Gunsmoke 1955
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.
Episodes
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S1·E1 Matt Gets ItDan Grat, a gunman hunted by Texas authorities, seeks refuge in Dodge City. Marshal Dillon goes into action against this outlaw who shoots before he talks.
S1·E2 Hot SpellMatt intercedes on behalf of ex-con Cope Borden, when Rance Bradley accuses Cope of horse theft and attempts to lynch him. Cope is proven innocent of the charge, but…
S1·E3 Word of HonorHank Worth, son of wealthy rancher Jake Worth, is kidnapped by three men and held for $20,000 ransom. They shoot him in the back for trying to escape. They call on Doc…
S1·E4 Home SurgeryWhen returning to Dodge, Chester and Matt are confronted by Holly Hawtree, whose father is desperately ill with gangrene. His only hope for survival is amputation of the…
S1·E5 Obie TaterTwo outlaws seek the rumored hidden fortune of old prospector Obie. They drag him to get him to tell. Obie forgets his cares and disappears on honeymoon with newcomer…
S1·E6 Night IncidentLittle Timmy Wyatt witnesses a series of bizarre murders. He has a habit of telling tall tales, so no one will believe him.
S1·E7 Smoking Out the NolansClay Young is trying to evict Josh Nolan, who says he paid for the property. Matt and Chester are tied up in reluctantly enforcing eviction law unless they can find…
S1·E8 Kite's RewardMatt warns skilled gunman Andy Travis, of his choice between quitting the gun or else being constantly hunted and forced to prove himself. Matt finds a way to foil the…
S1·E9 The HunterBuffalo hunter Jase Murdock is warned by storekeeper Ross to stay out of Indian territory. Matt talks with Murdock's skinner, Golden Calf, who determines that Murdock's…
S1·E10 The QueueTwo bullies cut off Chen's pig-tail, gravely dishonoring him in Chinese culture. Chen vows vengeance.
S1·E11 General Parsley SmithOld-timer Smith is a former Army officer considered a butcher. He arrives in Dodge City speading rumors about the new Banker, Drew Holt.
S1·E12 MagnusChester is embarrassed at a visit by his estranged mountain man brother Magnus. To prove that Magnus is too uncivilized for town, Chester tours him through the…
S1·E13 Reed SurvivesLucy professes her love for handsome Booth Rider, and concocts a scheme against Ephram. Booth becomes the unwitting pawn in a homicide that culminates in an ironic…
S1·E14 Professor Lute BoneDoc is enraged by traveling medicine man Professor Lute Bone and his opium elixir, and digs up a gun to shoot him with. A lad also hunts him because his father died…
S1·E15 No HandcuffsA dishonest deputy sheriff steals a prisoner from Matt's jail, so Matt and Chester hunt them.
S1·E16 Reward for MattMatt kills a man and his widow posts a $1,000 bounty in vengeance. Everyone from sodbusters to gunslingers are out for that reward.
S1·E17 Robin HoodWitnesses refuse to testify against a notorious outlaw.
S1·E18 YorkyYorky, a white boy who was brought up by Arapahoes, is victimized by horse thieves. Accused of their crime, he is shot by the vengeful Abe Brandt and his son. Matt is…
S1·E19 20-20A former lawman tries to keep his failing eyesight a secret from his enemies.
S1·E20 Reunion '78A well-liked hardware drummer is actually a man wanted for multiple murders.
S1·E21 Helping HandA would-be tough guy picks on the wrong man in an attempt to make a name for himself when he tries to involve Marshal Matt Dillon by staging a street fight.
S1·E22 Tap Day for KittyAn old sodbuster comes to town and decides he wants to marry Kitty. When he won't leave her alone she declares she'll shoot him if he pesters her anymore.
S1·E23 Indian ScoutWhen an old Indian scout (Eduard Franz) murders a man (DeForest Kelley), Matt pursues him into Comanche territory.
S1·E24 The Pest HoleDoc must find a way to thwart a typhoid epidemic in Dodge (Howard McNear appears).
S1·E25 The Big BroadMatt has to figure a way around a six-foot-tall, 200-pound woman with a six-gun.
S1·E26 Hack PrineHack Prine, a friend of Matt's rides into Dodge. However he is there as a gunman, for Matt Dillon.
S1·E27 CooterA dishonest gambler (Vinton Hayworth) uses a mentally challenged man (Strother Martin) in a plot against Matt (Robert Vaughn appears).
S1·E28 The KillerCharles Bronson guest stars as a cowardly gunslinger who only goes after old men or young kids who aren't very experienced with guns. But, when Matt Dillon gives him an…
S1·E29 Doc's RevengeA stranger comes to Dodge, and Doc bewilders and dismays Chester and Matt by arming himself and vowing to kill the man.
S1·E30 The PreacherSeth, a newcomer to Dodge is bullied by Keeler, a boxer.
S1·E31 How to Die for NothingThe brother of a man Matt was forced to kill vows to kill Matt by any means necessary (Mort Mills appears).
S1·E32 Dutch GeorgeMatt's Childhood hero, Dutch George is now the leader of a notorious gang of horse thieves he must now stop.
S1·E33 Prairie HappyA bitter old man spreads rumors of an impending Indian raid on Dodge.
S1·E34 Chester's Mail Order BrideWhen Chester's mail-order bride arrives, neither she nor Chester are what the other are expecting (first credited appearance of Bert Rumsey as 'Sam').
S1·E35 The GuitarAn ex-Union soldier is forced to use violence against a pair of diehard Rebels (Jacques Aubuchon appears). First episode without the "Boot Hill" intro.
S1·E36 CaraMatt encounters an ex-girl friend---who's now working on the wrong side of the law.
S1·E37 Mr. and Mrs. AmberA self-styled religious prophet (Ainslie Pryor) is making life miserable for his daughter and new son-in-law..
S1·E38 Unmarked GraveA young outlaw uses an old woman as a pawn in his bid for freedom.
S1·E39 Alarm at Pleasant ValleyWhile on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester discover a homsteading family fleeing Pleasant Valley, which is besieged by Indians.Cast
R
Rudy Doucette
Barfly (uncredited)
H
Howard Culver
Howie Uzzell (uncredited)
G
George Ford
Townsman (uncredited)
R
Robert Sorrells
Concho
R
Russell Custer
Farmer (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Noel
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
- Creator
- John Meston
- Producers
- John Mantley, Philip Leacock, James Arness, Norman Macdonnell
Details
- First air date
- Sep 10, 1955
- Last air date
- Mar 31, 1975
- Seasons
- 20
- Episodes
- 635
- Episode runtime
- 45 min
- Network
- CBS
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Filmaster Productions, Arness Production Company, CBS
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- Spanish, English
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