September 3, 2025 • 22 mins
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series 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. The program aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West. There's
just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshal and the smell of
guns smoke.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Gone.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Will Spoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence
that moved west with young America and the story of.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
A man who moved with it. I'm that man, Matt Dillon,
United States Marshall, the first man they look for and
the last they want to meet. It's a chancey job
and it makes them unwatchful but a little lonely.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Mazie, Mazie, I told you to wake me at SNA
I know, but you were sleeping. So sod got me
a long ride. Now get me some food. It's already,
take us inside me. Coffee's on the stove. Then I
want some grub to take with me. It's ready. Bring
(01:41):
some water. You fill up them canteens. Thence you listened,
I got time for talking.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Poured the coffee.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Ain't no good, Vince, You riding off like this.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
I'm gonna get that. Marshall won't do no good.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
You can't bring Billy back.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
He's dead.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Vince.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Let him rest.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
He's dead.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
All right, hung by the neck until dead, turned in
by that, Marshal and dodge.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
It ain't ever gonna set easier, brother dying that way,
But you can't change it more.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
Shooting ain't gonna change it. I promised him. I promised
him the night before. All the way riding back yesterday,
I could hear him. Get me that, Marshal means get
him for me. I'm gonna do it.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
You ain't gonna win by no gun.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Battle about me a plan. I'm gonna fix it. There
ain't no way to fix things with guns.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
You shoot him, you'll hang.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
He's gonna make me kill him.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
You ain't talking, said.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Oh yes I am. He's gonna make me kill him.
He's gonna draw first. He's gonna arrange it all hisself.
When he does, I'll get him. And that's the way
it's gonna be. May it pure and simple? Don't you
fret none. I'll get him and I'll ride out Scott
(03:17):
for him. Come on, now, pack me that grub. It's
a long ride to dodge you the Marshall.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Yeah, that's right, Matt Dylan. What can I do for you?
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Well, now, Marshall, I was kind of figuring that maybe
I could do something.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
For you, that's all.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
What's your name, Vince Wiley?
Speaker 2 (03:59):
I don't know you Wiley, that's on your mind.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
I'm thinking about settling there here, buy me a ranch.
Maybe that's good.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Uh, how do I come into it?
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Well, i'll tell you right out. I was thinking that
maybe you could use my help.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Oh how's that now?
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Dodge is a hard living town, ain't it.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (04:26):
It can be must run a long man ragged keeping
the peace. I manage, Sure you do, Marshall, of course
you do, but it seems to me there ain't no
man living can't use some help. I got help. Yes,
I know, I've heard about Chester, but I figured you
could use somebody who could really handle the job. I'm
(04:50):
mighty good with a gun, Marshall, you're anxious to use it?
Is that?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
It?
Speaker 3 (04:56):
No, it ain't nothing like that, just that. I got
a real deep interest in the Marshals.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
So I'll tell you something, mister Wiley. I'll remember what
you have said, and if the time ever does come
when I need your help, I'll ask you for it. Huh.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
It's just fine, Marshall Dilon. Meantime, though, you just remember,
I'll be ready to help keep the peace anytime.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Well, don't you go to any extra trouble.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
It wouldn't be no trouble. I'll just be around ready
to step in anytime there's any ruckers. You remember them.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
All right, mister Wiley. I got something I want you
to remember too. Oh what's that?
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Marshall?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Keeping the piece is my job, not yours.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I ain't gonna wait much longer to it.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Just hand over my money.
Speaker 5 (06:02):
You're talking to Big Rudd. I ain't so sure it
is your money. You saw the cards, and I've seen
the way they come off the deck.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
You ain't calling it a crooked deal, now, are you?
Speaker 5 (06:16):
And I ain't handing over no money neither.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
You'll hand it over right now.
Speaker 5 (06:23):
I got a gun, Rudd. It says you better put
that knife down.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
I got a gun and says you both better stand steady.
Mind your own business. Mister, keep in order? Is my business?
Rop that knife? You ain't dropping it now? Put the
gun on the table.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I don't know who you are, mister, but I don't
give my gun to no stringer down.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
It's better I'm gonna turn these things in ato Marshall's office.
