About this episode
Digitally Remastered. Written by Herb Purdum. Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. Gunsmoke aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.--- 24/7 Old Time Radio Westerns Stream at Wild West Tales Radio at WWTR.net ---Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0