The life and legend
Of wyatt earp
Oh, uh, bingham.
Careful,
The ink's not quite dry.
What do you think
Of it?
m*rder*d on
The streets
Of tombstone
By the earps
And doc holliday.
It will cause
More sh**ting,
I fear.
You fear?
More sh**ting,
More business.
Put it
In the window.
And, and take
A front view
From outside.
Be sure you have
A sharp focus.
I want all
Of my readers
To see that sign.
Aren't you
Editorializing
A bit, dameron?
- Editorializing ?
- You accused the earps
And holliday of m*rder?
- Why, they haven't even
Been indicted yet.
- Oh.
The san francisco
And denver newspapers
Want to tell me
How to run mine.
Oh, we get the point.
More killings,
More readers.
- I need a drink, don't you?
- Yeah.
Allow me, gentlemen.
Courtesy of
The tombstone nugget.
And, uh, oh,
Incidentally,
A little tip:
The earps
And holliday
Will be k*lled
Or hanged.
Male vocals:
♪ 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! ♪
( Humming melody )
Male narrator:
Within just a few hours
After the o.k. Corral sh**t,
The enemies of wyatt earp
Were in full cry.
Led by editor dameron
Of the nugget
And sheriff john behan,
The outlaws of cochise county
Were determined
To assassinate wyatt,
His brothers,
And doc holliday.
They would do this with b*ll*ts
Or the trumped-up charge
Of first-degree m*rder.
Many correspondents
From big-city papers
Gathered to report
What they felt might
Become a mass lynching--
Legal or illegal.
And listen to this.
Three unarmed cowboys
Were m*rder*d
At the o.k. Corral.
This is a stench
In the nostrils
Of all the people
Of arizona.
Doc holliday
And the earps must face
An outraged citizenry
For their crimes.
A stench in the nostrils
Of all the people
Of arizona.
Outraged citizenry.
Dameron is worse than a liar.
He doesn't even know
How to write!
- Keep your temper, doc.
- Yeah, we got enough trouble.
If I m*rder*d dameron,
A jury would convict me.
They don't know
Good writing from bad!
That drunken hack!
( Knock at door )
- Wyatt?
- Earp: a bonny blue flag, doc.
- Bad news, wyatt?
- What did the coroner's
Jury say?
Well, they
Exonerated us, but--
But what?
The whole town's
Ready to explode--
Vigilantes with r*fles
Patrolling the street.
Ike clanton and sheriff behan
Have gone to the grand jury.
- Where's judge spicer?
- Hasn't arrived
In town yet.
I don't think
The grand jury's
Gonna indict us,
But tom fitch thinks
That when the judge
Does get here,
That he's gonna
Have to hold us
On behan's warrant.
Cheer up, wyatt.
Isn't spicer a friend of ours?
He always has been,
And he don't scare easy.
No, but they're gonna
Pressure him hard,
And I don't know
What legal tricks
Behan and his lawyers
Are gonna try and pull.
Doc brocius and ringo
Are top dogs now.
They just moved
Into the rooming house
Across the street.
You think they'll
Talk to you?
They'd cuss me,
But they'd talk.
Well, I'm gonna visit
With virg and morg.
Why don't you go over
And get brocius
To brag about
What plans they have
For the earps.
We k*lled three outlaws,
And here we are
Holed up in a hotel room
As if we were to blame.
If I had
A praying acquaintance
With the good lord,
I'd ask him
Whose side he's on.
What you so nervous
About, sheriff?
That grand jury
Won't vote an indictment.
It's loaded with vigilantes.
I never thought
They would.
We'll blast the earps
Out of that hotel during
The funeral tomorrow.
No, we won't.
We agreed to that
Only as a last resort.
Well, sheriff, you got
Any other resorts ?
Yes, we'll do
Everything legal.
We'll do everything
According to law.
That's funny.
Real funny.
Shut up.
Let behan talk.
I've got a warrant
Charging the earps
And doc with m*rder.
The judge won't be here
Till around : .
He'll have to hold 'em
Without bail, because
Tomorrow's sunday.
You mean, we'll get 'em
In the calaboose?
Either that or we apply
For a change of venue
And move 'em to tucson.
I think it's better
If we get 'em
On the road.
Sounds real good.
All except doc.
What do you mean
By that?
I mean,
I'm not in favor
Of bushwhacking doc.
The earps, sure,
But not doc.
He was at the o.k. Corral
sh**t' with the rest of 'em.
- What about you, brocius?
You sore at doc?
- Well, not that sore.
He's wyatt earp's best friend.
He'd g*n either one of you
With one word from earp.
- Ease off, behan.
- It ain't doc's fault that he
Got messed up with the earps.
Doc is a born
Hoodlum at heart.
Well, of all
The fool things.
