The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Overview
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp brings to life the adventures of the iconic frontier lawman, Wyatt Earp. Airing in black-and-white from 1955 to 1961 on ABC, this western drama spans 229 episodes, showcasing Earp's exploits and challenges in the Wild West. Hugh O'Brian stars as the titular character, portraying Earp's journey through law enforcement and personal trials, blending historical elements with engaging storytelling. This series captures the essence of the rugged American frontier and the legendary figures who shaped it.
Episodes
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1
Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal
In 1873, Wyatt rolls into Ellsworth, Kansas, after a buffalo hunt, eager to meet his friend Sheriff Whitney, who had requested his presence. Although ...
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2
Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
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3
Bill Thompson Gives In
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4
Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
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5
Marshal Earp's Romance
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6
The Man Who Lied
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7
The Gambler
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8
The Killer
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9
John Wesley Hardin
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10
The Bank Robbers
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11
King of the Cattle Trails
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12
The Big Baby Contest
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13
Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
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14
Trail's End for a Cowboy
The reckless son of a rancher, facing the necessity of selling his cattle for a pittance, attempts to recover his losses by gambling while intoxicated...
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15
Rich Man's Son
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16
The Buntline Special
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17
Ben Thompson Returns
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18
Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
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19
The Assassins
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20
It's a Wise Calf
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21
Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
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22
The Bribe
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23
The Frontier Theatre
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24
Killing at Cowskin Creek
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25
The Englishman
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26
The Desperate Half-Hour
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27
The Necktie Party
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28
One of Jesse's Gang
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29
The Pinkertons
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30
The Suffragette
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31
Hunt the Man Down
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32
The War of the Colonels
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33
Bat Masterson Again
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1
Wichita Is Civilized
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2
Dodge City Gets a New Marshal
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3
Fight or Run
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4
The Double Life of Dora Hand
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5
Clay Allison
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6
Wyatt's Love Affair
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7
A Quiet Day in Dodge City
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8
The Almost Dead Cowhand
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9
The Reformation of Jim Kelley
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10
So Long, Dora, So Long
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11
Bat Masterson Wins His Star
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12
The Lonesomest Man in the World
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13
Take Back Your Town
While Earp and Sheriff Bassett are away, the George Morris gang seizes the opportunity to take control of Dodge City. Although they manage to gain the...
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14
Nineteen Notches on His Gun
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15
The Hanging Judge
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16
Justice
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17
Shootin' Woman
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18
The Man Who Rode With Custer
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19
Wyatt and the Captain
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20
Witness for the Defense
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21
The Sharpshooter
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22
Siege at Little Alamo
Wells Fargo turns to Earp for assistance in putting an end to the robberies carried out by Curly Bill Brocius' gang at the Little Alamo station. Earp ...
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23
Vengeance Trail
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24
Command Performance
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25
They Hired Some Guns
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26
Bat Masterson for Sheriff
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27
Hang 'Em High
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28
The Vultures
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29
Young Guns
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30
The Nice Ones Always Die First
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31
Old Jake
Earp sees the familiar face of former buffalo hunter Jake Caster in a saloon. Jake, who now resides with his late wife’s tribe, the Cheyenne, reveal...
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32
The Equalizer
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33
Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday
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34
Beautiful Friendship
The Judge, Bat, and Kelley pressure Earp to drive Doc and Kate Holliday out of Dodge City, but Earp is reluctant since Doc saved his life and hasn’t...
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35
Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom
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36
The Gold Brick
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37
The Wicked Widow
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38
They Think They're Immortal
Morgan Earp, Wyatt's younger sibling, comes to Dodge City eager to join Wyatt as a deputy marshal. Wyatt is initially reluctant, fearing for Morgan's ...
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39
The Time for All Good Men
Wyatt Earp's tendency to go it alone leads him into a tight spot at Adobe Springs, where he's cornered by the Big T gang, who are eager to take him do...
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1
Call Me Your Honor
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2
The Big Bellyache
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3
Pinkytown
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4
Shoot to Kill
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5
Wells Fargo vs. Doc Holliday
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6
Warpath
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7
Hung Jury
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8
Little Pistol
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9
The Magic Puddle
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10
Mr. Buntline's Vacation
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11
Fortitude
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12
The Good and Perfect Gift
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13
Indian Wife
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14
Woman Trouble
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15
Shadow of a Man
During his day assisting Sheriff Masterson, Earp chooses Hal Norton to be his Chief Deputy. Left to tackle various challenges in Earp's absence, Hal f...
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16
Bad Woman
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17
One-Man Army
Texan Drum Denman sets his sights on northerner Earp by supporting a local free newspaper to publish misleading articles aimed at provoking Earp into ...
