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Matt is taken hostage by a group of men that have escaped from the territorial prison in Leavenworth. They intend to use Matt as insurance against being captured or killed as they make their way to presumed freedom in Mexico.
With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. Twenty-two men escape from a territorial prison. The remaining 4 kidnap Matt hoping to get safe passage into Mexico. One of them has another agenda which he reveals to Matt as they get closer to the border.
- (194)
- Western
- Vincent McEveety
- 1965-12-04
Based on the Gunsmoke radio series created by Norman MacDonnell & John Meston.
Hostage!: Directed by Gunnar Hellström. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. Outlaw gang leader Jude Bonner seeks to force Matt to try and keep his condemned brother from hanging by kidnapping Kitty, brutally abusing and threatening to kill her.
- (227)
- Western
- Gunnar Hellström
- 1972-12-11
"The Hostage" is the twelfth episode of season eleventh of the Western series Gunsmoke and the 532nd episode of the series overall. It was directed by Vincent McEveety with a teleplay written by Jack Miller. It first aired on CBS on December 4th, 1965.
Probably for the first time in seventeen years of Gunsmoke, Dillon takes off his marshal's badge before going after Bonner, with the intent of killing him.
Aug 30, 2021 · Hostage! is the thirteenth episode of the eighteenth season of Gunsmoke, and the five hundred seventy-sixth episode overall. Starring: Milburn Stone ( Doc ), Amanda Blake ( Kitty ), Ken Curtis ( Festus ), Buck Taylor ( Newly ) and James Arness ( Marshal Matt Dillon )
