In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Ben Thompson
- (as Robert Wilke)
- Bank Robber
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Madam
- (uncredited)
- Hal Clements
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSam Peckinpah played a bit part as a bank teller.
- GoofsThey have Wyatt Earp meeting Bat Masterson in Wichita for the first time, and Bartholemew calls himself Bat when introducing himself. Bat started using his shortened name later in life and they met their first time in Dodge City Kansas not Wichita per Bat's own memoirs.
- Quotes
Ben Thompson: [examining Earp's revolver] That's a nice gun. Yeah,it wouldn't do for us Texans, though.
[comparing barrel lengths]
Ben Thompson: We like ours regulation size.
Clint Wallace: Yeah, don't ever get into an argument with a Texas man when you're carrying that thing. Must take you a half hour to clear leather with it.
Wyatt Earp: The only arguments I've had lately have been with buffalo, and they don't draw very fast, you know.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The First Texan (1956)
In a very short time he manages to change completely the life of the town from a very dangerous place where one could be killed or robbed at any moment to the most peaceful town in the wild west.
An interesting western directed by Jacques Tourneur, that revisits some of the used western's cliches, but also contains some spectacular action sequences and some personal Tourneur touches in directing which rise the film little above the average and turn it into a pleasurable viewing experience. 7/10
- IlyaMauter
- May 6, 2003
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1