Indian Crazy: Gunsmoke (April 22, 1956)

“Indian Crazy” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 22, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon and Deputy Chester encounter a settlers' homestead that has been burned to the ground. They discover fresh graves and evidence of violence, including Comanche arrows. Matt must uncover what happened to the settlers and investigate whether nearby rancher Bob Oren has met the same fate.

Dodge City and the frontier territory south of it, including a burned homestead and a nearby ranch

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Bob Oren

Listen for: The discovery of the destroyed homestead with graves and Comanche arrows, and the mystery of what happened to the settlers and Bob Oren

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.