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October 17, 2025 25 mins
Dive into the gritty world of 'Old Time Radio: Gunsmoke', where each episode delivers suspense and raw storytelling from the days of frontier justice. Perfect for history buffs and fans of classic radio dramas.
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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 Guns spoke, starring William Conrad, The story of

(00:44):
the violence that moved west with young America and the
story of a man who moved with it.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
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 chance and that makes a man watchful and
a little lonely.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
Easy joke, easy, can't help it. I gotta get you
out of sight. Well, I think we lost.

Speaker 4 (01:35):
Him, doubled him back.

Speaker 5 (01:43):
Yeah, now, let's see now, joke, it's no use, will it?

Speaker 6 (01:53):
With it?

Speaker 7 (01:53):
Joke?

Speaker 3 (01:53):
You just talk still? Oh man, good in martiall.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
I ain't gonna make it.

Speaker 3 (02:04):
I'm sure you will. Ready, I gotta clean it up
some know.

Speaker 7 (02:10):
Oh no, just let it be a little water.

Speaker 3 (02:17):
Ain't gonna hurt that, please, Joe. You hang on now,
you seem no time to quit. We got a chance,
we got away, not me. That Marshall fixed me. Don't
you worry nothing about that? Marshall. You ain't finding us.

Speaker 4 (02:39):
Now you.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
Get him for me. Joe, you're gonna be able to
get him for yourself. Ready, well you need your little rest.

Speaker 4 (02:51):
Joe, you you you get him fit.

Speaker 3 (03:00):
Red, don't die on me.

Speaker 7 (03:02):
Now we got off.

Speaker 3 (03:05):
You give up chasing, I said.

Speaker 5 (03:09):
Red, all right, Red, all right, I'll get him.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
If I don't do nothing else, I'll get that marshal.

Speaker 4 (03:41):
I tell you, kiddy, I don't know whether to put
sword on that feather or to shoot us.

Speaker 7 (03:48):
What are you talking about?

Speaker 1 (03:50):
Doc?

Speaker 4 (03:50):
That feather in your hat every time you turn your
head and here it puts my eye?

Speaker 2 (03:55):
Oh I Heaven's sake.

Speaker 8 (03:57):
If you think this one's bad, look at the one
done as the store window here.

Speaker 4 (04:02):
I said, Oh, well, if you're aware that when a
man would have to get right off the boardwalk, well some.

Speaker 9 (04:10):
Of them, that wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Speaker 4 (04:13):
May president company accepted a court Oh now, never mind
soft soap here?

Speaker 9 (04:19):
Oh you know, any girl would be proud to be
seen walking down Front Street with you?

Speaker 3 (04:24):
Oh?

Speaker 9 (04:25):
Sure, Oh, look, just riding into town.

Speaker 4 (04:30):
What's mad by the time you get back?

Speaker 7 (04:34):
Mad?

Speaker 6 (04:35):
Oh my parties, stranger?

Speaker 3 (04:37):
What's been keeping here?

Speaker 4 (04:41):
Hey?

Speaker 3 (04:41):
Mad?

Speaker 2 (04:42):
Mad?

Speaker 3 (04:45):
Oh? Honey? That's a funny thing.

Speaker 4 (04:48):
He didn't even answer a grumpy old goat.

Speaker 3 (04:52):
You couldn't help hearing us. That's not like him.

Speaker 10 (04:55):
Don no, kiddy, isn't he called walker?

Speaker 3 (05:00):
We're gonna have to talk with him?

Speaker 5 (05:01):
Yeah you would?

Speaker 3 (05:03):
Oh Doc, yes, kill you let me know if he
needs anything. I'm sure, k yes, sir, I'll do that.

Speaker 11 (05:10):
M Look here, miss villain, you should at least let

(05:35):
me take your boots off anyway.

Speaker 7 (05:37):
Don't bother me.

Speaker 12 (05:39):
I ain't want to bother you then, but you won't
rest near as good laying there at your boots on.

Speaker 3 (05:43):
Well, you're just never mind. It's just that I'm trying
to make you more comfortable.

