September 1, 2025 • 20 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West. There
is just one way to handle.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
The killers and the spoilers.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
And that's where the US Marshal and The Smell of
Guns Smoke Guns, starring William Conrad, The story of the
(00:42):
violence that moved west with young America and the story
of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the first
man they look for and the less they want to meet.
It's a chancy job, and it makes a man watchful
and a little lonely.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Oh, I had never bought these blue boots. Off and
(01:27):
Promny rushing around.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Like this, Hey, where's the fire test?
Speaker 4 (01:34):
I'm sorry, miss Kitty. I just ain't got time stopping
bus if I got to get over to Off and
tell him what.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
You're doing something.
Speaker 5 (01:40):
Yes, ma'am it schory is.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
I'm sorry, miss Kitty. I'll see you later.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
I haven't been running with us.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Dear mister dylon Fried, be quiet, just I've got thirty
five cents in this pot.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Cards, man, let me see the doc. You're just gonna
be right one two.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Here you go, mister Dillan.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I've got to talk to old in a minute, we'll
get chester. I'm about to win myself thirty five cents.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Yeah, and you might be about to get killed too.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
And I'm taking one card mat taking one.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Mister Dillan, there fellow road in the town looking for you.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
I just heard him over the dodge house asking about.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
You, and I am raising another five cents, gras. You're
losing your head, aren't you?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Over the He's kindly young, but I think he's a gunman,
mister Dilan.
Speaker 5 (02:34):
I think he's heading over here now I've asked me.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
I think he's coming over here.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
To kill Now.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Oh my goodness, what are you, fellows Marshall Dylan, Yeah,
I am.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
My name's Quilei Tobin Marshall.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
How I am, mister Tauba? Will you wait just a minute?
All right, Doc, I'm gonna calling him.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Two pair Matt King's high.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
I guess that's just a minute, dog.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Three sevens out of a sneaky.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Luck, uh Tuster?
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Is this the uh fella that? Yes, yes he is.
What can I do for you, mister Tobin?
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Well, I'm a special deputy from California, Marshall for the
l Ah.
Speaker 5 (03:20):
I'm after a man who's wanted for stage hold.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Up and murder, right, I got reason to think he's
hearing dodge. Name's Jess Ricker, Just Ricker.
Speaker 5 (03:28):
You know him?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, we know him. He's been around for a couple
of weeks.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
You know where I can find him?
Speaker 3 (03:34):
No, not right this minute, as though, UH tell you what?
You leave the warrant with me, though, I'll pick.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Him up for you sometimes, see that.
Speaker 5 (03:41):
I'll do the picking up if you don't mind. Oh all,
I asked you was where I can find him?
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Uh? What about your authority? You're kind of out of
your territory.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
I'll worry about authority after I get Ricky.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
You know what he's like. He's tough with his hands
and fast with.
Speaker 5 (03:59):
I didn't come here crying for help.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
How long you've been a law man?
Speaker 5 (04:05):
Two months?
Speaker 1 (04:06):
If it's any your business, that's your first assignment. What
difference does that make? What do you try and say
I am big enough to handle it away? Justin you
think I can't bring a man in without run to
get somebody else to do my job.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Bud, he's dopting your ability.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Look, Marshall, if you got the idea there's a reward
out for this fellow, you're crazy.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Why I never took any reward on a lot law
in my life.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Well, then, what's your reason for trying to horn in
on this?
Speaker 2 (04:36):
None that you'd understand, Tovin all right.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I don't know what Jess Ricker holds up, but he
always hits the saloons in the evening around nine o'clock,
either the Lady Gay or the Long Branch.
Speaker 5 (04:47):
Thanks, I'll be there. Good day, gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Oh wait a minute before you go, maybe you better
shake hands with Doc Adams, as the next.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Time you meet up with him you probably won't be able.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
To docs the coroner here, mad h.
