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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 Smoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violist 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 chancey job, and it makes a man watchful and a littl…

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Synopsis

In Gunsmoke: Body Snatch, the quiet life of Dodge City is disrupted by the arrival of Dr. Milford Brand, a physician with modern medical techniques that quickly draw attention away from the long-standing Doc Adams. Brand's methods, however, take a dark turn as he begins to rob graves, specifically those of local Indians, in search of bodies for his experiments. This act of desecration not only angers the local community but also puts the entire town at risk of an uprising.

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Gunsmoke 59-02-15 (358) Body Snatch.mp3

Gunsmoke, Episode 358

Body Snatch

Sunday, February 15, 1959 · 26:37

Gunsmoke, Episode 358

Body Snatch

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In Gunsmoke: Body Snatch, a new doctor in Dodge City, Milford Brand, disrupts the status quo by using modern methods, which leads to conflict over his grave-robbing practices. Tensions rise as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon must navigate the fallout with the local Indian community.

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