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Deputy Festus: Directed by Harry Harris. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. On their way out of town, some cousins of Festus come across a badly injured man whom they assume is dead, so they flee, pursued by Festus, who believes his cousins attacked the man.
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- Western
- Harry Harris
- 1965-01-16
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- About Festus
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Festus Haggen (played by Ken Curtis) is Matt Dillon's deputy marshal and one of the main characters of Gunsmoke who would first appear in the Season 8 episode "Us Haggens" (episode #13, December 8, 1962). Originally starting as a scruffy hillman who wanted revenge on his uncle for killing his brother, he eventually became Matt Dillon's deputy and o...
Festus heretofore a comic feature, came to town in a 1962 episode titled "Us Haggens" to avenge the death of his twin brother Fergus, and decided to stay in Dodge when the deed was done. Initially on the fringes of Dodge society, Festus, who would eventually be seen as a hardworking, honest and compassionate sort, was slowly phased in as a reliable...
•Festus never appeared in any of the Gunsmoke made-for-TV movies. This is because Ken Curtis refused to play Festus after learning the amount of money he would be paid for the first film, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, and said that he should be paid based on Festus' importance in the cast. As a result, Newly O'Brien became the deputy Marshal.
•From KHOU-TV Channel 11 in Houston. (February 23, 1966.) Ken Curtis and Milburn Stone are in Texas for an appearance at the Houston Stock Show at the Astrodome. Here, they cut loose some silliness with an "interview" in front of the camera. Doc Adams: Hi there, my name is Doc Adams, your friendly little neighborhood physician, and I'm out here at the Houston International Airport interviewing some of the people who just got off an airplane here. And I have with me a fellow that, uh... What is your name, sir? Festus: Well, my folks was poor folks and I didn't get no name. Doc Adams: Well, what do they call you? Festus: They call me Festus. Doc Adams: Festus? Festus: Yeah. Doc Adams: No, I didn't mean what's the matter with you. I mean, what's your name? Festus: Well, that's harder than I'd slam a door! Doc Adams: Is that really your name... Festus? Festus: Well, yeah. Doc Adams: Seems to me that I vaguely remember hearing that. Festus: Festus Haggen. Doc Adams: Oh, yes, now I remember. You're from Dodge City. Festus: Dodge City, Kansas. Doc Adams: That's what I thought.
Alias Festus Haggen: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. A case of mistaken identity is no laughing matter for Festus when a U.S. marshal arrests the good-natured deputy as bloodthirsty murderer Frank Eaton.
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- Western
- Vincent McEveety
- 1972-03-06
Us Haggens: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis, Denver Pyle. To avenge the death of his twin brother Fergus, savvy plainsman Festus Haggen forms an initially uneasy alliance with Matt to track down his murderous uncle "Black Jack" Haggen.
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- Western
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1962-12-08
"Deputy Festus" was the 17th episode of Season 10 of Gunsmoke, also the 358th overall episode of the series. Directed by Harry Harris, the episode, which was written by Calvin Clements, Sr., was originally broadcast on CBS-TV on January 16, 1965.
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Ken Curtis. Festus. Denver Pyle. Claudius. Shug Fisher. Emery. Advertise With Us. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Festus thinks that his cousins are responsible for the death of...
S10 E6 Oct 31, 1964. Take Her, She's Cheap. SUBSCRIBE. S10 E7 Nov 07, 1964. Help Me, Kitty. SUBSCRIBE. S10 E8 Nov 14, 1964. Hung High. Festus Haggen, left in charge of the Dodge City jail, learns his prisoners are his cousin and two old friends.