You can pick him up when you're ready to leave.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
All right?
Speaker 3 (07:03):
What's the trouble here, Marshall, I'll just come up to
your office. I got a gun and a knife for you.
What happened, Marshall? There was gonna be bloodshed. Sure one
man there drew a knife, the other one drew a gun,
or you.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Stepped in and disarmed him. Man.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Sure you wouldn't have wanted me to just stand there
looking on, would you?
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Marshall?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
How about getting my knife back?
Speaker 2 (07:29):
I guess I better keep it run until you're ready
to leave. I'll keep your gun too to you.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
All right, I'm glad you see it my way, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Yeah, all right, you two men get out of here
and cool off.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Go on, sit down, man, Thanks Cuddy, you got here too.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Wait for the excitement.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Yeah, so I see that.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
Vince Wiley sure handled the situation in a hurry, stopped
the fight before it got started.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Saved a lot of wear and tear on the furnishings.
You know, it's nice to have somebody do something. No
broken bottles, no smashed chairs.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
He stopped it without eating busting in the head. Are
you telling me that things do get busted when I
stop a fight? Kitty?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
Well, no, mad isn't that I guess it's just that, well,
you can't spend all your time here waiting for trouble.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
No, I sure can't.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
Wouldn't it be.
Speaker 4 (08:41):
Kind of nice to have a fellow like Wiley around
just in case?
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Yeah? Maybe, so, Kitty, maybe so well.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
I don't know what you're auchi about. I should think
you'd be grateful to him.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
It seems to me that you're grateful enough for both
of us. Oh, here he comes. Why don't you tell
him about it?
Speaker 4 (09:03):
I will, mister way, ma'am our house to be glad
to buy you a drink. You saved us a lot
of damage stepping in the way you did.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Thank you, ma'am said.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
On mister Wally.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Thank you.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
I was just telling the Marshal mam.
Speaker 7 (09:26):
Don't you want a drink?
Speaker 3 (09:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Thank you, Kitty, I got I got back to the office.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
I'll see you later, all right. I'm sorry you won't stay, Marshall.
You'll manage, you know, miss Kitty. I think the Marshal's
kind of put out with me. Oh well, he's got
a lot on his mind. No, ma'am, No, I think
(09:53):
it's just that he don't appreciate me. But he will.
I aim to see that he does.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
Oh, there's mad Hello Matt.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Uh oh, oh, hello Doc. Yeah, I guess I just
closed my eyes for when I well, I want you
to sit down.
Speaker 7 (10:32):
I don't mind if I do.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
You know I'm mad.
Speaker 7 (10:37):
It's too bad you are a patient mine.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Oh not for me, it isn't.
Speaker 6 (10:42):
I prescribe breast and sunshine for a lot of my patients,
but uh, I never saw anybody who takes to it
as easily as you do.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Oh that's a pretty old joke, Doc, aren't you getting
a little tired of dragging it out all the time?
Speaker 6 (10:54):
Well, now, match, you're sitting here in the sun. Isn't
exactly new either. I'm kind of surprised to find you
doing it these days though.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Oh that's what does that mean?
Speaker 6 (11:08):
Why the way that young follows keeping himself busy doing
your job.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
I wouldn't think that you'd want to get caught just
sitting around.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
I mean, of.
Speaker 6 (11:17):
Course, welly, if you don't know who I'm talking about, Matt,
you're the only one in town who doesn't.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (11:24):
Yeah, he's been mighty busy. He stopped a street fight
this morning. He shad a couple of drunks packing yesterday
and Matt, Yeah, Doc, what do you think he's up to?
Speaker 2 (11:38):
I'm not quite sure.
Speaker 6 (11:40):
Well, he's not doing your reputation any good. That's one thing.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
I mean, that's what he's after.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Dog. It could be.
Speaker 6 (11:48):
Oh, looks like there's trouble over there that you might
have to stop. Yeah, yeah, I wonder what Dobe and
Chesty could be so head up over it.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
I will find out if I don't start fighting before
they get here.
