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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 violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it. I'm that man, Matt Dillon, the 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…

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Synopsis

In the Gunsmoke episode Don Mateo, the familiar landscape of Dodge City is shaken by the arrival of Esteban, a Mexican man with a vendetta. He seeks out his old friend, U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, but his intentions are far from friendly. Esteban is on a mission to kill a drifter who he believes has wronged him, and his determination to exact revenge puts Dillon in a difficult position. The stakes are high as Dillon must confront the implications of Esteban's quest for vengeance.

Host

G

George Walsh

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Don Diamond

Georgia Ellis

James Nusser

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Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
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Gunsmoke 59-12-13 (401) Don Mateo.mp3

Gunsmoke, Episode 401

Don Mateo

Sunday, December 13, 1959 · 25:05

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Don Mateo

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Summary

Marshal Dillon's old friend Esteban arrives in Dodge City with a deadly mission to kill a drifter. Dillon must intervene to prevent a murder and confront the complexities of friendship and duty.

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  • 1959 — Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.

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