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Around Dodge City and in the territory on west, there's just one way to handle the killers
and the spoilers, and that's with a U.S. Marshal and the smell of gun smoke.
Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad. The transcribed story of the violence that moved west with
young America. And the story of a man who moved with it.
I'm that man, Matt Dullen, United States Marshal. The first man they look for and the last they
want to meet. It's a chancy job, and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.
Hello Kitty. Matt, you scared me. You were concentrating mighty hard on something in
that window. Mr. Jonas has some new lady shoes on display. You see them? Oh yeah. Those narrow
square toed ones, Matt. Which pair do you like best? The lace or the button? Well tell
me. Well I don't know Kitty, they're both fine. Well you've got to decide one or the
other. Oh no, I don't have to decide either. I'm not in the market for lady shoes. Well,
neither am I. What? Look at those prices. Two dollars and sixty five cents for a pair of
shoes. Did you ever hear such a thing? Kitty, I only stopped to say hello, not to argue
about lady shoes. Well I still think somebody ought to complain to Mr. Jonas. Well it's
not my job. I've got enough trouble as it is. Well I'm going in and tell Mr. Jonas what
I think of his prices. Have a good time, Kitty. You bet I will. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Dillon. Ah,
hello Chester. Mr. Dillon, this here is Mr. Trumbull. I've come over to the office looking
for you. How do you do? Marshal Dillon, you're a stranger here, Mr. Trumbull? First time
in Dodge, Marshal. First time. Well what do you want to see me about? I want a badge,
Marshal. I want you to make me a deputy. A deputy? Now you look here, Mr. Deputy. Never
mind, Chester. What do you want to be a deputy for, Mr. Trumbull? Well I'm leading a party
of immigrants up onto the south fork of the Pawnee. Oh, I thought you were new to this
part of the country. Well I've got maps, Marshal. Good maps. Furnished me with the Santa Fe Railroad.
You work for the railroad? No, sir. I work for these immigrants. It's like this, Marshal.
I got some ten families together and I arranged to buy five sections of railroad land for
them about 30 miles northeast of here. I made all the legal arrangements and I'm guiding
them in. I see. What's that got to do with your wanting to be deputized? Well I thought
it might be a good idea just in case there's any squabbling when we get there. You know,
who gets which land, that sort of thing. Uh-huh. Most parties draw straws before they ever
see the land, Mr. Trumbull. Haven't you heard? Well yes. Sure, of course. Well then why should
there be any trouble? Well, one of the men's having a little wife trouble, Marshal. You
know how it is. Maybe I better write out with you. Oh, no, that won't be necessary. Everything
will probably work out fine. Yeah, sure. Where are these pilgrims of yours? Well we're in
camp down by the Arkansas. We're pulling out in the morning. Well I thank you anyway, Marshal.
Goodbye, Chester. Goodbye. That man sure has got a lot of gall. Yeah, he's some confused,
Chester. How do you mean? He can't seem to decide if there's going to be any trouble
or not. Maybe we can find out for him. Come on.
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It was easy to find the immigrant camp. A dozen wagons were scattered through the cotton
woods and there were campfires everywhere. But the people themselves were all gathered
together in a big circle. We rode up to them but nobody paid any attention to us. Then
I saw why. In the middle of the circle stood two men and a woman. The men were bare to
the waist and each was pressing his left forearm against the others while the woman was binding
their arms tightly together with a stock piece of cloth. In their right hands the men held
boy knives. What in the world are they up to Mr. Dillon? Now that's a way of fighting
Chester tied together like that. One of them has to die and maybe both of them. You stay
here with the horses. All right sir. Well yes stand aside please. Let me through here.
You have to go through with this. No man messes around with my wife. He didn't mean nothing
by it. We was talking that's all. Now get out of the way Sydney. You ready Keppard?
You're a fool Calhoun. I'm ready. All right hold it you men. Stay out of this mister.
