Legends of The Old West

John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the American Old West who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. As a young man, Holliday earned a D.D.S. degree and set up a dental practice in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1873 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15. He moved to the American Southwest in hopes that the climate would prolong his life. Taking up gambling as a profession, he subsequently acquired a reputation as a deadly gunman. During his travels, he met and became good friends with Wyatt Earp and his brothers. In 1880, he moved to Tombstone, Arizona, and participated alongside the Earps in the famous gunfight. This did not settle matters between the two sides, and Holliday was embroiled in ensuing shootouts and killings. He successfully fought being extradited for murd...

Hour Of The Gun (1967) - (Full Length Movie)    Hour of the Gun is 1967 Western film depicting Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday during their 1881 battles against Ike Clanton and his brothers in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and the gunfight's aftermath in and around Tombstone, Arizona. The film is based on the non-fiction book Tombstone's Epitaph by Douglas D. Martin, with a screenplay by Edward Anhalt, and is directed by John Sturges. This film attempts more historical accuracy than most motion picture accounts of the events, in that Ike Clanton is shown, correctly, to have survived the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, whereas previous films had him killed at the gunfight. The film goes on to explore what happened after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. It stars James Garner as Earp, Jason Robards as Holliday, and Robert Ryan as Clanton. Outnumbered but determined, Wyatt Earp (James Garner), his brothers Virgil (Frank Converse) and Morgan (Sam Melville) and a...

Captain Jack Crawford, known as "The Poet Scout". Civil War veteran, Old West Scout, and Popular Poet of Western Lore. Crawford was Scout for Gen. Phil Sheridan, Gen. George Crook and good friend to Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody, who featured Crawford in his Wild West Show for many years.   ////////////////////////////////////////////////    

Frank Eaton, "Pistol Pete" In the late 1860's, 8 yr old Eaton witnessed six men kill his father. In 1875, when he was 15, he learned the whereabouts of his father's killers. But before setting off on his mission to avenge his father's death, he decided to visit Ft. Gibson, OK a cavalry fort, to learn more about handling a gun. He learned, and out shot everyone at the fort, earning him the nickname. Later in life, he moved to OK. Terr. and became a US Marshal   /////////////////////////////////////////