Speaker 8 (12:02):
Before I don't know there, mister Dolby, you're just plain
apple headed. What I Chester, Hell ain't nothing to do
with it. Tall, That fella ain't done nothing nothing to
come to town. That's the trouble Chester, Mister Dillon. Mister
Doby here says, says, you got a new deputy and
he's doing a fine job, Marshall. But he ain't no deputy,
is he, mister Dilman, No, Chester is well if he
(12:24):
ought to be. He sure he's keeping the piece in
this town like it's never been kept before. Why he
ain't doing nothing at Tall, wily fella stepped into a
fight now and then don't amount to nothing. He stops
things before they get a chance to start that's what
perned around here.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
A firm hand. I'm a firm wait that.
Speaker 8 (12:41):
Whiley ain't nothing but a busy body. Just this morning
he run an old new Price out of town. Dude, Yes, sir,
And everybody knows Old Newton ever done nothing to hurt nobody.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
In his whole life. He watched drunk well forever more of.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
What if he was right? Never mind, mister Delan, mister.
Speaker 8 (12:57):
Dolby, and the folks is talking like this Wiley fellas
doing a better job than you said. Never mind Chester,
Well all right, and I tagged you, Marshall. You ought
to get something to talk to this man Wiley. He's
protecting properly in this town for a change.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
I've given him some thought.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
Well, I'm glad to hear it. The game Marshall prove
faced old gossip.
Speaker 8 (13:21):
What mister Dillan, Ever since that letter, go Chester, that
Wiley fella ain't done nothing but put on a big
joke picking on run Well.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
He seems to have a lot of people talking about.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
It, Yester, he sure does.
Speaker 8 (13:34):
And I just can't figure out, though, why he'd want
to put on an act like this.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
I can't either, Chester, but I'm sure gonna find out
(13:58):
who's that Matt Dullo. Hello, Marshall, I want to talk
to you, Wiley, Sure you do, come on in. You
come to take me up on my offer. After all,
(14:18):
I've come to tell you to quit going around town
acting like the law.
Speaker 3 (14:23):
I'm just trying to help out.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
I want that kind of help.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
No, I don't know, Marshall Dylan. There are a lot
of citizens in this town who seem to like what
I'm doing.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Well, I'm not one of them.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
You ain't likely that you would be.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Just what are you after? Wiley? Is it my job
that you want? You want to be the Marshal? Is
that it?
Speaker 3 (14:43):
No? I don't want to be no law man, but
I wouldn't mind fixing it. So you wasn't no law
man neither.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
You don't want my job you want me?
Speaker 3 (14:55):
Is that it makes you nervous, now, Marshall, don't it?
Speaker 2 (14:58):
No, I've had men come gunning after me before.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
Well, you see, Marshall, that's where I'm different. I ain't
gunning for you, at least not right out.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
But whatever it is.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
You're through, I don't know what you mean.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
I'm just telling you to move on.
Speaker 3 (15:15):
And now, Marshall, I tell you to get me out
of town. You're gonna have to shoot me. Well, that's
up to you. No, it ain't, Marshall. It's up to you.
And I ain't gonna draw on you. It ain't healthy
to draw first. I had a brother that had done that.
He done it, he killed a man, and the Marshall
(15:39):
took him in form murder.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
Ah, so that's it, Yes, sir, that's it. I didn't
take any man named Wiley, I remember that, and.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
I took a small advantage of you, Marshall. I just
sort of changed the name from Wilson whilst.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
Billy.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
That's so. He drew first and they hanged him a
little bit ago. Remember it was guilty of murder. Yeah,
I ain't gonna take no chance like that. Oh, sir,
I ain't gonna draw first. You are. When I kill you,
it's gonna be all nice and legal like now.
Speaker 2 (16:18):
You listen to me, Wiley. Ever since you come to town,
you've been trying to show me up. You've been trying
to goad me into a fight.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
Looks like I come pretty close to doing a fair
job too.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
But that isn't gonna work.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
Yes it is, And there ain't nothing you can do
about it, Marshall, I ain't breaking no law. I'm helping
you keep the peace, ain't I you start complaining on me,
folks will think you're afraid for your job.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
You're wasting your time. I got plenty of time. I'm
not gonna give you a pat hand, Wiley. If you
kill me, it'll be murder, and then they'll hang you,
just the way they hung your brother. Now, your scheme
isn't gonna work.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
I'll find a way to make it work, Martial, I'll
find a way.
