It’s no coincidence that Doc and Wyatt first meet up in Tombstone when Wyatt is in potential (though unlikely) danger, this time from disgruntled gambler Johnny Tyler. Related read: Big Nose Kate: A Fiercely Independent Life on the Frontier 4.
After the fictional fight with Ed Bailey, Doc Holliday and Big Nose Kate know the drill: grab the pot and get out while the goin’s good. The real Doc Holliday sometimes wore out his welcome in small frontier towns, and moved across the West with stops in towns in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
“I calculate that’s the end of this town.” You don’t need to know the exact meaning of the phrase to know what it’s meant to do to Ed Bailey, who falls hook, line and sinker for Doc’s southern slang. This is the first of several times Holliday utters an iconic line involving “daisy” or “daisies” and again sets the tone for what’s to come. A sprawling pot lies spread on the table between them. It’s a fitting opening scene for Doc, who sits across from Ed Bailey, a larger, more able-looking gambler. Must be a peach of a hand.”ĭoc Holliday’s opening lines set the tone for his character in the movie: strangely confident and whimsical despite his sickly appearance due to tuberculosis. Here’s a look at some of the best and most memorable quotes from Tombstone, from the self-deprecating lines of Doc Holliday to the powerful, vendetta-driven pledges of Wyatt Earp.
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