( Men 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:
Historians have told
As many lies about
The american indian
As about any minority group
In the united states.
Marshal wyatt earp knew
Indians did not agree
With the indian haters
Who called them
"Unprincipled savages."
To marshal earp,
The indians were people.
Some good, some bad.
And their leaders were
Sometimes wrong
And sometimes right.
This was a dangerous opinion
For a man to hold in .
And it took the fabulous
Saga of dull knife
And his break for freedom
To test whether
Wyatt's career
As a peace officer
Would come to an end
With a prison sentence.
( Knocks on door )
Please excuse us,
Mr. Masterson.
Mr. Earp,
We are afraid.
What about?
Chief dull knife
And his people
Have left
Oklahoma.
Soldiers after them.
- Was dull knife
On the w*r path?
- No no.
Cheyenne do not like
Indian territory
In oklahoma.
They wanna go
Back home.
Back to
Their own country--
Montana, wyoming.
Well, how far does
Dull knife think
He can get?
( Speaks in
Native american language )
( Speaks in native
American language )
Chief dull knife
Has many warriors.
We count maybe
Women and children.
Well, is little wolf
In on this?
He's next to dull knife
In command.
( Sighs )
It's foolishness,
Mr. Cousin.
There are too many miles,
Too many soldiers.
Now you tell your people
To turn back.
We're not important
Enough, mr. Earp.
( Speaks in native
American language )
Mr. Brother says maybe
Dull knife listen to you.
No, that's bad
Medicine, wyatt.
( Horses approaching )
It's major benteen.
Well, you take them
In the cell room.
I better talk
To the major alone.
All right.
And they crossed
The cimarron here.
And then they raided
Mead city here.
And they burnt
The chapman and tuttle
Ranch in the mulberry.
Now people are dead,
Houses burned.
So a posse from dodge
Could be useful, wyatt.
Well sir, in addition
To being town marshal
Of dodge,
I'm also a
United states marshal.
If you ask me to help,
Well, that's what I'll do.
How soon can you start?
- Half hour.
- Good.
There's a big gap
In our line--
The bushwhacker country.
I'm counting on you
To plug it.
Yes, sir.
Then I'll see you
Tomorrow
At the lost
River triangle.
So long, wyatt.
Good luck.
I'll be seeing you,
Sir.
Dull knife raided
Mead city.
Did you know
About that?
No.
But dull knife
Give strict orders.
We'll have to go
Out there.
All of your deputies
And most of mine.
All right, I'll pass
The word.
- Minutes.
- Yes, sir.
Mr. Earp...
We're your friends.
We come to ask
A favor.
Such as?
We think we take you
To dull knife.
We think maybe you tell him
To go back to oklahoma.
You know where
To find dull knife?
( Speaking in native
American language )
But your heart
Is angry.
You blame dull knife
For raid on village.
He's the chief.
He's responsible.
Good-bye, mr. Earp.
Sometimes you think
Like indian.
Now you think
Like soldier.
I'm sorry.
Maybe--
Maybe dull knife isn't
Responsible for the raid.
But major benteen
Is gonna hold him
Responsible.
Do you understand that?
Please.
You talk to our chief.
Listen, my friend,
Sheriff masterson and I
Must take a posse
Out there.
We'll be expected to turn
Your people back by force.
If we can.
I can't use you as scouts
Against your own people.
We will take you
To dull knife.
( Speaks in native
American language )
Mr. Brother says,
"You have heart that
Is not white man or indian."
We trust your heart.
Now look,
Don't try
And butter me up.
Why do you want me
To talk to dull knife?
To save our people.
My friend,
I can't do that.
This whole business
Has gone too far already.
People k*lled,
Houses burned.
The army is after
Dull knife.
I'm only one man.
No matter what I think about--
We trust you.
We go now.
Please.
They wait here now.
You come with us,
Mr. Earp.
All right.
Now hold it, wyatt.
This is lost river
And it's the worst
Of the bushwhacker
Country.
So?
Well, if dull knife
Is holed up there,
He'd have to come out
Along this riverbed.
And we can hold him up
Long enough for the
Soldiers to come.
That's right, sheriff.
But not if you go in there
And get yourself captured
As a hostage.
Dull knife's got himself
In a tight corner.
Well, I may be wrong.
And if I am
And the cheyenne try
To break out,
You gentlemen
Go to sh**ting.
And sh**t you,
I suppose?
Well, you're not
Gonna have any time
To be particular.
You'll be fighting
For your lives.
I'll see you later.
♪ Oh
♪ The bushwhacker country
Is bad land ♪
♪ A law unto its own
♪ Well, the outlaw rides
♪ And the indian hides
♪ Among its caves of stone
♪ For the bushwhacker country
♪ Is law unto its own
♪ Be wary, my friend
♪ Every tree, every bend
Of the trail ♪
♪ May be your doom
♪ For the bushwhacker country
♪ Will swallow you
Like a tomb. ♪
Great chief dull knife.
You remember me?
My friend.
Marshal earp.
