The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.

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EP37  The Outlaws Cry Murder (5)
Jun. 27,1961
The Outlaws Cry Murder (5)

The gunfight at the O.K. Corral is over---and Wyatt is charged with murder. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Clum: Stacy Harris. Judge: James Seay. Morgan: Dirk London. Virgil: John Anderson. Ringo: Norm Alden. Curly: William Phipps.

EP36  Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4)
Jun. 21,1961
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4)

The long struggle for law and order in Arizona, which exploded in thirty seconds of deadly gunfire at the O.K. Corral, placed Wyatt Earp among the great Marshals of the Western Frontier. But that famous gunfight has been a matter of controversy ever since 1881. Witnesses from the outlaw element contradicted one another on so many vital points that no reputable historian has taken their version seriously. Marshal Wyatt Earp's story of the fight was told under oath and transcribed verbatim. This is Wyatt's testimony of what happened that bloody day in Tombstone . . .

EP35  Just Before the Battle (3)
Jun. 13,1961
Just Before the Battle (3)

The famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral had its inception in the hold-up of a Sandy Bob Line Stage. After the death of Old Man Clanton, Marshal Earp thought he say a chance to split Clanton's outfit by tricking the outlaws into gunning each other down. Wyatt knew that if this failed there would have to be a fight to the finish between the John Law's of Tombstone and the Clanton outlaws.

EP34  Wyatt's Brothers Join Up (2)
Jun. 06,1961
Wyatt's Brothers Join Up (2)

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EP33  Requiem for Old Man Clanton (1)
May. 30,1961
Requiem for Old Man Clanton (1)

Marshal Wyatt Earp faced the hatred and gunfire of many men in the towns of Wichita, Dodge City and Tombstone . . . but none hated him more than did the Ten Percent Ring. They could neither buy him nor drive him out of Arizona by force . . .

EP32  Hiding Behind a Star
May. 23,1961
Hiding Behind a Star

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EP31  A Papa for Butch and Ginger
May. 09,1961
A Papa for Butch and Ginger

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EP30  The Law Must Be Fair
May. 02,1961
The Law Must Be Fair

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EP29  Wyatt Earp's Baby
Apr. 25,1961
Wyatt Earp's Baby

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EP28  The Shooting Starts
Apr. 18,1961
The Shooting Starts

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EP27  Until Proven Guilty
Apr. 11,1961
Until Proven Guilty

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EP26  The Convict's Revenge
Apr. 04,1961
The Convict's Revenge

A young man just released from prison is determined to go straight. However, his efforts are being sabotaged by his girlfriend's brother, a no-account gambler who has massive gambling debts to a man who wants to collect.

EP25  Wyatt Takes the Primrose Path
Mar. 28,1961
Wyatt Takes the Primrose Path

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EP24  Clanton and Cupid
Mar. 21,1961
Clanton and Cupid

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EP23  The Good Mule and the Bad Mule
Mar. 14,1961
The Good Mule and the Bad Mule

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EP22  Apache Gold
Mar. 07,1961
Apache Gold

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EP21  Doc Holliday Faces Death
Feb. 28,1961
Doc Holliday Faces Death

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EP20  Casey and the Clowns
Feb. 21,1961
Casey and the Clowns

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EP19  Johnny Behan Falls in Love
Feb. 14,1961
Johnny Behan Falls in Love

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EP18  Loyalty
Feb. 07,1961
Loyalty

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EP17  Old Slanders Never Die
Jan. 31,1961
Old Slanders Never Die

Marshal Wyatt Earp faced the hatred and gunfire of many men in the towns of Wichita, Dodge City and Tombstone . . . but none hated him more than did the Ten Percent Ring. They could neither buy him nor drive him out of Arizona by force . . .

EP16  Terror on the Desert
Jan. 24,1961
Terror on the Desert

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EP15  Horse Thief
Jan. 10,1961
Horse Thief

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EP14  Billy Buckett, Inc.
Jan. 03,1961
Billy Buckett, Inc.

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EP13  Winning Streak
Dec. 27,1960
Winning Streak

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EP12  Miss Sadie
Dec. 20,1960
Miss Sadie

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EP11  Johnny Ringo's Girl
Dec. 13,1960
Johnny Ringo's Girl

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EP10  The Too Perfect Crime
Dec. 06,1960
The Too Perfect Crime

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EP9  He's My Brother
Nov. 29,1960
He's My Brother

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EP8  The Fanatic
Nov. 22,1960
The Fanatic

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EP7  Woman from Tucson
Nov. 15,1960
Woman from Tucson

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EP6  Big Brother
Nov. 01,1960
Big Brother

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EP5  Study of a Crooked Sheriff
Oct. 25,1960
Study of a Crooked Sheriff

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EP4  Shoot to Kill
Oct. 18,1960
Shoot to Kill

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EP3  Johnny Behind the Deuce
Oct. 11,1960
Johnny Behind the Deuce

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EP2  The Doctor
Oct. 04,1960
The Doctor

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EP1  The Truth About Old Man Clanton
Sep. 27,1960
The Truth About Old Man Clanton

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.

