"The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" was the first western television series written for adults, premiering four days before Gunsmoke on September 6, 1955.
It is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.
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After the shootout editor Dameron and Sheriff Behan want the Earps and Doc hung or shot. Behan plans to charge them with murder while Curly Brocius and Johnny Ringo plan a quicker revenge by killing them during the outlaws's funeral.
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 6x37: The Outlaws Cry Murder (5) | Jun 27, 1961 | |
| 6x36: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4) | Jun 21, 1961 | |
| 6x35: Just Before The Battle | Jun 13, 1961 |
Again w/ the usual cast: Woodward, Pendleton, Bardette & Milford, as well as Dirk London as Morgan Earp, Steve Rowland as Phin Clanton, & William Phipps as Curly Brocius.
Starring the usual suspects as the regular cast: O'Brian, Woodward, Seay & Bardette w/ John Milford as Ike Clanton, Randy Stuart as Nellie Cashman, Lash LA Rue as Sheriff John Behan, Steve Pendleton as Thacker, & Enid Janes as Virginia Rollins.
Cast appearance in this episode as well as many others by Morgan Woodward as "Shotgun" Gibbs; James Seay as "The Toughest Judge in Arizona" Judge Spicer, Trevor Bardette as "Old-man" Clanton & Angela Greene as Miss Alma.
