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)
Joel Mc Crea - not quite a superstar of Westerns, is suitably refrained but still somehow imposing as the law enforcement officer Earp. There's good action at the start, as bands of outlaws ride in, guns blazing, fights in Saloon bars and general terrorising of the residents.
Mc Crea is good, Vera Miles lovely and a turn from Lloyd Bridges is always welcome. The colour and clarity are also good, though the Technicolor less vibrant and saturated than is often the case, making the film look more natural.
Though I'm no expert on the Western, I do enjoy a good one and whilst this was entertaining enough, it didn't strike me as one to particularly remember. It didn't drag, wasn't boring and is probably better than average, but not quite enough for 7/10.
- tim-764-291856
- Jul 14, 2012
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Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1