Speaker 5 (05:31):
How funny thing happened today?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Matt?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
I saw a green horse.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Oh yeah, and it had purple wings. It was flying
around up over a booth hill was so yeah, it
was singing just like a metal lark a.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
Matt.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Did you hear what I just said? What? Oh? Oh yeah, sure,
chir yad that sounds great. Come on, Math, what's it
all about? Oh? What's what all about?
Speaker 6 (06:01):
You haven't heard a word I've said that you walked
in here. What have you got on your mind?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:07):
It's uh that fella over there at the end of
the bar.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
Kitty, Hm, Well you mean Jeff's Ricker.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Yeah, you know him. M comes in all the time.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
I try to avoid him as much as possible.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Yeah, that's a good idea. How did he figure with you?
Matt really doesn't that's the way things stand.
Speaker 6 (06:29):
Well, then, I don't see what's bothering.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
You, kitty. I wanna ask you something. How do you
keep somebody from making a fool of himself when he's
dead set on doing it? That's easy? And don't Yeah?
Who is he?
Speaker 5 (06:43):
Mat?
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:46):
A deputy from California? Hm, he's off a green kitty
and he's on his first assignment and he's going around
with his back up.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
He's touch hair on a bear with a boil. H M.
Speaker 6 (06:58):
Jeffs Rickers is very's the same?
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (07:01):
So it's uh se he won't even show me the warrant,
and I'm afraid that i'd be asking.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
For her help.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
You.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Oh, with out of them tied.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
There's no charge against Ricker here in Dodge, not so
far anyway, miss Jilling.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Oh, Yeah, what is it? Trust?
Speaker 1 (07:18):
He's gone the way over here?
Speaker 7 (07:19):
What you doing?
Speaker 4 (07:20):
He got tired of waiting at the lady Gay?
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Was the fella you were talking about?
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Mat?
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Yeah? Truster's been keeping an eye on him. What what
are you gonna do?
Speaker 1 (07:29):
There's nothing much I can h here, he is here,
he comes. You ain't mean, Marshall, how are you telling me?
You know I've been waiting across the street there for
an hour. He didn't show.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Tell them that two of us could take him without
much trouble.
Speaker 5 (07:49):
You know we already been through that, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Yeah, I know he had.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
All I wanna know is where I can find him?
And you got any idea?
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Yeah, he's standing over there at the end of the bar,
which one is a big fella with a scar across
his jaw. But listen, so I got a warrant to
Sir Marshall. Thanks anyway.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
His trouble is he just playing too big for his britches.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Your name, Jess Ricker. What's it to you, mister?
Speaker 1 (08:26):
When you're under arrest for robbery and murder? Arrest you
hear that?
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Boys?
Speaker 1 (08:38):
His little sort of prairie dog says, I'm under arrest.
I mean it, Ricker, you're bothering me, mister.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Put out your hands bracelet huh? And you really aiming
to put him on me? I am uh alright, I'll
put out my hands one at a time. You're gonna
(09:12):
arrest somebody, don't you. Alright, I'll teach you.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
All right, holding record now, you butt you have on
that gun. It will be the last movie you ever made.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
I was I would just keep those boots to yourself.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
You kick him and I'll drop you.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
I wasn't doing nothing, Marshall. I was standing here minding
my own business.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
You jump me. Shut up, Tobin Chester, get some water
and throw it on him.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
Sam, will you hand me about the watery?
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Marshall?
Speaker 1 (09:47):
How come he's trying to arrest somebody here in your town.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
I told you to shut up, all right?
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Stand back boots, right, yeah, yeah, I'm all right.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
You want me to serve that warrant for you?
Speaker 5 (10:13):
Now what warrant?
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Marshall? Give it to me, Tuban.
Speaker 5 (10:20):
If I got a warrant to serve, I'll serve it myself.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Is that what you're aiming to do?
Speaker 1 (10:29):
I'll get you. It's the last thing I ever do,
either dead or alive. I don't care which.
