I always enjoyed tvs gunsmoke, which i discovered while in my teens. The first episode of the series originally aired in the united states on april 26. Gunsmoke is an american radio and television western drama series. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet. During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including. Marshal matt dillon james arness presides over dodge city, a wild west town that sees more than its fair share of frontier lawlessness. Home surgery obie tater smoking out the nolans magnus chesters mail order bride there was also one where a couple bad guys try to string up a slow man. Tvs gunsmoke ran over twenty years, 635 episodes 19551975, and five television movies 19871994. When rustling, gunfights or brawling disrupt the peace, its up to dillon to restore law and order. He always tries to show people different ways to solve things before getting angry.
Home surgery gunsmoke western old time radio downloads. Home surgery s1e4 holly hawtree played by gloria talbott runs into matt and chester out on the prairie and shoots at them thinking they were not people. The radio version is known for its grittier portrayal of dodge city and its inhabitants and for the inventiveness of its sound patterns. May 31, 2015 gunsmoke first aired on the cbs network on april 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. If you like this series, check us out at for even more classic radio shows. Marshal matt dillon, and he was joined by three other regulars. The script was used again on gunsmoke on june 23, 1957 and. The abstract of this episode from tv week coreyville. When returning to dodge, chester and matt are confronted by holly hawtree, whose father is. Home surgery, october 8, 1955 written by john meston, directed by charles. But the character, ben pritcher, was believable and the story line, i thought, was good. Miss kitty, having changed to a pants and a shirt, rides out at midnight to a stagecoach station to pick up a young boy named thaddeus nicknamed thad.
Miss kitty is the third episode of the seventh season of the tv series gunsmoke. My five favoritegunsmoke radio episodes embarrassing. Listen to old time radio westerns episodes free, on demand. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. To observe its anniversary, im cheating a bit and focusing on the radio version that predated it. Gunsmoke billy the kid first episode 04261952gunsmoke the cabin 12271952gunsmoke carmen 05311952gunsmoke home surgery 091952gunsmoke lynching 08161952gunsmoke overland express 10311952gunsmoke shakespeare 08231952gunsm. The frightened teenage daughter of a rancher enlists. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. Matt tells him youre real good with the gun, but you have a choice either put it down or you will have to con. The stories take place in and around dodge city, kansas, during the settlement of the american west.
Watch gunsmoke episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The first episode aired in the united states on september 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on march 31, 1975. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by cbs. Amanda blake february 20, 1929 august 16, 1989 was an american actress best known for the role of the redhaired saloon proprietress miss kitty russell on the western television series gunsmoke. Two men cut off a chinese immigrants pigtail, and he tells matt that he can return home to china only with the pigtail or by taking the lives of the men who stole it. The frightened teenage daughter of a rancher enlists matt to attempt to save her fathers life by amputating his gangrenous leg.
Four early gunsmoke episodes home surgery airdate october 8, 1955, night incident airdate october 29, 1955, the queue airdate december 3, 1955 with guest star keye luke, and reed survives airdate december 31 1955 with guest stars john carradine and james drury. Its also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Best of gunsmoke, volume 1 merrimack valley library. Home surgery gunsmoke wiki fandom powered by wikia. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961 and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time. Discover every gunsmoke episode currently available. James arness and dennis weaver are no less good in this and it is especially impressive how the style and ethic of this series was already firmly established and whole in this first month of airing 1955. This collection includes otrcats favorite gunsmoke episodes including billy the kid, buffalo hunter, home surgery and many more of the classic old time radio western. With james arness, dennis weaver, milburn stone, amanda blake. Along with her third husband, frank gilbert, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in. Mostly, i enjoyed watching for little shippy moments between matt and kitty. Matt is forced to apply the home surgery of the quirky title.