Speaker 9 (17:15):
Miss kitty, if you just kindly aim me at that
door and the next time coming.
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Run, I better get on.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Come on, Chester, i'ma go with it, thank you.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Which kitty, better watch that door. She'd hit me from
behind me.
Speaker 4 (17:38):
Jester, you sure you could make him back to the office.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
I'm on, and of course I can.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
I think I better get somebody to walk along.
Speaker 9 (17:47):
And they ain't no need to do that, no need
in the world. I'll make it just fine. You're not,
mister kiddy. Oh, miss kitty, Yeah, you watch that door.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
It's done right dangerous? Oh I well, Chester, good night night,
mm me sen for Chester. Hold up a minute, who's well?
Speaker 7 (18:28):
Hello there, mister Wiley, you out keeping the peace.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
Since a matter of fact, I've been waiting for you.
You have, You've been bellied up to the bar all evening. Well,
I had a few, that's a fact. Come to think
of it. Chester here, i'd say you was drunk.
Speaker 9 (18:50):
No, no, I ain't neither drunk. I'm feeling right nice,
but I ain't what you'd exactly call drunk.
Speaker 3 (18:59):
Any self respecting law man had call you drunk, well,
they wouldn't do no such a thing. I'm sorry, but
I'm gonna rest you.
Speaker 7 (19:08):
Rest me.
Speaker 3 (19:10):
What the world are you talking about? Come on now,
I'm gonna take you in your hearing.
Speaker 8 (19:13):
Now.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
You ain't gonna do such a thing with me. You
give me an argument, all right, I'll settle it.
Speaker 2 (19:25):
Now.
Speaker 3 (19:26):
Maybe the Marshall might feel like come and look for me.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
What about it? Talk? Is it gonna be all right?
Speaker 7 (19:46):
Oh yeah, I'm sure, aren't you?
Speaker 2 (19:49):
And Chester?
Speaker 3 (19:50):
Just take you to this now.
Speaker 6 (19:51):
But it's gonna hurt Chester by hitting him in the head. No,
all right, Chester, you can sit up now.
Speaker 10 (19:58):
Oh oh, oh, I heard some awful No, I don't
wonder from the smell of whiskey around here, i'd say
your head was bound to hurt, whether anybody hits.
Speaker 8 (20:09):
You or not.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
All right, listen to me, all of you who did this?
Who had Chester? Didn't anybody say who did it?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Don't need to ask anybody, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
I did it, you pestol web team.
Speaker 3 (20:28):
Wiley just didn't seem I had no choice, Marshall. Your
own assistant gets rowdy out in the.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
Streets by Chester was never roddy in his life.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Wall or now, I don't know about it.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
Okay, Wiley, Okay, you've been looking for a fight with
me ever since you came to town. Well now you got one.
Speaker 3 (20:55):
All right, Marshall. Just remember I ain't gonna draw first.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
Nobody's gonna draw, Wiley. I'm just gonna beat you. Blue.
Speaker 3 (21:09):
You have to draw first, Marshall, because I.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
You have to draw.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
Well, go ahead, draw draw. You ain't gonna beat me
to Marshall.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
That your arm. It's pleading, not yet, doctor. All right, Wiley,
you drew first.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
I didn't mean to. Don't toot, Marshall. Don't toot.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
You can stop crying, Willy. I wouldn't want the job
of burying, but just get out of time before I
changed my mind.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
I'll go Marshall.
Speaker 8 (21:46):
He sure ain't tearing nuns to dealing. Where are Marshall dealing?
I think you were completely right. Shut up, Dobbie, and
you just remember one thing. Anytime you think I'm not
doing my job, you can write to Washington for a
new Marshall.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
And until you do, I'm in check. A right, jeron
here and I will choose my own deputies. Has anybody
gone anything more to say? All right, then come on, duck.
If you get Chester patch stuff, you can take a
look at this arm.
Speaker 1 (22:42):
Gun Smoke but Houston, directed by Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt dyllon Us Marshall. The story was specially
written for Gun Smoke by Marion Clark, with editorial supervision
by John Mester.
