Tombstone an original screenplay by kevin jarre fourth draft march 15, 1993 roll prologue over main title. Bat masterson was born william bartholomiew nee, barclay in iberville county, quebec, canada on november 26, 1853. Badmans country 1958 pat garrett catches up to butch cassidy s gang and calls in wyatt earp. Markley weaves the tale of the long friendship of earp and masterson, which sort of winds from dodge city up to deadwood and back down to tombstone.
Aug 3, 2015 the actors and real life figures from one of my favorite movies, tombstone. When bat was down on his luck, shorty was there to help him. Tombstone is a 1993 american western film directed by george p. See more ideas about masterson, old west, old west photos. Tombstone script at the internet movie script database. Tombstone history wyatt earp is front center and bat masterson is. Bat returns to casper, wyoming to testify at a murder trial. Tombstone 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thus, the film portrays theory 3 as being truth, where as theory 2. See more ideas about history, old west and wild west. With gene barry, robert strauss, william tannen, jackie searl.
Seeing its hopeless, the lawmen whip out their pistols and start clubbing the drovers making them stagger and grimace, holding their heads. Bartholemew william barclay bat masterson november 26, 1853 october 25, 1921 was a. Bat also took part in the famous earp vendetta ride near tombstone, which occurred in the wake of the shootout at the o. At least six of them were directly or indirectly connected with wyatt earp. When someone important to him is killed he sets out to find the one responsible. Revealing their lives sidebyside is such a simple yet unique telling. This holster is a correct copy of gene barrys tv series original that we were allowed to examine. The show was produced by ziv television productions. Wyatt earp, charlie basset, bill tilghman, and bat masterson. The film suggests wyatt was scheduled to duel ringo, but doc arrived and killed him first. Dressedup dandy derby and cane, gambler and lawman roams the west charming women and defending the unjustly accused. In one article, masterson writes his assessment of doc holliday.
Western gunslinger, bat masterson, fights in last shootout. In 1881, five earp brothers gathered in hopes of finding their fortunes in tombstone, arizona, the last boomtown in what was still left of the untamed american west. Masterson of kansas 1954 bat masterson is assisted by wyatt earp and doc holliday. This tale of wyatt earp was just one of several of those articles. Albert dekker portrayed bat masterson in the 1943 film the woman of the town.
Bat masterson nearly gets one tombstone more than he bargained for while enroute to tombstone, arizona. Hundreds of thousands of plastic derby hats and canes were sold. His primary weapon was his wit and cane rather than his gun. Like gary cooper, even if hes too old for the role, hes watchable. Tombstone history wyatt earp is front center and bat masterson is in the back. Jan 04, 2012 bat masterson the fighter, full episode classic western tv series bat masterson wins a boxers contract from his crooked manager and trains him for a fair fight. In the film wyatt earp, it was depicted as a deliberate shooting. Western gunslinger, bat masterson, fights in last shootout history. The movie also conflates competition between mattie and josephine for wyatts affections, but there is no evidence to support this. A question came up the other day, how does bat masterson match up with wyatt earp in the history of the old west. Given the number of times he fought, and the fact that he was shot and injured himself, perhaps bat mastersons most remarkable feat was that he managed to survive into the 20th century, something few western. Markleys new book on wyatt earp and bat masterson a good. As the railroads chairman, a player can choose to employ him and enjoy a lower incidence rate of costly train robberies while masterson is employed. Bat masterson is used as a nonplayer character in pirate101.
It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the american wild west. The article that appears on these pages is not verbatim, as it has been very briefly edited, primarily for spelling and grammatical corrections. Wyatt earp is a 1994 western starring kevin costner as the title character, the legendary lawman of the old west. According to masterson, writing in the third person in his book gunfighters of the western frontier 1907, he gained his nickname later in life. Apr 16, 2017 on april 16, 1881, legend of the old west and buddy of wyatt earp, bat masterson, fought his last gun fight in dodge city, kansas. Bat, in phelps debt, is more than ready to put himself at the disposal of the law officer when the latex asks for help. Corral was a 30second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the cowboys that took place at about 3. Bat masterson the fighter, full episode classic western.
