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August 10, 2025 • 19 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 (00:10):
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West, there
is just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshal and the Smell of
Guns Smoke Gun Will spoke, starring William Conrad, The story

(00:41):
of the violin that moved west with young America and
the story of a man who moved with it.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the first
man they look for and the last.

Speaker 3 (00:53):
They want to meet.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
It's a chancy job, and it makes a man watchful
and a little lonely.

Speaker 3 (01:17):
I Yinky had that one in there.

Speaker 4 (01:20):
Look, come on fucking.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Good, all right, Why get out of there, yanky, I'll get.

Speaker 3 (01:30):
The gate.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
There. So we got him, read, So we got him
right from one of them slow noses.

Speaker 5 (01:42):
Leave your horse here, Kinky.

Speaker 3 (01:43):
We'll tell mall Hill.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
We just rode them wild horses right.

Speaker 5 (01:48):
Away from them, didn't we read?

Speaker 6 (01:50):
They're probably still looking for him. Who we got to mah,
two wild horses in the craft.

Speaker 7 (01:58):
I'm seeing you driving in there.

Speaker 6 (01:59):
They'll ain't good money, that's ride more. There's sound any trouble.

Speaker 4 (02:03):
No, we just rode away.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
From him, right away from who old man floating his
second boy.

Speaker 7 (02:08):
That jash you you take him away from the floats.

Speaker 5 (02:11):
No, we just out rode him.

Speaker 7 (02:12):
Now, read you tell me straight.

Speaker 5 (02:14):
That's ride, ma.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
They was out on open range.

Speaker 8 (02:17):
We got them round it up first.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Yeah, and we got away first too.

Speaker 7 (02:20):
I don't want no trouble.

Speaker 1 (02:21):
All we can handle it, Ma.

Speaker 5 (02:23):
We can always handle them.

Speaker 7 (02:24):
I don't want nothing to handle now, Mar.

Speaker 5 (02:27):
There ain't no cause to worry.

Speaker 7 (02:28):
That's what your paw said when he lay dead.

Speaker 4 (02:31):
Paul was alone that day.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
May somebody's coming, Sam, yep, jass, and this old.

Speaker 6 (02:41):
Man leave him come, he said.

Speaker 3 (02:44):
Take the coast we brought in on digging.

Speaker 4 (02:50):
In the corral.

Speaker 3 (02:51):
Gus get there.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
Awe set your horses.

Speaker 5 (02:55):
We're taking the clothes.

Speaker 9 (02:57):
What you better hold on?

Speaker 1 (03:00):
We rope them. There are coats, ain't the reading their ours?

Speaker 5 (03:03):
Righting up?

Speaker 4 (03:05):
There ain't never no call for you smokes riding on
to our place.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
And I sure ain't no call for he's trying to
take them coats.

Speaker 8 (03:11):
I'm ordering you off all land right now.

Speaker 5 (03:14):
He's talking big like his paw did. Go on, Jazz,
go gather up them quotes, your.

Speaker 4 (03:20):
Far getter, not likely, you woke.

Speaker 8 (03:24):
Jackie paw.

Speaker 5 (03:26):
There wasn't no call to you here, mister.

Speaker 8 (03:29):
That was my brother.

Speaker 6 (03:30):
You shot.

Speaker 5 (03:31):
You'll hold it boy right where you are. You don't
want the same you murdering off. He drawed too late,
just like his paws. I'll go on, jass, get the coots.
You're just gonna leave him a live folks if they
need burying them, mark and do it. Will you get

(03:52):
them coats?

Speaker 6 (03:54):
All right?

Speaker 7 (03:59):
Get off my land, fat you've got gun?

Speaker 5 (04:02):
Never mind heard, just go on?

Speaker 10 (04:04):
Who what for?

Speaker 5 (04:14):
You'll kill him?

Speaker 10 (04:17):
You'll kill mine, Bay, you get off this land before
I kill you too.

Speaker 1 (04:23):
Now, get.

Speaker 6 (04:25):
You, Jakie.

Speaker 7 (04:43):
You should go more for I'm no credit to that.

Speaker 6 (04:47):
You'll, right, Jakie. Can you stand?

Speaker 5 (04:51):
Shot?

Speaker 7 (04:51):
You?

Speaker 5 (04:52):
Mo?

Speaker 6 (04:53):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (04:54):
That's my head creased. I guess.

Speaker 6 (04:56):
Well, let's let's look to your brother. Oh he's he's living.

