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Amanda Blake was perfect in the role of Miss Kitty, who ran the local Dodge City saloon. Milburn Stone, a long time screen actor, was given the part of Doc Adams, an outspoken man with a heart of gold. Then there was Ken Curtis who played Festus Hagen, a lovable deputy who was an equal replacement for Dennis Weaver.
Gunsmoke: Created by Charles Marquis Warren, Clyde Ware. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
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- 1955-09-10
- Western
- 60
- Season 1: The Guitar
- Season 2: The Round Up
- Season 3: The Cabin
- Season 4: Blue Horse
- Season 5: Tail to The Wind
- Season 6: The Blacksmith
- Season 7: The Gallows
- Season 8: with A Smile
- Season 9: Prairie Wolfer
- Season 10: Hung High
The debut season of Gunsmoke was a revelation for the early days of television and showed the power of the new medium of entertainment. Coming late in the first season, "The Guitar" tells the story of a friendly musician who is threatened by a gang of cowboys when they find out he fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. The episode shines b...
The second season found its stride early and delivered a gem only four episodes in with "The Round Up." When Matt accidentally shoots an old friend after mistaking him for a bandit, he goes on a rampage and tries to shut down the whole town in anger. "The Round Up" is great because it offers viewers something they hadn't seen up to that point: Matt...
Though the show began in the modest days of the 1950s, Gunsmoke wasn't afraid to take the stories to dark places. "The Cabin" sees Matt seeking shelter from a blizzard in an old cabin in the woods. There he finds a young woman who has been trapped by a pair of crazed bandits. RELATED: The 10 Best Westerns Of The 1950s, According To Metacritic "The ...
Morality was usually at the heart of each episode of the show and "Blue Horse" was one of Matt's toughest dilemmas. When Matt is seriously injured transporting a prisoner, an indigenous man saves him and prevents his prisoner from escaping. Matt is then faced with a tough choice when he finds out that the man who saved him is also wanted by the law...
Halfway through their first decade on the air, Gunsmoke never failed to ask the hard questions. In "Tail To The Wind" a gang threatens a farmer and his wife when they refuse to sell their land. Shockingly, the farmer refuses Matt's help even when violence breaks out. The episode sees Matt questioning the role of law enforcement and whether he can d...
The sixth season showed its best stories early and the second episode was the strongest of the whole season. "The Blacksmith" sees a gang of ruffians trick an immigrant blacksmith into leaving his house so that they can burn it down. Gunsmoke proved that the show was still influential in the new decade of the 1960swith a taut story about racism. Ma...
After the sixth season, Gunsmoke's runtime was expanded to a full hour and the writers proved they were up to the challenge. In "The Gallows" Matt is wounded while transporting a prisoner who has been sentenced to death. The prisoner doesn't run away and actually saves Matt's life which leads to the Marshall questioning everything he believed about...
While Gunsmoke is often about the common people of Dodge City, "With A Smile" shows the upper crust of the old west. A rancher's son is convicted of murder and yet he believes that his wealth and privilege will get him off the hook. Matt Dillon's belief in justice is often challenged and in the episode he must think rationally instead of emotionall...
As civilization comes to Dodge City, so too does conflicts between the old west and the new. "Prairie Wolfer" tells the story of a man who is hired by the Cattleman's Association to hunt the wolves that have been killing cattle. While hunting he discovers that it is actually the work of cattle rustlers who frame him for the cattle killings. "Prairi...
Halfway into becoming one of the longest-running TV shows ever, the writers found ways to introduce new and interesting scenarios. "Hung High" sees Matt framed for murder when the prisoner that he is transporting is killed by a mob. Matt Dillon is usually on the other side of the law and the episode gives him a unique opportunity to learn strong le...
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Reviews Marshal Matt Dillon (then-newcomer James Arness) tries to prevent lawlessness from overtaking Dodge City, Kan. Helping to keep him grounded are saloon proprietor Miss Kitty Russell and Doc ...
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- John Wayne helped James Arness get the role of Marshal Matt Dillon. By the early 1950s, Westerns were the biggest movies on the big screen, and the biggest actor in them was the Duke, John Wayne.
- Dillon was the hardest role to cast. Long before Batman became the role every actor in Hollywood wanted to play, it was Matt Dillon that practically every actor in town was fighting over.
- Polly Bond turned down the role of Miss Kitty. John Wayne wasn't the only actor to turn down a leading role in "Gunsmoke." And if fate had turned another way, starring opposite James Arness would have been someone very different than Amanda Blake — who played saloon owner Miss Kitty Russell.
- The series featured a number of actors before they were famous. Debuting in the fall of 1955, and closing out its two decades on the air in 1975, "Gunsmoke" aired more than 600 episodes.
Season 1 – Gunsmoke. Marshal Matt Dillon (then-newcomer James Arness) tries to prevent lawlessness from overtaking Dodge City, Kan. Helping to keep him grounded are saloon proprietor Miss Kitty ...
Gunsmoke isn’t usually my cup of tea but I did find the series to be rather compelling and features a nice ensemble cast led way by James Arness and the show does harkens back to a simpler time, although for its time, probably was more real compared with other programming in the 1950s and 60s. This “Complete Series” set is a good value if ...
