can't hold out here.
Are you sure the captain's
Men ain't g*n-shy?
I don't know.
Can we sh**t?
No, wait.
Now?
Now.
[Shouting]
Charge!
Stop running
And keep firing.
Good old winchester.
That's ellidge,
Ain't it?
Halt! Surrender!
Drop your weapons!
Bring 'em down here, men.
Sergeant malloy.
Yes, sir.
Didn't I see you and mike
sh**ting at two horsemen
On the ridge?
Yes, sir.
Where are they now?
They're casualties, sir.
Man by the name of ellidge
And a pal of his.
Wounded?
Dead, sir.
Well, I wonder how
The government will
Take the news.
Well, bring in the bodies.
We'll take care
Of that, captain.
Mr. Masterson
And I k*lled ellidge
In the line of duty.
I fired the fatal
Shot, sir.
Thank you.
Prepare to mount.
Tell mrs. Bentine
That we'll probably
Be put under arrest
At the fort.
I don't think so, captain.
If anybody comes out
Of that court of inquiry
With honor,
You'll be the man.
You deserve
A better friend, wyatt.
Troop, forward!
[Shouts]
♪ 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 ♪
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