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West. There's
just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshal and the smell of
guns smoke.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Gone.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Will Spoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence
that moved west with young America and the story of.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
A man who moved with it. I'm that man, Matt Dillon,
United States Marshall, the first man they look for and
the last they want to meet. It's a chancey job
and it makes them unwatchful but a little lonely.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Mazie, Mazie, I told you to wake me at SNA
I know, but you were sleeping. So sod got me
a long ride. Now get me some food. It's already,
take us inside me. Coffee's on the stove. Then I
want some grub to take with me. It's ready. Bring
(01:41):
some water. You fill up them canteens. Thence you listened,
I got time for talking.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Poured the coffee.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Ain't no good, Vince, You riding off like this.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
I'm gonna get that. Marshall won't do no good.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
You can't bring Billy back.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
He's dead.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Vince.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Let him rest.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
He's dead.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
All right, hung by the neck until dead, turned in
by that, Marshal and dodge.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
It ain't ever gonna set easier, brother dying that way,
But you can't change it more.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
Shooting ain't gonna change it. I promised him. I promised
him the night before. All the way riding back yesterday,
I could hear him. Get me that, Marshal means get
him for me. I'm gonna do it.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
You ain't gonna win by no gun.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Battle about me a plan. I'm gonna fix it. There
ain't no way to fix things with guns.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
You shoot him, you'll hang.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
He's gonna make me kill him.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
You ain't talking, said.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Oh yes I am. He's gonna make me kill him.
He's gonna draw first. He's gonna arrange it all hisself.
When he does, I'll get him. And that's the way
it's gonna be. May it pure and simple? Don't you
fret none. I'll get him and I'll ride out Scott
(03:17):
for him. Come on, now, pack me that grub. It's
a long ride to dodge you the Marshall.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Yeah, that's right, Matt Dylan. What can I do for you?
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Well, now, Marshall, I was kind of figuring that maybe
I could do something.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
For you, that's all.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
What's your name, Vince Wiley?
Speaker 2 (03:59):
I don't know you Wiley, that's on your mind.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
I'm thinking about settling there here, buy me a ranch.
Maybe that's good.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Uh, how do I come into it?
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Well, i'll tell you right out. I was thinking that
maybe you could use my help.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Oh how's that now?
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Dodge is a hard living town, ain't it.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (04:26):
It can be must run a long man ragged keeping
the peace. I manage, Sure you do, Marshall, of course
you do, but it seems to me there ain't no
man living can't use some help. I got help. Yes,
I know, I've heard about Chester, but I figured you
could use somebody who could really handle the job. I'm
(04:50):
mighty good with a gun, Marshall, you're anxious to use it?
Is that?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
It?
Speaker 3 (04:56):
No, it ain't nothing like that, just that. I got
a real deep interest in the Marshals.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
So I'll tell you something, mister Wiley. I'll remember what
you have said, and if the time ever does come
when I need your help, I'll ask you for it. Huh.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
It's just fine, Marshall Dilon. Meantime, though, you just remember,
I'll be ready to help keep the peace anytime.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Well, don't you go to any extra trouble.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
It wouldn't be no trouble. I'll just be around ready
to step in anytime there's any ruckers. You remember them.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
All right, mister Wiley. I got something I want you
to remember too. Oh what's that?
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Marshall?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Keeping the piece is my job, not yours.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I ain't gonna wait much longer to it.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Just hand over my money.
Speaker 5 (06:02):
You're talking to Big Rudd. I ain't so sure it
is your money. You saw the cards, and I've seen
the way they come off the deck.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
You ain't calling it a crooked deal, now, are you?
Speaker 5 (06:16):
And I ain't handing over no money neither.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
You'll hand it over right now.
Speaker 5 (06:23):
I got a gun, Rudd. It says you better put
that knife down.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
I got a gun and says you both better stand steady.
Mind your own business. Mister, keep in order? Is my business?
Rop that knife? You ain't dropping it now? Put the
gun on the table.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I don't know who you are, mister, but I don't
give my gun to no stringer down.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
It's better I'm gonna turn these things in ato Marshall's office.
You can pick him up when you're ready to leave.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
All right?
