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Gunsmoke (1955)

6.7 20 seasons 635 episodes Ended
WesternAction & AdventureDrama

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.

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Seasons & episodes

E1
Matt for MurderSep 13, 1958 · 26m

Matt resigns as Marshall after Tom Samples accuses Matt of killing an innocent man;however, Doc and Matt's old friend Wild Bill Hickok come…

E2
The PatsySep 20, 1958 · 26m

Matt doubts the veracity of Long Branch hostess Holly Fanshaw's claim that she saw trail drover Fly Hoyt murder young Dave Thorp. His suspi…

E3
GunsmugglerSep 27, 1958 · 26m

Matt believes white smugglers supplied the guns that a band of Pawnee used to attack local ranchers.

E4
MonopolyOct 4, 1958 · 26m

Two murders result when an unscrupulous Eastern businessman named Ivy hires a psychotic killer to help him establish undisputed control of…

E5
Letter of the LawOct 11, 1958 · 26m

A rich landowner seizes the chance to get a little more acreage when he discovers that a homesteader has failed to file the paperwork to ma…

E6
ThoroughbredsOct 18, 1958 · 26m

Matt and Chester, out of water while riding back to Dodge, come upon a man with two fine horses who is not very trusting. When they meet hi…

E7
Stage Hold-UpOct 25, 1958 · 26m

A stagecoach on which Matt and Chester are riding is robbed and another passenger is murdered. Matt utilizes a ruse to incriminate the thie…

E8
Lost RifleNov 1, 1958 · 26m

Matt refuses to arrest his friend Ben Tiple without more evidence, when the man he has been feuding with is found shot in the back.

E9
Land DealNov 8, 1958 · 26m

When a stranger leading some immigrants planning on settling outside of Dodge wants Matt to give him a badge to avert trouble, Matt gets su…

E10
Lynching ManNov 15, 1958 · 26m

After mild-mannered Hank Blenis is "lynched" by the two men who stole his horse, self-righteous Charlie Drain decides to take the law into…

E11
How to Kill a FriendNov 22, 1958 · 26m

Two gamblers find Matt incorruptible and attempt to intimidate him by hiring gunman Toque Morlan. The two are ironically unaware that Morla…

E12
GrassNov 29, 1958 · 26m

White men pretending to be Indians attack greenhorn Harry Pope at night, and he kills one of them. Now the dead man's friends want revenge.

E13
The CastDec 6, 1958 · 26m

When Doc arrives too late to save his patient, her husband, a good friend of Matt's, blames Doc for her death.

E14
Robber BridegroomDec 13, 1958 · 26m

Financially desperate Jack Fitch robs a stagecoach and abducts passenger Laura Church, unaware that she is "engaged" to an unscrupulous bus…

E15
SnakebiteDec 20, 1958 · 26m

Claustrophobic plainsman Poney Thompson is arrested for murdering a man who maliciously shot his dog, but an ironic fate awaits him after h…

E16
Gypsum Hills FeudDec 27, 1958 · 26m

Matt's attempt to find a man who shot at him from ambush leads him and Chester into the middle of a murderous feud between two bitter and i…

E17
Young LoveJan 3, 1959 · 26m

Over the objections of his sometime partner Rod Allison, treacherous Jim Box murders aging rancher Jesse Wheat, then attempts to steal catt…

E18
Marshal ProudfootJan 10, 1959 · 26m

Matt goes along with a hoax when Chester's aging Uncle Wesley arrives for a visit. Wesley thinks Chester is the marshal and Dillion is his…

E19
Passive ResistanceJan 17, 1959 · 26m

A man's house is burned and his livestock killed, but he refuses to identify the perpetrators to the marshal.

E20
Love of a Good WomanJan 24, 1959 · 26m

An old friend of Doc's, a nurse, is visiting and he hopes she will stay around Dodge. In the meantime Matt is worried that an ex-con is gun…

E21
JayhawkersJan 31, 1959 · 26m

Trail boss Dolph Quince sends for his friend Matt to help escort his cattle herd into Dodge because he is having trouble with Jayhawkers (K…

E22
Kitty's RebellionFeb 7, 1959 · 26m

An old friend of the family comes to Dodge looking for Kitty, but when he finds out she's a saloon owner, he's dismayed. Intent on defendin…

E23
SkyFeb 14, 1959 · 26m

Young Billy flees Dodge in fear after being suspected of shooting dead an older saloon girl whose sexual advances he had been resisting.

E24
Doc QuitsFeb 21, 1959 · 26m

Doc takes hard the death of a homesteader under his care; then a flashy new medicine man comes to town and takes away many of his patients.

E25
The BearFeb 28, 1959 · 26m

Rivalry for the affections of a former saloon gal leads to a frame-up for murder.

E26
The CowardMar 7, 1959 · 26m

A coward gambler, who's too cheap to hire a gunman, wants Matt dead for a beating he got from him years ago, so he starts some talk around…

E27
The F.U.Mar 14, 1959 · 26m

When Onie Becker is shot down on the streets of Dodge after quarreling with Al Clovis in a poker game, everyone thinks Al Clovis committed…

E28
WindMar 21, 1959 · 26m

Men start killing each other over saloon girl Dolly Varden, who seems to bring gamblers luck just by standing next to them when they're pla…

E29
FawnApr 4, 1959 · 26m

After years of captivity, a white woman and her half-Indian daughter are set free by the Indians, but they are shunned in Dodge.

E30
Renegade WhiteApr 11, 1959 · 26m

A gunfight in the Long Branch forces Matt to arrest a drunk. Letting him go since it was a fair fight, he suspects him of selling guns to t…

E31
Murder WarrantApr 18, 1959 · 26m

Matt and Dodge City's businessmen employ an unusual tactic to save ambush victim Lee Prentice from being taken to corrupt Baker City to fac…

E32
Change of HeartApr 25, 1959 · 26m

Matt becomes suspicious when Jerry Cass's plans to marry saloon hostess Bella Grant are complicated by Bella's sudden insistence that Jerry…

E33
Buffalo HunterMay 2, 1959 · 26m

Marshal Dillon has to stop a ruthless, cold-blooded, greedy, buffalo hunter who is in the habit of brutally killing his hired help to avoid…

E34
The ChoiceMay 9, 1959 · 26m

Matt tries to help Andy Hill, a young gunman who is apparently trying very hard to go straight, by getting him a job riding shotgun on the…

E35
There Was Never a HorseMay 16, 1959 · 26m

Gunman Kin Creed arrives in Dodge determined to enhance his reputation by outdrawing Matt in a gunfight. He goes to great lengths to force…

E36
Print AsperMay 23, 1959 · 26m

Print Asper is suspected of attempted murder when he forces a crooked lawyer, at gunpoint, to return the ranch he stole from him, and the l…

E37
The ConstableMay 30, 1959 · 26m

Dodge City's businessmen learn a hard lesson when they reject Matt's advice and hire a meek constable to handle a gang of rowdy but free-sp…

E38
Blue HorseJun 6, 1959 · 26m

Seriously injured Matt faces a moral dilemma when Blue Horse saves his life and prevents the escape of a prisoner. The Marshal knows that B…

E39
CheyennesJun 13, 1959 · 26m

Matt seeks the help of wise Chief Long Robe to track down gunrunners who are supplying renegade Cheyenne braves with rifles used to murder…

Cast

James ArnessMarshal Matt Dillon
Amanda BlakeKitty
Ken CurtisFestus
Milburn StoneDoc
Woody ChamblissWoody Lathrop

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