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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 US 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 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.
Morning Kitty. Well you're out early today. I'm a working man. I have to keep regular hours.
Then what were you doing at the Long Branch at two o'clock this morning?
Well sometimes it's a regular 24 hours just like you. At least I make good money at it.
Kitty would you really like to see me settle down around a saloon?
You might get to like it. All right I'll do it.
When? I'm about 50. I thought so.
Good morning Miss Kitty. Hello Chester.
Here's a letter for you Mr. Dillon. Oh thanks Chester.
The envelope says it's from Judge Rambo over in Wichita.
Anything important? Yeah it's a court order for eviction.
Seems Brandon Teek didn't file legally on his land over by wagon mount.
Did you say Brandon Teek? Oh do you know him Kitty?
Everybody knew him around Abilene. Yeah he had a pretty bad reputation then I guess.
Doesn't he still? Well I haven't seen him for some time but he's married now and he's trying to
prove up some land. Well I don't envy you trying to put him off it. Brandon Teek never shoved
very easy that I recall. Well we'll ride out there this afternoon Chester.
Be sure your gun's loaded Matt. Well maybe I won't need it Kitty.
Wanna bet? No I guess not.
You ask me Teek's gone build this whole mighty nice place out here Mr. Dillon.
Yeah he's doing fine.
Hello Teek. Hello Marshall, Chester. How are you Teek? What brings you out this way?
Well uh here you might as well read it yourself. What's this? Court order? Immediate eviction?
What's this all about Marshall? I got my deed to this place.
Yeah but you failed to register it at the land office Teek.
Nobody told me about that. I'm sorry. You'll be a whole lot sorry you try to put me off this
land Marshall. Brandon who you talking to? You stay inside Sarah it ain't nothing.
Then it won't hurt if I come out. This is my wife Marshall Dillon and Chester Proudwood. How do
you do? Ma'am is there trouble Brandon? They say we've got no legal right to this place Sarah.
I didn't register the deed or some fool thing. Oh no. Don't you worry ain't nobody gonna move us
off law or no law. It's a court order Teek. I ain't wore a gun since I got married Marshall but I can
sure go put one on. We're gonna have a child Marshall most any day now. And we ain't moving.
We ain't starting over again. Oh if we have to we can do it. I'd rather die and see you go to
fighting again Brandon. Now you think on it. It's a hard thing for a man to swallow but
I can't go get her. I ain't putting on my gun. Why don't you go in and tell her that.
When will I tell her we got to get off the place? Oh there's no hurry. What about that immediate
eviction? Well I'll be responsible for that. I guess I ought to be be grateful to you. No
no Teek not to me. Well goodbye. Bye Marshall. Chester. Bye Teek.
When are you gonna put them off Mr. Dillon? I'm going over to Wichita Chester. I'll find out there.
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Ah hello judge. Marshall Dillon, what are you doing in Wichita? I came to see you. Oh that's so.
It's about that court order you sent me judge. Which court order, Marshall? The one to evict
Brandon Teake off his land near Wagon Mountain. Oh that, yes yes I remember. What's the trouble?
Is he putting up a fight? No he isn't. Well he sure must have changed. I remember Teake around here,
he was a wild one. Well he's married now judge. As a matter of fact they're expecting a child any day.
A child? So I told him that they could take their time about moving. Take their time? Yeah. That
order was to evict them at once, Marshall. Yeah I know that judge. There's no room for sentiment in
the law, Marshall Dillon. What's right is right and what's legal is legal. Look judge Teake's been on
that land for over a year. How come this business about failing to register his deed just came up?
It was only recently brought to my attention. And who brought it to your attention? Lee Sprague. Not
that it makes any difference. Lee Sprague? He owns a lot of land around Wagon Mountain. And he's filed
on this. There's nothing irregular about it, Marshall, if that's what you're thinking. Legally
I'm sure everything's correct, judge. You can't argue with facts, Marshall. Now stop being a
sentimental fool and go do your duty. Brandon Teake's a changed man, judge. He's done more than prove up
that land. He's proved himself up to. Homestead Act 1862 paragraph 12. After one year if the deed
to such land is not duly recorded at the nearest government office... Oh never mind, judge. I know
how it reads. Well then start acting like it. I can hold even the United States Marshal in contempt
of court, you know. Yeah, yeah sure you can. You got a lot of power, judge. But there's only one thing
wrong. And what's that? You never learned how to use it.
Oh, Marshall Dillon. I want to talk to you, Sprague. Come in. Thank you.
How'd you know I was in Dodge today? I found out. It's about Brandon Teake, Sprague.
Something wrong? No, not legally. Judge Rambo made that pretty clear.
Want to tell me what's bothering you, Marshall? Yeah, sure. I think Brandon Teake deserves that
land more than you do. Marshall, I'm in the land and cattle business and I'm making out mighty well.
No man can accuse me of ever doing anything illegal or dishonest. But everybody knows I practice sharp
and I'll go on practicing sharp too. Even against a man like Teake who's hung up his gun and settled
on and tried to make a life for him and his family? What do you mean his family?
There's a child coming any day now. Then he's better off in town, Marshall. What? My wife is
in the country. That's why I lost her. Looks to me I'm doing Teake a favor.
You've got an awful easy conscience, Sprague. No use arguing, Marshall. You got your order.
Now go put them off. No, Sprague. I'm not going to do it. What? I couldn't hold my head up if I had
any part of the kind of law you and Judge Rambo want. You mean that? I do. I ain't going to let
you stand in my way, Marshall. You're in for trouble.
