[4] Under cross-examination, Clanton told a story of the lead-up to the gunfight that did not make sense. In missing the messenger and killing the driver the robbers had defeated their own plans.. Ike Clanton : Listen, Mr. Kansas Law Dog. [4] Murder was a capital offense, and given their relationship, it was unlikely Holliday would confide in Clanton. ["Events are the teachers of fools" meaning: "Fools have to learn by experience"]. Heres how it happened. Christensen was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and now lives with his wife and kids in Massachusetts. Hey Mattie! I'm retired. : : The gunfight at the OK Corral lasted less than a minuteyet it became the basis for countles Product Information. Virgil Earp told Clanton he would leave Clanton's confiscated rifle and revolver at the Grand Hotel which was favored by Cowboys when in town. Tombstone (1993) - Ike Clanton MOV Clips 32.4K subscribers Subscribe 453 Share 58K views 2 years ago Directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre. Ike was unarmed as he should have been, due to Tombstones in-town firearm policy so he technically wasnt doing anything illegal. In the 1946 classic 'My Darling Clementine', Clanton was portrayed by Grant Withers. Eventually, the brothers hit the streets of Tombstone, where they found and buffaloed a drunk and armed Ike Clanton, dragging him to court to pay a fine for carrying a firearm in town. Ike did admit to being in Tucson, but claimed he and Stilwell split up earlier in the night, before the Earps arrived. He's mine, understand? : Wyatt Earp [29] Some modern writers wonder if Brighton simply used resisting arrest as an excuse to explain his assassination of Clanton. A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. Still, Ike Clanton left his much younger brother to die in the streets as Ike fled the consequences of his late-night trash talking session. [27], In late June 1996 a Clanton family descendant, Terry "Ike" Clanton, along with former Citadel professor and grave expert James A. Browning, searched the area near Eagle Creek in what is now Greenlee County, Arizona, where Ike was reportedly buried. Just at this time, Mr. Miller stepped to the door, to be ready to render any assistance needed, and when Ike saw him he wheeled his horse and attempted to get under cover of the thick cover which grows close to Wilson's home, at the same time pulling his Winchester from its scabbard. [36] He was later replaced in the role by Rayford Barnes. Both Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton were each armed with a revolver and a rifle, as was the custom for riders in the country outside Tombstone. Related read: The Wives of Wyatt Earp, from Aurilla Sutherland to Sadie Marcus. Opening narration "In the early eighteen-eighties, when all law enforcement failed in Arizona Territory, cattle rustling, robbery and murder began a notorious reign.As law agencies became disorganized, crime organized and grew powerful under the leadership of three of the West's most vicious outlaws Johnny Ringo, Ike Clanton and Curly Bill Brocious. Have you ever heard the concept of SMART goals? Ike stayed with the family when they moved to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, around 1877 (before Tombstone became a town or even a mining center). By 1880, the Earps were more than familiar with the cowboys antics. The Clantons and their ranch hands and associates were known as the "Cowboys", and they had a reputation for reckless behavior. Fight is my racket, and I only want four feet of ground to fight on, was Ikes response, reported one account. Age quod agis. Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton were killed. Spicer noted that Clanton had claimed the Earps were out to murder him, yet on both occasions that day the Earps had not killed him, and allowed him to escape unchallenged during the fight. Phin was caught and jailed in April 1887, and in May, Ike arrived at a cabin on Eagle Creek, south of Springerville, only to run into J.V. : That's how Joseph Isaac "Ike" Clanton managed to get through at least part of the O.K. Doc Holliday By late October, Ikes grumblings had reached a breaking point. By 1885, each had a 160-acre ranch 10 miles east of Springerville near the New Mexico border. Immediately after the fight, Ike Clanton was kept in the Tombstone jail as rumors swirled that hed be lynched by the towns growing vigilante mob, townsfolk who tired of dealing with the cowboys and their violence. Wyatt Earp : I heard you the first time. A few days later Wyatt gathered a larger posse and set out on a vendetta, determined to mete out justice that had evaded him. But the question remains: is Ike Clantons cowardly reputation warranted, or was he simply the victim of frontier circumstances beyond his control? You could also say he was all hat and no cattle, except the Clantons did have cattle, and theres a chance it was rustled from Mexico. Related read: 10 Famous Guns of the Old West, from Revolvers to Rifles. Again, accounts of the