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Marshall. He threatened my life.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
You heard it? Yeah? I heard it.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Find law abiden citizen like me that ain't got a
single charge against his name here in Dodge City, and
like me, he's got to protect yourself. For instance, if
he was to come walking up the street toward delivery
stable about ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I might I might
(11:02):
figure it was hostile saying is how he just threatened
my life. I'll be there, Ricka, and so will I. Mister,
bring your handcuffs.
Speaker 5 (11:16):
I want a penephile your hair, you know.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Something to tell him you're a stubborn fool.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Land was yelling about you. I wouldn't fect myself about it.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
He's a grown up man.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Anything, he's old enough to be, That's what I mean.
Speaker 4 (11:56):
And so he ain't.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Then who's faulted? I don't know.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
Chester is on like yes, And I just keep thinking
I could have made the same full mistakes when I
started out as a warm man.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Warning man, well, we sure couldn't have better.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Weather, hunt better weather for water? Doc? Why for the
shooting of colors?
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Now, don't tell me you're heading toward the delivery stable
just by accidents.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
I wouldn't try to tell anything doing old ghoul like you.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Oh rudo, Oh no man, I'm here on an errand
of mercy. I got my two kit.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
Narey, Yeah, sure, and it's probably stuff full of blank
farms for your coroner's report.
Speaker 2 (12:30):
Well, I I did bring a couple just in case.
Maybe total fill up your your.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
Arms, just to he's already showed he's coming out of
the ditch house.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Now you don't have to sound so joyful about it, duck.
There's nothing I can do about it, Matt. You need
it for that matter, Yeah, I know, I ding the
street schory deserted.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Oh right, gentlemen, I hope you're.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
Not playing to interfere.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
Mark looks like the only way I could have been
of jail Youtob.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
You wouldn't do that. I'll be too sure. I've thought
about it.
Speaker 5 (13:08):
And now you're too much of a lawman, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
And that's too bad. You're not.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
You're not half as concerned about the law as you
are about your own half baked pride.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
If Ricker gets me, you'll get him, so the loll
wins either way. Good day, gentlemen, nice talking to you. Yeah,
I hope he's better with a gun than he was
with his fist.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Ah, he's not good enough for Jess Ricord, but if
I horn down on her that'd probably make him.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
Somebody go from me what are you gonna do?
Speaker 4 (13:39):
What you're doing?
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Just watch him die?
Speaker 7 (13:44):
I guess, mister Dylan, you gotta stop him.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
He's not my responsibility, that's right.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Man.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Now, I don't blame you a bit. What am I
supposed to be is nurse? Oh no, of course, nobody
can expect it, says Rickard. Just come down of the
livery stable. I see Todn's a fool. It's his own fault. Oh,
you're absolutely right there. Oh yes, he's bringing the whole
thing on himself.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
For two cents, i'd got back to the office and
forget about him. That's exactly what you should do.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
Oh, I said.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
If you'll glass down the street there, you'll notice they're
not more than a hundred feet apart.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
What of it, doctor, If you think for one minute
I'm gonna take any part in this ship, you hurt him?
There him he doesn't want any help.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
But that's true, man, Yeah, that's true. Oh my said,
there's gonna be some shooting any second. I ask him
three times and that'll be enough. Oh come on, let's
get down there before it's too late.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Man.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Now, wait a minute minute.
Speaker 1 (15:17):
You say it's none of your responsibility.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
If that young kidiot wants to die or shut up dark.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
A man doesn't mean everything he says. So I've noticed
Ricker will try to make him draw first, so he'll
make it self defense and keep me out of it.
Speaker 2 (15:32):
And Tobin's just stupid enough to fall. It's too late, man,
Tobin seen you coming, Hey to hold up?
Speaker 3 (15:41):
He walked right into it.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
He brought on me. You see him do it?
Speaker 5 (15:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (15:48):
I saw him all right? Put away yet? Gun record Tobin?
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Yeah, yeah, let me see him and I should stand by.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
You can open the shirt here. Oh well, that guy
caught him high on the shoulder. Man. He'll pull through though, Dublin.