Is Brandon Teake and his Mrs. Boyle talking that far, Mr. Jones?
You recognize him, Chessie? Oh, sure I don't. He's a stranger to me.
Looks like they're all head up over something, don't they? Yeah. Miss Teake had an order to be
standing out in the heat of the day this way. We'll let Marshall Dillon settle this, Haley. He's got
nothing to do with it no more, man. How do, Marshall? What's the trouble here, Teake?
Well, you told me there was no hurry about our leaving, Marshall. Ah, wait a minute.
Where'd you get that badge, mister? Who are you? I'm Jim Haley, Marshall, Deputy Sheriff from Wichita.
Wichita? Well, how'd you get here? I took the Santa Fe to Dodge, then I rented me a horse.
Answer me, Haley. Judge Rambo sent me. I guess he felt the law needed a little enforcing down
this way. He's got a court order, Marshall, just like the one you had. It's plum legal, and I want
you people to pack up and be out of here by tomorrow. Just a minute, Haley. I can take care of him,
Marshall. No, Brandon, there'll be no fighting. Now, Sarah, I... You ain't gonna do nothing except move,
Teake, and right now. No. Woman, you let go my arm. Sarah.
Now, now, wait a minute, Marshall. She shouldn't have grabbed my arm like that. I was only trying
to... Get his gun, Chester. Yes, sir.
Is she hurt, Teake? You all right, Sarah? I'll be all right. She only grabbed his arm. He's gone and hurt
her, Marshall, flinging her off like that. Chester. Yes, sir. Jump on your horse and ride for Dodge.
Tell Doc to get out here, fast.
Ain't Doc never come out of that house? Yeah. It's been a long time, hasn't it?
No. She, uh... She shouldn't have grabbed me. I, uh... I didn't mean to hurt her. Haley, why don't you
keep quiet? Nobody wants to hear from you. Look, Mr. Dillon, there's Doc. You don't look none too happy.
Well, Doc, the baby's dead, man. Oh, my.
That's too bad. Well, I didn't do it. I only pushed her a little. I told you to shut up, Haley.
There wasn't a chance of saving the baby. It's her I've been working on. And she's going to be all right now, man.
Yeah. Well, good for that, anyway.
Hey, Doc, tell you, Marshal, a yachtick.
I'm sorry to hear it. I'm sorry, too, but you can't blame me for it. Haley, I just now promised my wife I wouldn't kill you.
Don't make me break it. Come on, Haley. I'm taking you to Dodge with me.
Now, look here. Ain't you forgetting I'm a lawman, too, Marshal? I'd like to forget it. It doesn't make me very proud of being one.
I come here to do a job, and I'm going to do it. I promised her I wouldn't kill you now, Haley, but you come back here, and I promise you I will.
A man can only take so much. I'll be back. No, you won't. I'm throwing you in jail for a while.
Jail? Teek, as soon as your wife's better, you come see me, huh?
I don't know what I can do, but things aren't going on this way.
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Hello Chester. Hello Doc. Where's Matt Chester? In the office, talking to Lee Sprague. Sprague?
It's a little late to be talking to him isn't it? I'd say so. You sure Brandon Teek's coming to
dodge today Doc? That's what he told me. There's a neighbor woman staying with his wife. Not that she
really needs anybody now. I'm glad to hear that. It's only been a week but she's a strong woman.
Well here we are. Huh? Yeah, oh my god he did come.
Hello Doc. Chester. Hello Teek. How's the patient? She's pretty good Doc. Being awful brave about it but
I know how she feels. Only time will cure that. I guess so. Mr. Dillon's in the office,
Teek. He wanted you to go right on in when you got here. Okay.
Oh hello Teek. Come on in.
You know Lee Sprague? Yeah, I know him. Hello Teek. Sprague and I were over at the land office this
morning. I think we got everything straightened out. What do you mean? Here, take a look at this.
What is it? It's a deed to the land you're on Teek and this time it's legally registering.
Yeah sure. In your name. That's right. You help him with this, Marshal?
Well I wanted to be sure that there weren't any loopholes Teek. You know if it wasn't for my wife
you people would have to shoot me off that place. Teek, I want to tell you something.
Ain't you said enough Sprague? No. Now listen, I'm a greedy man Teek and I'll take anything I can get
legally but Marshal Dillon here has been talking pretty hard to me lately. Sure and I've been
listening to him too. I guess I'd have gone right on and I could have till I heard about your baby.
Well why should that matter to you? I lost my son Teek but I lost my wife too.
Of taking my land gonna help you?
You tell him Marshal. He's not taking your land Teek. That deed's in his name ain't it?
Didn't you go along to be sure he didn't make any mistakes? There aren't any mistakes this time.
Sprague can deed that land to anybody he wants to now all clear and it's yours.
I'm not giving it to you. It's yours anyway.
I'll tell Sarah and I'll tell her she was right all along about not fighting.
Well what about you Marshal? Ain't there gonna be trouble you jailing a deputy sheriff?
Well as soon as he gets back to Wichita I suppose there might be some trouble yeah
but don't you worry about that Teek. I've always wanted to see California anyway.
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hung because his horse has no brand at all. But that was the West's. Good night. Gunsmoke produced
and directed by Norman MacDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon U.S. Marshal. Our story was
specially written for Gunsmoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey.
Sound patterns by Tom Hanley and Bill James. Featured in the cast were Joseph Kearns, Vic
Perrin, Helen Plee, Paul Dubov, and Will Wright. Marley Bear is Chester, Howard McNear is Doc,
and Georgia Ellis is Kitty.
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