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Cully, a young man, resents his father's marriage to Natacea, an Arapaho woman, and faces bullying and violence in Dodge City. This 1961 western TV episode explores themes of culture clash, family conflict and mental distress.
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- Western
- Gerald Mayer
- 1961-11-11
Matt Dillon helps a fugitive and a dying Indian woman escape from bank robbers in this 1975 western. Read the plot summary, cast and crew, trivia, quotes, and user reviews of this classic TV episode.
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- Western
- Gunnar Hellström
- 1975-01-06
Find out who starred in the 1961 episode of Gunsmoke, The Squaw, and who directed, wrote, produced and worked behind the scenes. See the full list of actors, actresses, crew members and more on IMDb.
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"The Squaw" was the seventh episode of Season 7 of Gunsmoke, also the 240th overall episode of the series. Directed by Gerald Mayer, the episode, which was written by John Dunkel, was originally broadcast on CBS-TV on November 11, 1961.
A fun-loving man tries to make up for lost time after his wife dies.
Widower Hardy Tate (John Dehner) lost his wife over a year earlier and feels he's got a ""lot of livin' to do yet."" But his son, Cully (Paul Carr), is having trouble getting over it, and reluctantly reconciles to the fact that his dad is considering remarrying. When Hardy returns from doing business down in the Indian nations and comes back with Natacea (Vitina Marcus), a young, and incredibly beautiful, Indian bride Cully has a difficult time accepting it. Many of Cully's acquaintances in town can't accept it either, resulting in a bully named Bill Craig (Bob Hastings) beating him up, repeatedly tries to goad Cully into a gunfight by calling him "squaw man.". Matt tries to reason with Cully and deter him from wearing a gun and squaring things with Craig.
Marshal Dillon talks Hardy into marrying his new bride in a church in Dodge City to allay some of the hostility, but son Cully refuses to attend. Hardy tells Cully he can't tolerate his attitude any longer and invites him to get out on his own. Soon, the underlying truth comes out; Cully wants Natacea for himself and wants her to run off with him! Hardy catches son Cully forcing himself on her, a struggle ensues between father and son.
Starring
•James Arness as Matt Dillon •Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode •Milburn Stone as Galen "Doc" Adams •Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell
Guest starring
•John Dehner as Hardy Tate •Paul Carr as Cully Tate •Vitina Marcus as Natacea •Bob Hastings as Bill Craig •Jet MacDonald as Sal •Bill Erwin as Reverend Tucker •Jack Orrison as Shopkeeper •John Culwell as Bystander Rest of cast listed alphabetically: •Rex Andrews as Townsman (uncredited) •Jimmie Booth as Townsman (uncredited) •Bill Borzage as Accordianist (uncredited) •Rudy Bowman as Townsman (uncredited) •John Breen as Townsman (uncredited) •George Ford as Townsman (uncredited) •Cactus Mack as Townsman (uncredited) •Fred McDougall as Bartender (uncredited) •Jimmy Noel as Townsman (uncredited) •Chick Sheridan as Townsman (uncredited)
Matt Dillon attempts to temper the anger of a young man when his father takes an Indian woman for his second wife. Stream Gunsmoke free and on-demand with Pluto TV. Season 7, Episode 9. Stream now.
Watch Matt Dillon deal with a young man's anger over his father's second wife, an Indian woman, in this classic western TV show. The Squaw is the seventh episode of season 7, available on Pluto TV, Paramount+, and Prime Video.
Chesterland. Matt Dillon attempts to temper the anger of a young man when his father takes an Indian woman for his second wife.
