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Release Date:
10 September 1955 (USA)
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Plot:
Marshall Matt Dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble Dodge City. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes.
Another 11 wins
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14 nominations
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 954) | James Arness | ... | Marshal Matt Dillon / ... (617 episodes, 1955-1975) |
| Milburn Stone | ... | Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams / ... (460 episodes, 1955-1975) |
| Amanda Blake | ... | Kitty Russell / ... (423 episodes, 1955-1974) |
| Ken Curtis | ... | Festus Haggen / ... (252 episodes, 1959-1975) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Andrew V. McLaglen | (96 episodes, 1956-1965) | ||
| Harry Harris | (64 episodes, 1961-1966) | ||
| Ted Post | (55 episodes, 1956-1963) | ||
| Bernard McEveety | (53 episodes, 1967-1975) | ||
| Vincent McEveety | (46 episodes, 1965-1975) | ||
| Gunnar Hellström | (33 episodes, 1967-1975) | ||
| Charles Marquis Warren | (26 episodes, 1955-1956) | ||
| Robert Totten | (24 episodes, 1966-1971) | ||
| Jesse Hibbs | (20 episodes, 1958-1961) | ||
| Richard Whorf | (18 episodes, 1957-1961) | ||
| John Rich | (14 episodes, 1957-1969) | ||
| Irving J. Moore | (14 episodes, 1966-1974) | ||
| Philip Leacock | (12 episodes, 1969-1972) | ||
| Mark Rydell | (10 episodes, 1964-1966) | ||
| Marc Daniels | (10 episodes, 1965-1967) | ||
| Arthur Hiller | (9 episodes, 1959-1960) | ||
| Joseph Sargent | (7 episodes, 1962-1965) | ||
| Robert Stevenson | (6 episodes, 1956) | ||
| Buzz Kulik | (5 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
| Allen Reisner | (5 episodes, 1965-1967) | ||
| Herb Wallerstein | (5 episodes, 1971-1972) | ||
| Victor French | (5 episodes, 1974-1975) | ||
| Christian Nyby | (4 episodes, 1956-1964) | ||
| William D. Russell | (4 episodes, 1957) | ||
| Dennis Weaver | (4 episodes, 1961) | ||
| Jerry Hopper | (4 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Michael O'Herlihy | (4 episodes, 1964-1974) | ||
| Richard C. Sarafian | (4 episodes, 1965-1968) | ||
| Paul Stanley | (4 episodes, 1971-1972) | ||
| Alf Kjellin | (4 episodes, 1972-1973) | ||
| Seymour Berns | (3 episodes, 1958-1959) | ||
| Gerald Mayer | (3 episodes, 1960-1961) | ||
| Jean Yarbrough | (3 episodes, 1960) | ||
| Tay Garnett | (3 episodes, 1961-1966) | ||
| John English | (3 episodes, 1963) | ||
| Robert Butler | (3 episodes, 1967-1972) | ||
| Marvin J. Chomsky | (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| James Sheldon | (2 episodes, 1957-1965) | ||
| Louis King | (2 episodes, 1957) | ||
| R.G. Springsteen | (2 episodes, 1959) | ||
| William Conrad | (2 episodes, 1963-1971) | ||
| Joseph H. Lewis | (2 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Alvin Ganzer | (2 episodes, 1966-1968) | ||
| Bernard L. Kowalski | (2 episodes, 1966) | ||
| Herschel Daugherty | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Leo Penn | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| John Meston | (257 episodes, 1955-1965) | |
| Les Crutchfield | (56 episodes, 1955-1967) | |
| Calvin Clements Sr. | (42 episodes, 1964-1974) | |
| Kathleen Hite | (41 episodes, 1957-1965) | |
| Jim Byrnes | (34 episodes, 1968-1975) | |
| Paul Savage | (26 episodes, 1963-1975) | |
| John Dunkel | (25 episodes, 1955-1967) | |
| Marian Clark | (21 episodes, 1959-1963) | |
| Clyde Ware | (18 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Ron Bishop | (15 episodes, 1967-1974) | |
| Jack Miller | (14 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Herbert Little Jr. | (13 episodes, 1956-1957) | |
| David Victor | (13 episodes, 1956-1957) | |
| Hal Sitowitz | (12 episodes, 1966-1975) | |
| Sam Peckinpah | (11 episodes, 1955-1958) | |
| William Kelley | (9 episodes, 1969-1972) | |
| Harry Kronman | (7 episodes, 1965-1973) | |
| Preston Wood | (7 episodes, 1966-1970) | |
| Earl W. Wallace | (7 episodes, 1974-1975) | |
| Charles Marquis Warren | (5 episodes, 1955) | |
| Gil Doud | (5 episodes, 1956-1957) | |
| Norman MacDonnell | (5 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Richard Carr | (5 episodes, 1965-1969) | |
| Paul F. Edwards | (5 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Tom Hanley | (4 episodes, 1956-1966) | |
| Frank Paris | (4 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Antony Ellis | (4 episodes, 1963-1968) | |
| Calvin Clements Jr. | (4 episodes, 1966-1971) | |
| Arthur Rowe | (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Richard Fielder | (4 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| Winston Miller | (3 episodes, 1956) | |
| John Mantley | (3 episodes, 1964-1974) | |
| William Blinn | (3 episodes, 1967-1971) | |
| Herman Groves | (3 episodes, 1969-1975) | |
| Howard Dimsdale | (3 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| Arthur Browne Jr. | (3 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Jess Carneol | (3 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Kay Lenard | (3 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Shimon Wincelberg | (3 episodes, 1970-1974) | |
