Wyatt Earp Met a Young John Ford and Influenced the Filming of the OK Corral Shooting in 'My Darling Clementine'

Corral.Although Earp is a first-hand source, his celebrity status is based on hazy legend-making.

Wyatt accepts this responsibility to protect this lawless town, but his motivation is born out of vengeance.

Wyatt Earp Influenced Ford’s Direction of the O.K.

Blended image showing Henry Fonda in My Darling Clementine against a cartoony desert.

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Ford recalled speaking with the legendary figure (whose legend was cemented posthumously) a handful of times.

According to Ford, the two exchanged more than just pleasantries.

Corralin Ford’s biography.

Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) leans in a chair with his leg on a post in My Darling Clementine

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“He’s full of crap.God, how he romanced!”

Corral shootout inMy Darling Clementine.

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