Gunsmoke

Hosted ByAndrew Rhynes

Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program set in Dodge City, Kansas during the settlement of the American West. The radio show first aired on April 26, 1952, and ran until June 18, 1961, on the CBS radio network.

Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program set in Dodge City, Kansas during the settlement of the American West. The radio show first aired on April 26, 1952, and ran until June 18, 1961, on the CBS radio network. The series starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer as Deputy Chester Proudfoot. Doc’s first name and Chester’s last name were changed for the television program. Gunsmoke was notable for its critically acclaimed cast and writing and is commonly regarded as one of the finest old time radio shows. Some listeners have argued that the radio version of Gunsmoke was far more realistic than the television program. Episodes were aimed at adults and featured some of the most explicit content of the day: there were violent crimes and scalping’s, massacres, and opium addicts. Miss Kitty’s occupation as a prostitute was made far more obvious on the radio version than on television. Many episodes ended on a down-note, and villains often got away with their crimes.

Episode List

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All Episodes

Trouble in Kansas | Gunsmoke (10-16-55)

Original Air Date: October 16, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98...

Brush at Elkader | Gunsmoke (10-23-55)

Original Air Date: October 23, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98...

Westbound – Gunsmoke (01-03-53)

Original Air Date: January 03, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98...

The Coward – Gunsmoke (10-09-55)

An unknown coward in Dodge is out to kill Marshal Dillon....

Good Girl Bad Company – Gunsmoke (10-08-55)

After the Army payroll has been robbed, Major Harris threatens to...

Barton Boy – Gunsmoke (10-01-55)

The baggage clerk aboard the train to Dodge has been killed...

Indian White – Gunsmoke (09-24-55)

Dennis Cullen, raised as a white boy but really an Indian,...

Thoroughbreds – Gunsmoke (09-17-55)

Jack Portas comes to Dodge, with two beautiful horses and a...

Alarm at Pleasant Valley – Gunsmoke (09-10-55)

A band of Kiowa Indians attacks the Clayburn family. Sam Fraser...

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