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The Avengers: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. A retired judge and his sons abduct Kitty, Festus, and Doc after Festus shoots his other son in order to defend Kitty.
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- 1965-12-18
"Gunsmoke" The Avengers (TV Episode 1965) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Directing. Vincent McEveety. Director. A retired judge and his sons abduct Kitty, Festus, and Doc after Festus shoots his other son in order to defend Kitty. The judge "tries" Kitty and Festus for murder, pressing Doc into service as their defense attorney.
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"The Avengers" was the 14th episode of Season 11 of Gunsmoke, also the 391st overall episode of the series. Directed by Vincent McEveety, the episode, which was written by Donn Mullaly, was originally broadcast on CBS-TV on December 18, 1965.
A retired judge and his sons abduct Kitty, Festus, and Doc after Festus shoots his other son in order to defend Kitty. The judge "tries" Kitty and Festus for murder, pressing Doc into service as their defense attorney.
At the Long Branch Saloon, Miss Kitty encounters two cowboys who are causing a bit of trouble. Thad goes and gets Festus, but before they make it to the saloon, peace is restored, and bartender Sam (Glenn Strange) and Kitty are getting ready to close. As Kitty enters her room, she is attacked by a man. The violent attack causes one of her window panes to break, alerting Festus, Thad and Sam. When Chad and Festus get to Kitty's upstair room, they have to break open the door. Festus is shot in the arm, but is able to return fire, killing the man who attacked Miss Kitty. The man happens to be Richard Strom, the one that was causing all the trouble in the saloon earlier in the evening.
A few weeks later, three riders come into Dodge, Judge Calvin Strom (James Gregory) and two of his sons, brothers Cal and Mark Strom (John Saxon, Les Brown, Jr.) from Oklahoma. Judge Strom is in town to file charges of murder on Festus and Kitty for the killing of his son. He accused the two of luring his son to Kitty's room and then killing him in cold blood.
Marshal Dillon throws the three out of town. But that will not deter Judge Strom. After having one of his sons injure Matt by shooting him in the leg, they then go are kidnap Kitty and Festus. They also kidnap Doc Adams and make him serve as attorney for the two on the charge of murder.
So outside Dodge, Judge Strom is holding court in a root-cellar that everyone knows in a mockery to the justice system. With a bad injury, Matt will do everything he can to find the Stroms before their kind of justice can be served.
Trivia
•The sign on the freight office reads "J. Mantley & Sons Freight Handlers". John Mantley was the associate producer of the series at this time.
Continuity
•After Matt Dillon shoots Cal Strom Jr. as he's about to strike the horses at the hanging tree, the cut shot shows that Festus and Kitty have been replaced atop the horses by a stuntman and stunt woman. Also, the noose around the stuntman's neck comes loose and hangs free down his chest as Doc Adams is holding the horses to keep them from running.
•When Kitty and Festus are about to be lynched by the Stroms, Matt Dillon arrives and shoots Cal Jr. before he can swat the horses under Kitty and Festus to hang them. When Doc Adams runs up to grab the bridles of the horses to keep them from running, the noose around Festus' neck comes loose and hangs down his chest.
•When Matt is shot entering the Long Branch, He grabs the back of his left leg. After he attends to the wound Doc tells Matt that he won't be able to walk on it for 2 to 4 weeks and after that with crutches or a cane. After Kitty and Festus are kidnapped Matt gets out of bed, walks down stairs and to his horse. And then mounts his horse WITH THE BAD LEG.
Revealing mistakes
•As the judge and his son are leaning on a large and sturdy looking limb of a tree in the cemetery, the tree wobbles.
Starring
•James Arness as Matt Dillon •Milburn Stone as Galen "Doc" Adams •Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell •Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen •Roger Ewing as Thad Greenwood
Guest starring
•James Gregory as Judge Calvin Strom •Glenn Strange as Sam Noonan •Olan Soule as Barber •Ed McCready as Freight Agent •John Saxon as Cal Strom, Jr. •Les Brown, Jr. as Mark Strom Rest of cast listed alphabetically: •Jimmie Booth as Townsman (uncredited) •Michelle Breeze as Saloon Girl (uncredited) •Fred Dale as Townsman (uncredited) •Ross Dollarhide as Townsman (uncredited) •Jaye Durkus as Townsman (uncredited) •Duke Fishman as Townsman (uncredited) •Bert Madrid as Townsman (uncredited) •Jimmy Noel as Townsman (uncredited) •Rudy Sooter as Townsman (uncredited) •George Sowards as Townsman (uncredited) •Jack Tornek as Townsman (uncredited) •Max Wagner as Townsman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke (TV Series 1955–1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
December 11, 1965 • 45m. After a risky train robbery and with two posses on their trail, four men hurriedly ride to some fresh horses. Dillon wounds one of the gang carrying the stolen money and it turns out to be a young woman. Expand.
Starring. James Arness as Matt Dillon. Milburn Stone as Galen "Doc" Adams. Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell. Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen. Roger Ewing as Thad Greenwood.