All right, that's
Enough out of you.
Now get out of here!
Yeah, go set up
Your legal shenanigans.
We'd rather g*n
You than doc.
All right. All I want
Is the earp brothers.
I don't insist
On doc.
Insist ?
Slow down, ringo!
I don't like him either,
But we need him!
Now, cool off.
Doc holliday:
Hold it!
Oh, hello, doc.
I'll talk to you later.
You'll talk--
That's as*ault with
A deadly w*apon, doc.
- You're under arrest.
- Very well, take me.
Get brave, you skulking
Polecat.
You're the one
Who started that
m*rder talk
Against the earps
And me.
Come on, behan.
Make the arrest.
Well, judge spicer hasn't signed
The warrants yet.
He hasn't, huh?
Well, I'll sign
Your warrant right now.
Go for your g*n.
( Door opens )
Watch yourself, doc.
Get off the street,
Behan, pronto.
You and ringo
The sheriff's
Bodyguards?
He ain't worth
Gettin' sore at, doc.
Curly's right.
Come on up to the room
And have a drink, doc.
Well, the deacon
Won't like me
Drinking with ya,
But he doesn't even
Like me drinking
With myself.
Come on up
To the room, huh?
We've had our rows, doc,
But we kind of like you.
In fact, we was gonna
Send you a special warning.
Huh, ringo?
- Warning? Yeah, sure.
- Very decent of you.
Well, don't you want
To know what about?
I'll await
The dã©nouement.
- He means, spit it out.
- Oh, sure.
We think you ought
To leave town, doc.
Get in a poker game
At my ranch for
A couple days.
- Any special reason?
- No, no. No special reason.
Doc is no fool.
Tell him the truth.
I think I know.
Sheriff behan wants
The earps and me
In jail
Over the weekend
So we can be gunned down
In our cells.
Ringo and me ain't
Fools either, doc.
Well--
You go to jail,
And you'll be
Transferred to tucson.
- Change of venue, doc.
- Yeah, that's it.
Only you won't
Never reach tucson.
Now, doc, why don't you
Cut loose from the earps?
Wyatt earp
And his brothers
Are finished.
It's curly brocius
And john ringo
From here on out.
We're gonna be bosses
In tombstone just like
We run the rest of the county.
Throw in with us, doc.
You can make money easier
Than standing at a faro table.
Well, that's
An interesting
Proposition,
But I'm confronted
By a force majeure.
Your coup de theatre
Needs careful ratiocination.
It'll take
A little time, but...
You'll be hearing
From me.
Good day.
What does he mean?
Means he's gonna
Think about it,
And I hope he acts smart.
Be an awful waste,
Doc gettin' himself
Bushwhacked.
It's all up
To judge spicer.
If he goes along with behan,
We'll be sitting ducks.
Johnny'll have
To arrest us first.
We can't afford
To be disarmed
And go to jail.
And we can't afford
To defy the court.
Doc, you and I will
Turn ourselves in
On that warrant,
Ask for immediate
Release.
What if spicer
Denies bail?
Well, that's
The first chance
We'll have to take.
Just for fun,
What's the second chance?
Trying to stay alive
With a hundred
Gunslingers in town.
- Let's go to court.
- Why didn't I join up
With brocius and ringo?
Because you don't
Care that much
About staying alive.
I'm gonna lock the door
From the outside.
Keep your g*ns handy.
You reckon we'll
Get out of this?
I'd say it was
A toss-up.
Yes, your honor, you'll note
That mr. Clanton and I
Have signed the complaint,
And it's supported
By affidavits signed
By nine eyewitnesses.
Yes, I see.
Well, the court
Has no alternative
But to order the arrest
Of wyatt, virgil
And morgan earp,
And dr. Holliday.
However, the court understands
That virgil and morgan earp
Were wounded
In yesterday's affray.
Well, not too seriously
To be held in jail,
Your honor.
That will be decided
When the court has
More information.
I'm exempting
Virgil and morgan earp
From immediate arrest.
You may bring in
Wyatt earp and dr. Holliday.
Uh, your honor,
Doc holliday
Has refused
To be arrested.
And earp will resist,
Your honor, so sheriff behan
Needs authority
For special deputies.
Yes, your honor.
I'll need at least
Men.
The court is not
Of the opinion
- That marshal earp will
Resist you, sheriff.
- ( Door opens )
They're coming in now.
You may be seated.
- If the court please.
- Yes, mr. Fitch?
I represent marshal earp,
His brothers,
And dr. Holliday.
We understand that
Sheriff behan has asked
For an arrest order
Charging
My clients with m*rder
In the first degree.
The sheriff has the warrant,
Duly signed.
Is the court aware
That this is
An atrocious charge
Against four peace officers
Who were performing
Their sworn duty?
