James Arness
Marshal Matt Dillion
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- 1. Matt Gets It Sep 10, 1955
- A ruthless gunman, out to defy law and order, comes up against Matt Dillon.
- 2. Hot Spell Sep 17, 1955
- Matt Dillon tries to protect a notorious gunman who is just out of prison and trying to go straight.
- 3. Word of Honor Oct 1, 1955
- Matt tries to protect the sole witness to a murder from the outlaws who intend to silence the man.
Gunsmoke is a long-running TV series starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, who keeps the peace in Dodge City. The show won five Primetime Emmys and features a large cast of regular and guest actors, as well as trivia, quotes, and soundtracks.
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Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
- 9
- Western
- April 26, 1952 –, June 18, 1961
- 480 (List of episodes)
Seriously injured Matt faces a moral dilemma when Blue Horse saves his life and prevents the escape of a prisoner. The Marshal knows that Blue Horse is being sought by the Cavalry as a fugitive from a reservation, and he is well aware that he is duty-bound to assist their search in any way possible. 8.6/10 (199) Rate.
Gunsmoke, American television western that aired on CBS for 20 seasons (1955–75), becoming the longest-running TV western in history. Set in Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1890s, it centered on the character of Matt Dillon, a U.S. marshal charged with maintaining law and order in a frontier town.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history.
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Marshal Matt Dillon (then-newcomer James Arness) tries to prevent lawlessness from overtaking Dodge City, Kansas. Helping to keep him grounded are saloon proprietor Miss Kitty Russell and Doc Adams.
S1.E26 ∙ Hack Prine. Far from Dodge and without a horse Matt Dillon still manages to bring in Lee Timble...a man wanted for murder. Lee's brother Dolph swears that he'll get him out. Meanwhile, an old friend of Dillon's, Hack Prine, has arrived in Dodge to take a job.