Earp becomes a buffalo hunter and a close companion of bat masterson tom sizemore and his brother ed bill pullman. Unlike tombstone, wyatt earp encompassed the entire life of the lawman before and after the events of the gunfight at the o. With gene barry, allison hayes, allen jaffe, ken drake. The title character was played by gene barry, and the halfhour blackandwhite series ran on nbc from 1958 to 1961. You have a drunk cowboy punch him in the gut and haul him to jail. In the early 1850s, his family moved to the area about wichita, kansas. Of irish descent, edward john masterson was born in henryville in canada east. Narration earp and masterson operated more like modern policemen, using. Cosmatos, written by kevin jarre who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production, and starring kurt russell and val kilmer, with sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe, michael biehn, and dana delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by robert mitchum the film is loosely based. He is joined by some friends among whom are bat masterson and doc holliday. Markley weaves the tale of the long friendship of earp and masterson, which sort of winds from dodge city up to deadwood and back down to tombstone, arizona, where their fame flamed into kind of. Dearment bob wright, one of the earliest residents of dodge, who stayed on to become the towns most prominent businessman and political figure, related this first story in his book dodge city, the cowboy capital, published in 19. Lawman bat masterson hailed from quebec, canada, but lived in illinois and kansas before proceeding to work on the santa fe railroad of dodge city. Bat masterson, who knew doc, but vied with holliday for earps.
Feb 01, 2016 bat masterson stampede at tent city bat runs across a group of horse thieves and an old flame asks him to save her new love who is threatened by a lynch mob. Grave of johnny ringo dragoon, arizona atlas obscura. The movie was released six months following 1993s tombstone, a rival film about earp that costner originally was involved in, but would later. On june 20, 1883 bat comes to arizona to help his friend shorty. Young and largely selftrained men, the lawmen led the effort that established frontier justice and the rule of law in the american west, and did it in the wickedest place in the united states. Alias jesse james 1959 bob hope stars and hugh obrian briefly appears as wyatt earp. Masterson had only been in tombstone for two months when he received an urgent telegram that compelled him to return to dodge city. The most popular tombstone movie for at least 35 years however, was leon. Bat masterson stampede at tent city bat runs across a group of horse thieves and an old flame asks him to save her new love who is threatened by a lynch mob. Earp and bat mast erson were becoming known as fast guns. Apr 14, 2020 on the streets of dodge city, famous western lawman and gunfighter bat masterson fights the last gun battle of his life. In 1908, bat masterson wrote a series of short stories about his old west adventures that were published in a shortlived magazine called, human life. Jun 18, 2009 for the next few years, masterson made a living as a gambler, even visiting wyatt earp in tombstone before the shootout at the ok corral. Ed masterson september 22, 1852 april 9, 1878 was a lawman and the oldest brother of the american west gunfighters bat masterson and james masterson.
The film was directed by lawrence kasdan and the cast included dennis quaid, michael madsen, and gene hackman. Mar 28, 2017 a question came up the other day, how does bat masterson match up with wyatt earp in the history of the old west. Masterson single action holster the last best west. Big keel roberts owns the oriental saloon while shorty owns the alhambra saloon. See more ideas about old west, wild west and wyatt earp. Bat mastersons femmes fatales october 1, 2001 robert k.
Bat masterson dressedup dandy derby and cane, gambler and lawman roams the west charming women and defending the unjustly accused. Bat masterson aired on nbc in 108 episodes from october 8, 1958, to june 1, 1961, and featured masterson as a superbly dressed gambler, generally outfitted in a black suit and derby hat, who was more inclined to bat crooks over the head with his goldknobbed cane than shoot them. Oct 01, 2001 bat mastersons femmes fatales october 1, 2001 robert k. With gene barry, robert middleton, jean willes, elisha cook jr bat responds to cry for help when a friends small gambling house is threatened by rival casino owned by big keel roberts. This only began to change after his death when the. Wyatt earp internet movie firearms database guns in. The movie was released six months following 1993s tombstone, a rival film about earp that costner originally was involved in, but would later feature kurt russell in the role. Masterson regaled his readers with stories about his days on the frontier and the lawmen and gunfighters he knew personally. The majority of the evidence, however, seems to support the original conclusion that ringo.