| Donald S. Sanford | (3 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| William Keys | (3 episodes, 1973-1974) | |
| Daniel B. Ullman | (2 episodes, 1956-1966) | |
| William F. Leicester | (2 episodes, 1956-1957) | |
| John Rosser | (2 episodes, 1962-1963) | |
| Gwen Bagni | (2 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| John Kneubuhl | (2 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| George Eckstein | (2 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| William Putman | (2 episodes, 1965-1975) | |
| Frank Q. Dobbs | (2 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Gustave Field | (2 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Robert C. Stewart | (2 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Scott Hunt | (2 episodes, 1965) | |
| Beth Keele | (2 episodes, 1965) | |
| Robert Lewin | (2 episodes, 1965) | |
| James Landis | (2 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Charles Joseph Stone | (2 episodes, 1967-1972) | |
| Don Ingalls | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Ron Honthaner | (2 episodes, 1968-1972) | |
| Jack Turley | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Robert Vincent Wright | (2 episodes, 1971-1974) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Norman MacDonnell | .... | producer / associate producer (356 episodes, 1955-1965) | |
| Philip Leacock | .... | producer / executive producer (58 episodes, 1964-1967) | |
| Charles Marquis Warren | .... | producer (52 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
| Frank Paris | .... | associate producer (41 episodes, 1961-1965) | |
| John Mantley | .... | executive producer / producer / ... (41 episodes, 1965-1974) | |
| James Arness | .... | associate producer / executive producer (33 episodes, 1959-1964) | |
| Joseph Dackow | .... | associate producer / producer (13 episodes, 1967-1970) | |
| Leonard Katzman | .... | producer (12 episodes, 1971-1974) | |
| Ron Honthaner | .... | associate producer (3 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Fred Steiner | (23 episodes, 1960-1965) | ||
| Rudy Schrager | (8 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Leon Klatzkin | (8 episodes, 1966-1969) | ||
| René Garriguenc | (7 episodes, 1959-1962) | ||
| Jerry Goldsmith | (6 episodes, 1960-1966) | ||
| Wilbur Hatch | (5 episodes, 1960-1964) | ||
| Leith Stevens | (5 episodes, 1960-1962) | ||
| Van Cleave | (5 episodes, 1961-1963) | ||
| Nathan Scott | (4 episodes, 1960-1964) | ||
| John Carl Parker | (4 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| Bruce Broughton | (4 episodes, 1973-1975) | ||
| Lyn Murray | (3 episodes, 1960-1966) | ||
| Tommy Morgan | (3 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Richard Shores | (3 episodes, 1964-1966) | ||
| Lucien Moraweck | (2 episodes, 1960-1961) | ||
| Bernard Herrmann | (2 episodes, 1961) | ||
| Harry Geller | (2 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Morton Stevens | (2 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Franz Waxman | (2 episodes, 1966) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Fleet Southcott | (118 episodes, 1955-1963) | ||
| Harry Stradling Jr. | (31 episodes, 1964-1967) | ||
| Edward R. Plante | (24 episodes, 1974-1975) | ||
| Frank V. Phillips | (13 episodes, 1963-1965) | ||
| Monroe P. Askins | (13 episodes, 1967-1973) | ||
| Ernest Miller | (11 episodes, 1955-1956) | ||
| Mack Stengler | (3 episodes, 1955) | ||
| Ted D. Landon | (2 episodes, 1973-1974) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Albrecht Joseph | (68 episodes, 1958-1967) | ||
| Otto Meyer | (52 episodes, 1959-1967) | ||
| Leslie Vidor | (36 episodes, 1955-1959) | ||
| Donald W. Ernst | (23 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Harry Coswick | (8 episodes, 1957-1958) | ||
| Michael Luciano | (5 episodes, 1956-1957) | ||
| Michael Pozen | (4 episodes, 1957-1958) | ||
| Sam Gold | (4 episodes, 1957) | ||
| Gerard Wilson | (4 episodes, 1968-1971) | ||
| Howard A. Smith | (3 episodes, 1965-1973) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | (97 episodes, 1955-1964) | ||
| James Lister | (91 episodes, 1959-1966) | ||
| Pam Polifroni | (7 episodes, 1966-1971) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Albert Heschong | (66 episodes, 1961-1973) | ||
| Nicolai Remisoff | (55 episodes, 1955-1957) | ||
| Walter E. Keller | (28 episodes, 1959-1961) | ||
| William Craig Smith | (25 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| James W. Sullivan | (16 episodes, 1957-1958) | ||
| James Dowell Vance | (9 episodes, 1963-1965) | ||
| Raymond Beal | (6 episodes, 1965-1966) | ||
| Joseph R. Jennings | (6 episodes, 1967-1970) | ||
| Marvin J. Chomsky | (4 episodes, 1966-1967) | ||
| Malcolm C. Bert | (3 episodes, 1965) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| Herman N. Schoenbrun | (104 episodes, 1959-1973) | ||
| Raymond Boltz Jr. | (22 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