Speaker 3 (07:03):
What's the trouble here, Marshall, I'll just come up to
your office. I got a gun and a knife for you.
What happened, Marshall? There was gonna be bloodshed. Sure one
man there drew a knife, the other one drew a gun,
or you.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Stepped in and disarmed him. Man.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Sure you wouldn't have wanted me to just stand there
looking on, would you?
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Marshall?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
How about getting my knife back?
Speaker 2 (07:29):
I guess I better keep it run until you're ready
to leave. I'll keep your gun too to you.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
All right, I'm glad you see it my way, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Yeah, all right, you two men get out of here
and cool off.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Go on, sit down, man, Thanks Cuddy, you got here too.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Wait for the excitement.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Yeah, so I see that.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
Vince Wiley sure handled the situation in a hurry, stopped
the fight before it got started.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Saved a lot of wear and tear on the furnishings.
You know, it's nice to have somebody do something. No
broken bottles, no smashed chairs.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
He stopped it without eating busting in the head. Are
you telling me that things do get busted when I
stop a fight? Kitty?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
Well, no, mad isn't that I guess it's just that, well,
you can't spend all your time here waiting for trouble.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
No, I sure can't.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
Wouldn't it be.
Speaker 4 (08:41):
Kind of nice to have a fellow like Wiley around
just in case?
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Yeah? Maybe, so, Kitty, maybe so well.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
I don't know what you're auchi about. I should think
you'd be grateful to him.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
It seems to me that you're grateful enough for both
of us. Oh, here he comes. Why don't you tell
him about it?
Speaker 4 (09:03):
I will, mister way, ma'am our house to be glad
to buy you a drink. You saved us a lot
of damage stepping in the way you did.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Thank you, ma'am said.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
On mister Wally.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Thank you.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
I was just telling the Marshal mam.
Speaker 7 (09:26):
Don't you want a drink?
Speaker 3 (09:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Thank you, Kitty, I got I got back to the office.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
I'll see you later, all right. I'm sorry you won't stay, Marshall.
You'll manage, you know, miss Kitty. I think the Marshal's
kind of put out with me. Oh well, he's got
a lot on his mind. No, ma'am, No, I think
(09:53):
it's just that he don't appreciate me. But he will.
I aim to see that he does.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
Oh, there's mad Hello Matt.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Uh oh, oh, hello Doc. Yeah, I guess I just
closed my eyes for when I well, I want you
to sit down.
Speaker 7 (10:32):
I don't mind if I do.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
You know I'm mad.
Speaker 7 (10:37):
It's too bad you are a patient mine.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Oh not for me, it isn't.
Speaker 6 (10:42):
I prescribe breast and sunshine for a lot of my patients,
but uh, I never saw anybody who takes to it
as easily as you do.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Oh that's a pretty old joke, Doc, aren't you getting
a little tired of dragging it out all the time?
Speaker 6 (10:54):
Well, now, match, you're sitting here in the sun. Isn't
exactly new either. I'm kind of surprised to find you
doing it these days though.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Oh that's what does that mean?
Speaker 6 (11:08):
Why the way that young follows keeping himself busy doing
your job.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
I wouldn't think that you'd want to get caught just
sitting around.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
I mean, of.
Speaker 6 (11:17):
Course, welly, if you don't know who I'm talking about, Matt,
you're the only one in town who doesn't.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (11:24):
Yeah, he's been mighty busy. He stopped a street fight
this morning. He shad a couple of drunks packing yesterday
and Matt, Yeah, Doc, what do you think he's up to?
Speaker 2 (11:38):
I'm not quite sure.
Speaker 6 (11:40):
Well, he's not doing your reputation any good. That's one thing.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
I mean, that's what he's after.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Dog. It could be.
Speaker 6 (11:48):
Oh, looks like there's trouble over there that you might
have to stop. Yeah, yeah, I wonder what Dobe and
Chesty could be so head up over it.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
I will find out if I don't start fighting before
they get here.
