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Reed Survives is a 1955 western TV episode of Gunsmoke, starring James Arness as Matt Dillon. It features a plot where a woman tries to get a hired hand to kill her husband by pretending to love him.
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- Western
- Charles Marquis Warren
- 1955-12-31
Find out who directed, wrote, produced and starred in the 1955 episode of Gunsmoke, Reed Survives. See the full list of cast and crew members, including James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone and more.
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A beautiful young wife (Lola Albright) manipulates a young hired hand into killing her older husband.
Booth Rider is being played for a sucker by the wife of the ranch owner he works for, in the hopes that he will have to kill her husband in self defense.
Trivia
1. Virginia Chapman is credited as a gypsy, but is not seen in this show. Later in Season 1. fifteen episodes later, in the episode "The Killer"(#28) , Chapman appears as the gypsy, but is uncredited. And with the outfit that Matt has on in the later show, it would appear to have been filmed for this show but not used. 2. The title of this episode relates to dialogue during a conversation in a barn. John Carradine's character makes a biblical reference to a reed swaying in the wind, and Matt...
Soundtracks
Soundtrack credits 1. The Old Trail- by Rex Koury and Glenn Spencer, Aspen Fair Music, Incorporated (ASCAP)
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. John Carradine as Ephraim Hunt 2. Lola Albright as Lucy Hunt 3. James Drury as Booth Rider 4. Virgina Chapmanas Gypsy (as Virginia Arness) 5. Joe Phillipsas Barfly (uncredited) 6. John Rice as Ed(uncredited) 7. Bert Rumseyas Sam (uncredited)
Overview. Share. 1x13. Reed Survives (1955) ← Back to episode. Magnus (1x12) Professor Lute Bone (1x14) Season Regulars 4. James Arness. Marshal Matt Dillon. Amanda Blake. Kitty. Dennis Weaver. Chester. Milburn Stone. Doc. Guest Stars 3. James Drury. Booth Rider. Lola Albright. Lucy Hunt. John Carradine. Ephraim Hunt. Crew 0.
Plot. Reed Survives. Gunsmoke. Jump to Edit. Summaries. Booth Rider is being played for a sucker by the wife of the ranch owner he works for, in the hopes that he will have to kill her husband in self defense. Synopsis. Lucy Hunt arrives at the jail and tell Matt that she is afraid her husband might try and kill her.
Reed Survives Aired Dec 31, 1955 Drama Western Reviews An elderly farmer's young wife plots to kill him in an "accident," but her lover becomes the pawn of the homicide.
The Reed Survives, February 18, 1956 - Written by Sam Peckinpah, Story by John Meston, Directed by Charles Marquis Warren. Gunsmoke. Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon. Dillon laments on Boot Hill. While bringing in firewood, Chester eyeballs Dillon's game of solitaire.