Hugh obrian portrayed earp on the namesake show wyatt earp which ran for six seasons, and he was forever associated with that role. Blesse grievement par bat et non par earp comme on le voit dans le film, spike. Western movie holsters old west leather, buckles, cowboy. Roberts suggest that he and bat play one hand of poker, with the winner gaining ownership of both casinos. Bat masterson the fighter, full episode classic western tv. Bat masterson stampede at tent city, full episode classic.
The gun fight at the ok corral in tombstone is a classic. If you want to see movies about earp, get tombstone, wyatt earp with. Bat, bushwhacked by gunmen and left for dead, is found by marshal sam phelps. Wyatt earp and the mastersons get handson in dodge city. What is special about the gun wyatt earp retrieves before the fight at the o. Holster works equally well as either a cross draw or strong hand draw style. Bartholomew bat masterson had made a living with his gun from a young. He became a buffalo hunter and engaged in the battle of adobe walls in texas in 1874 and. Johnny tyler was hired by a rival gambling operator to cause trouble at the oriental and drive away customers. In recent numbers of human life, there have appeared sketches of the careers of certain celebrated gunfighters who, by the prompt accuracy of their pistol practice, and the indomitable stubbornness with which they stood up against the iron, waxed famous in the west of thirty years ago. Theres so much history in these four walls, with characters like wyatt earp, bat masterson, and doc holliday being tied to the oriental during the wildandwoolly old west era in tombstone, and were glad to share that history with all our guests.
Roberts sends his men chuck and nelson to take bat off the stage but he out smarts them by going on horse and catching them stopping the stage. With his brothers, virgil michael madsen and morgan linden ashby, earp sets out to clean up the violenceplagued towns of the old west. Kurt russell as wyatt earp, val kilmer as doc holliday, with sam elliot and bill. Josephine marcus and wyatt earp met in tombstone but there is no record of a public relationship. Apr 21, 2020 in 1881, five earp brothers gathered in hopes of finding their fortunes in tombstone, arizona, the last boomtown in what was still left of the untamed american west. The life and legend of wyatt earp, bat masterson, tombstone territory, broken arrow, johnny ringo, and gunsmoke. Directed by lawrence kasdan, this epic version of the legendary western sheriffgunslingers life story stars kevin costner as earp, who lived from 1848 to 1929. Author bill markley gives both wyatt earp and bat masterson respectful and evenhanded due in this thorough and engaging look at the lives of these two old west legends. This movie makes him the only star to play both wyatt earp and bat masterson the gunfight at dodge city, 1959. The film makes an interesting play on the death of johnny ringo and pays homage to all three theories. On april 16, 1881, legend of the old west and buddy of wyatt earp, bat masterson, fought his last gun fight in dodge city, kansas. With his brothers, virgil michael madsen and morgan linden ashby, earp sets out to clean up the violenceplagued towns of the old west by using his own guns to settle scores.
He learns that all the other witnesses are either dead or are afraid to testify and the father of the man under arrest intends to eliminate the last witness. Early in 1881, news that his younger brother, jim, was in trouble back in dodge city reached masterson in tombstone, arizona. Bat masterson the fighter, full episode classic western tv series bat masterson wins a boxers contract from his crooked manager and trains him for a fair fight. When they moved on, wyatt to tombstone and bat to colorado, a tamed dodge was left in the hands of jim masterson. This archetypical macho man of the wild west was a renowned gunfighter, lawman, scout, indian fighter, and buffalo hunter, yet he is best remembered for wearing a suit jacket and a derby hat.
It is on display in the buffalo bill cody museum in cody, wyoming. You can have no better lawmen then bat and wyatt earp. Were delighted you enjoyed your visit to tombstone and the oriental saloon. May 24, 2017 has to be one of the best gunfight scenes in a movie. Bat masterson is an american western television series which was a fictionalized account of the life of reallife marshalgamblerdandy bat masterson. The title song, sung by tex ritter, is forgettable. By 1883 he had turned to journalism and began to write a. Wyatt earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an american old west lawman and gambler in cochise county, arizona territory, and a deputy marshal in tombstone, arizona territory when alive, he had a notorious reputation for both his handling of the fitzsimmons vs. Bat masterson double showdown tv episode 1958 imdb. Bat mastersons history in the old west was every bit as illustrious as wyatts and in the early 1900s he was actually more famous than wyatt. See more ideas about tombstone, movie themes, wyatt earp.
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