Greater Love: Gunsmoke (April 3, 1960)

“Greater Love” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 3, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When a stagecoach is held up and a man is left dying at his home, Marshal Dillon investigates and learns that Doc was given a mysterious message the night of the robbery. Doc has now disappeared, and Dillon fears the bandits may be holding him captive or worse. With few leads, Dillon must find a way to locate his missing friend before it's too late.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a stage route that crosses the South Fork of the Pawnee River

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Kitty, Miss Brand, Howard Brand

Listen for: The investigation into the stagecoach robbery and Doc's mysterious disappearance following a cryptic message delivered to him at the Long Branch saloon

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.