Gunsmoke, Volume 15

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Gunsmoke

Volume 15

Around Dodge City and in the territory on west -- there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers -- and that’s with a U.S. Marshall and the smell of “Gunsmoke”! “Gunsmoke” starring William Conrad. The story of the violence that moved west with young America -- and the story of a man who moved with it. 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 chancy job -- and it makes a man watchful...and a little lonely.

Marshall Matt Dillon was different from the traditional Western hero radio archetype because he stood alone and had no real friendships. Dillon had only one person that he trusted in Dodge City, and that was Chester Wesley Proudfoot, an amiable expatriate from Waco.

Though never directly implied in the radio series, there are some hints that Chester Wesley Proudfoot was of Native American Indian heritage. When Gunsmoke made the transition to television, Chester’s surname was changed from Proudfoot to Goode, indicating Chester, in his radio incarnation, was indeed a “half-breed”. Prior to Gunsmoke, characters of mixed ethnicities had a long and established history of being portrayed on radio as damaged goods, incapable of being trusted. The only previous exception to this stereotyping rule of radio Westerns was The Lone Ranger, which loudly spoke out against such prejudices.

Chester officially working with Marshal Dillon was never actually set in concrete. While Chester was Dillon’s friend, partner, and foil, his exact job title and status remained elusive throughout the series. Chester is first described by Dillon as his deputy in the episode titled “Post Martin” on December 13, 1952. Yet on July 5, 1954, Dillon states that Chester is not his deputy in the episode “Hank Prine.” Whatever his job title was, Chester was Dillon’s constant friend.

Listen to the Sparkling Audio Quality in Radio Archives restoration of Gunsmoke, Volume 15.

#207 Hanging Man

Sunday, March 25, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#208 How to Sell a Ranch

Sunday, April 1, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#209 Widow's Mite

Sunday, April 8, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#210 The Executioner

Sunday, April 15, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#211 Indian Crazy

Sunday, April 22, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#212 Doc's Reward

Sunday, April 29, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#214 Cows and Cribs

Sunday, May 13, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#215 Buffalo Man

Sunday, May 20, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#217 The Pacifist

Sunday, June 3, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#218 Daddy-O

Sunday, June 10, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#219 Cheap Labor

Sunday, June 17, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes

#220 Sunday Supplement

Sunday, June 24, 1956 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by L & M Cigarettes