per in ▁( Mal col m ▁Mc D ow ell ) ▁wants ▁to ▁produce ▁an ▁ep ic ▁Western ▁film ▁about ▁Wy att ▁Ear p . ▁Tom ▁Mix ▁( B ru ce ▁Will is ) ▁is ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁great ▁United ▁States ▁Marsh al ▁and ▁the ▁real ▁Ear p ▁( James ▁Gar ner ) ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁advis er . ▁ ▁While ▁Ear p ▁and ▁Mix , ▁the ▁" real " ▁and ▁" re el " ▁western ▁hero es , ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁their ▁film ▁advent ure , ▁they ▁also ▁get ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁an ▁actual ▁case ▁of ▁murder , ▁prost itution ▁and ▁cor ruption . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁try ▁to ▁straight en ▁out ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁missing ▁son ▁of ▁Ear p ' s ▁former ▁girl friend , ▁Christ ina ▁( Pat ric ia ▁H odge ). ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁studio ▁b oss ▁Alf ie ▁Al per in ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁pleased ▁by ▁Ear p ' s ▁investigation . ▁Host ess ▁Ch ery l ▁King ▁( Mar iel ▁Hem ing way ) ▁becomes ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Ear p . ▁ ▁Alf ie ' s ▁sister , ▁Victoria ▁Al per in ▁( J enn ifer ▁Edwards ) ▁is ▁d ating ▁a ▁not orious ▁mob ster ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Mad am ▁Cand ice ▁Ger ard . ▁So on ▁Ear p ▁un ve ils ▁the ▁true ▁sad istic ▁character ▁of ▁Alf ie ▁Al per in . ▁Two