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Starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp
Season 5 (ABC) (1959-60)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Dischley, Tom Alger, Rina Fox, Sal Crisanti
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

 #### The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp #######
############# season 5 1959-60 ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 8:30 pm Eastern
41 episodes

5.01 [149] Wyatt Earp: Dodge City--Hail and Farewell
prod no. 149 (copyright date 02Jun59)
01Sep59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
(no details)

5.02 [150] Wyatt Earp: The Trail to Tombstone
prod no. 150 (copyright date 09Jun59)
08Sep59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Frank Wilcox .................. Bywater
Douglas Kennedy ............... Dave Mather
Jack Pickard .................. Whitey
Rush Williams ................. Leader
Paul Gary ..................... Slim
Dick Foote .................... Carney
Bob Swan ...................... Bartender
Scott Peters .................. Lucas

5.03 [151] Wyatt Earp: TOMBSTONE!
prod no. 151
15Sep59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Douglas Fowley ....... Doc Holliday (recurring)
Synopsis:
Wyatt leaves his guns with Doc Holliday and rides into Tombstone, Ariz.,
as a land agent for Earp Brothers, Inc. He encounters belligerent miners
who mistake him for a cowboy, and the unarmed Earp finds that he is
caught in a feud between the miners and ranchers. [RF]

5.04 [152] Wyatt Earp: Wyatt's Decision
prod no. 152
22Sep59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Frank Gerstle
Arthur Space
Sam Flint

5.05 [153] Wyatt Earp: Lineup for Battle
prod no. 153
29Sep59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Lou Krugman
Howard Negley

5.06 [154] Wyatt Earp: The Nugget and the Epitaph
prod no. 154
06Oct59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Billy Mims
William Foster
Kelly Thorsden
Stanley Clements
Sam Flint

5.07 [155] Wyatt Earp: THE PERFIDY OF SHOTGUN GIBBS
prod no. 155
13Oct59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs
Douglas Fowley ....... Doc Holliday (recurring)
Randy Stuart ......... Nellie Cashman
Marshall Bradford
Synopsis:
During an election for the judgeship of Tombstone, Wyatt is confronted
by the infamous Ten Percent Ring as well as the Clanton Gang. As he
prepares for battle, Wyatt is joined by his old friend Shotgun Gibbs. [RF]

5.08 [156] Wyatt Earp: You Can't Fight City Hall
prod no. 156
20Oct59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
(no details)

5.09 [157] Wyatt Earp: Behan prods His Hand
prod no. 157
27Oct59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Charles Fredericks

5.10 [158] Wyatt Earp: THE RING OF DEATH
prod no. 158
03Nov59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Charles Fredericks ... Dan Priddy
I. Stanford Jolley ... Limey Parkhamp
Stuart Randall ....... Stake Brown
Synopsis:
Wyatt Earp continues to thwart the criminal efforts of the Ten Percent
Ring in Tombstone. The leader Dan Priddy plots Earp's murder. [RF]>

5.11 [159] Wyatt Earp: Wyatt Wins One
prod no. 159
10Nov59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Mike Keene

5.12 [160] Wyatt Earp: The Fugitive
prod no. 164
17Nov59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Armand Alzamora ............... Francisco Vasquez
Michael Carr .................. Manuel Vasquez
John Carradine ................ Don Ignacio Vasquez
Anna Navarro .................. Felicia
Felix Locher .................. Ricardo
Orville Sherman

5.13 [161] Wyatt Earp: The Noble Outlaws
prod no. 172
24Nov59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Hoyd Corrigan ................. Ned Buntline
James Coburn .................. Buckskin Frank Leslie
Robert Nichols ................ Spencer

5.14 [162] Wyatt Earp: THE PAYMASTER
prod no. 161
01-Dec-1959 ABC Tue (Rerun 11Jul61 ABC Tues)
Guest Cast:
Clancy Cooper ......... Clancy
Don Diamond ........... Moore
Mark Dana ............. Major Fletcher
Paula Raymond ......... Miss Crystal
Roberto Contreras ..... Garcia
Synopsis:
Major Fletcher, an Army paymaster, is assigned to deliver a government payroll to the town of Benson.
Wyatt agrees to ride with the paymaster as extra protection. [JB]
 
5.15 [163] Wyatt Earp: The Clantons' Family Row
prod no. 160
08Dec59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Peter Thompson ................ Johnny Ringo
Peter Miller
James Coburn

5.16 [164] Wyatt Earp: The Matchmaker
prod no. 165
15Dec59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
(no details)

5.17 [165] Wyatt Earp: Get Shotgun Gibbs
prod no. 163
22Dec59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Fred Viilani .................. Assassins
Robert Gunderson .............. Assassins
John Maxwell
Richard Reeves