Speaker 13 (05:48):
You get out of here and let me go to sleep,
will you?

Speaker 14 (05:52):
Nice man?

Speaker 3 (05:59):
Just too warnery to know how to rest proper? Then
you ain't nothing to do about it.

Speaker 4 (06:06):
Hold Doc, Matt back there?

Speaker 7 (06:09):
He ain't back there all right?

Speaker 3 (06:11):
But he ain't worth seeing. What do you mean? Well,
he's just cleaning out of sorts for one time, that's
nothing new. What else tells him?

Speaker 4 (06:21):
Hell, he ain't acting like you've got good sense trying
to go to sleep after a four day ride without
even taking his boots off.

Speaker 3 (06:28):
I'll take a look at him. I'll be sure. Do
wish you would?

Speaker 13 (06:40):
I thought I told you sure, Doc listen when you
come back later.

Speaker 3 (06:46):
Please, I'll just be a minute, when I got some sleep.
Open your mouth.

Speaker 13 (06:50):
What do you want?

Speaker 4 (06:52):
Let me see it? Tom, give me your hand.

Speaker 3 (06:59):
Oh, it told me.

Speaker 4 (07:00):
I want to take your pulse. Uh, just get me
some water.

Speaker 2 (07:13):
Old woman, But I might get a sleep.

Speaker 3 (07:17):
I'll let you get it in a minute.

Speaker 4 (07:18):
Matter in fact, you're going to sleep much better.

Speaker 3 (07:20):
Hey, I get you want? Thank you?

Speaker 5 (07:25):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (07:26):
Manute take this dog.

Speaker 4 (07:28):
I don't want just the powder to chase away what's
left of the fever you've has. So go ahead, Matt
and take it here.

Speaker 3 (07:35):
Tom fool motion.

Speaker 10 (07:40):
Yeah, I didn't kid.

Speaker 4 (07:44):
You get out of here, sure, man, sure, and you
will thank me when you wake up.

Speaker 7 (07:48):
Well, you get out of here.

Speaker 4 (07:59):
I don't know why they'd choose a us Marshal, Oh
act so much like a mule.

Speaker 1 (08:03):
You know?

Speaker 3 (08:06):
Is mister doing really thick? And I think the worst was.

Speaker 4 (08:10):
Over, But he probably had a pretty bad touch.

Speaker 3 (08:12):
Of fever on the trail. No wonder it's worn out. Oh,
ain't the something I can do for him?

Speaker 4 (08:22):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (08:22):
I don't think suggesting he need sleep more than I.
But Doc, you know I ain't so bad at taking
care of sick folks.

Speaker 4 (08:29):
I know, I know, But I don't think Matt's gonna
need any of your expert nursing.

Speaker 3 (08:36):
Well, they just don't seem right. They ain't nothing.

Speaker 2 (08:39):
I don't Matt's right.

Speaker 4 (08:40):
Chester, You are like an old woman. I'm just trying
to hell. If you want to help so much, why
don't you pick up his things for him? Look, he
should have it spread them around, didn't he more? It
looks like a pig sty in here.

Speaker 3 (08:54):
He just throw this stuff down.

Speaker 4 (08:56):
He walked in saddle bag, bedroll.

Speaker 3 (09:02):
Well that's fine, that's good, Chesty. You can fix them
all up for him.

Speaker 4 (09:05):
And just look at there were.

Speaker 11 (09:08):
Wait, just take a look at his gun, the way
he just droped the belt in the corner there.

Speaker 4 (09:15):
Yeah, I see that looks like it's been in the mudd,
and it sure does.

Speaker 15 (09:20):
Now.

Speaker 11 (09:20):
That ain't like mister Dunn.

Speaker 4 (09:22):
But I don't think he's been feeling much like himself
for the last two or three days.

Speaker 10 (09:27):
Sorry, I just don't understand how his gun could get
this way, Doctler.

Speaker 4 (09:33):
I don't know what Chester. Maybe maybe fell off his horse,
with a fever. He would have been giddy. There's no
question about that.

