Buffalo Man: Gunsmoke (May 20, 1956)

“Buffalo Man” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 20, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A buffalo hunter is found murdered and headless near Dodge City. Marshal Dillon investigates at a remote camp where three hunters are staying, including the volatile Ben Cycle who holds Dillon and his companion hostage at gunpoint, refusing to cooperate with the murder investigation.

A buffalo hunters' camp near the Pawnee River, Turkey Bend, south of Dodge City

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Hymeral Ticks, Ben Cycle, Abby

Listen for: The tense standoff between Marshal Dillon and the dangerous Ben Cycle, and Abby's secret willingness to help the marshal escape.

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.