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Cooter: Directed by Robert Stevenson. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. After Matt exposes gambler Ben Sissle as a cheat, Sissle attempts to exact revenge by giving brain-damaged Cooter Smith a gun and telling the marshal that Cooter plans to challenge him to a gunfight.
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- Western
- Robert Stevenson
- 1956-05-19
"Gunsmoke" Cooter (TV Episode 1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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A dishonest gambler (Vinton Hayworth) uses a mentally challenged man (Strother Martin) in a plot against Matt (Robert Vaughn appears).
After Matt exposes gambler Ben Sissle (Vinton Hayworth) as a cheat, Sissle attempts to exact revenge by giving brain-damaged Cooter Smith (Strother Martin) a gun and telling the Marshal Dillon that Cooter plans to challenge him to a gunfight. Cooter is a mentally challenged man who wants to be look-at like any other person in Dodge. He meets this c...
Trivia
1. This is the first time Matt wears a "Buscadero" holster. This style of holster was invented in the 1920's and used by Hollywood cowboys. The holster and gun belt are a single piece instead of a holster that slides over a gun belt as Matt wears in previous episodes. 2. Miss Kitty sports a new "beauty mark" (a small mole on her right cheek) that she keeps for the remainder of the series. 3. Featured player Strother Martin was so in love with this story that he ordered a print for personal vi...
Scene excerpt
Character quote 1. Marshal Matt Dillon:[Walks alone on Boot Hill, thinking aloud] There are a lot of ways a man can die, and maybe violence is the easiest. Fever in the brain is worse, or disease that fades him to skin and bone. And sometimes you see another thing. A man who's never lived at all, except to eat and sleep. A man whose mind is like a child's. Needs protection, even from himself. That's another job for me - Matt Dillon, U. S. Marshal.
Soundtracks
Soundtrack credits 1. The Old Trail- by Rex Koury & Glenn Spencer, Asper Fair Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 2. Oh! Susanna(uncredited) - Music by Stephen Foster, Heard in Long Branch Saloon 3. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair(uncredited) - Music by Stephen Foster, Heard in Long Branch Saloon
Starring
1. James Arness as Matt Dillon 2. Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode 3. Milburn Stone as Galen "Doc" Adams 4. Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell
Guest starring
1. Strother Martin as Cooter Smith 2. George Wallaceas Townsman (uncredited) 3. Vinton Hayworth as Ben Sissle 4. Brett King as Nate 5. Robert Vaughn as Kid Rest of cast listed alphabetically: 1. Tex Holdenas Townsman (uncredited) 2. Earl Parkeras Townsman (uncredited) 3. Bert Rumseyas Bartender (uncredited)
Cooter (1956) ← Back to episode. Hack Prine (1x26) The Killer (1x28) Season Regulars 4. James Arness. Marshal Matt Dillon Amanda Blake. Kitty
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