night vary depending on the source, but Wyatt claimed Ike didnt let the argument go, seeing it as an affront to his ego. Doc Holliday In this 1993 film, he's the main Tombstone character. [37] Clanton was played by William Tannen in the episode "After the OK Corral" of the syndicated western anthology series, Death Valley Days. Phin arrived in June and Ike in August 1882. [4], Clanton backed up Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan's testimony that Holliday and Morgan Earp had fired the first two shots and that the next several shots also came from the Earp party. Lyle Bettger played him as a brutal thug in 'Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, at an eighteen-foot-wide empty lot on the south side of Fremont between C.S. Judge Spicer exonerated the lawmen. In fact, throughout his life, Ike Clanton routinely came around with that BS and on more than one occasion got called out for it. Ike spent the next few months accusing Wyatt of telling others about their deal, perhaps not understanding that Wyatt didnt really want the arrangement publicized either. Released in 1993. John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 - July 13, 1882), known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. In August, Old Man Clanton and four other men including Jim Crane, the only living Benson stagecoach suspect were killed by Mexican smugglers in the Guadalupe Canyon Massacre. ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN November 20, 1995 TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) _ Terry ``Ike Clanton denies he's trying to revise history concerning his distant relatives, the pivotal characters in Wyatt Earp's celebrated 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral. They hit up Spangenbergs, an ammuniton store, and loaded up their gun belts as the town, including Wyatt, looked on. Then, with James Earp and his wife Bessie, the group headed to Tombstone in December of that year. Editors note: for weeks now Ive petitioned to have the fight renamed the Gunfight on the South Side of Fremont Between C.S. However, when the gunfight broke out, Clanton ran forward and grabbed Wyatt, exclaiming that he was unarmed and did not want a fight. Infamous Arizona cattle rustler and cause of the Gunfight at the O.K. Twelve hands in a row? [31] Clanton was portrayed by Grant Withers in the John Ford classic My Darling Clementine (1946). And had Ike not been buffaloed earlier in the day, he wouldve likely been armed and ready. When it was launched in 1993, Lang was still virtually unknown in Hollywood, and thus, played a small role in the film in the character of Ike Clanton. At about 2:30 pm he saw both Clantons and both McLaurys gathered off Fremont street in a narrow 1520 feet (4.66.1m) wide empty lot or alley immediately west of 312 Fremont Street, which contained Fly's 12-room boarding house and photography studio. Clanton testified later that he saw Virgil take his six-shooter out of his lap and stick it in his pants when the game ended. When they got there, a tense standoff left all the mens nerves frayed. Joseph Isaac Clanton (1847 June 1, 1887) was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday. Flys boardinghouse and a frame residence owned by William Hardwood, who had been Tombstones first mayor.. After the confrontation with Clanton, Wyatt Earp took Holliday back to his boarding house at Camillus Sidney "Buck" Fly's Lodging House to sleep off his drinking, then went home and to bed. On October 26, 1881, Clanton was present at the Gunfight at the O.K. It also angered Earp. : Disarming him, the Earps took Clanton to appear before Judge Wallace for violating the city's ordinance #9 against carrying firearms in the city. No. "OLD MAN" CLANTON . [35] Clanton appears in the Doctor Who story "The Gunfighters" (1966), played by William Hurndell, which is largely based on the Sturges film. Spicer wrote, "the great fact, most prominent in the matter, to wit, that Isaac Clanton was not injured at all, and could have been killed first and easiest."[24]. director of photography Film Editing by Casting By Lora Kennedy Production Design by In this particular telling, Ike Clanton is described not as a mindless killer but rather a man with . In his ruling, he noted that Clanton had the night before, while unarmed, publicly declared that the Earp brothers and Holliday had insulted him, and that when he was armed he intended to shoot them or fight them on sight. Doc Holliday In other words: not the kind of person you want to argue land rights with. [28][27], Brighton pursued Clanton. The Earps and the Clantons had political, personal, and legal differences and the animosity between them grew throughout 1881. The family moved to Tombstone, Arizona in 1877. Frank Stillwell D.T. : Tombstone has become one of the most popular Westerns of the modern era. [32] Lyle Bettger portrayed Clanton as a brutal thug in John Sturges' film Gunfight at the O.K. : Doc Holliday Clanton proved a better witness for the defense than the prosecution. Wyatt Earp Related read: The Invisibly Adventurous Life of Josephine Marcus Earp. : [17]:4, Virgil Earp was told by several citizens that the McLaurys and the Clantons had gathered on Fremont Street and were armed. Later that month, the cowboys took frontier justice into their own hands with the attempted assassination of Virgil Earp on December 28, 1881. Not after what you done. DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy) also played Clanton in an episode of the CBS television series You Are There prior to Star Trek.