This film essentially begins in the small town of Fort Griffin, Texas with a gambler by the name of "Doc Holliday" (Kirk Douglas) being told by his girlfriend "Kate Fisher" (Jo Van Fleet) that a cowboy named "Ed Bailey" (Lee Van Cleef) is looking to kill him for the death of his brother some time earlier. Not being one to back down from a challenge, Doc Holliday eventually walks over to the saloon and resolves the situation--by killing Ed Bailey in self-defense. Almost immediately afterward, however, the local sheriff named "Cotton Wilson" (Frank Faylen) uses this action as an excuse to arrest Doc Holliday with the expectation that he will soon be lynched by a mob that is forming that very night. What Sheriff Wilson doesn't count on, however, is a well-known marshal named "Wyatt Earp" (Burt Lancaster) coming along and helping Doc Holliday escape--and from that point on their paths will continue to cross at extremely crucial times for both of them. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that I found this to be an entertaining Western even though several parts of it were not historically accurate. Additionally, even though I didn't quite care for some of the personal drama between Kate Fisher and Doc Holliday, I thought that both Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas performed their individual roles quite well. Likewise, I also liked the performance of Rhonda Fleming (as "Laura Denbow") even though her part wasn't nearly as lengthy as it could have been. But that's just me. In any case, I enjoyed this movie for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.