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Season 20 – Gunsmoke

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Marshal Matt Dillon (then-newcomer James Arness) tries to prevent lawlessness from overtaking Dodge City, Kan. Helping to keep him grounded are saloon proprietor Miss Kitty Russell and Doc Adams. The television series grew out of the long-running radio serial of the same name, although for a short time they were both on the airwaves.
Gunsmoke — Season 20

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James Arness

Marshal Matt Dillion

Milburn Stone

Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams

Buck Taylor

Newly

Victor French

Sheriff Bo Harker

Ken Curtis

Festus

Harry Morgan

Jed Hockett

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 9, 1974 Matt Dillon Must Die A widower and his four sons plan to hunt down Matt to avenge the death of a fifth son, a wanted murderer. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 16, 1974 A Town in Chains Matt rides into a town to warn about approaching outlaws, only to be captured and held for ransom by the band himself. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 23, 1974 The Guns of Cibola Blanca A band of former Confederate officers-turned-outlaws takes Doc and saloon owner Lyla Ross captive. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 30, 1974 The Guns of Cibola Blanca Matt, Festus, and Newley search for Doc, who is being held hostage by bandits. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 7, 1974 Thirty a Month and Found A sequence of tragedies leads to the death of three cowboys, one of them a friend of Matt's. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 14, 1974 The Wiving A farmer (Harry Morgan) orders his three sons to go to town and not come back without prospective brides. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 21, 1974 The Iron Men Matt won't accept the degeneration of his old friend (Cameron Mitchell), formerly a respected sheriff, into a saloon bum. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 4, 1974 The Fourth Victim Matt believes Doc Adams may be the next target in a series of seemingly random killings that have panicked Dodge City. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 11, 1974 The Tarnished Badge A sheriff (Victor French) keeps the citizens of his town under control with fear and brutality. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 18, 1974 In the Performance of Duty Dillon is frustrated by Judge Kendall's order to release a gang of outlaws for lack of evidence. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 2, 1974 Island in the Desert A desert hermit (Strother Martin) saves Festus' life, then forces him to be a pack animal. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 9, 1974 Island in the Desert A hermit (Strother Martin) tries to get his long-hidden gold to civilization in order to fight an old enemy. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 16, 1974 The Colonel A once-proud military officer (Lee J. Cobb) faces a painful and unplanned reunion with his daughter (Julie Cobb). Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 6, 1975 The Squaw A fleeing outlaw's (John Saxon) survival in the harsh badlands depends on an Indian woman (Arlene Martel). Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 13, 1975 The Hiders Hide-cutters go beyond their legal rights and run into the law when they start doing as they please. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 20, 1975 Larkin Newly allies himself with his prisoner, a hired killer, to escape bounty hunters and return to Dodge City. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 27, 1975 The Fires of Ignorance A schoolteacher (Allen Garfield) makes a strong statement for compulsory education for children in Dodge City. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 3, 1975 The Angry Land Matt takes an orphaned girl to live with her aunt, only to discover she is not welcome. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 10, 1975 Brides and Grooms A farmer (Harry Morgan) decides it's time for his sons to marry the women they brought back from Dodge City. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 24, 1975 Hard Labor Matt is sentenced to life imprisonment and hard labor for shooting a fugitive. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 3, 1975 I Have Promises to Keep A preacher (David Wayne) from the East wants to build a church to be shared by Indians and townspeople. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 10, 1975 The Busters A wild stallion ruins the dreams of two broncobusters intent on trying to raise money for a Montana ranch. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 17, 1975 Manolo A Basque youth (Robert Urich) is shunned for refusing to prove his manhood by fighting his father (Nehemiah Persoff). Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 31, 1975 The Sharecroppers A young woman tries to force her lazy relatives to plant a crop before their landlord evicts them. Details

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Gunsmoke — Season 20

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Season Info

Director
Gunnar Hellström, Bernard McEveety, Victor French, Michael O'Herlihy, Leonard Katzman, Vincent McEveety
Executive Producer
John Mantley
Screenwriter
Jim Byrnes, Earl W. Wallace, Paul Savage, Arthur Dales, William Putnam, Roy Goldrup, Ron Bishop, William Keys, Robert Vincent Wright, John Mantley
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 9, 1974