Can you hear me? Yeah? I righton. Listen to me.
You had your show and I fell in on you.
Now you give me that warrant and I'll serve it
for you. No, mar Look, you've already proved yourself. If
(16:23):
that's what you had to do, I'll I'll get over this.
I'll give him yet, I may not be another chance.
Speaker 3 (16:31):
He's got a bed roll tight on his saddle and
he's fixing the ride out. Now you say he's a murderer,
you gonna let him get away.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
I'll catch up with him.
Speaker 5 (16:41):
I'll find him again.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Yeah, I suppose you don't.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
It's my job, my shirt, it's the law's job, and
you're the only part of it.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
What are you gonna be? A stubborn kid or a lawman?
Speaker 5 (16:54):
I don't know what you mean.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Make up your mind. He's on his horse. What are
you to when a boy or a man.
Speaker 5 (17:06):
Warrants insight?
Speaker 2 (17:08):
My fast story? Look after himcuction, Now you be careful
with you going? Ay, Ricker, get off that horse.
Speaker 5 (17:20):
What's the trouble, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
I thought we agreed it was self defense. Got nothing
to do with that. I got a warrant here for
your arrest on a charge of murder, so I hollered
for help. Marshall.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
I don't think I got him to you, servant, I
warrant any more than I did for him.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
To I don't much care what you've got him too. Rickor.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
You shouldn't have tried that ricord you wrote about leg.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
I don't worry about it. You and Tobyn and get
well together.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
And I think he'd like the pleasure of taking you
back to California.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
You'll never get me there.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
I'll get you there, all right, Ricker.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
If I have to drink you but the hair.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
You know something, Ricker, He's just stubborn enough to do
that if he has to.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Gun Smoke, produced and directed by Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt Dillon Us Marshall. Featured in the cast
were Barley Bear as Chester, Howard mcneer as Doc, and
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(19:40):
This is the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West. There
is just one way to handle.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
The killers and the spoilers.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
And that's where the US Marshal and The Smell of
Guns Smoke Guns, starring William Conrad, The story of the
(00:42):
violence that moved west with young America and the story
of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the first
man they look for and the less they want to meet.
It's a chancy job, and it makes a man watchful
and a little lonely.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Oh, I had never bought these blue boots. Off and
(01:27):
Promny rushing around.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Like this, Hey, where's the fire test?
Speaker 4 (01:34):
I'm sorry, miss Kitty. I just ain't got time stopping
bus if I got to get over to Off and
tell him what.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
You're doing something.
Speaker 5 (01:40):
Yes, ma'am it schory is.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
I'm sorry, miss Kitty. I'll see you later.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
I haven't been running with us.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Dear mister dylon Fried, be quiet, just I've got thirty
five cents in this pot.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Cards, man, let me see the doc. You're just gonna
be right one two.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Here you go, mister Dillan.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I've got to talk to old in a minute, we'll
get chester. I'm about to win myself thirty five cents.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Yeah, and you might be about to get killed too.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
And I'm taking one card mat taking one.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Mister Dillan, there fellow road in the town looking for you.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
I just heard him over the dodge house asking about.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
You, and I am raising another five cents, gras. You're
losing your head, aren't you?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Over the He's kindly young, but I think he's a gunman,
mister Dilan.
Speaker 5 (02:34):
I think he's heading over here now I've asked me.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
I think he's coming over here.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
To kill Now.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Oh my goodness, what are you, fellows Marshall Dylan, Yeah,
I am.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
My name's Quilei Tobin Marshall.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
How I am, mister Tauba? Will you wait just a minute?
All right, Doc, I'm gonna calling him.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Two pair Matt King's high.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
I guess that's just a minute, dog.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Three sevens out of a sneaky.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Luck, uh Tuster?
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Is this the uh fella that? Yes, yes he is.
What can I do for you, mister Tobin?
