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Gunsmoke
TV Series (1955 - 1975)
Marshal Matt Dillon is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the wild west where people often have no respect for the law. He deals on a daily basis with the problems associated with frontier life: cattle rustling, gunfights, brawls, standover tactics, and land fraud. Such situations call for sound judgement and brave actions: of which Marshal Dillon has plenty.
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20x24 The Sharecroppers Aired: Mar. 31, 1975Ann Marie Pugh needs to have a crop planted before her landlord evicts them from the property, but has her hands full trying to get her lazy … [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 10, 1955
Status:
Completed/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
AKA:
Gun Law
Marshal Dillon (Rerun Title)
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The Sharecroppers
Season 20, Episode #24
Season 20, Episode #24


Manolo
Season 20, Episode #23
Season 20, Episode #23


The Busters
Season 20, Episode #22
Season 20, Episode #22


I Have Promises to K…
Season 20, Episode #21
Season 20, Episode #21


Hard Labor
Season 20, Episode #20
Season 20, Episode #20

Brides and Grooms
Season 20, Episode #19
Season 20, Episode #19

The Angry Land
Season 20, Episode #18
Season 20, Episode #18

The Fires of Ignorance
Season 20, Episode #17
Season 20, Episode #17

Larkin
Season 20, Episode #16
Season 20, Episode #16

The Hiders
Season 20, Episode #15
Season 20, Episode #15
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Series Fun Facts
- This show, along with The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, helped launch the great era of the TV western. Westerns became so popular on TV that by the end of the 1950s there would be as many as…
[show]This show, along with The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, helped launch the great era of the TV western. Westerns became so popular on TV that by the end of the 1950s there would be as many as 40 of them airing in prime time.
[hide] - At 20 years and 633 episodes, the longest-running American prime-time drama TV series to date. (2008)
- According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows" (8th Edition, pg. 495), John Wayne was the first choice to play Marshal Matt Dillon, but he declined because he…
[show]According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows" (8th Edition, pg. 495), John Wayne was the first choice to play Marshal Matt Dillon, but he declined because he did not want to commit to a weekly TV series. He did, however, recommend his friend James Arness for the role, and gave the on-camera introduction in the pilot.
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