"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 |
Along w/ O'Brian & Bardette, guest-starring Britt Lomond as Johnny Ringo, Rayford Barnes as Ike Clanton, Steve Rowland as Phin Clanton, Anthony Caruso as Don Sebastian, William Phipps as Curly Brocius, Ralph Reed as Billy Clanton, Howard Petrie as Gov. Gosper & Henry Rowland as Pete Spence.
The usual suspects: O'Brian, Woodward w/ Damian O'Flynn as Dr. Goodfellow, Walter Coy as Dr. Henry Mason, Sarah Selby as Cora Mason, Gregg Walcott as Odie Hewitt & Joe McGuinn as Harms.
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.
