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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

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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.

Sep 6, 19556 seasons226 episodesEndedEN

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Hugh O'Brian

Wyatt Earp

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Seasons

Season 1

33 episodes

Premiered Sep 6, 1955

Season 2

39 episodes

Premiered Aug 18, 1956

Season 3

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 17, 1957

Season 4

37 episodes

Premiered Sep 16, 1958

Season 5

41 episodes

Premiered Sep 1, 1959

Season 6

37 episodes

Premiered Sep 27, 1960

Episodes

1–6 of 33

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Ep 1

Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal

Sep 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.

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Ep 2

Mr. Earp Meets a Lady

Sep 13, 1955

Earp jails Ben Thompson in the hope that his mentally unstable brother Bill will attempt a jailbreak, but the Marshal underestimates the misguided and naive ruthlessness of young Abbie Crandall, who is also determined to help Ben escape.

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