5.18 [166] Wyatt Earp: WELLS FARGO CALLING MARSHAL EARP (verified RF)
prod. no. 162
29Dec59 ABC Tue (rebroadcast 25Jul61 ABC Tue)
Directed by Roy Rowland
Written by Frederick Hazlitt
Story Editor, Wilda McGinnis/ Consultant, Stuart N. Lake
Director of Photography, Robert B. Hauser
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs (recurring)
John Gallaudet ....... John Thacker
Warren Parker ........ Dakin
John Baxter .......... Smiley
cast (screen 2):
Jack Pickard
Bob Tetrick
Duane Grey
Dehl Berti ........... Joe
*
Robert B. Williams .... Burt (uncredited ?)
Don Kennedy ........... Sharkey (uncredited ?)
Ray Kellogg ........... Todd (uncredited ?)
Synopsis 1:
Wyatt is approached by his former employer, the Wells Fargo Company.
They want him to stop a rash of stagecoach robberies in the Arizona
territory. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
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. [TVL]

5.19 [167] Wyatt Earp: A MURDERER'S RETURN (verified RF)
prod no. 166
05Jan60 ABC Tue
Produced by Robert F. Sisk
Directed by Roy Rowland
Written by John Dunkel
Story Editor, Wilda McGinnis/ Consultant, Stuart N. Lake
Director of Photography, Bob B. Hauser
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs (recurring)
Rachael Ames ......... Phoebe McKean
cast (screen 2):
Randy Stuart ......... Nellie Cashman
Denver Pyle .......... Dobie Jenner
Carleton G. Young .... George McKean
Synopsis:
Every day the stagecoach rolled into Tombstone, bringing men from every
corner of the world - from every kind of past. One such man was Dobie
Jenner. His past had been a terrifying one, and it took a lot of
maneuvering and quick thinking on Wyatt's part in order to keep
Dobie alive to face his future. [RF/TVL] 

5.20 [168] Wyatt Earp: The Big Fight at Total Wreck
prod no. 167
12Jan60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Frank Gerstle ................. Dick Gird
Duncan Lamont ................. Jock Welsh
Clancy Cooper ................. Jock Welsh
Dick Wilson

5.21 [169] Wyatt Earp: Frontier Surgeon
prod no. 168
19Jan60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Andy Albin .................... Tinkham Brown
Lane Bradford ................. Swanee
John Gallaudet ................ John Thacker
Rick Vallin ................... Outlaws
James Noel .................... Outlaws

5.22 [170] Wyatt Earp: Let's Hang Curly Bill
prod no. 169
26Jan60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Sam Flint ..................... Fred White

5.23 [171] Wyatt Earp: Silver Dollar
prod no. 170
02Feb60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Dusty Anders
Leslie Bradley
Robert Riordan
Tom Palmer

5.24 [172] Wyatt Earp: The Case of Senor Huerto
prod no. 171
09Feb60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Penny Santon .................. Senora Huerta
Joseph Sonessa ................ Miguel Huerta
Paul Fierro ................... Cortez

5.25 [173] Wyatt Earp: THE ARIZONA LOTTERY
prod no. 173
16Feb60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Tom Monroe ........... Dade
Thom Carney .......... Holbrook
Ron Foster ........... Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce
Patricia Donahue ..... Clara
Lester Vail .......... Milligan
John Maxwell ......... Shiloh Smith
Michael Emmett ....... Hennings
Synopsis:
The lottery is started by the Ten Percent Ring, who promise a huge
prize. When Wyatt investigates, he uncovers a murder. [RF]

5.26 [174] Wyatt Earp: DON'T GET TOUGH WITH A SAILOR
prod no. 175
23Feb60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
John Litel ........... Captain David Rowland
Madge Kennedy ........ Mrs. Rowland
Synopsis:
An ex-Navy officer brings his gang of rough, tough old salts inland to
settle. Used to dealing with the usual robbers and cutthroats of the
Arizona territory, Marshal Earp finds the ex-sailors a difficult bunch
to handle. [RF]

5.27 [175] Wyatt Earp: THE SCOUT
prod no. 174
01Mar60 ABC Tue (Network rerun 01Aug61)
Guest Cast:
Charles McGraw ................ Tom Barrows
Rico Alaniz ................... Tahzay
Francis DeSales ............... Smith
Richard Warren ................ Mose
Synopsis:
The Indian wife of scout Tom Barrows is knifed in the back by an
unknown assailant. Her Apache relatives threaten a full-scale
uprising. [RF]

5.28 [176] Wyatt Earp: The Buntline Special
prod no. 176
08Mar60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Gary Gray ..................... Billy Clanton
Charles Wagenheim ............. Spangenberg
Robert Rawlings

