1001 Stories From the Old West

Chester's Choice- Deputy Chester hears that the Dodge City Bank is going to be robbed in broad daylight and tries to get the Marshall out of out so he can protect Doc and Kitty

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In part one of Wyatt Earp, the man and the myth, we explore Earp's early life growing up in Iowa, his brothers leaving the farm to fight for the Union in 1861, his first jobs out west in California, then Cheyenne, his first marriage, the loss of his wife and child, then his troubled years after her death. Then we cover his leaving again for the west and becoming a lawman, and his work and friendship with Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday, and other notables of the time.

Set in Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870's, Gunsmoke featured stories centered around the US Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The show was hugely popular and lasted from 1952 to 1962 when it transitioned to TV- and there ran for 17 years.

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Have Gun Will Travel was a popular radio and tv western in the late fifties and early sixties.John Dehner plays the hired gun Paladin, who lives in a swanky hotel in San Francisco and hires out to people truly in need of help or protection.

Have Gun Will Travel was a popular radio and tv western in the late fifties and early sixties.John Dehner plays the hired gun Paladin, who lives in a swanky hotel in San Francisco and hires out to people truly in need of help or protection. 

Two great Gunsmoke episodes for your enjoyment.

In 1931 the San Bernandino County Sun published an earlier interview they had done with Wyatt Earp, the subject being safe gun handling. This is that articl;e.

Follopwed by two Gunsmoke episodes. Enjoy!