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Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.
The radio series aired from April 26, 1952 ("Billy the Kid," written by Walter Newman) until June 18,1961 on CBS. It starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon; Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams; Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell; and Parley Baer as Dillon's assistant Chester Proudfoot. Conrad was one of the last actors who auditioned for the role of Marshal Dillon. With a powerful, distinctive voice, Conrad was already one of radio's busiest actors. Though Meston championed him, MacDonnell thought Conrad might be overexposed. During his audition, however, Conrad won over MacDonnell after reading only a few lines. Dillon as portrayed by Conrad was a lonely, isolated man, toughened by a hard life. Meston relished the upending of cherished Western fiction clichés and felt that few Westerns gave any inkling of how brutal the Old West was in reality. Dunning writes that Meston was especially disgusted by the archetypal Western hero and set out "to destroy [that type of] character he loathed." In Meston's view, "Dillon was almost as scarred as the homicidal psychopaths who drifted into Dodge from all directions."
Gunsmoke was distinct from other radio westerns, as the dialogue was often slow and halting, and due to the outstanding sound effects, listeners had a nearly palpable sense of the prairie terrain where the show was set.
The effects were subtle but multilayered, giving the show a spacious feel. John Dunning writes: "The listener heard extraneous dialogue in the background, just above the muted shouts of kids playing
in an alley. He heard noises from the next block, too, where the inevitable dog was barking."
EPISODES LIST:
52-04-26 (001) Billy the Kid
52-05-10 (003) Jaliscoe
52-05-24 (005) Ben Slades Saloon
52-05-31 (006) Carmen
52-06-07 (007) Buffalo Killers
52-06-14 (008) Jailbait Janet
52-07-05 (011) Never Pester Chester (Paul Dubov)
52-07-12 (012) The Boughten Bride
52-07-19 (013) Doc Holiday
52-07-26 (014) Gentlemans Disagreement
52-08-02 (015) Renegade White
52-08-09 (016) The Kentucky Tolmans
52-08-16 (017) The Lynching
52-08-23 (018) Shakespeare
52-08-30 (019) The Juniper Tree
52-09-06 (020) The Brothers
52-09-13 (021) Home Surgery
52-09-20 (022) Drop Dead
52-09-26 (023) The Railroad (rehearsal)
52-10-03 (024) Cain
52-10-10 (025) Hinka-Do
52-10-17 (026) Lochinvar
52-10-24 (027) The Mortgage
52-10-31 (028) Overland Express
52-11-07 (029) Tara
52-11-14 (030) The Square Triangle
52-11-21 (031) Fingered
52-11-29 (032) Kitty
52-12-06 (033) I Dont Know
52-12-13 (034) Post Martin
52-12-20 (035) Xmas Story
52-12-27 (036) The Cabin
53-01-03 (037) Westbound
53-01-10 (038) Word of Honor
53-01-17 (039) Paid Killer
53-01-24 (040) The Old Lady
53-01-31 (041) Cavalcade
53-02-07 (042) Cain (reused script)
53-02-14 (043) The Round-Up
53-02-21 (044) Meshougah
53-02-28 (045) Trojan War
53-03-07 (046) Absalom
53-03-14 (047) Cyclone
53-03-21 (048) Pussy Cats
53-03-28 (049) Quarter Horse
53-04-04 (050) Jayhawkers
53-04-11 (051) Gonif
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.
The radio series aired from April 26, 1952 ("Billy the Kid," written by Walter Newman) until June 18,1961 on CBS. It starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon; Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams; Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell; and Parley Baer as Dillon's assistant Chester Proudfoot. Conrad was one of the last actors who auditioned for the role of Marshal Dillon. With a powerful, distinctive voice, Conrad was already one of radio's busiest actors. Though Meston championed him, MacDonnell thought Conrad might be overexposed. During his audition, however, Conrad won over MacDonnell after reading only a few lines. Dillon as portrayed by Conrad was a lonely, isolated man, toughened by a hard life. Meston relished the upending of cherished Western fiction clichés and felt that few Westerns gave any inkling of how brutal the Old West was in reality. Dunning writes that Meston was especially disgusted by the archetypal Western hero and set out "to destroy [that type of] character he loathed." In Meston's view, "Dillon was almost as scarred as the homicidal psychopaths who drifted into Dodge from all directions."
Gunsmoke was distinct from other radio westerns, as the dialogue was often slow and halting, and due to the outstanding sound effects, listeners had a nearly palpable sense of the prairie terrain where the show was set.
The effects were subtle but multilayered, giving the show a spacious feel. John Dunning writes: "The listener heard extraneous dialogue in the background, just above the muted shouts of kids playing
in an alley. He heard noises from the next block, too, where the inevitable dog was barking."
EPISODES LIST:
52-04-26 (001) Billy the Kid
52-05-10 (003) Jaliscoe
52-05-24 (005) Ben Slades Saloon
52-05-31 (006) Carmen
52-06-07 (007) Buffalo Killers
52-06-14 (008) Jailbait Janet
52-07-05 (011) Never Pester Chester (Paul Dubov)
52-07-12 (012) The Boughten Bride
52-07-19 (013) Doc Holiday
52-07-26 (014) Gentlemans Disagreement
52-08-02 (015) Renegade White
52-08-09 (016) The Kentucky Tolmans
52-08-16 (017) The Lynching
52-08-23 (018) Shakespeare
52-08-30 (019) The Juniper Tree
52-09-06 (020) The Brothers
52-09-13 (021) Home Surgery
52-09-20 (022) Drop Dead
52-09-26 (023) The Railroad (rehearsal)
52-10-03 (024) Cain
52-10-10 (025) Hinka-Do
52-10-17 (026) Lochinvar
52-10-24 (027) The Mortgage
52-10-31 (028) Overland Express
52-11-07 (029) Tara
52-11-14 (030) The Square Triangle
52-11-21 (031) Fingered
52-11-29 (032) Kitty
52-12-06 (033) I Dont Know
52-12-13 (034) Post Martin
52-12-20 (035) Xmas Story
52-12-27 (036) The Cabin
53-01-03 (037) Westbound
53-01-10 (038) Word of Honor
53-01-17 (039) Paid Killer
53-01-24 (040) The Old Lady
53-01-31 (041) Cavalcade
53-02-07 (042) Cain (reused script)
53-02-14 (043) The Round-Up
53-02-21 (044) Meshougah
53-02-28 (045) Trojan War
53-03-07 (046) Absalom
53-03-14 (047) Cyclone
53-03-21 (048) Pussy Cats
53-03-28 (049) Quarter Horse
53-04-04 (050) Jayhawkers
53-04-11 (051) Gonif