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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.8(20 votes)
6 Seasons
226 Episodes
September 6, 1955
DramaWestern

Overview

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.

Status

Ended

Network

ABC

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

September 6, 1955
Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1
Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal
September 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.

Episode 2
Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
September 13, 1955

No description available.

Episode 3
Bill Thompson Gives In
September 20, 1955

No description available.

Episode 4
Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
September 27, 1955

No description available.

Episode 5
Marshal Earp's Romance
October 4, 1955

No description available.

Episode 6
The Man Who Lied
October 11, 19557.0

No description available.

Episode 7
The Gambler
October 18, 19556.0

No description available.

Episode 8
The Killer
October 25, 19556.0

No description available.

Episode 9
John Wesley Hardin
November 1, 19557.0

No description available.

Episode 10
The Bank Robbers
November 8, 19557.0

No description available.

Episode 11
King of the Cattle Trails
November 15, 1955

No description available.

Episode 12
The Big Baby Contest
November 22, 1955

No description available.

Episode 13
Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
November 29, 1955

No description available.

Episode 14
Trail's End for a Cowboy
December 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.

Episode 15
Rich Man's Son
December 13, 1955

No description available.

Episode 16
The Buntline Special
December 20, 1955

No description available.

Episode 17
Ben Thompson Returns
December 27, 1955

No description available.

Episode 18
Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
January 3, 1956

No description available.

Episode 19
The Assassins
January 10, 1956

No description available.

Episode 20
It's a Wise Calf
January 17, 1956

No description available.

Episode 21
Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
January 24, 1956

No description available.

Episode 22
The Bribe
January 31, 1956

No description available.

Episode 23
The Frontier Theatre
February 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.

Episode 24
Killing at Cowskin Creek
February 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.

Episode 25
The Englishman
February 21, 1956

No description available.

Episode 26
The Desperate Half-Hour
February 28, 1956

No description available.

Episode 27
The Necktie Party
March 6, 1956

No description available.

Episode 28
One of Jesse's Gang
March 13, 1956

No description available.

Episode 29
The Pinkertons
March 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.

Episode 30
The Suffragette
March 27, 1956

No description available.

Episode 31
Hunt the Man Down
April 3, 1956

No description available.

Episode 32
The War of the Colonels
April 10, 1956

No description available.

Episode 33
Bat Masterson Again
April 17, 1956

No description available.

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Top Cast

Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian

Wyatt Earp

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