Westerns Legend Robert Mitchum’s Original Tombstone Character Was Written Out Of The Movie Due To Injury, So He Became The Narrator Instead

Famous Western actor Robert Mitchum’s role in Tombstone was changed after he sustained an injury and could no longer appear in the film. Tombstone‘s cast went through a few changes but ultimately starred Kurt Russell as the lawman Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as his associate Doc Holiday. The film explores the real 1880s people and old-west Arizona events, including the OK Corral Gunfight, and is considered a classic of the genre.