The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Rellance killed an awful good friend of yours, Wyatt.

You've got your Buntline Special.

Why don't you drop him as he comes down the trail,

or hang him right here?

Sheriff Bassett, his Chief Deputy Bill Tillman,

Marshal Wyatt Earp, and we're all thinking the same thing.

Well?

No.

We take him live and let the law hang him.

You sure you'll stick to that?

I don't know.

Better make up your mind, Wyatt.

Here he comes.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,

starring Hugh O'Brian. Presented by...

Perhaps the main reason his enemies

hated Marshal Wyatt Earp

was Wyatt's profound loyalty to his friends.

Then, there were such characters as Jim Kelly

and Dora Hand, the Queen of Dodge City nightlife.

Jim Kelly, the saloon keeper who backed Wyatt in his struggle

to civilize roaring, snortin' Dodge,

and Dora Hand, a legend in her own lifetime on the frontier,

whose romance with Kelly and friendship with Wyatt

cause some lifting of eyebrows

among the respectable citizens of Dodge City.

But Wyatt Earp, having once gained a friend,

was loyal to that friend to the last ditch.

Oh, howdy, Wyatt.

You look like a married man already, Mr. Kelly.

None of your bachelor grins now.

I may back out on it entirely.

And what would you think of that?

Oh, you'll be at church tomorrow.

And where's Miss Dora?

Still sewing on that dress.

I tell you, Wyatt, I'm shaky.

Hey, what are you toting?

It's a present.

And it's hefty.

I'm kind of scared to show it to Miss Dora.

What is it, now?

Never mind. It's for the bride-to-be

to open, not you.

Wyatt, I'm not good enough for her.

No, you're not.

I knew you'd say that.

And I oughta get sore.

But it's the Lord's own truth.

You can't take a man out of a saloon and put him in a hardware store

on the right side of town and expect a miracle.

Now, Miss Dora doesn't expect that.

She knows you.

But is it fair, now,

for me to be marrying her?

Mr. Kelly, the women always get the worst of it.

They expect that.

Anyway, if women weren't braver than men,

there'd be mighty few marriages.

No, Miss Dora knows exactly what she's got to put up with.

Come in, Wyatt.

Put the clock down.

Clock?

It's a beautiful Seth Thomas with chimes,

and you paid far too much for it.

But there's no need to pretend we don't need a clock.

You open it, Jim. You're the head of the household.

How did you find out that I was giving you a clock?

Mr. Levy told me that you sent all the way to St. Louis for it.

And he didn't want you to waste money on something we didn't need.

Oh, Jim! Isn't it beautiful?

Sure is! One of those new eight-day clocks.

Must have cost you mighty near a month's pay.

Oh, now mind your manners, Kelly.

You know that we don't put a price on anything.

Oh... you better let Wyatt put it on the mantelpiece.

I don't trust Jim in the state he's in!

- Want me to wind it? - Oh, no, it's bad luck.

Wait until after the wedding.

But we sure do thank you.

- Do I get to wind it? - Of course.

Bend down, Wyatt.

We'll treasure this all our lives.

Thank you, Miss Dora.

Mr. Kelly, you don't know how lucky you are.

We both fools for luck.

Oh, this is a far cry from the Alhambra Saloon

and Dora's Dance Hall. Oh, why, Wyatt...

Oh, dear.

What's wrong?

It's that Reliance Kid.

You know, hon, the one whose father

owns that big ranch down in Texas.

I'll settle his hash!

No. You let me take care of it.

He thinks he's in love with me.

I'll let him down easy.

But Dora!

Kelly.

Let Miss Dora Handle it, hmm?

Howdy, Bob.

- Is it true? - What do you mean?

Soon as I hit town they told me about you marrying that old man.

It can't be true.

If you mean Jim Kelly, he's not an old man.

Yes, we are getting married, tomorrow.

That Irish saloon keeper? You're smarter than that.

Oh? How smart should I be?

Dora, listen.

I told you I'd marry you just as soon as I collected from my mama.

Well, I collected.

I'm over 21 and my old man hasn't got a thing to say about it.

I don't Rob cradles, Bob. I told you that, didn't I?

You ain't marrying Jim Kelly.

Oh, yes I am. Tomorrow.

Huh-uh. You're marrying me.

Bob, look.

Your pop may own half of Texas,

but it doesn't make any difference to me if he owns the whole State.

I'm 30 years old. Go back to Texas, Bob.

Get a gal your own age.

Get on your horse, kid.

Well, the bridegroom, you think.

You stupid Irish no good...

- Bob, stop it! - Get out of here, Dora!

Wyatt!

Get in the house, both of you!

Kelly, temper, now. Come on, do what Wyatt says.

- So you're Wyatt Earp, huh? - That's right.

Is that supposed to impress me?

My name is Reliance.

Bob Reliance.

Yeah, I heard of your father.

Nothing very good.

I don't want to hear any more about you.

Now you get on that horse and light out of this town.

Leave it alone.

You're a spoiled brat.

Maybe I should have let Kelly give you that beating.

You swing another punch at me and I'm gonna give you that lickin', boy.

You're bigger than me, Earp.

But Dora ain't gonna marry that Irish, you understand?

I told you to get on that horse.

Your time's run out in this town.

If I see you here again your father isn't gonna know you.

I'll get me another gun, Earp.

You tell friend Kelly Dora ain't gonna marry that irisher!

Wyatt, Wyatt.

Jim wants to go gunning for that fool kid.

Won't be necessary.

Mr. Kelly! Would you bring my hat?

But Bob is so mean when he's jealous and drunk.

You and Jim forget about it.

I'll run him out of town.

Thank you.

See you both at the party tonight, huh?

Oh, yes, of course, Wyatt.

There wouldn't be any party without you.

Thanks.

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21...

Hello, Sam.

Oh, hello, Marshal.

You got a guest here by the name of Bob Reliance?

Yeah, but he checked out.

Not five minutes ago.

Where is he now, do you know?

Threw his saddlebags on his horse and rode off.

Acted sore at all us folks in Dodge.

Reckon he headed back to Texas.

And a good riddance, if you ask me.

Yeah, it sure is, if he did go.

Yeah, yeah, sure. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Howdy, Wyatt.

Howdy, Wyatt.

- Howdy, sheriff. - Mr. Tillman.

I'm hunting for Bob Reliance.

What's he done?

Shot somebody in the back?

He threatened Jim Kelly.

- I ordered him to leave town. - He didn't leave?

I'm not sure. I've had my deputies

out hunting for him since before noon.

I was wondering if you and Mr. Tillman could give me a hand.

Of course, Wyatt.

If that Reliance kid was still in town, where do you figure he'd be hiding?

Well, Steve Corning is old man Reliance's lawyer up here.

- Yeah, you talk to Steve. - Right.

I'll get some of my deputies.

We'll help you check the trails.

Thanks, Charlie. That'd be the quickest way.

I don't want Mr. Kelly's wedding interfered with.

Nobody does. Him and Dora have invited the whole town.

Everybody'll turn out to wish 'em well too.

And don't worry about Reliance, Wyatt.

- We'll find him. - Thanks.

- Howdy, Bob. - Howdy.

You heading the wrong way, ain't you?

I'm heading for Texas. Is that the wrong way?

You'll be missing all the fun, Bob.