Doc Judge: Gunsmoke (September 25, 1960)

“Doc Judge” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 25, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A man named Bryce Hart arrives in Dodge City claiming to be a doctor, but reveals to Doc that he spent seven years in prison and has been waiting to kill him. Doc dismisses the threat as the ravings of a troubled man, but tension rises in town as word spreads about Hart's dangerous claims and mysterious past.

Dodge City, Kansas - the jail office, Del Monico restaurant, and a saloon

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc, Bryce Hart, Miss Jones, Chester, Barty

Listen for: The mysterious confrontation between Doc and the man claiming to be his enemy from prison, and the mounting tension as the townspeople react to Hart's threats.

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.