Gone Straight: Gunsmoke (August 22, 1953)

“Gone Straight” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 22, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon travels to the frontier town of Tascosa in New Mexico to track down Dane Shaw, a former member of Billy the Kid's gang wanted for rustling and murder. With only a vague description and Shaw's tendency to use aliases, Dillon must search the growing town while contending with the uncertainty of whether Shaw is even there.

Tascosa, New Mexico Territory, a frontier town on the Canadian River that has recently grown as a cattle trafficking center

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Parker, Temple

Listen for: The search begins in earnest as Dillon questions Temple and learns more about the mysterious Shaw.

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.