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Tap Day for Kitty: Directed by Charles Marquis Warren. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. Matt suspects Kitty of shooting and wounding an old man who attempted to abduct her in hopes of forcing her to marry him.
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Tap Day For Kitty was the 22nd episode of the first season of Gunsmoke, also the 22nd overall episode of the series. Co-penned as a screenplay by David Little and Herbert Little, Jr. from an original story written by John Meston, the episode, directed by series creaton Charles Marquis Warren, was originally broadcast on CBS-TV on March 24, 1956.
An old rancher (John Dehner) decides that he is going to marry Kitty.
Matt suspects Kitty of shooting and wounding an old man who attempted to abduct her in hopes of forcing her to marry him.
Trivia
John Dehner's second of twelve appearances in this series. This one in heavy makeup, which makes him appear 20 plus years older than his actual 40 at the time.
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Character Quotes\t •Marshal Matt Dillon: Took her 20 years and a little buckshot, but she finally landed him. •Miss Kitty Russell: Twenty years. That's an awful long time. I don't know whether I could wait that long. Little buckshot, huh? •Marshal Matt Dillon: Now, wait a minute. •Kitty Russell: What's a matter? You scared? •Miss Kitty Russell: Well, sometimes a woman can handle women better than a man can.
Soundtracks
Soundtrack credits •The Old Trail - by Rex Koury and Glenn Spencer, Aspen Fair Music, Incorporated (ASCAP)
Gunsmoke – Season 1, Episode 22 Tap Day for Kitty Aired Mar 24, 1956 Drama Western
