himself up while extracting nitro from dynamite. Adam Kimbro. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner. Well, we still got Doc. The door starts to open before the explosion goes off. His right eyebrow is sticking up on the right side and you can see his real eyebrow underneath it. It featured some notable actors, James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis, etc. S4, Ep18 10 Jan. 1959 Marshal Proudfoot 7.6 (165) Rate Festus finally became deputy marshal because Dillon's deputy of nine seasons, Chester, left the show. This was the only time the name of the horse is mentioned during the entire series. Each state (or federal court district) had one U.S. marshal, who was in charge of all of the deputy U.S. marshals in that particular jurisdiction; Matt Dillon would have been a deputy U.S. marshal. Revealing mistake: At 40 minutes in Doc is treating a gunman. "Get the hell out of Dodge" is a reference to Dodge City, Kansas, which was a favorite location for westerns in the early to mid twentieth century. Chester: Old Doc just had to have somethin' to eat. was no other option. Doc Adams is riding out to tend to a very sick man, but along the way he encounters a stranger who insists Doc must turn around and go back to Dodge or else he'll kill his horse so he can go no further. Why did Chester walk with a limp? At the end of the episode Marshal Dillon and Chester discuss an Army deserter who had just been acquitted of a murder that Marshal Dillon was sure he had committed. Starring: Dennis Weaver, James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Glenn Strange. Connections Add more and vote on your favourites! He then goes on to the sick man's house, but he dies anyways. He doesn't make it by the way. Another horse, pictured below, is named Marshal. More typically, When he feels forced to shoot him, he tells Matt to arrest him for it before the marshal's reputation comes into question by everyone in town. his badge on. Sam the bartender weighs the gold and says it is worth $420. During World War II, he served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. See production, box office & company info, (story by) (screenplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), (developed for television by) (uncredited), Another look at the soul of a pioneer doctor. Dillon was shown sleeping in his clothes or long johns. Other western TV shows also used the same design of china/dishes. The radio series ran for more than four hundred episodes, and lasted until 1961. Matt finds Chester and takes him to Doc Adams's office. His fractious relationship with Clifford provided much of the enjoyment inherent in the show. Meanwhile Callie is visiting the indian every day, in spite of her father Adam stalking her all the time. There is less time devoted to the chase and capture of the two bad guys, which leads to less tension being built. Doc Adams first name on the show was Galen. the front. As one of those plucky cowpokes, "Gunsmoke" regular Dennis Weaver's Chester became one the period's most popular characters, with his familiar drawl and home-spun nature playing off against. He installs a wood cross at the grave. In the radio series, Miss Kitty Russell was a madam for prostitutes. Despite the vast amount of guest stars, only eleven Oscar winners appeared on the show. ``I don't hang anyone. During the show's twenty season run, anytime between seasons when the writing crew was 'washed-up' with ideas/stories and kept repeating/recycling, they would entirely be replaced with a new writing crew. Contact me | Privacy policy | Join the mailing list | Links. Continuity mistake: Marshall Dillon buries an outlaw at Sarah's place. He calls him "Emery." Character mistake: Reward poster on the pillar for Matt says "Matt Dillion", not Dillon. Died on the same day and at the same age as Don Knotts. A black stone means "fight" and a white stone means "let her be." Callie is broken hearted, because she wanted to go with the indian, and he rejected her. This scene is taken from a Gunsmoke two-part episode entitled In the. 495). When he feels forced to shoot him, he tells Matt to arrest him for it before the marshal's r Doc, on his way to an accident at a local farmhouse, is confronted by a stranger barring his way. Revealing mistake: 15 minutes in, they blow open a safe. Many of them read about it in the trade publications. Country songs have reference to Marshal Matt Dillon never putting his boots under Miss Kitty Russell's bed, or hanging his hat up at her place. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). Chester: Well, I didn't wanna do it, Mr. Dillon, but I, I just didn't have no choice. Doc, on his way to an accident at a local farmhouse, is confronted by a stranger barring his way. The door starts to open before the explosion goes off. The only Gunsmoke introduction not showing Dillon in a showdown shows him . Camera shot changes back to the prior viewpoint and the blanket has reappeared. Yeswhen they resisted arrest. He languished in relative obscurity until he landed several guest spots on Jack Webb's Dragnet (1951). Originally a popular radio show (called "Gun Law"), Gunsmokeis one of the most popular TV westerns in television history. Yes only in the early episodes and then only when there Chester confronts the pair of drunken cowboys, but they laugh at him. You can unsubscribe at any time. This is not a mispronunciation, as the river flowing in that area is really said that way, and not as the state of Arkansas. Weaver had to wait another five years before finally emerging as a TV star in his own right. Directed by Joseph Sargent, the episode, which was written by Kathleen Hite, was originally broadcast on CBS-TV on May 12, 1962. Director Alan Crosland Jr. Gunsmoke's 20 seasons set the record for the most