Kitty Accused: Gunsmoke (June 12, 1960)

“Kitty Accused” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 12, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When Kitty plans a trip to Fort Larned by stagecoach, she discovers that Arnie Grimes, a persistent suitor who has been bothering her at the Long Branch, will be traveling on the same stage. Matt Dillon arranges for the stage driver to be careful with Kitty's belongings as tensions rise over Arnie's unwanted attention and his neglect of his own wife back home.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas, including the Long Branch Saloon and the stagecoach route to Fort Larned.

Characters: Matt Dillon, Kitty, Sam, Arnie Grimes, Hattie, Max

Listen for: Arnie Grimes' persistent and unwelcome advances toward Kitty despite his marriage to Hattie, and the conflict this creates as Kitty tries to take her trip.

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.