Product Description
Here are Western stories with an adult sensibility -- complex tales of difficult choices and moral dilemmas played out against the backdrop of frontier America. William Conrad is Marshal Matt Dillon in twenty thoughtful, exciting episodes of Gunsmoke!
Howard McNear co-stars as Doc, with Parley Baer as Chester, and Georgia Ellis as Kitty in these broadcasts from 1954-1955. They are joined by John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Joseph Kearns, Jeanette Nolan and more, who bring tales of saloons and stage hold ups, bullet wounds and blood feuds to vivid life.
Includes a Program Guide by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.
Episodes Include: Young Man With a Gun 08-23-54; Obie Tater 08-30-54; The Handcuffs (a.k.a. The Promise) 09-06-54; Dooley Surrenders 09-13-54; The F.U. 09-20-54; Helping Hand 09-27-54; Love of a Good Woman 10-09-54; The Patsy 10-30-54; Smoking Out the Beedles 11-06-54; Wrong Man 11-13-54; How to Kill a Woman 11-20-54; Cooter 11-27-54; Cholera 12-04-54; Bone Hunters 12-11-54; Kitty Lost 12-25-54; The Bottle Man 01-01-55; Sins of the Fathers 01-22-55; Young Love 01-29-55; Cheyennes 02-05-55; Poor Pearl 02-19-55.
Product Videos
Custom Field
Product Reviews
4 Reviews Hide Reviews Show Reviews
-
Gunsmoke
It was very good
-
Gunsmoke: Around Dodge City
Was very familiar with the tv series but had never heard the original radio program. I've really enjoyed it, and I think I prefer William Conrad's Matt Dillon to the James Arness tv version. It's funny how a western can be adapted to radio, but with the way the scripts are done, and the great sound effects, it works! Good performances too. I love the nice sturdy cd case and the booklet with background on the show and episode guide. A very nice item and definitely five-stars!
-
Around Dodge City
If there is an exemplar among Old Time Radio shows, it has to be Gunsmoke. There are very few OTR series that are as well written or well acted as this series. As acted by William Conrad, Matt Dillon is one of the most complex and sympathetic western heroes ever created. He is doing a job that he sometimes hates, but he always answers the call of duty, regardless of the personal cost to himself. Conrad's ability to evoke Dillon's personal pain and hardship with only the sound of his voice is an amazing thing to hear. The supporting cast is also remarkable. Chester, the dull-witted but dependable deputy, Doc Adams, the gruff but dedicated frontier sawbones, and Kitty, the whore with the heart of gold, are a family that keep Dillon sane. Those that only know Gunsmoke from the TV series will, I think, be amazed at how much better this radio drama is. It's one for the ages.
-
Great Western
I love these Gunsmoke audio CD’s. I listen to them every night when I go to bed. I’ve collected all of this series so far. They’re great stories on all of them. Hoping they put some more out.