| Charles Vassar | (16 episodes, 1959-1960) | ||
| G.W. Berntsen | (14 episodes, 1957-1958) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Alexander Velcoff | (3 episodes, 1964-1968) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Glen Alden | .... | makeup artist (182 episodes, 1955-1973) | |
| Pat Whiffing | .... | hair stylist (167 episodes, 1955-1966) | |
| Kay Shea | .... | hair stylist (4 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Irving Pringle | .... | makeup artist (3 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
| Esperanza Corona | .... | hair stylist (3 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
| Betty Pedretti | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1965) | |
| Newt Jones | .... | makeup artist (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Helen Young | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Gertrude Wheeler | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Glenn Cook | .... | production manager / production supervisor (54 episodes, 1955-1959) | |
| Robert M. Beche | .... | production manager (48 episodes, 1963-1969) | |
| Dewey Starkey | .... | production supervisor (31 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
| Howard Joslin | .... | unit production manager (16 episodes, 1959-1960) | |
| Paul Nichols | .... | production manager (4 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Glenn Cook | .... | assistant director (51 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
| Robert M. Beche | .... | assistant director (50 episodes, 1957-1971) | |
| Paul Nichols | .... | assistant director (50 episodes, 1964-1970) | |
| Al Kraus | .... | assistant director (41 episodes, 1966-1969) | |
| Christopher N. Seiter | .... | assistant director (30 episodes, 1964-1971) | |
| Wesley J. McAfee | .... | assistant director (16 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Nathan Barrager | .... | assistant director (9 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| Robert L. Rosen | .... | assistant director (8 episodes, 1962-1965) | |
| Howard Joslin | .... | assistant director (6 episodes, 1956-1958) | |
| W.B. Eason | .... | assistant director (4 episodes, 1957) | |
| Jack Voglin | .... | assistant director (2 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Clem Widrig | .... | property master (104 episodes, 1959-1971) | |
| Mike Gordon | .... | property master (57 episodes, 1955-1958) | |
| Ted Cooper | .... | property master (21 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Paul Sylos | .... | set designer (9 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Vernon W. Kramer | .... | sound mixer / production sound mixer (84 episodes, 1960-1968) | |
| Gene Eliot | .... | sound effects editor / sound effects editor: 1959-1965 (81 episodes, 1959-1965) | |
| Joel Moss | .... | sound re-recording mixer (32 episodes, 1960-1963) | |
| Jack A. Finlay | .... | sound effects editor / sound effects supervisor (20 episodes, 1965-1973) | |
| Terrance Emerson | .... | sound cable man (10 episodes, 1968) | |
| Andrew Gilmore | .... | production sound mixer (4 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Jerry Rosenthal | .... | sound effects supervisor / sound effects (3 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
Series Special Effects by | |||
| Louis DeWitt | .... | special photographic effects / optical effects (27 episodes, 1955-1958) | |
| Jack Rabin | .... | special photographic effects / optical effects (27 episodes, 1955-1958) | |
Series Visual Effects by | |||
| Louis DeWitt | .... | optical effects / special photographic effects (38 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
| Jack Rabin | .... | optical effects / special photographic effects (38 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Bobby Somers | .... | stunts (8 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Jack N. Young | .... | stunts (4 episodes, 1956-1968) | |
| Jesse Wayne | .... | stunt double: Charles Kuenstle (3 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Charles R. Young | .... | camera operator (24 episodes, 1974-1975) | |
Series Casting Department | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | .... | casting / casting assistant (36 episodes, 1956-1960) | |
| Frank Kennedy | .... | extras casting: locations (6 episodes, 1974-1975) | |
| James Lister | .... | casting (4 episodes, 1959-1960) | |
| Pam Polifroni | .... | casting (3 episodes, 1967-1973) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Alexander Velcoff | .... | costumer / costume supervisor / ... (94 episodes, 1959-1973) | |
| John E. Dowsing | .... | wardrobe (37 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
| Robert O'Dell | .... | wardrobe (28 episodes, 1956-1959) | |
| Thelma Milborn | .... | costumer (22 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Ruth Stella | .... | costumer (8 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Ethel Shaw | .... | costumer (5 episodes, 1961) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Fred W. Berger | .... | supervising editor / supervising film editor (81 episodes, 1955-1959) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Rex Koury | .... | composer: theme music (106 episodes, 1955-1974) | |