The court can have
No opinion of the charge,
Mr. Fitch.
My clients appreciate
The court's position,
Your honor,
But they ask that
They be immediately
Released on bail.
Oh, no, you don't.
Your honor,
The court knows
That a person
Charged with m*rder
In the first degree--
Sit down, sheriff behan!
Yes, sir.
Proceed, mr. Fitch.
Thank you.
I ask that the court
Hear marshal earp,
Who will explain why
The granting of bail is
Necessary in this case.
The court will hear
Marshal earp.
Your honor,
Tombstone is filling up
With clanton outlaws.
One of them, ike clanton,
Started the fight
At the o.k. Corral.
When the fight began,
He begged for his life
And ran from the place.
Now he comes here
With sheriff behan
And cries m*rder.
Now, I say to the court
That if dr. Holliday,
My brothers and I
Are disarmed
And put in jail,
We'll all be k*lled.
What's the matter, earp?
You getting scared now?
That will do.
Sheriff behan.
Yes, your honor.
I only reached tombstone
Half an hour ago
And came directly here.
I was not aware
Of the conditions
Described by marshal earp.
He's lying, your honor.
I want 'em all locked up.
- You just try it, johnny.
- That's enough, gentlemen.
Mr. Fitch, the court
Will grant bail
In the sum of $ ,
For each of the accused.
Are you prepared
To furnish bond?
Yes, your honor.
Judge haring and mr. Solomon
Have opened their bank vaults
As a favor
To my clients.
Not as a favor,
Judge.
This is a vote
Of confidence
In marshal earp.
That's the man
Who should be
Locked up.
Your honor,
He's one of
Earp's vigilantes.
That's enough,
Gentlemen!
Mr. Earp, you
And dr. Holliday
Will appear here
At : a.m. Monday
For a preliminary
Hearing.
Now, you bring
The bond money
Into my chambers.
Think you're smart,
Don't ya?
You can't wiggle
Out of this, earp.
I'm gonna see
You and your
Brothers hang!
Spicer didn't even
Give us the time of day.
- He gave us bail.
- I'm betting they scare him.
They never have
Before.
I think he was
Trying to show
Judicial impartiality.
- You hope.
- Oh, wyatt.
I was just
Coming after you.
Oh, here's my
Latest edition.
In it, I nail
Most of the lies
That dameron printed
About the fight
At the o.k. Corral.
Thank you, mr. Clum.
Wyatt, I've got three eastern
Newspaper correspondents
In my tent.
They'd be might interested
To hear your version
Of the fight.
Might be a good idea
To talk to them, wyatt.
Not now.
I got to get back
To virg and morg.
Maybe later.
How do you
Like that, doc?
Correspondents
From big-city newspapers,
And he won't even
Talk to 'em.
Don't crowd him
Now, john.
He's worried.
- Things go badly
In the courthouse?
- Mmm.
Wyatt's friend
Held us on
A m*rder warrant.
- Judge spicer did that?
- That's right.
$ , Bail
For each of us.
Why don't you talk
To the judge?
You're the mayor.
He'll listen to you.
Well, all right, doc.
I'll, uh-- I'll try.
You'll have to do
Better than try.
If spicer gets scared,
That'll be three earps
And one doc holliday
For gallows bait.
I knew we shouldn't
Have listened to behan.
Wyatt earp's
Still walking free
With both his g*ns.
I don't reckon
Holliday's coming
Over to us either.
No. There he goes,
Following earp to the hotel
Just like a tame wolf.
- ( Knock at door )
- It ain't locked!
Somebody talked too much.
Earp was way ahead of me.
He walked in that court
With his lawyer
And got bail.
Oh, shut up.
You can't explain it,
So don't even try.
- Listen to me, ringo.
- You heard ringo.
We oughta give you
A p*stol-whipping.
Always blaming somebody else.
If you'd only
Keep your temper.
Let the sheriff have his say.
But you make it quick.
All right, I will
Make it quick.
I've got a dozen
Eyewitnesses.
Spicer'll have to rule
Against the earps and doc
At that preliminary hearing.
Then we'll have a change
Of venue at tucson,
Just like I planned.
- Ahh!
- You can't learn.
You just can't learn, can you?
I tell you it'll work.
I know it'll work.
We tell you.
No more legal
Hocus-pocus.
We're gonna blast the earps
Out of their boots.
Right, ringo?
That's right--
Tomorrow morning
During the funeral.
That hotel ain't
No fort, behan.
- Ten good boys can take 'em.
- No. Uh-uh.
- What's wrong?
- That just won't work,
That's all.
You claim
You're honest cowboys.
You don't even wear
g*ns in town.
They're gonna prosecute
The earps for m*rder.
But no,
You want to send your boys
Over to that hotel
And wipe 'em out.