The classic western gunsmoke launched its 20year tv run on september 10, 1955. The mans beautiful daughter is the object of ben wallings affection. Gunsmoke home surgery tv episode 1955 cast and crew credits, including. Watch gunsmoke season 1 online for free on 123movies. Pritcher wasnt no sweet peach, given the way her home life was run. The story was previously produced on gunsmoke on september, 1952. Set in dodge city, kansas, in the 1870s, gunsmoke aired on cbs radio until june 1961. Gunsmoke home surgery tv episode 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Matt is forced to perform an emergency amputation on an old man who is desperately ill with gangrene. Miles from help, with no wagon, no doctor, and very little food on hand, its up to matt to help a family in need, and a father in serious condition. Gunsmoke is one of those longrunning classic oldtime radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. Gunsmoke is an american western radio series, which was developed for radio by john meston and norman macdonnell. Season 1, episode 18 yorky jeff silver, a white boy reared by indians, wont wait for matts justice. Gunsmoke i just want to say that this is the best doggone christmas i ever had.
The story was also used on the gunsmoke television series on october 8, 1955. Jun 25, 2015 before gunsmokes first episode, john wayne introduced us to the show. Before gunsmokes first episode, john wayne introduced us to the show. Home page meet jimbo contact jimbo established in 2010 by jimbo berkey.
Home surgery this and the following four shows were selected by the listeners in 1957 as the best gunsmoke broadcasts r, june 23, 1957 the buffalo hunter r, june 30, 1957 word of honor r, july 7, 1957. In the desert, matt and chester aid a girl whose father is. Watch all 39 gunsmoke episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Four early gunsmoke episodes home surgery airdate october 8, 1955, night incident airdate october 29, 1955, the queue airdate december 3, 1955 with. Gunsmoke, home surgery, 52 09, old time radio otr youtube. Apr 03, 2018 home surgery s1e4 holly hawtree played by gloria talbott runs into matt and chester out on the prairie and shoots at them thinking they were not people. How effective was docs health from an abdominal surgery without complications by the rookie surgeon matt dillon. The script was used again on gunsmoke on june 23, 1957 and on the gunsmoke television series on october 8, 1955.
Listen to gunsmoke 5209 home surgery online using any of the 3 radio players below. Given such a popular, highquality series it would be foolishdarn near impossibleto say these are definitively its greatest adventures. The show is about a marshal who doesnt allow guns in dodge city. William conrad matt dillion parley baer chester georgia ellis kitty howard mcnear doc special guests. The radio version was more realistic than the tv version, conrads matt dillon was kind of brutal which was the way the old west really was. Home series gunsmoke official order season 1 episode 4 home surgery matt is forced to perform an emergency amputation on an old man who is desperately ill with gangrene. Listen to and download the gunsmoke radio program, home. Amanda blake as kitty russell, saloon owner 119 dennis weaver as chester goode, deputy 19 ken curtis as festus haggen, deputy 920 burt reynolds as quint asper, blacksmith 810. She then takes him to a farm owned by the kriks, an older couple and asks them to look after the child, whom she reveals is the son of a notorious outlaw, teddy. Marshal matt dillon and the citizenry of dodge city, kansas. A long running western series about the adventures of u. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longestrunning western in television history. Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis warren.
She was out hunting for meat since her and her father had run out three days before, he was in bed lame with a gangrene leg. Home surgery, october 8, 1955 written by john meston, directed by charles marquis warren, guest cast. Gunsmoke james arness as matt dillon tribute by kaps505. My five favoritegunsmoke radio episodes embarrassing treasures. A television version of the series with a completely different cast aired on cbs. Matt tries to save the life of a man dying of gangrene. Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis warren and based on the radio program of the same name. Radios gunsmoke aired from 1952 to 1961, a forerunner of the popular tv show that ran from 1955 to 1975. The first episode of the series originally aired in the united states on april 26, 1952, and the final firstrun episode aired on june 11, 1961. Gunsmoke stars james arness as matt dillon, milburn stone. Gunsmoke old time radio drama home surgery episode 15.
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