p ▁rec ount s ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁explo its , ▁dro pping ▁names ▁like ▁Doc ▁H oll iday ▁and ▁Cal am ity ▁Jane , ▁he ▁remains ▁a ▁t ac it urn ▁and ▁stead fast ▁former ▁law man . ▁The ▁gun f ight ▁in ▁T omb stone , ▁Arizona ▁had ▁last ed ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁seconds , ▁but ▁it ▁would ▁end ▁up ▁defining ▁Ear p ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Mix ▁also ▁de als ▁with ▁his ▁personal ▁story , ▁dismiss ing ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁conject ure ▁about ▁his ▁orig ins , ▁yet ▁showing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁bra v ado ▁and ▁der ring - do ▁that ▁character ized ▁his ▁screen ▁career . ▁He ▁compared ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁" movie ▁star ▁cow boy " ▁to ▁the ▁made - up ▁hero ics ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁C ody . ▁His ▁skills ▁as ▁a ▁hors eman , ▁however , ▁were ▁faith fully ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁cow boy ; ▁the ▁im pres ario ▁person ality ▁came ▁later . ▁ ▁Production ▁Mar iel ▁Hem ing way , ▁like ▁Bruce ▁Will is ▁and ▁James ▁Gar ner , ▁signed ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Bla ke ▁Edwards . ▁Hem ing way ▁conf essed , ▁" The ▁movie ▁sound ed ▁a ▁little ▁cha otic , ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁secret ▁weapon : ▁it ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Bla ke ▁Edwards ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁Break fast ▁at ▁T iff any ' s , ▁a ▁movie ▁that ▁was ▁almost ▁a ▁religion ▁with ▁me