Kitty's Outlaw: Gunsmoke (February 12, 1956)

“Kitty's Outlaw” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 12, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon notices a stranger named Cole Yankton loitering in Dodge City, watching the town carefully. When Yankton enters the saloon, Kitty recognizes him and flees out the back door, leaving Dillon puzzled about her sudden departure and their connection.

Dodge City, Kansas - the plaza, saloon, and streets

Characters: Matt Dillon, Cole Yankton, Kitty, Sam, Doc, Chester

Listen for: The mystery of Kitty's reaction to Cole Yankton and why she runs from him; Dillon's suspicions about Yankton's true purpose in town.

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.