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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
41 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
Dodge City - Hail and Farewell
Tue, Sep 1, 1959 30 mins
Wyatt (Hugh O'Brian) prepares to leave Dodge City and join his brothers in the Arizona territory. Morgan: Dirk London. Virgil: Ross Elliott. Kelley: Ralph Sanford.
Episode 2
The Trail to Tombstone
Tue, Sep 8, 1959 30 mins
Wanted: the murderer of Doc Holliday's friend. Doc: Myron Healey. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Virgil: Ross Elliott. Morgan: Dirk London.
Episode 3
Tombstone!
Tue, Sep 15, 1959 30 mins
An unarmed Wyatt is dragged into a feud between miners and ranchers. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Old Man Clinton: Trevor Bardette. Emma: Carol Thurston.
Episode 4
Wyatt's Decision
Tue, Sep 22, 1959 30 mins
The townspeople unite to convince Wyatt (Hugh O'Brian) not to leave Tombstone. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Old Man Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Gird: Frank Gerstle. Sheriff: Arthur Space. Judge: Marshall Bradford. Emma Clanton: Lyn Guild.
Episode 5
Lineup for Battle
Tue, Sep 29, 1959 30 mins
Wyatt's first job as Tombstone's deputy sheriff: arrest Old Man Clanton (Trevor Bardette). Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Nellie: Randy Stuart.
Episode 6
The Nugget and the Epitaph
Tue, Oct 6, 1959 30 mins
An idealistic newspaperman battles to keep his paper---and himself---alive. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Dameron: Bill Mims. Emma: Carol Thurston. Clum: Stacy Harris. Goodfellow: Damian O'Flynn. Dongo: William Foster.
Episode 7
The Perfidy of Shotgun Gibbs
Tue, Oct 13, 1959 30 mins
The infamous Ten Percent Ring creates havoc during a Tombstone judgeship election. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Doc: Douglas Fowley.
Episode 8
You Can't Fight City Hall
Tue, Oct 20, 1959 30 mins
Sheriff Behan (Lash LaRue) may have donated money to a hospital, but Wyatt's sure the larcenous lawman has something crooked up his sleeve. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Emma: Carol Thurston.
Episode 9
Behan Prods His Hand
Tue, Oct 27, 1959 30 mins
Mission: snatch four heavily guarded prisoners from crooked Sheriff Johnny Behan (Lash LaRue). Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Goodfellow: Damian O'Flynn. Clum: Stacy Harris. Nelly: Randy Stuart.
Episode 10
Ring of Death
Tue, Nov 3, 1959 30 mins
The leader of the infamous 10 Per Cent Ring wants Earp---dead. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Priddy: Charles Fredericks. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Parkhamp: I. Stanford Jolley. Brown: Stuart Randall. Paul: Hugh Sanders. Nellie: Randy Stuart.
Episode 11
Wyatt Wins One
Tue, Nov 10, 1959 30 mins
It's Wyatt vs. Old Man Clanton (Trevor Bardette), who's out to pin a rustling charge on Geronimo (Michael Carr). Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Ike: John Milford. Phin: Steve Rowland.
Episode 12
The Fugitive
Tue, Nov 17, 1959 30 mins
Problem: getting a killer back into the U.S. for trial. Francisco: Armand Alzamora. Manuel: Michael Carr. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Ignacio: John Carradine. Felicia: Anna Navarro. Ricardo: Felix Locher.
Episode 13
The Noble Outlaws
Tue, Nov 24, 1959 30 mins
The Clantons are getting a new image: a writer is passing them off as latter-day Robin Hoods. Buntline: Lloyd Corrigan. Leslie: James Coburn. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Spencer: Robert Nichols. Emma: Carol Thurston. Phin: Steve Rowland. Old Man Clanton: Trevor Bardette.
