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Around Dodge City and in the territory on west, there is just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with the U.S. Marshal and the smell of gun smoke. Gun Move Forward starring William Conrad. The story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with it. I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, the first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chance a job, and it makes a man watchful and…

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In the Gunsmoke episode titled Medicine Man, U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon is drawn into a conflict involving a traveling salesman, Hart Finney, who is selling a dubious tonic on land claimed by local saloon keeper Grant Medford. Finney and his wife, Meg, are trying to make a living by promoting 'Old Doc Walker's Nerve Tonic,' which he claims is a miracle cure. However, their presence on Medford's property is not welcome, as Medford seeks to assert his rights and evict them.

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Gunsmoke 57-04-28 (264) Medicine Man.mp3

Gunsmoke, Episode 264

Medicine Man

Sunday, April 28, 1957 · 22:07

Gunsmoke, Episode 264

Medicine Man

Sunday, April 28, 1957 · 22:07

Summary

In this episode of Gunsmoke, U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon confronts a traveling salesman, Hart Finney, who is selling a questionable tonic on private property. Tensions rise as the property owner, Grant Medford, seeks to evict Finney and his wife.

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