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In 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 Gunsmoke.
Gunsmoke 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 Dillon, 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 Chester. Mr. Dillon? Are you going hunting? No. I saw all kinds of wild turkey about a
mile down the Arkansas yesterday. I ain't going hunting Mr. Dillon. What's the gun and
all the shells for then? Well shotguns was made for more than shooting birds with. Yeah,
that's true. Mr. Dillon, you ever hear me talk about Live Oak County? South Texas, sure
I have. According to you, it's a hideout for bandits. Yes it is. And they've got a saying
down there that if the law ever did catch any of them, there ain't enough good men around
to act as a jury to try the bad ones. Well that's very interesting Chester, but you're
a long way from Live Oak County now. Well part of it's moved up here. What? Aza Ledbetter.
He's in Dodge. Aza Ledbetter? Is he in our law? No sir, but I seen him at the Long Branch
and there's only one thing he's here for Mr. Dillon. Well what? To kill me.
All right Chester, are you going to tell me why Aza Ledbetter is here to kill you? It
don't matter why Mr. Dillon. Okay, I'm going to go in there and talk to him. I'd assume
you didn't. I don't like people getting killed in Dodge Chester. Even you. Now you wait here.
Hello? Say you're the Marshal. Your name Aza Ledbetter? How'd you know that? Chester
told me. Chester? Yeah, Chester Proudfoot. Okay Marshal, you got my name right, but I
don't recall his. What? I never heard no Chester Proudfoot. Glad to meet you though, buy a
drink. Oh thank you. Say there was a fellow in here a while ago, I remember, because he
was staring at me so hard he heard me say my name too. I was talking to a cowboy about
finding work around here. Where you from Ledbetter? Texas. What part? Amarillo. Ever been in South
Texas? No, never have. Marshal, what's this all about? Chester thinks that you came here
to kill him. Now just look here Marshal, I don't know this Chester fellow, never even
heard of him. I don't go around murdering people. I hope that's true. Of course it is.
And I don't like nobody dragging down my good name Marshal. Nobody is. So long. You just
asked anybody from Amarillo about me Marshal. They can tell you. Chester? I feel like a
darn fool standing out here. Are you sure you haven't got any of Ledbetter mixed up
with somebody else? Not hardly. He claims he never heard of you. He's been looking for
me for years. Why Chester? It don't matter why Mr. Dillon, if I'm dead all that matters
is I'm dead. Why don't you take a few days off, go fishing or something. You don't believe
me do you? I didn't say that Chester. Well you'll be sorry Mr. Dillon, you'll be real
sorry.
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Well Kitty that was a real good dinner. And thank you. Thank me? I thought you were paying
for it. You're the one who needs a vacation, not Chester. Oh but you're a rich woman Kitty.
Let's talk about Chester. Does he really think Asa led betters after him? Hell that's what
he says. It's not like Chester to make up a thing like that. No I'm going with you.
It's a couple of drunken cowboys. You going after him? It's Chester Matt down there by
the alley. Come on. He shot me Mr. Gillen. He shot me. One of those cowboys? No Asa led
better. What? I seen them cussing cowboys coming so I ducked in the alley here and led better
was down at the end of it just waiting for me. I think you just hired them fellas to
set up a commotion so she could get a shot at me. Here let me see that arm. Bullet went
right in here Mr. Gillen. It didn't break nothing though. Ah Chester you've been hurt
worse than us a dozen times. Now look if you ducked in the alley you were probably facing
the street weren't you? Yes I was. All right then led better wouldn't have been behind
you. The bullet entered from in front. It was him I tell you. Or the wild bullet from
those cowboys. You think I'm lying? Well I think you're worrying yourself into seeing
things. I'm going up to Doc's if I can make it. Now wait a minute Chester. Where's led
better staying? Well he told me the Dodge house Matt. All right I'll go talk to him.
Sure you go talk to him. How many times do I have to be shot around here before anybody
believes me. Oh hello Marshal. Glad to be here. I'm glad to be here. I'm glad to be
here. Nothing wrong? How long you been in your room here? Oh I've been taking a nap
Marshal. Looking till him drunks out there woke me up. That Chester says you tried to
shoot him a few minutes ago. He's... Now Marshal I'm getting sick and tired of this Chester.
What's he trying to do anyway? He's pretty certain about it. Bound and determined to
get me into trouble. I'd dog gone if I know why. There must be some reason. Well sure
if there is I don't know it. I'll be glad when I find me a job and get shut of this
town. Never did hear nothing good about Dodge anyway. We'd try to keep it peaceful. Oh sure
but it's like you say. Probably ain't enough good men left to act as jury to try the bad
ones. I don't know. Just where do they say that let there? Oh I don't know. You heard
it before ain't you? Yeah I've heard it before. It's a saying down in south Texas in Live Oak
County. Well that may be Marshal. And I heard it in Amarillo. Now ain't that possible?
I guess it is. Marshal listen here. If I come here to kill a man what did I be waiting around
for? A change of weather? It don't make sense does it? No. No it doesn't make sense. Any
part of it. How does it look guys? Well it's just a scratch man. A scratch? I suppose if
I come in here scalped you'd say the barber just give me too tight a haircut. Yeah Chester
be brave boy. There we are. In a week you'll never know you got hit. Well it's a mercy
it wasn't my gun arm. Chester I told you Acer Leadbetter was in his room the whole time.