Speaker 10 (09:41):
Well, and just a blast to clean it for him, right.

Speaker 3 (09:44):
Man, that's good Chester.

Speaker 7 (09:49):
Yes, now there.

Speaker 4 (09:50):
There's something you can do at least I.

Speaker 3 (09:56):
Chester, huh, you want to watch out for one thing?
What's that?

Speaker 1 (10:01):
Well?

Speaker 4 (10:02):
You want to be sure and take the cartridges out
of that gun before you clean it.

Speaker 1 (10:06):
Well, now, I.

Speaker 4 (10:08):
Don't think madd had take too kindly to the idea
of your using his gun to blow your brains out with.
Of course i'll take him out.

Speaker 12 (10:15):
I haven't started to clean it yet, you know there
you can see for yourself.

Speaker 4 (10:22):
Oh well, raal notch. I must say that I'm relieved
about that.

Speaker 7 (10:26):
Hell any fool and know that well, I'm.

Speaker 3 (10:28):
Glad to hear it. Yes you will, Chester osciolate it.

Speaker 4 (10:32):
Don't buy any wooden bullets, of course, I won't.

Speaker 6 (10:35):
Buy no wooden bullets.

Speaker 12 (10:39):
Swear nobody don't get credit for no sense at all.
Mister Come in and shut the doorboy, they ain't room

(10:59):
for no more flies in here.

Speaker 15 (11:01):
This here's the Marshall's office.

Speaker 4 (11:03):
Yes, this here's a Marshall's office.

Speaker 3 (11:06):
You can't see mister Donoghong. I came to see Chester,
you him, I'm Chester. What do you want?

Speaker 7 (11:13):
I'm to fetch you.

Speaker 4 (11:16):
Fetch me where Doc says you're to come darkward.

Speaker 7 (11:20):
Oh that can be so.

Speaker 12 (11:21):
It ain't been five minutes since he is right here
to come right away?

Speaker 3 (11:25):
Are you sure about that? It seems like dok would
have told me his said down to the corner, Josh
Prentice broke his leg.

Speaker 15 (11:31):
Well, I can't do nothing, not that I want you
to help pull him down?

Speaker 7 (11:35):
Washed, he says it.

Speaker 3 (11:36):
Oh well, all right, come right along.

Speaker 11 (11:42):
Yoh wait, better look and see if mister Doman needs anything.

Speaker 3 (11:47):
First, m dead in the world.

Speaker 10 (11:58):
All right, boy, wait, no, no, amen, better put mister
John's gun back. Why, I declared, keeps a bout of busy,
just remembering all his chores and do it is around here,
my lass?

Speaker 9 (12:13):
I do?

Speaker 13 (12:15):
Well, come on, boy, we can't keep Doc waiting bar

(12:57):
keep you're right mill f fair, I ain't seen you
in a month of Sunday.

Speaker 4 (13:05):
Hod Sam, It don't look like I missed much.

Speaker 13 (13:09):
We don't change a lot, and that's the truth. Whiskey, same,
old parson. Okay, thanks, you're sitting in on the poker game.
Old dog would be glad to see can go again.

Speaker 3 (13:29):
I reckon they would No, not tonight, Sam.

Speaker 4 (13:34):
I figured Dodge is a good place to be shut
of tonight?

Speaker 13 (13:38):
What do you mean?

Speaker 4 (13:39):
I don't want to be around when Joe Lion cuts loose.

Speaker 13 (13:43):
Joe Lyme way, he must be one hundred miles from here,
not now. He ain't I seen him, Matam Dylan chased
him and his brother out of here after that hold
up last week. You must have seen somebody else.

Speaker 4 (13:57):
Oh, Matt Dylan chased them all right, and he killed Red.
That's why Joel's back to get map.

Speaker 7 (14:04):
You should.

Speaker 4 (14:05):
I'm sure he's down at the delivery stable. Turn into the
lean horse. He's telling them ride out plane.

