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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 full episode list
Release Date:
10 September 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Western more
Plot:
Marshall Matt Dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble Dodge City. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Encore Westerns brings back 'Gunsmoke' January 2010
 (From Monsters and Critics. 29 September 2009, 10:26 PM, PDT)

Hollywood Producer Eckstein Dies
 (From WENN. 15 September 2009, 9:06 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Highest rated episode in Gunsmoke's twenty year run more (23 total)

Cast

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James Arness ... Marshal Matt Dillon / ... (617 episodes, 1955-1975)
Milburn Stone ... Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams / ... (459 episodes, 1955-1975)
Amanda Blake ... Kitty Russell / ... (422 episodes, 1955-1974)
Ken Curtis ... Festus Haggen / ... (252 episodes, 1959-1975)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gun Law (UK)
Marshal Dillon (USA) (rerun title)
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Runtime:
USA:30 min (1955-1961) (233 episodes) (including commercials) | USA:60 min (1961-1975) (402 episodes) (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (1955-1966) | Color (1966-1975)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:TV-G (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp

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Trivia:
It was originally produced for the CBS Television Network by Filmcrafters at the Producers Studio (now the Raleigh Studio). Around 1960, CBS took over production and moved it to KTLA Studios, then owned by Paramount Pictures. Around 1963 production was moved to CBS Studio Center, formerly Republic Studios, where it remained for the rest of the show's run. Starting around 1970, CBS produced it in association with The Arness Company (James Arness). Originally syndicated by CBS Films and then by its successor, Viacom, now Paramount Television. more
Quotes:
[the teaser of the very first episode, "Matt Gets It."]
John Wayne: Good evening. My name's Wayne. Some of you may have seen me before. I hope so. I've been kicking around Hollywood a long time. I've made a lot of pictures out here. All kinds. Some of them have been westerns and that's what I'm here to tell you about tonight...
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Soundtrack:
The Old Trail more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Highest rated episode in Gunsmoke's twenty year run, 9 March 1999
Author: S. L. Kotar (gsfe@aol.com) from St. Louis, MO

The original title of "Kitty's Love Affair" was "End of the Run." The story depicted a gunfighter who fell in love with Kitty and hoped that, by buying a ranch and settling down, he could encourage her to marry him. The original ending had the gunfighter (Richard Kiley) hanged. Unfortunately, John Mantley, the producer, decided that, yet again, Matt would save the day. Before Mr. Kiley was cast in the role of Will Stambridge, the writers (S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler) were told there could be no kissing scenes between the gunfighter and Miss Kitty because "Gunsmoke fans would never allow it." After Richard accepted the role, the script was altered to allow Will to kiss Kitty four times! This was the highest rated episode in the twenty year history of Gunsmoke.

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