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S2 E20 Witness for the Defense

Western

TV-PG

25m

Jan 21, 1957

Ben Thompson returns as a dealer at a saloon outside Dodge City. When he is caught cheating, he engages in a gunfight with several hands from the Circle Bar ranch.

Season 2, 39 Episodes

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Wichita Is Civilized

Wichita Is Civilized,

The Taylors open a café in Wichita but word that he is a cousin of criminal Mannon Clements causes strife for them.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Dodge City Gets a New Marshal

Dodge City Gets a New Marshal,

Earp takes the job of Dodge City Marshal. He arrives to find the Sheriff and his deputy under siege and the men on Front Street trying to kill him.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Fight or Run

The Big T outfit is angry with Earp's attempt to tame Dodge City so they decide to ambush him with the help of Jim Kelley.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Double Life of Dora Hand

The Double Life of Dora Hand,

The dance hall run by Dora Hand is a constant site of trouble between the buffalo hunters and railroad workers so Earp is called on to help.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Clay Allison

Pete Albright tries to hire gunfighter Clay Allison to kill Earp to open up Dodge City. Allison won't take money but is willing to kill Earp.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Wyatt's Love Affair

Wyatt's Love Affair,

The Judge's daughter has fallen for Earp but Earp realizes there is no future for them given his job.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - A Quiet Day in Dodge City

A Quiet Day in Dodge City,

A newspaper man from New York comes to Dodge City to write about it expecting a wild and dangerous town but finds the town quiet.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Almost Dead Cowhand

The Almost Dead Cowhand,

Thad Milburn is fed up with being cheated by people in Dodge City causing him to wound two people and take refuge in a warehouse. Earp decides to investigate the situation.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Reformation of Jim Kelley

The Reformation of Jim Kelley,

Dora is forcing Kelly to sell his saloon so Albright and McGuire see an opportunity to not only buy it but to get rid of Earp.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - So Long, Dora, So Long

So Long, Dora, So Long,

As Jim Kelly and Dora Hand prepare to wed, Jim Rellance from Texas hopes to marry Dora. Dora tells him to find a younger girl and Earp tells him to leave Dodge City.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Bat Masterson Wins His Star

Bat Masterson Wins His Star,

Bat returns to Dodge City on the stage with the lovely Nellie Wright hoping to earn a star. He quickly ends up in a gunfight and learns Nellie is part of an outlaw gang but she wants out.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Lonesomest Man in the World

The Lonesomest Man in the World,

New deputy Bat Masterson mistakenly shoots a drunk with an empty gun in the back to protect Hal.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Take Back Your Town

Take Back Your Town,

The George Morris gang tries to take over Dodge City while Earp and Sheriff Bassett are gone. They succeed but Bat escapes capture to catch Earp.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Nineteen Notches on His Gun

Nineteen Notches on His Gun,

The Dutch Henry gang is rustling cattle and killing ranch hands on some of the smaller ranches around town. Sheriff Bassett is sick so Earp and Bat decide to go undercover into the gang.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Hanging Judge

The Hanging Judge,

Earp is not happy with Judge Tobin's habit of being liberal with sentencing men to hang.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Justice

Two Cheyennes have been killed, which can start a new Indian war. The Cheyenne chief plans to attack Dodge City for revenge.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Shootin' Woman

Shootin' Woman,

Mrs. McGill resorts to guns to save their water and pasture for Hap Dorsett who she hopes will marry her daughter.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Man Who Rode with Custer

The Man Who Rode with Custer,

Earp is involved in the backlash from Custer's last battle when crooked Indian agents come to Dodge City to blame the army and Capt. Benteen for the loss.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Wyatt and the Captain

Wyatt and the Captain,

Earp arrests a drunk Sgt. Craig for killing an Indian in a Dodge City store. However, the Captain at Fort Dodge has other ideas about whether it is a crime for a soldier to kill an Indian.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Witness for the Defense

Witness for the Defense,

Ben Thompson returns as a dealer at a saloon outside Dodge City. When he is caught cheating, he engages in a gunfight with several hands from the Circle Bar ranch.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Sharpshooter

The Sharpshooter,

George Morris is willing to pay $1500 to Rule Hawes who was a Tennessee sharpshooter to kill Earp.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Siege at Little Alamo

Siege at Little Alamo,

Wells Fargo asks Earp to help stop holdups by Curly Bill Brocius' gang at the station called the Little Alamo.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Vengeance Trail

Vengeance Trail,

Earp receives word that Fred Colby has been released from prison. Earp has no knowledge of him so he fills in the blanks with info from Hal, others and old city records.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Command Performance

Command Performance,

Buffalo Bill Cody and Ned Buntline bring a German prince through Dodge City. They ask Earp to help fake a robbery to provide excitement for the Prince.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - They Hired Some Guns

They Hired Some Guns,

Two stage lines are competing over a single route with the feud turning into a gun battle in Dodge City as each side outbids the other for hired guns.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Bat Masterson for Sheriff

Bat Masterson for Sheriff,

Bat is running for sheriff at the urging of Earp but Bat is having trouble controlling his temper as his opponent tries to bait him into fights.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Hang 'Em High

Bat is forced to hang Dal who he believes is innocent. Dal has been framed by the White Cap vigilantes and Earp wants to stop them.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Vultures

Two bounty hunters arrive in the Dodge City area looking for a wanted man. They shoot him for a $1000 reward. Earp agrees to get their money but wants them out of town.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Young Gun

Brash teen Jimmy Craig arrives in Dodge City planning to be a deputy. However, he introduces himself to the town by picking a gunfight with a man in a group teasing him about his age.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Nice Ones Always Die First

The Nice Ones Always Die First,

Bat's brother Ed arrives in Dodge City broke and needing a job. Bat doesn't believe he has the ability to be a good lawman and doesn't want to hire him.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Old Jake

Earp spots old buffalo hunter Jake Caster in a saloon. Jake now lives with his wife's tribe, the Cheyenne, but Earp wonders if Jake has changed his ways.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Equalizer

Kelley opens a hardware store with gunsmith Guns McCallum. Guns has a short temper so Earp and Kelley become worried when a gunfighter has an issue with him.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday

Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday,

Earp is looking for information on Mike Roarke at Shanssey's Camp where he finds Doc Holliday may be able to help. Doc refuses as he has his own agenda with Roarke.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Beautiful Friendship

Beautiful Friendship,

The Judge, Bat, and Kelley want Earp to run Doc and Kate Holliday out of Dodge City but Earp doesn't want to as Doc saved his life and has committed no crime.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom

Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom,

Major Benteen asks Earp and Masterson to take a posse to cut off Chief Dull Knife and his Cheyenne tribe who left Oklahoma.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Gold Brick

The Gold Brick,

Doc buys a gold brick stolen from a stagecoach and tries to use it to prove the honest citizens of Dodge City are not so honest.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Wicked Widow

The Wicked Widow,

A series of shootings near the home of Myra Malone, a dressmaker, and a warning to a rancher courting Myra forces Earp to investigate.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - They Think They're Immortal

They Think They're Immortal,

Morgan Earp, Wyatt's younger brother, arrives in Dodge City wanting to be a deputy marshal with Wyatt. Wyatt believes it is too dangerous but pressure from Doc forces Wyatt to reconsider.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - The Time for All Good Men

The Time for All Good Men,

The owner of the Big T Rance Purcell and his foreman Gus Andrews trap Earp alone at Stony Wells. Earp outnumbered 30 to 1 is running out of water and ammo.

Details

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Western

TV-PG

6 Seasons

26m

Loosely based on historical fact, this classic Western series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.

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