Speaker 7 (05:11):
Take you but a bad hurt. We gotta get him
in you fit to carry. Sure, I'll take his head,
nor I can make him. I'll take his head, all right.
As soon as we as we get him down, he'll

(05:32):
ride ride off the dodge.

Speaker 3 (05:34):
Sure, mam, yea. I'll bring the dark right back.

Speaker 6 (05:38):
The dark and the marshal, the marshal we.

Speaker 3 (05:42):
Never needed the law, mom.

Speaker 4 (05:44):
We can handle them slops faster the net ha.

Speaker 6 (05:47):
Your pie ain't paying no more. He'll bring the marshal.

Speaker 9 (05:51):
Streets and you can see for yourself, Miss Ginnie.

Speaker 6 (06:10):
We got ready three cases last week.

Speaker 10 (06:13):
Well, all right, time out in order.

Speaker 6 (06:15):
At the next time the drummer comes to.

Speaker 3 (06:20):
Woa.

Speaker 1 (06:21):
Sorry man, I'm sure sorry now, I didn't mean to running.

Speaker 9 (06:24):
Whatdn't hurt you to look?

Speaker 10 (06:28):
Never mind, it's all I see.

Speaker 9 (06:30):
Well I didn't see.

Speaker 6 (06:31):
You, ma'am.

Speaker 4 (06:32):
Well, I hope you didn't.

Speaker 10 (06:33):
I'd hate to think he.

Speaker 5 (06:34):
Nearly knocked me down in purposely.

Speaker 3 (06:35):
Oh no, no, ma'amy, just that I was.

Speaker 1 (06:38):
Looking for somebody.

Speaker 7 (06:40):
Who are you looking for?

Speaker 3 (06:41):
Well, the lady that runs this place.

Speaker 4 (06:43):
Man, you've found her.

Speaker 5 (06:46):
What what she you mean?

Speaker 6 (06:47):
It's you?

Speaker 10 (06:48):
Something the matter with that?

Speaker 9 (06:50):
Well, no, no, ma'am, I just bigger.

Speaker 1 (06:53):
She'd be bigger and older, like like anybody that.

Speaker 3 (06:58):
That runs us A little, Yes, ma'am.

Speaker 6 (07:03):
I'll take that as a compliment. What can I do?

Speaker 5 (07:05):
Play?

Speaker 9 (07:06):
They told me up the street you always know where
the marshall is.

Speaker 10 (07:09):
I'll take that as a compliments too.

Speaker 4 (07:11):
Oh uh, you're looking at doctor, yes, ma'am.

Speaker 5 (07:13):
Yes, he ain't there. You know where I can find him?

Speaker 1 (07:16):
Who?

Speaker 4 (07:16):
Or the doctor?

Speaker 10 (07:18):
He sound like you're in a real trouble.

Speaker 1 (07:20):
My brother's sharp back, and all said, come to dodge
and fetch him.

Speaker 4 (07:23):
But I ain't found either one of 'em.

Speaker 10 (07:25):
Well, sometimes they come in here about this time, and
sometimes I don't. Well, you're halfway in luck anyway, Matt, Matt,
the Marshall.

Speaker 5 (07:37):
Just talked to him around.

Speaker 3 (07:39):
He had a big phone.

Speaker 6 (07:40):
Yeah, that big color.

Speaker 3 (07:41):
I love kitty something I by, Uh this boy.

Speaker 6 (07:45):
What's your name?

Speaker 9 (07:46):
Jakie Shale?

Speaker 7 (07:48):
He's in trouble, Matt.

Speaker 6 (07:49):
Oh, this is Marshall.

Speaker 3 (07:50):
Dylan Jackie, how doing Marshall? U's trouble, Jackie?

Speaker 9 (07:53):
My brother Red it's been shot. All said to get
you and the doc.

Speaker 1 (07:58):
I couldn't find it.

Speaker 3 (07:58):
Where is your brother? Out to the home place that's
west of town.

Speaker 9 (08:02):
And yes, sir, out past Kirky Creek.

Speaker 3 (08:04):
Uh you know who shot him?

Speaker 5 (08:07):
Yeah, the old man slope.

Speaker 3 (08:09):
He'd done it fine.

Speaker 1 (08:11):
Well, they come after our horses, and we tried.

Speaker 3 (08:13):
To stop him. I shot your brother that they got
the horses.

Speaker 1 (08:16):
Oh no, sir, No, After Mall shot Jass, old man
slowed he rode right off your mother shot jass sloped.

Speaker 9 (08:22):
Yeah, Marshall, she did.

Speaker 1 (08:26):
Never seen her use the rifle before, neither.

Speaker 3 (08:28):
All right, I got right out there.