[38][39]. Curly Bill 3. Not me. [citation needed] Stephen Lang played Clanton in the movie Tombstone (1993), which draws heavily on the Billy Breakenridge book Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite. : Unsurprisingly, the poll results for the precinct were largely in favor of Shibell, who was aligned with ranchers of the area. The outlaw Cowboys in Cochise County were not organized, and their acts of violence, rustling or robbery were usually committed by independent groups of Cowboys. To avoid alarming Tombstone's public, Virgil returned to Hafford's Saloon carrying the shotgun under his long overcoat. Ike Clanton During his testimony after the shootout at the O.K. : At that time, Newman Clanton was living with his sons Phin (or "Fin"), Ike, and Billy. Right behind you, Stillwell. We don't want any trouble in here. In the interest of local politics and connections, the Clanton patriarch generally kept his kin in check, but his death signaled a changing family dynamic. : I heard you the first time. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported on the early success of his digs, where the fam irrigated and planted 120 acres with wheat, corn, barley and all kinds of vegetables, with hundreds of acres awaiting future crops. Ikes storied career in the west included threatening land owners, smuggling rustled cattle, stuffing ballots, potential assassination attempts, aiding known murderers, and running from a historic gunfight he himself brought to fruition. By 1878 Ike was running a small "lunch counter" at the Tombstone Mill site (now Millville on the San Pedro Rivernot in modern Tombstone). Michael Witney played Clanton in Doc (1971). Corral Gunfight. Tom McLaury was also carried inside, and died silently near Billy. Joseph Isaac (Ike) Clanton (1847 - June 1, 1887) was born in Callaway County, Missouri. Trivia Go to fighting or get away. Ike Clanton took flight, racing through the Fly house, into a vacant lot, through Kelloggs saloon, and finished his sprint two blocks away on Toughnut Street, where he was later arrested.. When Wyatt confronted Billy Clanton in Charleston, near Tombstone, the Cowboy made it clear he knew the horse belonged to the no-nonsense Earp. Wyatt, please, I Wyatt Earp Credat Judaeus apella, non ego. Miles Quaritch from the fantasy Avatar, Ike Clanton in the western Tombstone and Harry Black in the drama Last Exit to Brooklyn. By 1881, however, he was working on his father's ranch at Lewis Springs, about 12 miles (19km) west of Tombstone and 5 miles (8.0km) from Charleston.[1]. Clanton was played by Victor Jory in Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942). Tombstone (GC2J5F3) was created by manymutts on 11/12/2010. Having successfully built a career as a lawman in the Old West, Wyatt Earp arrives in the town of Tombstone to enjoy a much-deserved retirement with his two brothers, Virgil . Ike Clanton : [27], In April, 1887, Phin Clanton was arrested for rustling and jailed in St. Corral Postscript: The Death of Ike Clanton, I will be ready for all of you in the morning., You must not think I wont be after you all in the morning., The damned son of a bitch has got to fight., You may have to fight before you know it.. The Clantons eventually settled in Santa Barbara County, near Port Hueneme, and lived on what they believed to be public land, but which in fact belonged to wealthy, influential folks like Thomas A. Scott, a railroad baron who had been elected U.S. Assistant Secretary of War by Lincoln before the Civil War. Law don't go around here. Corral gunfight, so the need for weapons outside of town was well established and accepted.[15]. Wyatt Earp He thought catching the March 15, 1881 robbers of the Benson Stage (in which the driver and a passenger were killed) would help him win the sheriff's office. Either way, he conveniently dodged more bullets. [27] During May and June 1887, several grand jury indictments were brought against the Clantons and their friends. [4], At about dawn on October 26, the card game broke up and Behan and Virgil Earp went home to bed. They were arrested and released on bail. Corral in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory but was unarmed and ran from the gunfight, in which his 19-year-old brother Billy was killed. Old Man Clanton and five other men were killed in the ambush. Frank McLaury didnt make it that far, having died in the street after multiple shots from Wyatt, Morgan and Doc. He is married to Kristina Watson, a costume