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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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The Buntline Special

  • Episode aired Dec 20, 1955
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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Douglas Fowley and Hugh O'Brian in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Western

A little man with a brash manner and a large gun visits Wichita hoping to interest Marshall Earp in joining a Wild West Show. He provides Earp with a new gun that becomes a Wyatt Earp tradem... Read allA little man with a brash manner and a large gun visits Wichita hoping to interest Marshall Earp in joining a Wild West Show. He provides Earp with a new gun that becomes a Wyatt Earp trademark - his Buntline Special.A little man with a brash manner and a large gun visits Wichita hoping to interest Marshall Earp in joining a Wild West Show. He provides Earp with a new gun that becomes a Wyatt Earp trademark - his Buntline Special.

  • Director
    • Frank McDonald
  • Writer
    • Daniel B. Ullman
  • Stars
    • Hugh O'Brian
    • Lloyd Corrigan
    • Douglas Fowley
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    • Director
      • Frank McDonald
    • Writer
      • Daniel B. Ullman
    • Stars
      • Hugh O'Brian
      • Lloyd Corrigan
      • Douglas Fowley
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    Hugh O'Brian
    Hugh O'Brian
    • Wyatt Earp
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • Ned Buntline
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Doc Fabrique
    Neyle Morrow
    Neyle Morrow
    • Hal Clements
    William Tannen
    William Tannen
    • Gyp Clements
    • (as Bill Tannen)
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Deputy Sam
    Archie Butler
    • James - Third Prisoner in Line
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Coontz
    Bill Coontz
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Ethan Laidlaw
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Philo McCullough
    Philo McCullough
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Noel
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Roosevelt
    Buddy Roosevelt
    • First Prisoner in Line
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Schumacher
    Phil Schumacher
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Brick Sullivan
    Brick Sullivan
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Dan White
    Dan White
    • Wilkins - Second Prisoner in Line
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank McDonald
    • Writer
      • Daniel B. Ullman
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    • Trivia
      Although tradition holds that Earp used a Buntline Special, it is now a discredited idea started by Stuart Lake in a 1931 biography about Earp.
    • Goofs
      The doctor tells Buntline that Earp came to Wichita several months ago, but a previous episode said it's been a couple years.
    • Connections
      Edited into Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      The Legend of Wyatt Earp
      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Harold Adamson

      Performed by The Ken Darby Singers

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1955 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Wyatt Earp Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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