Speaker 3 (14:12):
He's out to get the Marshalls. So I think I'll
ride right on through.

Speaker 13 (14:17):
Well, if I'm gonna catch.

Speaker 3 (14:18):
A bullet, I don't want it to be one that
was meant for somebody else.

Speaker 13 (14:22):
So long, Exam, so long, bell, Sam, Uh you have,
Miss Kitty?

Speaker 9 (14:27):
Was that man talking about joe Lyme?

Speaker 3 (14:30):
Did he says Doc and Dodge?

Speaker 7 (14:31):
He should?

Speaker 13 (14:32):
Did Miss Kitty say he's down at delivery stable and
he's out to get the marshalled. Somebody out to tell
Matt you want me to send somebody.

Speaker 3 (14:40):
No, thanks, hard on myself.

Speaker 9 (14:57):
Chester. We gotta wake map.

Speaker 8 (15:00):
Chester Chester.

Speaker 9 (15:04):
M Yeah, Matt, Matt, wake up, come on minute, wake up?

Speaker 8 (15:16):
Oh water, Sorry man, I gotta do it.

Speaker 4 (15:34):
Smack the mat You got to get up.

Speaker 7 (15:36):
What is it, kiddy?

Speaker 3 (15:39):
It's joe Lyme, Matts and Dodge to get you.

Speaker 2 (15:45):
Yeah, they can't be I lost them halfway to the border.

Speaker 7 (15:52):
Alright, Keddy, where you going? Matter?

Speaker 1 (15:54):
It's true you killed his brother.

Speaker 6 (15:56):
He's after you.

Speaker 3 (16:01):
Are you sure?

Speaker 8 (16:02):
Bill Burr saw him just a few minutes ago over
the delivery stable.

Speaker 13 (16:11):
Alright, kiddy, I guess I'm gonna.

Speaker 7 (16:14):
Go over there.

Speaker 3 (16:14):
Well wait till I fetch you some coffee.

Speaker 9 (16:16):
You need your eyes wider open than that.

Speaker 13 (16:21):
Just had to be that gunboat.

Speaker 2 (16:24):
Yeah, thanks, Kate.

Speaker 7 (16:31):
I'll see your letter.

Speaker 2 (16:32):
Matter. You sure you're all right?

Speaker 7 (16:35):
That better be all right? Well now all.

Speaker 3 (16:53):
Right, Josh, that's all there is to her.

Speaker 4 (16:57):
Thanks doctor.

Speaker 3 (16:58):
I'll get some of the drive you out home.

Speaker 2 (17:01):
Learn not dark, and I'm gonna be able to use
the leg all right again, Corsia sure.

Speaker 4 (17:06):
Probably be better than ever after I've worked on it.

Speaker 1 (17:10):
I yess you're right dark all right.

Speaker 4 (17:12):
A couple of boys with Josh a hand over to
his wagon. Ye, thanks again, Darktor short it for it?
Yeahs that all you need me for a dog?

Speaker 7 (17:24):
Yes?

Speaker 8 (17:25):
Kay?

Speaker 4 (17:25):
So you were great help.

Speaker 3 (17:28):
Should be getting on back the office.

Speaker 4 (17:29):
Sure, Oh I forgot. Yeah, you were in the middle
of a mighty important job, won't you know, cleaning that gun?

Speaker 3 (17:37):
Oh wife, and each fab doc. You sure don't give
me credit for having much sense to do. You're telling
me to be sure and take the cartridges out. You
better get the gun back to where Matt left it.

Speaker 4 (17:47):
He might catch cold if they got up and started
wandering around without wearing it.

Speaker 3 (17:51):
You don't think I'd walk and leave mister Dolan's gun
where he couldn't find it, do you. I don't know, Chester.
I put it right where he can see it. He's
all right, all right?

Speaker 4 (18:02):
Oh h oh my, wasn't I got to get back
there right away?

Speaker 7 (18:08):
Well?

Speaker 3 (18:09):
What is it?

Speaker 4 (18:09):
You figured that coffee's gonna pall over it? No, doc,
I clean forgot to put them cardions back and mister Dolan's.