Episode 14
The Paymaster
Tue, Dec 1, 1959 30 mins
Thieves dog Wyatt's trail as he transports a Government payroll. Fletcher: Mark Dana. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Clancy: Clancy Cooper. Moore: Don Diamond. Ramon: Sol Ponti. Miss Crystal: Paula Raymond. Garcia: Roberto Contreras.
Episode 15
The Clantons' Family Row
Tue, Dec 8, 1959 30 mins
A dead horse is at the center of a dispute between two cowboys who threaten to shoot it out in Tombstone, where Doc Holliday is fixing to take bets on the outcome.
Episode 16
The Matchmaker
Tue, Dec 15, 1959 30 mins
Shotgun Gibbs tries to spark a romance between Nellie Cashman and determined bachelor Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian). Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Ike: John Milford. Phin: Steve Rowland. Emma: Carol Thurston. Byars: Harry Harvey Jr.
Episode 17
Get Shotgun Gibbs
Tue, Dec 22, 1959 30 mins
Wyatt's enemies go after his deputy, Shotgun Gibbs (Morgan Woodward). Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Shiloh: John Maxwell. Marcey: Richard Reeves. Behan: Lash LaRue. Assassins: Robert Gunderson, Fred Villani.
Episode 18
Wells Fargo Calling Marshall Earp
Tue, Dec 29, 1959 30 mins
When Wells, Fargo called on Marshal Wyatt Earp to put an end to stage robberies on its Charleston-to-Benson line, the Company was putting Wyatt's reputation in peril. During the times when Wyatt rode shotgun for Wells, Fargo, no road agent had ever gotten away with a dime of money shipments. But this was Arizona Territory where robbing stages was a highly organized business. In this instance, Wyatt outlined a daring plan - the outcome of which no one could be sure.
Episode 19
A Murderer's Return
Tue, Jan 5, 1960 30 mins
Denver Pyle plays an ex-convict whose efforts to bury his past are blocked by unforgiving townspeople. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. McKean: Carleton G. Young. Phoebe: Rachel Ames.
Episode 20
The Big Fight at Total Wreck
Tue, Jan 12, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt tries to settle an increasingly bloody feud between Welsh and Irish miners. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Goodfellow: Damian O'Flynn. Gird: Frank Gerstle. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Welsh: Duncan LaMont.
Episode 21
Frontier Surgeon
Tue, Jan 19, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt heads for a showdown with Doc Goodfellow, whose medical skills are matched by his disrespect for the law. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Goodfellow: Damian O'Flynn.
Episode 22
Let's Hang Curly Bill
Tue, Jan 26, 1960 30 mins
Gunslinger Curly Brocius's vacation in Tombstone is no picnic for Wyatt (Hugh O'Brian). Brocius: William Phipps. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Old Man Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Emma: Carol Thurston. White: Sam Flint. Clum: Stacy Harris.
Episode 23
Silver Dollar
Tue, Feb 2, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt takes more than a casual interest in the saloon's lovely new cashier. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Hanson: Leslie Bradley. Silver Dollar: Dusty Anders.
Episode 24
The Case of Senor Huerto
Tue, Feb 9, 1960 30 mins
A woman looks for news of her husband, who may have been murdered in Tombstone. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Senora Huerta: Penny Stanton. Huerta: Joseph Sonessa. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Cortez: Paul Fierro.
Episode 25
The Arizona Lottery
Tue, Feb 16, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt steps in when a big-money lottery leads to murder. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Judge: James Seay. Dade: Tom Monroe.
Episode 26
Don't Get Tough with a Sailor
Tue, Feb 23, 1960 30 mins
Chaos threatens when a group of salty old sailors drop anchor in Dodge. Rowland: John Litel. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Mrs. Rowland: Madge Kennedy. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Behan: Lash LaRue. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Clanton: Trevor Bardette.
Episode 27
The Scout
Tue, Mar 1, 1960 30 mins
An Indian uprising looms after an Apache woman is murdered. Barrows: Charles McGraw. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Tahzay: Rico Alaniz. Clum: Stacy Harris. Mose: Richard Warren. Smith: Francis DeSales.