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Well, I'm a special deputy from California, Marshall for the
l Ah.
Speaker 5 (03:20):
I'm after a man who's wanted for stage hold.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Up and murder, right, I got reason to think he's
hearing dodge. Name's Jess Ricker, Just Ricker.
Speaker 5 (03:28):
You know him?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, we know him. He's been around for a couple
of weeks.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
You know where I can find him?
Speaker 3 (03:34):
No, not right this minute, as though, UH tell you what?
You leave the warrant with me, though, I'll pick.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Him up for you sometimes, see that.
Speaker 5 (03:41):
I'll do the picking up if you don't mind. Oh all,
I asked you was where I can find him?
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Uh? What about your authority? You're kind of out of
your territory.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
I'll worry about authority after I get Ricky.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
You know what he's like. He's tough with his hands
and fast with.
Speaker 5 (03:59):
I didn't come here crying for help.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
How long you've been a law man?
Speaker 5 (04:05):
Two months?
Speaker 1 (04:06):
If it's any your business, that's your first assignment. What
difference does that make? What do you try and say
I am big enough to handle it away? Justin you
think I can't bring a man in without run to
get somebody else to do my job.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Bud, he's dopting your ability.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Look, Marshall, if you got the idea there's a reward
out for this fellow, you're crazy.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Why I never took any reward on a lot law
in my life.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Well, then, what's your reason for trying to horn in
on this?
Speaker 2 (04:36):
None that you'd understand, Tovin all right.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I don't know what Jess Ricker holds up, but he
always hits the saloons in the evening around nine o'clock,
either the Lady Gay or the Long Branch.
Speaker 5 (04:47):
Thanks, I'll be there. Good day, gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Oh wait a minute before you go, maybe you better
shake hands with Doc Adams, as the next.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Time you meet up with him you probably won't be able.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
To docs the coroner here, mad h.
Speaker 5 (05:31):
How funny thing happened today?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Matt?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
I saw a green horse.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
Oh yeah, and it had purple wings. It was flying
around up over a booth hill was so yeah, it
was singing just like a metal lark a.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
Matt.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Did you hear what I just said? What? Oh? Oh yeah, sure,
chir yad that sounds great. Come on, Math, what's it
all about? Oh? What's what all about?
Speaker 6 (06:01):
You haven't heard a word I've said that you walked
in here. What have you got on your mind?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:07):
It's uh that fella over there at the end of
the bar.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
Kitty, Hm, Well you mean Jeff's Ricker.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Yeah, you know him. M comes in all the time.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
I try to avoid him as much as possible.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Yeah, that's a good idea. How did he figure with you?
Matt really doesn't that's the way things stand.
Speaker 6 (06:29):
Well, then, I don't see what's bothering.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
You, kitty. I wanna ask you something. How do you
keep somebody from making a fool of himself when he's
dead set on doing it? That's easy? And don't Yeah?
Who is he?
Speaker 5 (06:43):
Mat?
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:46):
A deputy from California? Hm, he's off a green kitty
and he's on his first assignment and he's going around
with his back up.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
He's touch hair on a bear with a boil. H M.
Speaker 6 (06:58):
Jeffs Rickers is very's the same?
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (07:01):
So it's uh se he won't even show me the warrant,
and I'm afraid that i'd be asking.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
For her help.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
You.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Oh, with out of them tied.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
There's no charge against Ricker here in Dodge, not so
far anyway, miss Jilling.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Oh, Yeah, what is it? Trust?
Speaker 1 (07:18):
He's gone the way over here?
Speaker 7 (07:19):
What you doing?
Speaker 4 (07:20):
He got tired of waiting at the lady Gay?
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Was the fella you were talking about?
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Mat?
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Yeah? Truster's been keeping an eye on him. What what
are you gonna do?
Speaker 1 (07:29):
There's nothing much I can h here, he is here,
he comes. You ain't mean, Marshall, how are you telling me?
You know I've been waiting across the street there for
an hour. He didn't show.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Tell them that two of us could take him without
much trouble.