You brought men who
k*lled my daughter
To justice.
I do not forget.
I am sorry we have to
Meet again this way.
Sorry?
You and your people
Are on a breakout.
I have orders from the army
To help stop you.
Marshal earp
Has good scouts.
They bring him
Across our path.
Don't blame mr. Cousin
And mr. Brother.
They're trying to be
Loyal to you.
Soldiers and posse men
Are close behind us.
You and your men
Guide lost river.
Let us not speak lies.
All right.
Then who raided
Mead city?
Not dull knife.
People were k*lled
By indians.
Ah!
( Speaking in native
American language )
Little wolf, go!
I will ask little wolf
If he knows about this.
I do not.
My friend,
You're in trouble.
How can a sensible man
And a great chief
Hope to make it
All the way to montana?
We have come this far.
I can't understand
Why you broke out.
You can understand freedom.
If you had a fair chance.
White man always
Give us fair chance.
After fight at washita,
The soldiers say,
"Make peace and go home."
Then politicians
In washington say,
"What is home
To a cheyenne?
Send them
To oklahoma."
They promised you
That you could
Go back to the mountains?
Yes.
In writing.
Well, then they
Lied to you.
But a breakout only
Makes things worse.
You become
K*llers, outlaws.
Who can control
A young man?
If cheyenne did
This thing in mead city,
It was against my orders.
I believe you.
But it wasn't
Common sense
To expect that you
Could travel
, Miles through
A white man's country.
( Grunts )
What is common sense?
Surrender.
Go back to
Oklahoma territory.
No.
( Horse approaching )
Our young men...
About so many of them,
I will punish them quickly.
I promise.
No.
You think I lie to you?
They must be rounded up
And turned over to me.
That's the law, my friend.
And what if I do this?
I can't make deals.
You will try to stop us
From moving north
Out of lost river?
Those are my orders
From major benteen.
Ah!
( Speaking in native
American language )
I knew you couldn't
Trust them.
No, you leave us
Right here.
And get on back
To the river gap.
This could be a trick
To sneak by us.
We're not gonna
Leave you tied up
For a scalping party.
I said
Leave us alone!
- Are you loco, wyatt?
- No!
Dull knife's gone
After the indians
That raided mead city.
I think he'll turn
Them in to me.
Turn his own boys in
For a hanging or prison?
- Come on, wyatt!
- Look, mr. Masterson,
This is a federal posse.
Yes, sir.
All right then.
You go on back there!
You want a lot of
Cheyenne to make you
Look like a greenhorn?
No.
I guess you're right.
No sign of indians
Anywhere, sir.
Very well.
Ride back
To captain halleck
And tell him
To assemble
All the patrols.
We'll move on
Toward lost river.
Yes, sir.
Marshal earp,
Chief little wolf.
How do you do?
Untie them.
Six of our young men
Admit their hearts
Were bad.
They will go with you,
According to
White man's law.
There are only
Four prisoners.
No, there are six.
Those two in the back.
Claim the right
To die fighting.
Is that necessary?
Our laws aren't
Too tough on
Your people.
Young bear
And lame eagle
Commanded the raid.
For that
They must die.
I have decided,
Mr. Earp.
Just wild boys
Who probably got drunk.
No, they risked
Their freedom.
You have been free
Always.
What do you know about
Prison camp far from home?
And have you ever
Seen our home, mr. Earp?
There is brave water.
It does not sulk
In ponds and puddles.
Our rivers leap off
The forbidden cliff
With the sound
Of w*r drums.
And in our homeland,
The buffalo wait for us.
They have fled
Beyond the range
Of white man's g*n.
Perhaps it must soon be
That the buffalo
And the cheyenne
Will be driven
To the edge of the world.
But if we must die,
We seek the liberty
To die at home.
Is that too great a freedom
To ask of white man?
No more prison camp,
Mr. Earp.
If those two had
Obeyed orders,
We might have reached
Our home in peace.
We would not
Have been stopped
If they had not
Burned and k*lled.
( Shouts in native
American language )
( Speaks in native
American language )
There's no sense
To this fight.
Stop it!
You are still
My prisoner.
Please, mr. Earp.
It is our law.
( Both shouting )
That was m*rder.
Lame eagle was
His only son,
Marshal earp.
We grant them
An honorable death.
And you call it
m*rder.
We are happy men
Riding home in
The sunshine.
There is no pain
In us for making
Promises.
Because we never
Keep promises.
I don't believe that.
We fight and k*ll
No more.
Unless white man
Corners us.
You expect to have me
Let you go through.
No, not now.
You think like
All your brothers.
Bring white soldier.
We caught this man
Two hours ride from
Our camp.
Major benteen
And his troop
Of pony soldiers
Will attack us
From the rear.
You and your men
Will try to stop
Our retreat.
There will be fighting.
Yes, I guess
There will be.
Am I free to go?
You are still
My friend.
Go.
Thank you.
What about mr. Brother
And mr. Cousin?
They go with you.
( Speaks in native
American language )
This time we fight
With our people.
