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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 li…

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Synopsis

In the Gunsmoke episode 'Nettie Sitton', the story opens with Marshal Dillon and his loyal companion Chester in a perilous situation. Dillon has been shot in the leg by a group of renegade Ute Indians while they were simply passing through the territory. The injury leaves him vulnerable and in need of immediate shelter. As they navigate the rugged terrain, they are forced to seek refuge in a nearby cabin owned by an enigmatic old woman.

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George Walsh

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Howard McNear

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Virginia Gregg

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Gunsmoke 60-05-01 (421) Nettie Sitton.mp3

Gunsmoke, Episode 421

Nettie Sitton

Sunday, May 1, 1960 · 25:05

Gunsmoke, Episode 421

Nettie Sitton

Sunday, May 1, 1960 · 25:05

Summary

Marshal Dillon and Chester find themselves in a dangerous situation after Dillon is shot in the leg by renegade Ute Indians. They seek refuge in a cabin owned by an old woman who demands payment for her hospitality.

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1960 — Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.

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  1. GunsmokeNettie SittonCurrently listeningEpisode 421
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