| Gene Feldman | .... | music editor / supervising music editor (103 episodes, 1959-1973) | |
| Glenn Spencer | .... | composer: theme music (83 episodes, 1955-1966) | |
| Bob Bain | .... | musician: guitar (39 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | .... | music supervisor / conductor (12 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Fred Steiner | .... | conductor (11 episodes, 1960-1965) | |
| Morton Stevens | .... | music supervisor (4 episodes, 1966-1967) | |
| Leon Klatzkin | .... | conductor (3 episodes, 1966-1968) | |
| Leith Stevens | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1960-1962) | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1960) | |
| Lyn Murray | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1961-1966) | |
| Wilbur Hatch | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Nathan Scott | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Van Cleave | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1961-1962) | |
| Harry Geller | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1965) | |
| John Carl Parker | .... | conductor (2 episodes, 1970-1971) | |
Series Transportation Department | |||
| Chris Haynes | .... | driver (13 episodes, 1973-1975) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Paul Savage | .... | story consultant (85 episodes, 1966-1969) | |
| Mary Chaffee | .... | script supervisor (77 episodes, 1955-1959) | |
| Edle Bakke | .... | script supervisor (63 episodes, 1961-1968) | |
| Adele Cannon | .... | script supervisor (33 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
| Herbert DuFine | .... | assistant to producer / assistant to producers (26 episodes, 1964-1968) | |
| Frank Paris | .... | assistant to producer (25 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| John Mantley | .... | story consultant / script consultant (8 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Jack Miller | .... | executive story consultant (8 episodes, 1971-1974) | |
| Michael Kennedy | .... | production assistant (5 episodes, 1974) | |
| Paul F. Edwards | .... | assistant story consultant (4 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Lloyd Nelson | .... | script supervisor (4 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Gana Jones | .... | script supervisor (3 episodes, 1961) | |
| Eleanor H. Donahoe | .... | script supervisor (2 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Jim Byrnes | .... | assistant story consultant (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Ron Honthaner | .... | assistant to producer (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1955-1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1967-1972) (West Germany) (TV)
- Sat.1 (1989-1990) (West Germany) (TV)
- Sat.1 (1990-1991) (Germany) (TV)
- CBS Films
- First Draw Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) (season 1: episodes 1 and 2)
- Fox Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (50th Anniversary Collection)
- Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
- Paramount Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
- Paramount Television
- Super Channel (2003) (Japan) (TV)
- Viacom
- CBS Studio Center filming location
- Pacific Title titles and opticals (1961)
- Procter & Gamble original sponsor
- Roderick Sound sound
- Stalmaster-Lister Co. casting (1961)
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Runtime:
USA:30 min (1955-1961) (233 episodes) (including commercials) | USA:60 min (1961-1975) (402 episodes) (including commercials)
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Black and White (1955-1966) |
Color (1966-1975)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The actress originally offered the part of Miss Kitty, Polly Bond (aka Polly Ellis), turned it down due to her recent (at the time) marriage to actor Tommy Bond in 1953.
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Quotes:
U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon:
[to any man seemingly planning to go gunning for somebody.] If you're gonna to use that gun, you better start on me.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Petticoat Junction: One of Our Chickens Is Missing (#7.4)" (1969)
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Soundtrack:
The Old Trail
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Unfortunately, I am a real 'greenhorn' when it comes to this show, being such a latecomer and all (endless thanks & kudos to 'The Western Channel') - but I know a quality series when I see one. I can't take my eyes off this thing once an episode gets going, and the characters, storylines and acting are all in a class of their own. All I can say is God Bless Marshall Dillon, Festus, Miss Kitty, Chester, Quint, Sam, Doc and all the rest of the characters and the actors who played them. There will never be another show that can even spit-shine the dust from Gunsmoke's boots.