I'm a lawman Calhoun. I don't like this kind of fighting. Now drop those knives. Both
of you. I mean it. Here's mine Marshal. Now right now yours Calhoun. Well can't fight
none armed men. All right you Sydney. Take one of those knives and cut them loose. All
right. Next time I'll shoot you on sight Keppard. I told you you're a fool Calhoun. For keeping
you away from my wife. Why don't you find one of your own. Wait a minute Calhoun. I
don't want any shooting. Now I'm warning you. Thirty miles isn't far from Dodge and I'll
come take you both back to jail if I hear any more about this. Now you get back to your
own wagons. All of you get back to your wagons. The party's over. Chester. Chester. And now
where did he go to. Chester. Chester I'm coming Mr. Dunn. Where have you been. Nowheres. Nowheres
huh. Well I was only talking to a fellow over there. Huh. Now that's Trumbull. Yes sir.
Now why were you talking to him about. Nothing I was just finishing a little talk we started
the other day it wasn't nothing important. Now are you hiding something Chester. Why
what would I be hiding. I don't know. But I guess you'll tell me when you want to. Yes
sir. All right let's get back to Dodge. Chester. Yes sir. If you have to pace the room like
that will you take your boots off. I'll sit down. You know two days of this is about all
I can stand. Yes sir. Oh hello. Chester. Hello Doc. Hi Doc I think I got a patient for you.
Oh well now you don't look sick to me. No but I'm going to be if you don't find some
way to calm Chester down he hasn't been able to sit still for two days. Yes well. Well
now what's the trouble Chester. Nothing Doc I feel fine. Well then why can't you sit still.
It's sick people who have to sit still not well ones. Hey well that depends on what you're
sick with. I ain't sick with nothing I tell you. You know Doc I think he's got a wormy
brain. Oh. All right. I'm trying to settle my mind about something. Now are you satisfied.
Are you. No. I ain't got the money. And I don't know where to get it. Well Chester.
Money for what. For to pay Trumbull with. Do you owe Trumbull money Chester. No sir. Not
yet. Not yet. All right I'll tell you but you both got to promise not to tell nobody
else about it. Trumbull says if anybody heard I'd probably get beat out. You'd get beat
out of what Chester. Land. Free land. If it's free what do you need money for. For Trumbull
to fix it up for me. Look if I give him fifty dollars for his trouble he's got a way to
arrange for the railroad to give me a half section of land. He showed it to me on his
map the other day. I showed what to you. Where my half section would be. Gracious. I'll show
you the thing. Now the south fork of the Ponte Yon is like this on here. That's right. And
these immigrants is about five sections laying right next to each other. Right about here.
Wait a minute Chester. Did you say right next to each other. Yes sir that's what Trumbull
said. Now my half section lays on the end here. Chester come on. Come on. Ain't you
interested in this. Yeah. Interested enough to ride out there. And don't worry about your
fifty dollars you're not going to need it. It was just after sunset when we hit the south
fork of the Ponte Yon. And a half hour later we spotted the first immigrant wagon. A man
was working nearby trying to shape the foundation for a cabin from some red cedar he had snaked
up from the river. We got down and walked over to him. It was Keppard. The man Calhoun
was about to fight for chasing his wife. Hello Marshal. Hello Keppard. This is Chester Proudfoot.
Glad to know you. Well what are you doing out here Marshal. There ain't been no trouble.
Yeah Keppard. I'm afraid there has been. What do you mean. Hey look yonder. That fellow
coming through is in a hurry ain't he. Yes Calhoun. He's got a rifle. I better get mine.
No you stand where you are Keppard. He might shoot me. You saw what he was like. You'll
have to shoot me first. Keppard. Well now what's the trouble Calhoun. I'm looking for
my wife Sidney. If she was here you'd see her wouldn't you. Maybe she's down by the
river. You can look there too if you want. What's the Marshal doing here. He was about
to tell me. Then he can tell me too. I came here to tell all of you but I want to ask
you something first. What. Do any of you have bills of sale from the railroad for this land
you're on. No. No not yet Marshal. Trump will just give us a receipt and said the railroad
sent us a bill of sale. But you've already paid. Sure. Each man gave Trumbull four hundred
dollars for a half section. And twenty five on top of that for his services. That's right.
What are you asking for Marshal. I understand these sections lie right next to each other.
