Having twice "cheated the hangman" by eluding CBS' efforts to cancel the series, the venerable western Gunsmoke was still safely imbedded in its by-now-familiar Monday evening slot for a sixteenth season--the longest-running dramatic series in TV history, with no end in sight! Still in harness after all those years were three of the series' original regulars: James Arness as Matt Dillon, Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell, and Milburn Stone as Doc Adams. Likewise in attendance were two relative newcomers, no less popular: Ken ...
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Having twice "cheated the hangman" by eluding CBS' efforts to cancel the series, the venerable western Gunsmoke was still safely imbedded in its by-now-familiar Monday evening slot for a sixteenth season--the longest-running dramatic series in TV history, with no end in sight! Still in harness after all those years were three of the series' original regulars: James Arness as Matt Dillon, Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell, and Milburn Stone as Doc Adams. Likewise in attendance were two relative newcomers, no less popular: Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and Buck Taylor as Newly O'Brien. Among the guest actors passing through Dodge this season are Ricardo Montalban, Suzanne Pleshette, Vera Miles, Loretta Swit, L.Q. Jones, Annette O'Toole, Anthony Zerbe, Forrest Tucker and David Carradine. Perhaps the most interesting episode of the season is "Captain Sligo", which was directed by William Conrad, the actor who originated the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in the original radio version of Gunsmoke. A close second in the "most interesting" category is the two-part "Pike", in which Jeanette Nolan guest stars as a grizzled female desert rat named "Dirty Sally" Fergus, a recurring character who proved entertaining enough to be spun off into her own series, Dirty Sally, in January of 1974. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis, Amanda Blake, James Arness. Very good. 2019 Run time: 1216. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
