Gunsmoke · December 28, 1957 · 25 min · 3,269 words
The transcript of “Twelfth Night”, an episode of Gunsmoke first broadcast December 28, 1957. 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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God City and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's where the U.S. Marshall and the smell of guns 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 Marshall, the first man they looked for
and the last they want to meet. It's a chance a job that it makes a man watchful at a little lonely. The incident occurred in a Korean prisoner of war camp. The names of the men are not available, but the action should be noted. In one group, two men were exchanging food for cigarettes.
The food was pork. It didn't taste very good, and the man giving it up preferred the cigarettes. What he didn't know was that pork in his system now would help him get through the winter.
The exchange was reported to the senior officer, an army major, who took over and issued an order to the effect that there would be no more exchanges of luxuries for food. The major knew he would suffer for his action, but he felt that it was in the best interest of all concerned, and suffer he did, for he was placed in solitary confinement for issuing
the order. But by his action, this army major had exemplified Article 4 of the American Fighting Man Code of conduct. If I become a prisoner of war I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners.
I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior I will take command. If not I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
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