Speaker 3 (18:16):
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Speaker 2 (19:39):
Marshall, Hellosh to tell you, Marshall Show, I'm still on
the stable. He's there, all right and talking awful, mean,
almost crazy about you killing his brother.

Speaker 7 (19:54):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (19:55):
I just don't believe I'd go in there, Marshall, and
I gotta get him.

Speaker 3 (20:01):
I just thought I ought to tell you thanks. Once
you stay out of the way, yes, sir.

Speaker 7 (20:06):
And I believe I will lime you're line come out
of there.

Speaker 4 (20:19):
I've been waiting for you in Marshall, and you can
shoot back.

Speaker 3 (20:26):
Marshall.

Speaker 13 (20:27):
I gotta see it first.

Speaker 7 (20:29):
It'll be better for you if you come out of line.

Speaker 14 (20:33):
You come and get me, a law man, you just
come and get me.

Speaker 7 (20:38):
Alright, I'm coming.

Speaker 3 (20:43):
Look out for the law, Marshall.

Speaker 7 (20:44):
You might have got up into the law.

Speaker 6 (20:46):
Yeah, you sure a little bacon brave diving into that stall.

Speaker 7 (21:01):
On, man, Come on down, Lime, big.

Speaker 6 (21:05):
And pray like when you shot Red.

Speaker 7 (21:10):
All right, lor man, I'm ready for your move.

Speaker 16 (21:18):
Come on.

Speaker 9 (21:21):
You.

Speaker 14 (21:21):
Eve're gonna try to get me. You're not worth a
single shot. You better make your move, Marshall. I ain't
gonna wait up here forever. Come on, move, I'll move
you loud.

Speaker 7 (21:34):
Long man, give up? Lime, Come on, do you come
get me. I don't have to.

Speaker 13 (21:44):
I've been topping the shots.

Speaker 2 (21:46):
You're gons empty.

Speaker 6 (21:48):
That's your last chance.

Speaker 3 (21:49):
Come on on, I'm coming down, all right.

Speaker 2 (21:57):
Let go here, man. I'll stop you until you do.

Speaker 16 (22:11):
That's better. I got your gun. I got you too.
I just stand still. I'm trying nothing foolish. I ain't
gonna kill you easy, Marshall. I'm gonna kill you.

Speaker 7 (22:30):
Slow a little bit at a time.

Speaker 3 (22:35):
You got anything to say now Lord.

Speaker 15 (22:37):
Man, not to you. Maybe you will after this. Why
don't shoot this God you.

Speaker 2 (22:48):
Got It's not gonna short line? Yeah, true, not hardly.
I can still break you in big one, moving all
bluey into Chester.

Speaker 7 (23:03):
You all right, yeah, I'm all right.

Speaker 13 (23:07):
You keep him covered with that shotgun.

Speaker 7 (23:08):
Yes, sir, I got him covered real good.

Speaker 3 (23:12):
He comes down here with the guns soon as I remembered.

Speaker 7 (23:14):
Remember what.

Speaker 12 (23:16):
Then I forgot put them bullets back in your gun
when I cleaned it.

Speaker 2 (23:21):
You forgot to put the bullets back.

Speaker 3 (23:23):
Yes, sir, your gun was empty. Lord of Mercy, you
could have been killed all thanks to me.

Speaker 1 (23:29):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (23:29):
I could have been killed. I would have been too,
Chester if you had put the bullets.

Speaker 3 (23:35):
Back you mean, an empty gun saved You're alive. I
just don't rightly understand what's doing.

Speaker 2 (23:44):
I'll tell you about it sometimes sometimes when I'm loading
my own gun. All right, lme jails that way, I
get gone.

Speaker 1 (24:25):
Produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt Pillon Us Marshall. The story was specially
written for Gunsmote by Marion Clark, with editorial supervision by
John Meston. Featured in the cast with mcperron, Barney Phillips,
Sam Edwards, Harry Bartel and Richard Beale Barley. There is Chester,
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