Episode 28
The Buntline Special
Tue, Mar 8, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt tries to steer a youth from a life of crime.
Episode 29
China Mary
Tue, Mar 15, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt tries to head off a bloody clash between immigrant Chinese and hotheaded miners. China Mary: Anna May Wong. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Ferguson: Paul McGuire.
Episode 30
His Life in His Hands
Tue, Mar 22, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt (Hugh O'Brian) treads a delicate path to protect two undercover agents from outlaws---and lawmen. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Ayers: Mike Ragan. Thacker: Steve Pendleton. Ike: John Milford. Clanton: Trevor Bardette.
Episode 31
Behan's Double Game
Tue, Mar 29, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt is pushed toward a showdown with Sheriff Johnny Behan, an ally of the outlaw Clanton gang. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Behan: Lash LaRue. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward.
Episode 32
The Salvation of Emma Clanton
Tue, Apr 5, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt, who has only killed one man in the line of duty, is again pushed toward a deadly showdown. Hawkby: Sam Gilman. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Emma: Carol Thurston. Nellie: Randy Stuart.
Episode 33
John Clum, Fighting Editor
Tue, Apr 12, 1960 30 mins
A crusading newspaperman becomes the target of local politicians and outlaws. Clum: Stacy Harris. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Spence: Del Monroe. Old Man Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Stillwell: John Baxter. Behan: Lash LaRue.
Episode 34
The Judge
Tue, Apr 19, 1960 30 mins
Outlaws scheme to capitalize on a business boom. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Clum: Stacy Harris. Judge: Douglas Fowley. Dance: Anthony Warde.
Episode 35
The Court vs. Doc Holliday
Tue, Apr 26, 1960 30 mins
Wyatt's prisoner: Doc Holliday (Douglas Fowley), the prime suspect in a Wells Fargo robbery. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Old Man Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Judge: James Seay.
Episode 36
Roscoe Turns Detective
Tue, May 3, 1960 30 mins
Roscoe the mule helps solve the theft of several horses and mules. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Judge: James Seay. Goodfellow: Damian O'Flynn. Grange: Jock Gaynor. Vanik: Paul Jasmin. Skinner: Clancy Cooper. Jones: Whitey Hackett. Hibbard: William Keene. Shelby: Dan Riss.
Episode 37
The Posse
Tue, May 10, 1960 30 mins
A young Easterner with a thirst for adventure joins Wyatt's search for the murderous San Berdoo gang. Arleigh: Ron Ely. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Martha: Jeanne Vaughn. Perkins: Clark Howat. Hoodlum: Peter Mamakos. McNerney: Pat Hawley.
Episode 38
The Confidence Man
Tue, May 17, 1960 30 mins
Target: a mail-order bride racket. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Billy: Bill Cord. Clum: Stacy Harris. Nellie: Nancy Hadley.
Episode 39
The Toughest Judge in the West
Tue, May 24, 1960 30 mins
The notorious outlaw Johnny Ringo (Peter Thompson) will do anything to get his cousin out of jail. Spicer: James Seay. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Parks: Robert Hutton. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Alma: Angela Greene.
Episode 40
My Enemy John Behan
Tue, May 31, 1960 30 mins
A tempting reward prompts sinister Sheriff Johnny Behan (Lash LaRue) to frame a youth for murder. Wyatt: Hugh O'Brian. Old Man Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Judge: James Seay. Nellie: Randy Stuart. Will: Robert Gothie.
Episode 41
Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy
Tue, Jun 7, 1960 30 mins
Old Man Clanton marks Wyatt (Hugh O'Brian) for an early death. Clanton: Trevor Bardette. Doc: Douglas Fowley. Gibbs: Morgan Woodward. Morgan: Dirk London. Jones: Jeff DeBenning. Thacker: Steve Pendleton. Curly: William Phipps.