Speaker 5 (07:49):
You know we already been through that, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Yeah, I know he had.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
All I wanna know is where I can find him?
And you got any idea?
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Yeah, he's standing over there at the end of the bar,
which one is a big fella with a scar across
his jaw. But listen, so I got a warrant to
Sir Marshall. Thanks anyway.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
His trouble is he just playing too big for his britches.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Your name, Jess Ricker. What's it to you, mister?
Speaker 1 (08:26):
When you're under arrest for robbery and murder? Arrest you
hear that?
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Boys?
Speaker 1 (08:38):
His little sort of prairie dog says, I'm under arrest.
I mean it, Ricker, you're bothering me, mister.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Put out your hands bracelet huh? And you really aiming
to put him on me? I am uh alright, I'll
put out my hands one at a time. You're gonna
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arrest somebody, don't you. Alright, I'll teach you.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
All right, holding record now, you butt you have on
that gun. It will be the last movie you ever made.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
I was I would just keep those boots to yourself.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
You kick him and I'll drop you.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
I wasn't doing nothing, Marshall. I was standing here minding
my own business.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
You jump me. Shut up, Tobin Chester, get some water
and throw it on him.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
Sam, will you hand me about the watery?
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Marshall?
Speaker 1 (09:47):
How come he's trying to arrest somebody here in your town.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
I told you to shut up, all right?
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Stand back boots, right, yeah, yeah, I'm all right.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
You want me to serve that warrant for you?
Speaker 5 (10:13):
Now what warrant?
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Marshall? Give it to me, Tuban.
Speaker 5 (10:20):
If I got a warrant to serve, I'll serve it myself.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Is that what you're aiming to do?
Speaker 1 (10:29):
I'll get you. It's the last thing I ever do,
either dead or alive. I don't care which.
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Marshall. He threatened my life.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
You heard it? Yeah? I heard it.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Find law abiden citizen like me that ain't got a
single charge against his name here in Dodge City, and
like me, he's got to protect yourself. For instance, if
he was to come walking up the street toward delivery
stable about ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I might I might
(11:02):
figure it was hostile saying is how he just threatened
my life. I'll be there, Ricka, and so will I. Mister,
bring your handcuffs.
Speaker 5 (11:16):
I want a penephile your hair, you know.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Something to tell him you're a stubborn fool.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Land was yelling about you. I wouldn't fect myself about it.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
He's a grown up man.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Anything, he's old enough to be, That's what I mean.
Speaker 4 (11:56):
And so he ain't.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Then who's faulted? I don't know.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
Chester is on like yes, And I just keep thinking
I could have made the same full mistakes when I
started out as a warm man.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Warning man, well, we sure couldn't have better.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Weather, hunt better weather for water? Doc? Why for the
shooting of colors?
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Now, don't tell me you're heading toward the delivery stable
just by accidents.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
I wouldn't try to tell anything doing old ghoul like you.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Oh rudo, Oh no man, I'm here on an errand
of mercy. I got my two kit.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
Narey, Yeah, sure, and it's probably stuff full of blank
farms for your coroner's report.
Speaker 2 (12:30):
Well, I I did bring a couple just in case.
Maybe total fill up your your.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
Arms, just to he's already showed he's coming out of
the ditch house.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Now you don't have to sound so joyful about it, duck.
There's nothing I can do about it, Matt. You need
it for that matter, Yeah, I know, I ding the
street schory deserted.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Oh right, gentlemen, I hope you're.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
Not playing to interfere.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
Mark looks like the only way I could have been
of jail Youtob.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
You wouldn't do that. I'll be too sure. I've thought
about it.
Speaker 5 (13:08):
And now you're too much of a lawman, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
And that's too bad. You're not.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
You're not half as concerned about the law as you
are about your own half baked pride.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
If Ricker gets me, you'll get him, so the loll
wins either way. Good day, gentlemen, nice talking to you. Yeah,
I hope he's better with a gun than he was
with his fist.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Ah, he's not good enough for Jess Ricord, but if
I horn down on her that'd probably make him.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
Somebody go from me what are you gonna do?
