Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone is a 1994 American Western television film starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp, featuring new footage mixed with colorized sequences from O'Brian's 1955–1961 television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.[1]
| Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Dan Ullman Rob Word |
| Directed by | Paul Landres Frank McDonald |
| Starring | Hugh O'Brian Bruce Boxleitner Paul Brinegar |
| Music by | Dana Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stanton Rutledge |
| Producers | Phil May Joseph J. Shields |
| Production locations | Tombstone, Arizona Sonoran Desert |
| Cinematography | James W. Roberson |
| Editors | David Gaudio Mark Ruggio Jayme Wing |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Associated Images CST Featurization |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | July 1, 1994 |
The supporting cast for the new footage includes Bruce Boxleitner, Paul Brinegar, Harry Carey, Jr., Bo Hopkins, and Don Meredith. The colorized flashback archival footage from the original television series features Douglas Fowley as Doc Holliday and Lloyd Corrigan as Ned Buntline.[2] The movie was directed by Paul Landres and Frank McDonald.
Cast
edit- Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp
- Bruce Boxleitner as Sheriff Sam, Sheriff of Cochise County
- Paul Brinegar as Jim "Dog" Kelly
- Harry Carey, Jr. as "Digger" Phelps
- Bo Hopkins as "Rattlesnake" Reynolds
- Alex Hyde-White as Woodworth Clum
- Martin Kove as Ed Ross
- Don Meredith as Clay, The Bartender
- Jay Underwood as Jack Montgomery
- Douglas Fowley as John "Doc" Holliday / "Doc" Fabrique (flashback sequences)
- John Anderson as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence)
- Dirk London as Morgan Earp (flashback sequence)
- Rayford Barnes as Joe "Ike" Clanton (flashback sequence)
- Steve Brodie as Sheriff Johnny Behan (flashback sequence)
- Lloyd Corrigan as Ned Buntline (flashback sequence)
References
edit- ^ "Retro : The Wonder of Wyatt : MIXING THE OLD SERIES WITH NEW SCENES BRINGS EARP BACK TO TV--AND TOMBSTONE". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ Shillingberg, William B. (Summer 1976). "Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth". Kansas Historical Quarterly. 42 (2): 113–154.
External links
edit- Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone at the Internet Movie Database
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp at IMDb
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