designer and teacher, with whom he has four children. I just got one question; how're you planning on gettin' back down there? Ike Clantons allegiances had always been to the ranchers and rustlers of the region, but it was now clear that he and his partners would do whatever was necessary to keep things business as usual for local cattle rustling rings. Ike reeled in his saddle and fell on the right side of his horse, his rifle falling on the left. Maybe poker's just not your game Ike. Johnny Ringo Johnny Ringo All right, Clanton you called down the thunder, well now you've got it! He left his younger brother to die alone in a gunfight, and later, allowed a ruthless murderer to escape his property instead of facing the letter of the law. who played ike clanton in tombstonefastest supra tune code. Tombstone City Marshal Virgil Earp intervened and threatened to arrest both Holliday and Clanton if they did not stop arguing, and Holliday went home. : They moved their operations to a ranch they named the Cienega Amarilla, near Springerville, Arizona. Can you sense a theme yet? King would later escape from Tombstones jail, and despite unfounded rumors that the Earps and Doc Holliday were also involved in the holdup, Wells Fargo issued $1,200 rewards each for Crane, Head and Leonard. Shut up, Ike. He's drunk. [placing a shotgun to McMaster's head] More at IMDbPro Contact info Ike Clanton was raised on a cattle ranch in Missouri, where he learned the trade of cattle herding and ranching at an early age. The morning of the gunfight Ike, drunk and angry, went around, saying he was going to kill the Earps. Buck Taylor Turkey Creek Jack Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Tombstone Marshal Fred White Pedro Armendriz Jr. Clanton was later accused, along with his brother, Phin Clanton, and friend Pony Diehl, of attempting to kill Virgil Earp on December 30, 1881, a shooting which left Virgil with a crippled left arm. His favorite American West topics include Arizona history, the Apache and Yavapai Wars, and the Transcontinental Railroad. [27] On November 6, 1885, local rancher Isaac Ellinger and Pratt Plummer had dinner with the Clanton brothers and Lee Renfro. Take a good look at him, Ike 'cause that's how you're gonna end up! During a month-long preliminary hearing before Judge Wells Spicer, Clanton told a story of abuse that he had suffered at the hands of the Earps and Holliday the night before the gunfight. ["Rest in peace" meaning: "It's your funeral!"]. He is of Hungarian Jewish-German Jewish (father) and Irish-German Catholic (mother) descent. All right then, I guess you can just get back on your horse and ride back down there to your new friends. Ike paid a fine of $27.50 and was released. Based on the real life tales of Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Watson, "Tombstone" is a Western film on DVD, starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. 2:30 p.m. October 26, 1881 [terrified, pleading] Corral. Doc Holliday, the cold-blooded sharp-shooter, reunites with his old friend, Marshall Wyatt Earp, to take down the Clanton gang in the dusty town of Tombstone, in Arizona. [pats his gun] Milt Joyce (owner It's the story of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and focuses on his time in Tombstone, Arizona, battling cowboys alongside his brothers and best friend, the former dentist turned poker playing gunfighter Doc Holliday. The Cowboys supported incumbent Sheriff Charles Shibell while the Earps supported his opponent Bob Paul in the November 1880 election. William learned that his brother had lived four days, long enough to call the shooting coldblooded murder. William and Isaac were members of the Apache County Stock Association and William had a lot of political clout. Role: Ike Clanton, second in command of the Cowboys Also known for: Also worked with Elliott in "Gettysburg" (1993) and appeared in "Gods and Generals" (2003) and "Avatar" (2009). Wyatt Earp Official Sites He took Holliday's walking-stick in return. You see that? These and other inconsistencies in Clanton's testimony lacked credibility. Johnny Ringo : [Ringo steps up to Doc] And you must be Doc Holliday. Here's why. They learned immediately after of their brothers' beatings by the Earps within the previous two hours. Good. It also didnt take long for Old Man Clanton to grasp the fruitful economics of borderland cattle rustling. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities. Bullets fly behind the OK Corral. Despite Wyatt Earp's reputation, Virgil was the Earp brother with a badge in Tombstone. Corral, but it was Ikes specific threats and actions the night before and in the morning of October 26 that led to that days events. After he was passed over by Johnny Behan for the position of undersheriff, Earp thought he might beat him in the next Cochise County election. After disarming Billy Clanton, Wyatt says hell throw his guns on the other side of the bridge, prompting a threat that wouldnt seem out of place from the Clantons. The next morning Clanton rode up and Brighton recognized him. Eventus stultorum magister. He is best known for being a member of group of outlaw Cowboys that had ongoing conflicts with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp. He was arrested and charged with murder. 