I've got a nice, legal hanging
All set up for the earps,
But you can't wait!
- Get out.
- But ringo--
I said, get out.
Curly,
He's boring me.
Take your hands
Off me!
We need a new sheriff.
Yeah, but not
Right away.
We got to finish
The earps off first.
We take the earps tomorrow
And favor a new sheriff
By monday.
Brocius:
Good idea, ringo.
It'll be kind of a celebration.
Tell wyatt earp
Some gunslingers
Are gonna crash
The cosmopolitan tomorrow
During the funeral procession.
I'll get the word
To him, sheriff.
And that isn't all of it
Either, judge.
Wyatt has quite a few
Eyewitnesses of his own.
There's mrs. Addie bolan,
C.s. Fly, j.r. Coleman--
- Move along, john.
- Judge?
The court will examine
All the evidence with
Witnesses under oath.
I cannot tolerate
Special pleading.
But judge spicer,
Wyatt's a personal
Friend of yours.
The law has no friends.
- Aw, judge!
- I'm sorry, john,
But I think you'd better go.
( Door opens, shuts )
That's not gonna be
Too difficult for 'em.
They can come up
From the cellar
Or from the lobby.
They got three different
Flights of stairs
To choose from.
They can get up on top of
The roof and come down that
Ventilator shaft in the hall.
- Good sh**t' will stop them.
- We can't afford any more
sh**ting right now.
We still have a right
To defend ourselves, wyatt.
Not while judge spicer's
Considering a m*rder charge
Against us.
We've done all the g*n-fighting
We're gonna do for a while.
So we just sit here
And let 'em k*ll us?
No, I have an idea
That I think might work.
See, tomorrow morning...
You, uh, better
Get a move-on
There, brocius.
We're gonna be
Late for a funeral.
I kind of hate
Following after
Double-crossers,
Even dead ones,
But I guess we've got
To have an alibi.
That's right. We won't know
A thing about what's going on
At the cosmopolitan hotel.
Hold it.
We were just going
To a funeral, marshal.
Any law against that?
- You're gonna be a mite late.
- You'll still have time
To mourn the departed.
Move out.
- ( Muffled shouting )
- Put 'em down!
- Don't sh**t!
- There!
Turn your faces
To the wall.
Doc.
- How many more on the roof?
- Go find out, marshal.
I will.
Get in.
There's two more.
Turn around.
No trouble up there?
No, they were too busy
Trying to get the top
Off the ventilating shaft.
You got enough
Handcuffs, doc?
Not enough for
Ringo and brocius.
- They won't need 'em.
- At least k*ll them, wyatt.
We'll see.
Get inside.
Gentlemen, please
Don't disturb us.
What are you
Aimin' to do, earp?
sh**t us in the back?
No sh**t'.
Curly's first.
You get over there.
All right,
You start the fight.
( Thudding, blows landing )
Now you can have
Your chance, ringo.
Doc, you'd better
Go in there and stop him.
He's angry enough
To k*ll 'em with
Just his fists.
I never take notice
Of vulgar brawling.
Leave him alone, virg.
Ah, we're in enough
Trouble already.
( Groaning )
Now, doc,
You knock on the door
And tell him to quit.
Well, if you insist.
( Glass shattering )
Why, deacon, have you
Been playing rough games
With brocius and ringo?
- Nice going, wyatt.
- How bad is brocius?
I think he's got
A fractured jaw.
That's all.
Doc, take a look
At him.
( Door opens )
Mayor clum, will you
See that these men
Get over to the jail?
They came at us
With g*ns.
All right, pick 'em up.
Get 'em out of here.
Take 'em all out, boys.
Pretty good job
On 'em, wyatt.
Nice going.
What's the matter, mr. Mayor?
Funeral's over.
We still held the town.
Why so glum?
Nothing to be
Cheerful about.
Why? Did something
Else happen?
Well, wyatt,
I don't know how
To tell you this, but,
Well, judge spicer
Has already started
The preliminary hearing.
- That's not supposed
To start till tomorrow.
- I know.
He must've changed
His mind. He's already
Questioning johnny behan
And some other
Witnesses right now.
I may have
Blundered, wyatt.
I tried to
Talk to spicer
On your behalf,
But i--
I might have
Prejudiced him
Against you.
- I'm sorry, wyatt.
- Yeah.
( Door opens, shuts )
Sounds like
A necktie party
After all, wyatt.
Not good.
Not good at all.
Have you any ideas how we can
Cheat the gallows, deacon?
Well, if I was talking
To a newspaper man now,
I'd say...
Well, looks pretty bad, sir,
But we aren't dead yet.
I think I'll go downstairs
And order something to eat.
♪ 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! ♪
♪ 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!
Male narrator:
The life and legend
Of wyatt earp