Speaker 8 (12:02):
Before I don't know there, mister Dolby, you're just plain
apple headed. What I Chester, Hell ain't nothing to do
with it. Tall, That fella ain't done nothing nothing to
come to town. That's the trouble Chester, Mister Dillon. Mister
Doby here says, says, you got a new deputy and
he's doing a fine job, Marshall. But he ain't no deputy,
is he, mister Dilman, No, Chester is well if he
(12:24):
ought to be. He sure he's keeping the piece in
this town like it's never been kept before. Why he
ain't doing nothing at Tall, wily fella stepped into a
fight now and then don't amount to nothing. He stops
things before they get a chance to start that's what
perned around here.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
A firm hand. I'm a firm wait that.
Speaker 8 (12:41):
Whiley ain't nothing but a busy body. Just this morning
he run an old new Price out of town. Dude, Yes, sir,
And everybody knows Old Newton ever done nothing to hurt nobody.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
In his whole life. He watched drunk well forever more of.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
What if he was right? Never mind, mister Delan, mister.
Speaker 8 (12:57):
Dolby, and the folks is talking like this Wiley fellas
doing a better job than you said. Never mind Chester,
Well all right, and I tagged you, Marshall. You ought
to get something to talk to this man Wiley. He's
protecting properly in this town for a change.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
I've given him some thought.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
Well, I'm glad to hear it. The game Marshall prove
faced old gossip.
Speaker 8 (13:21):
What mister Dillan, Ever since that letter, go Chester, that
Wiley fella ain't done nothing but put on a big
joke picking on run Well.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
He seems to have a lot of people talking about.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
It, Yester, he sure does.
Speaker 8 (13:34):
And I just can't figure out, though, why he'd want
to put on an act like this.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
I can't either, Chester, but I'm sure gonna find out
(13:58):
who's that Matt Dullo. Hello, Marshall, I want to talk
to you, Wiley, Sure you do, come on in. You
come to take me up on my offer. After all,
(14:18):
I've come to tell you to quit going around town
acting like the law.
Speaker 3 (14:23):
I'm just trying to help out.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
I want that kind of help.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
No, I don't know, Marshall Dylan. There are a lot
of citizens in this town who seem to like what
I'm doing.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Well, I'm not one of them.
Speaker 3 (14:33):
You ain't likely that you would be.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Just what are you after? Wiley? Is it my job
that you want? You want to be the Marshal? Is
that it?
Speaker 3 (14:43):
No? I don't want to be no law man, but
I wouldn't mind fixing it. So you wasn't no law
man neither.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
You don't want my job you want me?
Speaker 3 (14:55):
Is that it makes you nervous, now, Marshall, don't it?
Speaker 2 (14:58):
No, I've had men come gunning after me before.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
Well, you see, Marshall, that's where I'm different. I ain't
gunning for you, at least not right out.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
But whatever it is.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
You're through, I don't know what you mean.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
I'm just telling you to move on.
Speaker 3 (15:15):
And now, Marshall, I tell you to get me out
of town. You're gonna have to shoot me. Well, that's
up to you. No, it ain't, Marshall. It's up to you.
And I ain't gonna draw on you. It ain't healthy
to draw first. I had a brother that had done that.
He done it, he killed a man, and the Marshall
(15:39):
took him in form murder.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
Ah, so that's it, Yes, sir, that's it. I didn't
take any man named Wiley, I remember that, and.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
I took a small advantage of you, Marshall. I just
sort of changed the name from Wilson whilst.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
Billy.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
That's so. He drew first and they hanged him a
little bit ago. Remember it was guilty of murder. Yeah,
I ain't gonna take no chance like that. Oh, sir,
I ain't gonna draw first. You are. When I kill you,
it's gonna be all nice and legal like now.
Speaker 2 (16:18):
You listen to me, Wiley. Ever since you come to town,
you've been trying to show me up. You've been trying
to goad me into a fight.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
Looks like I come pretty close to doing a fair
job too.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
But that isn't gonna work.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
Yes it is, And there ain't nothing you can do
about it, Marshall, I ain't breaking no law. I'm helping
you keep the peace, ain't I you start complaining on me,
folks will think you're afraid for your job.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
You're wasting your time. I got plenty of time. I'm
not gonna give you a pat hand, Wiley. If you
kill me, it'll be murder, and then they'll hang you,
just the way they hung your brother. Now, your scheme
isn't gonna work.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
I'll find a way to make it work, Martial, I'll
find a way.
