The people upstairs decided it was better to leave the show as it was, which I totally agreed with. Episodes were aimed at adults with some of the most explicit content of their time, including violent crimes, scalpings, massacres, and opium addicts. A complete series box set was released on May 5, 2020. Weaver worried he'd never get away from the character. Conrad directed two television episodes, in 1963 and 1971, and McNear appeared on six, playing characters other than Doc, including three times as storekeeper Howard Rudd. [63] George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on the radio series and continued until the television series was canceled in 1975. Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell Guest starring Marilyn Maxwell as Dolly Winters Lee Van Cleef as Rad Meadows Peggy Stewart as Mary Hal Smith as Dobie Clem Fuller as Clem Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Fred McDougall as Cowboy Getting Loan (uncredited) Chick Sheridan as Barfly (uncredited) Categories James Arness, right, who starred as Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," had a daughter who would later get screen time in the 1990 made-for-TV movie . Both sets are also available as a combined single "Gift Box Set". The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. GUNSMOKE, Burt Reynolds, 'Quint Asper Comes Home' (Season 8, aired September 29, 1962), 1955-75 Credit: Everett Collection Legendary actor Burt Reynolds died in 2018 at the age of 82 following a . The sassy owner of Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City was played by actress Amanda Blake, a woman who would forever make her mark not only in the western genre of television but also in society. ): Ma Smalley (boardinghouse owner; 19611972): Barney Danches (telegraph agent; 19651974): Best Action or Adventure Series nominated (winner: Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series: James Arness nominated (winner: Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series: James Arness nominated (winner: Robert Young for. When aired in the United Kingdom, the television series was initially titled Gun Law,[1] later reverting to Gunsmoke. Spear (1 Episode), Waco Thompson (1 Episode), Ed Vail (1 Episode), Travers (1 Episode), Dibble Pugh (1 Episode), Sheriff Bo Harker (1 Episode), Trafton (1 Episode), Roland Daniel (1 Episode), Les Dean (1 Episode), C.K. Many episodes end on a somber note, and villains often get away with their crimes. Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City. Jeanette Nolan played Sally Fergus and Dack Rambo . Personal Life. Dolly is played by Whitney Blake, who has a sharp edge and is a vicious cat to Marshal Dillon. Sat, Sep 27, 1958 30 mins. 11. Milburn Stone was given free rein to choose the character's first name, and chose that of the ancient Greek physician and medical researcher Galen. Amanda Blake appeared in over 500 episodes of the television series, with her last being the April 1, 1974, episode titled, "The Disciple". My favorite part of th show is when Kitty approachs Matt and basically says I don't believe her because it takes a prostitute to know a prostitute . It remained among the top-20 programs until 1964. For other uses, see, Television series (19551975) and TV movies. "Gunsmoke: An American Institution, Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western" Written by Ben Costello, Foreword by Jim Byrnes, and Introduction by Jon Voight and published by Five Star Publications, Inc.(now Story Monsters LLC) Published 1 edition (December 22, 2012), Bill Carter, "NBC Will Bring Back All Three, This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 00:31. 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Matt gets a tiger-by-the-tail in this episode. In addition to his television roles, Curtis acted with John Wayne in some of Hollywoods classic films, including The Searchers and The Quiet Man.. How is Chester still in Dodge? Our own Iliad and Odyssey, created from standard elements of the dime novel and the pulp Western as romanticized by [Ned] Buntline, [Bret] Harte, and [Mark] Twain. That role, of course, was to play Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke. Additionally, Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS DVD have released the series in its entirety on DVD for 13 years between 2007 and 2020 in Region 1 (all of the seasons except for season one and seasons sixteen through twenty were split into two volumes). You need to be logged in to continue. It was ever the stuff of legend. Sue Ane Langdon is an American actress. This scheduling move led to a spike in ratings that had it once again rally to the top 10 in the Nielsen ratings, which again saved the series when CBS purged most of its rural content in 1971. director of photography Film Editing by Otto Meyer Art Direction by Walter E. Keller Amanda Blake Kitty Strother Martin Dooley Ken Lynch Colpitt James Maloney Faber Ben Wright Mr. Ross George Selk Moss Grimmick James Nusser Nelson Director John Rich Writers John Meston (story by) (screenplay by) (based on the radio series created by) Norman MacDonnell (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited) And I'll bet you a a barrel of whiskey that this Dolly Winters is not what she's pretending to be. The series consisted of 14 half-hour episodes that aired on CBS Fridays, 8:00 to 8:30 p.m., from January 11, 1974, to July 19, 1974. Even after the original series of Gunsmoke came to an end in 1975, Arness was constantly asked to come back to reprise the role. Meston was head writer. At the end of its run in 1975, Los Angeles Times columnist Cecil Smith wrote: "Gunsmoke was the dramatization of the American epic legend of the west. Matt Dillon was played on radio by William Conrad and on TV by James Arness. Miss Blake, whose name originally was Beverly Louise Neill, was born Feb. 20, 1929, in Buffalo, her CBS biography prepared during ''Gunsmoke'' states.She was educated in Buffalo, Gunsmoke (TV Series) Old Flame (1960) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Jesse Hibbs Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Nathan Scott Cinematography by Fleet Southcott . The effects are subtle but multilayered, giving the show a spacious feel. His real name was Dr. Calvin Moore. Gunsmoke has one spin-off series, Dirty Sally, a semicomedy starring Jeanette Nolan as an old woman and Dack Rambo as a young gunfighter, leaving Dodge City for California to pan for gold. Appearing in films like "Norma Rae," "Greased Lightning," and "Jerry Maguire," Bridges actually got his start in sitcoms and westerns. In the end, CBS simply took it away from Macdonnell and began preparing for the television version. The radio series first aired on CBS on April 26, 1952, with the episode "Billy the Kid", written by Walter Newman, and ended on June 18, 1961. Initially on the fringes of Dodge society, Festus Haggen was slowly phased in as a reliable sidekick and part-time deputy to Matt Dillon when Reynolds left in 1965. The episode was based on "Matt's Love Story". James Arness played the role throughout the series entire run from 1955 to 1975. He then joined the group Sons of the Pioneers, of which celebrity Roy Rogers was a member. [65] In 2015, several of the surviving staff reunited at Wild West Fest in Dodge City, including stars Burt Reynolds, Buck Taylor, Jess Walton, Bruce Boxleitner, and writer Jim Byrnes. 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