They do for a fact. What's wrong with that. Well I guess you don't know it but when the
government granted land to the railroad it only granted alternate sections. Every other
one. So the railroad couldn't sell sections lying right next to each other could it. No
no it couldn't. That's why Trumbull hasn't given you any bills of sale. There aren't
any. He robbed us. Where is he now. No I ain't seen him since last night. I think we better
start looking for. Wait a minute. Yeah what is it. I got something to say. It's mostly
the cow. Oh you took and settle your problems later. No Marshall we got to settle them right
now. You see why. Now listen to me. I ain't a man for much talking. Especially about women
but the way things are I got to say. Say what. Your wife said. I never went near her. Never
one. Now that's a lie. No no it's the truth. I tell you this Calhoun. But it was her that
come after me. What. I told her not to. I told her to stay away. I even said I'd show
her up what she is if I had to but I didn't do it. Not till now I didn't. What are you
saying. When do you see her last Calhoun. At noon when I come in for my dinner. Yeah.
I saw her about two o'clock. Where. I was down river about a mile. Sitting quiet in
a club with elder taking a little rest. Your wife rode by on the other bank. She was headed
in the direction of dodge. She was with a man with a man. What man. Trouble. Stop. Start
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Train still there Mr. Dillon. Way past midnight it ought to be leaving any minute. Now run
up and tell the engineer to hold it. All right. Marshall. Yeah. Look. Coming out of the depot.
Trouble and my wife. Yeah. They don't see us. They ain't even looking this way. You
let me take him Mars. Now he's rightfully no. You might get excited and shoot him before
he draws out handle this. You to stay back out of the way. Hey Trouble. Marshall. Evening
man. What do you want. I want to talk to you. Don't have time that trains about to leave.
It's not going to leave. Anyway you're not taking it. You're interfering cause of Sydney
here. Well she's gone with me Marshall and that's no business of yours. I'm arresting
you for robbery Trouble. What. Give me your gun. No. I said give it to me. You know the
way said. You killed you killed. You. Is he dead Marshall. Yeah. Kepard see if he's
got the money on him. I sure will. I didn't mean nothing Jim. He made me go with him it
was it wasn't my fault. You believe me don't you. I don't even want to talk to you. But
it's true. I found it. Here it is Marshall. Should be over four thousand dollars. Good
we'll count it later and give it back to everybody. Marshall. Yeah what. I'd like mine now. Yeah
four hundred and twenty five dollars. Thanks. Sydney take this money. Take it. That's all
the money I got in the world. I don't think I owe you nothing. What do you say Jim you
know what I'm saying. Yeah sure. I know. So long Jim. Goodbye. Tell him. What can I
get some money coming back. I'll lend you half after all I've done to you can't blame
me much for that. I've been a fool kept it you was right. That's over and done but I
can't take your money. That wouldn't be right now would it Marshall. You can decide about
that tomorrow. We'll write out and bring those other people back in the dodge what for so
they can file for government land at the land office here. Free land. Should have done that
in the first place. You know. I know a fine section north of here that I kind of like
to file on myself. Why don't you. Well one man couldn't handle it if it take two men
to prove it out you know. Too good man. I might show it to you sometime if you're interested.
In a moment our star William Conrad. Remember friends this Christmas give everyone Chesterfields.
Chesterfields are easy to give because they come ready to give in a bright red special
holiday carton that's wrapped in its own colorful Christmas ribbon. Everyone enjoys Chesterfield
smoother cooler smoking pleasure. So to all your friends this year say Merry Christmas
with cartons of Chesterfields. No wrapping no tying. They're easy to give because they
come ready to give. Chesterfields in the bright red special holiday carton. You know there
are a lot of ways for a man to die on the frontier but on our next gun smoke a man dies
the worst way of all needlessly. But that was the West. Good night.
Gun smoke produced and directed by Norman MacDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon
and U.S. Marshall. Our story was specially written for Gun Smoke by John Beston with
music composed and conducted by Rex Corey. Sound patterns by Tom Hanley and Bill James.
Featured in the cast were Lawrence Dobkin, Vivianis, Vic Perrin and John Daner. Harley
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