I can't let you
Go through the gap.
You know that.
I've got orders
From the army.
We know.
Good-bye, mr. Earp.
( Speaks in native
American language )
( Responds in native
American language )
Take white soldier,
My friend.
You will need him.
Also the prisoners.
Must we k*ll a friend?
Or he will k*ll us.
Mr. Earp?
I saw their camp.
They have at least
Braves all armed.
Well, major benteen isn't
Gonna be riding out here
With just one troop.
Yes, sir, he is.
It was me.
I let dull knife
Go through.
Major benteen will
Expect us to fight.
Benteen and custer
And the others
Expected us to fight at
The little big horn too.
It'll be another
Custer's m*ssacre.
Come on, let's
Head for the gap.
Now we should hit 'em
Before sundown.
I hope earp brought
Enough men to shut off
The lost river trail.
You ride back and get
The troops started!
Well, for god sakes,
Wyatt!
Figured you'd been burned
At the stake by now.
( Mutters )
Chief dull knife was
Very polite to me.
Oh, corporal jordan,
This is
Sheriff masterson.
Howdy.
He claims that
Major benteen's gonna
Attack the cheyenne
With just one troop.
Benteen must be loco.
Yeah well, they can't
Tell him that.
Hey casey,
You and tibbs
Ride into
Dull knife's camp.
Tell dull knife that
He can come through
The gap.
I want him
To move fast.
Wait a minute,
You're not gonna let them--
Yes, I am.
Let those indians
Go through to montana.
Go on, move!
We'll catch it
From the army.
Just me,
Mr. Masterson.
I made the decision.
Now I don't make
A last ditch fight
To stop the cheyenne
From going home.
With a government
Promise then they
Could go.
They'll call you names.
You know something?
I think you're right.
Now look, I left
Four indian prisoners
Tied to the horses
Just around that
Bend over there.
You take your deputies
And go pick 'em up.
Then head back
For dodge city.
Yes, sir.
You know,
Benteen can
Arrest you.
He sure can.
Well, what are you
Gonna say?
Nothing.
You can visit me
In jail sometime.
Now go on, move.
Wyatt says to
Get back to dodge
With some prisoners.
Come on, hit the leather!
( Fanfare )
Yeah, that'll
Be the major.
Yeah.
He'll be snorting fire.
Well, I hope we waste
A lot of time
Showing him my hide.
Dull knife needs
All the head start
He can get.
Ah, you explain it
To the major, mr. Earp.
He'll cool off
And realize
You done
The right thing.
( Horses galloping )
I wonder if he will.
Wyatt.
Where are the indians?
They've gone.
Your men,
Where are they?
I sent them back
To dodge city.
They've got the indians
Who raided our people.
You had orders
To hold this gap.
Why didn't you?
Sir, mr. Earp thought--
Corporal!
I'm asking mr. Earp
A straight question.
Well sir,
I never explain.
The indians got away,
Let's just leave it
At that.
Now, wyatt!
I will not tol--
Marshal earp,
You will consider
Yourself under arrest.
You will report
To the federal judge
Nearest our command.
Yes, sir.
Corporal,
March your horse
- And return to the troop.
- Yes, sir.
Would it be too much
To ask you, marshal,
Which way dull knife
Was heading?
He was heading home.
( Grunts )
- Captain.
- Yes, sir?
Major benteen filed
These charges against
Marshal earp.
Where is he?
He's due at any moment,
Your honor.
He's been out in campaign
Against dull knife.
Yes, I know.
Marshal earp?
You refuse to plead
Either guilty
Or not guilty.
Now these are
Very serious charges.
Malfeasance in office,
Cowardice,
Refusal to assist
In stopping the escape
Of hostile indians.
Have you any statement
To make to this court?
No, sir.
( Men murmuring )
Major benteen, sir.
This is corporal jordan.
Very well.
The court will hear
Your testimony
In support
Of your accusations.
If the court please,
I ask that the courtroom
Be cleared.
For what reason, major?
My statement will involve
Military matters
Of a confidential nature.
I see.
Very well.
Clear the court.
( Men chattering )
So after my bad temper
Cooled somewhat,
I listened to
Corporal jordan's story.
The corporal was a prisoner
In dull knife's camp.
He says that I had
Badly underestimated
The indians' strength
And that I would have
Stood no chance
To capture them with
The force at my disposal.
Then, uh, marshal earp
Prevented you from making
A tragic blunder.
That's--
That's about the size
Of it, your honor.
So I wish to withdraw
My charges.
And apologize
To marshal earp.
Thank you, major.
The army should thank you.
And major benteen,
When will you people
Get enough men out here
To do the job?
Never, judge.
Starving our western army
Is somebody's idea
Of national defense.
Hmm.
Case dismissed.
Thank you, sir.
Oh, marshal earp--
I don't know what can
Compensate you
For the three weeks
Of embarrassment
And kicking around
By the army... And the law.
Well sir, I'm quite
Happy about it all.
♪ 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. ♪
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