Jaliscoe: Gunsmoke (May 10, 1952)

“Jaliscoe” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 10, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Dillon investigates a brutal attack on homesteader Will Thompson's family. Thompson's house has been burned, his wife is badly injured, and his teenage daughter has been abducted by night riders. A spur found at the scene points toward Jalisco Pete, a gunslinger known for his hatred of homesteaders, and Dillon must determine if Pete was involved in the violence.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier territory, including Thompson's homestead and the Long Branch Saloon

Characters: Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Will Thompson, Mick Dylan, Liz Thompson, Mary Thompson, Jalisco Pete, Ben

Listen for: The marshal's interrogation of Jalisco Pete and the revelation of a Mexican silver spur as evidence linking him to the crime

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.