Earp: Frontier Marshal, published two years after Earp's death in 1929. Prior to his death, Earp and his wife Josephine ("Sadie") went to great lengths to keep Josephine's name out of the book, and she threatened litigation to prevent her name from being used in the film. In 1934, she had successfully forced the producers to excise her husband's name from the first film. In 1939, she sued 20th Century Fox for $50,000 to prevent it from producing the remake of Frontier Marshal. After agreeing to remove Wyatt Earp's name from the title and settling with Josephine Earp for $5,000, Fox released the film as Frontier Marshal. In Los Angeles, Josephine Earp befriended many celebrities, including Cecil B. DeMille and Gary Cooper. She received part of the money earned by sales of Lake's book about her husband as well as royalties from the film. References External links 1939 films 1939 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Allan Dwan Films scored by David Raksin 20th Century Fox films Cultural depictions of Wyatt Earp Cultural depictions of Doc Holliday Films scored by Samuel Kaylin Films set in Tombstone, Arizona 1930s English-language films 1930s American films