Good Girl - Bad Company: Gunsmoke (October 8, 1955)

“Good Girl - Bad Company” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 8, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A United States Army payroll is stolen and two soldiers are murdered while transporting it from Fort Dodge to Dodge City. Major Harris demands Marshal Dillon solve the crime within a week or he will occupy the town with troops. When another soldier is killed behind the Texas Trail Saloon, tensions escalate and suspicion falls on the townspeople.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas Territory in 1955

Characters: Matt Dillon, Major Harris, Justin, Jenny Lane, Kitty, Corporal Stark, Doc, Chester

Listen for: The clash between civilian law and military authority as Marshal Dillon tries to solve the murders before the Army takes control of Dodge City. Watch for Jenny Lane's connection to Corporal Stark and what role it might play in the unfolding mystery.

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.