This Was the Only Western Featuring Wyatt Earp Made in the Real-Life Legend’s Lifetime

Is there a more famous Western lawman than Wyatt Earp? Whether you know him as the marshal of Dodge City, a participant in the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, or as a mythic Old West figure who would become the driving force behind movies like Tombstone, Earp is a significant person in Western, not to mention American, history. Interestingly, Earp didn't die until 1929, having lived 80 years in total. But near the end of his life, the former lawman found himself in Hollywood, where he had the opportunity to watch his life (well, a very small part of it) portrayed on the screen at least once. Back in 1923, Wild Bill Hickok debuted as the first film appearance of Wyatt Earp, where he was played by Bert Lindley on the big screen.