Speaker 10 (08:29):
Well, let's float slot.

Speaker 4 (08:30):
Let her go with that.

Speaker 8 (08:31):
Will they might?

Speaker 3 (08:32):
Oh, Katy, they won't do what you kind of help
the boy find doc, will you? Yes, Tess? When I
was cut on out, the boy can show Doc.

Speaker 5 (08:39):
The way.

Speaker 1 (08:41):
Never called in the law before.

Speaker 3 (08:43):
Yeah, sounds like it still on, Kenny, I'll see you.

Speaker 8 (08:46):
Letters, alright, thin't ser miss Dylan. I ain't been this

(09:11):
far west since I was calling on Miss Ruthie.

Speaker 9 (09:14):
Place work Pegger.

Speaker 2 (09:17):
Whatever happened to that romance Chester.

Speaker 1 (09:20):
Well, I wasn't exactly call it no romance, mister John,
though she did let me kiss her one time and
we was both out of the barn.

Speaker 3 (09:27):
Oh, I'm glad you were both there.

Speaker 1 (09:29):
Well, of course we was both there.

Speaker 3 (09:32):
How else in the world could I have kissed her
and she married? Uh? Sam bigwallern she an't Chester her
if she.

Speaker 9 (09:38):
Did, and I never could rightly understand it neither.

Speaker 3 (09:41):
Old Sam's a nice not falling but not as nice
as you are?

Speaker 5 (09:44):
Is that was missus Johny.

Speaker 3 (09:46):
I don't think he's no nicer.

Speaker 9 (09:48):
I'll say that.

Speaker 3 (09:49):
Oh, Ruthy Fay must have thought so, well, what did
the woman know about?

Speaker 8 (09:54):
Man?

Speaker 7 (09:54):
Guh, Yeah, ain't got the slope place just yonder.

Speaker 3 (09:59):
There as it is. I didn't expect to find 'em
there these.

Speaker 8 (10:03):
Two horses tied in front of the house.

Speaker 3 (10:05):
Yeah, you're right, Come on, get up behind those trees.
Oh this doom.

Speaker 9 (10:25):
Seems like that shot came from back there.

Speaker 3 (10:27):
Yeah, I watched the house too, Yes, Ryan, I mean us, Marshall,
I wanna talk to you. Got nothing to say the
long Have I got something to say to you. It'll
be easier if you put down your gun.

Speaker 5 (10:44):
I ain't aim to make it easy.

Speaker 3 (10:46):
I seem it's done over by the side of the barn. Yeah,
I'm coming out, slought, I got shot.

Speaker 5 (10:53):
If I have to, I wouldn't drive Marshall. Thea's two
of us. We got the drop.

Speaker 8 (11:01):
You better ride off.

Speaker 3 (11:02):
Like you come. Put the gun down. You keep an
eye on Chester. I'm gonna try to get closer behind
that rock up there.

Speaker 5 (11:20):
You get a milk. You got a good shot from
up there up there.

Speaker 8 (11:24):
The barn rope makes you doing.

Speaker 3 (11:32):
You got him? He got clean off, all right, slut,
you lost your rods you better come out. I ain't
coming out, okay. Shot there, walk around to the.

Speaker 5 (11:43):
Other side, and then you'll have a clean shot at him.
All right, sir, Oh no, wait, Ware, I give up.

Speaker 3 (11:50):
Don't kill me and try your gun down here? All right?

Speaker 5 (11:55):
Come out, Chester, you gonna hang me.

Speaker 3 (12:08):
I'm gonna let the judge figure that I got his
gun's gone, alright, Chester, time up and watch him.

Speaker 5 (12:15):
I'm gonna go to sales.

Speaker 3 (12:17):
I'd had them colts and been gone and the milk
didn't come late. He should have been a little later.

Speaker 5 (12:22):
Watch him.

Speaker 2 (12:22):
Godchester, I'll pick you up on the way back.

Speaker 7 (12:50):
Come in.

Speaker 6 (12:53):
You the monstrel, Yes, ma'am, mad doing well?

Speaker 3 (12:58):
Wait, taky, he's waiting to bring the doctor out. They
should be here before long.

Speaker 7 (13:04):
I need more firewood round the side there, My boy
reads shivering cold.

Speaker 3 (13:10):
A sure man, I get it here, A man, y Uh?

Speaker 6 (13:35):
The stove could use the sticker too, that's ma'am.

Speaker 3 (13:49):
Yeah.

Speaker 7 (13:50):
Uh. Would you bring me the pan of water?