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18
The General's Lady
Custer's widow is anxious about the impending hearing regarding Major Reno's conduct during Custer's final battle. Meanwhile, a civilian scout who ser...
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19
The Manly Art
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20
Sweet Revenge
Wyatt Earp finds himself in a dangerous situation when both a man and a woman, each intent on his death, show up in Dodge at the same time. The man, a...
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21
The Imitation Jesse James
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22
The Kansas Lily
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23
Wyatt Earp Rides Shotgun
The Wells Fargo coaches traveling between Hays, Kansas, and Dodge City have faced a string of assaults. In response, the company reaches out to Wyatt ...
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24
Wyatt Fights
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25
Ballad and Truth
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26
The Schoolteacher
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27
When Sherman Marched Through Kansas
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28
Big Brother Virgil
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29
It Had to Happen
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30
County Seat War
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31
One
Wyatt Earp's friends, Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother, have crucial details about a gang of infamous killers known as The Dry Gulchers. When the gang ambus...
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32
The Underdog
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33
Two
Wyatt Earp persists in his quest to track down the last three men responsible for the death of his Indian friend, Mr. Brother, having already captured...
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34
Doc Holliday Rewrites History
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35
Three
After the infamous Dry Gulchers murdered one of Wyatt Earp's Native American friends, Mr. Brother, they ignited Earp's unyielding quest for vengeance....
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36
Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson
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37
Four
Wyatt Earp is on the hunt for the final member of the infamous Dry Gulchers, a man linked to the brutal murder of his Indian friend, Mr. Brother. This...
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38
The Frame-Up
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39
My Husband
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The Hole Up
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2
The Peacemaker
With Earp away, defying Kelley's orders to apprehend Blackie Saunders, Curly and Ringgold seize control of Dodge City. Their takeover leaves Kelley wi...
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3
The Bounty Killer
In the rugged lands of Robbers' Roost, Utah, a shadowy murderer has struck, claiming the lives of nine victims. Colonel Benteen, an old Army comrade o...
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4
Caught by a Whisker
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5
The Mysterious Cowhand
Wyatt Earp, donning his most spirited cowhand disguise, is on the hunt for the killer of his cousin and teams up with a cattle drive along the Chishol...
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6
The Gatling Gun
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7
Cattle Thieves
Earp and Judge Tobin find themselves in a tough spot as they must uphold a rustling law they believe is overly harsh. A complaint has been lodged by a...
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8
Remittance Man
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9
King of the Frontier
Wyatt Earp runs into his friend Ned Buntline, who has just released a book portraying Wyatt as the "King of the Frontier." Unaware of the awkwardness ...
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10
Truth About Gunfighting
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11
Frontier Woman
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12
Santa Fe War
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13
Plague Carrier
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14
Kill the Editor
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15
Little Brother
Morgan Earp, Wyatt's younger brother, arrives in Dodge City and quickly gets wrapped up in a plot with Doc Holliday to free the outlaw Smiley Dunlap, ...
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16
The Reformation of Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday is in poor health, and his wife Kate is on the verge of leaving him because he refuses to listen to anyone's advice for recovery. Earp st...
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17
A Good Man
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18
Death for a Stolen Horse
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19
Last Stand at Smoky Hill
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20
The Muleskinner
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21
Earp Ain't Wearin' Guns
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22
Bat Jumps the Reservation
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23
The Truth About Rawhide Geraghty
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24
She Almost Married Wyatt
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25
Horse Race
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26
Juveniles-1878
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27
One Murder - Fifty Suspects
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28
How to be a Sheriff
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29
The Judas Goat
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30
Doc Fabrique's Greatest Case
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31
The Actress
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32
Love and Shotgun Gibbs
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33
Dodge Is Civilized
In 1879, Mayor Kelley is determined to shut down the last remaining saloons in town. Meanwhile, Bat has returned to take charge of the Lone Star saloo...
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34
Little Gray Home in the West
Earp dreams of owning a ranch, so when Doc gets the opportunity to win one through a game, Earp decides to join in. Upon arriving, they discover a wid...
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35
The Cyclone
A telegraph alerts Dodge City about an approaching cyclone, but Shotgun dismisses the warning since his mule, Roscoe, remains calm. Meanwhile, Mayor K...
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36
Kelley Was Irish
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37
Arizona Comes to Dodge
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Dodge City - Hail and Farewell
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2
The Trail to Tombstone
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3
Tombstone!
Wyatt Earp arrived in Tombstone as a land agent for Earp Brothers, Inc., choosing to go unarmed and ignoring Doc Holliday's cautionary advice. Doc war...