You mean he told you? I asked the desk clerk on the way out. Then he was lying too. Chester
how long since you've had a good night's sleep? Now Doc don't you start that. Well you admit
you didn't actually see Leadbetter in that alley but next time you'll see him all right
won't you? Whether he's there or not. Have you finished docking my wound? Oh now wait
a minute getting mad won't help you. Well maybe it will. Where are you going now? Who
cares where I'm going? He'll get over it Doc. Yeah I hope so. The only thing I can figure
out is that he's got this Leadbetter mixed up with somebody else. Yeah. But it'd certainly
help if he'd say why he thinks he's after him. Because of. Matt? Yeah what is it? I'm
over here at the window. What's going on? Look down the street. I say it's a Leadbetter.
Chester's standing there about to shoot him. I'd better hurry Doc. You're just getting
some good fire to you. Why don't you do something about it? Yes sir. You stay out of this Mr.
Dillon. I don't like gun fighting no matter who starts it. I didn't start it he come here
to shoot me. Marshal he is crazy. He ought to be locked up. Sure I'm crazy. I should have
called y'all before. Now you gonna fight or not? No I ain't gonna fight. You scared? I've
got no quarrel with you. Are you scared? Leave him alone Chester. No. Then tell me what this
is all about. No. Not Chester why don't you just go off and get drunk or something. I
don't think. Hey Chester. Now will you draw? Now will you? Oh Marshal I ain't gonna take
much more of him. I said are you gonna draw? Alright Chester that's enough. Now you come
with me. You're a dirty coward. You come with me I said. You're with him ain't you? You
and Doc and everybody. Maybe you are crazy Chester. Sure. Oh sure. Now where you going?
I'm gonna get me a drink alone. Say where are you listening to gun smoke? In your car?
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Doc? Is that you Doc? Oh man. Why it's three o'clock in the morning man. Yeah you've been
on the call. Well I haven't been romancing the ladies. Yeah well is Chester asleep? Yeah
he's asleep but not in the office. Why not? Where is he? I locked him in the cell out
back. You locked him in the cell? What? He got drunk Doc. By sundown he was as drunk
as I ever saw him. Well maybe he needed it man. Maybe it'll bring him out of all this.
Well something's got to. Yes it does. Well I'm going to go to bed now man. You better
go too. Yeah I am Doc. I think I'll use Chester's bed in the office tonight. Well I'll see you
tomorrow. Yeah good night Doc.
Don't move Chester. This here's a shotgun. All right now get off that bed and get over
to the window. Go on. Better. I'm going to sit down here and light the lamp now. You
just stand steady. The shotgun's right across my knees. Now Chester you and me we're going
to. Marshall what you doing here? I was trying I got some sleep. Well you don't sleep here.
Chester's bed all right. Where is he? He's around. Somewhere. Where you going? Stand
still Marshall stand still. I mean it. Well I was just going to close the back door here.
You left it open. I want it open. All right. I'll open it wide. Here Marshall no call for
Chester. Where's Chester at? I don't know where he is Ledbetter. You're lying. Yeah
I'm lying. He got drunk this afternoon you brought him over here. I thought you put him
to bed but since you didn't think but one place he'd be right out there in a cell behind
you. You'll walk right past him on your way in Ledbetter. Get out of that doorway Marshall.
Now I'll shoot you if you don't. You'll shoot Chester if I do. Now move I say. I can't oblige
you Ledbetter I'm sorry. I'll kill you Marshall. Don't shoot again Chester. Mr. Dillon. Mr.
Dillon. Is he dead? Yeah you hit him in the head with the first shot Chester. Pure luck.
I heard you kick that door it woke me up. So one or anything could wake you up tonight.
Well I don't feel so good but I ain't drunk no more. You got me locked in here. Yeah I
thought of that but I forgot to take your gun away from you. I was mighty careless of
you Mr. Dillon. It doesn't matter now. You knew I had it. You were going to let him shoot
at you so as it'd wake me up and I'd have a chance at him. I guess I was kindly wrong
about you being against me. You know it might have helped things if you'd have told me why
Ledbetter was after you Chester. I just couldn't Mr. Dillon. Oh why? It had to do with a lady.
How? She's dead now but I didn't want nobody talking about her. Say in her name. Nobody.
Can you understand that? It'll be daylight soon Chester. Let's go brew up some coffee.
Thank you Mr. Dillon. Thank you.
In a moment our star William Conrad. Vacation coming up soon. Here's how to pack more pleasure.
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the man who refuses to fight that causes all the trouble. And that was the West. Good night.
Gun Smoke. Produced and directed by Norman McDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon
as U.S. Marshal. Our story was specially written for Gun Smoke by John Meston with music composed
and conducted by Rex Corey. Sound patterns by Tom Hanley and Bill James. Featured in
the cast was Lawrence Dobkin as Asa Ledbetter. Harley Bear as Chester. Howard McNear as Doc.
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