Cold Fire: Gunsmoke (February 3, 1957)

“Cold Fire” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 3, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A young bank employee named Marvin is accused of stealing $20,000 in gold from the vault where he works. Marshal Dillon investigates the theft and the circumstances surrounding Marvin's apparent attempt to resist arrest with a gun, while Marvin's mother insists her son is innocent.

A small Western town with a bank

Characters: Marshal Dillon, Marvin, Mr. Bakken, Doc, Oscar Derely, Marvin's mother

Listen for: The investigation into the gold theft and questions about whether quiet, home-loving Marvin could really be guilty of such a crime.

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.