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4
Wyatt's Decision
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5
Lineup for Battle
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6
The Nugget and the Epitaph
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7
The Perfidy of Shotgun Gibbs
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8
You Can't Fight City Hall
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9
Behan Shows His Hand
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10
The Ring of Death
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11
Wyatt Wins One
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12
The Fugitive
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13
The Noble Outlaws
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14
The Paymaster
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15
The Clantons' Family Row
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16
The Matchmaker
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17
Get Shotgun Gibbs
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18
Wells Fargo Calling Marshall Earp
When Wells, Fargo sought Marshal Wyatt Earp's help to stop stagecoach robberies along their Charleston-to-Benson route, they placed Wyatt's reputation...
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19
A Murderer's Return
Each day, the stagecoach arrived in Tombstone, delivering men from far and wide, each with their own unique histories. Among them was Dobie Jenner, wh...
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20
The Big Fight at Total Wreck
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21
Frontier Surgeon
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22
Let's Hang Curly Bill
Following a caution from Earp, Marshal Fred White attempts to seize the gun from a heavily intoxicated Curly Bill Brocius. In the struggle, the weapon...
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23
Silver Dollar
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24
The Case of Senor Huerto
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25
The Arizona Lottery
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26
Don't Get Tough with a Sailor
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27
The Scout
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28
The Buntline Special
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29
China Mary
Tombstone, like many mining towns in the West, attracted individuals from all corners of the globe. Among its diverse inhabitants, a significant numbe...
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30
His Life in His Hands
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31
Behan's Double Game
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32
The Salvation of Emma Clanton
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33
John Clum, Fighting Editor
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34
The Judge
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35
The Court vs. Doc Holliday
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36
Roscoe Turns Detective
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37
The Posse
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38
The Confidence Man
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39
The Toughest Judge in Arizona
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40
My Enemy - John Behan
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41
Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy
Wyatt Earp had survived in Wichita, Dodge City, and Tombstone by outsmarting the various gunslingers and outlaws who sought his downfall. However, Old...
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1
The Truth About Old Man Clanton
Following instructions from Territorial Governor Gosper, Wyatt Earp travels south to broker peace after discovering that Old Man Clanton has dispatche...
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2
The Doctor
While a robbery unfolds, Doc Goodfellow is inadvertently shot by the Hewitt gang. Doc Holliday insists that only a skilled surgeon can extract the bul...
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3
Johnny Behind the Deuce
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4
Shoot to Kill
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5
Study of a Crooked Sheriff
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6
Big Brother
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7
Woman from Tucson
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8
The Fanatic
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9
He's My Brother
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10
The Too Perfect Crime
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11
Johnny Ringo's Girl
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12
Miss Sadie
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13
Winning Streak
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14
Billy Buckett, Inc.
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15
Horse Thief
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16
Terror on the Desert
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17
Old Slanders Never Die
Marshal Wyatt Earp encountered hostility and gunfire in various towns such as Wichita, Dodge City, and Tombstone. However, the fiercest animosity came...
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18
Loyalty
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19
Johnny Behan Falls in Love
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20
Casey and the Clowns
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21
Doc Holliday Faces Death
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22
Apache Gold
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23
The Good Mule and the Bad Mule
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24
Clanton and Cupid
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25
Wyatt Takes the Primrose Path
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26
The Convict's Revenge
A recently freed young man is focused on turning his life around, but his ambitions are undermined by his girlfriend's brother. This irresponsible gam...
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27
Until Proven Guilty
Johnny Ringo and Curly Bill Brocius, furious about Sheriff Behan's unfair taxation on their illegal profits, turn to Doc Holliday for help in setting ...
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28
The Shooting Starts
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29
Wyatt Earp's Baby
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30
The Law Must Be Fair
Tom McLowery's wife is unhappy with their life on the ranch, prompting them to make the decision to relocate to Tombstone, despite Frank's objections....
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31
A Papa for Butch and Ginger
Shotgun Gibbs, Wyatt's deputy, confronts a drifter bothering a young widow who enlisted his help for her journey to Colorado. The widow's two children...
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32
Hiding Behind a Star
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33
Requiem for Old Man Clanton (1)
Marshal Wyatt Earp confronted hostility and bullets from numerous foes in Wichita, Dodge City, and Tombstone. However, none harbored as much animosity...
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34
Wyatt's Brothers Join Up (2)
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35
Just Before the Battle (3)
The legendary showdown at the O.K. Corral began with the robbery of a Sandy Bob Line Stagecoach. Following the murder of Old Man Clanton, Marshal Earp...
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36
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4)
The intense battle for law and order in Arizona culminated in a mere thirty seconds of lethal gunfire at the O.K. Corral, securing Wyatt Earp's legacy...
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The Outlaws Cry Murder (5)
The notorious shootout at the O.K. Corral has concluded, but now Wyatt faces a murder charge. Portraying Wyatt is Hugh O'Brian, while Douglas Fowley t...
