Gunsmoke | Old Time Radio

Gunsmoke presents “The Piano,” episode 332 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast on August 17, 1958. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester Proudfoot.

After a stagecoach carrying a $20,000 currency shipment is robbed, Dillon and Chester follow the trail toward Hutton Creek. Their search leads to Mrs. Hamford, an elderly former Southern belle whose memories—and cherished cherry-wood piano—hold a powerful place in her isolated life. Written by Marian Clark and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
20:03 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Alarm at Pleasant Valley,” episode 178 of the classic radio series, originally broadcast on September 10, 1955. Written by John Dunkel and starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, this CBS broadcast also features Parley Baer as Chester.

After an attack leaves the Clayburn homestead in ruins, Matt and Chester ride to Pleasant Valley to investigate. With fear spreading among the frontier families—including Sam Fraser, who is considering leaving the territory—the marshal faces a tense situation shaped by uncertainty and danger.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
25:15 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Woman Called Mary,” episode 251 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast January 27, 1957. Written by Les Crutchfield and produced by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester.

When Buffalo Mary’s hard-earned savings are stolen, Dillon and Chester investigate a robbery whose consequences reach beyond the immediate crime. Set in Dodge City, this compact drama considers hardship, accountability, and the difference between punishment and restitution.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
19:52 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Thick ’N’ Thin,” originally broadcast on September 16, 1956. This is episode 232 of the classic CBS Radio Network series, written by Les Crutchfield and starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon.

When longtime homestead partners Odie Perkins and Brace McCoy each ask Matt to remove the other from their jointly owned place, their bitter feud tests an old friendship. Chester, Kitty, and Doc are also heard in this Dodge City drama.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
19:32 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Pokey Pete,” episode 384 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on August 16, 1959. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester, Georgia Ellis as Kitty, and Howard McNear as Doc. Written by Marian Clark and produced by Norman Macdonnell.

Dodge City residents are used to the monthly appearance of Pokey Pete, a quiet, elderly outsider whose unusual look inspires more ridicule and rumor than understanding. When Chester’s tall tale about Pete and hidden treasure reaches a local boy, Matt and the town are drawn into a tense lesson about assumptions.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
24:35 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Murder Warrant,” episode 105 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast April 24, 1954. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, in a John Meston script produced by Norman Macdonnell.

When a wounded Lee Prentiss arrives in Dodge, Deputy Jake Harbin follows with a murder warrant from Baker City. As outside authority collides with local justice, Dillon must weigh the claims of the warrant against his determination to see that due process is served.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:55 Original Broadcast
24:25 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Kick Me Reused Script,” episode 341 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast October 19, 1958. Written by John Meston and produced by Norman Macdonnell, this production reworks Meston’s earlier 1953 Gunsmoke script, “Kick Me.”

In Dodge City and the surrounding cattle-trail country, aging Native American scout Tobile seeks work after years of Army service. But a letter meant to help him instead ignites a bitter conflict of honor, prejudice, and revenge, drawing Marshal Matt Dillon into a dangerous dispute. William Conrad stars as Dillon, with Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
20:15 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “The Brothers Different Story Than 52-09-06,” episode 234 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast September 30, 1956. Written by William F. Leicester and produced by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear.

In Dodge City, young Texan Trace Gore arrives intent on challenging the feared gunman Lafe Tugwell. Matt Dillon, who knows Tugwell’s past, tries to prevent a dangerous confrontation driven by pride, reputation, and mounting public pressure.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
20:07 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Line Trouble,” episode 429 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast June 26, 1960. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon in this Marian Clark script, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

Reports of a cut telegraph line west of Dodge send Dillon and Chester into a tense dispute involving Army soldiers and Small Hawk, a Kiowa man who fears the new wire is dangerous medicine. As the frontier’s newest technology reaches the territory, Dillon works to prevent misunderstanding from becoming something worse.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
23:06 Closing

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Gunsmoke presents “Indian Baby,” episode 416 of the classic radio series, originally broadcast on CBS on March 27, 1960. Written by Marian Clark and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear.

Doc Adams and Kitty discover an exhausted woman and the infant she carries on the dry prairie outside Dodge City. When the child’s identity raises troubling questions, Matt and Chester must handle a tense situation before it sparks conflict with a nearby Native camp.

Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
25:49 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio