Gunsmoke

tv show

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635 total episodes

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20 seasons

Get out of Dodge!

First Aired September 10, 1955

Overview

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 central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.

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Hung High

Season 10 - Episode 8 - 1h 45m

Air Date

November 14, 1964

Overview

As Matt takes a convicted man to Hays City for hanging, Matt and the prisoner are waylaid and the prisoner lynched. Matt is framed for the killing, then arrested by a sergeant with a grudge against him.