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bkoganbing Buried in the credits of The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp is the one that lists Stuart N. Lake as the consultant. That makes it an official Earp project. Wyatt Earp had the distinct advantage that he lived long enough to have outlived most of his contemporaries and then at the very end of his life in 1929 commissioned his memoirs. Writer Stuart N. Lake did a series of interviews with Wyatt before he died and it was on that basis that a fine biography was published about him. Of course it was strictly from the Earp point of view.When Earp died, Lake became custodian of the legend. Most of the films subsequently made concerning Earp if you'll look at the credits are based on Lake's book. And of course Wyatt is a cowboy hero. It took the recent films by Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell to kind of put Earp and his accomplishments in perspective.To deal with towns like the frontier Wichita, Dodge City, and Tombstone you couldn't be a Boy Scout. Wyatt Earp was certainly not that and neither were his brothers Virgil and Morgan. Still this show preserves the legend as it would since it was based on the book of the legend maker.I don't think any real person has been so blessed as Wyatt Earp to have had the variety of people playing him. Tom Mix, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, James Stewart, James Garner as well as Russell and Costner, I can't think of anyone who's been better preserved for posterity by Hollywood.Add to the list Hugh O'Brian who got his career role in this series and never was ever really able to shake loose from the casting. He's as good a cowboy hero as they come.Many of the stories from the series came from Lake's book. I urge you to read it if you can find a copy. There have been a number of attempts to debunk the Earp legend, but his fame and glory will live long, just as the series theme tells us.
jonesy74-1 Okay, here's my gripe. If you're going to make a Western series about a famous American Old-West character with a MUSTACHE, which, by the way, was the lawman's most prominent feature, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! MAKE THE ACTOR GROW A CRUMMY MUSTACHE! Or, if he refuses, FOR PITY'S SAKE, HAVE MAKE-UP GLUE ONE TO HIS UPPER LIP! I mean, THIS IS Hollywood, for cryin' out loud!Also, Wyatt Earp WAS NEVER MARSHALL OF TOMBSTONE! I don't know where they got this stuff.Hugh O'Brien (who was once introduced as "Hug" O'Brien on "The Hollywood Palace" by Raquel Welch. She, of course was playing dumb-ditz that night and it had to be explained by the host - Bing Crosby? - that the "h" made the "g" silent) was a little froo-frooed with the silk vest and all that.And, what was up with that theme song? Any Western that had a barber-shop quartet sing its theme song deserves no respect! "Wyatt Earp. Wyatt Earp. Brave, courageous and bold. Long live his name and long live his glory," etc. Please! The words were a bit more Ivanhoe-ish than fit for a rootin' tootin' shoot 'em up Western.All funnin' aside, yeah, as a tyke, I liked this show. It was a good old Western with gun-slingin' and horses.
silverscreen888 This tremendously popular and long-running half-hour series featured changes of locale, added characters and deaths, and in several cases changes of the actors plying parts. Central to the proceedings from first to last from 1955--1961 was lean and athletic Hugh O/Brian as a plausible young Wyatt Earp. Into this the life of this fictionalized American icon, other characters real and imagined were introduced. The series was first located in Kansas cattle towns such as Wichita and Dodge City; then O'Brian moved to Tombstone, Arizona. He became and remained a town marshal during this time. Other regulars of note in this very intelligently-made, innovative and realistic series--one whose 'history' was decidedly not of a documentary variety--included Lloyd Corrigan as Ned Buntline, Alan Dinehart as Bat Masterson, several Doc Hollidays, Gloria Talbott, Don Haggerty, Denver Pyle, Damian O'Flynn, Carol Stone as Kate Holliday, Selmer Jackson, Randy Stuart, Wlliam Tannen, Paul Brinegar as Mayor "Dog" Kelly, Trevor Bardette as Old Man Clanton, Steve Brodie as Sheriff Johnnie Behan, Ross Elliott and others as Wyatt Earp's brothers, etc. The peculiar and memorable structure of the show allowed "changes" in character, relationships, locations, etc. when many series did not permit such alterations. In addition, the show's producers used some actors in guest roles many times, including Sam Flint, Steve Pendleton, Rico Alaniz and more. Guest stars of note included Anna May Wong, Arthur Space, Ann Robinson, Howard Petrie, George Wallace, Richard Travis, Robert Lowery, James Coburn, Peggy Knudsen, Fay Baker, Carolyn Craig, Jim Bannon, Nancy Hadley, Whitner Bissell, Angie Dickinson, Francis de Sales, Peter Mamakos, Ed Nelson, Richard Devon, Lane Bradford, Dorothy Green and John Vivyan, plus many more. Directors of record included Paul Landres and Frank McDonald. The staff of writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, John Dunkel and Dan Ullman. These professionals kept up the show's very consistent quality throughout, I suggest. During its run, this series was shot by six cinematographers but only two art directors, by Ralph Berger and Albert M. Pyke, created its authentic western 'look'. Set decorations were done by Jack Mills and Kenneth W. Swartz. Bruce Bilson was second-unit director, with Hollywood veteran Roy Rowland as executive producer. The producers employed a gun expert, several production specialists and very good but less-expensive talents in order to keep up their high-standard of quality. The series ended with a memorable five-part but not-very-accurate gunfight at the OK Corral. This by my lights was a first-rate narrative TV series, I assert, one which was much imitated for decades afterward. Also of note was the show's theme song, whose picture of Earp set the tone for Eliot Ness, The Lawman, and Kojack among many other TV lawmen to come.
helpless_dancer I was a big fan of this show back when it was popular; I thought Wyatt Earp was 'the thing'. There was always plenty of action from Wyatt and Doc, and when they weren't taking care of business, Shotgun Gibbs could be counted on for some good gunplay. Two of my favorite western actors were in this one which was another reason for my interest - Myron Healy and Morgan Woodward, 2 of tinseltown's primo bad guys [who did stoop to playing good guys every now and then]. To see these two actors now I must watch some old western that might pop up on tv from time to time. I'll wager the real Wyatt wasn't a handsome, flashy dresser like O'Brien: more like an unwashed thug. Ah, Hollywood.