07/03/2022 . Clanton also claimed that Doc Holliday and Morgan, Wyatt, and Virgil Earp had separately confessed to him their role in the Benson stage holdup, or else the cover-up of the robbery by allowing the robbers' escape.[4]. On Saturday, March 18, 1882, Morgan Earp was killed by a shot through a door window facing a dark alley while playing billiards at Hatch's Saloon in Tombstone. director of photography Film Editing by Harvey Rosenstock Roberto Silvi Depending on the account, Ike either turned to flee, reached for his rifle, or both, but in any case, Brighton shot him when he refused to surrender. Corral Gunfight, O.K. Clanton's mother died in 1866. Thanks to movies like Tombstone, and books like The Last Gunfight and Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell, Ike Clantons self-aggrandizing reputation is pretty well set in stone. Mr. Wilson, at whose ranch the shooting occurred, notified the nearest neighbors and four men came over and identified the deceased and assisted in giving him as decent a burial as circumstances would admit. Ike Clanton Not in any language. Others, totally over the cowboys threats, believed the Earps acted in good faith to protect the town and its citizens from further bloodshed. He was still steaming about his confrontation with Doc, and informed Wyatt that he was about to go and get his guns from wherever he had checked them earlier in the day. In March 1881, a stagecoach between Tombstone and Benson was held up, and two people driver Bud Philpot and a passenger were killed, though Pima County sheriff (and shotgun messenger) Bob Paul managed to get to Benson with the coachs $26,000 Wells Fargo lockbox intact. When Virgil Earp learned that Wyatt was talking to the Cowboys at Spangenberg's gun shop he picked up a 10-gauge or 12-gauge, short, double-barreled shotgun[20]:185 from the Wells Fargo office around the corner on Allen Street. [27], On December 25, 1886Christmas DayEvans, wanting to see if a bullet would go through a Mormon, shot and killed Jim Hale in cold blood. Several days after his release, he filed first-degree murder charges against Virgil, Wyatt, Morgan and Doc, and a hearing under judge Wells Spicer began on Monday, October 31. The incidents had generated a lot of talk in town. : That all sounded good on paper, and Ike Clanton agreed to turn on his fellow cowboys, but the plan soon fell apart when it was discovered that Leonard and Head had already been killed by rustlers in the Animas Valley of New Mexico. On the morning of June 9, 1881, they were drinking in an Allen Street saloon when Clanton insulted McCann. [22] He had previously deputized Morgan and Wyatt and also deputized Doc Holliday that morning. They were accused of cattle rustling from across the U.S.Mexican border, as well as other acts of banditry and murder. Kate The group soon congregated near the O.K. Related read: Why Did People Move West in the 1800s? They also hired Jonas "Jake" V. Brighton as a secret service officer. Corral dustup on October 26, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. With the deal dissolved, Ike Clanton faced a new problem: if word got out that he colluded with Wyatt Earp to turn in other outlaws, however that deal ended, his reputation and his life was in danger. Ike Clanton : Yeah, that's good, Mr. Law Dog, 'cause law just don't go around here. 'Doc': Dirigido por Frank Perry. Yeah, that's good, Mr. Law Dog, 'cause law just don't go around here. Ike approached him [Wyatt] in the street and asked to talk. Ike Clanton was one of the more prominent cowboys, along with Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill, Joe Hill and Bob Martin, and plenty of firsthand accounts from Tombstone townies testify to his uncanny and often drunken gift of threatening gab. And if the Earps were armed, he couldve thought it was a fools errand to stay in the fight if he wasnt heeled.. Should I hate him? On August 12, 1881, Old Man Clanton and six other men were herding stolen cattle sold to him by William Brocius through Guadalupe Canyon near the Mexican border. You don't even know him. Tombstone - Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer Poster (24 x 36") 19.99 from Amazon.co.uk. [4] Not having rented a room, McLaury and Clanton had no place to go. And you must be Doc Holliday. [18] The three main Tombstone corrals were all west of 4th street, a block or two from where Wyatt saw the Cowboys buying cartridges. However the night played out, Ikes threats stand out as a turning point. A line originally written for Old Man Clanton in the movie "Tombstone", but delivered by Powers Booth who played Curly Bill Brocius, after Old Man Clanton's character was cut from the 1993 fictional movie.
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