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Series · 1955–1961Ended

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.8·6 seasons·226 episodes·30 min avg.·United States of America

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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Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal
Wyatt Earp Becomes A MarshalUp next
Sep 6, 1955

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.

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Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
Sep 13, 1955

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.

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Bill Thompson Gives In
Bill Thompson Gives In
Sep 20, 1955
04
Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
Sep 27, 1955
05
Marshal Earp's Romance
Marshal Earp's Romance
Oct 4, 1955
06
The Man Who Lied
The Man Who Lied
Oct 11, 1955·7.0
07
The Gambler
The Gambler
Oct 18, 1955·6.0
08
The Killer
The Killer
Oct 25, 1955·6.0
09
John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin
Nov 1, 1955·7.0
10
The Bank Robbers
The Bank Robbers
Nov 8, 1955·7.0
11
King of the Cattle Trails
King of the Cattle Trails
Nov 15, 1955
12
The Big Baby Contest
The Big Baby Contest
Nov 22, 1955
13
Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
Nov 29, 1955
14
Trail's End for a Cowboy
Trail's End for a Cowboy
Dec 6, 1955

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.

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Rich Man's Son
Rich Man's Son
Dec 13, 1955
16
The Buntline Special
The Buntline Special
Dec 20, 1955
17
Ben Thompson Returns
Ben Thompson Returns
Dec 27, 1955

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.

18
Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
Jan 3, 1956
19
The Assassins
The Assassins
Jan 10, 1956
20
It's a Wise Calf
It's a Wise Calf
Jan 17, 1956
21
Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
Jan 24, 1956
22
The Bribe
The Bribe
Jan 31, 1956
23
The Frontier Theatre
The Frontier Theatre
Feb 7, 1956

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.

24
Killing at Cowskin Creek
Killing at Cowskin Creek
Feb 14, 1956

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.

25
The Englishman
The Englishman
Feb 21, 1956
26
The Desperate Half-Hour
The Desperate Half-Hour
Feb 28, 1956
27
The Necktie Party
The Necktie Party
Mar 6, 1956
28
One of Jesse's Gang
One of Jesse's Gang
Mar 13, 1956
29
The Pinkertons
The Pinkertons
Mar 20, 1956

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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The Suffragette
The Suffragette
Mar 27, 1956
31
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down
Apr 3, 1956
32
The War of the Colonels
The War of the Colonels
Apr 10, 1956
33
Bat Masterson Again
Bat Masterson Again
Apr 17, 1956

Cast

1 credited
Hugh O'Brian
Wyatt Earp

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