Gunsmoke · February 12, 1955 · 29 min · 3,306 words
The transcript of “Chester's Hanging”, an episode of Gunsmoke first broadcast February 12, 1955. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gunsmoke plays Gunsmoke free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Unsmoke, brought to you by L and M filters. This is it. L and M is best. It stands out from all the rest. Our city and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with the U.S. Marshall and the smell of gun smoke.
Think William Conrad, the France-Grod story of the violent and 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 that it makes a man watchful. Had a little lonely. Hey, Mr. Dillon?
Chester. Well, what's got there? I stopped by the repo after breakfast. Looks like it's mostly circulars. Yeah, it is. No, no, no. I'm thinking to people sure keep theirself busy sending circulars, don't they? don't think I want so many thieves and murderers the picarons wouldn't keep busy.
That's a fact. Can I look through this back? Let's get rid of those two prisoners first. They're mighty surly this morning. Mr. going. I'll bring him in. Yes, sir. All right. You boys are repented and saw the evil in your way.
Is the law's ready to forgive you. Don't be smart. You've got the fight left, huh? You don't fight now. Well, go on in the office and fight the marshal. I didn't throw you in jail.
You're an awful rough law man. You got a headache? There's no call to try to bust our skulls open with that gun of yours. What's your name, Mr. Ebert, who drunk to tell me last night?
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