Cara: Gunsmoke (May 1, 1954)

“Cara” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 1, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon is surprised when Cara, a woman from his past in Arizona, arrives in Dodge City looking for work. Sheriff Benton arrives with a warning about a dangerous bank robber named Jack Tolliver and his gang, who employ a woman scout to scout towns before they strike. Matt becomes suspicious when Benton's description of the woman matches Cara.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Long Branch Saloon and Matt Dillon's marshal's office

Characters: Matt Dillon, Cara, Chester Proudfoot, Kitty, Sam, Sheriff Benton, Jack Tolliver

Listen for: The mystery of whether Cara is involved in Tolliver's gang, and Matt's conflicted feelings about his former friend.

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.