Sam Hellman

Star, an irrepressible orphan loves her somewhat unusual life in the loving care of the wonderful old keeper of the lighthouse who rescued her from a shipwreck when she was a baby. Then a mean truant officer begins a relentless campaign to have Star sent far away to a boarding school.

Wyatt Earp is the sturdy lawman who sets about the task of shaping up the disorderly Arizona town of Tombstone, with the help of the boozy, tubercular gambler and gunman Doc Holliday. Though initially at cross-purposes, the pair ultimately team up to confront the violent Clanton gang.