Speaker 9 (17:15):
Miss kitty, if you just kindly aim me at that
door and the next time coming.
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Run, I better get on.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Come on, Chester, i'ma go with it, thank you.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Which kitty, better watch that door. She'd hit me from
behind me.
Speaker 4 (17:38):
Jester, you sure you could make him back to the office.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
I'm on, and of course I can.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
I think I better get somebody to walk along.
Speaker 9 (17:47):
And they ain't no need to do that, no need
in the world. I'll make it just fine. You're not,
mister kiddy. Oh, miss kitty, Yeah, you watch that door.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
It's done right dangerous? Oh I well, Chester, good night night,
mm me sen for Chester. Hold up a minute, who's well?
Speaker 7 (18:28):
Hello there, mister Wiley, you out keeping the peace.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
Since a matter of fact, I've been waiting for you.
You have, You've been bellied up to the bar all evening. Well,
I had a few, that's a fact. Come to think
of it. Chester here, i'd say you was drunk.
Speaker 9 (18:50):
No, no, I ain't neither drunk. I'm feeling right nice,
but I ain't what you'd exactly call drunk.
Speaker 3 (18:59):
Any self respecting law man had call you drunk, well,
they wouldn't do no such a thing. I'm sorry, but
I'm gonna rest you.
Speaker 7 (19:08):
Rest me.
Speaker 3 (19:10):
What the world are you talking about? Come on now,
I'm gonna take you in your hearing.
Speaker 8 (19:13):
Now.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
You ain't gonna do such a thing with me. You
give me an argument, all right, I'll settle it.
Speaker 2 (19:25):
Now.
Speaker 3 (19:26):
Maybe the Marshall might feel like come and look for me.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
What about it? Talk? Is it gonna be all right?
Speaker 7 (19:46):
Oh yeah, I'm sure, aren't you?
Speaker 2 (19:49):
And Chester?
Speaker 3 (19:50):
Just take you to this now.
Speaker 6 (19:51):
But it's gonna hurt Chester by hitting him in the head. No,
all right, Chester, you can sit up now.
Speaker 10 (19:58):
Oh oh, oh, I heard some awful No, I don't
wonder from the smell of whiskey around here, i'd say
your head was bound to hurt, whether anybody hits.
Speaker 8 (20:09):
You or not.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
All right, listen to me, all of you who did this?
Who had Chester? Didn't anybody say who did it?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Don't need to ask anybody, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
I did it, you pestol web team.
Speaker 3 (20:28):
Wiley just didn't seem I had no choice, Marshall. Your
own assistant gets rowdy out in the.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
Streets by Chester was never roddy in his life.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Wall or now, I don't know about it.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
Okay, Wiley, Okay, you've been looking for a fight with
me ever since you came to town. Well now you got one.
Speaker 3 (20:55):
All right, Marshall. Just remember I ain't gonna draw first.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
Nobody's gonna draw, Wiley. I'm just gonna beat you. Blue.
Speaker 3 (21:09):
You have to draw first, Marshall, because I.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
You have to draw.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
Well, go ahead, draw draw. You ain't gonna beat me
to Marshall.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
That your arm. It's pleading, not yet, doctor. All right, Wiley,
you drew first.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
I didn't mean to. Don't toot, Marshall. Don't toot.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
You can stop crying, Willy. I wouldn't want the job
of burying, but just get out of time before I
changed my mind.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
I'll go Marshall.
Speaker 8 (21:46):
He sure ain't tearing nuns to dealing. Where are Marshall dealing?
I think you were completely right. Shut up, Dobbie, and
you just remember one thing. Anytime you think I'm not
doing my job, you can write to Washington for a
new Marshall.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
And until you do, I'm in check. A right, jeron
here and I will choose my own deputies. Has anybody
gone anything more to say? All right, then come on, duck.
If you get Chester patch stuff, you can take a
look at this arm.
Speaker 1 (22:42):
Gun Smoke but Houston, directed by Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt dyllon Us Marshall. The story was specially
written for Gun Smoke by Marion Clark, with editorial supervision
by John Mester.
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