The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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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Episodes
33 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
S1:E1 Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal
Ellsworth, Kansas 1873. Young Wyatt arrives in town fresh from a buffalo hunt looking to clean up and find his friend Sheriff Whitney who has sent for him. Despite it's peaceful appearance, Ellsworth is an ornery little town in need of cleaning up. When his frind is shot, Wyatt feels he must take a stand.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E2 Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
Earp jails Ben Thompson in the hope that his mentally unstable brother Bill will attempt a jailbreak, but the Marshal underestimates the misguided and naive ruthlessness of young Abbie Crandall, who is also determined to help Ben escape.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E3 Bill Thompson Gives In
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E4 Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E5 Marshal Earp's Romance
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E6 The Man Who Lied
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E7 The Gambler
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E8 The Killer
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E9 John Wesley Hardin
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E10 The Bank Robbers
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E11 King of the Cattle Trails
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E12 The Big Baby Contest
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E13 Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E14 Trail's End for a Cowboy
An immature rancher's son forced to sell a herd at at a low price tries to make up the difference in a poker game while drunk and loses. Earp refuses to help since no law was broken so the son takes matters into his own hands.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E15 Rich Man's Son
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E16 The Buntline Special
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E17 Ben Thompson Returns
Earp has been using sanitary laws to close crooked saloons as Ben Thompson comes to Wichita to open one. Ben feels a debt of gratitude toward Earp but it causes problems as the rest of the saloon operators have men gunning for Earp.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E18 Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E19 The Assassins
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E20 It's a Wise Calf
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E21 Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E22 The Bribe
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E23 The Frontier Theatre
Earp closes a show because the men attending are being ripped off by the girls in it. The owner wants to get even with Earp. He decides to attack the stars of a competing play hoping to trap Earp on his own terms but Earp has other plans.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E24 Killing at Cowskin Creek
Big winners at the Keno House are being killed and robbed on the way back to the their camps. Earp is unsure if it is crooked casino owners or someone else doing it. A volunteer comes forward to solve it but Earp is then faced with a mob.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E25 The Englishman
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E26 The Desperate Half-Hour
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E27 The Necktie Party
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E28 One of Jesse's Gang
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E29 The Pinkertons
When a man is murdered in Wichita, Earp wants the Newton gang for it but Allen Pinkerton is interfering and more interested in recovering some stolen money. Due to Earp's actions, the Judge at Pinkerton's request takes Earp's badge.
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