seasons for a scripted prime-time drama series on American television. Tolkien), but when the show moved to television, his last name was changed to Goode. Other mistake: The pot belly stove in the Sheriff's office has the stovepipe exiting through the front wall, there is no stovepipe or chimney showing on the front of the building? TV Shows Gunsmoke. He was failin' so bad. See production, box office & company info, (story by) (screenplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), (developed for television by) (uncredited). (1983) and Buck James (1987)), but none of these managed to recapture his earlier successes. Each man votes by dropping a small stone into a barrel. Trivia: Although they played father and son in this episode, Jack Elam was only six years older than Harry Dean Stanton. None of the bullets are missing. was on the air. show he queried "Festus? Again, Conrad's sense of what the program would be supervened, and Chester was born. Design and text 1996 - 2023 Jon Sandys. Another horse, pictured below, is named Marshal. He was a deputy Marshal in Dodge, Hays City and Chester, Quint, and Festus only appeared together in one episode during the series' run. Marshal's Service provided local law enforcement in territories, not in states. continuity problems from shoot to shoot. Unfortunately, according to Arness, the cancellation at the end of the 20th season got them by surprise. In the opening scene Marshal Dillon walks in Boot Hill cemetery. | not always. . As Chester cares for the young indian, he becomes his friend. Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. He hadn't realized how much work it would become to maintain in everything Chester did. Bullet: Part 1 Festus calls Matt's horse Buck. It seems like Chester felt guilty that he shot the young brave, and wanted to help him escape too. Matt Dillon: I see. In March of 1974, John Reilly appeared in the "Gunsmoke" episode entitled, "To Ride A Yeller Horse". "Chester's Indian" was the 32nd episode of Season 7 of Gunsmoke, also the 265th overall episode of the series. But only one episode brought Matt Dillion's gang all together. The back-and-forth banter and adversarial nature between Doc and Festus (the smart Doctor and the country fool) was similarly used in Star Trek between the country doctor and the smart alien, McCoy and Spock. The scene is associated with the marriage. The two rustlers later change positions in the wagon for no apparent reason. He even lied about his age to get his first The biggest mistakes you never noticed in Gunsmoke (1955). Accented in a slow Texan drawl (his regular catchphrase was "There you go..") and decked out with cowboy hat, lasso and sheepskin jacket, McCloud went about his tasks pretty much the same way he would have done out in the West -- often to the chagrin of his boss, nevertheless always apprehending the villain in the end (sometimes on horseback). Around 1963, production was moved to CBS Studio Center, formerly Republic Studios, where it remained for the rest of the show's run. Episode Writers John Meston (teleplay by) Frank Paris (story by) After sixteen seasons, the producers decided to let, The gunfight between Matt Dillon and an unknown gunman that opened every episode was shot on the same main street as that used in. 39 of 41 found this interesting | Share this Crazy Credits In Steven Spielberg's Duel (1971), Dennis Weaver's character stops at a filling station. Doc's first name of Galen was probably inspired by the Greek physician and philosopher of the same name who lived from 129 A.D. to around 200 A.D. Visible crew/equipment: When Festus has put a false article regarding a gold strike and the people are rushing out of town, there is a shot in which the view is head on to the street full of riders and wagons as people are leaving town and the roof of the set is visible over the street instead of sky. hired to kill Dillon. Look at the lead horse. When Marshal Dillon helps Kate down off the carriage, the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the wall on the left side of the screen. A pretty girl arrives in town and chases Chester, who's happy for her to do so, but the young woman has a secret that may land her in jail. way. Soundtracks, The show was slated to be cancelled in 1967 due to low ratings, but CBS President. Details: Chester is leaving to visit his cousin Thurlow. The law does". The opening shoot out in the title sequence of TV's Gunsmoke was shot on the same street seen in the Laurel and Hardy film Way Out West. Please enter your birth date to watch this video: You are not allowed to view this material at this time. For more information about the name of Matt Dillon's horse, click on the picture. After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones (1964). For At 20 seasons, the TV version was/is the longest-running live-action prime time American dramatic series (Law & Order tied this record in 2010 . He took hold of his horse's reins, grabbed the rope that hung from the saddle, and looked up and down the hill for a place to set a trap - using horse sense. This episode features a character named Hans Gruber (played by John Van Dreelen). Vintage Marx 1950-60s Gunsmoke Western Play Set SCARCE BLUE . The episode ends with a truly fifties television bromance scene between Matt and Chester. And so Chester's limp was born. And apparently, hundreds of concerned fans had to find out if . Around 1960, CBS took over production and moved it to KTLA Studios, then owned by Paramount Pictures. Many of the early television episodes were adaptations of Meston's radio scripts. For years, Saturday evenings belonged entirely to Gunsmoke. During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including . This record was tied by. 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