About Chester: Gunsmoke (September 11, 1960)

“About Chester” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 11, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Chester goes missing while trying to meet Marshal Dillon at the Clooney ranch, and Matt sets out to find him. Chester becomes stranded at a remote ranch during a storm, where he encounters a desperate couple hiding from the law who believe the marshal has sent Chester to gather evidence against them.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie ranches during a storm in the Old West

Characters: Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc Adams, Kitty, Dack, Lillie Mae, Emma Bowers, Emmon

Listen for: A tense confrontation at an isolated ranch, with Chester caught between a couple on the run and the truth about their crimes, leading to a tragic misunderstanding and gunfire.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.