Speaker 6 (13:52):
Marshal, sure man, he's bad, took Marshall, Yeah, I see
it is.

Speaker 7 (14:03):
I I don't know what to do but keep him
warm and keep his head cool. I've been at it all.

Speaker 6 (14:08):
Day huh, Doc ad him will fix him up.

Speaker 7 (14:11):
We gotta keep him going till he gets here.

Speaker 3 (14:13):
Well, sure try man was sure try.

Speaker 4 (14:34):
Oh oh h hurry up doctor, my my, bring the doctor.

Speaker 6 (14:50):
Oh I'm sure relieved to see you, doctor Sorr.

Speaker 3 (14:53):
I couldn't get here. Shoe him man, hellout doctor, Oh
held that time. Let's have a look here.

Speaker 6 (14:59):
I I missed him all I could, oh pull that
light over here?

Speaker 1 (15:05):
Yeah, sure, Uh, let's see.

Speaker 3 (15:11):
Bullet went in and came out. That's kidding.

Speaker 6 (15:14):
Then you won't have to do no cutting.

Speaker 9 (15:16):
No, I won't have to do any cutting, is you alright?

Speaker 7 (15:18):
Doc, I'm trying to find out.

Speaker 3 (15:23):
His fever is breaking.

Speaker 7 (15:24):
That's good, ain't it.

Speaker 3 (15:25):
Yeah, that's good. The heartstrung. It looks to me like
the words is over.

Speaker 6 (15:32):
Mister Sale. I think you'll make it alright. Oh, thank
the Lord, I'll sell.

Speaker 5 (15:36):
Uh.

Speaker 3 (15:37):
I watch him for the next few hours, just to
be sure.

Speaker 7 (15:39):
Well, I i'd be behold and doctor and the boy
put my horse up, Jason right off, My I'll do
it right off and rub it down good too.

Speaker 3 (15:49):
I uh, I'm glad for the good news, miss Sale. Guys,
I can be cutting on the back now.

Speaker 6 (15:57):
I called you here because of the shoot and Marshall.

Speaker 3 (16:01):
Oh yeah, but that's all over, miss Sall.

Speaker 2 (16:03):
I told you this Sloats won't be bothered here anymore.
Melton jasper dad, and I'm picking up old man Slaughter
on the way.

Speaker 6 (16:09):
Back to judge. I didn't call you here because of
the Sloats. No, uh uh, why did you because of me?

Speaker 3 (16:21):
Because of you.

Speaker 6 (16:23):
I want you to erect me.

Speaker 3 (16:25):
For the killing I did, uh, Miss Sale, I was
just as shooting me. Your two boys had been gunned down.

Speaker 5 (16:36):
I had.

Speaker 3 (16:37):
I'm I'm gonna hold you for that.

Speaker 6 (16:39):
I want the judge to say that there's no need
for the children that if for me, Marshall, I killed a.

Speaker 7 (16:44):
Man, I killed Jack Sloat, and I want to answer
for it, Miss Sail. We been living without the law
for a long time, Marshall. We been doing our own
fighting and saying what was right. My husband didn't see
no need for them, and he was shot. He was
shot feudon without the law.

Speaker 6 (17:06):
Well, I don't want that no more, Marshall, for me
or for my boys.

Speaker 7 (17:10):
I want them to lean to the law instead of
to their guns.

Speaker 3 (17:15):
Unsat Sail. That's the right way to think. But uh,
this time. There's no need for me to arrest you.
The killing was justified.

Speaker 7 (17:23):
Then the judge would let me go, wouldn't he sure
he'd let you go, and the boys would see how
the law work.

Speaker 5 (17:30):
Huh.

Speaker 6 (17:31):
All right, Marshall, you.

Speaker 1 (17:33):
Can arrest me now, but let's sail go ahead, and
that arrest her.

Speaker 6 (17:40):
She's teaching a hard lesson and it may take hold.

Speaker 3 (17:45):
You think so that.

Speaker 5 (17:46):
I think so?

Speaker 3 (17:49):
Alright, then a sale, you're gonna have to come with me.
I'm arresting him.

Speaker 6 (17:57):
Thank you, Marshall, No, ma'am, I think maybe I should
thank you.

Speaker 1 (18:34):
Gun Smoke, produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald,
stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon Us Marshall. The story
was specially written for Gun Smoked by Marion Clark, with
editorial supervision by John Meston. Featured in the cast were
Virginia Christine, Richard Brennan, John Dayner, Sam Edwards and mcparrin,

(18:55):
Harley dare Is Chester, Howard mcneer is Doc, and Georgia
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