Speaker 4 (13:39):
What you're doing?
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Just watch him die?
Speaker 7 (13:44):
I guess, mister Dylan, you gotta stop him.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
He's not my responsibility, that's right.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Man.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Now, I don't blame you a bit. What am I
supposed to be is nurse? Oh no, of course, nobody
can expect it, says Rickard. Just come down of the
livery stable. I see Todn's a fool. It's his own fault. Oh,
you're absolutely right there. Oh yes, he's bringing the whole
thing on himself.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
For two cents, i'd got back to the office and
forget about him. That's exactly what you should do.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
Oh, I said.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
If you'll glass down the street there, you'll notice they're
not more than a hundred feet apart.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
What of it, doctor, If you think for one minute
I'm gonna take any part in this ship, you hurt him?
There him he doesn't want any help.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
But that's true, man, Yeah, that's true. Oh my said,
there's gonna be some shooting any second. I ask him
three times and that'll be enough. Oh come on, let's
get down there before it's too late.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Man.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Now, wait a minute minute.
Speaker 1 (15:17):
You say it's none of your responsibility.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
If that young kidiot wants to die or shut up dark.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
A man doesn't mean everything he says. So I've noticed
Ricker will try to make him draw first, so he'll
make it self defense and keep me out of it.
Speaker 2 (15:32):
And Tobin's just stupid enough to fall. It's too late, man,
Tobin seen you coming, Hey to hold up?
Speaker 3 (15:41):
He walked right into it.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
He brought on me. You see him do it?
Speaker 5 (15:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (15:48):
I saw him all right? Put away yet? Gun record Tobin?
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Yeah, yeah, let me see him and I should stand by.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
You can open the shirt here. Oh well, that guy
caught him high on the shoulder. Man. He'll pull through though, Dublin.
Can you hear me? Yeah? I righton. Listen to me.
You had your show and I fell in on you.
Now you give me that warrant and I'll serve it
for you. No, mar Look, you've already proved yourself. If
(16:23):
that's what you had to do, I'll I'll get over this.
I'll give him yet, I may not be another chance.
Speaker 3 (16:31):
He's got a bed roll tight on his saddle and
he's fixing the ride out. Now you say he's a murderer,
you gonna let him get away.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
I'll catch up with him.
Speaker 5 (16:41):
I'll find him again.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Yeah, I suppose you don't.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
It's my job, my shirt, it's the law's job, and
you're the only part of it.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
What are you gonna be? A stubborn kid or a lawman?
Speaker 5 (16:54):
I don't know what you mean.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Make up your mind. He's on his horse. What are
you to when a boy or a man.
Speaker 5 (17:06):
Warrants insight?
Speaker 2 (17:08):
My fast story? Look after himcuction, Now you be careful
with you going? Ay, Ricker, get off that horse.
Speaker 5 (17:20):
What's the trouble, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
I thought we agreed it was self defense. Got nothing
to do with that. I got a warrant here for
your arrest on a charge of murder, so I hollered
for help. Marshall.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
I don't think I got him to you, servant, I
warrant any more than I did for him.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
To I don't much care what you've got him too. Rickor.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
You shouldn't have tried that ricord you wrote about leg.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
I don't worry about it. You and Tobyn and get
well together.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
And I think he'd like the pleasure of taking you
back to California.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
You'll never get me there.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
I'll get you there, all right, Ricker.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
If I have to drink you but the hair.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
You know something, Ricker, He's just stubborn enough to do
that if he has to.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Gun Smoke, produced and directed by Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt Dillon Us Marshall. Featured in the cast
were Barley Bear as Chester, Howard mcneer as Doc, and
Georgia Ellis as Kitty George Walls speaking. Join us again
next week for another specially transcribed story on gun smoke.
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