In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.
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| Joel McCrea | ... |
Wyatt Earp
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| Vera Miles | ... |
Laurie
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| Lloyd Bridges | ... |
Gyp
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| Wallace Ford | ... |
Whiteside
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| Edgar Buchanan | ... |
Doc Black
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| Peter Graves | ... |
Morgan
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| Keith Larsen | ... |
Bat Masterson
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| Carl Benton Reid | ... |
Mayor
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| John Smith | ... |
Jim
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| Walter Coy | ... |
McCoy
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| Robert J. Wilke | ... |
Ben Thompson
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| Jack Elam | ... |
Al
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| Mae Clarke | ... |
Mrs. McCoy
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| Walter Sande | ... |
Clint Wallace
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| Robert Anderson | ... |
Bank Robber (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Astor | ... |
Saloon Madam (uncredited)
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| Rayford Barnes | ... |
Hal Clements (uncredited)
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| John Bose | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Rudy Bowman | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Joe Brooks | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Bill Clark | ... |
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
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| Bill Coontz | ... |
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
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| Ben Corbett | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Jean Dean | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| George DeNormand | ... |
Proprietor (uncredited)
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| Tex Driscoll | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Leonard P. Geer | ... |
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
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Signe Hack | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Barfly / Lookout (uncredited)
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| Mary Alan Hokanson | ... |
Mrs. Jackson - Michael's Mother (uncredited)
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| George Huggins | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Dick Johnstone | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| I. Stanford Jolley | ... |
John Stanton (uncredited)
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Chester Jones | ... |
William (uncredited)
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| Ray Jones | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Rory Mallinson | ... |
Robber #3 (uncredited)
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Kathy Marlowe | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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| Kermit Maynard | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jody McCrea | ... |
Gunmman (uncredited)
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Russell Meeker | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Anna Navarro | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| William Newell | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Jimmy Noel | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Sam Peckinpah | ... |
Bank Teller (uncredited)
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Ford Raymond | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Bob Reeves | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Alex Sharp | ... |
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
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George Sherwood | ... |
Marshal Billy Smith (uncredited)
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| Robert Swan | ... |
Robber #2 (uncredited)
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Adele Taylor | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Dorothy Tennant | ... |
Mrs. Stanton (uncredited)
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Coleen Vico | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Gene Wesson | ... |
1st Robber (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Henry Wills | ... |
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
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| Al Wyatt Sr. | ... |
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques Tourneur | ||
Written by
| Daniel B. Ullman | ... | (story by) |
| Daniel B. Ullman | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Richard V. Heermance | ... | associate producer (as Richard Heermance) |
| Walter Mirisch | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Hans J. Salter | ... | (as Hans Salter) |
Cinematography by
| Harold Lipstein | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Austin | ||
Art Direction by
| Dave Milton | ... | (as David Milton) |
Set Decoration by
| Joseph Kish | ||
Makeup Department
| Robert Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
| Edward Polo | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Allen K. Wood | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Austen Jewell | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ralph Butler | ... | recording director |
| Del Harris | ... | sound editor |
Stunts
| Kermit Maynard | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Alex Sharp | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Calvin Spencer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Henry Wills | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Al Wyatt Sr. | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Darrell Woodhouse | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Eve Newman | ... | music editor |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | conductor (as Hans Salter) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Allied Artists Pictures (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Associated British-Pathé (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1955) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Kontinental-Film (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Union Film (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Allied Artists Home Video (1978) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan version)
- Warner Archive Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter make him a perfect candidate for Marshal but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.
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| Taglines | WYATT EARP LIVES HIS GREATEST ADVENTURES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WICHITA...WHERE GUNS TALKED LOUDER THAN WORDS! (re-release print ad - all caps See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sam Peckinpah played a bit part as a bank teller. See more » |
| Goofs | They 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The First Texan (1956). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Wichita See more » |
| 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. See more » |