- Wyatt Earp: [Opening Narration] Wyatt Earp was the only true friend Doc Holliday had in the cruel and wicked world of the American frontier. People who knew both Wyatt and Doc wondered how long Marshal Earp could tolerate a man who drank so much, was a gambler, and a nasty tempered killer. Residents of Tombstone waited for the day when Wyatt's patience would run out.