5.29 [177] Wyatt Earp: CHINA MARY (verified RF)
prod no. 177
15Mar60 ABC Tue
Directed by Roy Rowland
Written by John Dunkel
Story Editor, Wilda McGinnis/ Consultant, Stuart N. Lake
Director of Photography, Robert B. Hauser
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs (recurring)
Anna May Wong ........ China Mary
John Baxter .......... Li Kung
cast (screen 2):
Carl Bensen .......... Tuker
Paul McGuire ......... Ferguson
David Chow
Gerald Jann
*
Aki Aleong ........... Li Kung (uncredited ?)
Synopsis:
Like all the mining towns in the West, Tombstone was a magnet to men and
women from all over the world. It had a large foreign population, a large
segment of which was Chinese. Several hundred, most of whom did not speak
English, were newly arrived from China. It was inevitable that such a
large group might bring trouble to Wyatt Earp. [RF/TVL] >

5.30 [178] Wyatt Earp: His Life in His Hands
prod no. 178
22Mar60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Mike Ragan .................... J.B. Ayers
Steve Pendleton ............... Thacker

5.31 [179] Wyatt Earp: Behan's Double Game
prod no. 179
29Mar60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Orville Sherman ............... Cavanaugh
Mike Ragan .................... J.B. Ayres
Fred Coby ..................... Pony Deal
Steve Pendleton ............... Thacker

5.32 [180] Wyatt Earp: The Salvation of Emma Clanton
prod no. 180
05Apr60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Sam Gilman .................... Gringo Hawkby

5.33 [181] Wyatt Earp: John Clum, Fighting Editor
prod no. 181
12Apr60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Del Monroe .................... Pete Spence
John Baxter
Bill Simms

5.34 [182] Wyatt Earp: The Judge
prod no. 182
19Apr60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Douglas Fowley ................ Judge Amos Waggoner
Anthony Warde ................. Curt Dance

5.35 [183] Wyatt Earp: The Court vs. Doc Holliday
prod no. 183
26Apr60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Glen Holtzman ................. Hoss
Forrest Lewis
Steve Pendleton
Preston Hanson
William Foster

5.36 [184] Wyatt Earp: Roscoe Turns Detective
prod no. 184
03May60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Jock Gaynor ................... Lieutenant Grange
Paul Jasmin ................... Louis Vanik
Clancy Cooper ................. Skinner Malone
John Hackett .................. Whitey Jones
William Keene
Dan Riss
William Vaughn
Robert Swan

5.37 [185] Wyatt Earp: The Posse
prod no. 185
10May60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Ron Ely ....................... Arleigh Smith
Jeanne Vaughn ................. Martha Smith
Peter Mamakos ................. Hoodlum
Clark Howat
Pat Hawley

5.38 [186] Wyatt Earp: The Confidence Man
prod no. 186
17May60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Bill Cord ..................... Billy Costane
Nancy Hadley .................. Evie Marlowe
Stewart Bradley ............... Carl Duval
Pitt Herbert .................. Sam Dutton
Lester Dorr

5.39 [187] Wyatt Earp: The Toughest Judge in Arizona
prod no. 188
24May60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Peter Thompson ................ Johnny Ringo
Angela Greene ................. Alma Ross
Robert Hutton ................. Charlie Parks
Sam Flint ..................... Spouter
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Mine Foreman
William Pullen

5.40 [188] Wyatt Earp: My Enemy--John Behan
prod no. 187
31May60 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Robert Gothie ................. Will Morris
Steve Pendleton ............... Thacker
Enid Janes

5.41 [189] Wyatt Earp: WYATT'S BITTEREST ENEMY (verified on film RF)
prod no. 189
07Jun60 ABC Tue
Directed by Roy Rowland
Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Story Editor, Wilda McGinnis
Director of Photography, Robert B. Hauser
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Douglas Fowley ....... Doc Holliday (recurring)
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs (recurring)
Dirk London .......... Morgan Earp
Trevor Bardette ...... Old Man Clanton (recurring)
cast (screen 1):
Steve Rowland ........ Phin Clanton
John Milford ......... Ike Clanton
Steve Pendleton ...... Thacker
William Phipps ....... Curly Brocius (recurring)
*
Jeff DeBenning ....... Dodie Jones (uncredited ?)
Synopsis 1:
Old man Clanton decrees that Wyatt Earp must die. Fearful of a
showdown in Tombstone, the Clantons hatch a plot to draw Wyatt
out into the open. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Wyatt Earp had managed to stay alive in Wichita, Dodge City and
Tombstone because he was more intelligent than the gunslingers,
outlaws and hoodlums who hated him. But Old Man Clanton, who
controlled Cochise County, Arizona, had never really worked at
the job of killing him. To slay a John Law, even in Arizona
Territory, was a last resort which sensible hoodlums shrank from.
Marshal Earp, however, had become an intolerable menace to the
Clantons and the Ten Percent Ring in Tucson. The time had come
to kill Wyatt Earp and Clanton had no intention of failing. [TVL] >