Gunsmoke, Volume 9

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Gunsmoke

Volume 9

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.

In the early programs, Matt Dillon has a grudging tolerance for his deputy, Chester Proudfoot. Chester’s primary purpose it seemed, both to Matt and the audience, was to essentially irritate Dillon. Whether it was his constant searching through desk drawers or putting sugar in his whiskey, Chester’s idiosyncrasies defined the character more than anything else. As the show continued, however, the two men developed an easy friendship, one which many male listeners could relate to. Chester even saves Dillon’s life at one point, then tells Matt he can’t tell anyone, as it would only embarrass them both.

Marshall Matt Dillon definitely and intentionally did not fit into the stereotypical western hero mold. His tactics were often roughshod and harsh and his words and personality often proved as sharp as his shooting. Gunsmoke writer John Meston used the program to break the white hat singing cowboy mold that so many other shows had latched onto. His goal, as he himself stated, was to obliterate that archetype and he used Matt Dillon to do it. Meston conceived and wrote Dillon as a man who at any moment could be as vicious as any of the outlaws he sought, and that made Dillon more realistic.

Listen to the Sparkling Audio Quality in Radio Archives restoration of Gunsmoke, Volume 9.

#133 The Patsy

Saturday, October 30, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#134 Smoking Out the Beedles

Saturday, November 6, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#135 Wrong Man

Saturday, November 13, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#137 Cooter

Saturday, November 27, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#138 Cholera

Saturday, December 4, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#139 Bone Hunters

Saturday, December 11, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#141 Kitty Lost

Saturday, December 25, 1954 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#142 The Bottle Man

Saturday, January 1, 1955 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#143 Robin Hood

Saturday, January 8, 1955 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#144 Chester's Murder

Saturday, January 15, 1955 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#145 Sins of Our Fathers

Saturday, January 22, 1955 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

#146 Young Love

Saturday, January 29, 1955 - 30:00 - CBS, sponsored by Chesterfield, L&M cigarettes

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Kansas in the 1870's........	May 28, 2022
Reviewer: Richard McLeod from RIVERSIDE, CA United States

"Gunsmoke" was a very well researched radio show depicting life in the State of Kansas after the War Between the States in the 1870's. John Meston, who either wrote all of the "Gunsmoke" stories or had editorial approval over the other writer's was as much of a historian as a good writer. Each story of "Gunsmoke" clearly shows that level of research which made for one of radio's most popular dramatic shows during the Golden Age of Radio, not for forget it also employed some of the best Actor's on radio.

The Radio Archives staff has restored each of these shows back to a level of audio clarity that is probably better than when the show first aired. I have found no equal in restoration techniques that can compare to the work done by the Radio Archives staff.
Each volume has unique artwork and sturdy boxed cases for the protection of CD's and downloads are also available.

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